Janice Thompson Books in Order

In a near-future America, a law mandates death for people deemed unfit to live. A terminally ill woman, a mother of a disabled baby, and others struggle to resist a government that has made their lives disposable.

Jessica Chapman expects to marry Nathan Fisher, despite their disagreements about music and theater. An internship teaching gifted children brings Colin Phillips into her life, forcing her to reconsider both her career plans and her romantic future.

Reporter Angelina Fuentes goes undercover as a cleaning woman to expose con artists. Meeting Peter Campbell, who works with people in need, challenges both their assumptions as deception, family tensions, and unexpected feelings complicate the investigation.

Disillusioned newspaper reporter Brent Murphy returns to Galveston in 1900, expecting a difficult reunion with his father. When a catastrophic hurricane strikes the island, survival forces him to confront his childhood, family relationships, and faith.

Childcare provider Shauna Alexander struggles with unruly toddler Charity, whose widowed father, pastor Kent Chapman, finds discipline difficult. Their growing attraction brings disagreements over parenting into focus, challenging them to take responsibility and build trust.

Kellie Fisher leaves Houston to care for her hospitalized father, changing how she views success. Her husband Nathan remains focused on his career, and their differing priorities put pressure on a marriage that once seemed secure.

Nine-year-old Holly hears her grandmother's story of a childhood Christmas during the Great Depression. As young Eleanor Jo anticipates presents and celebrations despite her family's financial struggles, the tale explores faith, family, and the holiday's deeper meaning.

This Christian parenting guide uses biblical figures and relevant Scripture to address the challenges of raising teenagers. Its themed chapters help parents consider their children's concerns and guide them toward adulthood shaped by faith and responsibility.

Unhappy about moving and making new friends, Chelsea Marie listens to Grand Doll's account of Katie Sue's wagon journey from Tennessee to Texas in 1850. A family story helps her approach major changes with renewed trust.

Larkspur Wendell wants her withdrawn new neighbor to enjoy life, but Everett Holden moved to town for quiet. Her friendly interference stirs painful memories, leaving both to question whether affection can bridge their very different approaches to life.

Jennifer Jean reluctantly joins a family tea party, then hears Grand Doll's story of Mary Elizabeth's journey from Wales to America in the seventeenth century. The young immigrant's hardships offer a lesson in perseverance and family loyalty.

Twelve-year-old Melanie Ann receives a private invitation to her grandmother's home and learns she will inherit the family's memory trunk. Preserving its stories means accepting responsibility for a legacy she must decide whether she's ready to carry.

Kimberly Dawn struggles to understand how to share her faith. Her grandmother's story of Sarah Jane's trip to the Statue of Liberty's 1886 dedication helps her explore what it means to set an example for others.

Three connected romances follow Texas women navigating loss, ambition, and marriage. A widow returns to college, her daughter questions an engagement, and a couple faces changing priorities after a family crisis threatens their comfortable life.

Shy Clair O'Neal feels out of place at a society event after an abusive childhood. An image coach and a musician both show interest, leaving her to question their motives and whether she can accept genuine affection.

Nori longs for marriage and a family but doubts her own worth. Awkward Zachary Martin struggles to express his interest, and both must look beyond appearances and insecurity to discover whether their hopes for love can meet.

Candy Carini lands her dream job as a pilot and begins falling for fellow aviator Darren Furst. Airline union troubles threaten their future, forcing Darren to choose between solidarity with his colleagues and the woman he loves.

Bella Rossi takes over her family's Texas wedding business and books a country-themed celebration, despite knowing little about country music. Her search for a DJ leads to a misunderstanding, an unexpected romance, and complicated family expectations.

Belinda Bauer starts a marriage-broker business in Poetry, Texas, hoping to find wives for local workers. Her matches repeatedly go wrong, especially for barber Georg Kaufman, raising questions about her judgment and her own romantic prospects.

