Donna VanLiere Books In Order

Christmas Hope Books In Publication Order

  1. The Christmas Shoes (2001)
  2. The Christmas Blessing (2003)
  3. The Christmas Hope (2005)
  4. The Christmas Promise (2007)
  5. The Christmas Secret (2009)
  6. The Christmas Journey (2010)
  7. The Christmas Note (2011)
  8. The Christmas Light (2014)
  9. The Christmas Town (2016)
  10. The Christmas Star (2018)
  11. The Christmas Table (2020)

End-Times Books In Publication Order

  1. The Time of Jacob’s Trouble (2020)
  2. The Day of Ezekiel’s Hope (2021)
  3. Daniel’s Final Week (2022)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. They Walked with Him (2001)
  2. The Angels of Morgan Hill (2006)
  3. The Good Dream (2012)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. Sheltering Trees (With: Eddie Carswell) (2001)
  2. Finding Grace (2009)

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Donna VanLiere Books Overview

The Christmas Shoes

Sometimes, the things that can change your life will cross your path in one instant and then, in a fleeting moment, they’re gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch carefully, you will believe .

Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his marriage. He has lost sight of his wife, Kate, their two daughters, and ultimately himself. Eight year old Nathan has a beloved mother, Maggie, whom he is losing to cancer. But Nathan and his family are building a simple yet full life, and struggling to hold onto every moment they have together. A chance meeting on Christmas Even brings Robert and Nathan together he is shopping for a family he hardly knows and Nathan is shopping for a mother he is soon to lose. In this one encounter, their lives are forever altered as Robert learns an important lesson: sometimes the smallest things can make all the difference. The Christmas Shoes is a universal story of the deeper meaning of serendipity, a tale of our shared humanity, and of how a power greater than ourselves can shape, and even save, our lives.

The Christmas Blessing

Nathan Andrews’s deepest wish is to become a doctor. When a stranger named Robert gave him the money to buy his mother a pair of shoes for her last Christmas, both Robert and Nathan learned the deepest lessons of love and giving. Now a medical student in his third year, Nathan realizes there are still things to be learned about faith, blessings, and sacrifice. Lessons he will learn from Meghan Sullivan a young woman born with a hole in her heart that has not kept her from becoming a champion runner. And a young boy named Charlie, who teaches him how to live a life of true courage. Together, they will help guide Nathan through the darkest period in his life. The Christmas Blessing is a beloved national bestseller an inspiring story about how hope can exist in the darkest places, and love is the greatest gift of all.

The Christmas Hope

Perennial New York Times bestsellers and Audie Award finalists The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing have become inspirational holiday classics, and The Christmas Hope is poised to become a seasonal favorite in its own rightPatricia and Mark Addison have long given up the hope of having a meaningful Christmas. But this year, Patricia’s job as a social worker will lead her to a very special five year old. Against her better judgment, Patricia bends the rules and takes the little girl to her own home. Through the presence of Emily in their house, and her penetrating questions about heaven, the Addisons learn that there is no sorrow so great that faith cannot help you find your way through. And Christmas will once more be a time of joy in their home. The Christmas Hope is a story of love in the face of loss, joy when all seems hopeless, and how light can shine into the darkest places.

The Christmas Promise

Each Christmas we are given a promise from heaven. And each year on earth we make promises to each other. This is a story about how a promise from one person to another shows us the true meaning of faith, remembrance, and love.

Seven years ago Gloria endured a family tragedy that almost shook her faith entirely. Each Christmas she places a card in an envelope on her tree, restating a promise she made to her husband before he died. Now, having moved from her small town and all the painful memories it held, she is building a life by caring for people in need. Whether it’s a young mother who can t pay her electric bill or a family who needs some extra food, Gloria always finds a way.

Miriam is a thorn in Gloria s side. Miriam is a constantly critical, disapproving neighbor who looks with suspicion at all the good things Gloria does. When a twist of fate makes them roommates instead of neighbors, it s the ultimate test of patience and faith.

Chaz has a good job as head of security at Wilson s Department Store, but each night he returns home to an empty apartment. He longs for a wife and family of his own but realizes that the life choices he s made have alienated him. He befriends a young boy whose mother has fallen on hard times, giving him a chance to have a life he thought impossible.

In The Christmas Promise, the lives of these characters collide and we learn that even as we move ahead, the past is never far behind. And when we are forgiven much, we love much. In this warmly humorous and deeply poignant story, we are reminded that The Christmas Promise is the promise of second chances.

