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Alcorn, Randy C.


Deception


Colorado Springs, CO : Multnomah Publishers, 2007

About this title:A jumbled mess of lies and secrets find Ollie Chandler investigating a perplexing, dangerous murder mystery. Bristling with tension and suspicion, Deception will take you to heaven and hell...and back again.

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Heaven


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:Alcorn answers questions about heaven by sharing from his extensive research on the topic --all from a biblical perspective. "Heaven" will help readers strive for eternity while they're living on earth.

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The Grace and Truth Paradox


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©2003.

About this title:Bestselling author Alcorn offers a simple two-point checklist for Christlikeness based on John 1:14. Alcorn shows the reader how to show the world Jesus--offering grace instead of the world's apathy and tolerance, offering truth instead of the world's relativism and deception.

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Dominion


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Books, 1996.

About this title:When a senseless murder drags Clarence Abernathy, a black Oregon columnist, into the disorienting world of inner-city gangs and racial conflict, he desperately seeks answers to the murder and to his own inner struggles regarding race and faith. Encouraged by fellow columnist Jake Woods, Clarence forges an unlikely partnership with a homicide detective and faces the urban terror that robbed him of loved ones while unseen eyes watch from above.

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Alexander, Hannah.


Last resort


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2005.

About this title:When 12-year-old Clarissa Cooper is abducted near her home, her cousin Noelle rushes to Hideaway to help in the search. Reunited with her childhood friend Nathan Trask, Noelle steps into a web of secrets that has haunted her family for generations.

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Note of Peril


Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2006.

About this title: Love Inspired introduces a new line of romantic suspense stories featuring Christian characters facing challenges to their faith and their lives. When entertainer Grace Brennan receives threats, her career, health, and relationship crumble. As the situation worsens, Grace realizes that musician Michael Gold is the only person she can trust.

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Safe Haven


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2004.

About this title:This second title in the critically acclaimed Hideaway series tells the inspiring story of a troubled teenager who becomes the catalyst for romance and self-discovery between clinic doctor Karah Lee Fletcher and Ranger Taylor Jackson.

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Urgent Care


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2003.

About this title:Fast pace and compelling characters grip readers from start to finish in this drama which portrays a small-town ER with a cast of Christian characters.

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Hideaway


New York, NY : Steeple Hill, ©2003.

About this title:Devastated by her sister's death, E.R. doctor Cheyenne Allison retreats to an isolated farm in Hideaway, Missouri. But a dangerous vandal terrorizes the town, and Cheyenne finds an unexpected demand for her medical skills.

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Necessary Measures


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:Dr. Grant Sheldon's move to Dogwood Springs is not turning out as he had planned. The ills he thought he'd left behind trouble this town, too. Lauren is drawn to Grant, but she is concerned that her feelings conflict with her singledom. Just when she feels she must step back, circumstances thrust her even closer.

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Second Opinion


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2002

About this title:Medical expertise and powerful story telling combine to portray the energy and conflicts of small-town emergency room staff members shocked to find themselves in a battle with big city problems.

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Silent Pledge


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000.

About this title:In the action-packed world of emergency medicine, down-to-earth Christian doctors strive to emulate the Great Physician. In this exciting conclusion to "Sacred Trust" and "Solemn Oath", Dr. Mercy Richmond's compassion draws her into the lives of her patients -- and into harm's way.

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Solemn Oath


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:In this sequel to "Sacred Trust, " Dr. Lukas Bower's interest in Mercy Richmond takes an unexpected turn when her alcoholic ex-husband is dramatically converted and wants to make amends.

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Sacred Trust


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©1999

About this title:Emergency room surgeon Lukas Bower decides to leave the city for a small-town hospital and finds more trouble than he expected.

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Alexander, Tamera


Remembered


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007.

About this title:A touching historical romance set in Colorado of a woman searching for her father and finding love on the journey. Fountain Creek Chronicles book 3.

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Revealed


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006

About this title:Anabelle and trail guide Matthew seek fresh beginnings from past mistakes as they travel west in search of the future. Fountain Creek Chronicles book 2.

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Rekindled


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006.

About this title:When her husband disappears, Kathryn Jennings is flung into the world of ranching, banking, and business. Most disconcerting of all is the uncanny familiarity she feels toward the badly scarred ranch hand who works in the dark shadows of the horse stables.

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Arthur, Randall.


Jordan's Crossing


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005

About this title:When pastor John Rau, an avowed liberal, accepted a position with a European missions agency, his decision was not based on an opportunity to serve God, but on the monetary rewards the position would bring him. Shortly after his family'sarrival in Germany, Jordan's priorities dramatically change. When his young son, Chase, is murdered, Jordan becomes obsessed with finding his son's killers and delivering justice by his own hand.

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Brotherhood of Betrayal


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The sequel to "Wisdom Hunter" dramatizes the consequences when Christians shoot their own morally wounded, compelling readers to search their own hearts for mercy.

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Wisdom Hunter


Sisters, Or. : Questar Publishers, ©1991

About this title:A unique story for the religious market, with fast-paced action and suspense, Wisdom Hunter has received an incredible response by its initial readers.

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Arvin, Reed


The Last Goodbye


New York : HarperCollins, ©2004

About this title:This indispensable cookbook reminds us that the most gratifying dish is often the least complex. Author Waters, one of America's most influential chefs, presents chapters on choosing the best ingredients and equipment, innovative cooking techniques, and preparing simple yet delicious dishes that are both incredibly appealing and totally low-stress.

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Blood of Angels


New York : HarperCollins Publishers, ©2005

About this title:From the author of the acclaimed "The Last Goodbye" comes another gripping thriller--the story of a Nashville prosecutor whose office is rocked to its core by the case of a Sudanese refugee charged for killing a white woman that generates protests on all sides, threatening to tear the city apart.

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The Will


New York : Scribner, ©2000

About this title:Henry Matthews, big-name attorney and Master of the Universe, returns to his hometown to settle a rich man's will. While there, he becomes involved in a family intrigue and falls in love with a young woman

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The Wind in the Wheat


Nashville : T. Nelson, ©1994.

About this title:As a young man growing up in Kansas, Andrew Miracle enjoys working on his family farm and singing gospel music at his small church. But when John van Grimes, an agent in the music industry, hears Andrew sing one night, he persuades the young man to join him in Nashville "for the ministry opportunity of a lifetime."

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Asch, Sholem


Mary


New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons [1949]

About this title:Asch's second part of a controversial religious trilogy, which deals with the founders of Christianity and other New Testament subjects.

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The Apostle


New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons [1943]

About this title:Asch's first part of a controversial religious trilogy, which deals with the founders of Christianity and other New Testament subjects.

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Austin, Lynn N.


A Woman's Place


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2006.

About this title:An unlikely gathering of four very different women as they encourage, shape, and influence each other, learning valuable lessons about life, love, and faith.

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A Light to My Path


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Pub., ©2004.

About this title:When word arrives that the Yankees are coming, an obedient house slave is faced with a decision--will she continue to follow the bidding of her owners, or will she embrace this chance for freedom?

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Fire by Night


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003.

About this title:Encounter the Civil War through the eyes of two very different Northern girls in this moving novel from a Christy-winning author. Refiner's Fire book 2.

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Candle in the Darkness


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:From the author of the Christy-award winning "Hidden Places", "Candle in the Darkness" is the first book in "The Refiner's Fire" Civil War series told from the unique perspective of the daughter of a Southern plantation owner who begins to see the lie in her familys God-ordained tradition of holding slaves, and joins the Abolitionists.

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Wings of Refuge


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000.

About this title:The author of "Eve's Daughters" interweaves the lives of three unforgettable women, past and present, in a gripping quest for safe haven from the storms of life. This powerful story is set against the backdrop of today's Israel as a 42-year-old woman makes a pilgrimage that will change her life in ways she never imagined.

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Eve's Daughters


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1999.

About this title:A novel of a family, this is the compelling story of four generations of women and the secret that has changed their lives.

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Baer, Judy


The Whitney Chronicles


New York : Steeple Hill Cafe´, ©2004.

About this title:Deciding to be more proactive about meeting Mr. Right, 30-year-old Whitney Blake starts a journal with her goals: lose weight, pray more, obsess less. It must be working, for suddenly there is more than one man in Whitney's life. But are any of them marriage material?

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A Special Kind of Love


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1993

About this title:Lexi's friend Jennifer Golden decides to plan a surprise party for her parents' anniversary. But nothing prepares Jennifer for the secret she uncovers surrounding her own birth. Now Lexi and her friends must help Jennifer cope with her anger, shock and confusion.

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Dear Judy, what's it like at your house?


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1992.

About this title:Uses a Christian perspective to provide advice to teenage girls on how to get along with their parents and their families.

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Bacher, June Masters


No Time for Tears


Eugene, OR : Harvest House, ©1992.

About this title:This new series takes us back to a time when people pulled together, even as their dreams were pulled apart. Set in Titus County, Texas, No Time for Tears revolves around the Harringtons, open-hearted farmers whose faith is put to the test when the violent winds that chisel the dustbowl into middle America sweep away the only livelihood they have ever known.

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Love's Enduring Hope


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990.

About this title:After helping their best friends establish their new home in Oregon, True and Young Wil set out for the long trip home. After their return, they realize they can't meet all of the needs that beckon them. What they must choose to do is destined to strengthen their love--or possibly tear them apart.

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The Heart Remembers


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990.

About this title:The fifth book in the Pioneer Romance Series II series

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Love Follows the Heart


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990.

About this title:The fifth book in the popular Pioneer Romance series I, set in the American Northwest in the 19th century. This colorful romance brings to life the challenges, faith, and courage of the American pioneers.

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Love's Beautiful Dream


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1987

About this title:The second book in the Pioneer Romance Series III series

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Seasons of Love


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1986

About this title:The Blue Bucket Mine lures men to the slopes of Superstition Mountain. Grieving from the loss of her infant, Rachel dreads further separation from Cole. Strange lights on the river...mysterious disappearances. Only Rachel's faith in God can sustain her now.

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My Heart's Desire


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, 1986

About this title:When life takes an unexpected turn, Rachel finds the love she's always longed for...The fourth book in the Pioneer Romance Series II

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Dreams Beyond Tomorrow


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1985.

About this title:Rachel Lord, Colby's wife in name only, longs to make their wedding into a marriage. With Cole gone, his friend Buck becomes Rachel's shoulder to lean on. The mystery of Superstition Mountain, an Indian uprising and a horrible event cause Rachel to realize only God and her faith can sustain her.

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Journey to Love


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1985

About this title:The first book in the Pioneer Romance Series II series

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Love's Silent Song


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1983.

About this title:The second book in the Pioneer Romance Series I

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Love is a Gentle Stranger


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1983.

About this title:The first book in the Pioneer Romance Series I

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Bateman, Tracey V.


Reasonable Doubt


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2005

About this title:When childhood sweethearts Keri and Justin are reunited after Justin's wife is murdered, Keri isn't sure if she's harboring an innocent man or keeping a cold-blooded murderer from justice. With their faith challenged, both must learn to trust God to work things out for their good.

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Bates, Shelley


Grounds to Believe


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2004.

About this title:While investigating a secretive cult in Washington, police investigator Ross Malcolm seeks evidence from the latest recruit's aunt, Julia McNeill. Though disdainful of the restricted lifestyle practiced by her religious group, Ross finds himself wanting to teach Julia the truth of God's love--and protect her from the evil that threatens.

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Beale, Fleur


I am not Esther


New York : Hyperion, 2002.

About this title:While her mom travels to Africa on a work-related trip, a New Zealand teenager named Kirby is sent to live with the family of her Uncle Caleb and Aunt Naomi--relatives she's never before met. Once settled into her aunt and uncle's house, Kirby discovers that they are members of an extreme religious group--and that they expect her to live by the strict guidelines of their religion. This means that Kirby's name is changed to Esther (the sect demands that all names be from the Bible) and that she modifies not only the way she dresses, but also her outspoken attitude.

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Bedford, Deborah.


Remember Me


New York : Warner Faith, ©2005.

About this title:Two childhood sweethearts reconnect as adults and are forced to confront their abandoned friendship. Can they make peace with their lives without overstepping their moral boundaries?

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When you Believe


New York, NY : Warner Faith, ©2003.

About this title:Lydia is happily engaged to Charlie, who teaches with her at the high school in a Missouri town. Then a student accuses him of abusing her sexually, and the conflicts that ensue remind Lydia of incidents in her own past that she has never resolved.

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A Morning Like This


New York : Warner Books, 2002.

About this title:David and Abby, a devoted couple, find their life together shattered when an episode from David's past intrudes in the person of a daughter he never knew he had, who is now dying of leukemia and needs a bone transplant.

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A Rose by the Door


New York : Warner Books, ©2001.

About this title:An award-winning romance author delivers her first inspirational novel about healing family wounds with God's unexpected answer to prayer.

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Bell, Ann.


Montana


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., [2000]

About this title:Set in the fictional town of Rocky Bluff, Montana, these four complete contemporary novels demonstrate the power of prayer and friendship and love. Titles include Autumn Love, Contagious Love, Distant Love, and Healing Love.

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Bell, James Scott.


Presumed Guilty


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2006.

About this title:Dallas Hamilton's perfect world is torn apart when her husband, a rising superstar in the evangelical world, is arrested for the murder of a porn star.

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Breach of Promise


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2004.

About this title:Mark Gillen's world changes when his daughter, Maddie, is born. Formerly a self-obsessed struggling actor, Mark sees in his daughter a vision of greater things. But his wife soon asks for a divorce--and for Maddie. And so begins Mark's fight to keep his daughter in the face of betrayal, and a legal system that looks askance at any father who wants to keep a young daughter.

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A Higher Justice


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Mark Gillen's world changes when his daughter, Maddie, is born. Formerly a self-obsessed struggling actor, Mark sees in his daughter a vision of greater things. But his wife soon asks for a divorce--and for Maddie. And so begins Mark's fight to keep his daughter in the face of betrayal, and a legal system that looks askance at any father who wants to keep a young daughter.

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A Greater Glory


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Having proved she's a legal success, Kit Shannon again battles injustices found in early 1900s Los Angeles, the city she has come to love. She now takes up the cause of a society woman who fears her dark past will be exposed. Kit's pursuit of justice has never been so important--or so personal.

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Final Witness


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003.

About this title:Using her deep knowledge of Scripture and candid examples of her own struggles and epiphanies in prayer, Omartian provides reassuring guidance for women who seek a greater sense of God's presence in their lives, and helps them discover how to trust God, maintain a right heart before God, and rebuild a faltering prayer life.

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Bender, Carrie


Lilac Blossom Time


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002.

About this title:Dora returns to her parents in Pennsylvania and serves as a companion for Mrs. Worthington. She hears tales of the Underground Railroad and of pioneers in the West. With Mrs. Worthington, Dora visits in California and sees Matthew over Valentine's Day! Then comes spring courting and the fall wedding. Lilacs, love, and faith keep Dora going.

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Birch Hollow Schoolmarm


Scottdale, Penn. : Herald Press, ©1999.

About this title:Popular author Carrie Bender begins a new series about Dora, the adopted daughter of Miriam and Nate (in Miriam's Journal).Join Dora as she runs around with the Amish youth, then makes peace with her parents and church. Family friends call her to teach in an Amish community in Minnesota. She dedicates herself to teaching, yet there is still time for a romance to blossom with Matthew. When the teaching job fizzles out, she works as a hired girl, caring for nine young children.Stress almost overwhelms Dora, but lilacs, love, and faith keep her going.

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A Golden Sunbeam


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1996.

About this title:Blessings of family, friends, and farm warm Miriam's heart. Martha comes from Germany to live in Miriam's home. She keeps things lively with the children and with her romantic ups and downs.Miriam and Nate's faith is tested when close friends leave on a missionary assignment, taking along Dora, who is like a daughter to Miriam. Then Miriam's patience is stretched when she is suspected of child abuse. Yet inner peace anchors Miriam. She and her family press on toward the goal of God's heavenly call.

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A Treasured Friendship


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, 1996.

About this title:Miriam treaures the promises of faith and learns the power of words to wound and to heal in this fourth novel in the Miriam's Journal series.

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A Winding Path


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1994.

About this title:This warm story of Amish family life is a sequel to A Fruitful Vine, book 2 in the Miriam's Journal series.

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A Joyous Heart


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1994.

About this title:Life on the farm is peaceful and rewarding in spite of problems that crop up. Suddenly illness and death strike the family. Blaming herself, Miriam finds it nearly impossible to cope with grief.

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A Fruitful Vine


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1993.

About this title:A new series for fans of Ellie's People. Miriam is 40 and a single woman in an Amish community--where marriage and children are an expectation for every woman. After seeing her aged parents through their final illnesses, Miriam is finally ready to begin her own life. But is it too late for the husband and children she desires?

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Benrey, Ron


Little White Lies


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:This Christian mystery concerns four high-powered "women executives" who tell the eponymous little white lies on their resumes, with unexpectedly deadly results. Pippa Hunnechurch, a British expatriate living in Maryland, investigates.

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Benson, Angela


Awakening Mercy


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2000.

About this title:When CeCe Williams meets Nate Richardson, she believes God can turn the ashes of her past into a joyous tomorrow. Nate, still picking up the pieces of a devastating breakup, is trying through God's grace to move ahead. Why, then, does the beautiful CeCe captivate him? Nate and CeCe soon realize that God has brought them together to give them a future and a hope.

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Billerbeck, Kristin


She's All That


Brentwood, TN : Integrity Publishers, ©2005.

About this title:Lilly Jacobs, a San Francisco fashion designer, is convinced that her "bad hair" is the root source of her problems, but a nagging grandmother, a vixen boss, and well-meaning friends certainly aren't helping. What does God have in store for Lilly and her friends as they contemplate life, love, and the pursuit of a perfect pedicure?

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With This Ring, I'm Confused


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005.

About this title:In this third book in the popular series by Billerbeck, Ashley Stockingdale has finally found that nice, good-looking Christian guy who actually wants to commit. Will she make it to the altar with her sanity intact?

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She's Out of Control


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2004

About this title:She got it all together in "What a Girl Wants," but now Ashley Stockingdale is having trouble knowing where to put it.

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What a Girl Wants


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2004.

About this title:Ashley Stockingdale, 28, has a respectable (read: boring) job in Silicon Valley as a patent attorney. Ultimately, Ashley finds that what a girl wants and what a girl needs aren't always the same thing. Join Ashley for the first of two lighthearted books about a single-girl's bumbling but lovable quest for meaning.

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Billingsley, Reshonda Tate


My Brother's Keeper


New York : Pocket Books, 2003

About this title:In a captivating debut novel that is both humorous and heartwrenching, ReShonda Tate Billingsley -- winner of the Gold Pen Award for Best New Author -- spins an irresistible story that will touch every reader's heart.Aja James hasn't had it easy. She has kept a close watch over her siblings ever since tragedy robbed them of their parents. Tired of carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, Aja is ready for a change. Her best friend, Roxie, knows just what to do -- she sets Aja up on a date with one of the most sought after bachelors in town, handsome sportscaster Charles Clayton.

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Let the Church Say Amen


New York : Pocket Books, 2004.

About this title:"In her riveting second novel, ReShonda Tate Billingsley -- winner of the Gold Pen Award for Best New Author for "My Brother's Keeper" -- crafts a bold and heartwarming story of family and faith that will inspire readers everywhere."Reverend Simon Jackson has always felt destined to lead and he's done a good job of it, transforming his small Houston church into one of the most respected and renowned in the region. But while the good Reverend's been busy tending his flock, his family's gone astray. His nineteen-year-old daughter, Rachel, gives new meaning to "baby mama drama."

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Bittner, Rosanne


Into the Valley


New York : Forge, 2003.

About this title:The second novel in Bittner's ambitious Westward America series, chronicling the history of the settling of America through the stories of its brave pioneers. This is a story of a woman torn between two brothers in the turbulent days of the American Revolution.

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Walk by Faith


New York : Steeple Hill, ©2005.

About this title:Hoping to give her young daughter a better life, a woman embarks on the treacherous journey west during the 1860s land rush and finds herself relying on the help of a jaded ex-soldier who knows nothing of grace, forgiveness, or even love.

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Where Heaven Begins


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2004.

About this title:An award-winning author makes her inspirational fiction debut with this sweeping historical tale of adventure and faith set against the rugged splendor of Alaska during the 1890s Gold Rush.

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Love's Bounty


New York : Zebra ; Maidstone : Amalgamated Book Services,2000

About this title:A woman hires a bounty hunter to take revenge on the outlaws who took her money, her father, and her innocence. She never imagines that the rugged man she employs may also restore her heart.

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Texas Embrace


New York, NY : Kensington Pub. Co., ©1997.

About this title:About this title: With her father murdered by renegade Apaches, Tessa fears she'll be their captive forever. And if she is found, she'll be considered an outcast. John Hawkins knows how it feels to be an outcast. They are a man and woman who have known violence and tragedy. Yet even with desperadoes and Indians all around them, John and Tessa discover they want something more--a chance at happiness.

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Tender Betrayal


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1994.

About this title:Historical events in this novel set during the Civil War are true, and certain officers placed in particular battles are real, however, the primary characters and their personal stories are fiction. It is my hope that readers will understand that many of the opinions expressed in this novel about slavery and racial prejudice are not my own. I have strived to show the beauty, intelligence, and strength of black Americans, while at the same time realistically portraying the situation as it was in our country just before, during, and after the Civil War.

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Unforgettable


New York : Zebra Books, [1994], ©1993.

About this title:From Shameless to Comanche Sunset, Rosanne Bittner evokes the passion and glory of the American West. Now, in her latest love story, she offers the rapturous tale of one woman's rise from rags to riches in the rugged frontier West--and the passionate love she discovers with the half-breed Army scout she meets along the way.

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Thunder on the Plains


New York : Doubleday, 1992.

About this title:The award-winning author of more than two dozen books, Rosanne Bittner has been acclaimed for writing memorable love stories set against the tapestry that is the American frontier. This historical saga dramatizes the joining of East and West by the first Transcontinental Railroad with a story of love and fate.

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Blackstock, Terri


True Light


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2007.

About this title:As Oak Hollow grapples with a global power blackout, a teenager is shot in a food robbery. Jailed as the suspect, young Mark Green must prove his innocence to a community that has already judged him in its heart. But the Branning family stands with him as he fights to survive and forgive.

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Night Light


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2006.

About this title:As the power outage continues, the Brannings struggle to bring their neighborhood together into a functioning community where everyone helps each other make their homes ready for winter, and fight the crime that is running rampant among them.

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Breaker's Reef


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2005.

About this title:In the fourth book of the Cape Refuge Series, a teenage girl is found murdered, and the scene matches one in a book by a famous mystery writer who just moved to the island. This murder has a connection to Hanover House, and the residents there might never be the same.

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River's Edge


Grand Rapids : Zondervan, ©2004.

About this title:In the third of the bestselling Cape Refuge series, mayoral candidate Ben Jackson seems to have the election locked. Then his wife is murdered. Was it a jealous lover? A dangerous client? Or is it all about the election?

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Line of Duty


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2003.

About this title:At the request of many of her fans, Blackstock has written a fifth book in the bestselling Newpointe 911 series. Newpointe firefighters are called to New Orleans to help battle a ferocious blaze that may be linked to the criminal actions of the Icon International CEO.

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Southern Storm


Gran Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2003.

About this title:Police Chief Cade disappears without a trace after accidentally hitting a man with his patrol car and killing him. While the rest of the police force condemns Cade as a murderer, Blair Owens can't believe he is guilty of such a crime.

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The Gifted


Nashville : W Publishing Group, ©2002.

About this title:Three friends whose lives needed a jolt... An earthquake that struck without warning... A supernatural gifting of mysterious powers... "The Gifted" is one of Terri Blackstock's most intriguing novels. A massive natural disaster leads to an even more earth-shaking supernatural transformation in the lives of three friends who have no idea why they've been spared or infused with these distinct gifts. One thing is certain...the earthquake was just the warm-up for what lies ahead.

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Covenant Child


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2002.

About this title:Amanda's estranged step-daughters must choose between the comfort of what they can see and the mystery of Amanda's wealth and unmerited grace that surpasses their wildest expectations.

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Cape Refuge


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002.

About this title:Mystery and suspense combine in this first book of a four-book series set in Cape Refuge, Georgia. After a heated argument with his in-laws, Jonathan finds them murdered in the warehouse where they held their church services. Soon he becomes the prime suspect in the homicide.

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Emerald Windows


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2001.

About this title:Brooke Martin and Nick Marcello, falsely implicated ten years ago in a scandal that cost Nick his teaching job, meet again for the first time since then to redesign the stained-glass windows in a historic church--and the rumors start all over again, this time also including Brooke's kid sister, Roxy.

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Seaside


Grand Rapids, Mich. : ZondervanPub.House, ©2001.

About this title:Sarah has two young children, her younger sister Corinne is trying to launch three small businesses, and neither of them are too keen on the idea of dropping everything to go visit their mother in Florida for a week. But their mother, Maggie, insists. When they arrive in Florida, the sisters are shocked to learn that Maggie is dying of ovarian cancer. In the light of this revelation, they are forced to put their differences aside and do some soul-searching.

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The Listener


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, [2005], ©2000.

About this title:One minute he was sleeping peacefully. Then he was having the strangest dream. When Sam Bennett awakens, he is able to hear the deepest spiritual needs of those around him--and he realizes life will never be the same.

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Trial by Fire


Grand Rapids, Mich. : ZondervanPub.House, ©2000.

About this title:In "Trial by Fire", Pastor Nick Foster's church burns to the ground, and in the rubble, a young black man is found dead of a gunshot wound. Since the church is racially mixed, it isn't clear whether the fire is a racist hate crime or a cover-up for murder. Paramedic Issie Mattreaux thinks she knows who did it, but exposing the killers might mean exposing people she loves.

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Presumption of Guilt


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1997.

About this title:Presumption of Guilt is a gripping portrayal of the depths of human evil, the soul-twisting influence of lies...and of the liberating power of truth and the far-reaching freedom of God's mercy and grace. This is book four in the Sun Coast Chronicles.

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Never Again Good-bye


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.

About this title:At 15, Laney had given her child up for adoption. Now six years later, she is determined to find her daughter, just to be assured that the child is loved. But Laney finds her little girl being raised by a widowed man, instead of having a father and a mother like Laney had wanted. In trying to become the mother her child needs, Laney clashes with the adoptive father, forces him into a test of his faith, and finds love and salvation through her daughter.

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Word of Honor


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1999.

About this title:In this third book of the "Newpointe 911" series, Jill Clark is taken hostage by a suspect in a deadly bombing--but she isn't convinced he's guilty.

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Private Justice


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1998.

About this title:Book one in bestselling author Terri Blackstock's brand-new series Newpointe 911, in which the firemen of Newpointe, LA, face personal and terrifying trial: Someone is murdering their wives, one by one.

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Broken Wings


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Publishing House, ©1998.

About this title:An investigation into an airline disaster becomes a tangled web of love, mercy and honor in the face of two impossible choices.

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Ulterior Motives


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1996.

About this title:Sharon Robinson and her daughters find their love, courage, and values challenged as they are swept into a plot of art theft and murder when against Sharon's better judgement, she allows her ex-husband, Ben, to move in with them--along with his wife and children. When Ben tries to clear himself of murder charges, two of the children are kidnapped and held hostage by the real murderer. Detective Tony Danks, from the first two Sun Coast books, battles against time to save the lives of the two girls.

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Shadow of Doubt


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1998.

About this title:Book two in the Newpointe 911 series in which Celia Shepherd is arrested for the attempted murder of her husband, Stan.

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Blind Trust


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©1997.

About this title:An unexplained eight-month disappearance of Sherry Cranston's fianc?? leads to murder and a flight for their lives.

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When Dreams Cross


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1996.

About this title:Pride shattered thier dreams of the past...can faith put the pieces back together?

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Justifiable Means


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1996.

About this title:Larry Milsap is a good cop. At least he thought so until he met Melissa Nelson, a rape victim that appears to know more about how his job is done than he does. When Larry appears at the crime scene, it looks like an open and shut case--eyewitnesses and fingerprints. But as Larry continues to investigate, something doesn't ring true.

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Evidence of Mercy


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1995.

About this title:Action, suspense, romance, and the growth of Christian faith weave together in this first in a series of four novels.

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Blackston, Ray


Flabbergasted


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Fleming H. Revell, ©2003.

About this title:Jay's real estate lady tells him everyone in his new town finds dates at church. She never mentioned the Christians who drive worse than the pagans do.

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Blackwell, Lawana


Catherine's Heart


Bloomington, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2002.

About this title:Eighteen-year-old Catherine Rayborn is thrilled with her first taste of independence when she begins Girton College in Cambridge in 1880. Amidst all the excitement, however, comes the painful realization of the vast difference between true love and shallow infatuation.

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The Maiden of Mayfair


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000.

About this title:In 1871, an orphanage in the slums of London is the only home 13-year-old Sarah Matthews has ever known. Her whole world is turned upside-down when an embittered widow, Dorthia Blake, seeks her out as a live-in companion. But Blake has reasons for adopting Sarah beyond what others know, and it is only through the unwavering love of a servant woman that Sarah can find God's love and a bond stronger than blood.

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The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1999.

About this title:A schoolmistress who may have a handsome dowry is used by an archaeologist to help him win the heart of a local writer. Gresham Chronicles book 3.

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The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:Elizabeth is practically engaged to be married when the rogue from Cambridge returns.

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Bly, Stephen A.


The General's Notorious Widow


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©2001.

About this title:The scandalous death of Lixie Miller's husband has forced her to flee to Lordsburg, New Mexico. All she wanted to do at first was crawl in a hole and hide. But after a few months of dull routine, her safe hole is beginning to feel like her burial place. Then an interesting attorney comes from Santa Fe just to meet her--and leaves just as quickly as he came. And others need her help, including a hurt Indian girl. Suddenly Lixie has a purpose, but the dangerous circumstances unfolding around her threaten to take it away.

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The Outlaw's Twin Sister


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©2002.

About this title: "Her life was like a bad dream that kept getting worse. Until the Lord awakened her to a future of hope." Julianna Ortiz gave up her hopes for a perfect life long ago. She's 32, and alone, and she's accepted that. For how could she ask anyone to share in the absurdity that has become her life? Her twin brother is languishing in a Mexican prison. His fellow gang members are constantly harassing her. And her father, who was absent for so long, has finally returned. As if Julianna needs another aggravation, along comes a notorious gunslinger who goes only by the Spanish name DelNorte.

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The Senator's Other Daughter


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©2001.

About this title:It's 1885 and Grace Burnette Denison wants to live a life of peace and seclusion. When she arrives at Lordsburg, New Mexico, all she finds is obstacles to solitude, such as a murder only a few yards from her office, a mysterious man who is either a mythical hero or a cold-blooded murderer, and a precocious Mexican boy with a pet pig at her boarding house. Throughout her struggles, she must trust that the Lord will keep His promise to be with her always.

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Shadow of Legends


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers, ©2000.

About this title:Todd Fortune lives at the bottom of the Deadwood gulch in the shadow of both the majestic Black Hills and his father's towering legacy. Todd must prove himself to be both a committed husband and a courageous frontiersman as he struggles to find his own identity.

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Sweet Carolina


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1998.

About this title:In this Heroines of the Golden West title, Carolina Cantrell goes to Montana Territory to settle her late brother's estate only to face internal conflict fueled by an explosion of emotions centered around a particularly handsome drifter that walks into her life.

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Hard Winter at Broken Arrow Crossing


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1991.

About this title:Written in the tradition of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour, Hard Winter at Broken Arrow Crossing recreates the tumultuous Old West where good battles evil. The conflicts that Bly's hero, Stuart Brannon, faces are surprisingly modern: Why do bad things happen to good people? How involved should a person get in another's conflicts?

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Last Hanging at Paradise Meadow


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1992

About this title:The third book in a continuing western series that captures the gritty textures of Western life while delivering a powerful spiritual message. Stuart Brannon devises a plan to convince the people of Paradise Meadow that an outlaw is lying about his role in a woman's death. In the process, Brannon finds an unusual ally who is going through a different trial.

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Borntrager, Mary Christner


Andy


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1993.

About this title:Book #6 in the Ellie' People series. Ellie's younger brother Andy has a hard time fitting into the tightly-knit Amish community and decides to try life on his own on the road during Depression-era America. But Andy finds life outside the community is not as attractive as it was described.

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Reuben


Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, ©1992.

About this title:Growing up in an Amish home is no protection from peer pressure. Reuben struggles to balance wanting to prove himself to his friends and living up to the expectations of his parents. On a dare, Reuben tries to show how fast his horse can run and trouble erupts. Book #5 in the Ellie's People series.

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Bowen, Michele Andrea.


Holy Ghost Corner


West Bloomfield, Mich. : Walk Worthy Press ; New York : Warner Books, 2006.

About this title:From the author of the "Essence" bestsellers "Church Folk" and "Second Sunday" comes a hilarious and affecting novel about a God-loving, 40-something woman's quest for love.

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Bulock, Lynn


The Harbor of his Arms


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.

