Neighbours: A Contemporary Christian Romance Series 1

Sherri Chan is an independent, smart, successful woman. As the youngest member on the faculty of a small college, she has always taken pride in her ability to rise to any challenge, until her boyfriend proposes and her life goes into a tailspin. Caving into the pressure, she accepts, knowing that she doesn't love the man she has promised to marry. Her feelings are complicated by a chance meeting with a good looking cowboy, who Fate keeps throwing in her path. The only one who seems to understand is her twin brother Sherman, but he will soon return to his home in Toronto, leaving her to deal alone with family expectations, and her own floundering faith.

Lester Tibbett has to leave his farm in Southern Alberta for the big city. It means starting over in an unfamiliar environment - a heavy burden for the guardian of a teenage sister full of angst. The apartment complex to which they relocate is a far cry from their spacious farmhouse and offers little anonymity for a man used to doing things his own way. During the process, he pushes his own loneliness aside in favor of looking after his sister. As Lester struggles to find a church that will meet both their spiritual needs, he quickly learns that neighbours come in many forms, some of them quite meddlesome. Still, he is happy to accept help from an overtly friendly neighbour named Jed who also happens to work for the same construction company. The two soon become friends, despite Jed's habit of trying to set Lester up with every available single female, and end up frequenting a local pub where Lester is surprised to discover an 'old school' mechanical bull just waiting to be ridden. The former rodeo cowboy in him rises up, but not before he meets a mysterious woman who is out of his reach.

Patsi Tibbett just wants to be treated like an adult! Forced to move to the city with her older brother and guardian, she can hardly wait until her eighteenth birthday when she will finally be able to run her own life.  Lester insists that she attend college, won't allow her a real job outside of babysitting, and forces her to go to church. He'd even try to control her love life – if he could. But he can't control what he doesn't know about. Determined to have a little fun and adventure, Patsi might just bite off more than she can chew…

Tamara Spence is co-owner of a trendy café in downtown Calgary. She's also a single mother, proud of her First Nations ancestry, and a civil rights activist. She even likes to play matchmaker once in awhile – as long as it's on behalf of one of her friends. One thing she isn't is trusting. Especially when it comes to slick newspaper journalist Steve Russell. Despite her best efforts to deflect his attention, he seems determined to pursue her. How long will she be able to hold out before his charm wears down the fortress she's built around her heart?

Architect Sherman Chan has decided to move back to Calgary for good. His twin sister Sherri, his two best friends, and all of his extended family live in the prairie city, not to mention an attractive woman named Carmen that he met on his last visit. As a way to get to know Carmen better, he offers to help her and her business partner renovate their downtown café. Just when he thinks his life is perfect, his family drops a bombshell that threatens to tear his life apart. Can he withstand the pressure?

Lester Tibbett is back after a near death experience that has put a few things in perspective. It hasn't stopped his friend Jed from harassing him about women or the upcoming bull riding competition. Nor has it made life any easier when it comes to dealing with his teenage sister. Just when he is at the end of his rope, he makes an unexpected discovery. Is it fate or mere coincidence?

Patsi's relationship with her best friend's brother is getting serious. Brett McMillan is everything she could want in a guy, but she knows her older brother Lester will never understand. When Lester catches them in a compromising situation, she is surprised to find out her straight laced guardian has some secrets of his own. Can her growing independence survive the heartache that follows?

Despite his polished appearance, Steve Russell doesn't mind getting his hands dirty when it comes to getting a story. As an investigative reporter for one of the city's big newspapers, he lives to see the truth in print. However, a recent scandal involving an accident at a downtown building site just might test his loyalties. All the evidence points to sabotage and those closest to him may be connected. He must decide whom he can trust and whether he is willing to pay the price to get to the truth. 

Lester puts on a brave face for the bull riding competition, but can he survive the physical punishment after his near brush with death? Sherri Chan and her brother Sherman confront their mother one more time, but if they can't convince her to recant, it could be the end of their family. Steve Russell uncovers the truth in the Nudara Oil scandal, but not before he and friend Vinny Kirkpatrick face another menacing figure. Add a few more romantic twists as well as some friendly competition between Jacques the bartender and the always colourful Jed Malloy, and you've got a delightful recipe for comedy, drama, romance and fun. In this last instalment of the NEIGHBORS Series, all your favorite characters from the neighborhood come together for a final farewell – but not before Jed's brother Zeb appears on the scene. With more Malloys set to arrive, the only thing left to say is, "There Goes the Neighborhood!".