Taffie Carini worries about running her family's Atlantic City candy store after her parents retire. Repairman Ryan Antonelli offers help and romance, but a casino developer's interest in the property threatens everything she wants to preserve.

Ida Mueller wants to protect Spring Creek from the disorder brought by railroad workers. When Mick Bradley plans a gambling hall beside her family's store, she opposes him, only to discover feelings that complicate her campaign.

After her Broadway ambitions falter, Tangie Carini becomes a church drama director in Harmony, New Jersey. Working with traditional music director Gregg Burke proves difficult, but their clashing styles also open an unexpected possibility for romance.

Daily prayers, quotations, Scripture, and brief reflections celebrate friendship and offer Christian encouragement. Designed for a year's worth of reading, the collection gives women short moments to reflect on the blessings shared with their girlfriends.

Bella Rossi plans a forties-style wedding for Aunt Rosa and Uncle Lazarro while her own ceremony approaches. Visiting relatives and a former mobster fill the family home, threatening the couple's newfound happiness and Bella's ability to manage everything.

Three romances follow sisters from a New Jersey candy-making family. Taffie battles to save the family shop, pilot Candy faces union troubles, and aspiring actress Tangie finds unexpected possibilities while working in a church's drama program.

A smear campaign threatens the career of Andrew's father, a Philadelphia Phillies player. Kate, Sydney, and the Camp Club Girls investigate suspicious clues, hoping to uncover who's responsible before damaging rumors destroy the family's reputation.

Kate and Sydney expect skiing and relaxation during a Vermont winter break, but rats create trouble at Mad River Creamery. Suspecting sabotage, they enlist the Camp Club Girls' help to uncover who's disrupting the cheese factory.

Wedding planner Bella Rossi tackles an elaborate Renaissance-themed ceremony, complete with a castle. A movie-star best man hides from paparazzi at her family home, bringing extra complications to a business already strained by relatives and demanding arrangements.

When more than a hundred wedding guests are poisoned, Annie Peterson investigates whether her friend Janetta's catering business is responsible. The mother of the brides follows the clues, hoping to uncover what really happened before blame settles unfairly.

More than two hundred short devotions pair Scripture with reflections on finding joy at home, at work, and throughout daily life. Written for women, the collection offers brief readings that fit into a busy schedule.

Short Christian devotions explore love for family, love for friends, and God's love. The collection invites women to reflect on relationships and faith through compact readings intended to provide encouragement amid the demands of everyday life.

Five women's lives intersect through pregnancy, infertility, widowhood, and a long-hidden secret. A fifteen-year-old faces a difficult decision, her mother fears losing her, and other women seek connection while confronting different forms of loneliness and loss.

Sitcom head writer Athena Pappas fears for her job when comedian Stephen Cosse joins the team to improve falling ratings. Their professional rivalry becomes complicated by attraction, making her own romantic life harder to manage than her scripts.

At a junior inventors' showcase in Hershey, Kate partners with a pretzel factory to test her new gadget. When the pretzels unexpectedly go flat, she and Alexis investigate a problem that threatens both production and her invention.

Kate helps her former teacher at a science museum, but an accidental spill raises questions about the fossils on display. She and McKenzie investigate Stone's Throw Quarry, hoping to uncover whether the discoveries are genuine or fraudulent.

Mayor Steve Garrison supports Amy Hart's plan to revive Camelot, Tennessee, with an outdoor musical. Agreeing to play King Arthur only if she becomes Guinevere brings their friendship into focus when the new Lancelot starts courting her.

In 1914, Jake O'Farrell seems destined to remain Groom's last bachelor. A train derailment strands Anne Denning and her sisters nearby, and his mother's invitation to stay introduces unexpected romantic possibilities into his family home.

To boost Camelot, Tennessee's economy, Amy Hart organizes a town production of the musical Camelot. Mayor Steve Garrison agrees to play Arthur opposite her Guinevere, but a newcomer playing Lancelot introduces romantic competition beyond the stage.

