Bøker av Valerie Comer

She walked out on their blind date four years ago.Why should she give him a second chance now?Romance is great for other people, but not for Juni O'Neill. Wouldn't anyone have trust issues if they had her father? Her current teaching job in Galena Landing is temp, and she's dabbling in creating and selling crafts at the farmers market to fill her time. If only her shared stall wasn't directly across from the musician's booth - the guy she walked away from on a blind date back in college.Zadok Shirkowski accepted custody of his younger siblings when their parents died. Now he's operating a tire shop in northern Idaho to make ends meet. The only part of his life he loves, besides his siblings, is leading worship on Sundays and performing at the farmers market. But when his teen brother quits caring about school, Zadok is forced to enlist the help of one of the teachers, who just so happens to be someone he'd once hoped never to see again.And she's still not willing to look him in the eye. A GREAT AND GLORIOUS GIFT is the third and final story in the Farm Fresh Market Romance series, an off-shoot of the original Farm Fresh Romances and set in Galena Landing, Idaho. If you love Christian contemporary romance series that focus on engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith - clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances - you've come to the right place!About the Farm Fresh Market Romance seriesA surging interest in local food has ignited a plan for reopening the long-dormant farmers market in small-town Galena Landing, Idaho. Three couples fall in love amid the flavors and fragrance of farm-fresh food, the melodies of folk singers, and the vibrant palettes of artists at the Farm Fresh Market.1. A Wide and Pleasant Place2. A Green and Vibrant Hope3. A Great and Glorious GiftMore Christian Romance to buy or borrow from USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer!1. Urban Farm Fresh Romances, complete 12-book series, starting with Secrets of Sunbeams2. Farm Fresh Romances, complete 6-book series, starting with Raspberries and Vinegar3. Sweet River Ranch Romances, ongoing, starting with A Surprise Wedding for the Cowboy4. Cavanagh Cowboys Romances, complete 6-book series, starting with Marry Me for Real, Cowboy5. Saddle Springs Romances, complete 6-book series, starting with The Cowboy's Christmas Reunion6. Pot of Gold Geocaching Romances, complete 4-book series, starting with Topaz Treasure7. Garden Grown Romances, complete 4-book series, starting with Sown in Love8. Miss Snowflake Pageant Christmas Romances, complete 3-book series, starting with More Than a Tiara9. Riverbend Romances, complete 5-novella series, starting with Secretly Yours All that's for later. For now? Why not order your paperback copy of A GREAT AND GLORIOUS GIFT today and enjoy a farm-fresh market romance?

From a USA TODAY bestselling author comes the next installment in the multi-author Arcadia Valley Romance series! Alaina Silva gets enough time with other people's kids in her new job administrating the Grace Greenhouse programs. If she were looking to date - and she's not - it wouldn't be with a man offering her an insta-family. So why is it a struggle to keep the intriguing father of a pair of rambunctious twins out of her mind? Divorcé Cameron Kraus has a busy life with a career and two six-year-olds. Now he's finally scored full-time daycare at Grace Greenhouse, but his overbearing parents are in town for the summer offering to watch the boys. No thanks. Not when Cameron is hoping to build something with the gorgeous program director he sees at least twice a day. Faced with disapproval from both families, Alaina and Cameron must dig roots deep into their faith if they hope to nurture their budding love.About the Garden Grown Romance SeriesThese stories are part of the multi-author Arcadia Valley Romance series, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand. In this sub-series, the congregation of Grace Fellowship repurposes a pair of derelict greenhouses and their attached lot, while providing a setting for romance. 1. Sown in Love (ebook only)2. Sprouts of Love (ebook and paperback)3. Rooted in Love (ebook and paperback)4. Harvest of Love (ebook and paperback) Join USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer in this delightful contemporary Christian romance series showcasing the best in farm-to-table fiction! Then check out her many other titles in several series. Whether farm-fresh romances, small-town romances, or cowboy romances, they're all full of her trademark engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith. These are clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances sure to be reread over and over. Find out more at valeriecomer.com/books.