About this title:Seeking recovery from her husband's death, Holly Douglas and her twin boys arrive in Safe Harbor. But when her husband's killer is freed, the only man Holly can count on is investigator Alex Wilkins--who unmasks her closely guarded secret--a secret at odds with her strong faith.

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Surrender


Sisters, Or. : Palisades, ©1997.

About this title:Cassie Neal is too independent to admit she needs a man in her life. Even when her children introduce her to the perfect man, Lee Winter, she must struggle with feelings of hate and anger before she can let him, and God, back into her heart. Only through surrender can Cassie win. But is she strong enough to surrender?

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Bunn, T. Davis


My Soul to Keep


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007.

About this title:About this title: An entrepreneur with nothing more than a dream teams up with an actor just out of prison and a has-been scriptwriter. Their odyssey bringing some very unlikely people together to do something bigger than any of them could have imagined on their own.

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Falconer's Quest


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007.

About this title:Davis and Isabella Bunn combine their complementary skills and experiences in crafting the compelling stories of the HEIRS OF ACADIA historical fiction series. John Falconer, a hero readers can believe in, was introduced in Book 3, The Noble Fugitive. Along with Book 4, The Night Angel, these last three novels of the series can be appreciated on their own. John Falconer, known to most as simply Falconer, is a large, powerfully built man whose gentle spirit shines through the physical and emotional scars of his previous life as a slave trader.

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Heartland


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006.

About this title:When JayJay Hawkins leaves his ranch and climbs onto a bus, he falls asleep and wakes up on the set of a Hollywood studio. The studio, having just lost the drug-addicted, womanizing actor who has played the lead for 56 episodes, is thrilled he's there--he'll save the show, if only he can get a handle on this startling and bizarre world that, unaccountably, looks much like the world he just left.

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The Night Angel


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006.

About this title:Heirs of Acadia Book 4 - A new family business partner catches Serafina's eye and then mysteriously disappears. He is rumored dead, but could he be the mysterious night angel freeing slaves with gold?

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The Noble Fugitive


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005.

About this title:A new story and new characters from a novelist with sales over four million copies!- Historical drama and romance set in Venice and the English countryside of the 1800s- Richly-textured settings, memorable characters, and surprising plot twists.

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The Innocent Libertine


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Enter the courts and palaces of 18th-century England alongside a young American woman who must stand for her faith. Sequel to the bestselling The Solitary Envoy.

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The Solitary Envoy


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Book 1 of Heirs of Acadia, continuing the story told in the bestselling Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn "Song of Acadia" series. History comes to life in a captivating story of a young American women in the Court of St. James.

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Elixir


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2004.

About this title:When the multibillion dollar pharmaceutical company owned by the Revell family approaches Taylor Knox and his company about a merger, the future never looked better. But to obtain his personal share, Taylor must find Kirra Revell, the Revell family heiress who was once the love of Taylor's life.

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The Quilt


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1993.

About this title:The Quilt is the story of Mary, a grandmother whose gnarled, arthritic hands have a beauty all their own. They represent so many skills, so many memories, so many stories to be told. No one who gets involved in her quilting project will be quite the same.

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Winner Take All


New York : Doubleday ; Colorado Springs : WaterBrook Press, 2003.

About this title:Marcus Glenwood is once again sucked into a very public legal battle when he accepts a case from Dale Steadman, the head of the company that Glenwood battled in THE GREAT DIVIDE--it seems that Steadman's wife has kidnapped the estranged couple's daughter. As Glenwood takes the job, however, he begins to suspect that there is more going on than anyone is telling him and that his own life might be in danger.

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Riders of the Pale Horse


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1994

About this title:For more than one hundred years the West has failed to understand Islam? (U.S. State Department Official, 1992). This quote from the original edition of Riders of the Pale Horse introduces the story of two young Americans, a foreign-service officer and a mission volunteer who cross paths near the Afghanistan border on very different assignments and yet with a common goal: to stop nuclear materials from falling into terrorists hands.

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Drummer in the Dark


New York : Doubleday ; Colorado Springs : WaterBrook Press, ©2001.

About this title:In a rip-roaring plot that could be torn from tomorrow's headlines, bestselling author T. Davis Bunn weaves political intrigue and disturbing moral dilemmas into a chillingly credible portrait of the cutthroat world of international finance.

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One Shenandoah Winter


Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:One Shenandoah Winter by T. Davis Bunn, author of the bestseller Tidings of Comfort and Joy, is a moving story of sacrifice, courage, and redemption.

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Istanbul Express


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995.

About this title:As the Iron Curtain descends across a battle-scarred Europe, American foreign policy races from crisis to crisis. With Stalin on the move to build a Russian Empire, there is only one hope: a strategy of containment against Communist expansion.

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Promises to Keep


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991.

About this title:The thousands of readers who have enjoyed Bunn's first two novels will be excited to find Jeremy Hughes, T.J. Case's supportive friend from The Presence, in this third book. Jeremy feels a calling to assist a private detective specializing in runaways, and he must confront a shocking world of violence, drugs, and pornography. Against this dark backdrop, the truths of goodness, faith and love shine even brighter.

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Bunyan, John, (1628-1688)


The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English


North Brunswick, NJ : Bridge-Logos Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:Bunyan's allegory uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God. The hero, Christian, encounters many obstacles in his quest: the Valley of the Shadow of Death, Vanity Fair, Doubting Castle, the Wicket Gate, as well as those who tempt him from his path (e.g., Talkative, Mr. Worldly Wiseman, the Giant Despair). But in the end he reaches Beulah Land, where he awaits the crossing of the river of death and his entry into the heavenly city.

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Burkett, Larry


Kingdom Come


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©2000.

About this title:With the establishment of a fenced-off community in central North Carolina named Kingdom Come, the FBI begins to suspect cultic activity. Agent Ben Atkins is sent to investigate and finds that time is running short for him to discover the truth as unexpected enemies threaten the community's existence.

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The World's Easiest Guide to Finances


Chicago : Northfield Pub., ©2000.

About this title:This simplified yet comprehensive guide provides financial management advice for investors of any experience level. It makes complicated terms and concepts easy to grasp with a touch of humor, attractive sidebars, icons, charts, and other interactive features.

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What Ever Happened to the American Dream


Chicago : Moody Press, ©1993.

About this title:At one time Americans valued hard work, ethics, and education. Today, many of these values seemed to have been replaced by the pursuit of easy money and materialism. In this book, Larry Burkett tells readers not only why we face this problem, but how to solve it--and how to recapture the lost American Dream.

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Burgess, Anthony


Any Old Iron


New York : Random House, ©1989.

About this title:Part fact, part fiction, this comic and violent novel centering on a Welsh-Russian family is about love and its limitations. The iron of the title is the sword that belonged, according to Welsh legend, to both Attila and King Arthur.

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A Clockwork Orange


New York : Norton, [1986]

About this title:Anthony Burgess's modern classic of youthful violence and social redemption, reissued to include the controversial last chapter not previously published in this country, with a new introduction by the author.

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The Kingdom of the Wicked


New York : Arbor House, ©1985.

About this title:A historical novel by Anthony Burgess, originally written for a television mini-series.

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Bush, Beverly


Wings of a Dove


Dallas : Word Pub., ©1996

About this title:Co-workers see Leslie as a gifted physical therapist who, ironically, brings healing to the injured. Her friends thinks she is a submissive wife. To her 12-year-old daughter, Leslie is a wimp who can't defend herself or her children from a father's verbal abuse. And to her husband, she is a liability. Here is the story of a woman's journey from trauma to personal liberation.

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Bright, Vonette Z.


Round the Corner


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from "The Sister Circle") had found a calm cove of sisterhood. Now Evelyn is starting over with a new set of boarders, and the bond of sisterhood may not come as easily this time.

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A Place to Belong


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2005.

About this title:When Evelyn first opened Peerbaugh Place to boarders she had no idea how it would transform her life. Now, after experiencing the ongoing love and support of the Sister Circle, she is surprised to discover her true purpose.

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An Undivided Heart


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Pub., ©2004.

About this title:Things are ever changing at Peerbaugh Place, and Evelyn Peerbaugh is once again opening her home to new boarders. This time she's got more than she bargained for. But Mae, Piper, Audra, and Tessa are all close by to keep the Sister Circle going. Evelyn even finds the courage to open her heart to new love--and she's not the only one.

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The Sister Circle


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Book one of this new series introduces Peerbaugh Place, the quaint Victorian house that becomes a refuge to seven unlikely women. Through struggles and triumphs the women discover a love for each other and a special bond of sisterhood.

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Brunstetter, Wanda E.


The Bishop's Daughter


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Pub., ©2006.

About this title:After her father's tragic accident, Leona's faith wavers. When outlander Jimmy Scott is hired to paint an Amish schoolhouse, Jimmy and Leona find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other. Can anything good come from the love between an Amish woman and an English man? What secrets will be revealed and what miracles await God's people in Lancaster County?

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The Quilter's Daughter


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., ©2005.

About this title:With shaken faith, Abby is forced to look for answers away from friends and family. Will she find them in the ashes of the past, in her love of quilting, or in the heart of an overlooked Amish man? Can her faith withstand the flames of tragedy?

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The Storekeeper's Daughter


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Pub., ©2005.

About this title:Helping her widowed father run a store, manage a household, and raise seven children is a daunting task that leaves no time for Naomi Fisher to have her own family. After her baby brother disappears, she wonders how she can expect anyone to love and trust her.

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Lancaster Brides


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., [2002]

About this title:Travel the Pennsylvania back roads and buggy trails with four young women in the Amish community - women struggling to discover their own place in the world while finding true love in the process. In A Merry Heart, the man of Miriam Stolzfus's dreams has decided to marry another woman. Miriam's bitterness threatens to cloud her future until two special men enter her life - and she is forced to make a monumental decision. After a freak accident paralyzes her legs, Rebecca Stolzfus is Looking for a Miracle. Confined to a wheelchair, she longs to be loved for who she is - but she's forced to watch from the sidelines as the man who has stolen her heart is obviously infatuated with her best friend. When interior design student Laura Meade comes to Lancaster Valley, she falls in love with Eli Yoder, one of the "Plain People." Will Laura be able to choose between a Plain and Fancy life?

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Carlson, Melody


Back Home Again


Carmel, N.Y. : Guideposts, ©2003.

About this title:After their father, an adored minister, passes away, three sisters-reunite in the sleepy town of Acorn Hill, Pennsylvania to settle his estate.

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Shades of Light


Sisters, Or. : Palisades, ©1998

About this title:Widow Gwen Sullivan has never worked outside the home, but faced with an empty house after her daughter leaves for college, she reluctantly takes a job for an interior designer.

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Cash, Johnny


Man in White


San Francisco : Harper & Row, ©1986.

About this title:From one of today's most popular songwriters comes this novel about one of history's most influential figures--the apostle Paul, the man whose dramatic conversion strengthened the foundation of the entire Christian Church.

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Cavanaugh, Jack


Above All Earthly Powers


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2004.

About this title:Following World War II, little has changed in Berlin. A life of daily oppression and fear remains. Inspired by the memory of Joseph Schumacher, his widow forms a contentious coalition to sneak six disabled young people over the Berlin Wall, out of Communist East Germany, and on to either freedom or capture.

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His Watchful Eye


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:The thrilling sequel to the Christy-award winning "While Mortals Sleep." Konrad Reichmann, an outstanding product of Hitler's youth movement, becomes disillusioned as the reality of the Russian front bears no resemblance to the "glory" of the Third Reich. When the slaughter of innocents opens his eyes to the true nature of the Reich, Konrad embarks upon a bold and dangerous plan to change the course of history.

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While Mortals Sleep


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:A preacher in Berlin joins the resistance movement against Hitler in attempt to save the young people of his church from the errors of Nazism in this novel by a preacher, popular inspirational speaker, and author of the award-winning "An American Portrait" series.

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The Peacemakers


Colorado Springs : Chariot Victor Pub., ©1999.

About this title:Against the volatile backdrop of the cultural and political turmoil of the 1960s, the author sets the final chapter of this popular series. How will the 13th generation of the Morgan family in America tackle the challenges of the Vietnam War, hippies, social protest, and assassination?

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The Victors


Colorado Springs, Colo. : Chariot Victor Pub., ©1998.

About this title:The seventh book in the popular adult fiction series, "An American Family Portrait, The Victors" follows the path of a new generation of the Morgan family. Four siblings are caught up in the events of World War II, and each will handle the challenge differently. Nat, Walt, Alex, and Lily must face life's worst before they find out what it really means to be "the Victors".

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The Allies


Colorado Springs, Colo. : Chariot Victor Publishing, ©1997.

About this title:Book 5 in Jack Cavanaugh's An American Family Portrait finds the Morgan family uprooted by the whirlpool of strife on the European continent in World War I, with Johnny serving as an aviator with a pursuit squadron and Katy as a nurse.

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The Adversaries


Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, ©1996.

About this title:As the Civil war erupts, the Morgans and Coopers are uprooted from their homes. Can human relationships win out over political and geographical differences? Join a new generation of Morgans as they experience life and love amidst a nation at war.

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The Colonists


Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, ©1995

About this title:The untimely death of Benjamin Morgan, great-grandson of Drew Morgan, has splintered his Boston family into feuding factions.It appears that Drew's dream of a strong Christian heritage, passing from one generation of Morgans to the next, is in jeopardy.

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The Puritans


Wheaton, Ill. : Victor Books, ©1994

About this title:Readers can experience American history as they follow the legacy of Christian faith being passed from generation to generation in the Morgan family.

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Chaikin, L. L.


For Whom the Stars Shine


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1999

About this title:Having just completed her nurse's training, orphaned Eden Derrington is determined to follow in her father's footsteps and care for the lepers isolated at Molokai. Her grandfather, however, has different plans for this headstrong young woman.

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Christie, Amanda


7th Heaven: Mary's Rescue


New York : Random House, ©2003

About this title:Working as a lifeguard at a fabulous beach resort, Mary Camden invites her siblings to visit. But the idyllic town hold secrets. First, Mary's friend disappears. Then Mary is blamed for a burglary. Can the Camden kids clear Mary's name?

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Clark, Mary Higgins


Silent Night


New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995.

About this title:While in New York for a lifesaving operation for her husband, Catherine Dornan takes their young sons to see the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Stopping to listen to a street musician, seven-year-old Brian sees a woman take his mother's wallet. The wallet holds his grandmother's St. Christopher medal--the medal that saved her husband's life in WWII and which Brian believes will save his father's life now. Unable to get his mother's attention, young Brian follows the thief into the city's subways--beginning a journey that will threaten his own life and forever change the lives of his mother and the thief.

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Clark, Mindy Starns


A Quarter for a Kiss


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Callie and Tom have just spent a wonderful few weeks getting to know each other after years of a telephone-only relationship. But as their time together draws to a close, they are called to the hospital bed of mutual friend who has just been shot.

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The Buck Stops Here


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:When Callie learns that the man she loves is somehow connected to the man who killed her late husband, she confronts Tom. But he informs her that his hands are tied by the National Security Agency and he can tell her nothing. Despite the secrecy surrounding Tom and the NSA, Callie decides to find out for herself exactly what is going on and how Tom may have been involved in her husband's death. Using her investigative skills, Callie throws herself into the most important mystery she has ever attempted to solve. Will their affection be able to stand the strain?

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Don't Take any Wooden Nickels


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©2003.

About this title:With a touch of romance and a strong heroine, "Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels" offers more of the fast-paced and suspenseful inspirational writing readers found in "A Penny for Your Thoughts." In this second book, Clark is sure to again delight readers.

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A Dime a Dozen


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Business investigator Callie Webber goes undercover at a charity in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. While conducting her investigation, a missing migrant worker apparently discovers a secret entrance to a sapphire mine and mysteriously disappears the same day.

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Coble, Colleen.


Abomination


Nashville, TN : Thomas Nelson, ©2007.

About this title:Events spiral out of control when her ex-husband shows up and her long-lost sister appears. Before its all over, Eve will need to reach inside and find the strength to fight back before a killer destroys everything she loves.

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Midnight Sea


Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, 2007.

About this title:"Lani opened her eyes fully, straining to see something, anything. It was as though she swam in a black sea that blacked out all light, all visual sensation. 'I can't see, ' she whispered. 'I can't see!' Her shriek rose and echoed off the blackness."A seemingly random shooting at her aunt's coffee farm has left Lani Tagama blind. Now she must learn to navigate in a world of darkness. With the help of an embittered ex-cop, Ben, and a half-trained guide dog, Fisher, Lani discovers she can regain a shadow of her former independence.

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Dangerous Depths


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, 2006.

About this title:When a friend dies diving, Bane Oana, naval oceanographer, and his old flame Leia Kahale suspect foul play. Bane's faith and his heart are taken to dangerous depth when a massive hurricane gathers force and threatens to sweep away everything he loves.

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Beyond a Doubt


Nashville : W Pub. Group, 2004

About this title:After finding a body encased in the basement wall of her Rock Harbor home, widowed Bree Nichols and her young son are soon drawn into a decades-old missing person case. Desperate to find some answers and to protect her family, Bree works feverishly to find out who is after her, and why.

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Coleman, Britta


Potter Springs


New York : Center Street, 2005.

About this title:Coleman's Texan background proves an asset in her first novel, infusing the language with a home-grown twang as she wittily and charmingly captures the larger-than-life characters and communities in urban and rural Texas.

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Collins, Brandilyn


Color the Sidewalk for Me


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002

About this title:A story about family ties and how God is the ultimate healer of broken realtionships.

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Connors, Cathleen


A Home of her Own


Waterville, Me : Thorndike Press, 2005.

About this title:Widow Melodie Coleman returns to her hometown as a failure in her own eyes. With the love of Buck Foster, Melodie learns to value herself, as well as God's love and faith, above all.

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Copeland, Lori


Unwrapping Christmas


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2007.

About this title:Through all the mix-ups and misunderstandings, amid the chaos and confusion, the true spirit of Christmas begins to emerge in unexpected ways for one woman as God shows her the true meaning of giving. Unwrapping Christmas is a Christmas story as heartwarming as the season itself.

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A Case of Crooked Letters


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2004

About this title:In this second book in Copeland's Morning Shade Mystery series, Maude, Stella, and Cee Cee must solve the mystery of the troublesome chain letters. Who is sending them and why? Copeland's readers will relish this delightfully humorous cozy mystery.

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A Case of Bad Taste


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Copeland introduces readers to the little town of Morning Shade with a lighthearted take on life. Frustrated author M.K. Diamond has a bad case of writer's block until she sees the perfect plot unfold in real life: a burglar who breaks into homes and "redecorates"--of all things.

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The Maverick


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, 2005.

About this title:The third book of the popular Men of the Saddle series follows Susanne McCord, who tricked Cass Claxton into marrying her in a shotgun wedding six years ago. They haven't seen each other since that day, but when they cross paths again, everything has changed.

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The Drifter


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2005.

About this title:This is the story of Beau Claxton, a cowboy who finds himself obliged to a young widow alter she saves him from near death on the prairie. Beau and Charity face the difficulties of life on the prairie and ultimately find joy and hope.

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A Case of Nosy Neighbors


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.

About this title:Beloved author Copeland brings her own brand of quirky humor to this endearing series about three generations of women trying to build a harmonious life together under one roof. In this third and final book, Maude, Stella and Cee Cee must solve the mystery of the peeping toms.

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The Peacemaker


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Bull-headed Wynne Elliot has one goal in mind: to track down Cass Claxton and shoot him dead for leaving her at the altar and running off with her money. But when Cass's brother shows up, Wynne finds herself on an unexpected adventure, and she just might lose her heart.

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Patience


Wheaton, Ill. : Heart Quest, ©2004.

About this title:In the continuing story of mail-order brides in the successful Brides of the West series, Patience is abducted in a case of mistaken identity. But everything changes when she escapes her kidnapper and stumbles onto a gold mine. Can Patience make her fortune without losing her heart to Sheriff Jay Longer?

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Ruth


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:The continuing story of mail-order brides in the successful Brides of the West series. Spunky, young Ruth Priggish is on the run from an 80 year-old suitor. Her only hope of eluding him is to seek help from unwilling protector U.S. Marshal Dylan. Copeland's readers will delight in this rollicking story of romance and danger.

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Roses Will Bloom Again


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:When Emma returns home to Serenity following her sister's untimely death, she must confront Sam and the feelings with which she never fully dealt after their broken engagement. A strange clause in her sister's will forces Emma to stay and work with Sam to restore her sister's old house. As they work side by side, the promise of love blooms again.

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Hearts at Home


Nashville : W Pub. Group, ©2003

About this title:Readers will fall in love again with the quirky inhabitants of the island of Heavenly Daze. Olympia dies suddenly, leaving her daughter Annie the beloved old house, which she can't afford to keep and maintain on her professor's salary. Plus, Caleb tells her he's being "transferred" at the end of the month. Annie must learn how to find God's will and open herself up to a new love that's been under her nose the entire time.

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A Perfect Love


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2002.

About this title:Lovable, quirky characters and strangely familiar chaos are all the buzz, but in "A Perfect Love, " the focus is a lesson in love. As always, the folks in Heavenly Daze triumph, learn, laugh and love.

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Grace in Autumn


Nashville : Word Pub., ©2001.

About this title:It's November, and as island residents prepare for the coming months of cold and snow, they are surprised by God's unexpected lessons of humility, trust, and hope. The authors revisit the island of Heavenly Daze in the second book of the highly acclaimed series about a small town where angelic intervention in commonplace and the Thanksgiving feast is a community affair.

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A Warmth in Winter


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2001

About this title:Christmas in Heavenly Daze is saved by patient angels and a loving God, who always know better than the bumbling but lovable inhabitants of this quaint little island. This is the third title in the Heavenly Daze series written by bestselling authors Copeland and Hunt.

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Glory


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:In the last installment of this popular series, Glory, a young woman whose only relative has just died, joins up with a wagon train of mail-order brides en route to Colorado. Lively adventures, valuable lessons and a heart-warming romance soon follow.

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The Island of Heavenly Daze


Nashville : Word Pub., ©2000

About this title:The residents of Heavenly Daze don't realize that where they live isn't just like the other islands off coastal Maine. The small town that crowns the island's peak consists of seven buildings, each inhabited--according to divine decree--by an angel commanded to guard and help anyone who crosses the threshold.

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Hope


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1999.

About this title:The third book in Copeland's historical romance series about three sisters who become mail-order brides--an entertaining reading experience that also provides strong moral values and a Christian world view.

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Faith


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1998.

About this title:Best-selling author Lori Copeland brings you a lighthearted story of romance and faith in this first book of her new historical romance series, Brides of the West, stories of mail-order brides in the nineteenth century American West.

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Coulter, Brenda


Finding Hope


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.

About this title:Charles Hartman has learned in the past what women were after--a doctor husband and his money. When he has a fender-bender with college student Hope Evans, suddenly this bright, energetic woman befriends him and puts him on the road to faith.

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Cramer, W. Dale


Summer of Light


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007

About this title:From the Christy Award-winning Author of Levi's Will "You never know what the day will bring..." Mick Brannigan, a construction worker, loses a good-paying job because of some freak accident, sort of his fault but not his fault. Adding insult to injury, he finds himself playing nursemaid to his three kids.

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Levi's Will


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005

About this title:Nineteen-year-old Will leaves behind his pregnant girlfriend when he flees his Amish community in pursuit of a new life. Years later, Will is unable to regain his father's respect. Can he learn that love, not work, will heal the past and give hope to his family's future?

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Sutter's Cross


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:This inspirational Christian novel takes place in Sutter's Cross, a town in Appalachia, and begins when a homeless drifter who looks a lot like Jesus shows up at a church picnic.

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Crawford, Dianna


Freedom's Hope


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2000.

About this title:A historical romance with strong Christian content, "Freedom's Hope" is set in rugged Tennessee territory in the late 1700's. Spunky, intelligent Jessica meets Noah and the adventure begins. Readers will see God is trustworthy to work out His plans in people's lives.

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Freedom's Promise


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:After completing her years of servitude to a dairy farmer in North Carolina, Annie McGregor hears about lke Reardon, who's looking for settlers to accompany him across the mountains to Tennessee. Could this be the answer to her prayer for freedom?



Cutrer, William


Lethal Harvest


Grand Rapids, MI : Kregel Publications, ©2000.

About this title:SA brilliant embryologist-the nephew of the president of the United States-is dead. The freakish accident that sent Dr. Tim Sullivan's car plunging into an icy river has left troubling questions: Why is his in vitro fertilization clinic suddenly mired in a lawsuit? What was the nature of the embryo research with which he was obsessed? Is the president somehow involved?

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Daley, Margaret


Family for Keeps


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005.

About this title:Pediatric nurse Tess Morgan had dreamed of having a large family. But when her fiance was murdered, her hopes and dreams, along with her faith, were shattered by a single bullet. Then she met widowed single father Peter "Mac" MacPherson. The former football legend had lost his wife and father, but he turned to the healing powers of God and family to help him through his grief. Can Mac's love help Tess regain her faith?

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The Power of Love


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2002

About this title:Rebecca Michaels is a struggling single mom who is certain God has abandoned her. Her husband has deserted her and her young son is headed for trouble. It is Sheriff Gabriel Stone who provides comfort and love for Rebecca--who in turn learns that miracles do happen.

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Davis, Bryan


Tears of a Dragon


Chattanooga, Tenn. : Living Ink Books, 2005.

About this title:A vicious evil threatens mankind, and only the dragons can defeat it. With their lives hanging in the balance, Billy and Bonnie lead the dragons into the final battle between the dragons and the slayers.

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De Graaf, Anne


Bread Upon the Waters


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, 1995.

About this title:Hanna and Tadeusz fall in love during the war in Poland. When they are separated, Hanna and her mother hide in Czechoslovakia, while Tadeusz and Hanna's father are sent to a Soviet prison camp, where Tadeusz meets Jacek, an American spy.

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Dekker, Ted


Skin


Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, ©2007.

About this title:A twisting, unpredictable story of revenge with a shocking premise and numerous reversals, this radically countercultural story asks the question, "what is beauty?" Far more than a philosophical question, its a matter of life and death when a serial killer blazes into Summerville, Nevada.

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Saint


Nashville, Tenn. : Westbow Press, ©2006.

About this title:Carl Strople is an assassin with unusual telekinetic gifts. He's been kidnapped, taken into hiding, and had his memory wiped out over a ten-month period of intense training and torture. With a new set of memories and developing skills, he is being molded into a killer for an extraordinary mission.

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Showdown


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006.

About this title:When a stranger appears and announces he's come to bring hope and grace to Paradise, the town isn't sure how to respond. He knows the unspoken secrets of each person's heart--and has the power to grant them. Soon, the unthinkable happens.

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The Drummer Boy


Nashville, Tenn. : J. Countryman, ©2006

About this title:Dekker brings a modern twist to this beloved song of hope, acceptance, and joy. This modern fable takes place in a large city where Christmas has been banned and replaced by a holiday that celebrates prosperity.

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Obsessed


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005

About this title:In 1970s Los Angeles, Stephen Friedman has given up hope of ever finding the family he lost in war-torn Poland. But when a deceased woman's papers reveal that she possessed a priceless religious relic--and that she may have been his mother--Stephen becomes hungry for answers.

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White


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2004.

About this title:In the finale to Dekker's adrenaline-laced trilogy, Thomas Hunter struggles to stave off a war and a virus that are simultaneously ravaging two worlds' populations while contending with the ramifications of an incredible love story.

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Red


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2004.

About this title:Never before has an entire trilogy been released in less than a year. This second installment finds Thomas Hunter facing the devastating realization that he has helped unleash death in two parallel worlds. He must now discover how to defeat this evil--while trying to save his true love.

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Black


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2004.

About this title:Fleeing assailants through alleyways late one night, Thomas Hunter escapes to the roof of an industrial building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head and his world goes black. This groundbreaking trilogy will be the fiction publishing event of 2004.

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Thr3e


Nashville : W Pub. Group, ©2003.

About this title:"Thr3e" is a psychological thriller that starts full-tilt and keeps the reader off-balance until the very last suspense-filled page. W Publishing Group is launching this powerful novel in two distinct hardcover editions--a black cover version and a white cover version.

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A Man Called Blessed


Nashville, Tenn. : West Bow Press, ©2002.

About this title:One man holds the key to finding the ark of the covenant. In this explosive sequel to Blessed Child, Rebecca Soloman leads a team deep into the Ethiopian desert to hunt the one man who may know the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant. But Islamic fundamentalists fear that the Ark's discovery will compel Israel to rebuild Soloman's temple on the very site of their own holy mosque in Jerusalem. They immediately dispatch Ismael, their most accomplished assassin, to pursue the same man, but the one in their sights is no ordinary man. His name is Caleb, and he is also on a quest--to find again the love he once embraced as a child. "The fate of a million souls rests in the hands of these three."

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Thunder of Heaven


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub., ©2002.

About this title:Set in Venezuela, this Christian thriller stars Tanya Vandervan, the daughter of American missionaries who becomes the center of a terrifying plot against America.

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Blessed Child


[Nashville, Tenn.] : WestBow Press, ©2001.

About this title:The young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls -- at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee those walls or die. But the world is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees to take Caleb from the monastery, he unwittingly opens humanity's doors to an incredible journey filled with intrigue and peril. Together with Leiah, the French Canadian nurse who escapes to America with them, Jason discovers Caleb's stunning power. But so do the boy's enemies, who will stop at nothing to destroy him.

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When Heaven Weeps


Nashville : Word Pub., ©2001.

About this title:The author of "Heaven's Wager" masterfully weaves suspense and intrigue into a powerful romance of unearthly proportions. A stubborn and lost young woman destined to learn life the hard way meets a love determined not to let her go.

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Heaven's Wager


Nashville, Tenn. : Word Pub., ©2000.

About this title:Brilliance; wealth; a beautiful, devoted wife. Kent Anthony has all he has ever dreamed of, until suddenly his wife and son die and his company takes credit for Kent's creation, withholding his earned financial gain. As he engages in a revengeful plot to steal millions, his mother-in-law intercedes with prayer for his soul.

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Dengler, Sandy


The Comatose Cat


Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2004.

About this title:A RITA Award-winning AuthorJoin Gracie Parks -- choir member, caterer, and community sleuth -- as she tries to determine why the animals and people of Willow Bend are becoming ill. When the illness befalls her beloved cat, Gooseberry, Gracie needs prayer as well as determination to get to the bottom of things. Before the mystery is solved, assumptions are made, friendships are strengthened, and people in the town of Willow Bend learn that progress is not necessarily a good thing.

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A Model Murder


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002.

About this title:The vista is breathtaking: four captivating models working against the dramatic backdrop of the rocky shores of Acadia National Park. But tragedy strikes when one of the women is found murdered. Jack Prester, national park investigator, must find the killer before another woman dies. So his partner goes undercover as the fourth model -- and a potential target.

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Murder on the Mount


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002.

About this title:The vista is breathtaking: four captivating models working against the dramatic backdrop of the rocky shores of Acadia National Park. But tragedy strikes when one of the women is found murdered. Jack Prester, national park investigator, must find the killer before another woman dies. So his partner goes undercover as the fourth model -- and a potential target.

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Hyaenas


Wichita, Kan. : St. Kitts Press, 1998

About this title:Fans of historical mysteries may have noticed that just about every era now has its own detective or series of books. The one exception may have been prehistoric times, but that gap is now filled by Dengler's (Ageless Love, Zondervan, 1996) latest novel. Gar is a revered shaman of his clan of the Real People. When he sees a woman standing over the decapitated body of a man, weapon in hand, he must prove her innocent of the killing before she will be accepted into his clan. Dramatic, powerful, and with a great sense of history, this mystery is certainly a great read that should find readers hoping for a sequel.

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Taste of Victory


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1989

About this title:Book 3 in the Australian Destiny series. Down-under action continues as problems erupt for Cole Sloan and Samantha Connolly. Will these tests of character lead to triumph or bitter defeat?

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Code of Honor


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1988.

About this title:The first in the Australian Destiny series. Samantha Connolly and her sisters emigrate to Queensland in response to an offer of indenture. How will they cope with the moral choices they face?

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De Paola, Tomie


Pascual and the Kitchen Angels


New York : G.P. Putnam, ©2004.

About this title:The story of the patron saint of kitchens is told by dePaola with his exquisite illustrations, reminiscent of Italian frescoes that capture not only beauty of the story but the warmth and humor that suffuses it.

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Devine, Frances


The Spinster Brides of Cactus Corner


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing, 2007.

About this title:Four Cactus Corner, Arizona, women--unmarried by choice or circumstance--find fulfillment in volunteering at the town orphanage. That is until romance changes the course of their lives. India Cunningham is happy running her father's ranch until a childhood acquaintance arrives, trying to take over things. Can she trust him? Lawyer Anika Windsor is pitted in court against her first and only love. Elaine Daly has dedicated her life to caring for orphaned children and has no desire for a husband until a new doctor comes to town.

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Douglas, Lloyd C. (1877-1951)


Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal


Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1939

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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Magnificent Obsession


New York, Grosset & Dunlap [1929]

About this title:Synopsis not available

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The Big Fisherman


Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1948.

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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The Robe


Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1942

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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Downs, Susan K.


Ekaterina


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Pub., ©2003.

