Julie Cantrell Books in Order

Animal photographs accompany a gentle story about facing the unfamiliar experiences and fears of an ordinary day. Written for young children, it presents trust in God’s continuing presence as reassurance when the world feels overwhelming.

Photographs of animals accompany a reassuring story about nighttime fears and the comfort of faith. Children are reminded that feeling frightened does not make them alone, with a simple biblical message presenting God’s love as a source of security.

Growing up amid abuse in Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds longs for a place to belong. Traveling families offer a glimpse of another life, while buried family secrets challenge her faith and her hope of escaping inherited patterns of pain.

Newly married Millie leaves Mississippi to help her husband establish a Colorado ranch, carrying a secret that threatens their future. As hardship exposes the past, her grandmother’s arrival challenges Millie to consider forgiveness and the possibility of beginning again.

A child disappears during a school trip to New Orleans, shattering chaperone Amanda Salassi’s family and sense of security. As grief and guilt intensify at home, Amanda continues searching while struggling to recover hope and protect her own future.

Advertising executive Lovey returns to Mississippi for her parents’ anniversary, reluctantly confronting the sister and family tensions she escaped years earlier. Helping her father create a memory garden leads her to reconsider old wounds, belonging and the life she built elsewhere.

Musical prodigy Fred Allen overcomes an abusive Georgia childhood to pursue training and a promising career in New York. Returning south for his family, he becomes a teacher whose work transforms the lives and ambitions of a small-town community.

After a storm leaves a duckling cold and alone, a large white dog comes to its rescue. Family photographs tell the true story of their unlikely friendship, introducing young readers to kindness, compassion and caring for someone different.

Fifteen stories explore the small impulses of courage, longing and hope that can change a life. Writers from different generations and backgrounds contribute tales spanning varied settings, gathered by editors Julie Cantrell and Janyre Tromp.