This novel is unexpected and revelatory, an example of what Christian fiction can be and do – Bookworlder

In a debut novel readers are calling “true to life,” “captivating,” and “cleverly written,” author Beth Troy takes on the story of Lu Sokolowski and her life upended. Lu’s plans have turned sideways, taking her back to the family and town she always planned to leave.

Lu is a modern woman’s honest journey to faith, that unapologetically addresses:

• The big questions women ask about their beliefs.
• The struggles women face in creating a fulfilling life.
• The complexity of family relationships.
• The tension between hope and reality.

Lu. by Beth Troy is one of the best debut novels I’ve ever read. In turns witty and sincere, snarky and heartfelt, it is a study in brokenness and redemption. – Reading is my SuperPower

Lu is a story for readers looking for real growth in relatable characters who aren’t afraid to ask real questions. It’s for women who want to experience the full spectrum of who they are and what they believe. It’s for women who want a story about how faith integrates into the whole life of a woman. You will want to share this story with a friend – after you read it again yourself.

When you play the game, stretching the borders, you can get lost and forget the rules.Naomi leads a so-called peaceful life. She lives in a lovely apartment with her loving, supporting husband and their two teenage children, works for a daily newspaper, and in her free time concentrates on art.

But all this isn’t enough when her entire world is turned upside down one evening after which she’s drawn into a maelstrom of emotions and urges, lies and enigmas.

Secrets from the past surface and merge with new ones, and Naomi discovers she’s living a complex life with parallels in several worlds: the people closest to her are also hiding from her their secrets and abusing her trust.

With a sharp scalpel and piercing sensitivity, Yael Shachnai invades her protagonist’s soul, painstakingly exposing the feelings and thoughts hiding behind the pretty clothes and carefully applied makeup, while also bravely and honestly scrutinizing concepts such as happy families, relationships, family dinners, protective motherhood, loyalty, and love.

Camilla Stewart’s ex-fiancé ripped her off and disappeared, leaving her to care for his eight-year-old son alone. But when she arrives in Pajaro Bay, she finds a village full of cute cottages, quirky characters… and a killer on the loose who is somehow linked to her, the young boy, and the darling little house known as the Honeymoon Cottage.

Welcome to Pajaro Bay, the little California beach town where the cottages are cute, the neighbors are nosy, and it’s always possible to find your personal Happily Ever After. The novels can be read in any order, or follow along from the beginning to see how the world develops.

Follow smart, savvy, and refreshingly human homicide detective Skip Langdon through the twists and turns of a New Orleans teeming with crooked cops, mob squabbles, and southern kinships gone awry.

This quick-witted former debutante-turned-rookie cop investigates the Mardi Gras shooting of a prominent Uptown socialite, tracks a terrifying serial killer who’s snagging victims at AA meetings, and searches for a runaway teen who may have stabbed the well-loved director of the famed New Orleans Jazzfest.

That’s just for starters—in the last two books she discovers juicy secrets in the tangled web of a pre-Facebook virtual community, and caps it all off by sifting through the mystery of a toppled restaurant dynasty whose patriarch has been murdered.