A conflict-avoiding teacher. A take-no-prisoners PTA mom. All that pulls them together is the gardening class he's reluctantly teaching.As memories linger in the past, so dreams stretch toward the future.Single mom Adriana Diaz isn't about to let the new teacher derail the PTA's hard work in securing a greenhouse and garden area for Bridgeview Elementary School, but taking matters into her own hands turns awkward when she realizes her attraction to the teacher.Pro-level conflict-avoider Myles Sheridan finds himself against an entire community with his reluctance to incorporate gardening into his classes. The only thing that could make his situation worse is falling in love with the ringleader, whose child is his most difficult student and whose husband had died a hero.How can Myles compete with the man from Adriana's memories? He's not the material champions are made of. Or is he?About the Urban Farm Fresh Christian Romance Series0. Promise of Peppermint1. Secrets of Sunbeams2. Breezes on Butterflies3. Memories of Mist4. Wishes on Wildflowers5. Flavors of Forever6. Raindrops on Radishes7. Dancing at Daybreak8. Glimpses of Gossamer9. Lavished with Lavender10. Cadence of Cranberries11. Joys of Juniper12. Together in Thyme The Urban Farm Fresh Romance series follows the adventures, romantic and otherwise, of a group of friends in the fictional neighborhood of Bridgeview in Spokane, Washington. A Christian romance series, these urban farming stories explore what an urban community focused on local food might look like: raising goats, chickens, and bees in the heart of the city while sharing in food projects and engaging in each others' lives through community gardens and permaculture.Each story stands alone, but they are better together!

Can love sprout amid a tsunami of vegetables?Single mom Evelyn Felton takes on another part-time job managing a greenhouse and garden project for Grace Fellowship. Formerly homeless, she's thrilled to offer truckloads of fresh produce to the Arcadia Valley food bank. If only Ben Kujak weren't running Corinna's Cupboard singlehandedly, he'd be delighted to be on the receiving end. But Evelyn and her dynamo daughter, Maisie, won't take no for an answer, even if it means restructuring Ben's charity. Soon Ben finds himself wishing they'd transform his personal life, too, but can true love sprout when their pasts collide with the present? About the Garden Grown Romance Series These stories are part of the multi-author Arcadia Valley Romance series, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand. In this sub-series, the congregation of Grace Fellowship repurposes a pair of derelict greenhouses and their attached lot, while providing a setting for romance. 1. Sown in Love (ebook only)2. Sprouts of Love (ebook and paperback)3. Rooted in Love (ebook and paperback)4. Harvest of Love (ebook and paperback) Join USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer in this delightful contemporary Christian romance series showcasing the best in farm-to-table fiction! Then check out her many other titles in several series. Whether farm-fresh romances, small-town romances, or cowboy romances, they're all full of her trademark engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith. These are clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances sure to be reread over and over. Find out more at valeriecomer.com/books.

From a USA Today Bestselling Author!Even though she's a new woman in Christ, single mom Bren Haddock was no angel as a teen. Now managing the Hiller Farm for a CSA, life is good until a friend offers to enter her daughter into the Little Miss Snowflake Pageant. Old insecurities flare when she meets the intriguing head of marketing the pageant.Rob Santoro isn't so sure about handling the pageant portfolio until he meets Bren. Soon he's fallen for her and her two kids. When a Thanksgiving adventure goes awry, he's left wondering how to love a woman who refuses to be loved.What will it take for Bren to retire her tarnished halo and move into the future God has for her? Join USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer in this delightful contemporary Christian romance series showcasing the heart of Christmas! Then check out her many other titles in several series. Whether farm-fresh romances, small-town romances, or cowboy romances, they're all full of her trademark engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith. These are clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances sure to be reread over and over. Find out more at valeriecomer.com/books.

