As you can see, I'm a BIG Debbie Macomber fan. I love her series books - her characters are people I would be friends with. I have also just read Joel Osteen's book "Your Best Life Now." It was full of encouragement about living a life with a positive attitude and a sense of expectancy. Joyce Meyer is also one that I am reading. I have her new book "100 Ways to Simplify Your Life" which is not the typical "simplify" book because it uses the Bible as the foundation and everything in it revolves around God - it has the ways numbered... so I'm reading one a day and meditating on them. I appreciate her common sense approach to life. Her past history of abuse only lends authenticity to her ministry. I also enjoy reading light mystery novels and usually choose ones revolving around food, like the Blueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne Fluke. Good book! I hope you try on of the books listed above.