About this title:Upon receiving an unusual package in the mail, Ekaterina "Kat" Moore boards a plane to Russia, her ancestral home, to seek some answers. What she finds leads her on a perilous journey through time as Kat must flee the Russian underground. To further complicate matters, she finds herself falling in love with FSB Captain Vadeem Spasonov, a man trying to forget the nightmares of his own past. When Kat's secrets lead to the answers Vadeem needs, the treasures they find unleash an avalanche of God's design.

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Durrant, Lynda


The Sun, the Rain, and the Apple Seed


New York : Clarion Books, ©2003.

About this title:This novel offers a fictional account of the life of John Chapman, the 19th-century horticulturalist and missionary who is better known by the name of Johnny Appleseed.

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Doherty, P. C.


The Assassins of Isis


New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006.

About this title:Rich historical detail highlights this fifth installment of Doherty's acclaimed ancient Egypt series.

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The Hangman's Hymn


New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2004.

About this title:In this acclaimed series, the characters from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" pick up where they left off, this time to tell their own stories of horror and mystery as they entertain and scare each other on the long pilgrimage road. This time it's the Carpenter's turn to relive his worse nightmare and solve an intricate mystery.

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The Slayers of Seth


New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002, ©2001.

About this title:The fourth installment of this ancient Egypt mystery series finds Lord Amerotke, Pharaoh's chief judge, in the midst of a murder case. A young, ambitious scribe is poisoned, and Lady Neshratta, his well-connected lover, is accused. But Lord Amerotke is summoned to the Temple of Seth to investigate the murder of one of Egypt's great heroes. Can Amerotke track down the murderer before he strikes again?

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Corpse Candle


New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002.

About this title:When Abbot Stephen, head of the monastery at St. Martin's, is found murdered, Sir Hugh Corbett arrives to investigate. But with rumors of a robber's ghost galloping through the fens, Corbett has his work cut out for him.

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Domina


London : Headline, 2002

About this title:Agrippina--mother of Nero, wife of Claudius--must use her wits to stay alive. Emerging victorious in a clandestine plot to end the reign of Tiberius, she also proves to be a formidable opponent to her insanely cruel brother, Caligula. But as she rises to power as the wife of Claudius, her one weakness becomes apparent: her ambitious love for Nero. In the treacherous arena of Ancient Rome, Agrippina knows that each player must battle to survive--or die.

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The Anubis Slayings


New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2001, ©2000

About this title:It's 1479 B.C., and someone has stolen the sacred and priceless amethyst known as the Glory of Anubis from its temple in Thebes, slaying the jewel's guardian in the process. Amerotke, Chief Judge under the new young queen Hatusu, must try to solve the crime and put a stop to the additional murders and political unrest it seems to be spawning.

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The Mask of Ra


New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

About this title:In the first in an intriguing new mysteries series, the death of a pharaoh, together with the pollution of his tomb, and other eerie omens sets in motion a chain of events that could expose the darkest secrets of ancient Egypt.

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Ghostly Murders


New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998

About this title:Pilgrim Poor Parson tells the tale of Brothers Philip and Edmund, who are appointed priests of the small Kentish village of Scawsby, where they quickly decide to build a new church and graveyard for the town. When the two relocate the graves to the new site, some coffins are uncovered empty and others with the remains of townsfolk buried alive. Philip investigates, murders and disappearances occur, and soon both he and his brother are led into a final, shattering climax of evil and peril.

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A Tournament of Murders


London : Headline, 1996

About this title:n Doherty's third mystery set within the world of Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales', the Franklin narrates the story of a young squire named Richard Greenele, who quests to find the truth of his parentage and finds treachery, deception, and murder.

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A Tapestry of Murders


New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.

About this title:Chaucer's pilgrims, quarreling among themselves, are in the open countryside enjoying the fresh spring weather as they progress slowly toward Canterbury. A motley collection of travelers, they each have their own dark secrets, hidden passions, and complex lives. As they seek shelter in a tavern from an April shower, they choose the Man of Law to follow the Knight and narrate the evening tale. His story begins in August 1358, with the death of Dowager Queen Isabella, mother of King Edward III, the "She Wolf of France", who betrayed and destroyed her husband because of her adulterous affair.

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The Prince of Darkness


New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.

About this title: Synopsis not available

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The Masked Man


New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991

About this title:During the reign of Louis XIV, France held a prisoner considered so important that no one but his guards were ever permitted to see his face. The Masked Man is a detective novel based on the factual records of this Man in the Iron Mask. Doherty concludes a mystery that, in its time, would have rocked the throne of France.

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The Serpent Amongst the Lilies


New York : St. Martin's Press, ©1990.

About this title:Synopsis not available

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The Crown in Darkness


New York : St. Martin's Press, ©1988.

About this title:Alexander III of Scotland was riding to meet his beautiful French bride when he fell to his death, leaving the Scottish throne vacant of any real heir. When Hugh Corbett, a clerk in the English Chancery, is sent to Scotland to discover the truth behind Alexander's death, he is drawn into malevolent intrigue, suspicion -- and danger...

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Spy in Chancery


Leicester : Linford, 2000

About this title:Edward I of England and Philip IV of France are at war. King Edward suspects that his enemy is being aided by a spy in the English court and commissions his chancery clerk, Hugh Corbett, to trace and, if possible, destroy the traitor.

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Satan in St. Mary's


New York : St. Martin's Press, ©1986.

About this title:Hugh Corbett is the Sherlock Holmes of the 13th Century. A hero of the Welsh expedition, he saved the life of King Edward I. Now a courtier, he is called upon to help foil an assassination plot spawned in the shadowy halls of London's infamous St. Mary's church. Martin's.

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Dorrell, Linda


The Trees of Eden


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Revell, ©2004

About this title:Wren Birdsong dreams of ushering in women's right to vote in Bethel Creek, South Carolina. Her mother Huldah believes Wren should follow in her footsteps as a student of the Bible and of herbal remedies. As Huldah obsessively tries to recreate the trees of Eden, Wren grows resentful of the time her mother spends with her plants.

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Earley, Tony


Jim the Boy


Boston : Little, Brown and Co., ©2000.

About this title:A boy in a small town discovers the adult world in this sensitive novel about a child becoming a man. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000.

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Edwards, Gene


The Day I was Crucified


Shippensburg, PA : Deeper Life Publishers : Distributed by Destiny Image Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:The most powerful depiction of the Crucifixion ever written, this novel is presented in the voice of Jesus Christ himself, and reveals little-known aspects of Christ's death.

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The Birth


Waterville, ME. : Thorndike Press, 2001

About this title:Inspirational fiction at its finest, The Birth tells the tale of the incarnation as seen from both realms--heaven and earth. A spectacular work of fiction backed by Tyndale with aggressive marketing support.

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Efken, Meredith


SAHM I Am


New York : Steeple Hill Cafe´, ©2005.

About this title:Dulcie Huckleberry and four of her email friends--all stay-at-home moms--chatter about their lives and issues even as they labor under the burden of the "Martha Stewart Reborn" chat moderator.

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Evans, Shirlee


A Life in Her Hands


Scottsdale, Pa. : Herald Press, 1987

About this title:When she discovers that she is pregnant, fifteen-year-old Gail is torn by indecision about whether to keep the baby as she would like or give it up for adoption.

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Feldhake, Susan C.


From this Day Forward


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©1994.

About this title:Book 5 in The Enduring Faith Series. Molly Wheeler, who desperately wants to be loved but feels she is not attractive to men, leaves her home when she realizes that the man she loves is smitten with her own sister. Molly then offers herself as a mail-order bride, even though such a choice is contrary to Christian principles.

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Fickett, Harold


Daybreak


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995

About this title:Abram begins to tire of Sarah's anxious behavior and her dissatisfactions. Sarah longs for diversion. When she joins Boston's aristocracy in their social season and becomes an admirer of the painter John Singleton Copley, the pressures intensify.

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Fletcher-Crow, Donna


Kathryn


Chicago : Moody Press, ©1992.

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Foster, Sharon Ewell.


Abraham's Well: A Novel.

Minneapolis, Minn: Bethany House, 2006.

About this title:A young mother and her son struggle to hold on to their dreams through decades of heartbreaking separations, relocations, and escapes.

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Passing into Light.


Sisters, Or: Multnomah, 2002.

About this title:The characters that readers loved in "Riding Through Shadows" are at it again! Mother and Ma Dear, Tony Taylor, and others are back to make readers laugh and cry. This story, told through the life of a grieving single parent, shows how we can recover from past failures and find our way to sustained love and joy.

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Riding Through the Shadows.


Sisters, Or: Multnomah, 2001.

About this title:Living in one of the most tumultuous decades of America's history, an eight-year-old African American girl experiences the anguish of real-life heartache. Yet, through a wise and eccentric old woman, she discovers the tenacity of joy.

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Ain't No River.


Sisters, Or: Multnomah Publishers, 2001.

About this title:When Garvin's life as a D.C. lawyer begins to go astray, she returns to Jacks Creek, N.C., to take care of her beloved grandmother and to take stock of her life. While there, she finds true love and also a road back to the religion of her younger days.

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Passing by Samaria


Sisters, Or: Alabaster Books, 2000.

About this title:Fleeing danger in her beloved Mississippi homeland, a young African-American woman seeks new life, love, truth, and joy in romantic, turn-of-the-century Chicago.

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Funderburk, Robert


Love and Glory


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994.

About this title:A powerful new historical fiction series set in the post-World War II South. Lane Temple returns home to a small town in Mississippi, after fighting with the Marines in some of the bloodiest South Pacific campaigns. He struggles to start a law practice and finds that he must move his family to Baton Rogue, Louisiana, to make a living. But the family has trouble adapting to its new environs.

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The Rainbow's End


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1998.

About this title:Cassidy Temple is young, restless and rebellious. He enters L.S.U. on a track scholarship, his dream of a national sprinting title within his reach. But a confrontation with the quarterback of the football team pushes Cassidy over the edge and he decides to join the newly formed Green Berets. Shortly after his arrival in Vietnam, Cassidy falls in love with a USO dancer. He may be tough, but is he tough enough to win the treacherous battle to claim her love?

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Gansky, Alton


Tarnished Image


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, ©1998

About this title:Dr. David O'Neal has dedicated his life to easing the pain and suffering of the world's downtrodden. His life stands for faith, hope, and honesty. As head of the world's largest relief agency, he has the means to save countless lives. But now, he must use all his wits and strength to save one innocent man from destruction: himself. THE EVIDENCE SAYS YOU'RE GUILTY. In the midst of his relief work, David's world is shaken by the appearance of photos and videotape that show him in compromising situations. He is arrested. Friends and coworkers distance themselves. His love, Kristen, wants to believe in him but struggles against the undeniable evidence. Soon he is faced with the very real possibility of losing all he holds dear.

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Vanished


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©2000

About this title:J. D. Stanton investigates the mysterious disappearance of the entire population of a secret military research facility in the heart of a barren desert.

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The Prodigy


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Publishing House, ©2001

About this title:A strangely gifted six-year-old boy has the whole world wondering about the source of his powers in this suspenseful novel by the author of "A Ship Possessed" and "Vanished".

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Gills, James P.


Tender Journey


Tarpon Springs, Fla. : Love Press, ©1997

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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Girzone, Joseph F.


Joshua's Family


New York : Doubleday, ©2007

About this title:In this follow-up to "The Parables of Joshua," Girzone travels back in time, painting a captivating portrait of the mother and father who nurtured Joshua, and of the friends and neighbors who viewed the unusually precocious child with an uneasy balance of wonder and skepticism.

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Joshua in a Troubled World


New York : Doubleday : 2005

About this title:The long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller "Joshua" by beloved author Joseph Girzone.

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Graham, Margaret


Good Heavens


Grand Rapids, MI : F.H. Revell, ©2004

About this title:Esmeralda, the feisty widow from Graham's novel "Mercy Me" returns in this delightful sequel. Feeling led to volunteer at a halfway house for female drug addicts, Esmeralda meets women with lives she could never imagine. Soon, she learns how to love the unloved--and to accept their love in return./p> Link to Book



Mercy Me


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Fleming H. Revell, ©2003

About this title:Esmeralda, the feisty widow from Graham's novel "Mercy Me" returns in this delightful sequel. Feeling led to volunteer at a halfway house for female drug addicts, Esmeralda meets women with lives she could never imagine. Soon, she learns how to love the unloved--and to accept their love in return.

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Greeley, Andrew M.


Contract with an Angel


New York : Forge, 1998

About this title:Raymond Neenan has lead a life controlled by the money, power and politics of the corporate world. But when an angel confronts him on a airplane flight, he is convinced through a near-death experience that he must mend his ways. After the kind of self-absorbed life he has lead, though, Neenan has his work cut out for him.

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Greene, Carolyn.


Birds of a Feather


Carmel, N.Y. : Guideposts, ©2005.

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Greene, Graham


The Power and the Glory


New York, Viking Press, 1946

About this title:Graham Greene's novel follows a priest in his flight from authorities who are trying to eradicate the Catholic church in a Mexican state. Andrew Sachs gives thoughtful voice to the priest's inner life, effectively conveying his gentle, innocent nature; his guilt over both his flight and his past sins; and his fear of death.

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Groot, Tracy


Madman


Chicago : Moody Publishers, ©2006

About this title:From the author of "The Brother's Keeper" comes a tale of mystery, horror, and hope in the midst of unimaginable darkness, the story behind the Geresene demoniac of the gospels of Mark and Luke.

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Gulley, Philip


Almost Friends


San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2006.

About this title:In the sixth full-length novel in the Harmony series, Pastor Sam Gardner takes a leave of absence from his post at Harmony Friends Meeting to take care of his ailing father. When a woman pastor fills in, the quirky Quakers fall in love with her, and it looks like Sam's sabbatical may be permanent.

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The Christmas Scrapbook


San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2005

About this title:A master storyteller presents a heartwarming tale for the holidays on the real gifts people give one another.

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Life Goes On


Harper: San Francisco, 2004

About this title:Readers are invited to return to small town Harmony in another delightful novel about Pastor Sam Gardner and his quirky but lovable flock.

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Home to Harmony


Sisters, OR : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000.

About this title:Quaker minister Philip Gulley writes about a Quaker minister in the small town of Harmony, Indiana. HOME TO HARMONY is a sequel to FRONT PORCH TALES.

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Christmas in Harmony


[San Francisco, CA] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2002

About this title:Bestselling author Gulley takes readers back to Harmony, Indiana, at Christmas time as inspiration strikes the inimitable Dale Hinshaw. This stocking -stuffer sized holiday novel offers fresh insight int the true meaning of Christmas.

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Just Shy of Harmony


San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2002

About this title:The folks readers met and mused over in "Home to Harmony" face more serious struggles--with faith, feelings, and finances--in this second book of the Harmony series.

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Gunn, Robin Jones


Finding Father Christmas


New York : FaithWords, 2007

About this title:Miranda Carson finds herself in London a few days before Christmas, looking for the father she never knew. Unexpectedly welcomed into a family that doesn't recognize her, she faces a terrible decision. Should she reveal her true identity and destroy their idyllic image of her father or carry the truth home with her.

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Sisterchicks Down Under!


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, 2005

About this title:Deb meets Kelli at the Chocolate Fish Cafe in New Zealand and they instantly forge a friendship. Now Robin Jones Gunn reveals their crazy adventures in classic Sisterchick style.

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Gardenias for Breakfast


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005

About this title:Abby has just one wish: that her daughter might be touched by the beauty of her 92-year-old grandmother's stories, before it's too late. A mother-daughter journey "home" becomes an adventure of discovery--about the importance of family and the healing found in forgiveness.

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Sisterchicks Do the Hula!


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©2003.

About this title:It'll take more than an unexpected pregnancy to keep two middle-aged sisterchicks from reliving their college years with a little Waikiki wackiness - and learning to hula for the first time.

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Sisterchicks in Sombreros!


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:When two sisters embark on an adventure to claim beachfront property in Mexico they inherit, the true gift is that they are reconnected as sisters and discover that everything that happened along the way was part of God's plan.

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Sisterchicks on the Loose!


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Zany antics abound when best friends Sharon and Penny take off on a midlife adventure to Finland, returning home with a new view of God and a new zest for life.

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Wildflowers


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:All of Genevieve Ahrens's advice to a young friend about forgiving and trusting God to heal the hurt haunts her as she and her estranged husband talk through what went wrong in their marriage. Will the pain-filled couple experience the joy of God's redeeming grace or the agony of divorce?

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Woodlands


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©2000

About this title:Leah Hudson has the gift of giving, but questions her own motives, and God's purposes, when she meets a man she prays will love her just for herself.

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Waterfalls


Sisters, Or. : Palisades, ©1998.

About this title:Meri thinks she's finally met the man of her dreams...until she finds out he's movie star Jacob Wilde, promptly puts her foot in her mouth, and ruins everything. Will there be a sequel?

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Sunsets


Sisters, Or. : Palisades, ©1997

About this title: About this title: As Pasadena travel agent Alissa Benson works through her longings for someone who will never leave her, she finds herself encountering love in places she never would have dreamed!

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Hagee, John


Avenger of Blood


Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:In "Avengers of Blood" the dramatic conflict between historic Christianity and ancient heresies parallels the resurgence of Gnostic and pagan beliefs in the late twentieth century under the guise of the New Age movement. the plot also deals with social issues--such a child abandonment, sanctioned by Roman law in a way that will touch the hearts of pro-life Christians today. As the story continues, released from his exile on Patmos, the apostle John sets out to deliver his apocalyptic writings to the seven churches of Asia.

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Hall, Linda


Chat Room


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©2003.

About this title:In this second book of Hall's series, Glynis Piggot hires a private investigator, Teri Blake-Addison, when her best friend disappears after meeting a Christian man on the Internet.

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Katheryn's Secret


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000.

About this title:Interweaving elements of mystery and suspense with a message of hope, Hall's seventh novel brings healing to those wounded by legalism in the church. In "Kathryn's Secret, " as mystery writer Sharon Colebrook begins to investigate a murder long ago, the carefully kept facade of her strict religious family begins to crumble. Only God's grace can put this family back together again.

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Hamlin, Rick


Mixed Blessings


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2000.

About this title:Religion is for the weak-minded: that has been Lurlene Scott's creed for as long as she's worked at First Church. For over twenty years she has faithfully served as secretary to Pastor Bob, though never embracing the gospel he proclaims. After all, Lurlene was abandoned as a young wife and mother, and she still managed to raise a son without the "crutch of faith". Her only regret is that her talented, creative son is still single. So when a prayer request comes across her desk, Lurlene can't resist playing matchmaker with the young woman's plea.

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Hancock, Karen


Return of the Guardian-King


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2007

About this title:The powerful finale to the Christy Award-winning novels in the LEGENDS OF THE GUARDIAN-KING series Believed dead by all but the handful of supporters who rescued him from his Mataian enemies, Abramm Kalladorne has fled his homeland to the high mountains of northern Chesedh. Traveling under a new name with a group of bitter and increasingly desperate fellow exiles, Abramm hopes to reunite with his wife in Chesedh, where he will offer his services to her father in fighting the invading armies of the Black Moon.

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Shadow Over Kiriath


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2005

About this title:About this title: In Abramm's world, God is close to his followers, evil takes many forms, and one must believe in the light to see the darkness. While Abramm's coronation is still underway, rival leaders are already plotting their return to power.

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The Light of Eidon


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003.

About this title:Legends of the Guardian King creates an epic world startling in its originality. Growing from sickly youth grown to frail young prince, Abramm Kalladorne treasures truth more than his royal blood. His quest for answers leads only to betrayal and lies. Soon Kalladorne must rely on a growing strength and courage or die.

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Hansen, Valerie


Samantha's Gift


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.

About this title:In this inspirational romance a teacher and a school counselor find love as they attempt to aid a young orphaned student.

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Blessings of the Heart


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003

About this title:Writer Brianna Walker sought solace in the Arkansas hills, but when a storm rolls in, it brings with it handsome Mitch Fowler and his two sons in need of shelter. Mitch and his boys turn Bree's life upside down, but they quickly find love and happiness together as a family.

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Harris, Ellen


Flight of the Raven


Carmel, N.Y. : GuidepostsBooks, ©2005

About this title:A small plane disappears from the sky above Sparrow Island, and Abby knows she must do something to help. Together, she and Sergeant Henry Cobb, set off to hunt for survivors. They find the plane but not the passengers - who it seems don't want to be found

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Harris, Joanne


Holy Fools


London : Doubleday, 2003

About this title:From the bestselling author of "Chocolat" and "Coastlines" comes a novel of love and betrayal, friendship and revenge, set in 17th-century France.

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Hart, Jillian


A Love Worth Waiting For


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.

About this title:Having been through two broken engagements, kindergarten teacher Julie Renton is not about to let jet-setter billionaire Noah Ashton into her heart. But when a serious illness brings them together, they discover they share strong beliefs in love and each other.

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Hatcher, Robin Lee


Sweet Dreams Drive


Grand Rapids, MI : Fleming H. Revell, ©2007

About this title:Sweet Dreams Drive is a heartwarming story about learning and remembering what really matters in life--family, faith, and love.

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A Carol for Christmas


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2006

About this title:What would you give up for love? For Carol, it was her passion to sing. But was her sacrifice worth it now that her marriage is crumbling? In this heartwarming novella, two people discover the true essence of Christmas and its power to rekindle the flames of love.

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Diamond Place


Grand Rapids, MI : Revell, ©2006

About this title:This third book in the Hart's Crossing series finds a baseball-playing ten-year-old girl determined to make a love connection between her own single mother and her widowed baseball coach.

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Firstborn


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2002

About this title:Erica's worst fear is realized when her well-kept secret shows up on her doorstep. As she reaches out to the daughter she gave up for adoption 21 years ago, her husband pulls away, leaving Erica with an impossible choice.

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Speak to Me of Love


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Stranded in Wyoming and desperate for work, actress Faith Butler must resort to working as the housekeeper for wealthy recluse Drake Rutledge. Haunted by his past, the insufferable Drake is drawn to this Shakespeare-quoting beauty who finds herself longing for more than the stage.

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Catching Katie


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:In 1916 Idaho, Katie Jones has dedicated her life to the campaign for women's suffrage. Until now she has successfully avoided the ties of marriage, fearing it would obscure her message. Will her growing love for childhood chum Ben Rafferty compromise her calling?

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Ribbon of Years


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:A middle-aged woman's life is changed when she finds a box of antique mementos at a garage sale.

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Patterns of Love


Grand Rapids, Mich. : ZondervanPublishingHouse, ©2001

About this title:Inga is the Plain Jane of the Linberg sisters, and as the dutiful oldest daughter, she is resigned to a quiet life helping her father with his Lutheran ministry in Iowa. Enter Dirk Bridges, a dairy farmer looking for help in caring for two young nieces and ailing mother. When Inga agrees to be his live-in housekeeper, she really doesn't expect to fall in love with the little girls or their lonely, complicated uncle.

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In His Arms


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2001.

About this title:Mary came to America with dreams for the future, but when she arrived, she found only hardship. Betrayed by the man she loved, and now in trouble with the law, she flees west, running straight into Carson Barclay, the sheriff of a small Idaho mining town. Now Mary must decide whether she can risk betrayal once again and trust Carson.

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Dear Lady


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2000

About this title:Escaping an unwanted marriage, Lady Elizabeth Wellington flees England and seeks refuge in the home of her recently deceased friend, Muriel. Janie, Muriel's young daughter, believes Beth would be the perfect new wife for her father. But rugged rancher Garrett Steele doesn't want anything to do with the daughter of an English lord. Still, he can't ignore the beautiful lady's gentle ways, how easily she fits into frontier life, and how quickly his heart beats when she comes near.

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The Forgiving Hour


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 1999

About this title:Claire Conway's mainstream life encounters a troubled path when she brings home her son's fiancee, who resembles the same woman her ex-husband had an affair with 12 years earlier.

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Heitzmann, Kristen


Unforgotten


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:Lance Michelli had traveled to his grandmother Antonia's old villa in Sonoma to find the truth behind the secrets of her past. There he met Rese Barrett, the woman who now owns the villa and hides secrets of her own. Now Lance has returned to his grandmother with both Rese and the answers he has found. But Antonia refuses to hear what he has to say. Has she really misunderstood the events of that dark night so long ago? Antonia sends Lance on another quest. But this time he discovers that the past has influenced the present far more than anyone realizes.

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Halos


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2004

About this title:When Alessi Moore drives her red Mustang convertible into town, she wonders if this could be the place she was meant to find, a place to settle down. But when her convertible and all she owns is stolen, she is filled with doubt.

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A Rush of Wings


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:Running from terrors both recent and remembered, Noelle flees her New York mansion for the Rocky Mountains, seeking a hiding place from the men who betrayed her. Her sanctuary is a horse ranch, where she discovers solace in the breathtaking scenery she paints. As the attentions of two brothers slowly soften the wall she hides behind, the past she yearns to escape becomes a menacing threat she cannot deny.

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The Still of Night


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:Once high school sweethearts, a couple reunites to news that could devastate them or bring healing needed by their wounded souls. A powerful novel.

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Twilight


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2002

About this title:Intriguing drama and characters highlight a timeless story of hope an healing when the past is surrendered to embrace the promise of love. Returning to her hometown was the last thing Laurie ever expected. However, now she must begin anew, facing the life and love she turned her back on so many years ago.

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The Tender Vine


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:The ache of her recent loss is constant companion, Carina longs to return to her former home. With Quillan at her side, they make the journey to the California vineyards, where Carina finds she is now estranged from her closely-knit Italian-American family.

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Sweet Boundless


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2001.

About this title:Abandoned by her husband, a woman must try to make a living from the family mine so that she can remain in her home. Diamond of the Rockies book 2.

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The Rose Legacy


Minneapolis Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:An Italian heiress, driven by hope and vengeance, moves to the mining town of Crystal, Colorado. Diamond of the Rockies book 1.

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Honor's Disguise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999

About this title:Worn from loss and sorrow, Abigail wonders if she will ever love again. And is Cole hiding dark secrets? Rocky Mountain Legacy book 4.

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Henderson, Dee.


The Witness


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2006.

About this title:A killer lures a murder witness out of hiding by targeting her sisters. The police chief and his two detectives--all falling in love with different sisters--make it their personal missions to keep the women safe. Facing the future will take a faith deeper than any of them currently knows.

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Before I Wake


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2006.

About this title:In this page-turning thriller, the sheriff of Justice, Illinois, is hunting a killer, and he fears that the new detective in town--Rae Gabriella--may become the next victim.

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True Courage


Sisters, Ore. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:When someone abducts his cousin's wife and son, FBI agent Luke Falcon is searching for a kidnapper and sorting out the crime. While Flacon is afraid a stalker is responsible, he's also afraid they're already dead. Willing to do anything required to get them back alive, Falcon didn't plan on falling in love with the only witness.

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The Rescuer


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Caught in the midst of crisis of faith, Stephen O'Malley, a paramedic, grieves over the loss of his sister while strange events occur around him, placing the life of the woman he loves in dire jeopardy.

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The Healer


Sisters, OR : Multnomah Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:In this Christian mystery novel, sisters Rachel and Lisa O'Malley--a trauma psychologist and a forensic pathologist, respectively--try to solve a double murder while dealing with romances and personal problems.

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True Valor


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2002

About this title:In this second book in the Uncommon Heroes series, Air Force pararescueman Bruce "Striker" Stanton must save his love, a pilot, when she crash lands in Turkey after a deadly air battle.

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The Protector


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:Forced to defend her family estate during a war between the British and the French, Breton landholder Anna de Leon joins her knights in battle. Among the knights is Morvan Fitzwaryn, who feels protective of Anna. Romance blooms, but Anna has pledged to enter a convent. Will Morvan convince her not to?

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True Honor


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2002

About this title:CIA officer Darcy St. James is after a man who knew that the September 11 attacks would happen. Navy SEAL Sam "Cougar" Houston is busy being deployed around the world chasing after this man. Under the pressure of war St. James and Houston discover the sweetness of love, but their romance might be short lived.

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The Truth Seeker


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2001

About this title:In this Christian inspirational romance, forensic pathologist Lisa O'Malley helps local marshal Quinn Diamond to locate his father's murderer.

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The Negotiator


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. Hes about to meet Kate OMalley, and his life will never be the same. Shes a hostage negotiator. He protects people. Hes about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator is one thing, but keeping her safe is another! Introducing the OMalleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family.

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True Devotion


Sisters, Ore. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:This romantic suspense novel with its theme of God as refuge provides a firsthand look at life in the military where serving God and country creates uncommon heroes. Kelly Jacobs has already paid the ultimate price of loving a warrior. She has the folded flag and the grateful thanks of a nation to prove it. Navy SEAL Joe "Bear" Baker can't ask her to take that risk again, even though he loves her. But the man responsible for her husband's death is back--closer than either of them realizes--and Kelly is in real danger.

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The Marriage Wish


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©1998.

About this title:The first novel by the #1 CBA bestselling author is available once again. On his 38th birthday, lonely Scott Williams fervently wishes for a wife and family, but he never expects to become so utterly captivated by the beautiful, yet troubled Jennifer St. James.

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God's Gift


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©1998.

About this title:From the RITA( and Christy Award-winning author comes this tender and inspiring classic romance. Everything changes for a heartbroken Rachel Ashcroft when physically challenged James Graham enters her life. Will faith's healing power lead them toward the light of love?

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Herman, Kathy


High Stakes


Multnomah Fiction 2007

About this title:Tattooed and pierced, 18-year-old Angie Marks finds herself at the center of the town's curiosity. At Monty's Diner, they say she might be involved with Billy Joe Sawyer, using rattlesnakes to intimidate the key witness in his upcoming trial. Is she? Or does Angie Marks have her own agenda?

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Hickman, Patricia


Sandpebbles


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2002

About this title:Two widows find new life after their husbands are killed, but only after allowing God to work miracles in their souls.

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Angel of the Outback


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995.

About this title:Rachel Langley and Betsy Brady have fulfilled a seven-year transportation sentence in Australia. Weakened through years of servitude, they soon realize that freedom is a constant battle for survival. When Betsy is mysteriously murdered, Rachel flees for her own safety and finds refuge with Reverend Whitley. Her intent is to find Betsy's murderer but her own life is in grave danger.

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Voyage of the Exiles


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995.

About this title:In the year 1788, a fleet of ships transports 1300 convicts from England to New South Wales. The Land of the Far Horizons is a new series portraying lives and events surrounding the founding of Australia, dramatizing the early struggles of a people in bondage to the white slavery of the penal colony, the tyrannical masters who enslaved them, and their eventual freedom.

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Higgs, Liz Curtis.


Whence Came a Prince


Colorado Springs : Waterbrook Press, ©2005.

About this title:Higgs revisits 18th-century Scotland for the crowning finale to the saga thatbegan with "Thorn in My Heart."

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Hill, Grace Livingston, (1865-1947)


Cloudy Jewel


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1999

About this title:Julie Cloud has devoted her life to caring for others. Now, following her invalid mother's death, she is without financial means to live on her own. Just when she's resigned herself to go and live with her selfish sister and her demanding children, Julia's college-bound niece and nephew turn up on her doorstep with a thrilling proposition...

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Hines, T. L.


Waking Lazarus


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006.

About this title:Jude Allman has died and come back to life three times, becoming a celebrity against his own wishes. When the world crushes in around this unlikely miracle man, this modern-day Lazarus, he escapes into the vastness of Montana. He changes his name and withdraws from the public eye, trying to forget all that came before. But the past, like Jude, won't stay buried. A prowling evil circles his adopted hometown of Red Lodge, Montana. Children are disappearing, and Jude may have the key to solving the crimes hidden inside the mysteries of his own deaths.

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Hinton, J. Lynne


Friendship Cake


Harper: San Francisco, ©2000.

About this title:The ladies of Hope Springs Community Church in South Carolina put together a cookbook. Five of the women on the committee tell their stories and contribute recipes that include such Southern staples as corn relish and grits.

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Hoff, B. J.


Land of a Thousand Dreams


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1992

About this title:Unaware that his own son Tierney has been lured into the nefarious schemes of Patrick Walsh, Michael vows to bring Walsh to ruin, not realizing thay he may bring down Tierney in the process.

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Masquerade


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1996.

About this title:Journalist Danni St. John has returned to her hometown of Red Oak, Alabama, only to find herself trapped in a maelstrom of bizarre incidents. In a story that clearly portrays the power of faith to make a difference in an entire twon, Hoff takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride that never lets up until the unexpected finish.

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The Penny Whistle


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1996.

About this title:Favorite storyteller B.J. Hoff has written a unique and timeless tale that is certain to become one of the most talked-about stories of the year. With characters that will win your heart from the very first page and a story as charming as our favorite traditions, this volume will provide readers with an unprecedented reading experience.

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The Winds of Graystone Manor


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1995

About this title:In Book 1 of The St. Clare Trilogy, Roman St. Clare is on a relentless quest to find the murderer of his wife and unborn child.

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Dawn of the Golden Promise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1994

About this title:Hoff's award-winning Emerald Ballad series continues as the sweeping Irish immigrant saga enters the turbulent and tragic 1850s. In a realistic portrait of famine-ravaged Ireland and pre-Civil War America, Morgan Fitzgerald, Evan Whittaker, Annie, Finola, the rebellious Tierney, and other characters from from previous books return to weave another saga.

