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This lighthearted romp by bestselling author Dean Hughes is the perfect blend of romance, comedy, poignancy, and just plain fun! The movie adaptation of Midway to Heaven is scheduled to be released on DVD in Spring 2011. Dean Hughes is an award-winning and bestselling author of LDS fiction.

In this concluding volume of Hearts of the children, we come full circle to bid good-bye to the Thomas family. As four young cousins -- Gene, Kathy, Diane, and Hans -- find their own paths in life, they are propelled forward by their strong heritage and the power of their faith.

Elder Roberts takes a chance by knocking on the door of his mom's parents, who haven't seen him since he was a baby. Maybe, just maybe, he can get them to accept the gospel like their daughter, Charly, did more than twenty years ago. And maybe he can find out something about the mother who died when he was a baby, and discover a little more about himself in the process.

Just as Hans's life is improving, he begins to suspect that German authorities are watching him again. Going back to prison would be painful, but worse is the thought that he might miss his opportunity for a future with Elli. Gene is surviving the terrors of a jungle war day by day, with long periods of boredom followed by moments of utter terror. Can he really make it home, when so many are dying all around him? And if so, will Emily and Danny even...

Battered down and humiliated on an international scale, post-World War I Germany is a nation on the brink of economic and social collapse. Work is scarce, food has become an extravagance, and money is practically worthless. The people have lost the pride and conviction that once carried them. But some see their suffering as a political opportunity to restore the Fatherland to its former glory--by any means necessary. In the fourth volume of Gerald...

The Eckhardt and the Westland families are caught up in a whirlwind that will permanently and profoundly alter their lives. Mired in the depths of a global economic depression, the world takes little notice of a 1930 Parliamentary election in the floundering democracy of Germany. But overnight, Hitler and his Nazi Party catapult from the smallest to the second-largest political party in the country. And he would not stop there. From the compulsory...

Sometimes letting go is the only way to really hold on tight. When zoologist Mitch Huntington agreed to be named in his best friends' will as guardian to their daughter, Emily Jane, he was sure it meant nothing more than pony rides, presents on birthdays, and an occasional day at the circus. Instead he finds himself up to his elbows in diapers and soggy oatmeal. While Mitch soon discovers that animal care and baby care are not the same thing, he quickly...

Young, headstrong Deedee Marchant believes she is old enough to make her own decisions. When her mother, defense attorney Meredith Marchant, refuses to allow her to date a much older man of questionable character, Deedee runs away with him. Heartbroken, Meredith turns to Detective Enos Fauler for help in locating her daughter. But Enos shyness undermines Merediths faith in his ability, so she decides to accompany him on a chase that...

Megan Nordfelt is fiercely protective of her young son and of her independence. When her boss orders her to take a vacation, she accepts the use of a friend's cabin, only to find he has tricked her just as every man in her life has betrayed her trust. An unexpected surprise awaits her. Being reunited with the one man she'd once wanted to love shatters the protective shell she has built around herself and thrusts her back into the trauma and grief...

This novel follows the events of WWII as they affect the Thomases, a Mormon family from Salt Lake City, Utah. The parents have sent three of their children into the armed forces, and Sister Thomas has had to go to work, helping her husband run their family businesses. Their role as parents is being reevaluated as their children become more independent and the hardships and realities of the war impact their traditional LDS lifestyle and beliefs.