Books in the Hobbs series

Rev. Susan Gedney returns to Hobbs after facing the wreckage of her past in the Midwest, but she soon learns her own recovery is incomplete until she earns back everyone's trust. Susan remembers what she learned in Rehab: 'You're only as sick as your secrets'. She may have to reveal a few before winning back the support of the people who want to believe in her again. Meanwhile, at Hobbs Family Practice, Bobbie Lantry, the new Nurse Practitioner, has a big secret of her own. She seems always to be rushing away to take care of a mysterious older woman. Why? And who is the mystery lady? And why does Bobbie feel she can't tell anyone what's going on in her life?

Rev. Lucy Bartlett's life couldn't be more perfect. She's turned around her crumbling church. She's finishing her doctorate and publishing her first book. Best of all, she is engaged to marry her soulmate, Dr. Liz Stolz.Once a world-famous opera singer, Lucy has been coaching the church's transgender music director, who hopes to relaunch her career as a natural alto. When Denise lands an audition with a major orchestra, she knows that the conductor is only using her to lure Lucy into performing again. To show her support, Lucy agrees to do the concert, but after the triumphant performance, she is inundated with offers for singing engagements. The temptation to restart her musical career throws everything in Lucy's life in doubt-her faith, her future as a pastor, her fulfilling life in Hobbs, even her marriage to the woman she loves.

This third novel in the popular Hobbs series tells the inspiring story of how a community of close friends deals with the pandemic. It''s midwinter in Maine, and the biggest problem is a snowstorm. Only Liz Stolz, the senior doctor of Hobbs Family practice, is paying attention to the strange virus in China that''s roiling the financial markets. She tries to alert the town leaders to the potential danger, but police chief, Brenda Harrison, is distracted by Liz''s new physician''s assistant, Cherie Bois. Brenda''s interest repels Cherie. After witnessing police violence, Cherie despises cops. While Liz and Reverend Lucy Bartlett try to help Cherie get past the trauma and give Brenda a chance, the pandemic closes in. The friends are pushed together during the lockdown. Friendships and relationships are strained as they act selflessly and selfishly out of love, faith, and duty. Can they find new strength and forge deeper connections through helping one another and the town survive?