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Song of the Silent Harp


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1991

About this title:This story begins with two Irish families trying to survive and hold on to their faith in God during one of the bleakest periods of Ireland's history. It is a story of deep spiritual struggle and commitment--and of the suprising work of God among nations and individuals.

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Holmes, Marjorie


The Messiah


New York : Harper & Row, ©1987

About this title:Continuing where Three from Galilee: The Young Man from Nazareth left off, Marjorie Holmes now recounts Christ's life from the beginning of his ministry to his trial and crucifixion.

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Two from Galilee


Old Tappan, N.J., Revell [1972]

About this title:Here from Marjorie Holines, one of the most beloved authors of our day, is the extraordinary bestselling novel that tells the story of Mary and Joseph as it has never been told before--the greatest love story of all.

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Howatch, Susan.


Absolute Truths


New York : Knopf, 1995

About this title:The sixth novel and finale in the sequence that began with "Glittering Images" depicts Bishop Charles Ashworth in the role of defender of the tradition he sees being attacked.

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Ultimate Prizes


New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1989

About this title:Book three of Susan Howatch's extraordinary sequence of novels, Ultimate Prizes is a brilliantly readable story--a riveting exploration of the interplay of past and present in the human psyche and of theor sin and salvation in the human soul.

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Glamorous Powers


New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1988

About this title:With Glittering Images, Susan Howatch embarked on an ambitious endeavor: a series of works about faith and infidelity, piety and passion. Now, the second, Glamorous Powers is awaited by a large readership. For 17 years, Jon Darrow, clergyman and abbot, had been sheltered from the world. Now he was being called--by a blinding vision--for a mission outside the monastery.

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Glittering Images


New York : Knopf, 1987

About this title:Behind the doors of a great English cathedral, the lives and loves of four people intertwine--a brilliant bishop, the wife he once loved, her enigmatic female "companion", and the young man the Church has sent to investigate their unusual household.

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Huggins, James Byron


The Reckoning


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©1994

About this title:From the innovative, distinctive author of Wolf Story comes a highly crafted novel bristling with intensity, intrigue, and the life-or-death quest for truth. The murder of his mentor and the theft of an ancient manuscript compel a lonely exile to emerge from his solitude and enter into a conflict to uncover an ages-old, horrific secret.

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Hunt, Angela Elwell


Magdalene


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006.

About this title:Available in time for the May 19th release of director Ron Howard's film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks, this captivating story will grip readers with a biblically based portrayal of the life of Mary Magdalene.

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The Debt


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2004

About this title:When Emma first met Abel Howard, she was a woman with a past, a woman who had not always made all the right choices. But after 25 years of marriage, she doesn't often have a reason to dwell on things of the past. Until Christopher Lewis--the son she gave up for adoption years before--arrives on her doorstep.

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The Note


Nashville : Word, ©2001.

About this title:In the wake of a tragic plane crash, a reporter's life is turned upside-down by the last words of an anonymous passenger.

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Hartford


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1996

About this title:Daniel hated his brother Taregan. He knew it was wrong. His only hope was to somehow escape the life he'd always know. Then British soldiers arrive, and it gives him the perfect opportunity. But Daniel never dreamed his choice would lead to danger.

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Jamestown


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:In Book 2 of the Keepers of the Ring Series, the story of the Colman family continues as Jocelyn and Thomas's grandchildren and their two young friends barely escape a massacre and find themselves torn between two cultures.

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Roanoke : the lost colony


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:Together Jocelyn and Thomas brave an uncertain future in a barbarous land, but they will face far more adventure--and danger--than either could possibly imagine.

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Hutton, Carol


Eternal Journey


New York : Warner Books, ©2000

About this title:Depressed after her best friend dies of cancer, Anna Carroll goes away for the weekend and meets a mysterious but alluring man who suggests that she write a letter to her dead friend--and when she takes his advice, she finds comfort.

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Ingraham, J. H. (Joseph Holt), 1809-1860


The Prince of the House of David


Philadelphia : H. Altemus, 1897

About this title:A collection of letters from Adina to her father, Manasseh Benjamin, while she is living and studying in Jerusalem. Interesting from a historical perspective in that the first letter is dated, according to the Jewish chronology, three years before the crucifixion of Christ.

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Jackson, Neta


The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down


Nashville : Integrity Publishers, ©2004

About this title:The wildly diverse group of women from Book One has weathered many storms, but these beautiful new relationships are now stretched to the limit. Following a robbery, a lynching, and a mother's loss, they discover that getting down on their knees is the most freeing place of all.

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The Yada Yada Prayer Group


Nashville, Tenn. : Integrity Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Jackson examines the many facets of forgiveness, grace, racial prejudice and healing in this enjoyable follow-up to "The Yada Yada Prayer Group." When a wildly diverse group of women gets together to pray, they have no idea how God's gonna rock their world.

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Jakes, T. D.


Not Easily Broken


New York : Warner Faith, 2006.

About this title:"New York Times" bestselling author Jakes pens a powerful tale of a couple's attempt to survive a car accident, a broken marriage, and the ultimate temptation.

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Jenkins, Jerry B.


Shadowed: the final judgment


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2005

About this title:Religion has been banned. In the face of persecution the underground church continues to grow. No longer able to hide that he is a believer, Agent Paul Stepola becomes an international fugitive from the National Peace Organization. Who can he trust? And how much will he have to sacrifice?

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Heat Wave


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2004

About this title:The saga of a group of teens who were left behind after the rapture continues. All they have left is their friendship and their growing faith in Jesus Christ. For them, the last several years have not been easy--but the end is near.

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Ominous Choices: #36


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2004

About this title:With over 10 million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of readers ages 10-14. Each book follows a group of teens who were "left behind" when other friends and family members were taken to heaven by God in the Rapture. All they have left is their friendship and their growing faith in Jesus Christ. For them, the last several years have not been easy . . . but now it's about to get really tough. With background plots from Left Behind #10: "The Remnant" and cliff-hangers from book to book, these books are great for even reluctant readers.

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The Rise of False Messiahs: #35


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2004

About this title:With over 10 million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of readers ages 10-14. Each book follows a group of teens who were "left behind" when other friends and family members were taken to heaven by God in the Rapture. All they have left is their friendship and their growing faith in Jesus Christ. For them, the last several years have not been easy . . . but now it's about to get really tough. With background plots from Left Behind #10: "The Remnant" and cliff-hangers from book to book, these books are great for even reluctant readers.

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Bounty Hunters


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:With over ten million copies sold in the series," Left Behind: The Kids" is a favorite of kids ages 10-14. The series follows teens who were "left behind" and have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ.

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Attack on Petra


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:With over ten million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids ages 10-14. The series follows teens who were "left behind" and have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter what the cost, they are tested at every turn. With background plots from "Desecration," the cliff-hangers from book to book keep readers reading!

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Silenced


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2004

About this title:The story of double agent Paul Stepola continues as he works to protect his fellow believers from the government that is trying to eliminate them. The underground church is in mortal peril following the apocalyptic events in Los Angeles which only casts further suspicion upon Christians.

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Escape to Masada


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The phenomenally popular series that follows teens who were "left behind" with nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ continues with these two new installments. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, the teens are tested at every turn.

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War of the Dragon


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The phenomenally popular series that follows teens who were "left behind" with nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ continues with these two new installments. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, the teens are tested at every turn.

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Murder in the Holy Place


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:These two newest installments of the bestselling series continue the story of teens who are "left behind" following the Rapture and have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested as every turn.

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Wildfire!


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2003.

About this title:The bestselling kids' fiction series of all time continues with two new installments. The kids are determined to stand up for God no matter the cost--even though they are tested at every turn.

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Breakout!


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:These two newest installments of the bestselling series continue the story of teens who are "left behind" following the Rapture and have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.

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The Mark of the Beast


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2003

About this title:The bestselling kids' fiction series of all time continues with two new installments. The kids are determined to stand up for God no matter the cost--even though they are tested at every turn.

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The Beast Arises


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2003

About this title:With over ten million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids ages 10-14. Following teens that were "left behind," they have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn. Background plots for books 25 & 26 are from "Assassins" and "The Indwelling," books six and seven in the adult Left Behind series.

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Death at the Gala


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale Kids, ©2003

About this title:Following teens that were "left behind, " these editions are the newest in the bestselling Christian kids fiction series of all time.

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Soon


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The co-author of the bestselling "Left Behind" series once again examines the beginning of the end. In the aftermath of World War III, the world is resolved as never before to eliminate war, and all agree that the surest way is to institute a worldwide ban on religion. But something big is coming--something that can't be stopped--and it is coming "Soon."

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Attack of Apollyon


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001.

About this title:With over eight million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids age 10-14. The series follows teens that were "left behind" during the rapture of the church. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.

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A Dangerous Plan


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2002

About this title:With over eight million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids age 10-14. The series follows teens that were "left behind" during the rapture of the church. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.

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Uplink from the Underground


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:With close to ten million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids age 10-14. Following teens that were "left behind, " they have nothing left but their new found faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.

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Darkening Skies


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:In this 18th entry in the Left Behind series the children face yet another strike against their faith.

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Terror in the Stadium


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2001

About this title:In this 17th entry in the Left Behind series the children face yet another strike against their faith.

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Fire from Heaven


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:With millions of copies sold, Left Behind: The Kids series is a favorite of kids age 10-14. The series follows teens that were "left behind," who have nothing left but their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn. Books #15 and #16 have background plots from the fourth book in the adult series, "Soul Harvest."

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Battling the Commander


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:With more than six million copies sold in the series, "Left Behind: The Kids" is a favorite of children ages ten to 14, but is read by people eight to 88. Following four teens that were "left behind", they have nothing but their newfound faith in Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn.

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The Showdown


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:The death toll rises as the great wrath-of-the-Lamb earthquake ends. Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends, and members of The Young Trib Force are no exception. Join Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryas as they try to find each other and fight against the enemy of their souls.

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Hometown Legend


New York : Warner Books, ©2001

About this title:Athens City, Alabama, lost its heart the day the high school football team lost the state championship and suffered a tragedy. Now, years later, the former coach returns to head up one final season aided by a local who tells the story with a fresh voice.

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Judgment Day


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, 2001

About this title:Fiction reaches the hearts of kids through the power of story.With over eight million copies sold in the series, Left Behind: The Kids is a favorite of kids age 10-14. The series follows teens that were "left behind." They have nothing left but their new-found faith in Jesus Christ. Determined to stand up for God no matter the cost, they are tested at every turn. Background plots are from Apollyon, the fifth book in the Left Behind adult series originally released in 1999.

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Jeschke, Melanie M.


Inklings


Fairfax, VA : Xulon Press, ©2002

About this title:Inklings contains the original novel and an all new sequel titled Intentions.

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John, Sally


A Journey by Chance


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:A novel of romance and healing, "A Journey by Chance" turns first impressions on end as Gina finds inspiration in the faith of others and joy in her own growing relationship with the Lord.

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Jordan, James


Something that Lasts


Nashville [Tenn.] : Integrity Publishers, ©2006

About this title:When a church member accuses the pastor of having an affair with his wife and then commits suicide, the few moments of horror plunge the reverend, his wife and their 12-year-old son into a struggle with God and one another that will span generations--a struggle to find something that lasts beyond the rage, lies, and fear.

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Karr, Leona


Hidden Blessing


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2002.

About this title:When corporate executive Shannon Hensley loses the high-status job that has dominated her life, she rents a summer cottage in Colorado to sort things out. Used to being in control, she soon finds herself stranded on single father Ward Dawson's ranch because of a life-threatening forest fire. Now, Shannon can't help but wonder what message God is trying to send her.

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Karon, Jan


Home to Holly Springs


New York : Viking, 2007

About this title:In the first of the Father Tim novels, Karon enchants with a story of the newly retired priests spur-of-the-moment adventure. For the first time in decades, Father Tim returns to his birthplace, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in response to a mysterious, unsigned note saying simply: "Come home."

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Light from Heaven


New York : Viking, 2005

About this title:Jan Karon prepares to leave Mitford with the ninth and final installment in her bestselling series of Christian fiction. Having spent a year farm-sitting for some friends, retired but restless Father Timothy Kavanagh returns to work, bringing a long-closed, tiny mission church in the mountains back to life. Although Jan Karon wraps up her Mitford series with this volume, devoted readers will be glad to know that they have not seen the last of Father Tim; Karon plans a new Father Tim series, set in his home town of Holly Springs, Mississippi.

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In this Mountain


New York : Viking, 2002

About this title:In quaint Mitford, Father Tim Kavanaugh grapples with a post-retirement depression while his wife Cynthia finds success as an author of children's books.

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A Common Life


London : Penguin, 2001

About this title:Laughter and wedding bells ring as Karon takes her millions of fans back in time to the most cherished event in Mitford: the wedding of Father Tim Kavanagh and Cynthia Coppersmith. Will Father Tim fall apart when he takes his vows? Will Cynthia make it to the church on time? And will Uncle Billy's prayers for a great joke be answered in time for the reception?

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A New Song


New York, N.Y. : Viking, 1999

About this title:Another novel set in the small town of Mitford, A NEW SONG is about Father Tim's retirement.

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Out to Canaan


New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1997.

About this title:Another installment in Jan Karon's Mitford series about the inhabitants of a small town in the mountains of North Carolina. Father Tim and Cynthia ponder retirement. And can it be that the Sweet Stuff Bakery is really closing?

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These High, Green Hills


New York : Viking, 1996

About this title:The author of At Home in Mitford and A Light in the Window continues her popular saga about America's favorite small town. Mitford's 60-something rector and lifetime bachelor, Father Tim, has finally married his vivacious neighbor, Cynthia. Meanwhile, Mitford has its first policewoman and the parish has a new computer--one that calls for the patience of a saint to operate it.

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At Home in Mitford


New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1996

About this title:The first in a series of novels, this heartwarming book introduces readers to a small, charming North Carolina town and its equally charming denizens. Filled with the mysteries and miracles of everyday life and rich, provincial humor, At Home in Mitford will have readers clamoring for more. Followed by a sequel, A Light in the Window.

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A Light in the Window


New York : Penguin Books, 1996.

About this title:This book is filled with the miracles and mysteries of everyday life. And the affirmation of what some of us already know: Life in a small town is rarely quiet. And absolutely never boring.

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Kastner, Deb


The Christmas Groom


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2002

About this title:After years in the navy, Colin Brockman gets his chance to cut loose while studying to be a chaplain. He's finally enjoying the freedom to live by his rules and nobody else's. But his footloose lifestyle is soon turned upside down when he meets beautiful grad student Holly McCade. Holly never expects to be charmed by the scruffy student she calls "Mr. Late." Will he turn out to be Mr. Right?

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Kaye, Danny


Hans Christian Andersen


New York : HBO Video; Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment, [1991]

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Kelly, Leisha


Katie's Dream


Grand Rapids, MI : Fleming H. Revell, ©2004

About this title:Samuel and Julia Wortham's household is thrown into turmoil when Samuel's ex-con brother Edward shows up on their doorstep with a young girl he claims is Samuel's daughter. This page-turner will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

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Emma's Gift


Grand Rapids, Mich. : F.H. Revell, ©2003

About this title:Samuel and Julia Wortham's household is thrown into turmoil when Samuel's ex-con brother Edward shows up on their doorstep with a young girl he claims is Samuel's daughter. This page-turner will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.

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Killinger, John.


God, the Devil, and Harry Potter: a Christian minister's defense of the beloved novels.


New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2002

About this title:This defense of the Harry Potter books suggests that they draw on Christian themes rather than subverting them.

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Kingsbury, Karen


Forever


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2007

About this title:Katie Hart is thrilled about her future with Hollywood's Dayne Matthews. But as she plans a wedding and looks for a house on the shores of Lake Monroe, she receives tragic news. Now she and the members of the Baxter family must travel to Los Angeles and sort through their options.

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Just Beyond the Clouds


New York : Center Street, 2007

About this title:Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of letting go of his Downs Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home not out on his own in a world that can be heartless and insecure. When Carl Josephs teacher, Elle, begins championing his independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even as these two battle it out, they can't deny the instinctive connection they share.

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Between Sundays


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2007

About this title:Football season becomes a time of realization that life's most important victories are won off the field. A star running back with much to learn, a younger player with much to give, and a woman with a heart for underprivileged kids?thrown together into a time of self-discovery and a new awareness of the things that matter most.

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Summer


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2007

About this title:In a story about Gods unending faithfulness and the trials and triumphs of one summer, newlyweds Dayne Matthews and Katy Hart feel cracks around the edges of their marriage. The Baxter family rejoices that Ashley and Kari are both pregnant, but an ultrasound reveals something is wrong with one of the babies.

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Family


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006

About this title:In the fourth volume in the Firstborn series, three very different people and their families weather dramatic turmoil. In the midst of it all, the truth is clear for all of them--never in their lives has family been more important.

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Found


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2006

About this title:John Baxter hires a private investigator to fulfill his wife's dying wish--that they find their firstborn son and make him part of the Baxter family. Meanwhile, top Hollywood actor Dayne Matthews undergoes a personal search for truth, and Christian Kids Theater director Katy Hart makes a decision that could take her from the simple life she has grown to love.

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Reunion


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"'s 2005 Retailer's Choice Award for Best Series! In addition, "Reunion" was a 2005 Gold Medallion Award finalist! This touching story allows us to see into the lives of the Baxter family as Erin and Sam attempt to adopt a child. As the family looks forward to a heartwarming reunion, they find out that Mr. and Mrs. Baxter have a secret that could change their lives forever.

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Hannnah's Hope


New York : Warner Faith, ©2005

About this title:Kingsburgy offers the final installment in her Red Glove series--the heartwarming tale of a girl whose only wish is to be held by the father she never knew.

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Return


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"'s 2005 Retailer's Choice Award for Best Series! This touching novel reunites readers with the Baxter family and focuses on the only Baxter son, Luke. He is determined to leave his faith and his past behind and embrace a new, free-thinking future. But what he doesn't realize is that his past holds a secret even he doesn't know. When Luke finds out, his comfortable new life is turned upside down, and he must turn back to his roots.

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Fame


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2005.

About this title:As Hollywood actor Dayne Matthews searches for meaning in his life, Jamie Hart makes her way as director of the Bloomington, Indiana, Christian Kids Theater. New families and situations will be introduced, but Dayne's search will stand at the center.

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Oceans Apart


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2004.

About this title:He failed his family only once, long ago, but they never knew about it. Now pilot Connor Evans's life and marriage are going great, until Connor finds himself face-to-face with his past in the form of a seven-year-old boy.

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Rejoice


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2004.

About this title:This latest release in the Redemption series reunites readers with the Baxter family. Brooke Baxter's recent return to her faith is an encouragement to her family. But if she faces tremendous loss, can her fledgling faith and her rocky marriage survive?

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Beyond Tuesday Morning


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2004

About this title:In this sequel to the bestselling "One Tuesday Morning," to widow Jamie Bryan it is still September 12, 2001. What will move her from living in the past to living the life God has given her today?

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Sarah's Song


New York : Warner Faith, ©2004.

About this title:Bestselling novelist Kingsbury's Red Gloves Series continues with the tale of two women brought together and healed by the power of one song.

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Remember


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Once again, the Baxter family is touched by love and loss, including the tragic events surrounding September 11. Ashley Baxter has locked up her heart, convinced that no one--including God--could love her because of the past behavior she is trying to forget. A few highly unlikely people help her open up to love and redemption.

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Maggie's Miracle


New York : Warner Faith, ©2003

About this title:Kingsbury offers a heartwarming tale of a woman who no longer believes in love--and the man who helps her learn that miracles really do happen.

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Redemption


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:When Laura Baxter Jacobs finds out that her husband is involved in an adulterous relationship and wants a divorce, she decides she will love him and remain faithful to her marriage at all costs. This book shows how God can redeem seemingly hopeless relationships, while illustrating one of Gary Smalley's key messages: love is a decision.

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Halfway to Forever


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©2002

About this title:This story brings back two of Kingsbury's favorite couples--Matt and Hannah and Jade and Tanner--who once again face traumatic issues dealing with pregnancy and cancer.

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Gideon's Gift


New York: Warner Faith, ©2002

About this title:A little girl's gift to a homeless man forever changes both their lives and reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas.

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A Moment of Weakness


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000.

About this title:Jade's unfaithful husband wants to destroy her in a custody battle that is about to shock the nation. Only one man can help her in her darkest hour. And only one old woman knows the secret about that summer--and the truth that can set them all free.

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Waiting for Morning


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©1999

About this title:Hannah Ryan walks the long road of a modern-day Lamentations ever since she lost her husband and oldest daughter in a devastating drunk driving accident. When she finally learns to forgive, she understands that God's mercies are new every morning.

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Where Yesterday Lives


Sisters, Or. : Alabaster Books, 1998

About this title:Ellen Barrett is a noted journalist with an uncertain marriage, a forgotten faith, and haunting memories of the hometown and love she left behind. She returns, trying to make peace with the people who still live there, with change, and with the future God proffers.

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Kirkpatrick, Jane


Hold Tight the Thread


Colorado Springs : Waterbrook Press, ©2004.

About this title:In the third and final book in the fact-based Tender Ties series, new challenges face Marie Dorion Venier Toupin, the wife, mother, and lowly Indian woman who crossed the Rocky Mountains with the first fur expedition after Lewis and Clark.

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Every Fixed Star


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2003

About this title:Continuing the Tender Ties Historical Series, "Every Fixed Star" brings readers more of the dramatic, fictionalized account of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest.

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A Name of Her Own


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, ©2002

About this title:Based on the life of the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and settle in the Northwest, "A Name of Her Own" is the fictionalized account of a real woman's fight to establish a home in a new landscape, to survive in a nation at war, to protect her sons and raise them well, and, despite an abusive, alcoholic husband, to keep her marriage.

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Kraus, Harry Lee


Could I Have This Dance?


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002

About this title:The pressures of a medical internship; the mystery of a genetic disease; a malpractice suit; a shaky engagement; a threat on her life--Claire McCall has been fighting the odds all her life. However, now secrets from the past could destroy her dreams of becoming a surgeon and her faith in God.

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The Price


New York : Atria Books, 2003

About this title:Luke Creed is a driven, ambitious attorney who is determined to make partner at one of Houston's top firms. His ambition is so great, in fact, that it destroyed his marriage and leaves him barely enough time to see his two daughters. Now working on a case that could make or break his career, Luke is shocked when he discovers that the opposing counsel is his former high school sweetheart, Amy.

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Journey to the Crimson Sea


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997

About this title:Vicar Thomas Mayhew is a pastor without a church. While he was missing at sea and presumed dead his posting was filled. But while serving a small informal congregation, he meets and courts a woman who has won his heart.

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Lacy, Al. and JoAnna


The Land of Promise


Colorado Springs, CO : Multnomah Publishers, 2007.

About this title:In 1889, the Oklahoma District is now white man's land of promise. Forced onto reservations, the Native Americans must watch as settlers rush to claim sections of land for their own.

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The Heart Remembers


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2004

About this title:This final book in the Frontier Doctor trilogy continues the story of a husband and wife medical team who ministers to both the physical and spiritual needs of a Colorado mining community.

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Beloved Physician


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:In the second Frontier Doctor book, newlyweds Dr. Dane Logan and his wife Tharyn overcome many perils of Western life as they start their medical practice in Central City.

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One More Sunrise


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2004

About this title:The final Orphan Train book introduced Dane Logan, a teenage boy who desires to be a physician. Now Dane, raised by a doctor's family in Cheyenne, puts his lifelong dream to work throughout the frontier in this first book in a new trilogy.

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All My Tomorrows


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Sixty-two abandoned children leave New York on a train headed west, oblivious of what's in store. But their paths are being watched by someone who carefully plans all their tomorrows.

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Whispers in the Wind


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2003

About this title:This historically accurate fiction set during the early 19th-century immigrant era focuses on the orphan trains and two of their passengers: young Dane Weston, whose dream is to become a doctor, and the pretty orphan girl, Tharyn.

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Let there be Light


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, 2002

About this title:In this historically accurate novel set in the 1865 Old West, murder is Jenny Linden's motive for answering a former prison guard's ad for a mail order bride. She's ready to avenge her father's death and return East a rich women. However, can the light of love break into the darkness of Jenny's schemes?

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The Little Sparrows


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2002

About this title:The "orphan train" is the vision of Charles Loring Brace, founder of the Children's Aid Society who cannot bear to see innocent children abandoned in the overpopulated cities of the mid-19th century. However, it is not just the orphans whose lives need mending. Follow the train to see God's hand restore love and laughter to the right family at the right time./p> Link to Book



Sincerely Yours


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2001

About this title:Can embittered bachelor Dr. Quint Roberts overcome the grief and losses of the Civil War and face the challenges of a new life -- and love -- in the Old West?

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Ransom of Love


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000

About this title:In this fifth installment of the bestselling "Mail Order Bride" series, a Christian man and the slave he sets free make plans to start a cattle ranch in Texas. With bold dreams and the support of their mail-order brides, they struggle against bigotry and hatred.

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Blessed are the Merciful


Sisters, Ore. : Multnomah Publishers, ©1999

About this title:A mail order bride discovers that the man she married, Adam Burke of North Platte, Nebraska, is the one who accidently ran over and killed her mother in a thunderstorm.

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The Tender Flame


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©1999

About this title:Grant Smith and Lydia Reynolds fell in love at a young age and their "tender flame" continues to burn. With wedding preparations underway, President Polk announces that war with Mexico was inevitable.

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A time to love


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©1998

About this title:Determined to being a new life after being left at the altar, Linda Forrest answers an ad for a mail-order bride and heads out West to face her destiny.

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Secrets of the Heart


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:Kathleen Stallworth's millionaire in-laws have taken her daughter away. Now all she lives for is revenge--until her newfound faith alters her plans for revenge and produces a victory she could never have imagined.

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LaHaye, Beverly


Season of Blessing


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002

About this title:In this sequel to the best-selling Seasons Under Heaven, the families of Cedar Circle band together to support each other as they face the threat of marital infidelity and the birth of a Downs Syndrome baby.

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Times and Seasons


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2001

About this title:Can all things really work for good, when everything seems to be turning out bad? Through friendship and faith in God, the women of Cedar Circle embrace the trials of their lives.

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LaHaye, Tim F.


John's Story


New York : Putnam Praise, ©2006

About this title:LaHaye and Jenkins team up again for a brand-new series about the life of Jesus, as told by the four writers of the gospels. John, a once-broken man, was forever changed the moment he met the mysterious stranger from Nazareth, his heart opened by the One whom he discovered to be the Son of God.

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Kingdom Come


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2007.

About this title:The horrors of the Tribulation are over, and Jesus Christ has set up his perfect kingdom on Earth. Yet evil still lurks in the hearts of the unbelieving. As the Millennium draws to a close, the final generation of the unrepentant prepares to mount a new offensive against the Lord Himself--sparking the final and ultimate conflict from which only one side will emerge the eternal victor.

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The Edge of Darkness


New York : Bantam Books, ©2006.

About this title:LaHaye has created a new series of fast-paced thrillers based on prophecies that are not covered in the "Left Behind" books.

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The Regime: evil advances


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:The second exciting installment in this series continues the story of the rise of the Antichrist and the journey of the other main characters as time, unknown to them, hurdles toward the Rapture.

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Babylon Rising


New York : Bantam Books, ©2003

About this title:From the creator of the Left Behind series comes the story of Michael Murphy, a scholar of biblical prophecy, whose latest discovery sends him hurtling from a life of excavations to a confrontation with the forces of the greatest evil.

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The Rapture


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, 2002

About this title:The author of more than 40 books, LaHaye says "The Rapture" is the result of the most comprehensive study and research effort of his career. His complete, compelling defense of the pre-Tribulation theory prides a timeline and chart of the events of the Rapture, a strong case against mid- and post-Tribulation theories and more.

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The Europa Conspiracy


New York : Bantam Books, 2005

About this title:From the creator of the Left Behind( series comes the story of Michael Murphy, a scholar of biblical prophecy, whose latest discovery sends him hurtling from a life of excavations to a confrontation with the forces of the greatest evil.

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The Rising


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2005.

About this title:This book is the initial installment of Countdown to the Rapture, a prequel series to Left Behind, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins's bestselling Christian post-apocalyptic series. It concerns the early careers and precursors of the main characters of Left Behind, including Ray Steele's dreams of becoming a pilot and Marilena Carpathia's struggle to become pregnant, a quest that will eventually result in the birth of Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist.

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Come Spring


New York, NY : Kensington Books, ©2005.

About this title:As the city of Boston prepares for Easter and its promise of hope and redemption, newly arrived Scottish photographer Dylan Cooper falls in love with fellow Scot Grace MacVicar. The Great War in Europe seems far away, but the two must part as Dylan has promised to serve his country. His sacrifice will bring great sorrow . . . and greater joy.

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Glorious Appearing


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2004

About this title:Thousands of years of human history stained by strife, death and sin come to an end when the King of Glory returns to earth. The satisfying conclusion of the seven years of tribulation covered by the Left Behind series will portray the return of Jesus Christ to earth in both glory and judgment.

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The Secret on Ararat


New York : Bantam Books, 2004.

About this title:THE SECRET ON ARARAT is the second installment in the Babylon Rising series, which concerns the adventures of Michael Murphy, an Indiana Jones-like figure who quests for physical evidence of the events recounted in the Bible. In this volume, the evangelical Christian and biblical archaeologist travels to Mount Ararat to search for the remains of Noah's Ark.

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La Marca: la bestia controla al mundo


Miami, FL : Editorial Unilit, 2000

About this title:The Beast Rules the World" is the eighth installment in the blockbuster Left Behind series. Rich in dialogue, this action-packed thriller delivers the same consistent mix of apocalyptic mayhem and quirky humor readers have come to expect from the pen of Jerry Jenkins and the prophetic interpretations of Tim LaHaye.

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Armageddon


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:In this, the 11th installment of the best-selling LEFT BEHIND series, the armies of the world--drawn by unexplainable urges--converge on the Middle East to battle against each other.

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The Last Dance


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub., ©2002

About this title:After meeting John in a Christian chat room, Heather plans to go to the prom with him against everyone's advice. Soon Heather will discover John's true identity. Can her friends rescue her before it's too late, or will the prom be her last dance?

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The Remnant


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:Armageddon, the Tribulation's ultimate battle, is near at hand. Christians the world over are filled with apprehension, and Nicolae Carpathia, a.k.a. the Antichrist, is drooling in anticipation.

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Desecration


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2001

About this title:Nicolae Carpathia is up to more apocalyptic hijinx--pouring "bowls of wrath" out into the world, turning water into blood, and so forth--and the Tribulation Force tries to keep on fighting the good fight.

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The Mark


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:Nicolae Carpathia, Antichrist and ruler of the world, has returned to life after lying dead for three days. Carpathia demands that all of his subjects (i.e., all members of the human race) wear the mark of the Antichrist emblazoned on their foreheads or hands. The members of the Tribulation Force are ostracized and imperiled for their refusal to bear the mark.

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The Indwelling


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:Rayford, Buck, and Chloe embark on various adventures during this, the first half of the seven-year Tribulation period. Nicolae's killer, meanwhile, is discovered.

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Assassins


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1999.

About this title:The sixth book in the "Left Behind" Christian action novel series finds the repentant Rayford Steele working undercover as a member of the Tribulation Force, a covert group of Gospel-preaching evangelists. This installment also features the unleashing of the 200 million horsemen of Revelation 9:15-21 and the assassination of the Antichrist.

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Soul Harvest


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:The fourth book in the saga of those left behind. The Tribulation Force, comprised of pilot Rayford Steele, his daughter Chloe, and reporter Buck Williams, continues its adventures after the Rapture. In "Soul Harvest", Carpathia and the devastated globe hurtle toward the midway point of the Tribulation, and already the small band of believers finds itself struggling merely to survive.

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Nicolae


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997.

About this title:The third book in the saga of "those left behind". The Tribulation Force, made up of pilot Rayford Steele, his daughter Chloe, and reporter Buck Williams, continues its adventures after the Rapture. The trio faces political and environmental dangers as the world is confronted by cataclysmic Earth-threatening challenges. Others in the series include "Left Behind" and "Tribulation Force".

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Tribulation Force


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:In this sequel to the bestseller Left Behind, Rayford Steele and Cameron Williams find themselves pressed into services for the man they believe could be the antichrist. Nicolae Carpathia takes over the United Nations, signs a peace treaty with Israel, and begins to lure the nations of earth together to form one global village. Meanwhile, the judgement of God begins to fall on the earth.

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Left Behind


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1995

About this title:Based on the apocalyptic prophesies of the Book of Revelation, this book tells the harrowing story of commercial airlines pilot Captain Rayford Steele, a wayward Christian who is left behind on earth following the end of the world. The first of 12 books in an astoundingly successful series of Christian action novels shows Rayford's gradual climb to self-awareness and repentance and introduces the Antichrist's seven-year reign of terror.

