Daphne left Paris and a job she loved to marry the man of her dreams. When he stands her up on their wedding day, she's left reeling and senseless. Literally. She's been trained as a perfume creator and now her sense of smell has disappeared along with her fiancé. She hopes Jesse, her new boss at Gibraltar Products in Ohio, doesn't notice her failing senses. As they work on a signature scent for their new line, she feels God at work as never before.

One beautiful summer afternoon, Jody Linder receives shocking news: The man convicted of murdering her father is being released from prison and returning to the small town of Rose, Kansas. It has been twenty-three years since that stormy night when her father was shot and killed and her mother disappeared, presumed dead. Neither the protective embrace of Jody’s three uncles nor the safe haven of her grandparents’ ranch could erase the pain caused by Billy Crosby on that catastrophic night. Now Billy Crosby is free, thanks to the efforts of his son, Collin, a lawyer who has spent most of his life trying to prove his father’s innocence. Despite their long history of carefully avoiding each other in such an insular community, Jody and Collin find that they share an exclusive sense of loss. As Jody revisits old wounds, startling truths emerge about her family’s tragic past. But even through struggle and hardship, she still dares to hope for a better future—and maybe even love. BONUS: This edition contains a The Scent of Rain and Lightning discussion guide.

A romantic story about a blind artist who, since childhood, lost the ability to see the world in colors. He will find a person who will show him all the colors of the world, and in return will share with him his unique spiritual world, full of colors invented by him.

One beautiful summer afternoon, Jody Linder receives shocking news: The man convicted of murdering her father is being released from prison and returning to the small town of Rose, Kansas. It has been twenty-three years since that stormy night when her father was shot and killed and her mother disappeared, presumed dead. Neither the protective embrace of Jody’s three uncles nor the safe haven of her grandparents’ ranch could erase the pain caused by Billy Crosby on that catastrophic night. Now Billy Crosby is free, thanks to the efforts of his son, Collin, a lawyer who has spent most of his life trying to prove his father’s innocence. Despite their long history of carefully avoiding each other in such an insular community, Jody and Collin find that they share an exclusive sense of loss. As Jody revisits old wounds, startling truths emerge about her family’s tragic past. But even through struggle and hardship, she still dares to hope for a better future—and maybe even love. BONUS: This edition contains a The Scent of Rain and Lightning discussion guide.

Each family has their story, and each one is different, depending on who tells it. Fighting encroaching darkness, Alice chronicles her own story, one of love, loss, and learning how to piece it all back together. These deeply personal entries weave their way through past and present, spinning a kaleidoscopic and increasingly fragmented narrative. "No matter who we are or what kind of life we lead, we are always alone in the end," writes Alice. Both delicate and iridescent, The Smell of Rain is bound to make you think: how will you fare when you see the gossamer thread of life begin to fray?

Since her husband's tragic death in a sabotaged undercover operation over a year ago, Jentry Dunlap has struggled to maintain a normal life for her four-year-old son. When her late husband is accused of taking evidence totaling 1.3 million dollars, she sets out to clear his name and avert her son's potential disillusionment. As the notorious drug cartel responsible for her husband's death targets Jentry and her son, her faith flounders and her trust in people vanishes. FBI Special Agent Graham Jackson is called to protect the downed cop's family. Certain that God, rather than his superiors, has placed him on this assignment, Graham is eager to face with Jentry the challenges of mayhem, treachery and the horror of being ruthlessly pursued. Beautiful, vulnerable, yet strangely secretive, Jentry is an enigma to him. He soon learns that she's not only hiding from her late husband's killers, but also from her past.