When Chloe Adams' fiance dumps her---the night before their wedding---two girlfriends from her book group decide a little adventure is in order for the three of them. After all, why let a perfectly good honeymoon cruise go to waste? Adventure? Chloe Adams? No way! Chloe's lived in one town her whole life. The closest she's ever gotten to actual adventures is reading about them. But her girlfriends won't take no for an answer. One good adventure calls for another as Chloe's friends try to coax her out of her post-dumping funk, and soon she finds herself living out the adventures in her book club's latest selections. Hiking. Sailing. River rafting. Traveling to new places and eating exotic food. The play-it-safe Chloe begins to blossom into a new, daring Chloe. A Chloe who just might be ready to take on her biggest adventure of all ... Laura Jensen Walker has a knack for quirky heroines and real-life humor. In Chloe, she's created another memorable character who will live on in readers' hearts.

Daring Chloe (Getaway Girls)

Literature & Fiction

Walker, Laura Jensen

United States

Zondervan

Sales clerk, barista, telemarketer, sign waver ... At twenty-five, free-spirited Becca Daniels is still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up. What Becca doesn't want to be is bored. She craves the rush of a new experience, whether it's an extreme sport, a shocking hair color, or a new guy. That's why she quit her bookstore job, used her last bit of credit to go skydiving, and broke her leg. And that's why, grounded and grumpy, Becca bristles when teased by friends for being commitment-phobic. In response, Becca issues an outrageous wager---that she can sustain a three-month or twenty-five date relationship with the next guy who asks her out. When the guy turns out to be 'churchy' Ben---definitely not Becca's type---she gamely embarks on a hilarious series of dates that plunge her purple-haired, free-speaking, commitment-phobic self into the alien world of church potlucks and prayer meetings. This irrepressible Getaway Girl will have you cheering her on as she 'suffers' through her dates, gains perspective on her life's purpose, and ultimately begins her greatest adventure of all.

Becca by the Book (Getaway Girls)

Welcome to the in-between world of Paige Kelley. At thirty-five, she's put her dreams on hold to care for her ailing, high-maintenance mother. Three years after her divorce she's still not dating, still working at her temp job, and still longing for motherhood even though, as her own mother often points out, 'You're not getting any younger, you know!' When her Getaway Girls book club friends urge Paige to break free and get on with her life, she desperately wants to try. But how? What about her mom? The unexpected answers come from a surprising source. A trip to Scotland and a potential new love interest help launch an exciting new chapter in her life, and lead Paige to discover that God's plan for her life promises to be more than she ever imagined. This latest release in the Getaway Girls collection delivers a smart, funny, and warm account of one woman's challenge to reconcile who she is---a dutiful Christian daughter---with the fulfilled woman she longs to be. It will appeal to any woman whose ever forgotten, even momentarily, that God's timing is perfect.

Turning the Paige (A Getaway Girls Novel: Book Two)

Finding love. Hanging on. Keeping romance burning.
Romantically impaired is generally a male disability, right? Sure, but nobody's perfect, not even those Christian females who are looking for love in all the right places. Everyone needs help kindling romance before and after crossing the threshold. (Guys well, they're clueless. So they really need this book!)
Yes, there can be a Mr. Right, just not a Mr. Perfect, so throw away that shopping list! Take a hilariously serious look at finding and keeping love for a whole lifetime.
"Laura Jensen Walker is definitely not humor impaired! Her collection of ring-true, funny stories about dating and marriage offer an honest look at how men and women work out their relationships with fear and trembling-and laughter. When it comes to love, it's all in how you handle it!" Liz Curtis Higgs, author of Help! I'm Laughing and I Can't Get Up
"Laura Jensen Walker makes me laugh. Through every page she helps me see the humor in the fact my husband and I could not be more opposite and helps me use that irony to keep the romance simmering!" Mary Hunt, Editor/Publisher, Cheapskate Monthly
"You won't be able to pry your hands off Love Handles-, once you get started. Laura's fun, breezy style will keep you turning pages and chuckling aloud with laughter." Becky Freeman, Author of A View From the Porch Swing and Marriage 911

Love Handles for the Romantically Impaired

Self-Help

Relationships

Bethany House Pub

Gracias Por El Mamograma

Editorial Unilit

A survivor of breast cancer writes with humor and faith about her struggle with the disease and offers other women hope and advice on how to beat it as well.