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Laity, Sally


The Gathering Dawn


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House

About this title:Readers will find romance, adventure, intrigue, and the quest for political and religious freedom in this exciting new trilogy set in 1770, just after the Great Awakening in colonial America. Young Susannah Harrington travels from England to America and soon becomes embroiled in schemes and intrigues against the British Crown.

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Lamberth, Minnie


Life with Strings Attached


Brewster, Mass. : Paraclete Press, 2005

About this title:Richly detailed characters, well-crafted dialogue, and the simplicity and innocence of a child's perspective combine in this memorable novel full of spiritual sensitivities that result in a story at once charming, joyful, funny, and wise.

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Landon, Michael


One more sunrise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007.

About this title:This extraordinary collaboration explores the nature of faith and the wonder of miracles in the life of a man who is given a second chance at life.

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Lane, Christopher A.


Eden's Gate


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1994

About this title:A high-powered businessman, a TV news celebrity, FBI and CIA agents--all of them have an interest in the operation. Power, money--even lives--are at stake. And Jennifer and Ben are caught in the middle, battling forces beyond their control.

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Lawhead, Steve


Patrick : son of Ireland


New York : William Morrow, ©2003

About this title:The story of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who began as an aristocratic Welshman, ended up in Ireland as a slave, became an expert on the druids, lost and regained his Christian faith, and eventually began working as a missionary among the godless Irish.

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Lemmons, Thom


Woman of Means


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000

About this title:In this second release in the Daughters of Jerusalem series, Lemmons explores of what happened to Lydia, Paul's first European convert. "Woman of Means" uses strong characters and an imaginative plot to take readers to biblical times for possible answers.

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Lewis, Beverly


The Parting


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007

About this title:In The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Beverly Lewis returns to Lancaster County for a powerful new series based on actual historical events--a heated debate over salvation...and tractors--that causes a group of Amish families to break away from the Old Order. And two young people who are caught in the heartbreaking divide... Passionate and stubborn Nellie Fisher knows that if her family breaks away from their church district, she stands to lose her beloved Caleb, staunch in his Old Order beliefs. But if she follows Caleb, she will lose her dear family.

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The Brethren


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006.

About this title:With the People forbidding her to see Ben, will Annie willfully return to her art or relent and join the church? Annie??'s People book 3.

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The Englisher


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2006

About this title:Will Annie's intention to join the Amish church be derailed by the attention from a handsome Englisher? Annie's People book 2.

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The Preacher's Daughter


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005

About this title:A new series from "The New York Times" bestselling author of the "Abram's Daughters" series begins a remarkable journey of heartache and homespun delight. Paradise, Pennsylvania, seems like a dead-end street for Annie Zook, the preacher's eldest daughter who is expected to join the Amish church, but is "still deciding."

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The Betrayal


Minneapolis, Minn : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003.

About this title:Book 2 of Abram's Daughters. Spanning three generations, the Abram's Daughters series paints a powerful family portrait of four Amish sisters growing up in Gobbler's Knob, Lancaster County. In Book One, The Covenant, when oldest sister Sadie is beguiled by a handsome, dark-haired "Englischer," it is younger sister Leah who suffers from her sister's shameful behavior. In Book Two, The Betrayal, Leah and her beloved Jonas are separated for half the year when he accepts a long-desired carpenter's apprenticeship in Ohio.

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The Revelation


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:The newest blockbuster from Beverly Lewis offers a conclusion of second chances and abiding devotion. Abrambs Daughters book 5.

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The Sacrifice


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Before she can be courted, tragedy befalls Leah, forcing her to choose between her happiness and her family.

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The Prodigal


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:Book 4 in the bestselling Abram's Daughters series. The compelling and continuing chronicle of Abram Ebersolbs family, beginning in the mid-1940s, moves forward in time and scope to the late 50s. The devout Ebersols have faced sometimes-painful divisions and separations--if not geographical, those of the heart. Leah, possibly most of all, has borne losses and revelations that would have undone another whose faith was not firmly established in the God her beloved mother knew so fervently. Leah also has endured the ultimate test of her fortitude, the unexpected return of her shunned sister, Sadie, and the renewed sense of betrayal that arrives home with her.

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The Covenant


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:In this inspirational novel, told in dialect and set among the Amish in 1946, four sisters in Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania, have romantic troubles.

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October Song


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001

About this title:In these three novellas, Beverly Lewis returns to her customary fictional territory, Pennsylvania Dutch country.

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Sanctuary


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:When her past comes calling, Melissa James has no choice but to flee. Pursued and living on the run, she finds longed-for sanctuary in Amish country. Part thriller, part romance, this work is a compelling story of revenge, the price of freedom, and the solace found in friendship.

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The Crossroad


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1999

About this title:After he returns to New York, Philip Bradley cannot forget Rachel Yoder and her daughter, Annie. As the months pass, Philip struggles to cope, but he finds that he must know, once and for all, if he truly loves the soft-spoken Amish widow.

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The Postcard


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, 1999

About this title:A New Order Amish woman, coming to terms with a horrible tragedy, and a weary big-city journalist stumble on to a hidden secret.

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The Sunroom


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:Based on diary entries from the author's childhood, The sunroom is the tender story of Becky Owens, a young girl who must face the terrifying possibility of losing the one she holds most dear. Her journey of faith is one readers will long remember.

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The Reckoning


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:In the powerful conclusion to The Heritage of Lancaster County series, Katherine Mayfield, shunned from the Plain life she once knew, finds solace in volunteer work with hospice patients, hoping to bring honor to the memory of her mother.

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The Confession


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, ©1997.

About this title:Leaving behind her cloistered Amish life, Katie Lapp seeks the mother she has never known. Heritage of Lancaster County Book 2.

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The Shunning


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©1997

About this title:When Katie Lapp finds the satin infant gown in the trunk in her parents' attic, she knows it holds a secret she must discover. Why else would her Amish mother, a plain and simple woman who embraces the Old Order laws, hide the beautiful baby dress in the attic? But nothing could have prepared Katie for the startling news that stumbles out of her anguished parents on the eve of her wedding to Bishop John.

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Lewis, David


Coming Home


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:A world-weary woman's bittersweet return home may lead to a peace and triumph she never imagined. Drama with a hint of mystery from the bestselling co-author of Sanctuary.

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Lindvall, Michael L.,


The Good News from North Haven


New York : Doubleday, 1991

About this title:In this chronicle of a year in the town of North Haven, Minnesota, the reverend David Battles tells a series of charming tales that draw from the same rich vein as those of Garrison Keillor and Robert Fulghum. A hope-filled collection of stories about life in a town where "life moves a bit more slowly, (but) you can see it more clearly".

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Livingston, Joyce


Colorado Weddings


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing, ©2006

About this title:Three Colorado career women are determined that the old ways are safer than facing change and romance. Can three determined men convince them to take the walk down the aisle to love's surprising treasures?

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The Widow's Club


Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2006

About this title:Valentine Denay seems to have it all in finances and nice possessions--the only thing missing is her husband, Carter. Can she find a way to fill the aching void he left behind?

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Long, Jeff


Year Zero


New York : Pocket Books, ©2002

About this title:On a remote Greek island, a wealthy artifact collector pries open a relic and unwittingly releases an ancient airborne plague, a virulent threat primed to obliterate all life on Earth.

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Lough, Loree


An Accidental Mom


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.

About this title:After many years, Lily London and single father Max Sheridan are reunited, awakening their youthful dreams and giving them a second chance at love.

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Lucado, Max


3:16 : the Numbers of Hope


Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson, ©2007

About this title:If 9/11 are the numbers of terror and despair, then 3: 16 are the numbers of hope. Bestselling author Max Lucado leads readers through a word-by-word study of John 3: 16, the passage that he calls the "Hope Diamond" of Scripture.

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Every Day Deserves a Chance : wake up to the gift of 24 hours


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©2007

About this title:Lucado unpacks Jesus delightful formula for upgrading each day to blue ribbon status by saturating the day in Jesus grace, trusting his oversight, and accepting his direction.

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You! God's Brand New Idea : made to be amazing


Nashville : T. Nelson, ©2007.

About this title:A combination of guidance and inspiration, the advice in this book is simple, transforming, and timeless. Max Lucado not only praises the potential of all people, he encourages and challenges them to understand how valuable they are and to pursue their unique God-given purpose in life.

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Facing your Giants : a David and Goliath story for everyday people


Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers. W Pub. Group, ©2006

About this title:This profound look at the life of David digs deeply into the defeats he suffered and the victories he won as he faced the giants in his life. Goliaths still roam in this world--debt, disaster, divorce, depression. Christians do what David did. They become God-focused, they pick up five stones, they make five decisions, and they take a swing.

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The Christmas Candle


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, 2006.

About this title:Journey back to a simpler time, to a small English village where nothing out of the ordinary ever happens, except at Christmas when a mysterious angel suddenly appears in a lowly candlemakers shop.

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Cure for the Common Life : living in your sweet spot


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2005.

About this title:Bestselling author Max Lucado offers practical tools for exploring and identifying one's own "sweet spot"--a zone or life precinct created by God and meant for exclusive dwelling by an individual.

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Come Thirsty


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2004

About this title:In this renewing and life-giving book, Lucado leads readers to the four essential nutrients needed by every soul and invites them to come to the cross and know that sins are pardoned and death is defeated.

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It's Not about Me : rescue from the life we thought would make us happy


Nashville : Integrity Publishers, ©2004

About this title:Pop culture, psychobabble, and even churches have communicated the false idea that God exists to give believers all that they selfishly want. In his new book, Max Lucado calls for a "Copernican shift"--"It's not about me," he reminds, "it's all about God."

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Just in case you ever wonder


Dallas : Word Pub., 1992.

About this title:Here's everything you'd like to say to your children about how much you love them. Perfect for gift-giving or an everyday reminder, this minibook wraps children in a warm message of love, comfort and protection.

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When God whispers your name


Dallas : Word Pub., ©1994

About this title:This book generates the confidence to believe that God will keep you headed in the right direction. The author's keen perception will help you find hope in life's ordinary events. He'll show you how God's encouragement can become real and personal.

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When Christ comes : the beginning of the very best


Nashville : Word Pub., ©1999

About this title:With over 30 books under his belt, popular Christian author Max Lucado here interprets the book of Revelation in his hallmark style.

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Just like Jesus


Nashville, TN : Word Pub., ©1998

About this title:A longtime resident of Christian bestseller lists, Lucado's inspirational book begins with the possibility of Jesus living our lives. From there he writes, in his signature style, to urge readers to become more Jesus-like in their daily lives and attitudes.

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The Great House of God : a home for your heart


Dallas : Word Pub., 1997

About this title:Using "The Lord's Prayer" as his blueprint, Max Lucado, author of such popular books as "God Came Near" and "How to Study the Bible", invites readers on an unforgettable tour of God's House, revealing that, for those who accept Christ, God becomes a dwelling place, a home.

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A Gentle Thunder : hearing God through the storm


Nashville : Word Pub., ©1995

About this title:"A Gentle Thunder," which provide comfort, encouragement, and ease to those in turbulent situations.

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Lliteras, D. S.


The Master of Secrets


Charlottesville, VA : Hampton Roads Pub., 2007.

About this title:Continuing his unparalleled literary quest to explore the immediate human fallout surrounding the crucifixion, Lliteras's latest novel follows Addan, a young boy searching for his father, a disciple of Jesus, in this allegorical tale that mirrors the search for faith in these modern turbulent times.

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MacDonald, George


The Maiden's Bequest


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1985.

About this title:The seventh in the bestselling George MacDonald series. Some critics view it as MacDonald's best novel. A moving, inspiring story retold for today's reader.

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The Tutor's First Love


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1984

About this title:Another classic love story retold for today's reader. Deep spiritual insights are artfully woven into the intriguing plot.

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MacDonald, Shari


The Perfect Wife


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 1999

About this title:sYNOPSIS NOT AVAILABLE

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Mackel, Kathryn


The Hidden


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006.

About this title:Dr. Susan Rose tumbles into a crevasse when her horse balks and discovers a young man chained in the darkness. As she tries to learn the cause of his amnesia, dark possibilities emerge--could he be a fallen demon, "bound with everlasting chains for judgment"?

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The Departed


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005

About this title:Joshua Lazarus and his wife, Maggie, are reeling from the overnight success of his new television show, starring Joshua as a medium--passing messages to the audience from their dearly departed. But when strange voices begin to haunt him without relief, he realizes he's involved with forces he never before believed existed.

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Maier, Paul L.


A Skeleton in God's Closet


Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, ©1994

About this title:From the author of Pontius Pilate comes a fascinating novel of archaeological adventure. The evidence seems incontestable: bones unearthed in an Israeli tomb are those of Jesus of Nazareth. But which is the hoax . . . the archaeological find or the Resurrection itself?

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More than a Skeleton


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©2003

About this title:Jonathan Weber was at the helm of an action-packed dig in "A Skeleton in God's Closet." Now he plays an integral part in the investigation of a dangerous hoax involving the return of Christ.

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The Flames of Rome


Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1981

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Martin, Charles


Chasing Fireflies


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©2007

About this title:When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is and why he won't talk. Chase, a small-town journalist, is assigned to cover the story and investigate the boy's identity. But will his search unearth long-buried emotions about his own history?

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When Crickets Cry


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006.

About this title:Richly atmospheric and evocative, with the kind of characters that move into one's heart and take up residence, Martin's new novel will resonate with fans of God-haunted Southern fiction, and with anyone who enjoys a solidly crafted, heart-touching story.

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Wrapped in Rain


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005

About this title:This tough and tender novel is about weathering adversity and recognizing the many faces of love, regardless of who, how, where, or why. Love is a risk--but Martin shows that it is far more dangerous to live without it.

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Martin, Gail Gaymer


The Harvest


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003

About this title:Beginning in October, Steeple Hill's popular Love Inspired series expands to four new titles per month. This two-in-one volume celebrates the joys of Thanksgiving, during which two heroines each find unexpected romance with the man of her dreams.

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Martinusen, Cindy McCormick


Eventide


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006

About this title:Carrie left behind--but never got over--the summer of 1989. Now that she's dying young and still haunted by the secret of that summer, her friend Lauren is determined to soothe Carrie's scars. In the unraveling of lives and exposure of old secrets, a quiet miracle comes in the gathering grace.

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Mason, Felicia


Sweet Accord


New York, N.Y. : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003

About this title:Matt Brandon arrives in a small Oregon town to start over as choir director for a local church. Haley Cartwright is willing to do anything to prevent Matt from making changes to their choir. Though Haley protests, Matt can see how his music touches her. Can he use his music to work through her fears and show her blessings of love?

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McCusker, Paul


The Faded Flower


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2001

About this title:"The Faded Flower"-- the name of the nursing home where Frank eventually puts his father--is a novella in the tradition of Epiphany that mixes humor and pathos with the realities of growing up and aging.

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McDaniel, Lurlene


Holly's story


New York : Delacorte Press, 2005

About this title:During the summer, Holly finally had a boy interested in her, but the e-mails from her secret admirer have recently stopped coming. Then a tragedy strikes close to home, bringing Holly, Raina, and Kathleen closer.

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Raina's story


New York : Delacorte Press, 2005

About this title:The second of McDaniel's Angels in Pink trilogy. Raina looks forward to spending time with Hunter during their last year of high school together. Everything is going well until Raina's old boyfriend Tony shows up and threatens to ruin her relationship with Hunter.

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Kathleen's story


New York : Delacorte Press, ©2005

About this title:Best friends Raina, Kathleen, and Holly volunteer as "pink angels" at the local hospital. Kathleen is at first reluctant. But when she meets a cute fellow volunteer, Kathleen is happy she joined the program. Or, at least, she thinks she is.

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Meissner, Susan


Why the sky is blue


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©2004

About this title:What options does a Christian woman have after she's brutally assaulted by a stranger...and becomes pregnant? That's the heartrending situation Claire Holland faces. Happily married and the mother of two when she is attacked, Claire begins an incredible journey on the painful pathway to trusting God ?in all things.? When Claire's husband, Dan, confesses he can?t be a father to the expected child, Claire's decision to put the baby up for adoption creates a sense of tremendous loss for Claire. Later, unexpected circumstances turn this seeming loss into victory.

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Metaxas, Eric


God made you special


Grand Rapids, Mich. : ZonderKids, ©2002

About this title:Through fun rhymes, humor, and some help from those lovable Veggies, Bob and Larry would like to tell children how much God loves them. Since God made each of us special, different, and unique, this message can be a powerful reminder to little ones that they are special, too.

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Meyer, Joyce


The Penny


New York : Faith Words, 2007

About this title:"New York Times" bestselling author Meyer collaborates in her first fiction project with Bedford to tell a captivating story of restoration and true forgiveness, springing out of Meyers real-life experiences as a childhood victim of abuse.

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Straight talk : overcoming emotional battles with the power of God's word


New York : Warner Faith, 2005

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Starting your day right : devotions for each morning of the year


New York : Warner Faith, ©2003.

About this title:Readers are invited to start the morning off right with Meyer's devotions foreach day of the year.

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The power of simple prayer : how to talk with God about everything


New York : Warner Books, 2005

About this title:"New York Times" bestselling author Joyce Meyer encourages readers to take a fresh look at what for many is a mysterious and perplexing subject: prayer.

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Woman to woman : candid conversations from me to you


New York : FaithWords, ©2006

About this title:In this unique collection, Meyer speaks to women about the struggles and issues they face daily. "Woman to Woman" extracts the most poignant thoughts from her previous writings and complies them into one memorable volume.

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The confident woman : start today living boldly and without fear


New York : Warner Faith, 2006

About this title:Bestselling author Meyer encourages women to boldly embrace all that God created them to be by finding their true confidence. She explains that confidence stems from being positive in one's actions, living honestly, and having faith.

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Look great, feel great : 12 keys to enjoying a healthy life now


New York : Warner Faith, 2006

About this title:A self-esteem drought is plaguing America today, and many people find themselves in bondage to unhealthy living habits. These habits contribute to the deterioration of one of our greatest resources: our bodies. In Look Great, Feel Great, Joyce Meyer provides a twelve-key plan for overcoming the poor eating and exercise habits that keep us from doing all God has called us to do. Joyce guides us to a healthier way of living, reminding us that turning every issue over to God gives us the strength to make lasting changes.

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Approval addiction : overcoming the need to please everyone


New York : Warner Faith, 2005.

About this title:In this God-inspired approach to self-acceptance and esteem, Joyce Meyer addresses the unhealthy need for approval from others that is common to many of us but which, for some, reaches a debilitating level. Meyer identifies the characteristics of what she calls approval addiction, including the destructive thought patterns and habits of mind that result in an unfulfilling life. The goal is a better relationship with oneself, and better relations with others by honestly acknowledging these traits, using spiritual tools to break free, and finding, instead, that approval comes from a loving God. Joyce Meyer is a Christian minister and Bible teacher whose many books include BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND.

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How to hear from God : learn to know His voice and make right decisions


[New York] : Warner Faith, ©2003

About this title:Bestselling author and speaker Meyer explains the ways God speaks and teaches readers how to listen. Learning to recognize God's voice through the many ways He speaks is vital in following His plan for one's life.

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In pursuit of peace : 21 ways to conquer anxiety, fear, and discontentment.


New York : Warner Faith, ©2004

About this title:The #1 bestselling author explores the myriad ways readers can experience a life overflowing with tranquility.

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Seven things that steal your joy : overcoming the obstacles to your happiness


New York : Warner Faith, ©2004

About this title:The bestselling author of "Battlefield of the Mind" reveals the seven most common obstacles to living a happy life and the ways to triumph over them.

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The secret power of speaking God's Word


New York : Warner Books, ©2004

About this title:Bestselling author Meyer teaches readers how to create change in their lives and truly receive God's blessings. Includes powerful Scriptures covering over 50 topics, including patience, loneliness, wisdom, and more.

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Knowing God intimately : being as close to Him as you want to be


New York : Warner Faith, ©2003

About this title:The bestselling author of "Secrets to Exceptional Living" now explores the four levels of intimacy with God and how each individual chooses their level of relationship.

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Battlefield of the mind : winning the battle in your mind


New York, N.Y. : Warner, 2002.

About this title:In this Christianity-based self-help book, Jean Meyer counsels that a close connection to God and scripture, and an awareness of one's blessings, can be of assistance in fighting off the tendency of the mind toward confusion, doubt and negativity. Meyer sees the mind as a battlefield between good and evil.

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Secrets to exceptional living : transforming your life through the fruit of the Spirit


New York, NY : Warner Faith, ©2002

About this title:Effective October 1, 2002, Joyce Meyer's bestselling backlist is available exclusively from Warner Faith. And look for the first of several new major books from Joyce beginning in April 2003.

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Help me, I'm married!


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©2000

About this title:Building on 32 years of marriage, Meyer shares her personal experiences to illustrate biblical principles for a successful marriage.

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Eat and stay thin : simple, spiritual, satisfying weight control


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©1999

About this title:Many people think too often about eating -- whether they're trying to lose weight or whether they're feeling bad because they're not trying to lose weight. God never meant for food to be such a primary focus! Spirit-filled speaker, teacher, and former weight-loss struggler Joyce Meyer shows readers how to break free from the bondage of losing and maintaining weight. "To be all that God intends us to be -- including the right weight for the frame He gave us -- we must first be set free from our preoccupation with food, " Joyce reveals. Readers will learn the 12 reasons why people overeat, and as God reveals their own reason for struggling with food, will be set free to eat for the right reasons.

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How to succeed at being yourself : finding the confidence to fulfill your destiny


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©1999

About this title:Here's proof that truth does set you free! Joyce Meyer reveals more than a dozen powerful biblical principles that release you to successfully become the unique person God wants you to be. You'll finally enjoy unlimited growth and true satisfaction as you discover how to live according to God's plans.

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Managing your emotions : instead of your emotions managing you!


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©1997

About this title:Joyce Meyer reveals powerful truths from God's Word that will help you learn to manage all of your emotions in the right direction. She challenges readers not to allow their feelings to determine their destiny, but manage them for a joyful, victorious life.

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Enjoying where you are on the way to where you are going : learning how to live a joyful spirit-led life


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©1996

About this title:In this book, Joyce Meyer combines biblical principles with personal experiences for a powerful teaching on how to enjoy every day on your journey through life. Enjoying life is not based on enjoyable circumstances. It is an attitude of your heart.

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The root of rejection : escape the bondage of rejection and experience the freedom of God's acceptance


Tulsa, Okla. : Harrison House, ©1994

About this title:You can be free from the effects of rejection! No one totally escapes rejection. But not everybody has to be damaged by it! Our Father has provided a means for us as His children to be delivered from the painful consequences of rejection.

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Beauty for ashes : receiving emotional healing


New York : Warner, 1994

About this title:Many people seem to have it all together outwardly, but inside they are wrecks. Their pasts have broken, crushed and wounded them inwardly. Bible teacher Joyce Meyer says they can be healed. Isaiah 61 reveals that the Lord came to heal the brokenhearted. He wants to heal victims of abuse! Joyce Meyer is a victim of the physical and sexual abuse she suffered as a child. Yet today she has a nationwide ministry of emotional healing to others like herself. In Beauty for Ashes she outlines major truths that brought healing in her life and describes how other victims of abuse can also experience God's healing in their lives. You will learn: How to deal with the emotional pain of abuse, How to understand your responsibility to God for overcoming abuse Why victims of abuse often suffer from other addictive behaviors, How to grab hold of God's unconditional love.

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Miller, Calvin


Shade


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001

About this title:Well-drawn characters will delight and inspire readers with this thought-provoking message about loss and seeking God's comfort amid the hardships of life.

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Wind


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:During Depression times, Peter McCaslin and his eccentric sister Isabel are co-owners of the family dairy farm. When Isabel takes a poor family under her wing and lets them live in the barn, Peter's Christian faith--and his concept of charity--are sorely tested.

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Miller, Dawn


The Other Side of Jordan


Nashville : Integrity Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Callie McGregor's journals paint a vivid picture of the tough, turbulent, andsometimes tender life on the American frontier.

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Promiseland


Nashville : Integrity Publishers, ©2002

About this title:One woman's stories of hope and endurance in post-Civil War Montana Territory, comes in this beautifully designed book with French flaps and deckled edges.

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Mills, DiAnn


Nebraska Legacy


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Publishing, [2006?]

About this title:Readers will enjoy this beguiling collection of four stories involving American settlers who become husbands in the most unusual of circumstances.

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Leather and Lace


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., ©2006.

About this title:Casey O'Hare forsakes life with an outlaw gang to start anew in 1884. Outlaw leader Davis Jenkins, and Casey's brother, Tim, pursue her, while a stranger enters her campsite in the snow-covered mountains of Utah.

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Lanterns and Lace


Uhrichsville, OH : Barbour Pub., ©2006

About this title:Jenny Stevens is headed for Kahlerville, Texas, determined to wrench her two-year-old niece, Rebecca, from her adoptive father. As she steps off the train, Jenny encounters the mysterious Robert Turner and the seemingly dedicated physician Grant Andrews. Is Jenny's life as well as her heart in peril? Grant Andrews is resolute in his desire to keep Rebecca in his care, yet finds himself drawn to her impudent aunt. Will another man's threats and the issue of Rebecca's custody keep him from pursuing what could be the love of his life?

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When the Lion Roars


Colorado Springs, Colo. : RiverOak, 2005

About this title:A female American doctor and an Arab-Christian officer of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army must work together to find and liberate a young American girl who's been abducted in slavery by Northern Sudanese.

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Footsteps


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., ©2004

About this title:Every parent's nightmare comes true for Debra Patterson, whose children disappear from the entrance to a Houston mall when she dashes into the pouring rain to get their car. When Debra learns that her husband is also missing, apparently having taking the children with him, she feels her whole world is collapsing. Suddenly out from under her husband's iron fist, but very much alone, she must find new strength... and very much alone, she must find new strength... and the path that will bring her children back to her arms.

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Mills-Macias, Kathi


Obsession


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:Toni Matthews is a 26-year-old with a firm grasp on her life and destiny -- that is until she receives a phone call. While on a fishing trip, her father is killed in a horrible accident. While settling the affairs of his detective agency, Toni receives a mysterious phone call from April Lippincott, a client looking for her 15-year-old granddaughter, Julie Greene. Toni soon discovers that her father's fatal fishing trip and the Julie Greene case are related, and she begins an investigation of her own.

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Minshull, Evelyn White


The Sinister Swaps


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003.

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Mitchard, Jacquelyn


Cage of Stars


New York : Warner Books, 2006

About this title:A New York Times Bestselling AuthorTwelve year-old Veronica's life in a close-knit Mormon community is shattered when her two younger sisters are murdered. Years later she sets out on her own to avenge their deaths. Dropping her identity and severing ties, Veronica will discover the true meaning of sin and compassion.

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Mitchell, Sara


Shenandoah Home


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2001.

About this title:When his daughters are young, master furniture maker Jacob Sinclair places an object in a secret compartment of each girl's heirloom chest. While not understanding the significance of the objects as young girls, as they grow and meet the men God has brought into their lives, they discover what their father has been trying to teach them about themselves and their relationship with the Lord.

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Virginia Autumn


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2002

About this title:The second and final novel in Sara Mitchell's Sinclair Legacy historical series links together two old-fashioned love stories, beautifully addressing God's compassion. As God moves in the lives of widow Jacob Sinclair and his spinster schoolteacher daughter Leah, both make amazing new discoveries about themselves, their Creator, and their capacity to love.

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Moore, Christopher


Lamb: the gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal


New York : W. Morrow, ©2002

About this title:In 2001, Jesus brings back one of his boyhood friends--Levi, known fondly as Biff--from the dead and sets him up in a St. Louis hotel room to crank out a new gospel, watched over by a TV-addicted angel. Biff's version of the Jesus story emphasizes Jesus's goodness and innocence in a dog-eat-dog childhood world where Biff's role is to help his friend on the road to Messiah-hood.

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Morgan, Kathleen


Wings of Morning


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Fleming H. Revell, ©2006

About this title:Heiress Regan MacLaren is a bride of only one day when her husband is murdered, and she loses her memory. Iain Campbell is waiting for the love he knows God will bring him--but a woman near death and without a memory isn't what he expected.

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Embrace the Dawn


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:Set in the late 17th-century Scottish Highlands, this book tells the story of Kilian Campbell, a strong-willed American woman forced to seek safety in the arms of the one man who could destroy her future.

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Child of Promise


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Fleming H. Revell, ©2002

About this title:In this final book of the bestselling fiction series, Beth MacKay returns from medical school and finds Grand View's Episcopal priest, Noah Starr, struggling to keep his faith in God. Only with Beth's faith and love can Noah find his way back to the life God always has intended for him.

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Lady of Light


Grand Rapids, Mich. : F.H. Revell, 2001

About this title:Evan MacKay brings his Scottish bride, Claire, back to his Colorado ranch. But will love be enough to keep them together? Brides of Culdee Creek Book 3.

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Morris, Alan


Wings of Healing


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999

About this title:Silently, randomly, the people of Fort McLeod come under attack from an enemythey can't see, in the fifth book in this compelling series about the mountedpolice on the magnificent Canadian frontier.

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Between Earth and Sky


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1999

About this title:While living among the Blackfoot as a missionary, Reena O'Donnell receives a telegram from her uncle, a scout for General Custer who has been wounded, asking her to come with him. Hunter Stone and Del Dekko escort Reena and fellow missionary Jack Sheffield to the Dakota Territory. When Custer's expedition into Indian territory leads to renewed hostilities, Hunter understands the imminent danger. Will a mission of mercy lead them all to an early grave?

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Bright Sword of Justice


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, ©1997

About this title:The trail of a violent gang leads Hunter Stone and the Mounties to the Blackfoot village where Reena O'Donnell works as a missionary. There they find a mysterious half-breed who claims to know where the killers are. Hunter also discovers that a new missionary has arrived in the Territory who is obviously captivated by the beautiful Reena. When a violent clash occurs, leading to the capture of three gang members, Reena finds herself pleading with Hunter over his commitment to what he considers justice.

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Tracks of Deceit


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:In the 1860s West, Katy Steele is hired as a special agent for the Central Pacific Railroad to find her father's killer.

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Heart of Valor


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, ©1996.

About this title:Hunter Stone and his fellow Mounties are faced with establishing themselves as the law in the North-West Territories. Meanwhile, Reena O'Donnell continues her missionary work among a tribe of the Blackfoot Nation. Together they fight against a common enemy, the dangerous whiskey trade, that is breaking down tribal customs with devastating results. But when the source of the shipments is revealed and shockingly points to someone they know, a direct confrontation with the heart of the evil will lead them down a dark trail of high suspense.

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By Honor Bound


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:Hunter Stone is a young rancher whose quest for revenge against a renegade Crow Indian who murdered his wife nearly leads to his own death. Nursed back to health by Reena, a young missionary to the Canadian Indians, he joins the Mounties and is quickly promoted to an officer. But when Red Wolf reappears and kidnaps Reena, Stone knows that she will die even if the ransom money is paid.

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Morris, Gilbert


The High Calling


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006

About this title:Sent to London for missionary training, Katherine Winslow is reunited with Derek, a former beau now in the RAF. As the Battle of Britain heats up, Derek is missing in action, leaving Kat to wonder about the certainty of her calling.

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The Widow's Choice


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 2006

About this title:Trapped in a marriage arranged more for her sons??? benefit than hers, can Alona remain faithful to God in the face of her own struggle? House of Winslow book 39.

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Till Shiloh Comes


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005.

About this title:Each independent story brings to life God's unchanging promises and amazing plans through the timeless story of Joseph.

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The Gypsy Moon


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:Dr. Gabriele Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country but she is stunned when the new commander of the Nazi occupation forces turns out to be a man she almost married.

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The Virtuous Woman


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:When Phil and Cara Winslow find the daughter they thought had died in infancy is still alive, their life of status and ease is turned upside down. Especially when they find that the girl, now 20 years old, has turned out to be rough and vulgar.

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The Angel of Bastogne


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers, ©2005

About this title:This heartwarming story is sure to give readers an appreciation for "the greatest generation" as well as a clear presentation of what it means to be a Christian.

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The Eyes of Texas


Nashville [Tenn.]: Integrity Publishers, ©2005

About this title:Along with the establishment of Texas as a new state, "The Eyes of Texas" chronicles the monumental struggle of two families as they expand the Yellow Rose Ranch--while protecting their livelihood from the invading Mexican bandits from the south, and the brutal Comanche raiding parties from the north.

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The Gate of Heaven


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2004

About this title:Much-loved storyteller Morris has turned an imaginative pen to the lives of the patriarchs. Combining extensive research with skillful plotting, Morris creates believable scenarios in which his fictional characters parallel their biblical counterparts.

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The Captive Bride


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1987

About this title:"The Captive Bride" follows the Winslow family as they assist in the building of a great nation. With courage and spirit, Rachel Winslow stands up to the enemies of freedom. Can she face unjust imprisonment--even death--without retreat? Now repackaged with a new look.

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The Royal Handmaid


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2004

About this title:Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. To her dismay, Travis Winslow volunteers to go with Rena, and her father insists she take him along. A storm drives them hundreds of miles off course and into a reef on a deserted island. Will they ever make it to the mission field? Or will God bring the mission field to them?

