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Gods and Kings
by Lynn Austin
Biblical epic, depicting the rise and fall of kings, and the clash between Israelite and pagan cultures.
Though born the second son of King Ahaz, Hezekiah is not protected from his father's perverted attempts to gain the favor of the idol Molech. Terrified and powerless at the foot of Molech's altar, ... (Goodreads)
Love Comes Softly
by Janette Oke
A young woman's journey of resilience and faith as she navigates the struggles of frontier life.
Marty Claridge ( Katherine Heigl ) has just moved out to the West with her husband Aaron Claridge (Oliver Macready), who dies in a riding accident shortly after. Expecting her late husband's baby, ... (Wikipedia)
As Sure as the Dawn
by Francine Rivers
A young woman's spiritual journey to find her place in the world and the courage to follow her faith.
The third installment in the Mark of the Lion trilogy. Following A Voice in the Wind and An Echo in the Darkness, As Sure as the Dawn continues the chronicles of Hadassah, a Christian slave woman ... (Goodreads)
Unashamed: Rahab
by Francine Rivers
A story of faith and redemption, exploring the journey of a young prostitute.
Book 2 in the 5-book biblical historical fiction series by the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Redeeming Love, and, A Voice in the Wind, She was a woman with a past to whom God gave a future. ... (Barnes & Noble)
An Echo in the Darkness
by Francine Rivers
The story of a young Christian slave girl, Hadassah, and her journey through the Roman Empire.
A prosperous trader, Marcus Lucianus Valerian has made a fortune providing sand and slaves for the Roman games. But Hadassah, a slave in his family's household, has enchanted him with her quiet ... (Goodreads)
Anne of Avonlea
by L.M. Montgomery
A young girl's coming-of-age in rural Prince Edward Island, full of adventures and misadventures.
Anne is about to start her first term teaching at the Avonlea school, although she will still continue her studies at home with Gilbert, who is teaching at the nearby White Sands School. The book ... (Wikipedia)
Safely Home
by Randy Alcorn
Two college friends reunite in China, one a successful businessman, the other a persecuted Christian. Their reunion leads to a life-changing journey.
2002 Gold Medallion Award winner! Fans of Randy Alcorn will applaud this soul-stirring story of two college friends who reconnect after twenty years. One is living life apart from God in comfortable ... (Goodreads)
Blink
by Ted Dekker
A young woman's journey of survival and redemption, as she attempts to unlock the secrets of her past.
Protagonist Seth Border is a college student who has one of the world's highest IQs . One day he begins developing a tremendous skill: the ability to see multiple possible futures. This ability first ... (Wikipedia)
The Prayer Box
by Lisa Wingate
A woman discovers a box of prayers and learns about the life of its author, a woman who faced many challenges and found hope through faith.
From the #1, New York Times, author of, Before We Were Yours., When Iola Anne Poole, an old-timer on Hatteras Island, passes away in her bed at ninety-one, the struggling young mother in her rental ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Quilter's Apprentice
by Jennifer Chiaverini
An inspiring story of a woman finding her calling in quilting and the friendships she forms along the way.
After moving with her husband, Matt, to the small college town of Waterford, Pennsylvania, Sarah McClure struggles to find a fulfilling job. In the meantime, she agrees to help seventy-five-year-old ... (Goodreads)
The Measure of a Lady
by Deeanne Gist
An American heiress in the Victorian era finds her place in society, and love.
Rachel van Buren arrives in Gold Rush San Francisco with two wishes: to protect her younger siblings and to return east as soon as possible. Both goals prove more difficult than she could imagine as ... (Barnes & Noble)
These Happy Golden Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves through adulthood.
As the novel begins, Pa is taking Laura 12 miles from home in the dead of winter to her first teaching assignment at Brewster settlement. Laura being only 15 and a schoolgirl herself, is apprehensive ... (Wikipedia)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
by Nancy E. Turner
A young woman's struggle for independence, chronicles her journey through the American Southwest.
“Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem.” — Omaha World-Herald Nancy E. Turner's unforgettable, These Is My Words, melds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of, Lonesome ... (Barnes & Noble)
Piercing the Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
A supernatural battle of good and evil set in a small town.
It follows the journey of Sally Beth Roe as she tries to escape her past and slowly overcomes her constant struggle to discern the Truth. Also told is the story of another small town, similar to that ... (Wikipedia)
Hostile Witness
by Rebecca Forster
Legal thriller involving a murder trial, where the stakes are high and no one is innocent.
