Finding Olivia by Darlene Wells

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findingoliviaFinding Olivia

1937 – California

Convinced that Hollywood holds the key to her future joy and contentment, Olivia Hawkins refuses to pay heed to the voices that warn her of the inherent dangers. Nathan Grant, an ordained minister has seen Hollywood ruin more lives than he cares to count, especially the one for which he carries a burden of guilt. He won’t stand by and watch it happen again. Excitement, rejection, and terrifying betrayal daunt Olivia’s journey and threaten her relationship with God. Caught in a struggle between worldly fame and fame in the eyes of the One who created her, she must decide which is of greater worth: stardom or true peace?

Redeeming Luke by Darlene Wells

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redeeminglukeRedeeming Luke

1936 – California

Luke Morgan ran from the consequences of tragedy at the age of seventeen. For the past eighteen years, he has poured himself into building his ranch and planning his future. Luke’s world is turned upside down when his sister passes away and he has to take in his sixteen-year-old niece, Ruth, whom he has never met. When Ruth faces her own life crisis, Luke is forced to revisit his own past with all its anger and pain. Bewildering circumstances hinder Luke’s efforts to guide Ruth through this most painful time. When the girl’s schoolteacher steps into the role of mediator, a confrontation with grace offers Luke a choice. Will he cling to his bitterness, or learn to forgive?