Thanks for the Mammogram!: Fighting Cancer With Faith, Hope, and a Healthy Dose of Laughter

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Fleming H. Revell Co.

What are you thankful for? Friends who listen The off switch on the telephone ringer Summer vacations When I laugh so hard I start snorting Thanksgiving leftovers God¹s perfect timing 
 Start making a list of what you're thankful for in this beautiful journal and discover the life-changing power of gratitude. As you write, you¹ll be inspired and delighted by gratitude entries from Laura Jensen Walker. Her list, which she began writing during her fight with breast cancer, contains "serious things and silly things, childlike things and grown-up things, universal things and pertinent-only-to-me things." No doubt your list will contain a little of everything, too, as each day brings new reasons to be thankful. Writing gratitude entries will improve your perspective on life, and reading them will provide a boost of joy when you need it the most. Your gratitude journal will also serve as a lasting reminder of God's faithfulness in every area of your life. Soon you might add "my favorite pen," "the cozy spot by the window," and "this journal" to your list of appreciated things.

Ferris Wheels, Daffodils and Hot Fudge Sundaes: A Journal of Gratitude

Religion & Spirituality

God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas

A collection of whimsical anecdotes and holiday advice recounts such Christmas memories as the time the authors ate junk food rather than traditional fare and includes suggestions on how to host a white elephant gift exchange and tactfully dispose of fruitcake.

Walker, Michael K.

Christian Books & Bibles

Christmas is so much more than a tree, some decorations, the church pageant, and the unpopular fruitcake. This delightful book will inspire and equip readers to celebrate the season in fun, creative ways. Filled with humorous and poignant stories-from Laura's memorable Christmas dinner of potato chips and candy bars to Michael's contagious delight in filling Christmas stockings, God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen winningly combines creativity and laugh-out-loud humor. With fun chapter titles like ''Away in a Ski Lodge,'' ''His 'n Her Christmas Trees,'' and ''Here Comes Doggy Paws, Here Comes Kitty Claws,'' this book offers tons of fun and practical how-to tips. Whether they are single or married, young or old, readers will discover creative ways to make Christmas bright.

Revell

When Laura Jensen Walker was diagnosed with breast cancer on her first wedding anniversary, she found humor to be healing in the midst of terrifying circumstances. In Thanks for the Mammogram! she recounts the highs and lows-from discovering that "bald is beautiful" to navigating the world of saline breast implants. Infused with strength and dignity, this book shows women confronting the disease, and those who love them, that faith, hope, and a healthy dose of laughter can make all the difference. Now available for the first time in trade paper with an updated look, Thanks for the Mammogram! is poised to impact a whole new generation of women coping with breast cancer.

Thanks for the Mammogram!: Fighting Cancer with Faith, Hope and a Healthy Dose of Laughter

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

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Daring Chloe (Getaway Girls)

Becca by the Book (Getaway Girls)

Turning the Paige (A Getaway Girls Novel: Book Two)

Love Handles for the Romantically Impaired

Gracias Por El Mamograma

Thanks for the Mammogram!: Fighting Cancer With Faith, Hope, and a Healthy Dose of Laughter

Ferris Wheels, Daffodils and Hot Fudge Sundaes: A Journal of Gratitude

God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas

God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen: New Traditions for Comfort & Joy at Christmas

Thanks for the Mammogram!: Fighting Cancer with Faith, Hope and a Healthy Dose of Laughter