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The Shining Badge


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2004

About this title:Jennifer Winslow had known only the finest life had to offer--until her family lost everything in the crash of '29. Moving from New York to a small farm in Georgia, Jenny struggles to adapt to her tough new life. Then, through a startling series of events, she finds herself running for sheriff.

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God's Handmaiden


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2004

About this title:Gervase Howard, a young nurse serving under Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War, returns home to care for a young nobleman who lies in a coma--the only man she has ever loved, but who is married to someone else.

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The Pilgrim song


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:The saga of an American family continues. Lewis Winslow has money and a bright future in business--but he has lost his wife and is disappointed with how his three children have turned out. Then in October 1929, Lewis Winslow loses everything. Now the family must change their priorities to survive.

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Jordan's Star


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002

About this title:Two years after Colin Bryce is lost at sea, his wife, Jordan, marries his best friend--only Colin isn?t dead, and now Jordan has to make a choice.

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All that Glitters


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1999.

About this title:Though the hills of Kentucky resemble her native Scotland, Afton Burns could not be farther from home. After her mother dies, Afton decides to join her father on his movie set -- despite the fact that this invitation is Kyle Patton's first fatherly gesture since he left home fifteen years before. In debt and deeply unhappy, he is making the film that will determine the rest of hits career. Afton volunteers to help and finds herself in an alien world of big egos who reject her Christian values.

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Around the River's Bend


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:Morris and writing partner McCarver create memorable characters and settings in The Spirit of Appalachia series, which traces the faith-filled journey of those who settled America's first frontier. After Joshua Spencer decides to become a lawyer, he begins to stray from the teachings of his parents. When a friend faces a crisis, Joshua must decide where his loyalties lie, and, hopefully, win back the love of his childhood sweetheart.

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How to Write and Sell a Christian novel


Ann Arbor, Mich. : Vine Books, ©1994

About this title:In his entertaining and informative style, best-selling novelist and teacher Gilbert Morris leads you step-by-step through the process of writing a novel.

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The Amazon Quest


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:Bestselling author Morris brings to life the struggles of World War I, the dangers of the Amazon jungle, and a stirring message of faith and personal courage in this tale of romance, intrigue, and adventure.

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The Glorious Prodigal


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:The sweeping drama of the Winslow family is played out against the powerful challenges and changes of the emerging 20th century. When a reformed Stuart Winslow is released from prison, he struggles to live a new life of faith, but his young wife finds it hard to forgive him.

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Beneath the Mockingbird's Wings


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2000.

About this title:Set at the end of the American Revolution, when the Appalachian Mountains are hardly settled, this story tells of Nathaniel "Fox" Carter, part-Cherokee, who is caught in the region's increasing unrest.

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The Beginning of Sorrows


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©1999.

About this title:The Omega Trilogy takes the apocalyptic story a step further into biblical truth, using the power of allegory to help the reader understand the full horror of the decline of America and the end of the world.

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The White Hunter


Minneapolis, Minn. Bethany House Publishers, ©1999.

About this title:John Winslow is a restless young man who drops out of college and goes to Africa to become a white hunter. Meanwhile, another of the Winslow line, Ann Rogers, pursues her dream of becoming a missionary--and it is only John who can save her when she falls into peril.

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Through a Glass Darkly


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999

About this title:Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion. Like no other work, "Through a Glass Darkly" is infused with intrigue, sweetened by romance and awash in the black ink of betrayal.

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Beyond the River


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 1999.

About this title:Futuristic novel in the mode of Brave New World and 1984 by one of America's top inspirational fiction writers.

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A Gathering of Eagles


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:This exciting seventh book in the "Wakefield Dynasty" series centers on Sir Honor Wakefield's dramatic sea voyage with thrilling navy battles with the French, now led by Napoleon. It also includes harrowing accounts of prison ships and the precarious life of a sailor in Lord Nelson's navy.

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The Shadow Portrait


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:In The Shadow Portrait, two young Winslow cousins arrive in New York seeking to make their way to success. Peter Winslow becomes a great race car driver and is soon torn between the woman who loves him and a beautiful, wealthy woman who wants him to join the fast set.

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A Time to Build


Grand Rapids, Mich. : F.H. Revell, ©1998

About this title:"A Time to Build" draws a vivid portrait of the '50s, a decade that seemed to have a split personality: one of family values and another of growing rebellion against family, country, and God. With his inimitable style, Morris portrays this tension through the lives of several Stuart cousins.

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Among the King's Soldiers


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1998

About this title:Chronicles the settlers of America's first frontier--the lands over the Appalachian Mountains--and the faith that carried them through the harshest of times.

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The Fields of Glory


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, 1995

About this title:Evan, Amos, and Jenny form a triangle of romance and adventure that takes each of them to the limits of thir faith. With the help of an outspoken minister named John Bunyan they are drawn closer to God.

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The Ramparts of Heaven


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997

About this title:The fifth book in this sweeping generational saga centers on the life of Andrew Wakefield, a young ministerial student, during the Methodist movement in England.

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The Song of Princes


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997.

About this title:As the British and French colonists go to war over Quebec and the colonies in the turbulent 1750s, twin brothers fact battles of their own. Only one can be heir to Wakefield Manor. Then a vengeful secret is revealed, threatening a permanent rift in the family.

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A Time of War


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Fleming H. Revell, ©1997.

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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Beyond the Quiet Hills


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1997

About this title:Two stepbrothers on the Tennessee frontier find themselves in bitter conflict, a conflict intensified with they both begin to fall in love with the same woman who must choose between them. Will her decision drive the family even further apart?

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Arrow of the Almighty


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1997

About this title:Compelled by love to join the Continental Army, Micah Bradford is torn between his affections for two young women. "Arrow of the Almighty" is the fourth book in "The Liberty Bell" series by Gilbert Morris, weaving all the romance, intrigue and adventure that have made him so successful among Christian fiction readers.

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Chariots in the Smoke


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997.

About this title:In this episode of Gilbert Morris' Appomattox Saga, David Rocklin joins the Rebel army to impress a beautiful woman--only to run from battle. Can he find the courage to fight for his country and win her love?

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The Rough Rider


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995

About this title:Book 18 in The House of Winslow. Aaron Winslow leaves the gold fields of the Klondike and pursues honor and glory in the army. But the battle of San Juan Hill is not enough.

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Valley Justice


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1995

About this title:Jim Reno receives a message from an old army commander asking him for help. When Jim arrives in Chicago, the man is dying and bankrupt, and Jim agrees to take his family to Wyoming. But when they get there, a ruthless cattle baron fights to get their land.

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Wall of Fire


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1995

About this title:While the armies of the North and South march to wage the Battle of Gettysburg, Mark Rocklin lies dying. His wish to be reunited with his estranged daughter comes true when a young blockade runner tracks her down. But the plot thickens when Allyn learns she must be married to inherit her father's estate.

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The Shield of Honor


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1995.

About this title:This third book of the Wakefield Dynasty series depicts the English civil war, Charles I, and Cromwell as it continues the story of the Wakefield and Morgan families.

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The Jeweled Spur


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994.

About this title:Laurie Winslow heads for college, aspiring to become a writer. When she quickly runs out of money, Laurie joins Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show as a trick rider to earn enough money to go back to school. While performing, Laurie recognizes an escaped convicted murderer in the crowd whom she believes is innocent--and whom she loves.

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The Shadow of his Wings


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1994

About this title:In Book 6 of the Appomattox Saga, Lowell Rocklin's efforts to aid the Southern cause lead to double tragedy. Seriously injured in battle, he must also face the tragic truth about the woman he loves.

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The Winds of God


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1994

About this title:Book 2 in this sweeping saga of the noble Wakefields and the lower-class Morgans continues with the compelling account of the Spanish Armada during the reign of Elizabeth I.

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The Sword of Truth


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1994

About this title:Myles Morgan's discovery of his noble heritage introduces him to a fascinating new life in the English court--and to the political conflict surrounding the translation of the Bible into English.

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The Gallant Outlaw


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994

About this title:In Book 15 in The House of Winslow saga, Lanie Winslow heads into the Oklahoma Territory of the early 1890s, attempting to rescue her sister from an outlaw gang.

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Where Honor Dwells


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1993

About this title:In Book 3 of the Appomattox Saga, Vince Franklin, intent on inheriting the family fortune, enlists the aid of Jake Hardin. When Jake falls in love with Vince's sister, both men face the most important spiritual decision of their lives.

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The Crossed Sabres


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1993

About this title:The 13th installment of the compelling series--and sequel to The Final Adversary. Left with a baby girl when his wife dies in childbirth, Thomas Winslow secures a post with the Department of Indian Affairs just as President Grant orders a halt to the Indian attacks on the Northern Plains. General Custer hears of Tom's experience and offers his a job as scout on his next campaign: Little Big Horn.

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The Valiant Gunman


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1993

About this title:Winslow had not come looking for another war, but his only choice was to fight. The desperate ranchers were at the mercy of the cattle baron who owned the Arrow ranch, and they needed Dan on their side.

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Gate of his Enemies


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1992

About this title:This exciting installment continues the saga of Deborah Steele, a passionate believer in the Union, and Dent Rocklin, an officer in the Confederate Army. Both determined to do all they can for their side in the Civil War, they discover how deep their true loyalties lie--and how powerful real love can be.

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A Covenant of Love


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1992

About this title:First in a brand new Civil War romance series from the author of the bestselling Winslow series. This saga will incorporate three main elements--historical accuracy, romance, and the spiritual journeys of the main characters. The Rocklin family is rocked by the approaching war and by two brothers being in love with the same woman.

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The Union Belle


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1992

About this title:In the sequel to The Wounded Yankee, Sky Winslow's wayward son, Mark, makes his way through Texas, and after a deadly gunfight, imprisonment, and escape, eventually becomes a trouble-shooter for the Union Pacific Railroad. With over 100,000 copies of the last three House of Winslow books sold, Morris's audience for his historical fiction continues to grow.

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The Final Adversary


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1992

About this title:Following the generations of one American family from Plymouth Rock through America in the 1890s, this series has captured an enthralling slice of early American history. In Book 12, New York City prizefighter Barney Winslow is framed for armed robbery and sent to prison. When the truth is revealed, a hardened Barney makes many mistakes before finally giving his life over to Christ.

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The Dixie widow


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991

About this title:In Book 9 in The House of Winslow series, Belle and Davis Winslow are cousins whose hate turns deadly during the Civil War.

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The Wounded Yankee


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991.

About this title:Zacherias Winslow is The Wounded Yankee. Fighting for the Union Army, he is wounded in battle and sent home. When he arrives home, Zacherias discovers that in his absence his partner has stolen both his fiancee and his business. Zacherias moves to Montana to live as a hermit, but a godly Welch woman and her three children land on his doorstep and challenge his bitter heart.

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The Reluctant Bridegroom


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990.

About this title:This story in the House of Winslow saga deals with Chris and Dove Winslow's son going back East to bring a wagon train of brides back to the men of Oregon City. Two women who join the wagon train will change Sky's life forever.

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The Last Confederate


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1990

About this title:SYNOPSIS NOT AVAILABLE

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The Holy Warrior


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1989.

About this title:In Book Six in the House of Winslow series, the story continues as the sons of Nathan Winslow head westward on different trails--trails full of opportunity, sorrow, and adventure!

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The Gentle Rebel


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1988

About this title:The battle for America's freedom takes center stage in this patriotic chapter of the bestselling House of Winslow.

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The Saintly Buccaneer


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1988

About this title:The Saintly Buccaneer is an enthralling slice of American history. Book 5 of the House of Winslow takes place during the Revolutionary War and demonstrates God's providence in the most difficult of situations.

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The Indentured Heart


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1988

About this title:Escape from her wretched cricumstances and the distant glimmer of freedom in a new land help to make her decision. But this young servant girl had no way of knowing that she would be bound by more than indentureship to the Winslows.

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The Honorable Imposter


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1986

About this title:The inaugural title of this blockbuster series is available once again. Gilbert Winslow, forced by his family into the pulpit of the Church of England, becomes a spy among religious separatists. Who will he turn to when the forces of good and evil threaten to pull him apart?

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Morris, Lynn


There is a Season


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005

About this title:New Yorkers Chency and Shiloh travel with friends to a small citrus plantation and find that all is not as they expected. When they find something dreadful in the wine cellar, they wonder if perhaps Sangria House is not the haven they had thought it would be.

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The Moon by Night


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Book 2 of Cheney and Shiloh: The Inheritance. The couple’s return from their honeymoon is shattered by secrets from the past.

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Where Two Seas Met


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, 2001.

About this title:Book 1: Newlyweds Cheney Duvall and Shiloh Irons-Winslow are enjoying an idyllic honeymoon aboard a ship in the West Indies. When a fierce storm interrupts their carefree days, Cheney and Shiloh find themselves on a small island facing a mysterious illness. Quarantining the island and the ship's crew, they work themselves to exhaustion caring for those infected with the highly contagious disease. When Cheney collapses, Shiloh fears the worst.

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Driven with the Wind


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2000

About this title:Christian fiction's bestselling father/daughter writing team returns with the eighth installment of the Cheney Duvall, M.D., series. The books trace the adventures, struggles, successes, and romances in the early career of a young woman physician. In "Driven With the Wind, " Cheney refuses to marry Shiloh, even though she is deeply in love with him, because Shiloh is not a believer. The two are "wavering, driven with the wind" as they struggle through frail human means to solve spiritual problems.

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Island of the Innocent


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Pub., ©1998

About this title:Christian fiction's bestselling father and daughter team bring "Island of the Innocent" where Cheney discovers some disturbing facts about the Winslows.

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Toward the Sunrising


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, 1996

About this title:The bestselling Cheney Duvall, M.D. series continues in this tale that finds Cheney and her nurse, Shiloh Irons, in Charleston, South Carolina during the painful years after the Civil War. Caught in the political and social upheavals of the day, the two are placed in harms's way. But when they are forced to deal with a band of white supremacists, their very lives become threatened.

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Shadow of the Mountains


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994

About this title:Popular response to the first book--The Stars for a Light--promises success for a new historical fiction series by a father/daughter writing team. The series traces the struggles, adventures, successes, and romances of a young woman physician. In this second book, Dr. Cheney Duvall butts heads with superstitious Ozark mountain folk.

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Moser, Nancy


The Good Nearby


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006.

About this title:Sometimes good things are nearer than expected. For the patrons of Neighbor's Drugstore, the key to a rich, fulfilled life is closer than they think, if only they can open their hearts to the good nearby.

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Crossroads


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006.

About this title:Madeline Weaver is determined to save Weaver, Kansas, from dying, even if it means buying the town and giving away the land piece-by-piece. Once the modern pioneers populate the town, their lives weave together in ways completely out of Madeline's control in this story of guilt, redemption, and renewed hope.

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Time Lottery


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003

About this title:From the author of the Mustard Seed series comes this science fiction thriller about time travel and reliving one pivotal moment in the past. When the desire to change the past leads to murder and insurance fraud, it's time for God to get involved . . . or has He been involved the whole time, using the situation for redemptive purposes?

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The Temptation


Sisters, OR : Multnomah Publishers, ©2000

About this title:"The Temptation" continues the sagas of Haven, Nebraska, visitors Julia, Kathy, Del and Walter. When complacency attacks the characters' focus on God, they start believing their achievements have risen from their own savvy and power. When Del decides to organize a reunion, the characters face Satan's chaotic interference and learn the true nature of temptation: inevitable, subtle, biting and potentially disastrous.

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The Quest


Sisters, OR. : Alabaster, ©1999

About this title:A group of believers again join in a battle against the forces determined to stop them in this dramatic sequel to The Invitation. They learn they must do what's right -- no matter what the cost.

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The Invitation


Sisters, Ore. : Alabaster Books, 1998

About this title:Four ordinary people receive anonymous invitations to a small Midwest town. Amazing circumstances convince them to heed the call -- and discover that even a small faith can change the world.

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Murphy, Walter F.,


Upon this Rock


New York : Macmillan, ©1987

About this title:Synopsis not available

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Musser, Elizabeth


The Swan House


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:When a privileged young girl's mother dies, she begins to see life anew and enters a world filled with family secrets and racial disharmony. Set in 1960s Atlanta.

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Musser, Joe


The Infidel


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, ©2001

About this title:The compelling events of Newton's life are portrayed in a rich, evocative writing style that can seize readers and give testimony to the greatness of God. While living in opposition to the gospel, this slave-ship captain will have an encounter with grace so amazing that not only will it change him, it will bless the world.

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Myers, Bill


The Encounter


Wheaton, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, 2002

About this title:No one takes Krissi seriously when she starts talking about receiving mysterious messages. But there's more at stake than anyone realizes. And it's up to Philip and his friends to discover the truth. Before it's too late.

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The Face of God


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2002

About this title:From America to Israel to France to Africa, two devout men--a pastor and a terrorist--are pitted against each other to find the stones of the High Priest's Breastplate, a mysterious Old Testament artifact that some believe enable to owner to hear the audible voice of God.

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The Guardian


Wheaton, IL : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., ©1995

About this title:The occult is a very real influence for today's youth--and the world is only too eager to exploit their curiosity about the supernatural. Tyndale and Bill Myers, cocreator of McGee and Me!, counteract the deceptions presented by immensely popular titles with an innovative approach to juvenile fiction--the Forbidden Doors series. Insightful and straightforward, each volume tackles spiritual warfare by presenting biblical truths through realistic situations and characters. #5 The Guardian--Julie has a near-death experience, during which she encounters a guardian angel. But is this "angel" what it seems to be? Or is it something terrible in disguise? In the ultimate test of Julie's emerging faith, she must learn to trust God and heed his guidance in discerning spirits.

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Fire of Heaven trilogy


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2001

About this title:This trilogy combines three top-ten bestsellers by author Bill Myers; Blood of Heaven, Threshold, and Fire of Heaven. Follow this carefully researched, thought-provoking, and thoroughly electrifying journey that looks deeply into the heart of man, examining the nature of good and evil.

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The Dark Light


New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998

About this title:In this story set in 19th-century Norway, 13-year-old Tora is diagnosed with leprosy, and is forced to leave her family behind and live in a leprosy hospital. Tora must find a way to cope with this highly contagious disease, which slowly eats away at her body. Oddly enough, as Tora's health continues to decline, she finds herself feeling more and more alive, and becomes determined to help her fellow patients. Toward this end, Tora becomes curious about what the Bible says about leprosy, and she forms a friendship with the difficult Mistress Dybendal, the only person at the hospital who can help her learn to read.

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Nichols, Linda


In Search of Eden


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007

About this title:A girl who has never been able to settle down, Miranda begins various adventures, but whenever reality begins to tarnish her dreams, she gives up. As she approaches her thirtieth birthday, she determines to reinvent her life. But there's one loose end to tie down first.... Joseph North, the chief of police in Abingdon, Virginia, always tries to do what is right, to perform his duty and protect those he loves. He becomes suspicious of the new woman in town, and after checking further, he discovers she has no history. Then he finds a baby picture of his niece in her possession....In Search of Eden is a story about law and grace, about forgiveness and redemption, about finding joy and rest in a broken world.

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At the Scent of Water


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:After multiple tragedies, heart surgeon Samuel Truelove withdraws into himself, takes a leave of absence, and joins a small town clinic. His search for redemption and healing will test the idea that God has the power--and the will--to repair what seems irreparably broken.

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If I Gained the World


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:This gripping, contemporary novel asks how a couple, shattered by loss, can find their way to faithfulness, grace, and a renewed devotion.

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Nordberg, Bette


Pacific hope


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:In this inspirational romance, Mike Langston convinces his wife to accompany him on a sailing trip to Hawaii. His wife, Kate, wants a divorce, and Mike promises that if she still wishes to leave him after the trip, he'll consent to a divorce. Can he convince her to stay?

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Serenity Bay


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:Quaint island life in the Puget Sound offers everything Patricia desires for her husband and children, including the chance to share in the music of her beloved cello. But Patricia harbors a secret she can reveal to no one--until Susan drops into her life with a heart even larger than her love of life and laughter.

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Odom, Mel


Apocalypse Crucible


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2004

About this title:This page-turning thriller runs side by side with the phenomenal Left Behind series. As the world explodes in confusion and terror following the disappearances, Army Rangers and Marine Special Ops forces struggle to keep the peace, while fighting spiritual battles of their own.

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Oke, Janette


Love takes wing


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1988

About this title:Belinda meets an elderly woman who needs nursing care and jumps at the invitation to go to Boston. But in spite of financial security, opportunity for overseas travel and countless new experiences, Belinda finds herself restless, lonely, and empty inside.

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The Beloved land


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2002.

About this title:In their own incomparable style, Oke and Bunn paint a portrait both lavish and poignant of the colorful, chaotic world of the American Revolution, where danger is rife and political views run deep.

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The Distant Beacon


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002.

About this title:The fourth installment of the bestselling Song of Acadia series finds that Anne's sorrow over her husband's death has been eased by the discovery of his heritage in the Harrow family and by her marriage to a brilliant young theologian. However, Nicole is as restless as ever and has decided to return to the American colonies.

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A woman named Damaris


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1991

About this title:One of the bestselling Christian novelists of our time, Janette Oke's books have been described as stories that never go out of style. Her readers have enjoyed and benefited from the spiritual insights and practical faith in God that accompany her homey stories. This new book is the moving story of a 15-year-old who, unable to tolerate her drinking father's abuse, joins a wagon train heading west.

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The Birthright


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001

About this title:Torn apart by tragic circumstances just before the Revolutionary War, two families rediscover bonds more powerful than bloodlines and faith stronger than tragedy. Nicole and Anne have formed a bond that goes beyond "sisters" to best friends. Their paths separate again when Nicole's soul-searching consideration of her uncle Charles's desire for an heir brings her to his estate in England. Will the women's mutual love and support be enough to sustain them as the secret of the birthright is uncovered?

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When Calls the Heart


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, ©1983.

About this title:Nothing in her cultured East Coast-upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Determined to do the best job she can and fighting to survive the harsh land, Elizabeth is surprised to find her heart softening towards a certain member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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Like Gold Refined


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:In the conclusion to "A Prairie Legacy, " Virginia and Jonathan care for young Mindy, the daughter of Virginia's childhood friend. The troubled young mother has drifted in and out of her daughter's life over the years, and now she suddenly reappears. Through it all, Virginia learns a reliance on God she didn't know was possible, growing through daily encounters and unexpected situations into a woman of strength and character.

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The Sacred Shore


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:Oceans and circumstances have forced families apart. For the banished French Acadians drifting in exile, the shore means safety. For the lonely British nobleman, the shore holds a single chance to secure his legacy. For Andrew and Catherine Harrow, the shore marks a tragic separation. In this intimate historical epic of Colonial America, the heart-wrenching dilemmas of "The Meeting Place" now come to rest.

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A Searching Heart


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:In "The Tender Years", Virginia Simpson manages to struggle through her difficult adolescent years and looks forward to stepping into adulthood. But not all her trials have disappeared, as Virginia soon discovers in the second volume of Oke's acclaimed series.

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Once upon a summer


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1981

About this title:Sure, his family isn't typical Josh knows that. But when Grandpa and Uncle Charlie begin to make plans to find Auntie Lou a husband and take away the only mother Josh has ever known he knows something has to be done. How can he find his way when his whole world threatens to come apart?

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Tomorrow's dream


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:Kyle is a purposeful young woman who, in Another Homecoming, delights in a reunion with her birth parents. Now with husband Kenneth beside her, life seems perfect. But then a medical diagnosis begins to unravel the tapestry of her world.

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The tender years


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1997.

About this title:The first book in a new series by popular Christian fiction author Janette Oke. Twenty years have passed since the events in youngest daughter Belinda's story in "Love Finds a Home". Now, Belinda's daughter, Virginia, faces the test of her young life when she is caught in that difficult period between childhood and adulthood, feeling that she doesn't really seem to fit anywhere.

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Another homecoming


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1997

About this title:Kyle grows into a sweet but headstrong young woman, somewhat uncomfortable in the "high society" trappings of her family's estate. But when the secret of her adoption is accidentally divulged, Kyle sets out to discover who she is, finding heartbreak and romance, despair and faith along the way. Are her birth parents, even a brother or a sister, somewhere waiting for her?

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Return to harmony


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1996.

About this title:A quiet southern town, the distant storm clouds of the First World War, and two girls who are best friends. Can their friendship survive a shared loss? With the coming of war, can harmony ever return to Harmony?

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The Canadian West saga


New York : Inspirational Press, 1995

About this title:This saga of life and love follows Elizabeth, a lovely young teacher from the east, who braves the Canadian frontier to teach in a one- room schoolhouse where she meets Wynn, A Royal Candian Mountie, who becomes her husband and partner.

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A gown of Spanish lace


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Publishers, 1995

About this title:A young woman is kidnapped and brought to an outlaw camp. The son of the leader admires her deep faith and eventually helps her escape. When the young couple fall in love and plan their wedding, they discover that her mother's wedding gown, made of Spanish lace, is missing a cuff--the discovery of which will draw them into a mystery with profound implications for both of them.

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The Bluebird and the Sparrow


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995

About this title:Bluebird and the Sparrow is a heartwarming Janette Oke story of sisters--one serious and ordinary, the other vivacious and beautiful. Their relationship is threatened when both are attracted to the same man.

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Too Long a Stranger


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994

About this title:A captivating mother-daughter story in the best Janet Oke tradition. When Sarah Perry loses her husband, she resolves that the best thing she can do for her young daughter Rebecca is send her off to a "proper" boarding school. And, years later, when Rebecca returns home, the distance between the two women can no longer be measured just in miles.

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Heart of the wilderness


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1993

About this title:With over ten million books sold, Janette Oke's charming stories of triumphant women of the West have touched the hearts and minds of readers everywhere. When young Kendra, an orphan living with her Indian grandmother and trapper grandfather in the wilds, is sent away for schooling, she must make some very difficult choices about her future.

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The measure of a heart


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1992.

About this title:Shy, sensitive, and a bit self-conscious, Anna Trent is the oldest daughter of a family of seven. When a young pastor asks Anna to marry him, she agrees despite her feelings of not meeting all the criteria for a minister's wife and feeling guilty about leaving her mother with all the work. Anna must discover that in the sight of the Lord, she truly is "a woman of worth".

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They called her Mrs. Doc


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1992.

About this title:The captivating story of Cassandra Belle Winston, a young self-centered girl who takes great pride in being called a "socialite". When she falls in love with one of her doctor father's young interns, Cassandra finds that marriage takes her to a community in the uncultured western frontier--where she must adapt or return home . . . alone.

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Roses for Mama


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991

About this title:A teenager herself, Angela has been raising her three younger siblings with the help of her older brother since their parents died three years ago. Their material needs are met, but preparing the children for life requires something more. Can Angela handle the challenges as well as Mama would have?

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The calling of Emily Evans


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990

About this title:When young Emily Evans had felt God's call to start a church in a pioneer settlement, she never dreamed it would mean going alone. With over 7 million Oke books sold, this book is another memorable story in the Oke tradition.

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Julia's last hope


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1990.

About this title:Julia's Last Hope is a story sent in a lumbertown in western Canada. Things are going well for John and Julia Harrigan until the sudden news of the mill closing rocks their secure world. Julia's dreams for her family seem to be crumbling around her until she decides to fight to save the home and town she loves.

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Spring's Gentle Promise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1989.

About this title:Josh is in a quandry. Matilda is vivacious and lovely; Mary is sweet and supportive. And they won't remain single for very long. But how is he to go about courting someone he sees in his kitchen nearly every day? And, more importantly, whom does he truly love?

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Love finds a Home


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, 1989

About this title:The last book in the Love Comes Softly series by Janette Oke, Belinda finds that she once again faces decisions about her life, but now with God's peace.

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Winter is not Forever


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1988

About this title:With schooling behind him, Josh wonders what else life holds. Should he continue his studies and become a pastor? Is he to help his aging grandpa and uncle on the farm? With his friends moving on, Josh feels like his life has drifted to a standstill.

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The Winds of Autumn


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1987

About this title:On the brink of manhood, Josh's world is filled with studies and life with Aunt Lou and the menfolk, along with an occasional fishing trip thrown in. When a new teacher arrives, Josh thrives under his encouragement as well as from the attentions of the teacher's pretty daughter. Josh faces important questions about life and love and about himself.

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Love's unfolding dream


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1987.

About this title:Belinda's niece, who is also a teenager, comes to live with the Davis family to finish her schooling. How will Melissa's arrival effect Belinda's lifelong friendship with Amy Jo? And what happens when all three fall for the same nice fellow? This is the sequel to Janette Oke's Love's Unending Legacy.

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When Breaks the Dawn


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1986

About this title:Having survived the harshness of their first year in the far Northwest, Elizabeth and Wynn, her Royal Canadian Mountie, now face new challenges. Will their love for each other, hope for the future, and their faith in God carry them through the crushing disappointments?

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When Comes the Spring


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House Publishers, ©1985

About this title:Elizabeth, the cultured young schoolteacher from the East, has braved the western frontier, spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, and is now preparing to marry Wynn. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life?

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Love's unending legacy


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1984.

About this title:The story of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies of the mid 1800s, continues in these repackaged editions of Books 5-8 of a classic Christian fiction series.

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Love's Abiding Joy


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1983.

About this title:In this new story in the Love Comes Softly series, the frontier railroad has bridged the miles and made possible a joyful reunion. But a tragic accident threatens to cancel out the happiness of the occasion.

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Love's Long Journey


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1982

About this title:This enchanting pioneer love story in the third in the series. In it, Missie must learn how to live her faith as she faces home-sickness, boredom, and deprivation. A shocking discovery almost brings her to the end of her endurance. Will she be able to overcome?

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Love's Enduring Promise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany Fellowship, ©1980

About this title:Love's Enduring Promise is the continuing story of pioneer adventures in the tradition of Little House on the Prairie, begun in Love Comes Softly, a Janette Oke saga.

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Love comes softly


Minneapolis : Bethany Fellowship, inc., ©1979

About this title:A marriage of convenience blooms into heartfelt love in an Old West homestead. Over 1 million sold! Love Comes Softly Book 1.

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Palmer, Catherine


Wild Heather


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:Olivia Hewes dreams of making Chatham Manor's wool-producing venture profitable. When she falls in love with Randolph Sherbourne, the heir of her largest competitor, the two are drawn toward a forbidden love that will mean betraying both their families and the centuries-old feud that has separated them.

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The Happy Room


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2002.

About this title:Three adult siblings are reunited when one of them is hospitalized with anorexia. As Julia and Peter face the reality of their younger sister's condition, they are also forced to face the unpleasant truth about growing up as missionary kids in Africa.

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Hide & Seek


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2001.

About this title:Jo Callaway starts a new life in Ambleside, but is unable to escape her past. She's hired to help Luke Easton restore a mansion, and he finds that she brings more to him than just help. Falling in love, they realize that despite their desire to hide from life sometimes, the only safe hiding place is in God.

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A Whisper of Danger


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2000.

About this title:The Treasures of the Heart series are fast-paced contemporary romance adventure novels. The stories follow three grown siblings who grow in their understanding of God and overcome obstacles to find lasting love and romance. (Books #1 and #2 were formerly titled The Treasure of Timbuktu and The Treasure of Zanzibar)

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Prairie Fire


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1998

About this title:Book 2 in the series A Town Called Hope asks the question: Will a burning secret extinguish the spark of love between Cornwall and Caitrin Murphy, a woman whose zealous approach to life mirrors his own blazing personality.

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The Treasure of Timbuktu


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997

About this title:Abducted by a treasure hunter, Tillie becomes a pawn in a dangerous game in this HeartQuest novel set in northwest Africa and filled with angry Targui tribesmen, crocodiles, sandstorms, and rampaging hippos.

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Prairie Rose


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1997.

About this title:Rosie Mills has always dreamed of a home of her own. Impulsively, she heads to the Kansas prairie to care for a widower's young son. Rosie soon discovers, however, that what she longs for even more than a home is someone to love her.

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Parker, Gary E.


Secret Tides


West Monroe, La. : Howard Pub., ©2004

About this title:This historical romance kicks off a new trilogy set in the Old South on the eve of the Civil War. When the daughter of a plantation overseer accidentally causes the death of the plantation's owner--the father of the man she plans to marry--life as she knows it will never be the same.

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Highland Hopes


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001

About this title:The Porter family struggles to make a go of things in early-20th-century North Carolina in this Christian saga set in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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Parr, Delia.


Refining Emma


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007

About this title:A gentle, humorous story of life in antebellum New York where Emma Garrett operates a boarding house at the intersection of many lives. Candlewood Trilogy book 2.

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Paterson, Katherine


Preacher's boy


New York : Clarion Books, ©1999.

About this title:It's the year 1899, and according to the church where Robert's father preaches, the end of the world is coming. Robert's dealing with other things that are much more important than that--he's sure his father loves his younger brother more than he loves Robert, and wants to distance himself from his father's religious beliefs. His world is closing in on him--and fast. How can he change his life to make himself a happier person?

