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Dr. Tarak Sarna cannot sleep. Recently of the Mumbai Royal Hospital, he’s taken a job as a telemedicine doctor in Garnet, Texas. No one in India has ever heard of the place! And no wonder—it took Tarak two days and five airports to get to Garnet. Tarak is so tired, yet he cannot sleep at night. His mind and his body still think it’s lunch time in Mumbai. Rather than lay awake in his new apartment, he goes out at 2 AM and wanders the empty streets of Garnet. And what he finds on his walks is something he never imagined. There’s a brightly lit pay telephone sitting on a dark and forgotten corner of an old shopping street nearby. Even though it’s the middle of the night, people are driving up to the pay telephone, one by one, and making a call! What on earth are they doing in the middle of the night? Who are they calling? There is much more to little Garnet than Tarak ever thought.
The mystery deepens when Tarak visits the same spot during the day, only to find an empty lot filled with grasses, dirt, and trash. How could a pay telephone be there only at night? Tarak thinks he’s made a mistake! Is his jet lag that bad? Is he losing his mind? But when he goes back at night, the pay telephone is back in its spot, glowing brightly in the dark street. When an older man comes to use the phone, Tarak picks up his courage and asks what the telephone is for. The man tells him it is a “night telephone.” Then the man asks Tarak, “Is there someone you need to call?” before he drives away into the empty and dark night. As Tarak looks at a telephone that should not be there, it begins to ring. Tarak is the only one in sight. Will he answer the night telephone?
Meet Queen. She drives a garbage truck in Garnet, way out on the plains of West Texas. Tall and beautiful, Queen wonders what will become of her life. Her marriage did not work out. Her cold husband locked her out. He dumped her boxes in front of the house with a note. She had few job skills.
Yet like a tender plant after a terrible winter, Queen puts down roots and grows. Her ex-brother-in-law gets her a job with the City of Garnet Solid Waste Department. Her boss and coworkers are all men. They tell lots of third-grade jokes, but they’ve got her back. When she makes enough money to buy a house, they help her move in.
Even better, she gets to live across the street from her eighty-seven-year-old grandmother. Betty Cope needs assistance with small day-to-day things. Queen is happy to help, unlike Betty’s three daughters. This includes Queen’s own mother, Lila.
When Betty makes a sudden trip to the hospital, Queen finds herself up against Lila and her Aunt Reba. Reba is an awful rich woman from Dallas. While Queen struggles to stay serene, her mother and aunt do something unbelievable. It’s up to Queen to put things right.
An inspiring Hi-Lo story for emerging readers from the Gemma Open Door Series.
In Japan, nothing is more familiar than the neighborhood post office with its bright, welcoming windows and big red box in front. The post office has been Siya’s favorite place since she was a child. Now a young woman, she is delighted to have a job at the Shindori Post Office in Shizuoka City, even though it is temporary.
But her boss is a jerk. Born in Japan of a Japanese father and an Indian mother, Siya looks just a little different. The boss won’t believe she is a native speaker and gives her a hard time every day! To add to her worries, a motorbike bandit is stealing money from elderly customers who use post offices to do their banking.
Shindori Post Office is right on the Tokaido Road, an ancient path that follows the sea. As Siya explores her new home in Shizuoka City, she finds history hidden away in this modern city. She is strong, and she notices things. One day, as she stands on the old road with modern cars zooming by, the motorbike bandit strikes. And what Siya does next surprises everyone…even herself!
The Gemma Open Door Series features storytelling by best-selling authors and important voices for new readers. A story doesn’t have to be big to change our world.
Sometimes, it’s hard to understand others until we realize first hand what it’s like to stand in his/her shoes. In this piece, I've written about a family whose lives have been torn apart by simple mistakes made along the way. By holding to the truth of Romans 8:28, each character is forced to press on in faith by trusting God to mend the things that they themselves can not change. By accepting the past and embracing the present, they finally become free and get the courage to love each other and life even with all of the flaws. Just as roses grow with weeds and thorns, we each will have issues, problems, and mistakes that will choke the joy of life from us if we are not careful.
After being injured in a paparazzi induced car accident, Phoenix Chamberlain returns to Seaside Haven to recuperate. There he meets resort manager, Sierra Ramstad, who is used to being the boss and not keen on taking orders from others. Not only did the accident change Phoenix physically, it also broke his spirit. But with the help of Sierra and his therapist, he decides he can overcome the doctor’s grim prognosis and learn to enjoy life again.
When Phoenix Chamberlain’s former lover, Monica Swarovski commits suicide, he learns the truth he never knew. He has a son. Newly wed to Sierra, Phoenix has no place in his heart for his son’s guardian, Sue Deveraux.
Yet Phoenix can't ignore the attraction he feels to her. The only way Sue can protect the child is to strike a deal with Phoenix. Will she get more than she bargains for?
Elizabeth Ben-David did not know how it could be that she was a stranger to the man she loved so fiercely. Not only was he the father to their young daughter, but he was also Elizabeth’s best friend.
There was so much to say, and so much that couldn't be put into words. Love was like that, it could only be felt. Nic’s gaze was full of emotion and tenderness. Help me remember, Liz.
You probably don’t know me, and no, I don’t know you, but the purpose of this book is to reveal to you what God can do. It says in Jeremiah 29:11 that God has a plan and purpose for our life, but in order to live that purpose out, we first have to grasp the fact that we’re worth the pain, worth the struggle, and worth God’s grace. If you don’t believe in the value that God has on your life, then you can’t live right no matter how hard you try. It hurts me to see how so many Christians in today’s time have yet to realize their worth in God. If many of them knew their worth, lifestyles would change. If many of them knew their worth, church walls would be unable to contain the praise. In order to truly be effective in the Kingdom, you have to know who you are. God stands ready, waiting to receive us, but we have to be willing to receive and accept ourselves even with all of our faults. After reading this piece, I pray that you are encouraged to press on in faith with a renewed, bold confidence in God himself. I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it. God bless!!!!