Sitcom stars Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy are falling in love offscreen as well as on camera. When Kat's grandmother mistakes a scripted proposal for a real engagement, paparazzi and family wedding plans threaten their carefully guarded relationship.

Annie Peterson investigates an arson attack on the local dating service, the Perfect Match. With several plausible suspects and another fire possible, she also worries that her son may be falling for a woman connected to the crime.

Lottie Sanders agrees to direct a melodrama to save Gilbert Parker's family lodge in 1912 Colorado. But local bachelors turn her search for actresses into a search for brides, complicating the production and her secret feelings for Gilbert.

Rena Jewel arrives in Daisy, Oklahoma, to help an orphanage struggling after a tornado. Widowed sheriff Gene Wyatt doubts she can manage the unruly children, but working together may change both his opinion and their lonely lives.

Wedding coordinator Brooke Morrow reluctantly takes on a Hollywood starlet's Texas ceremony, only to discover the groom is her ex. A mystery adds another complication as she tries to keep the wedding on course despite her own misgivings.

Drawing on her experience of losing one hundred pounds, Janice Thompson offers a humorous devotional approach to weight loss. Daily encouragement, biblical reflections, contributor testimonies, and recipes explore the effort to change habits while preserving hope and a sense of humor.

This children's Bible study alternates stories of David's victories with accounts of his struggles. Aimed at elementary and junior-high readers, it uses those contrasting experiences to connect biblical lessons with the challenges and celebrations of growing up.

With the Civil War underway, Lou-Belle faces sadness and upheaval on her family's plantation. Her friendship with Mariah is tested, and both girls must draw on their faith as they confront the hardships changing their lives.

Lou-Belle's Christian faith encourages her to befriend Mariah, an enslaved girl on her father's plantation. Knowing he would disapprove, she must decide how to live out that faith while protecting a friendship that crosses the boundaries around them.

Mariah comes to Lou-Belle's aid when her friend needs her most. A fire at Lou-Belle's home creates further upheaval, testing both girls' faith and friendship as they seek help amid the changes on the plantation.

Ten-year-old Mariah, the daughter of an enslaved woman, befriends plantation owner's daughter Lou-Belle. Their adventures in Mississippi explore the obstacles surrounding that friendship and present Christian lessons as the girls learn to care for one another.

The Emancipation Proclamation brings Mariah and her family the prospect of a different future. But its meaning raises difficult questions about leaving the plantation and whether her friendship with Lou-Belle can endure the changes ahead.

Southern belle Alanna travels to Montana to bring her suffragette sister back to Savannah. Instead, Missoula and neighboring rancher Tanner begin to win her over, challenging her assumptions as Christmas approaches and their differences spark an unexpected attraction.

Sitcom director Tia Morales keeps order on set but struggles to control the chaos in her family life. When clashes with cameraman Jason Harris develop into attraction, she must reconsider her determination to call every shot.

Inspired by the hymn I Have a Song That Jesus Gave Me, this collection combines devotions, prayers, quotations, and Bible promises. Its reflections focus on Christian encouragement, offering readers material for quiet moments of faith and comfort.

This daily devotional offers girls readings about faith, forgiveness, friendship, and other familiar concerns. Prayers and accessible scripture selections accompany reminders of God's love, providing a regular opportunity to reflect on Christian beliefs in everyday life.

Wedding photographer Hannah McDermott hopes to impress Galveston's leading planner while handling a demanding bride. But the photographer ahead of her on the recommendation list, Drew Kincaid, becomes more than a rival when competition turns into attraction.

Scarlet Lindsey's bakery is thriving, and she's preparing a friend's wedding cake when Armando enters her life. His arrival challenges her attachment to a familiar, dependable man and forces her to reconsider what she wants from love.

Written for girls ages eight to twelve, these short devotions divide each reading into scripture, reflection, and prayer. Topics such as confidence, growing up, and trusting God offer a brief daily space to connect faith with everyday concerns.

