Gayle Roper

Author Bio:

Gayle Roper rejoices every day that God has called her to be a writer because she's in love with story. Even on the days that words rebel and have to be coerced onto the paper, there is nothing else she'd rather do. When readers like her work, it's like God says, "See? I knew what you were wired to do." When her books win awards like the Carol Award (Summer Shadows, Caught Redhanded) or the RITA Award (Autumn Dreams), it's icing on the cake. And she gets to teach others how to write at conferences too. She spends a lot of time smiling.

The Boy Next Door: Inspirational Romance Anthology

These five women aren’t looking for love, but they might find it closer than they think…maybe even right next door. The Chef Next Door by Lenora Worth The whole world saw Alice get fired on network TV. Now she has to go home and face her high school crush, the boy next door. Brice wants Alice in…

Seaside Gifts

Nan Patterson has finally found her niche: operating a boardwalk gift shop in the quaint beachfront town of Seaside. Everything is perfect–until valuable items start just…showing up. At worst, they’ve been stolen and abandoned in her shop. At best, someone doesn’t realize they’ve lost them.…

An Unexpected Match

Rachel Beiler loves her job as the teacher in her Amish community. She’s obedient, humble, and compliant and tries to keep the ordnung to the best of her ability. But Rachel has a secret—something that could get her shunned if she’s found out. She loves knowledge and yearns for a college education.…

Lost and Found

Dinah Hyland has plans for her life; normal plans—husband, home, lots of children. As she heads toward thirty, she begins to wonder not when, but if. Then tragedy strikes, and it’s no kids for her…ever. Connor Marshall has plans, too--to remain a bachelor and teach in China--only to lose his dream…

Shadows on the Sand

She serves him breakfast at her café every morning … but he never seems to notice her. Carrie Carter’s small café in Seaside, New Jersey, is populated with a motley crew of locals … although Carrie only has eyes for Greg Barnes. He’s recovering from a vicious crime that three years ago took…

Fatal Deduction

Libby Burton longs to be close to her twin sister, Tori, but their lives have taken them in different directions. Forced to share Aunt Stella’s old Philadelphia home in order to receive their inheritance, Libby hopes for a change, but it isn’t looking good so far. First, Tori tries to steal the…

See No Evil

Anna Volente's home-decorating business is booming, thanks to a new account for model homes in a posh neighborhood. But the neighborhood doesn't seen quite so posh when she comes face-to-face with a man escaping the scene of his crime--a murder right next door to the house she's decorating! Now Anna's…

Allah's Fire

A suicide bomber blows up a hotel in Beirut, killing hundreds of people. A young American woman is kidnapped in Lebanon by terrorists. Connected or coincidence? Despite the government’s difficulty in locating her sister, Liz Fairchild, a reporter from the States, is determined to find her…regardless…

Winter Winds

After his guardian's severe illness, pastor Paul Trevelyan returns to his congregation in Seaside with a big surprise - a wife he's been estranged from for seven years. It was the old man's ailing wish that Dori and Trev return to each other, and they agree, as long as they can sleep in separate bedrooms.…

Autumn Dreams

The proud proprietor of her own bed-and-breakfast in sleepy Seaside, New Jersey, Cass Merton is intrigued by Dan Harmon, who arrives at SeaSong for an extended stay. After witnessing the collapse of the Twin Towers in New York City, the godly finance specialist is rethinking his life, career, and relationships—or…

Summer Shadows

When Abby Patterson moves to Seaside, she witnesses a hit and run that injures a little girl. As the only one who could identify the driver of the hit and run car, Abby soon finds her life endangered. Her overly protective parents come to visit. And Marsh Winslow, her landlord, drives her crazy before…

Spring Rain

Seaside, New Jersey. Small town, USA, where everyone knows everyone else's business…or thinks they do. Even so, there's nowhere else Leigh Spenser would rather live, nowhere she'd rather raise her young son Billy. It's taken a lot of work, but Leigh has finally put memories and rumors to rest and…