Redemption Books In Order
- Redemption (2002)
- Remember (2003)
- Return (2003)
- Rejoice (2004)
- Reunion (2004)
Safe Harbor Books In Order
- A Time to Mend (2007)
- A Time to Gather (2008)
- A Time to Surrender (2009)
Restoration Books In Order
- The Dance (2013)
- The Promise (2013)
- The Desire (2014)
- The Legacy (2015)
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Gary Smalley Books Overview
Redemption
A fresh new look for the best selling series from America’s number one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn t discovered it yet. The Redemption series won Christian Retailing s 2005 Retailer s Choice Award for Best Series! When Kari Baxter Jacobs finds out that her husband is involved in an adulterous relationship and wants a divorce, she decides she will love him and remain faithful to her marriage at all costs. This book shows how God can redeem seemingly hopeless relationships, and it illustrates one of Gary Smalley s key messages: Love is a decision. Redemption is the first book in the five book Redemption series that Gary and Karen will write about the Baxter family their fears and desires, their strengths and weaknesses, their losses and victories. Each book explores key relationship themes as well as the larger theme of Redemption, both in characters spiritual lives and in their relationships.
Remember
A fresh new look for the best selling series from America’s number one inspirational novelist, Karen Kingsbury. Fans will enjoy a personal note from Karen and Gary Smalley as well as discussion questions for book group use. Revisit the Baxter family in all their life changing events, or share the series with someone who hasn t discovered it yet. The Redemption series won Christian Retailing s 2005 Retailer s Choice Award for Best Series! Convinced she could make it on her own, Ashley Baxter has kept the most important people in her life at a distance her family, the man who loves her, and the God she is sure can never forgive her. Now, just as she begins to open her heart, the events of September 11 rip into Ashley s world and she is led to heartbreaking and hope filled decisions that will forever change her life. This story vividly illustrates that we must value others more than ourselves, and it drives home one of Gary Smalley s key messages: Honor one another. Remember is second in the five book Redemption series by Gary Smalley and Karen Kingsbury that centers around the Baxter family. As readers follow the hopes and struggles of the family, they will explore key relationship themes as well as the larger theme of redemption, both in characters spiritual lives and in their relationships.
Return
A Shattered Relationship Luke, golden boy and the Baxter family’s only son, has walked away from everything that mattered most to him: his faith, his family, and Reagan, his only love. Devastated by the events of September 11, 2001, Luke decides that life is random, faith a fraud, and God a fantasy. A Secret A baby is about to be born, but with Reagan a thousand miles away in New York City, Luke has no idea he’s the father. Now, though, someone in his family learns the truth. The problem? She has a secret of her own, one that will change the Baxters’ lives forever. A Revelation What will it take for Luke to Return to the family who loves and aches for him? And what extremes will a certain young firefighter take to help bring the Baxters together again, and in the process, find his place in the family? A story of tenacious love and longing for a lost son
Rejoice
A Terrible Tragedy Brooke and Peter are struggling in their marriage when they are faced with the single worst moment ever. What was supposed to be a pool party for their two daughters and a handful of children ends in disaster. As three year old Hayley fights for her life, the Baxter family draws together, not even sure how to pray. A Shattered Life Peter is devastated by Hayley’s accident. Unable to see past his own guilt, he distances himself from Brooke and their girls and finds other ways to ease his pain. Illegal ways. Peter s choices send him spiraling into a cavernous abyss that threatens to destroy not only his relationship with Brooke but his life. A Reason to Rejoice Against the backdrop of great pain and loss, a Baxter wedding takes place in New York City, a wedding that gives all of them a reason to smile again. Now, what will it take for Brooke and the Baxters to move forward, and how will the sudden loss of one special woman change them all?
Reunion
A Deadly Diagnosis
In the fifth and final book in the Redemption series, plans are being made for a family Reunion. Nearly all the adult Baxter children have a reason to celebrate except one. As the preparations get under way, a deadly diagnosis sends shock waves through the Baxter family and threatens to tear them apart.
A Heartbreaking Secret
The reality of what might lie ahead brings each of the Baxters to a place of faith and honesty. In the process, Elizabeth and John come to grips with a secret they haven t shared with anyone, a secret they rarely admit even to themselves. At the same time, a young man is making his rise in Hollywood and wondering about his place in life.
A Glorious Celebration
Amidst the threat of sorrow, the Baxters share in their most wonderful celebration of all a moment to remember that love always wins out, no matter how long the struggle, a reminder that God reigns even in the darkest night.
A story of God’s grace and redemption, his victory even in the most difficult times.
A Time to Mend
An unopened gift. A broken vow. A tragic fire. Sometimes there are wounds that even time can’t heal. Max and Claire Beaumont seem to have the perfect marriage. They live in a beautiful home, have four wonderful children and everything else that success and money can buy. Yet beneath this picture perfect exterior, Claire’s life is falling apart. She can no longer hold her peace and keep up appearances. After all the silent years, she must speak the truth. As their lives unravel, deep needs and even deeper hurts are revealed. Not only the wounds between husband and wife, but family wounds as well. Will this time of soul searching and conflict bring them closer together or tear their marriage apart?It’s a strange irony to leave home in search of a safe harbor. Yet that is often where the journey begins…
especially when it is time to mend.A Time to Mend is the first novel in the Safe Harbor series. Drawing on the insights of best selling marriage expert Gary Smalley, the series explores the joys and struggles of marriage, family, and faith.
A Time to Gather
Never before has a family so desperately needed to gather. Just months ago they were on the brink of marital disaster, now Max and Claire Beaumont are blissfully planning their re wedding ceremony. But gathering the support of their children has been tough. Instead, Max and Claire are watching their children suffer hidden heartache. One is missing her soldier husband, another is drinking way too much, and another steadfastly hides her pain away. Claire has no choice but to fall to her knees in prayer. She daily reminds herself that ‘God is good,’ something her beloved mother in law taught her to do. And starting fresh at the Hacienda Hideaway is perfect there Claire and Max fortify their strength to rebuild the family. Then, in the midst of this deeply personal journey, two strangers enter their world unexpectedly, changing all they knew and trusted about each other. Whether they embrace or reject these women will impact their family bond forever.
A Time to Surrender
With her Marine husband serving overseas, will Jenna trust God’s plans for their marriage or find comfort in another’s arms? Jenna Beaumont Mason had her marriage all planned out. But what she didn’t plan was her husband, Kevin, unexpectedly reenlisting in the U.S. Marines without her knowledge. When Kevin is assigned to serve in Iraq, Jenna struggles with loneliness and resentment at his lengthy absence. This is not the life she wanted. With the support of other military wives and much prayer, Jenna tries to accept this new reality in her marriage. But when a caring, handsome and very available man offers Jenna the comfort she longs for, she struggles to stay faithful to far away Kevin. Things grow even more complicated for Jenna and her parents when a mysterious young woman named Skylar shows up at their home, the Hacienda Hideaway. When Skylar’s past finally catches up with her, she puts the Beaumonts at risk not only of broken hearts, but of something even more dangerous. As the Beaumonts grow in their love for God and each other, they learn that sometimes the best way to reconcile relationships is by surrendering control.
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