Robin Merrill

She begged God to rescue her. He said, “Go.” So she headed out into the blizzard. In a car that wasn't exactly hers, with a dog who wasn't exactly a rat terrier, she drove. Until she ran out of gas in the small Maine town of Mattawooptock. Mattawoopwhat? What on earth is God thinking? But it is there, in a weird little bathroom in a weird little church in a weird little town that Maggie Hansen finds herself. And as God would have it, she finds...

"How do you walk a tightrope when it's unraveling beneath your feet? Tonya is a tireless pastor's wife, but when her daughter plays a prank on their reclusive neighbor, her orderly life blows up. Is her husband really having an affair? Who is this neighbor, and why won't she come out of her house? How can she get her daughter to come back home? Does Tonya even have a home anymore? Meanwhile, seven senior ladies are starting a church down the street....

The long-awaited final book in the Shelter Trilogy. A cop killer is hiding out at Open Door Church. As he tries to wrestle the gun out of his hands, Galen's heart stops beating. When he wakes up, his wife begs him to walk away from the homeless shelter. Eight years is long enough. But Galen doesn't want to walk away. Meanwhile, Daniel's life has fallen apart. His mother has moved him to Portland, where he's made a friend in the beautiful Ember, who...

Pastor Adam has issued the burgeoning congregation of New Beginnings a challenge: It's time for boots on the ground. It's time to go out into Carver Harbor and meet real people where they're really at. Some congregants are more comfortable with this new direction than others are. Rachel and Cathy are thrilled. Fiona and Chevon? Not so much.Esther and gang will find their mettle tested as they come face-to-face with circumstances so difficult there...

The first three New Beginnings in one boxed set! Book 1: Knocking A disgraced spouse. A devastated daughter. Can one woman's faith in the Almighty's plan right a string of wrongs? Tonya Mendell has really tried her best. Desperate to be a model pastor's wife and mother, she's shocked when her thirteen-year-old daughter pranks the reclusive woman next door. And when Tonya discovers her husband is having an affair, her heart sinks when her only child...

Angels and demons are battling over Liberty's soul. And she has no idea. All she knows is that something is calling her to the tiny town of Commack. She can't wait to get there and find out who she's supposed to be. But when she arrives, she finds something impossible: a message from a woman who died a century ago. A message specifically left for Liberty.Forces pull Liberty in opposite directions, and she has to choose-or they will tear her apart....

WARNING: Gertrude can be a bit of a crank! She shoots from the hip, is unburdened by tact, and likes things done her way. Yet, people adore her. It's a mystery. Speaking of which, Gertrude never set out to be a sleuth. She was just minding her own business among her many, many collections (including her cat collection), when her neighbor went missing. With no one else around to help, Gertrude stepped in to solve the case-and found out she's got...

Twenty years ago a teenager drowned in Clearwater Lake. Now her ghost haunts its shores. Gertrude knows there's no such thing as ghosts, and she's going to prove it-even if it means spending some time in the water herself.

Gertrude's never been so busy. There's been a murder at a Wild West theme park, and Gertrude is on the scene. But she can't stay long, because there's been another murder in Mattawooptock. To complicate matters, Deputy Hale has lost his patience with her eccentric sleuthing. Can she avoid his handcuffs long enough to solve a murder? Or two?

Finally settled in her new South Dakota "office," Gertrude and Calvin get their first real client. But why is she dressed like a time traveler? Brace yourself as Gertrude and Calvin discover the world of cowboy action shooting in order to catch the killer of one of the sport's most beloved shooters. Can Calvin keep Gertrude from touching the guns? Can Gertrude solve the case before the sheriff does? Will Gertrude's sleuthing skills actually earn...