AustLit

'Quiet and sensitive Beth Bateman has a big heart and a passion for Aussie wildlife. When troubled wards of the state arrive at the Cairn's farm, tragedy strikes, destroying Beth's dreams for life. As she battles depression and anxiety, she discovers that sometimes the rescuer needs rescuing. Does she dare to let go and let God fight for her? Can she trust that God offers a future and hope so much greater than her shattered dreams?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Mischievous Clare Bateman has accepted one too many of her brother's crazy dares. Now she is being sent away, to the Cairn family farm in the tiny town of Kamira Creek.

'Clare vows never to accept a dare again, but discovers there is one dare left ... a challenge that will take more courage to accept than the last ten years of dares combined.

'What secrets are the Cairn family hiding and why does Rod Green despise her? What is troubling Fleur Lester? And what makes Philip Cairn so different from anyone she's ever met before?

'Clare is taken on a journey of faith, hope and love as family secrets are revealed and she learns the sorrow and joy that come with living completely for God in a broken world.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Sky Clements has never quite come to terms with the fact that her father abandoned her as a baby. Now he wants to meet her, but how can she forgive him for the years he made empty promises and ignored her? At the same time, how can she accept God's forgiveness in her own life and be a good camp leader if she doesn't? And why does her camp co-leader insist on bringing up the issue at every possible opportunity? Sky knows she needs to forgive, but it will take a miracle... one that is just waiting to happen.' (Publication summary)

'Tori is on the run from her past and from the law. If she wants to survive she needs to become detached from any emotion and change her identity. At first it seems like a good idea to become 'Storm Clements' and find a job in a circus. But coming face to face with the real Storm Clements was never part of her plan. And surviving doesn't leave time for God, does it? Or is making Him a part of her life going to be the only way she truly can survive?' (Publication summary)

'Rachel never thought it could happen. True, Prince Clements had captured her heart and mind the moment he left the circus and walked into her school. But she was a minister's daughter with a deep faith expressed through her gift of music. So how could God possibly forgive her now that she had fallen so deep into temptation? How can she find a way to move on now that her life has changed forever?' (Publication summary)

'Misty Clements has always been clumsy. Even as a child growing up in the circus she was accident prone. So how is it that she can balance perfectly on the back of a cantering horse? Roy Haydeen can't work out if she is extremely clever and manipulative, or if she truly is as lost and alone in the world as she seems. But he could never have guessed the secret Misty is hiding from him - the one that is keeping her from God and threatening the future of everyone she loves.' (Publication summary)

'Beauty Clements hates her name. In fact, she hates just about everything and everyone. When she is sent to live with her brother, Blaze, she does everything she can to cause trouble. Bound up in bitterness and guilt, she can't see any way free of the pain that drives her. Is it possible for Blaze to get through to her? And is there any way to undo the damage Beauty has caused and show her that God's love and forgiveness is more powerful than anything she has done in her past? ' (Publication summary)

'Why would a girl who has everything going for her need God? Bonnie Blake's life is complete. She is athletic, intelligent, popular and attractive. But an unusual family has arrived in town. Straight from the circus, the horse-crazy Clements family are unlike any Bonnie has ever known. What is is about them that upsets the balance of her secure and perfect world? And why does she feel so drawn to the eldest son, Blaze, and his ideas about God?' (Publication summary)