Lisa Tawn Bergren

Moira, beautiful but severely burned, remains in Colorado trying to pull together the pieces of her life. Odessa and her husband are rebuilding their ranch. And Nic, the prodigal son, is slowly making his way home-- dead broke and haunted by unmet promises.

Little Cub's father explains to her that God created heaven, the most wonderful place, because He loves us and never wants to be far from us.

Most American teenagers want a vacation in Italy, but the Bentarrini sisters have spent every summer of their lives with their parents, famed Etruscan scholars, among the romantic hills. Stuck among the rubble of medieval castles in rural Tuscany on yet another hot, dusty archaeological site, Gabi and Lia are bored out of their minds-- until Gabi places her hand atop a handprint in an ancient tomb and finds herself in fourteenth-century Italy. And...

For Cora Kensington, the Grand Tour was to be the trip of a lifetime. She discovered the family she never knew she had and may have even found the love she longs for in Will.

When Gabi and Lia return to medieval Italy with their mother, they find a heroes' welcome from the people of Siena and enemies that wish them dead.

As Mama tucks her little boy into bed with a good-night kiss, he rolls his eyes, saying, "Mama, I'm too old for kisses." Mama playfully explains how sloths, lions, polar bears, and even horses kiss their little ones- and how God shows his love for us each day. Then Papa hugs his sweet child good night, explaining the love we can see in the world around us and how it serves to show us God's love.With gentle humor, Mama Kisses, Pap Hugs reassures children...

Little Cub talks with her father and learns about God's design for the Easter season and what it really means to Little Cub and her polar bear family.