Kellie Coates Gilbert Books

Heartbeats returns readers to the quaint resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho with a moving story about three sisters rebuilding their lives when they've got nothing left to lose. Karyn Macadam is starting over after losing her husband to a skiing accident. She's given her heart to a handsome backcountry pilot and has a new job running the Sun Valley Lodge. Finally, her trampled heart is healing. That is, until a surprise visitor shows up and creates a plot twist that will shock even the most ardent readers.Leigh Ann Blackburn faces an unexpected turn of events that opens old wounds and upends the world Leigh Ann has carefully built-and the results, though not entirely what she expected, might be what she's been yearning for all along.Joie Abbott's long-awaited new beginning comes with unanticipated twists and turns . . . and a risk that will cost her far more than she could have imagined-perhaps more than she can survive."Welcome into a family you feel you've known for years." A great reading option for fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs.

Set in America's original ski resort, Sun Valley, Idaho-SISTERS offers a thought-provoking look at three women . . . and the choices they make when they realize their lives aren't exactly what they expected. Karyn Macadam is starting over after losing her husband to a skiing accident. A chance encounter with a backcountry pilot might be this young widow's one shot at a new beginning, but only if she can let go of the past.Leigh Ann Blackburn is the perfect wife, until her husband grows more distant and she believes the worst. An outrageous plan to save her marriage turns the situation on its head and she soon learns not everything is as it seems.Joie Abbott, who always finds a way to mess up her life, has done it yet again. This time a bitter betrayal threatens to expose a heartache she desperately wants to keep secret, especially from her family.Through romance and heartbreak, laughter and tears . . . life is always better with your sisters at your side.

Welcome back to the resort town of Sun Valley where you'll find stunning mountain vistas and blue skies . . . and three close-knit sisters who depend on each other through thick and thin. Changes squeezes the heart with a life-affirming story filled with love, family, secrets, and sisterhood. "Witty, big-hearted . . . leaves you smiling for days."Karyn Macadam loses her footing after suffering another heartbreaking loss. Yet this final chance could lead to making peace with the disappointments in life, discovering what she's truly made of . . . and crossing the threshold of becoming the woman she was always meant to be.Leigh Ann Blackburn faces yet more changes as her precious son joins the Army and leaves for a dangerous assignment overseas. Sleepless nights filled with worry, coupled with a career setback and a mystery person who is threatening her safety, all test the boundaries of how much a woman can give before she has nothing left. Joie Abbott's past comes back to haunt her yet again. As she reckons with the consequences of poor choices, she can't help but wonder where she goes from here . . . until she finds herself attracted to the one man she swore she'd avoid, the one who has been by her side from the beginning-the man she was destined to love.A poignant story of family and forgiveness-of knowing when to let go and when to hold each other close. A great reading option for fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs.

Sometimes the thing that keeps us from making the wrong choice is the one thing we can't control.As an investigative reporter and the host of her own TV talk show, Faith Marin works to expose the truth for her viewers. But in a personal life, she's anchored her world with firm boundaries in order to hide a family history she'd like to forget. By contrast, her husband Geary's life is an open book. An easy going pro bass fisherman, Geary is the ultimate family man. Unfortunately, his overbearing relatives don't know the meaning of boundaries.Faith and Geary haven't been married long when their differences start to derail their tender relationship. Surely love shouldn't be this hard. While Faith considers whether divorce is the only answer to their issues, tragedy strikes. With her life in the balance, she finds that the one she has been shutting out may be the very one she cannot bear to lose. Kellie Coates Gilbert takes you on an emotional roller coaster as she weaves together unexpected trial, self-discovery, and forgiveness in this profoundly honest portrait of the tensions that can break a marriage-and the ultimate healing power of love."I cheered, I cried, I fell in love. An excellent read."Deeanne Gist, bestselling author of Tiffany Girl

Just when she can't take it anymore, Lena finally catches a break. But when things seem too good to be true, they often are.Finding her dream job went right out the window when Leta Breckenridge had to quit school to help care for her mother suffering from dementia. When a delinquent account may force her mother into a less desirable facility, Lena is thrilled to land a high-paying job at an Austin public relations firm. But her seemingly ideal job turns into a nightmare when she learns the firm is a front for political opposition organization-and that the research she's been collecting will be used against Nathan Emerson, the handsome senator she's swiftly falling in love with.Nathan is a rising political star being pressured to run a bid to unseat the current governor of Texas. He's already in a relationship with a woman much better suited to be a politician's wife, but he's never met anyone like Leta. Could this feisty woman hold the key to his heart-and his future?With emotional depth and keen insight into what drives us, Kellie Coates Gilbert offers a salient story that calls us to consider what we value most in this life.