The Christmas Secret

When a struggling young single mother saves the life of an elderly woman, she sets into motion a series of events that will test her strength, loyalty, and determination, all the while setting her on the path to finding true love. Christine Eisley is the mother of seven year old Zach and five year old Haley. Her ex husband provides little, if any, child support and makes life difficult for Christine by using the children as pawns. She works long hours as a waitress to make ends meet, but her job is in jeopardy because she’s often late to work due to the unreliable teenaged sitters she s forced to use. When Christine saves the life of a woman who works in Wilson s department store, the owner of Wilson s wants to find her, to thank her, but Christine has disappeared, losing another job once again. He sets his grandson, Jason, to the task of finding the mysterious Christy. Jason, an accountant by trade who has lost his job to downsizing, thinks he is above working at Wilson s. Soon, he discovers that this new task gives him more than he bargains for. The Christmas Secret is a novel for anyone who wants to see how love is a gift that keeps giving back; that hope is a treasure that never runs dry, and that faith is a miracle that is reborn with each new day.

The Christmas Journey

The eighty mile journey of a common carpenter and a simple peasant girl is one of the most powerful stories in history. As books go out of print and stories fade from memory, the journey of Joseph and Mary and her delivery inside a common barn continues to bless and inspire hope in people around the world. Accompanied by moving and beautifully rendered illustrations throughout, Donna VanLiere’s retelling shows that the story of the Nativity is alive in our modern world.

The Christmas Note

Donna VanLiere’s Christmas books have enthralled millions of readers. Now she delivers a new inspirational novel about an unlikely friendship between two women a friendship that will change each of their lives forever. Gretchen Daniels has recently moved into a condo with her two children to be closer to her mother, Miriam. As they build a life together in their new community, they notice a mysterious young woman, Melissa McCreary, who lives next door. She has few possessions, little personality, and keeps to herself. One day a local landlord who is looking for Melissa knocks on Gretchen s door for assistance. Melissa s mother has died and in the coming weeks the landlord needs Melissa to empty her mother s apartment. Gretchen reaches out and offers to help Melissa, but the apartment is a gut wrenching shamble of a home. There is little worth saving except for a few photos and a note that is discovered on the crate beside the bed. It is unfinished, but in the two scribbled lines, Melissa discovers secrets about her family that she never could have imagined. Can two very different women embark on a journey that explores a long buried need for forgiveness, hope, and redemption?

They Walked with Him

What was it like to walk with Jesus? As you have read the different biblical accounts of Jesus’ adventures with His chosen ones, have you ever wondered how it felt to know the Master, to live in those times? What were the sounds, smells, and surroundings, like when those special moments in Jesus’ ministry took place. With the use of a little imagination and a lot of attention to biblical details, Donna VanLiere has described in captivating story form some of those wonderful moments just as Jesus’ followers would have witnessed them. Follow Peter, John, James, and the other apostles as they witness the power and majesty of God in the flesh. This is a book that you will want to read over and over, and give to your loved ones. As you read, you will sense the presence of Jesus as He performs His acts of power, passion, and love. This is more than just a reading experience; it is an exciting adventure from which you will never want to return.

The Angels of Morgan Hill

From Donna VanLiere the author of the beloved Christmas Hope series comes a moving novel of faith, family, and destiny. You might think that what you’re about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my life. It started out as any other year, nothing extraordinary, but as each day unfolded it became remarkable in every way. There are times when I’m still amazed we made it through. It has been said that every life has a story. This is my story From the Prologue Jane Gable thinks 1947 will be like every other year in Morgan Hill, Tennessee but but it’s the year everything changes. Jane first lays eyes on young Milo Turner the day that her abusive, alcoholic father is buried in the Morgan Hill cemetery. The Turners are the first black family ever to move into the area, and while their presence challenges the comfort of many in the small, tight knit community, Jane and her brother, John, have found new friends. Then tragedy strikes the Turner household, and the Gable family is asked to make a decision that could rip their world apart. One path might open up a whole new world and bring them closer than ever. Or it might bring them nothing but trouble and heartache. On their journey, Jane discovers that angels are all around us, every day, in the most extraordinary and ordinary ways. The Angels of Morgan Hill is filled with unforgettable characters who show us the ways and means of the heart and prove that even in the darkest hours, we are never truly alone.

Finding Grace

Finding Grace is the powerful, often humorous, and deeply moving story of one woman’s journey of broken dreams. It is the story of how a painful legacy of the past is confronted and met with peace. This book is for anyone who has struggled to understand why our desires even the simplest ones are sometimes denied or who has questioned where God is when we need him most. This story is about one woman s unlikely road to motherhood. Finally, it s a book about the undeserved gift which is life itself. It s the story of Finding Grace. Donna VanLiere has entertained millions with her inspirational stories. In her new book, she gives us a candid look into her own life, a life filled with suffering and pain, but one that ultimately finds peace with itself.

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