Bücher von Debra White Smith

Instead of experiencing soul-deep intimacy with the Lord, many people settle for a head knowledge of Christianity and miss out on the depths of strength, power, freedom, peace, and answers to prayer that are a gift from the One who loves us deeply.They never fully experience God's love. They miss being surrounded by His presence. They don't understand being the focus of God's incredible riches.Debra White Smith shares through poignant personal stories and experience how the reader can quench this hunger for an intense personal relationship with God. She helps them discover how they can begin the quiet journey of a deepening romance with the Lord and find themselves 'near the heart of God.'

Ryan Mansfield wishes he could turn back time and save his marriage. But there was no going back once his wife, Shelly, found out about the affair. He's since turned his life around and found God, but Shelly has moved on. There's a new man in her life, a successful dentist who attends her church. Then the unthinkable happens?a parent's worst nightmare: Sean, Shelly and Ryan's young son, is kidnapped and taken from his own house.Their shared grief, fear, and love for Sean have drawn Ryan and Shelly together again?and now the chase is on as they set out to find their helpless child and bring him home safely. But can Ryan and Shelly also find the forgiveness they will need to start all over again as a family?

A woman is wrongly accused--and one man will risk everything to prove her innocence and save her life.The last thing Jack Mansfield ever wanted was to arrest his former sweetheart--especially with her crying five-year-old hanging on to her. But Jack is the police chief of Bullard, Texas, and records indicate Charli has embezzled more than $100,000 from the bank where she works. Charli swears she's innocent, but Jack must abide by the law.Charli thought she had pieced her life back together after her first husband left her alone and pregnant. But now she sits in a jail cell, accused of a crime she did not commit, with a little girl waiting on the outside. Charli's faith has always kept her steady during the ups and downs of life, but she can't deny she's now close to despair. Jack has harbored unrequited love for Charli for over a decade; and that love drives him to task himself and his private-eye brother, Sonny, to prove her innocence and find the perpetrator. But Jack and Charli will never have their happily-ever-after if she goes to prison...or is murdered by the person who framed her. Will they find the true culprit in time to save Charli's life and finally give their love a chance?Includes discussion questions, a letter from the author, and a preview of book two in the Lone Star Intrigue series

[Smith reminds] me of a Christian Nora Roberts as she mixes mystery and suspense with just the right touch of romance. The ending is a given at the beginning, but oh what fun getting there!--Deb Haggerty, author.