Rachel Marie Series by David B. Smith

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... moreTravel 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. less

BACK COVER Despite her secular mindset, Rachel Marie’s cousin, Samantha Kidd, is drafted to join the Bangkok Christian School team to fill in for a semester teaching calculus and trigonometry. Recently divorced and seething with bitterness, she arrives with seven-year-old Paloma in tow, and struggles to meet the Thai cultural norm of soft-spoken tranquility... moreBACK COVER Despite her secular mindset, Rachel Marie’s cousin, Samantha Kidd, is drafted to join the Bangkok Christian School team to fill in for a semester teaching calculus and trigonometry. Recently divorced and seething with bitterness, she arrives with seven-year-old Paloma in tow, and struggles to meet the Thai cultural norm of soft-spoken tranquility. Not entirely sure she’s ready to embrace Christianity, Samantha soon begins to fall for Tommy Daggett, the school’s joke-loving choir director. Readers are pulled into a pulse-pounding adventure involving a battle of wits with kingpins in Thailand’s rampant sex industry. David B. Smith is also the author of the companion teen series, Bucky Stone Adventures. He grew up in Bangkok and loves crafting stories with colorful characters and unpredictable plot twists. Jump into the adventure; plenty more tales are coming soon! less

Sue Baines wins every lottery prize there is, except the one attached to a honeymoon suite. At 55 and still alone, she figures a quick stint as Bangkok Christian School’s substitute principal is just one more of God’s many missionary assignments. Can a gray-haired lady cross nine time zones flying to Thailand and meet her first credible love interest? A colorful Australian doctor basks in her company as they trade ministry dreams... moreSue Baines wins every lottery prize there is, except the one attached to a honeymoon suite. At 55 and still alone, she figures a quick stint as Bangkok Christian School’s substitute principal is just one more of God’s many missionary assignments. Can a gray-haired lady cross nine time zones flying to Thailand and meet her first credible love interest? A colorful Australian doctor basks in her company as they trade ministry dreams. But the jackpot seems to elude Sue when she meets Gino Carington, her new gentleman friend’s impossibly petulant teenage son. Book 3 in the Rachel Marie series, All the Winning Numbers, will blindside you with plot twists and wrenching medical scares. less