Cassia Pappas wants to focus on her new floral-shop job, but her Greek family expects help with its restaurant. Her father's rivalry with the Rossi business complicates professional plans, while a nursery deliveryman's visits offer an unexpected distraction.

Vacationing Annie Peterson cannot resist helping a bride plan her cruise-ship wedding. When the bride vanishes just before the ceremony, Annie must investigate passengers and wedding-party members before the ship returns to port and time runs out.

Ninety devotional readings explore a woman's relationship with God through themes of purpose, beauty, and love. Drawing on scripture, the book offers short reflections for personal quiet time and reminders of the Christian beliefs underlying those themes.

This women's devotional pairs reflections with Bible promises and selected passages of scripture. Designed for personal quiet time, its readings encourage contemplation of God's love and provide a way to connect spiritual reassurance with daily life.

This guide helps mothers simplify their homes through decluttering, organization, and family participation. It addresses sentimental possessions and maintaining new habits, aiming to shift attention from accumulating things toward the relationships and activities that matter to the household.

This collection follows the Camp Club Girls through three mysteries involving trouble in Vermont, stolen sea lion pups on the Oregon Coast, and unusual elk stampedes in Colorado. The six friends combine their different skills to investigate.

Bella Neeley is expecting another baby while opening a second wedding venue with D.J. Plans for their own renewed ceremony become more complicated when the local mayor opposes the business, threatening the expansion before it can begin.

Seamstress Gabi Delgado dreams of designing wedding dresses, but losing her job threatens that ambition. Encouragement from friends and attention from a bridal-magazine reporter push her to consider starting a business and taking another chance on love.

These short Christmas devotions offer families a three-minute routine of scripture, reflection, and prayer. The readings provide seasonal encouragement and a way to pause together during the holidays, connecting daily family life with Christian faith.

Katie Fisher wins her dream wedding dress on the same day her boyfriend breaks up with her. Claiming the prize in Dallas brings embarrassment, bridal-shop chaos, and a possible new romance with the man running the business.

Katie Fisher's former boyfriend returns, while her parents urge her to leave Dallas and come home. Her relationship with Brady James makes the decision harder as she weighs the life she expected against the one she has begun.

Zaney Muldaney continues her journey through strange places such as Vanity, Denial, and the Land of Chatter. Encounters with troublesome and helpful characters turn her adventures into Christian lessons about choices, relationships, and the direction of her life.

Widow Sassy Hatchett has struggled to adjust since losing her husband, finding relief in fishing at the river pier. When mild-mannered postman Wendell Meeks pursues her, she must confront her temper and fear of beginning another relationship.

Headstrong Zaney Muldaney sets out for Kingdom Come, meeting a prince, a purple tiger, and other unusual travelers. This Christian allegory follows her through dangers and distractions as she learns about relationships, guidance, and continuing her journey.

Bella Neeley plans a celestial-themed Christmas wedding for a meteorologist and an astronomer with a children's television show. The outdoor celebration promises spectacle, but the bride's confident forecast leaves Bella wondering whether changing weather could upset everything.

This prayer guide gives parents nearly three hundred prayer starters covering twenty-one areas of a child's life. Scripture supports topics including faith, fears, health, and future hopes, helping readers find words for concerns they may struggle to express.

Written for girls ages eight to twelve, these scripture-based devotions address loneliness, anger, sadness, joy, and other everyday feelings. The readings use Jesus' perspective to offer Christian encouragement and invite reflection on faith in different circumstances.

Katie Fisher is finally engaged to Brady James, but wedding preparations bring competing demands from friends and family. Meanwhile, a difficult client's dress keeps her busy at work, threatening to crowd out her own vision for the day.

Annie Peterson's future son-in-law Scott disappears before his wedding to Brandi. She must determine whether he fled from nerves or was kidnapped, sorting through suspicious relatives and professional connections before the missing groom derails the ceremony.