From a USA Today Bestselling Author!Marisa Hiller abandoned her modeling career to nurse a broken heart in Montana, far from the photographer who ruined everything. Her family farm is now part of a CSA program teaching gardening and cooking to single moms, but when the coordinator begs her to represent the program in the Miss Snowflake Pageant, Marisa balks.Jase Mackie has long regretted the hot accusations he'd flung at Marisa over two years before. God has forgiven him but hasn't answered his prayer to bring Marisa back into his life... until Jase finds himself out West as the official photographer for a beauty pageant, face to face with the woman he's never forgotten.Can Jase make amends for past mistakes and offer Marisa not only a tiara, but a partner in her crusade to help needy children and families?More Than a Tiara was formerly published as part of Snowflake Tiara. Join USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer in this delightful contemporary Christian romance series showcasing the heart of Christmas! Then check out her many other titles in several series. Whether farm-fresh romances, small-town romances, or cowboy romances, they're all full of her trademark engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith. These are clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances sure to be reread over and over. Find out more at valeriecomer.com/books.

A jilted socialite bride. A geeky accountant to the rescue. A Montana ranch neither calls home.Graham Sullivan is back home in Chicago as the tenth groomsman in his former crush's wedding. But now Graham's cousin, the groom, has the nerve to send him to tell Cadence that he's bailing on the wedding. Has God given Graham a second chance, or what? Cadence Foster is furious with her fiancé for jilting her when she has no place to live and no job. The man who delivers the news offers her both at his grandfather's guest ranch, a perfect solution that buys her time for reassessment. Now that they work together every day, she realizes that the guy she thought of as simply the office geek is so much more. But when her past shows up in Montana to apply fresh pressure, this fledgling relationship might be doomed. She's on the rebound, and he's none too sure of himself. How can they know if their feelings are real?About the Sweet River Ranch Romance series: Walter Sullivan is frustrated with the soft lives his entitled sons and grandsons lead. Yes, it's because he's given them an education and money, but now he's just frustrated with the namby-pamby city kids. Working together to revive a failing guest ranch in Montana will give those young men a chance to prove their worth. And if they settle into the cowboy life and find romance in the bargain, it will be well worth the risk.1. A Surprise Wedding for the Cowboy2. A Jilted Bride for the Cowboy3. A Sunny Sweetheart for the CowboyOther Montana Ranches Christian Romance series to buy or borrow from USA Today bestselling author Valerie Comer: Cavanagh Cowboys Romance (complete in 2022)1. Marry Me for Real, Cowboy2. Give Me Another Chance, Cowboy3. Let Me Off Easy, Cowboy4. Kiss Me Like You Mean It, Cowboy5. Choose Me for Always, Cowboy>Saddle Springs Romance (complete in 2019)1. The Cowboy's Christmas Reunion2. The Cowboy's Mixed-Up Matchmaker3. The Cowboy's Romantic Dreamer4. The Cowboy's Convenient Marriage5. The Cowboy's Belated Discovery6. The Cowboy's Reluctant BrideOr check out Valerie's other Christian romance series: Farm Fresh Market Romances, ongoing series, starting with A Wide and Pleasant PlaceUrban Farm Fresh Romances, complete 12-book series, starting with Secrets of SunbeamsPot of Gold Geocaching Romances, complete 4-book series, starting with Topaz TreasureGarden Grown Romances, complete 4-book series, starting with Sown in LoveFarm Fresh Romances, complete 6-book series, starting with Raspberries and VinegarChristmas at the Miss Snowflake Pageant Romances, complete 3-book series, starting with More Than a TiaraRiverbend Romances, complete 5-novella series, starting with Secretly YoursIf you love Christian contemporary romance series that focus on engaging characters, strong communities, and deep faith - clean, wholesome, sweet, and inspirational romances - you've come to the right place! This is Christian western romance at its finest. That's for later. Right now?Why not read A JILTED BRIDE FOR THE COWBOY today and fall in love with a cowboy?

God forgave him - but can she?Liz Nemesek's first visit home in forever is tough enough before Mason Waterman shows up. Despite her best efforts, she's never forgotten - or forgiven - him for the hurt he once caused.Former bad boy Mason Waterman has returned to northern Idaho to raise his five-year-old twins. The kids are determined to find a new mommy, but Liz is the last person they should latch onto... and the last person he should find himself falling for. Again.If Mason has really changed, can Liz re-open her heart to him... and to the God who could have prevented her decade of heartache? About The Farm Fresh Romance SeriesSix idealistic Christian women. One farm on the road to sustainability. No romantic prospects. Or are there? 1. Raspberries and Vinegar2. Wild Mint Tea3. Sweetened with Honey4. Dandelions for Dinner5. Plum Upside Down6. Berry on Top While each Farm Fresh Romance can stand alone, you'll enjoy the growth of the Green Acres Farm community if you read them in order.