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Patterson, James


Cradle and All


Boston : Little, Brown, ©2000

About this title:This reworking of Patterson's second novel, VIRGIN (1980), features former nun turned private eye Anne Fitzgerald, who is hired to protect a rich Rhode Island teenager eight months pregnant--and a virgin. It seems that the Third Secret of Fatima, a real-life prophesy upheld by the Catholic Church and supposedly proclaimed by the Virgin Mary in 1917, states that two pregnant virgins, one bearing the Savior, the other Satan's child, will one day emerge. As Anne attempts to divert media attention away from the vulnerable young woman, she learns that there is indeed another virgin with child living in Ireland. If these girls are in fact related to the prophesy, which one is carrying the Savior and which the Antichrist? Could this be the beginning of the end?

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Peart, Jane


Ransomed bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Books, ©1989

About this title:In this sequel to Valiant Bride, Lorabeth Whitaker flees England and an undesirable marriage engagement. Book 2 in the Brides of Montclair historical romance series.

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Circle of love


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002.

About this title:In this story by a bestselling author of Christian novels and "The Orphan Train West" series, a successful designer in San Francisco is devastated when she becomes pregnant and her boyfriend leaves her. After selling everything and dropping out of sight, she relies on her regained faith to survive and find real love.

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Undaunted spirit: BOOK 5


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002.

About this title:Independence McLaren dreams of making her mark in the world by writing. When a position comes open at her local paper, writing a "lovelorn" advice column, she grabs the opportunity and alienates Howard, a man who is determined to marry her. To escape from her increasingly intolerable situation, Independence applies for a job at a paper in the heart of the silver mining country of Colorado, opening a whole new chapter of her life, bringing adventure, true-west conflict, and romance.

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Autumn encore


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2002

About this title:Ardith's heart was broken ten years ago when the gifted pianist Gavin Parrish didn't show up for a rendezvous in Paris, and now she wonders if he will break her heart again.

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A Montclair Homecoming


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub., 2000.

About this title:The final book of the fictional Brides of Montclair Series, in which contemporary artist Joy Montrose, heir to the Southern patrician Montrose family, discovers healing, the secret of her past, and hope for the future.

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Courageous Bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1998

About this title:Book 14 in The Brides of Montclair series introduces us to Niki who had come to France in 1939 to seek her true identity but who got caught up in a war that changed her life forever. She faced an uncertain future with only her newfound faith to sustain her.

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The Pledge


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©1996

About this title:Johanna's daughter Josie falls in love with a Philadelphia seminary student who is outcast from the southern community when he chooses to fight for the North in the Civil War. After the war, the two move to California as pioneers in the fast-paced adventure.

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Where Tomorrow Waits


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Publishing House, ©1995.

About this title:Readers revel in a frontier tale of the Oregon Train and the transformation of a young woman's life. Another in Jane Peart's Westward Dreams Series.

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Hero's Bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©1993

About this title:Synopsis not available.

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Mirror Bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1993.

About this title:This popular series satisfactorily combines the drama and romance that Peart's readership has come to expect and enjoy. Cara and Kitty--twin daughters of Rod and Blythe Cameron--are identical in appearance yet dramatically different in personality. As they struggle to find their own identities, Cara and Kitty each discovers a secret that the other has been keeping.

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Yankee Bride/Rebel Bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Books, ©1990

About this title:Against the turbulent backdrop of the Civil War, two beautiful women of strength and spirit struggle for the survival of their ideals, dreams, principles, and love. Their antagonism enacts the spiritual crisis of their time. Book 5 in Jane Peart's Brides of Montclair Series.

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Dreams of a Longing Heart


Thorndike, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2000

About this title:'Dreams of a Longing Heart' is Kit's story--the sustaining power of faith. After her grieving, widowed father leaves Kit, her younger brother and baby sister at Greystone, she tries futilely to keep the family together. Yet the younger children are 'placed out' and Kit is sent West on the Orphan Train.

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Valiant Bride


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Books, ©1989

About this title:A historical romance with a young woman's choice of duty over love.

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Peck, Robert Newton


A part of the sky


New York : Knopf, 1994

About this title:A sequel to "A Day No Pigs Would Die." After his father's death, 13-year-old Rob finds himself in charge of the family farm. He must struggle through Depression hardships while reckoning with first pangs of love.

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Pella, Judith


Homeward my heart


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:At the start of the Cold War, three sister are experiencing private heartaches that severely test their faith when they decide to join in a clandestine search for their stepbrother. Danger and intrigue, courage and faith explode in a powerful conclusion.

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Toward the sunrise


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:Hardships confront the Hayes' sisters as WWII rages, but faith helps them keep confidence in the God they trust. Daughters of Fortune Book 3.

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Somewhere a song


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:"Somewhere a Song" opens the day after Pearl Harbor as the daughters of newspaper tycoon Keegan Hayes suffer the aftermath on three different continents. The trauma each woman experiences threatens to further drive a wedge in the Hayes family. Is there hope when the world's at war?

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Ties that Bind


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:Heartwarming romance and dramatic suspense interweave in this story of the completion of America's transcontinental railroad that continues the family legacy of Carolina and James Baldwin from "Ribbons of Steel, " as a new generation of adventurers discovers the vast resources of the nation.

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Heaven's Road


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2000

About this title:The powerful story of Micah Sinclair's journey from bitter outlaw to a man who lets gentleness rule his soul. Sequel to Texas Angel.

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Separate Roads


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, [©1999]

About this title:As Jordana and Brenton Baldwin travel west with Caitlan O'Connor, they settle for a time in Omaha to raise money for the continuation of their trip. Jordana's discovery of an illegal land scheme by the local banker's son forces them to leave on a stagecoach, and with it she takes the knowledge that one man who got in the way is already dead. In California, Kiernan O'Connor is injured in an explosion while working on the Central Pacific Railroad, and Victoria is suddenly forced to become the breadwinner.

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Texas Angel


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999.

About this title:Taken to the frontier of Texas with her young daughter, Angela's fledgling faith becomes an inspiration to a struggling pastor.

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Westward the Dream


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:Amid the conflict of the Civil War, "Westward the Dream" reveals a wonderful opportunity for Brenton and Jordana Baldwin to explore the great western frontier with the hopes of a transcontinental railroad on the horizon.

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Beloved Stranger


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:Shelby Martin's whirlwind romance and spur-of-the moment wedding were exciting until Frank's shadowy past began to emerge. Her faith in her husband--and in God--is shaken to the core. Where will she find the strength to face her uncertain future?

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Warrior's Song


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1996

About this title:When Blue Sky encounters devastating prejudice because of his Indian heritage, the young warrior roams the West in bitterness until he is befriended by a rancher's son whose life he saved. But when a horrible tragedy is followed by an act of betrayal, Blue Sky must face his betrayer--and the tormenting lies that have hardened his heart.

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White Nights, Red Morning


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1996.

About this title:The family of Anna Fedorcenko enters into the extremely complicated and difficult period when Russia plunges from WWI into the ensuing civil war between the Bolsheviks and an army of White Russians comprised of nobility and others opposed to Lenin. No character will go untested by these turbulent times, but despite the odds this family will triumph by clinging to each other and to their faith in God.

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Peretti, Frank E.


House


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006

About this title:From the minds of multimillion-copy-selling suspense authors Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker comes an epic supernatural thriller that gives a new meaning to the phrase "haunted house." "House" is a modern tale that will have readers checking their own spiritual pulse long after they reach the last page.

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The Secret of the Desert Stone


Dallas : Word Pub., 1996

About this title:Biblical archeologist Dr. Jacob Cooper arrives in Togwana with his children Jay and Lila and one goal--to discover the secret behind the two-mile-high Stone that has mysteriously appeared overnight. Who could have excavated, carved, and transported the colossal Stone?

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Hangman's Curse


Nashville, Tenn. : Tommmy Nelson, ©2001

About this title:One of the most popular titles in Christian teen fiction is re-released in this edition featuring a movie-style cover and full-color insert of stills taken from the brand-new feature film, starring David Keith, based on the book.

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The Oath


Dallas : Word Pub., ©1995

About this title:The author of the two-million-copy bestseller This Present Darkness again draws the lines for a battle of cosmic proportions between the forces of good and evil in The Oath--now available in trade paper. A chilling murder sends wildlife biologist Steve Benson on an investigation to discover how his brother has fallen prey to an unexplainable predator.

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This Present Darkness


Westchester, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1986

About this title:Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves fighting a hideous New Age plot to subjugate the townspeople, and eventually the entire human race.

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Perry, Marta


True Devotion


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2004.

About this title:Pregnant widow Susannah Laine comes to the small town of Lakemont, hoping to find answers about her late husband's death. But she never expects to find a second chance at love.

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Promise Forever


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003

About this title:When Tyler Winchester learns that his former wife, Miranda Caldwell, gave birth to his son eight years ago, he immediately confronts her. Now, Tyler and Miranda must work through the past hurts and insecurities to make the family that their son deserves.

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A Time to Forgive


New York : Steeple Hill Books, 2002

About this title:Artist Tory Marlow and single dad Adam Caldwell are working on a memorial together, but it proves to be difficult. Despite their immediate attraction, Tory and Adam must overcome the pain of previous relationships before they can share the romance of a lifetime. Can Tory's love help Adam open his own heart once more to God--and love?

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Peterson, Tracie


Lady of High Regard


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007.

About this title:Captivating, historical romantic adventure from a best-selling author. A journalist researches stories that put her life in danger in Philadelphia. Ladies of Liberty book 1.

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The hope within


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005.

About this title:When blizzards trap a young, pregnant woman and her children on a ranch in Montana, the twists and turns of life and nature teach her that the hope within--Jesus Christ--is the only hope that lasts.

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A love woven true


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005.

About this title:Peterson and Miller weave together romance, intrigue, and fascinating historyin a 19th-century mill town.

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The coming storm


PMinneapolis : Bethany House, ©2004.

About this title:In this sequel to the bestselling "Land of My Heart," a young woman must manage a ranch on her own when the love of her life goes missing in the wilderness of 1870 Montana. Can she hold on to her faith and ride out the storm?

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Land of my heart


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Peterson paints an unforgettable portrait of this rich, rugged landscape, populated by strong and spirited characters. When Dianne Chadwick urges her family to move to a ranch in the Montana Territory, she has no idea that her new life in the rugged frontier will not be the idyllic adventure she expects.

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To dream anew


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004.

About this title:Peterson's vivid writing enlivens this pioneer saga of the Chadwicks and Selbys as they endure devastating losses and find unexpected joys on the Diamond V ranch in Montana.

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A tapestry of hope


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:The sheltered daughter of a Mississippi cotton plantation owner who is practically sold into marriage to a businessman by her father in a cotton deal, and a young Irish woman, the businessman's indentured servant, both suffer in the home of this unloving husband and merciless master. Will God somehow bring hope to their lives?

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These Tangled Threads


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:Caught between the interests of two men, Daughtie's life turns asunder during a factory strike in this bestselling historical series.

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A Fragile Design


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003

About this title:In the 1830s, Arabella Newberry flees her Shaker upbringing for the independence of mill town life in Lowell, Massachusetts. However, Lowell is plagued by strife, and when girls go missing, possibly by a danger much worse.

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Silent star


Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, 2003

About this title:Will the upcoming Christmas season bring hope to a man wrecked by delivering terrible news in this poignant World War II novella? Only the stars know for certain.

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Daughter of the Loom


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003.

About this title:The mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, comes to life with the skill and creativity of this writing team. Young women at the end of the 19th century seek employment from driven men intent on transforming America's textile industry. With intrigue, drama, and memorable characters, this book promises to be an entertaining read for historical fiction lovers.

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Beneath a Harvest Sky


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:A delightful novel highlighting history with spiritual themes, "Beneath a Harvest Sky" finds a young tour guide being implicated in the disappearance of Hopi Indian artifacts. When all evidence points in Rainy Gordon's direction, will the truth be revealed in time?

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Angel of mercy


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:When an old enemy of Kit Shannon is arrested on suspicion of murder, he insists that Kit is the only one who can represent him. Moved by his desperation, she agrees, and his possible guilt tests Kit's resolve to represent only the innocent. However, step-by-step, she discovers there is much more to this case than meets the eye.

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Rivers of gold


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2002

About this title:Intrigue abounds on the frozen shores of Canada's Lake Laberge, as Miranda Colton, her pregnant sister-in-law Grace, their friends the Ivankovs, and a botanist named Teddy Davenport struggle to make it through a Yukon winter.

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Shadows of the canyon


Bloomington, MN : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002

About this title:Working as a Harvey Girl at the luxury resort of El Tovar, located on the south rim of the Grand Canyon, Alexandra Keegan feels she is in a dream come true. But when her father's indiscretions come to light and her mother is suspected of murder, Alex finds herself the center of some unwelcome attention. Will she soon find herself alone in the world?

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City of Angels


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:Arriving in the turbulent and exciting city of Los Angeles just at the turn of the 20th century, Kit Shannon dreams of a future as a lawyer. Drawn into the upper-class world, Kit feels a burning desire to seek justice for the poor and oppressed, and in the courtroom is forced to confront an attack against the Christian faith she holds dear.

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Treasures of the North


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001.

About this title: In a dramatic new series, a host of characters is drawn to the rugged Yukon to start life anew. Fleeing an arranged marriage, Grace escapes to Alaska. Peter, a widower, must choose between parenting his young children and following his dream, while Karen chooses to strike out on her own in search of a missing family member.

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Ashes and ice


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001

About this title:As adventure, tragedy, and love merge in gold-rush Yukon, God's faithfulness is revealed to Karen Pierce. Yukon Quest Book 2.

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A Veiled Reflection


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000.

About this title:Fillian struggles to fill the shoes--and identity--of her identical twin sister amid the strict rules and routines of the Aruzona Horvey House. When the local doctor inadvertently discovers her ruse, he creates a plan of his own.

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Controlling Interests


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998

About this title:This gripping story by Tracie Peterson brings together Denali Deveraux, a successful woman with guilt and fear in her past, and Michael Copeland, who has known his own sorrows. Working together, their personal lives become inevitably intertwined.

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A Shelter of Hope


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1998

About this title:Jeffery O'Donnell is captivated by the mysterious Simone, who arrives at his office hoping to acquire a position as a Harvey Girl at the popular way-stops along the frontier rail line. Jeffery is torn however, when he suspects that Simone may harbor a disturbing secret.

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The color of your skin ain't the color of your heart


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2004

About this title:Katie, the daughter of a plantation owner, and Mayme, the daughter of a slave, find themselves with only each other after the Civil War. As they devise a scheme to keep Katie's plantation going, the girls face new threats to their security.

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Together is all we need


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2004

About this title:Mayme, a former slave, and Katie continue to live together on Katie's plantation. Now, a hard-nosed relative of Katie's father discovers--and exposes--their secret. He claims Rosewood as his own and forces Mayme and the other blacks to leave. Is this the end of their way of life?

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Angels watching over me


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, 2003

About this title:Two girls in 1860s North Carolina--a slave girl and a plantation owner's daughter--are the only survivors of a devastating raid. They join forces, relying on God (and the plantation's untouched livestock and crops) to see them through hard times.

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A Day to Pick your own Cotton


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003

About this title:Continuing the story begun in "Angels Watching Over Me, " this novel brings the 1860s South to life with all the elements historical fiction readers love. Mayme and Katie, from entirely different worlds, are thrown together in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War.

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The Heather Hills of Stonewycke


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1985

About this title:A secret excavation, an evil conspiracy, an unannounced wedding, an unsolved murder--these are the ingredients in this marvelous first novel written in the gothic style by a talented writing team!

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Wild grows the Heather in Devon


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.

About this title:Bestselling novelist Michael Phillips crafts a new historical fiction series, "The Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall", set in 20th-century England. With the coming of World War I, Amanda Rutherford returns from London to Devon to become Lady Heathersleigh. But her cousin Geoffrey comes forward claiming to be the true heir. Will he foil her legacy in the old family estate?

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A Home for the Heart


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1994

About this title:Now the story readers have long waited for in the marvelously successful fiction series, selling over 600,000 copies. After all her adventures and travels, having nearly died from a bullet wound in the Civil War, Corrie comes back home to the family she loves. As a mature woman, she's also returning to discover a home for her heart, and it's wedding time for the Hollister family.

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Travail and Triumph


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1992

About this title:Third in the new pre-revolutionary Russia series that began with The Crown and the Crucible and A House Divided. Sergei is sent to Siberia, and Katrini's marriage to Dmitri soon disintegrates as the two spoiled lovers have difficulty giving up their own preconceived expectations. Meanwhile, a plot to assassinate the tsar may bring new troubles for Anna's brother Paul.

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A House Divided


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1992.

About this title: Book Two in The Russians series, A House Divided tells of the revolutionary ferment heating up in Russia. Prince Sergei returns from the war and is reunited with Anna Burenin, the peasant girl, and the decisions made by them will influence the shaping of nation. A beautifully crafted novel which will appeal to both men and women readers.

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Into the Long Dark Night


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1992

About this title:Sequel to Sea to Shining Sea. Corrie is invited to the White House in recognition of her morale-boosting and money-raising efforts in California for the Union. But she is unwittingly swept into a plot involving Confederate spies, and the only way to get to the bottom of it is for Corrie to enter the heart of danger and risk being discovered!

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The Crown and the Crucible


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, 1991

About this title:With daily headline news of events and changes within the Soviet Union, the timing couldn't be better to launch a major fiction series, The Russians, placing recent events in the Soviet Union within a historical foundation. The authors have selected events in 19th-century Russia for this first of a series that will continue into contemporary times.

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On the Trail of the Truth


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991

About this title:Corrie finds herself in the rough and tumble towns of the goldfields--alone. She discovers a conspiracy of deception that means danger not only to herself but to her family. And the closer she gets to the truth, the more severe the opposition.

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Daughter of Grace


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990

About this title:Daughter of Grace is the story of developing relationships in the reunited Hollister clan. Miracle Springs is changing: the new church gets built, a school is opened, Pa Hollister settles into his role as father, and the Hollister cabin becomes a home.

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My Father's World


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990

About this title:From the writing team that has sold over 800,000 books comes an unforgettable frontier series captured through the pen of a teenage girl. The journals of Corrie Belle are written in a charming, easily read style.

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Shadows over Stonewycke


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1988.

About this title:Shadows Over Stonewycke is the second book in The Stonewycke Legacy and continues the Ramsey family story portrayed in Stranger at Stonewycke.

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Treasure of Stonewycke


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1988

About this title:Treasure of Stonewycke is the exciting final book in The Stonewycke Legacy and concludes the Ramsey family story that begain in The Stonewycke Trilogy.

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Stranger at Stonewycke


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1987

About this title:The Stonewycke fortune is being stretched to its limits as the family tries to bolster the town's economy. With Allison representing a new susceptibility to change and corruption, the family is once again the crossroads of destiny.

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Flight from Stonewycke


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1985.

About this title:The young, robust new country across the ocean represents a whole new life for the denizens of Stonewycke in Scotland. What will going to America mean? Will they truly be able to leave the past behind! Will Ian be cleared of the criminal charge against him?

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Pleiter, Allie


Bad Heiress Day


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2005.

About this title:A stay-at-home mom unexpectedly inherits one million dollars, and when she learns of her father's last request to "give it all away," she discovers just how quickly big money makes big problems.

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Plunkett, Susan.


Whispers through the Trees


Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2007

About this title:Abby Stanton, a noted East Coast bird specialist, rushes home to the magnificent San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest after a terrible car accident leaves her sister Mary paralyzed from the waist down. While there, Abby spots a rare and endangered marbled murrelet and its mate. Determined to save them, she finds herself caught up in a fascinating intrigue about one of the long-time families on Sparrow Island.

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Raney, Deborah


A Scarlet Cord


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2004

About this title:Exploring the themes of the importance of truth, loyalty, and trust, "A Scarlet Cord" illustrates that who people are depends on their degree of faith and selfless love.

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After the Rains


Colorado Springs, Colo. : Waterbrook Press, ©2002

About this title:Showing that God can forgive the gravest of sins, "After the Rains" beautifully illustrates that His forgiveness comes purely through loving mercy and grace, not by our human efforts to earn it.

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Beneath a Southern sky


Colorado Springs : WaterBrook Press, 2001

About this title:After her husband's reported death, a young widow moves forward with a new romance without seeking God's direction for her life. Despite nagging doubts, she stubbornly marries a second time only to discover that her first husband still is alive. Now Daria faces the most difficult decision of her life, one that will have a profound impact on herself, her children, and the men she loves.

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In the Still of Night


Minneapolis, MN : Bethany House, ©1997.

About this title:Paul and Anna Marquette had dreams and plans in the wake of emptying their nest, but a brutal crime shattered their lives and faced them with unimaginable decisions. Would their love survive?

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Rhoads, Colleen


Windigo Twilight


Thorndike, Me. : Center Point Pub., 2005

About this title:Determined to solve her parents' murders at Windigo Manor, Rebecca Baxter applies there as a research assistant to novelist Max Duncan. She soon finds herself the target of several attacks--and discovers Max's strong faith and loving way is just what she needs to survive.

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Rice, Anne


Christ the Lord


New York : Knopf, 2005

About this title:Anne Rice built her literary reputation through an elaborately constructed Gothic horror mythology of vampires and witches. But now Rice, who has returned to the Catholic faith of her youth, eschews these dark, unholy topics in favor of the sacred, with this first in a series of retellings of the life of Jesus, inspired by the New Testament, scholarly histories, and the Apocrypha. In this first-person account, seven-year-old Jesus studies with the scholar Philo; moves with his family from Alexandria, Egypt, to Nazareth in Roman-ruled Israel; performs miracles; and confronts Satan, all the while aware that he is different from other children, but not entirely sure why.

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Richer, Lois


Inner harbor


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003

About this title:Having entered into a marriage of convenience in SAFE HARBOR, Russell Mitchard and Annie Simmons find their arrangement is complicated when they fall in love.

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Rinaldi, Ann


Mutiny's daughter


New York, NY : HarperCollins, ©2004.

About this title:Rinaldi explores the possibility that Fletcher Christian, famous for leading the mutiny on the HMS "Bounty," escaped the massacre on Pitcairn Island and fled to England with his young daughter.

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Riordan, James


The Curse


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2002
About this title:As Becka Williams and Scott desperately try to free Sara Thomas from a web of vengeance and deception in the world of voodoo, they find their own lives in danger--and their faith in God's amazing power tested as never before. Link to Book

Rivers, Francine


The Atonement Child


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003.
About this title:Centering around a brutal rape and an unwanted pregnancy, The Atonement Child brings a new perspective to the most controversial topic of our times as Dynah's faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous decision of her life. Link to Book

And the Shofar Blew


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003.
About this title:In this relevant and timely contemporary novel, dynamic young preacher Paul Hudson is committed to building his church--but at what cost? In the Old Testament, God called his people to action with the blast of the shofar, ram's horn. Will Paul hear God's call as he struggles with the choice between his will and the Lord's plan? Link to Book


Redeeming Love


Sisters, Or. : Multnomah, ©1997.
About this title:Sold into prostitution as an orphan, Angel has never believed in love. Then Michael Hosea pursues her, showers her with unconditional love, and marries her. Through his caring, Michael slowly melts Angel's icy heart. But Angel faces a difficult destiny, and to be worthy of the husband she adores, Angel must face--and conquer--the darkest demon of her past. Link to Book


As sure as the dawn


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1995
About this title:Winner of the Romance Writers of America 1996 Rita Award for Inspirational Romance. Link to Book


An echo in the darkness


Wheaton, IL : Tyndale House, ©1994
About this title:Having escaped death, Hadassah conceals her scars and her identity with veils. Now she faces her greatest trial: being called to risk her life for the woman who would have destroyed her. Link to Book


The Scarlet Thread


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 1996.
About this title:When Sierra discovers her young ancestor's handcrafted quilt and reads her journal, she finds their lives are very similar. By following her ancestor's example, she learns to surrender to God's sovereignty and unconditional love. Link to Book


Leota's Garden


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©1999.
About this title:As Leota enters the twilight of her life, she wonders if her years were worth it. In the midst of her self pity, she begins to blossom again as she accepts the care and love offered from unexpected places. Link to Book


A voice in the wind


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©1993.
About this title:A.D. 70: Rome comes alive in this tale of the Jewish Christian slave girl Hadassah. Torn between a desire to witness and her fear of persecution, she encourages readers to represent Christ in their world. Link to Book

Rizzo, Kay D.,


Annie's Trust


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, 2001.
About this title:A romantic, adventuresome series set in the tumultuous years preceding the Civil War. Link to Book


Lilia's Haven


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, 2001
About this title:A romantic, adventuresome series set in the tumultuous years preceding the Civil War. Link to Book


Serenity's Desire


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, ©1998.
About this title:Serenity is a spoiled aristocrat; Caleb is a fiery young abolitionist. Society and circumstances try to keep them apart, but their powerful devotion to each other and to God binds them tightly together. Link to Book


Serenity's Quest


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, ©1998.
About this title:In this second book of the Serenity Inn Series, the laughter, tears, intrigue, and romance continue as a beautiful and strong-willed heroine confronts the dark intentions of those around her. This is a story filled with high spiritual passion. Link to Book

Robertson, Pat


The End of the Age


Dallas, TX : Word Pub., ©1995.
About this title:Pat Robertson's novel about the apocalypse taking place in contemporary America, with the forces of the Christian right (good) battling the forces of the liberals (bad) for the soul of the world. Link to Book

Robinson, Marilynne


Gilead


New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004
About this title:Marilynne Robinson's long-awaited second novel is named after the town in which it is set: Gilead, Iowa. The time is the 1950s, and John Ames, the town's beloved pastor, is dying of heart disease. Widowed early but recently remarried, John has a very young son. The novel is a final act of love: a letter to the boy, in which he looks back on his own long life, and on the history of his family and its role in America from the Civil War to the present day. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004. Link to Book

Rosenberg, Joel C.


The Copper Scroll


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006.
About this title:When a suicide bomber strikes Washington, and assassinations unfold from London to Los Angeles, Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy are drawn back into a world of terror they thought was over. At the heart of the mystery lies a 2,000-year-old scroll some call history's greatest treasure map, and others call a road map to Armageddon. Link to Book


The Ezekiel Option


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2005.
About this title:A new Axis of Evil is emerging, led by Moscow and Tehran. Jon Bennett and Erin McCoy, two senior White House advisors, find themselves facing the most chilling question of their lives. Is the world rushing to the brink of an apocalypse prophesied more than 2,500 years ago? Link to Book

Rutledge, Cynthia


Redeeming Claire


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2001.
About this title:To avoid family and career problems, Claire Waters and Tony Karelli pretend to be engaged. Then they fall in love for real, and life seems very good. But when scandal arises, they must use the power of their faith to find forgiveness and unity. Link to Book

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Samson, Lisa


Indigo waters


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1999
About this title:Sylvie de Courcey flees her husband's creditors, hiding in England and Scotland and falling in love with clergyman Matthew Wallace in this first historical romance in the Shades of Eternity series. Link to Book

Sawyer, Kim Vogel


Waiting for Summer's Return


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006
About this title:Summer Steadman ends her journey to Oklahoma when she loses her family to illness. After her tragedy can Summer find happiness, even love, in a Mennonite community on the Plains? Link to Book

Schaap, James C.,


Startling Joy: seven magical stories of Christmas


Grand Rapids, Mich : Revell, ©2005
About this title:This heartwarming read is both moving and magical and will help readers usher in a joyful Christmas season, even amidst the howling winds of winter. Link to Book


Touches the Sky


Grand Rapids, Mich. : F.H. Revell, ©2003
About this title:Written by the author of "Romey's Place," this riveting story about clashes of faith and culture is based on true accounts of Dutch immigrants and the Lakota Sioux. Link to Book

Schaub, Christine


Finding Anna


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005.
About this title:A Powerful Historical Drama Based on the Story Behind The Hymn "It Is Well With My Soul". This historical novel opens on the eve of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and explores the resulting two-year drama, heartbreak, and redemption that shaped the life of one of America's great hymn writers--Horatio Gates Spafford. Link to Book


Schulte, Elaine L.


Golden Dreams


Elgin, Ill. : LifeJourney Books, ©1989
About this title:She had escaped a fate worse than death, but would her ship now make it around the Horn to the unsettled West? Link to Book


Scofield, Ruth


Take my Hand


New York : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003.
About this title:In this inspirational romance a teacher and a single dad find true love. Link to Book

Sheldon, Charles M.,


In His Steps


Faith Point Pr 2005
About this title:Generations of believers have been inspired by Charles M. Sheldon's classic novel about the members of one small-town church who dare to live their everyday lives for Christ. In this powerful new edition, Sheldon's sometimes difficult-to-understand phrasings and outdated expressions have been beautifully updated in modern language. Link to Book

Simon, Frank


Trial by Fire


Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway Books, ©1999
About this title:They come from two of Germany's finest families. And Erich von Arendt has loved Johanna Kammler since the day he met her so many years ago. So marrying her is his dream come true -- even if it is arranged. Johanna's heart, however, belongs to another. To a man Mr. Kammler would never let her marry. Knowing she has no say in the matter, Johanna steels herself to be "a proper German wife" to Erich, even though she is sure she will never love him. After the honeymoon, Erich and his father -- both architects -- join Albert Speer in his project to build Nuremberg Stadium. Mr. von Arendt signs on with the Nazis right away, but Erich can't bring himself to do so, especially as Hitler's plans unfold. A Christian, Erich eventually seeks to escape the Nazis entirely. However, he may be in too deep already. And he continues to love Johanna, in spite of her hard heart. Ultimately Johanna realizes Erich's love for her, but it may be too late. They are embroiled in a Gestapo investigation that may cost them their freedom -- and their lives. Link to Book

Smalley, Gary/ et al.(Kingsbury)


Redemption


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002
About this title:When Laura Baxter Jacobs finds out that her husband is involved in an adulterous relationship and wants a divorce, she decides she will love him and remain faithful to her marriage at all costs. This book shows how God can redeem seemingly hopeless relationships, while illustrating one of Gary Smalley's key messages: love is a decision. Link to Book

Smith, Annette Gail


A Bigger Life


Colorado Springs, CO : NavPress, ©2006
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Charlotte Leaves the Light On


Chicago : Moody Publishers, 2006.
About this title:The third and final book in the Ruby Prairie series about a small town in Texas and the quirky characters who live there as seen through the eyes of Charlotte, a widow in her mid-thirties who has come to the town to open her home and be a foster mother for girls. Charlotte is faced with decisions regarding her future in Ruby Prairie as the girls she has been caring for at Tanglewood begin to lead lives on their own, and the pastor she has long admired begins to return her love. And when an infant is abandoned at Lighted Way Church, Charlotte must once again face the truth that love breaks your heart, but love is the only way to live. Link to Book

Smith, Debra White.