Hannah Hibble is tired of her parents arranging disastrous dates through their costume shop. Aspiring actor Duncan Evers enters her life after driving through its window, turning a costly mishap into a chaotic possibility of romance.

In 1914, Jake O'Farrell is becoming the last bachelor in Groom, Texas. A train derailment strands Anne Denning and her sisters nearby, giving his matchmaking mother an opportunity to bring them into the family home.

Belinda Bauer opens a marriage brokerage in Poetry, Texas, hoping to pair lonely railroad men and loggers with brides. Her matches keep going wrong, especially for the local barber, whose search for a wife complicates her own future.

Katie fled her Amish community and an arranged marriage to build a career in real estate. Reunited with Karl, now an attorney, she must decide whether their shared past leaves room for a different future together.

Bella plans a Parisian-themed spring wedding in Splendora, where presidential politics divide the town. A worried bride, unruly children, and unexpected news from her best friend add more complications to an already demanding celebration.

Pregnant college student Adrianne leaves her boyfriend, believing she would derail his missionary calling. Years later, she wants him to know about their daughter, but finding him and repairing their relationship prove far harder than she expected.

A misdelivered Christmas letter leads Holly O'Brien to a nursing home and an elderly woman hoping to reconcile with her family. With the writer's memory failing, Holly and her grandson must unravel the message together.

Bella coordinates a Valentine's Day wedding for a presidential candidate and his bride. A tea-party theme, the groom's crowded schedule, and a surprise political announcement from her uncle threaten to turn an elegant ceremony into chaos.

A Greek groom and Vietnamese bride want a simple summer beach wedding, but their families have different traditions in mind. Bella Neeley must negotiate the disagreements while preparing a Galveston ceremony in the heat.

This collection gathers Bible verses around topics such as comfort, faith, trust, grace, and God's love. Written for readers feeling overwhelmed, it offers a way to find relevant passages for reflection on everyday pressures and spiritual needs.

Bella plans a literary-themed wedding for a professor and a radio personality. The groom's book tour and the bride's elaborate ideas strain preparations, leaving Bella to juggle a demanding ceremony with her own family responsibilities.

When a bank deposit vanishes, Annie Peterson begins investigating despite having no experience solving crimes. Her husband's job makes him a possible suspect, and the expense of their twin daughters' weddings gives her an unsettling reason to worry.

Brianna Nichols dislikes football, making dating in Pittsburgh difficult. When a newly arrived professional quarterback takes an interest in her, both must confront painful past experiences and decide whether their differences leave any possibility of romance.

Janice Thompson guides novelists through writing, publishing, and building an author platform. Topics include plotting, characterization, finding an agent, working with editors, choosing a publishing route, and marketing books as part of a sustained writing career.

Widowed mother Laura Chapman returns to college to support her teenage children and clashes with a demanding history professor. Financial pressure threatens her studies just as their hostility begins to give way to unexpected feelings.

While planning her daughter's wedding, Annie Peterson loses track of her dachshund after it escapes into a florist's delivery truck. A murdered funeral director sends Annie into an investigation that must also bring her dog home.

A very pregnant Bella plans a wedding for a couple marrying each other again after divorce. Family objections complicate the reunion, while concerns about her baby make it harder to keep the ceremony on track.

These scripture-based devotions address grief after the loss of a spouse, child, parent, friend, or pet. Written from an imagined perspective of Jesus speaking, the readings offer Christian comfort for facing ordinary days after bereavement.

Inspired by Jeremiah 29:11, this collection offers short prayers for readers seeking hope and a closer relationship with God. Its devotional approach encourages personal reflection on faith and trust through regular conversations with the Creator.

This daily devotional for women encourages gratitude for the gifts found in ordinary life. Drawing on the biblical idea that good gifts come from God, its readings invite readers to notice blessings throughout the year.

Short prayers and related Bible passages help boys ages eight to twelve bring everyday concerns to God. Topics include friendship, forgiveness, difficult times, gratitude, and the future, offering material for a morning or evening quiet time.