ASIN moved from, less recent edition, When sixteen-year-old Hannah Sheraton is arrested for the murder of her step-grandfather, the chief justice of the California Supreme court, her distraught ... (Goodreads)
Redemption
by Karen Kingsbury
A family struggles to overcome the pain of their past, finding hope and redemption in the process.
The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"’s 2005 Retailer’s Choice Award for Best Series! When Kari Baxter Jacobs finds out that her husband is involved in an adulterous relationship and wants ... (Goodreads)
Love's Enduring Promise
by Janette Oke
A young couple's struggle to overcome the odds and follow their dreams of a life together.
Tragedy brought them together, but love bound them into a family. Clark and Marty Davis, the pioneer couple thrown together after the death of their first spouses, now preside over a growing number ... (Goodreads)
Someone Else's Daughter
by Linsey Lanier
Private investigator finds herself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse while trying to solve a missing person case.
A Miranda's Rights Mystery - Book I Book I of the popular Miranda's Rights Mystery series by bestselling author Linsey Lanier., A woman can never make herself too tough, too strong, or too street ... (Barnes & Noble)
At Home in Mitford
by Jan Karon
Small town life in Mitford, filled with spiritual and comedic moments.
Enter the world of Mitford, and you won't want to leave. It's easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally ... (Goodreads)
Wait for Me
by Elisabeth Naughton
Tormented by a dark past, a woman finds solace in the arms of a man who may be her salvation or her downfall.
A woman without a past...After a tragic accident left her with no memory, Kate Alexander struggled to fit in with a husband and world that didn't feel right. She's had no reason to question what ... (Barnes & Noble)
Apollyon
by Tim LaHaye
A thrilling adventure of faith and survival as the world is thrust into the end times.
Cameron "Buck" Williams and Rayford Steele have become international fugitives. New believers like Condor 216 first officer Mac McCullum and computer programmer David Hassid take their places as ... (Wikipedia)
This Present Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
A small town is under attack by supernatural forces, and a group of people must fight to save it from darkness.
This Present Darkness takes place in the small college town of Ashton. Bernice Kreuger, a reporter for the Clarion , Ashton's town newspaper , is falsely arrested on prostitution charges after taking ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret of Pembrooke Park
by Julie Klassen
Abigail Foster accepts a governess position at Pembrooke Park, uncovering secrets and danger. A romance novel set in Regency England.
Abigail Foster fears she will end up a spinster, especially as she has little dowry to improve her charms and the one man she thought might marry her–a longtime friend--has fallen for her younger, ... (Goodreads)
The House at Tyneford
by Natasha Solomons
A story of forbidden love and self-discovery in the backdrop of a grand estate.
It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. ... (Goodreads)
The Hollow Kingdom
by Clare B. Dunkle
A princess embarks on a perilous quest to restore her kingdom from an evil witch.
The Hollow Kingdom is the October 2003 first book in The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy by Clare B. Dunkle . The protagonist is Kate, a young woman who is forced to marry the goblin king, Marak. This story ... (Wikipedia)
One Tuesday Morning
by Karen Kingsbury
A heart-wrenching story of love, loss, and faith after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City.
I’m a firefighter, God, so I know I’ve been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not knowing the people I love . . . this is the hardest thing I can imagine. The last thing Jake Bryan ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Midwife's Revolt
by Jodi Daynard
Historical fiction set in revolutionary America, following the life of a midwife who becomes involved in the fight for independence.
On a dark night in 1775, Lizzie Boylston is awakened by the sound of cannons. From a hill south of Boston, she watches as fires burn in Charlestown, in a battle that she soon discovers has claimed ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hope Was Here
by Joan Bauer
A teenage girl's journey to find a better life, and a better version of herself.
When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure what to expect. But what they find is that the owner, G.T., isn't quite ready to give up yet - in ... (Goodreads)
Touch of Power
by Maria V. Snyder
Avry, a healer, is the only one who can save the dying prince, but healing is a death sentence. She must choose between saving him and risking her life.
Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Last Light
by Terri Blackstock
A woman's struggle to reclaim her life after being wrongly accused of a crime.
Book 1 in a masterful, what-if, series in which global catastrophe puts a family’s very survival at risk—and both reveals the darkness in human hearts and lights the way to restoration. , Birmingham, ... (Barnes & Noble)
