Great River Romance

Addi Merrick can match everyone's heart. Except her own.For years she's watched friends fall in love, marry, and move on while she remains the faithful third wheel. Her matchmaking gift brings joy to everyone but herself. Now she's stuck in a job she doesn't love, working for a boss who barely tolerates her, all while struggling to put herself through college.Yet Addi believes God has a purpose for her… even if she can't see it. Maybe He's keeping her in this small corner of the world for a reason. Maybe something-or someone-is waiting for her right where she is.Drew Tanner stopped believing in love the day he was left at the altar.It's been a year since the quiet, gentle woman he planned to marry disappeared without a word. Since then, Drew has sworn off relationships, convinced that women like her (soft-spoken and sweet) only hide heartbreak behind silence.When Addi walks into his life, she reminds him too much of his past, and he wants nothing to do with her. But then the unexpected happens…Their dating app profiles match. Not just a little. Perfectly.Both stunned, both reluctant, Addi and Drew must decide whether to trust a digital nudge… or ignore a chance God may have orchestrated. Because love requires risk. Faith requires vulnerability. And healing requires stepping into the very places that once brought pain.As their friendship deepens and the match becomes harder to deny, Addi and Drew face their fears, their pasts, and the possibility that God's plan for them is far sweeter than anything they could have crafted on their own.A tender, small-town, friends-to-more romance where faith guides the heart, second chances bloom, and even a matchmaker might discover her perfect match.

Liberty Dryden has spent her life cheering for others, especially her best friend.But when her friend finally finds true love, Liberty unexpectedly becomes the awkward third wheel-and the ache in her heart tells her it's time for a change. Time to chase her own dreams and discover the future God may be nudging her toward.A job offer from radio station KDWJ feels like the perfect fresh start. As their new ad executive, Liberty can finally use her creativity to connect people and inspire hope. There's just one complication…Tom Higgs, the station owner-and the man she must work with most-refuses to meet with her in person.Tom may run a thriving radio station, but he feels safest behind the microphone. Years of battling a stutter have taught him that face-to-face conversations can be humiliating, painful, and unpredictable. Email is simple. Safe. Controlled. And Liberty-bright, warm, and effortlessly confident-terrifies him in all the ways that matter.Yet Liberty wants connection. And Tom wants to trust her.When she listens to his show and calls in under a fake name-just once, just to understand him better-the instant spark between them takes her by surprise. On the air, they fit together effortlessly. Off the air… she's afraid the truth will shatter everything.As their hearts tangle through emails, radio calls, and unexpected moments of faith, Liberty and Tom must confront the fears that hold them back.Her fear of disappointing everyone.His fear of being truly seen.Can God take a whispered connection and turn it into a love worth fighting for?Or will Liberty's innocent lie cost her not only her job, but the one man who finally makes her feel truly heard?A sweet, faith-filled strangers-to-more romance full of tenderness, vulnerability, and the healing courage to love again.

Can Destiny risk her heart when her future is slipping away?Destiny Leo has built her life around helping others, hiding her own pain behind a bright smile and a quiet faith she's afraid to test. But when doctors deliver a potentially terminal diagnosis, her world tilts. Fear whispers that she should shut everyone out, protect her heart, and prepare for the worst. Yet her circle of loyal friends-and her persistent job at the library-keep pulling her back into life. And then there's him.Jason Ward never expected a simple library errand to change everything. Still grieving the loss of his father and carrying the heavy responsibility of caring for his fragile mother, he's spent years keeping his own life small. Safe. Predictable. Until he meets the librarian with the haunted eyes who makes him forget the weight he carries. Destiny awakens something in him-courage, hope, and the bold desire to fight for a woman he barely knows but can't stop thinking about.As Destiny retreats, terrified of becoming a burden, Jason draws closer, determined to show her love is worth the risk and God writes stories bigger than fear. But when the truth of her illness threatens to tear them apart, both must decide if faith is stronger than uncertainty and if love can bloom even in the shadow of loss.Is Destiny willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for love… or will she push away the one man willing to stay no matter the cost?

At nearly forty, Claire Sutton wonders if love and purpose have quietly slipped away.Her passion project, an aquatic therapy program designed to bring comfort and strength to cancer patients, could change lives… if only someone would believe in it. Someone with influence. Someone like the local oncologist. But Dr. Mark Evans, respected and admired, remains unconvinced. Without his support, Claire's dream cannot thrive.Yet with every reluctant meeting, every hesitant conversation, Claire sees glimpses of a man burdened by expectations he never chose. A man with compassion deeper than he admits. And something else she never expected-a gentle warmth, a spark of hope, a connection she thought her life had outgrown.Dr. Mark Evans has spent his career trying to be everything his father wasn't.Steady. Selfless. Emotionally available. But beneath the white coat, he carries quiet doubts and an unspoken fear of failing the people who depend on him most. Claire's therapy challenges everything he's learned, everything he believes and everything he tries to control.Still, her kindness disarms him. Her faith humbles him. And her determination stirs feelings he hasn't allowed himself to feel in years.Just as trust begins to grow between them, the truth comes to light. A truth that threatens to break not only Claire's hopes, but Mark's fragile heart. Secrets, misunderstandings, and past wounds rise to the surface, demanding honesty they've both avoided.In a small Texas town where faith is tested and second chances bloom, Claire and Mark must choose between clinging to fear or surrendering to the healing God offers.Will they protect their hearts, or risk everything for a love that could change both their lives?A tender, seasoned Christian romance filled with hope, redemption, and the courage to believe in love again.