Second Chances


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2000
About this title:A minister's wife finds her life in turmoil after she is wrongly divorced from her husband, who leaves her for another woman. When she meets her neighbor, her heart begins reawaken. That is, until she learns his occupation: he is a pastor as well. Link to Book


A Shelter in the Storm


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©2001
About this title:An old southern mansion, a deadly game of cat and mouse, and a love that refuses to surrender; bestselling author Debra White Smith pulls these elements together to create another action-packed romance mystery in the popular "Seven Sisters" series. "A Shelter in the Storm" reveals the power of friendship and the incredible healing God offers. Link to Book


To Rome with Love


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2001
About this title:Praying to God for inspiration, a man develops the notion of taking the woman he loves on a cruise in order to beg forgiveness for past wrongs he has done her. Link to Book


The Awakening


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2000
About this title:A stand-alone sequel to "Second Chances" takes readers on a daring journey as the powerful world of love and friendship battles against minds and hearts twisted by hate and jealousy. Supermodel Kim Lan Lowery joins a mission outreach to Vietnam, partially to escape a possessive secret admirer. But while on the trip, it becomes apparent that her tormentor isn't far away. Link to Book

Smith, Lee


The Devil's Dream


Chapel Hill, NC : Paul Ferguson, ©1995
About this title:A sweeping saga about the world of country music by Lee Smith, "a Southern storyteller in the very best tradition {who}, like the best of storytellers, knows how to get out of the way so the story can tell itself".--San Francisco Chronicle. Lee Smith is the author of Fair and Tender Ladies. Link to Book

Snelling, Lauraine


Sophie's Dilemma


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2007
About this title:Defiant Sophie leaves home with her beau, but when tragedy strikes and a heartbroken Sophie wishes to return, she may not be welcome. Daughters of Blessings book 2. Link to Book


Breaking Free


New York, NY : FaithWords, 2007
About this title:When she meets single father Gil Winters and his wheelchair-bound son, Edward, Maggie finds her calling helping Edward with his therapy using horses. After a shadow from the past returns, Maggie is forced to choose between her newfound freedom and getting Edward the lifesaving help he needs. Link to Book


The Brushstroke Legacy


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, 2006
About this title:Weaving together the stories of three generations, this tale reminds readers that art and faith are gifts powerful enough to communicate across time. Link to Book


Amethyst


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2005
About this title:Major Jeremiah McHenry is retiring from the army and returns to Medora to make a new life and find a wife. Will he convince feisty newcomer Amethyst OUShaunasy that he is the man she's been looking for? Jacob Chandler, meanwhile, is still waiting to prove to Opal Torvald that she will make a fine preacher's wife. Link to Book


Dakota Dream


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005
About this title:Synopsis not available. Link to Book


Opal


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2005
About this title:Dove House has burned to the ground, Ruby and Rand have married, and Ruby's younger sister, Opal, has joined them at the ranch. Opal has taken to roping and riding--and now a young minister is taken with her. Can he woo her away from the ranch? Link to Book


Pearl


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2004.
About this title:Ruby plays matchmaker between the lovely but hidden Pearl and the carpenter Soren, who longs to uncover the beauty in Pearl that seems to be damaged by a tragic childhood. Link to Book


Ruby


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003.
About this title:In the first installment of Snelling's new Dakota Treasures series, an inheritance takes Ruby and Opal Torvald from Chicago to the Black Hills. Ratner than a legacy of gold, though, they receive a shocking bequest and are taken on a heartwarming and inspirational journey. Link to Book


Blessing in Disguise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999
About this title:In this installment of the "Red River of The North" series, Augusta Bjorklund leaves Norway to join her family in the Dakota Territory. But once in America, she is mistakenly met by a young farmer waiting for his blond-haired Norwegian mail-order bride. Link to Book


Tender Mercies


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1999
About this title:The farmlands around the small town of Blessing bring a large harvest that changes and hope to all. Red River of the North book 5. Link to Book


More than a Dream


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2003
About this title:Thorliff's goal of becoming a writer is within reach. However, his idyllic world comes to a sudden halt when an epidemic hits the town of Blessing, North Dakota, following the Red River flood of 1897. Thorliff returns home to help family and friends recover from the aftermath of the disasters and rebuild their town. Readers will be captivated by this heartwarming tale of aspiration, struggle, love, and triumph. Link to Book


An Untamed Land


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, 1996
About this title:Lured by the promise of free land, the Bjorklund family emigrates from its beloved home high above the fjords of Norway to the banks of the Red River in Dakota Territory. Will they be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first cruel winter? Link to Book


The Reapers' Song


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998.
About this title:Lured by the promise of free land, the Bjorklund family emigrates from its beloved home high above the fjords of Norway to the banks of the Red River in Dakota Territory. Will they be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first cruel winter? Link to Book


A Land to Call Home


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1997
About this title:This is Book 3 in the continuing saga, Red River of the North, detailing the taming of Dakota Territory. The land itself nearly destroys the brave pioneers, then the fire. Will they still hold on to their dream? Link to Book


Believing the Dream


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2002
About this title:Thorliff has always dreamed of being a writer. But when he arrives at college, things are not as he had imagined. He longs for his loved ones back home. The distance also creates a rift between Thorliff and his childhood sweetheart. The only bright spot in his life is his job at the town newspaper. Will he be forced to leave one dream behind to pursue the other? Link to Book


The Long Way Home


Bloomington, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2001
About this title:In A Secret Refuge, Lauraine Snelling has written a masterful trilogy combining two very different stories -- a family fleeing the tragedies of the Civil War and a family struggling to remain in their home during the war -- into one compelling saga. In The Long Way Home, Jesselynn Highwood and her travel-weary band must decide whether to continue their perilous journey to Oregon or whether to search for a place to call home before they reach their destination. Back in the East, Louisa and her brother Zachary face unending peril in order to get medical supplies for the hospital in Richmond. But when things go wrong and only a pardon from President Lincoln can save them, it looks like returning home may be impossible. Link to Book


A Dream to Follow


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001
About this title:Continues the story of the Bjorklund family as a new generation struggles to reach its own goals. Return to Red River book 1. Link to Book


Sisters of the Confederacy


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000
About this title:In Book Two of the dramatic new "A Secret Refuge" series, Jesselynn Highwood flees Kentucky with her ragtag band of freed slaves and Thoroughbred horses, only to find their destination has been burned to the ground. In the meanwhile, her sister Louisa smuggles desperately needed supplies for the hospital in Richmond, where she helps care for war-wounded soldiers. Link to Book


Daughter of Twin Oaks


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000
About this title:At the insistence of her dying father, 19-year-old Jesselyn Atwood flees Kentucky during the Civil War to save the family's freed slaves and the plantation's remaining Thoroughbreds. But she soon discovers that Missouri is anything but safe and her faith is sorely tested. Link to Book


Hawaiian Sunrise


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1999
About this title:When Maddy must return to her father's ranch in Hawaii with her young son in tow, her vision to create a new future is thwarted when their herd of cattle must be destroyed. Link to Book


A New Day Rising


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1996
About this title:The Spring of 1883 has come to Dakota Territory and Ingeborg Bjorklund is definitely on the mend after her long struggle over the loss of her husband Roald. With the arrival of Roald's distant cousin to temporarily take over the heavy field work, Ingeborg is able to return to her care of the children and the soddy. But she cannot ignore the joy he brings to their lives or the attraction she begins to feel toward him. Link to Book

Stahl, Laurie


The Winds of Catawba


Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, ©1995
About this title:In this sequel to The Women of Catawba, two sisters in the wilds of South Carolina find that love and life are never easy, but God's timing is always perfect. Set in post-Revolutionary War days, this novel continues the saga of the men and women whose faith and strength tames the American wilderness. Link to Book

Steel, Danielle


Echoes


New York : Delacorte Press, ©2004
About this title:This multi-generational saga of star-crossed lovers by bestselling romance author Danielle Steel spans two world wars. When German Jew Beata Wittgenstein meets French Catholic Antoine de Vallerand in 1915, they fall dizzyingly in love and marry, despite the shocked disapproval of both their families. The now-Catholic Beata keeps her former religion a secret from both her daughters, one of whom, Amadea, has become a nun. But Amadea's hitherto unknown heritage will become a danger to her when World War II breaks out. And the brave men who are fighting the war in secret will divide Amadea's loyalties between her religious vows and her passionate heart. Link to Book

St. John, Patricia M.


Star of Light


Chicago, Ill. : Moody Press, [2002?].
About this title:Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting its moment to strike. Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away. Link to Book


The Tanglewoods' Secret


London : Scripture Union, 1980
About this title:"Ruth", my aunt said, "I won't have you grow up as selfish and obstinate ans ill-mannered as you are now. I am going to send you to boarding school". Read about Ruth and the problems she has to have resolved in her situation. Link to Book

Stokes, Penelope J.


The Wishing Jar


Nashville, Tenn. : W Pub. Group, ©2002
About this title:In this Christian tale, a widow in her 50s is troubled by both her difficult daughter and her aging mother. All three women have wishes that would improve their lives, and the old-fashioned wishing jar--a family tradition--promises some help. Link to Book


The Amber Photograph


Nashville, Tenn. : Word Pub., ©2001
About this title:Twenty-five-year-old Diedre McAlister is on a quest for truth. Armed with only a faded photo, she searches for the older sister she has never known, and turns to God as she comes to grips with her own dark history. Link to Book

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Tatlock, Ann.


Things We Once Held Dear


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2006
About this title:The author of "All the Way Home" returns with the story of a newly widowed man who returns to his hometown to face an old tragedy. Will reconnecting with his past lead to Neil's rediscovering the validity of his childhood faith? Link to Book


All the Way Home


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©2002
About this title:From the award-winning author of the compelling novel "A Room of My Own" comes a heart-wrenching story of two women and their rediscovery of a childhood friendship. Laced with soul-touching humor, "All the Way Home" is a moving portrayal of the vital importance of family and the bitter consequences of prejudice. Link to Book

Traylor, Ellen Gunderson


Mary Magdalene


Polson, Mont. : Port Hole Publications, 2001, ©1985
About this title:A gripping novel that sweeps into the psyche of the renowned follower of Jesus whose beauty and sorrow became her saving grace. Link to Book

Thoene, Bodie


Sixth Covenant


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2007.
About this title:The conclusion of the three-book Nativity story within the A.D. Chronicles series chronicles Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua in the first months of his life in Bethlehem. From the shepherds visit to the escape to Egypt to the Bethlehem babies who gave their life for Jesus, readers will discover the most critical events in the history of the world. Link to Book


Fifth Seal


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2006.
About this title:The little town of Nazareth is a long way from Jerusalem and King Herods evil clutches. Yet is anywhere in Judea far enough? In their most dramatic, ambitious, and significant historical series to date, the Thoenes once again transport readers back in time to first century A.D. to the birth of Christ--the most critical event in the history of the world. Link to Book


Fourth Dawn


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House, ©2005
About this title:This fourth book in the A.D. Chronicles series takes readers back to the birth of Christ. This is the Christmas story told by Chief Shepherd Zadok and others who were there to witness this great event Link to Book


Third Watch


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004
About this title:Journey back to First Century Jerusalem, a dark and hopeless time, where citizens are searching for their promised Messiah to return. After seeing all that Yeshua has done for them, will the people believe that he is the Messiah? Link to Book


Second Touch


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2004
About this title:Readers will be transported once again to the dark and tumultuous times of first-century Jerusalem in this story of Peniel, the no-longer-blind beggar who still longs for the connection of home and family. New characters like Lily, Cantor, and Rabbi Ahava hold on to hope in spite of their leprosy. Link to Book


Winds of Promise


Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©1997.
About this title:Winds of Promise deposits the reader in the 1850 gold rush fever that gripped San Francisco. The story of Rafer Maddox, the impulsive pilot of the steamer New World is rich in detail, the destitute Jamie O'Reilly whose true identity changes Maddox's life forever, his enemy Marrasco, and his true friend Elijah are all vividly portrayed. Link to Book


The Return to Zion


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©1987
About this title:With Moshe and Rachel trapped behind the walls of the Old City, British forces prepare to leave Palestine. David recruits help from America to join in the efforts of the Jewish Agency to arm its people against the Arab onslaught. Link to Book

Thoene, Brock


Legends of the West


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, 2007
About this title:The Legends of the West series covers the tumultuous 1830s through the 1860s in California, Nevada, and Utah--from when the American military and Mexican bandits warred over the riches of Spanish California, to the Bear Flag rebellion that carried California from Mexican to American ownership, to the 1850s gold rush, to the silver discovered in Virginia City in 1859, to the beginning of the Civil War and the division of a nation. Link to Book


Gold Rush Prodigal


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1991
About this title:David Bollin seizes the promise of a glamorous future only to lose it all in the California gold fields. Link to Book


The Man from Shadow Ridge


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990
About this title:The first book in a new series by this outstanding writing team! Brock and Bodie Thoene spent several hours exchanging stories of the West with legendary writer Louis L'Amour, and with his encouragement, The Saga of the Sierras was born Link to Book


Riders of the Silver Rim


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1990
About this title:Book 2 in the Saga of the Sierras series. Joshua Roberts came seeking a fortune; he found raw trouble. Link to Book


Firefly Blue


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2003
About this title:When barrels of cyanide are stolen during a truck-jacking incident, agent Steve Alstead and the FBIUs Domestic Counter Terrorism Unit are called into action. Steve struggles with his own moral decisions while racing against time to uncover a terrorist plot before tragedy strikes. Link to Book


Shaiton's Fire


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2002
About this title:"Shaiton's Fire," the first book in the techno-thriller series Chapter 16, propels you into the world of domestic counter-terrorism. The bombing of a subway train is only the beginning of a master plan that Steve Alstead--tactical operations specialist--and the rest of the team have to stop . . . before it's too late. Link to Book

Turner, Jamie L.


No Dark Valley


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2004
About this title:When Celia's grandmother dies, she must return to the small Southern town she hoped never to see again. In this masterfully written, inspiring story of reconciliation, Celia and the guilt-ridden next-door neighbor will both come to recognize the vastness of God's grace. Link to Book


A Garden to Keep


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©2001
About this title:Soon after being born again, middle-aged small-town teacher Elizabeth Landis discovers that her husband is having an affair. With the help of her new-found faith, she and her husband slowly repair their marriage. Link to Book


Suncatchers


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2000
About this title:Perry Warren, a writer, is sent by his agent to South Carolina to write an expose on backwoods small-town Southerners. But then he meets Eldeen Rafferty, matriarch of an expansive Southern clan, who shows him what faith really is. Link to Book


By the Light of a Thousand Stars


Minneapolis : Bethany House, ©1999
About this title:As Catherine Biddle's household unravels, she is drawn to the peace and joy her neighbors radiate-despite their outward disorderliness. Link to Book


Some Wildflower in my Heart


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©1998
About this title:Jamie Langston Turner's novel is the story of Margaret Tuttle and unsought love. Her placid life was stirred by Birdie Freeman who lovingly dredged up Margaret's memories of things better left behind. But Birdie harbors secrets of her own. Link to Book

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Valentine, Katherine


A Gathering of Angels


New York : Viking, 2003
About this title:In the idyllic town of Dorsetville, somewhere in New England, the local nuns are fixing up an old mansion that will become a retirement home, Father Flaherty is putting on weight, and there's a new waitress at the Country Kettle. But harsher things are in store for the townsfolk when a young girl's life seems to be in danger. Link to Book


Vaughan, Robert


Touch the face of God: a WWII novel


Nashville, Tenn. : T. Nelson Publishers, ©2002
About this title:This inspirational novel explores the drama, sweep and grandeur of World War II, a time in history when faith in God was our national security. "Touch the Face of God" examines the stories of those who fought overseas and those who lived through the war on the home front. Link to Book


Verweerd, Joke


The Winter Garden


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, [2001]
About this title:When her mother dies, a Dutch landscape designer journeys back into her unhappy childhood, trying to understand the cruelty of her parents, the pitiless religiosity of her grandfather, and the reasons why the identity of her true father was kept from her. Link to Book


Vidal, Gore


Live from Golgotha


New York : Random House, ©1992
About this title:Gore Vidal's corrected version of the story of Jesus. Here Vidal introduces time-travel, technology (a live TV report at the moment of Jesus's crucifixion) and the mayhem of local news. A computer hacker retroactively deletes the records of the Gospels. Through rifts in time, 20th-century television is engaged in a near-brawl over broadcast rights to the crucifixion. Link to Book

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Walker, James


The Rail Kings


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, 1995
About this title:Zac Cobb foils an attempt to kidnap the oldest daughter of the owner of the Denver Rio Grande Railroad, and then leads the family to safety in Colorado. Once there, Zac finds himself ensnared in the ongoing deadly railroad war between the Denver Rio Grande and the Chicago Santa Fe. But when one of the owner's daughters decides she's in love with Zac, his personal danger is compounded. Link to Book


The Dreamgivers


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1994
About this title:Book 1 in The Wells Fargo Trail. A series of payroll holdups puts Zac Cobb on a dangerous trail that leads to a confrontation with powerful underworld figures. Link to Book

Wales, Susan


The Chase


Grand Rapids : F.H. Revell, ©2004
About this title:After investigative reporter Jill Lewis breaks what should be the biggest story of her career, she is bewildered to find herself out of a job and sent packing. This exciting page-turner expertly blends suspense, romance, and a dynamic female lead into a gripping political thriller. Link to Book

Walsh, John Evangelist


The Man who buried Jesus


New York : Collier Books, ©1989
About this title:Synopsis not available. Link to Book

Wangerin, Walter


Jesus


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, ©2005.
About this title:Here, in vivid language and rich historical detail, is the most important story of the Christian faithQthe life of Jesus, presented in the form of a literary novel. Link to Book


Paul


Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Publishing House, ©2000
About this title:This inspirational novel is based on the life of the apostle Paul. Link to Book

Warren, Susan


Tying the Knot


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale, ©2003
About this title:EMT Anne Lundstrom is running from her past, but its about to catch up. When the very danger she is trying to escape threatens her peaceful haven--and her life--Anne must find the courage to face her fears and embrace the one man who can help her understand her past. Link to Book

Watson, Jan


Willow Springs


Carol Stream, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2007
About this title:The year is 1883 and following a whirlwind courtship, 17-year-old Copper Brown finds herself living in the bustling city of Lexington, KY, far away from her beloved mountain home, newly married to a man she barely knows. Having been raised to put her trust in God, Copper sets out to find a purpose for this new life that shed never imagined. Link to Book


Troublesome Creek


Wheaton, Ill. : Tyndale House Publishers, ©2005
About this title:Born and raised in the hills of Kentucky in the late 1800s, Laura "Copper" Grace must come to terms with her family and discover the true meaning of "home." Nothing could drag her off of the mountain until one day when she realizes that God has other plans for her life. Link to Book

Wells, Marian


The Wedding Dress


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1982
About this title:Rebecca's conviction that marriage will fulfill her mother's legacy leads her on a painful search for truth. Link to Book

Welsh, Kate


Her Perfect Match


New York, N.Y. : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003
About this title:On a search for his biological mother, Jackson Alton comes to Chester County and unexpectedly falls for affluent socialite Elizabeth Boyer, who harbors a dark secret. Will they lose the closeness they've worked so hard to build? Link to Book

Whitlow, Robert


Mountain Top


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2006
About this title:Mysterious visions land Sam Miller in jail for crimes he did not commit. Mike Andrews, the lawyer-turned-minister who defends Miller, must uncover the truth about the visions' origin and meaning in this compelling Southern legal thriller from a bestselling novelist. Link to Book


Jimmy


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005
About this title:A "slow" Southern boy who possesses uncanny insight narrates a tale of growing up in the midst of struggle. Like Mark Twain and Harper Lee, Whitlow uses an innocent's limited viewpoint to illuminate complex human realities--and to touch the heart. Link to Book


Life Everlasting


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2004.
About this title:Whitlow confidently weaves romance and mystery into this signature and suspenseful legal thriller. Book two in the Santee Series picks up with Baxter Richardson's recovery from a near-fatal fall from a cliff. Link to Book


The List


Nashville, Tenn. : Word Pub., 2000
About this title:With news of his father's death and an ancient, secret inheritance, struggling young attorney Renny Jacobson's life is sure to change forever. But the inheritance and membership in the clandestine society that provides it could prove deadly. Link to Book


The Sacrifice


Nashville : W Pub. Group, ©2002
About this title:While defending a 16-year-old accused of opening fire on a group of students, attorney Scott Ellis stumbles onto a tangible evil that is fueling a rage-filled hate to its breaking point. Link to Book


The Trial


Nashville : Word Pub., ©2001.
About this title:In a small Southern town, lawyer "Mac" MacClain must defend a client accused of murder who, by all appearances, is guilty. Mac is a widower struggling with guilt over his part in his wife and daughter's deaths, and this challenging case forces him to confront issues of faith, duty, and memory. Link to Book

Whitson, Stephanie G.


Secrets on the Wind


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, ©2003.
About this title:This gripping series opens in post-Civil War Nebraska with the discovery of adesperate woman hiding in her cellar. What is her secret? Link to Book


Heart of the Sandhills


Nashville : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©2002
About this title:The third book in Whitson's Dakota Moons series, this novel is about a half-Sioux woman and her Dakota husband, their sickly daughter and reckless son. Link to Book


Edge of the Wilderness


Nashville : Thomas Nelson, ©2001
About this title:After surviving the harrowing Dakota Sioux uprising of 1862, Genevieve La Croix marries the Rev. Simon Dane and moves with him to minister to the Indians held in prison camp. Trying to make angry settlers understand that not all Indians are alike and that many Sioux risked their lives to save whites from the rebels, Genevieve searches for a way to bring reconciliation to the frontier. Link to Book


Valley of the Shadow


Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©2000
About this title:This first book in the Dakota Moon Series vividly describes the triumphs and hardships of young Genevieve LaCroix with the white settlers in the Renville Mission. As tension mounts between the settlers and the Sioux warriors, Gen's loyalty is divided between her Sioux family and the new friends she has grown to love at the mission. Link to Book


Sarah's Patchwork


Nashville : T. Nelson Publishers, ©1998
About this title:Sarah's Patchwork is the story of quiet, unassuming Sarah Biddle--and the hopes, dreams, tragedies, and romance that she stitches into an heirloom quilt. Each scrap of fabric tells of Sarah's transformation from orphan girl to courageous woman. Link to Book


Soaring Eagle


Nashville, Tenn. : Thomas Nelson Publishers, ©1996.
About this title:After the battle of Little Big Horn, newly-widowed LisBeth King Baird returns to Nebraska, only to discover that her mother is also gone. Grieving, she must pick up the threads of life and begin again. Will there ever be another man who will love her? Link to Book


Walks the Fire


Nashville, Tenn. : T. Nelson, ©1995
About this title:This is the fictional chronicle of a pioneer woman who loves, hurts, and triumphs in her faith. It takes you from prairie schooner to tepee, from frontier fort to a growing young state capital. First in a series, it is a beautiful love and adventure story Link to Book

Wick, Lori


Leave a Candle Burning


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2006
About this title:SYNOPSIS NOT AVAILABLE Link to Book


Just Above a Whisper


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, 2005
About this title:When faith and restoration are common ground, can the attraction between two people grow from a whisper of understanding into a proclamation of love? Link to Book


Moonlight on the Millpond


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, 2005
About this title:This first book in the Tucker Mills Trilogy introduces Jace Randall, who is helping his uncle run the sawmill in Token Creek. Jace is attracted to the visiting niece of local storekeepers but, before they can get get to know one another better, gossip fueled by Jace's sister interrupts their flirtation. Link to Book


Every Storm


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2004
About this title:Lorraine Archer is an American teacher living and working in Australia. While on a flight with her sister, her daydreams are disrupted by the sounds of the plane going down. Lorri ends up alone on a deserted island in the Pacific. And just when she loses all hope of being found...Donovan and his crew arrive. Link to Book


The Pursuit


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©2003
About this title:This tender story of the steadfast friendship and the mystery of love will delight the hearts of new readers as well as Wick's loyal audience. Link to Book


The Proposal


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2002
About this title:SYNOPSIS NOT AVAILABLE Link to Book


Bamboo & Lace


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©2001
About this title:Left in the care of the Kapaia family while on a three-month-long trip to Hawaii, Lily Walsh awakens to an amazing new world, gaining an understanding of who her creator is and who she was created to be. However, her faith is tested when she must return home to her strict disciplinarian father. Can she take the first step and put her faith in the One she so recently has come to know? Link to Book


City Girl


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, 2001
About this title:As Reagan Sullivan, a city girl, finds herself taken with Texas ranching--and a certain Texas rancher--she reckons with her own fears of marriage, family, and commitment stemming from her fragile past. A tender story of overcoming fear and discovering a better way of life, "City Girl" is the third and final book of the "Yellow Rose Trilogy". Link to Book


A Texas Sky


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©2000
About this title:In this second book of the new "Yellow Rose Trilogy", Dakota Rawlings, a Texas Ranger, has accepted Christ as a result of an injury in the line of duty. When his friend, Darvi, is kidnapped, they learn to trust the Lord in new ways and receive the gift of love when it comes. Link to Book


Every Little Thing About You


Eugene, Ore. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1999
About this title:The first book in the Yellow Rose Trilogy. After Slater Rawlings gets arrested in Shotgun, Texas, by female deputy Liberty Drake, sparks fly as they find themselves romantically attracted to each other. Link to Book


The Princess


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1999
About this title:Born to a royal family, Prince Nicolai has grown up with the knowledge that he will be heir to the throne and to his people's hearts. Having suffered the early and painful death of his first wife, the young prince agrees to an arranged marriage to fulfill an ancient statute that the heir be married by his twenty-sixth birthday. He and his new bride, Shelby, live together as strangers for many weeks, but in time the prince draws closer to her. Yet it never occurs to Shelby, a commoner who married for the sake of her country but who secretly loves him deeply, that the prince's affection could truly turn toward her. By the time he comes to love her, she has walled off her heart to protect herself, and he must tenderly scale that wall. This moving story of surprising love awakened by committed faithfulness belongs on the shelf of every reader who loves Lori's writing. Link to Book


Sophie's Heart


Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, ©1995
About this title:Sophie, quiet and shy, has fled her native Czechoslovakia and needs work. Janet, her Bible study teacher, recommends Sophie to Alec, Janet's brother, as a housekeeper. Alec, the father of three, had recently lost his wife in a car crash and reluctantly agrees to hire Sophie. Love slowly blooms and barriers are overcome in this moving triumph of God's tender care. Link to Book


Pretense


Eugene : Harvest House, 1998
About this title:This bestselling, character-rich novel--now reissued for a brand-new generation of readers--features the Bishop sisters, whose unexpected difficulties threaten their world. Will their life-changing experiences bring them together or tear them apart? Link to Book


Promise me Tomorrow


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1997
About this title:When she accompanies two orphans to their new home, Katherine "Rusty": Taggart meets wealthy widower Chase McCandles and soon finds herself falling in love. But when she sees how little time he has for his own son, Rusty wonders if their love can ever flourish. Link to Book



Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1997
About this title:Lori Wick's novel presents an unusual story of love, intrigue, and faith. Can McKay Harrington penetrate the wall of secrecy surrounding Callie's true identity to share the saving love of Jesus Christ? Link to Book


Whispers of Moonlight


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1996
About this title:Clayton Taggart dreams of the day when he can fulfill his longing to teach school. Then he meets Jackie Fontaine, a strong, opinionated young woman, and the spark of love ignites. But the course of true love never runs smoothly, and the couple is soon separated by circumstances beyond their control. Will their love for each other be strong enough to survive their separation? Link to Book


The Knight and the Dove


Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, 1995
About this title:The first three volumes of the Kensington Chronicles have been among the top 20 bestsellers nationwide. The fourth book is set in 16th-century England in the court of Henry VIII, and tells a story of intrigue and deceit, as a young woman's schemes to break up her sister's betrothal to an aspiring duke. Link to Book


Wings of the Morning


Eugene, OR : Harvest House, ©1994
About this title:The author of Whatever Tomorrow Brings and The Hawk and the Jewel now presents an intriguing tale, showing how God can turn temporary misfortunes into lifelong blessings. A young woman's expertise at sailing gets her into hot water with the owner of a prosperous shipping business--and accused of piracy! Link to Book


Donovan's Daughter


Eugene, Ore. : Harvest House, ©1994
About this title:The bestselling author of The Hawk and the Jewel returns with a captivating story of a woman's strong faith in a sovereign Lord--the sequel to Sean Donovan. Marcail, the youngest of the Donovan children, accepts a teaching position in the small town of Willits, and comes up against an embittered old woman, who rules the town with an iron fist. Link to Book


Who Brings Forth the Wind


Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, ©1994
About this title:Raised by her aging grandfather in the quiet English countryside, Stacy Daniels radiates a sweet loveliness and unguarded innocence that quickly captures the attention of London society. This novel by Lori Wick is a gem of romance and mystery. Link to Book


The Hawk and the Jewel


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House, ©1993
About this title:An adventurous and romantic novel, set in the 19th-century British Empire, by the author of Whatever Tomorrow Brings. A young sea captain is dispatched to the small but rich country of Darhabar to retrieve a 13-year-old English girl who was shipwrecked there as an infant. The two soon become fast friends--a friendship that gradually leads to a long-awaited love. Link to Book


Whatever Tomorrow Brings


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1992
About this title:When the Donovan family arrives in San Francisco--after doing missionary work in Hawaii for 15 years--the children's enthusiasm is tempered by the real reason for their furlogh--mother has tuberculosis. After she dies, father must make the journey back to Hawaii, and daughter Kaitlin is left to care for the others. First in a new series set in California in the 1870s. Link to Book


As Time Goes By


Eugene, OR : Harvest House, ©1992
About this title:For five years Jeff Taylor has wanted to apologize to Bobbie Bradford, but she left town the day after the humiliating episode at the picnic. Older now, Jeff has grown in his faith and as a man. Still, the news that Bobbie is returning to Santa Rosa while considering Cleve Ramsey's proposal of marriage comes as a shock. Link to Book


A Song for Silas


Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990
About this title:Amy thought love would never pass her way again. She didn't know how close it was . . . until she met Silas. The brotherly way Silas feels toward Amy soon turns to deeper feelings of love, but will Amy discover the truth about her own heart before it's too late? Link to Book


The Long Road Home


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990
About this title:Blinded by bitterness, a young, newly widowed pastor leaves his church and flees to a logging camp deep in the north woods. There he wrestles with his loss--unwilling to make peace with God. Link to Book


A Place Called Home


Eugene, Or. : Harvest House Publishers, ©1990
About this title:After escaping to the small community of Baxter, Christine begins to piece together a new life. The love she finds there, along with a new found faith, sustains her as she faces the threat of danger. Link to Book

Wiggins, VeraLee


Northwest: Four inspirational love stories from the rugged and unspoiled Northwest Territory


Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., [1999]
About this title:From her home in Washington State, VeraLee Wiggins penned four historical novels of inspirational romance. Link to Book

Wilbee, Brenda


Sweetbriar Autumn


Grand Rapids, MI : F.H. Revell, 1998
About this title:Indian war has erupted east of the mountains, leaving Louisa Boren Denny and her young family wondering how far it will spread. When their friends are put in danger, Louisa's husband, David, must go to the rescue. Will he come back safely? For Louisa, there is only hope, and faith in God. Link to Book

Williamson, Denise J.


When Stars begin to Fall


Minneapolis : Bethany House Publishers, ©2001
About this title:This historical novel about the Underground Railroad emphasizes Christian values, as Joseph, an ex-slave who is now a doctor working with the Quakers, tries to help a runaway. Link to Book

Windsor, Linda


Fiesta Moon


Nashville : WestBow Press, ©2005
About this title:When Mark Madison is arrested for his third DUI, his big brother arranges forhim to convert a rundown hacienda into an orphanage. It's the prodigal's lastchance to straighten out his life--and to prove that he's worth his weight at Madison Engineering. Link to Book


Paper Moon


Nashville, Tenn. : WestBow Press, ©2005
About this title:While chaperoning their teenage daughters' trip to Mexico, two single parents begin to fall in love. Romance quickly turns to danger, however, when their daughters are kidnapped. One parent turns to God for help, the other to anger. Will they find their way by the light of the moon? Link to Book

Winterbourn, Sally B.


Autumn Return


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2001
About this title:Lucy Summers moves from London to Tarran Bay on the coat of Cornwall in search of a new life away from the haunting memories of her past. However, the life of seclusion she seeks proves elusive. Though the serene beauty of Cornwall calms Lucy, she tries to ignore the friendships offered by her new neighbors, but she can't ignore their grace and compassion. Link to Book

Woodsmall, Cindy


When the Heart Cries


Colorado Springs, Colo. : WaterBrook Press, ©2006
About this title:The first book in the Sisters of the Quilt series finds 17-year-old Hanna Lapp faced with questions neither family, nor fiance, nor even faith can easily answer after life among her Amish community is brutally interrupted. Link to Book

Wolverton, Cheryl


Shelter from the Storm


New York, N.Y. : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003
About this title:Tired of hiding in fear of her former fianc, Lily Hammond needs to heal and prays that Pride, Louisiana, will be the place where that happens. With newfound faith, Lily finds protection in the arms of a new love, security company CEO Josh Starling. Link to Book


In Search of a Hero


Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2003
About this title:Lawyers working on opposite sides, Andre and Rebekah must put aside their differences to help Andre's father, who is facing dangerous threats. As they fight for justice together, Andre and Rebekah also realize their love for one another, and for God. Link to Book


Worth, Lenora


Easter Blessings


New York, NY : Steeple Hill Books, ©2003
About this title:This book includes two inspirational romance novels in which troubled heroines return to their hometowns to celebrate Easter and, through their faith, find true love. Selections include THE LILLY FIELD by Lenora Worth and THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN by Gail Gaymer Martin. Link to Book

Wright, Jason F.


The Wednesday Letters


[Salt Lake City, Utah] : Shadow Mountain, ©2007.
About this title:Jack and Laurel have been married for 39 years. Theyve lived a good life and appear to have had the perfect marriage. With his wife cradled in his arms, and before Jack takes his last breath, he scribbles his last Wednesday Letter. When their adult children arrive to arrange the funeral, they discover boxes and boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother each week on Wednesday. As they begin to open and read the letters, the children uncover the shocking truth about the past. In addition, each one must deal with present- day challenges. Matthew has a troubled marriage, Samantha is a single mother, and Malcolm is the black sheep of the family who has returned home after a mysterious two- year absence. The Wednesday Letters has a powerful message about forgiveness and quietly beckons for readers to start writing their own Wednesday Letters. Link to Book

Wright, Vinita Hampton


Velma Still Cooks in Leeway


Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, ©2000
About this title:This Christian-oriented novel is about the troubles of the inhabitants of Leeway, Kansas, a tiny town where Velma's Cafe is the center of things. Velma narrates the tale of a man who abuses his wife, a situation that ends in tragedy. Each chapter closes with one of Velma's recipes. Link to Book

Wubbels, Lance


One Small Miracle


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995
About this title:A teacher's gift of love makes a profound impact on one of her struggling students in this heartwarming story. Mary Bartel is a child who seems beyond hope of helping, but Sophie Lawson's heart is moved to try to make a difference. This deeply moving story will inspire readers to consider the people God has brought into their lives. Link to Book


Whispers in the Valley


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995
About this title:Readers who came to love the characters in Far From the Dream will be delighted to follow the unfolding story of their lives. Reaching into the most common, yet deepest, needs that every person has, the author captures the feelings and dreams of home and family with which readers identify. Link to Book


Keeper of the Harvest


Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House Publishers, ©1995
About this title:The third book in The Gentle Hills series finds the Macmillans settling into their new life as owners of the family farm during World War II. Fire, illness and the news that Marjie's brother is missing in action bring tests of faith and fortitude. A brief visit from an American missionary causes the Macmillans and their friends to reexamine their life commitments. Link to Book