The Door in Crow Wood

The Hila Grant Series:

  Book 1, The Godsend of River Grove

  River Grove Community Church voted out elder Ollie Fulborne, who was under suspicion of heresy and of sexually harassing a young teenage girl. But Ollie had been the driving force behind the church. Now, two years later, with numbers dwindling and church debt piling up, the people are considering allowing him to return to his former authority. Church member Hila Grant is dead set against Ollie’s return. This intelligent, lovely, and remote twenty-eight year old is willing to use even questionable methods to remind the congregation of his record and rouse them against him. Will her efforts be wasted, or will she be—in some sense—a Godsend?

  Book 2, A Religious Spirit

  Hila Grant attends a Charismatic house church that is being taken over by a highly questionable teacher. Because she tends to overdo it when challenging false teachers, she does not want to oppose Mrs. Vortgern. How can she take a stand for her faith without becoming self-righteous and vindictive?

  Meanwhile, there are all these weddings going on, and she has to admit that she is a little concerned about still being single at twenty-nine. She could probably lure good-looking and witty Danny Hood away from his girlfriend, but that would not be very Christian. It’s time for a one-person spiritual retreat at a park cabin.

  Book 3, A Narrower Mind

  ‘Safe’ in a wanna-be Mega Church, Hila has to choose sides in a dispute about the authority of the Bible. Meanwhile, a lot of people would much rather she didn’t date Jeff Fontaine, including his parents—and hers. Her new church offers support groups for children of dysfunctional families, and Jeff encourages her to join one in order to deal with her bottled up emotions. But Hila asks, “Aren’t things bottled for a reason?”