Love in a Distant Land (Rachel Marie #1)

Travel to a world where love stories unfold, shattered dreams are rebuilt, and a memorable cast of characters live out and grow in their Christian faith. The brand new Rachel Marie series takes you far away to Bangkok Christian School where rookie teacher Rachel Marie finds herself intrigued by the winsome Vice Principal Kuhn Khemkaeng, a nominal Buddhist. She’s being simultaneously wooed by expatriate Nigel Blaine, a TV journalist dripping with decidedly secular charm. Book #1 mingles moonlight kisses with a desperate ride to the ER and keeps readers guessing to the very end.

Seasoned fiction writer David B. Smith (Bucky Stone Adventures) crafts page-turning dramatic tales marked by a gracious yet robust Christian element and grace-bathed Bible truth. His childhood years as a missionary kid in downtown Bangkok give his stories a gritty charm; one reviewer writes: “You can almost smell the spicy cooking!” He is a math professor at San Bernardino Valley College; he and his wife Lisa have two daughters and four grandkids.