Welcome to Riverbend... where love is in the air in every season.Come visit this idyllic town in the mountains of British Columbia and make yourself at home. Kick off your shoes like we do in Canada, and curl up with your favorite beverage to suit each seasonal story. Enjoy snowshoeing in the winter moonlight, cycling the riverside path in spring, and paddling through rapids to cool off in the heat of summer. Visit the fall fair, and dream about kissing the mall Santa at Christmas...This Christian contemporary romance collection includes five Riverbend novellas.Secretly Yours (a winter Christian romance)The boy who was never good enough is now a far better man than she deserves.Pinky Promise (a spring Christian romance)How can two single parents fall in love for real with a pair of mini-matchmakers pushing from both sides - pinky promises or not?Sweet Serenade (a summer Christian romance)Will secrets from the past drown their future, or can this idyllic summer romance lead to a lifetime of sweet serenades?Team Bride (a fall Christian romance)Can Corbin convince Sarah he's ready to settle down and make her the head of her own Team Bride, or will their past keep getting in the way?Merry Kisses (a Christmas Christian romance)Can a disillusioned toy store clerk and a mall Santa resolve their differences in time for merry kisses at Christmas?Enjoy this collection of inspirational romance stories, together in paperback for the first time.

Farm Romance and Homesteading - a new take on Christian Romance Novels! Christian Contemporary Romance with a Farm Lit FlairTopsy-Turvy... or Right-Side Up?Green Acres newcomer Chelsea Riehl is annoyed. After all, she signed on as an event planner, not to pit plums alongside mission-minded hippie Keanan Welsh, the only other single on the farm. Discouraged by Chelsea's lack of spiritual depth, Keanan is confused when she offers to arrange meals for the church Alpha program he is co-hosting. Maybe he misjudged her, after all. When fake it 'til you make it gives way to a leap of faith, both Chelsea and Keanan have some soul-searching to do. Will getting on the same page spiritually be enough to flip their budding romance right-side up?About The Farm Fresh Christian Romance Series1. Raspberries and Vinegar2. Wild Mint Tea3. Sweetened with Honey4. Dandelions for Dinner5. Plum Upside Down6. Berry on Top Love farm life?Plum Upside Down is the fifth novel in the Farm Fresh Romance series. This Christian romance series follows the adventures, romantic and otherwise, of a group of young women who purchase an old farm together in northern Idaho to grow their own organic food and prove to those around them that they can make a difference. These farm romance novels are stories of farm life with a focus on local food. The Farm Fresh Romance series doesn't pad the issues nor preach about them, but allows the characters the freedom to grapple with environmentalism and sustainability as believers. Award-winning Christian contemporary romance series from a USA Today bestselling author!

She hates him. He loves her not.Men are weeds. Allison Hart doesn't need them in her carefully tended life, though her friends at Green Acres seem happy with their guys. Why can't Allison open her heart to anyone but her young nephew? Then again, he'll be a man one day, too. If only the irritating contractor in charge of building her home and farm school wasn't the boy's favorite person.Fireworks with Brent Callahan's newest client shift from antagonism to the rocky possibility of a relationship. When he comes face to face with a history he'd much rather forget, he realizes hiding his failures isn't the best option for finding forgiveness, let alone love.Can a little boy help weed out the past before it chokes their future together? Part of the Farm Fresh Romance series from a USA Today bestselling author!

His unspeakable past. Her insurmountable future.Gabriel Rubachuk returns to Galena Landing, Idaho, once the setting of a charmed life before an accident killed his pregnant wife. Will he embrace hope for a new life or escape once again?Beekeeper Sierra Riehl has spent three years helping to keep Gabe's health food store afloat while he worked with orphans in Romania. Now he's back, but it looks like he might bolt. Can she hold him still long enough to spark a romance? But Sierra's hope falters when she begins to suspect she can't give Gabe the life he deserves.Is new love sweet enough to overcome the pain of the past and the uncertainty of the future? Part of the Farm Fresh Romance series bu a USA Today bestselling author!

She's rooted deep. He flies free. Local-foods chef Claire Halford envisions turning Green Acres Farm into an event destination. Weddings prove trickier than she imagined when the first one comes with a ruggedly handsome brother-of-the-bride, who has everything but a fixed address. Oh, and faith in God.Noel Kenzie loves the freedom his reforestation company affords him. Why worry about deep stuff like God and commitment when he's in his prime? Except there's a woman who might make it worth giving up his wings...and digging in some roots. If he dares.Wild Mint Tea is the second novel in the Farm Fresh Romance series which sees a group of young women purchase an old farm in northern Idaho together with the purpose of growing their own food and proving to those around them that they can make a difference. It is a story of living sustainably on the land and focusing on real, local food from a Christian point-of-view. It doesn't pad the issues nor preach about them, but allows the characters the freedom to grapple with environmentalism as believers.A contemporary Christian romance novel, Wild Mint Tea crosses genres into farm lit. Readers consistently comment on the uniqueness and creativity of the blend."I just love novels that give you something to think about while making you laugh, and Wild Mint Tea is one of those. I didn't want to put it down, not even to eat."* * EXCERPT * * "Don't be silly." Amber reached for a glass. "You're walking me down the aisle, brother-of-mine."Noel jerked and the swing twisted sharply, throwing Claire against his shoulder. Too bad she pulled away immediately. "Uh, no. The wedding is in July? I'll be a long way from here by then. I may not even be able to make it back."Time and activity on the deck stood still.His sister's face fell.Noel spread his hands. "What? You know I only have a three-month contract here. I'll be somewhere on Montana's east slopes by the end of July. Depending on the weather, I may not be able to get away.""But-" She bit her lip.Man, he hated that. A whole deck full of women, and not a one of them would understand the way he lived."Y-you weren't planning to come to my wedding at all?"The total stillness around him provided everyone's opinions. He'd blown it. This trying to care about his sister thing was a new sensation. Did it matter what all these strangers thought of him?Maybe Claire.Now where did that come from?Noel reached over and took Amber's hands in his. "Look, sis, I'll try. I just don't know where I'll be or what the situation might be. You know what my summers are like. If you need an absolute commitment out of me, set a winter date.""Then you're in the tropics." She tugged her hands free."Well, I could work around it." He studied her face, searching for clues. "Want to reconsider?"Amber glared at him. "No. Shawn and I have chosen the date, and you-" She leaned forward and stabbed him in the chest with a forefinger. "You better be here, buddy. That's all I can say."No pushover, his sister. He guessed that was reasonable. They did share genetics, after all. He mustered a grin. "I'll do the best I can.""With a tux.""A what?""You heard her," Sierra put in. "The bride's the boss.""But it's outside. On a farm. Who wears tuxes to events like that?"Claire chuckled. "You do, apparently."

From a USA Today bestselling author! Like a butterfly on a summer breeze, Love rarely lands where it's expected. Working for her dad's landscaping business stifles Linnea Ranta. When she's invited to design and build a community garden with an intriguing master carpenter, she seizes the chance to unfurl her wings, but at what expense to her heart? Logan Dermott eases back his flirting when he senses Linnea's fragility, but she has more backbone than he suspected. As they work together, Logan finds he's falling for her, but it may be too late to win her love. Will Linnea break free of her chrysalis and fly away before Logan realizes what he almost had?

Good fences make good neighbors.Especially if your neighbor is a goat.Eden Andrusek knows she should have fixed her fence last week. It’s too bad her runaway goat makes a less-than-ideal first impression on her new neighbor, who turns out to be cute, brilliant… and a little uptight.Solar architect Jacob Riehl is furious when he returns outside to find a goat eating his presentation. As someone who likes everything in its place, he has little sympathy for a farm animal in the city or its tattooed owner, but there’s something about the lovely Eden that captures his attention.What will it take to win over a man whose only pet was a goldfish? And how long can Jacob and Eden go without addressing the goat in the room?