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The Covenant
by Beverly Lewis
A young Amish woman struggles to reconcile her faith and family traditions with her desire for education and independence.
A New Look for The Covenant, Abram's Daughters is the powerful saga of four sisters, their family and community, whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as their signature horse and buggy. ... (Barnes & Noble)
When Calls the Heart
by Janette Oke
A young woman's struggle to find her place in the Canadian West, navigating faith and family.
Nothing in her cultured East Coast upbringing prepared Elizabeth for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. Yet, despite the constant hardships, she loves the children in her care. Determined ... (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)
A Voice in the Wind
by Francine Rivers
A Christian-inspired story of love, hope, and courage in the face of persecution.
“The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles.” With this opening sentence, A Voice in the Wind transports ... (Goodreads)
Redeeming Love
by Francine Rivers
A woman's journey of transformation and redemption through the power of love.
The story starts off in New England, 1835. Sarah, a beautiful young girl, meets her father, Alex Stafford, for the first time. Six-year-old Sarah learns that she is the product of Stafford's ... (Wikipedia)
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)
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 Last Sin Eater
by Francine Rivers
A young girl's journey to discover the truth behind an ancient Appalachian ritual.
The Last Sin Eater revolves around Cadi Forbes, ten-year-old girl who lives in a settlement community of Welsh Americans in the mid-1850s. Cadi carries a heavy burden of guilt and grief because of ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Left Behind
by Tim LaHaye
A post-apocalyptic world of chaos and destruction, as the Rapture takes away all the believers in Christ.
An airborne Boeing 747 is headed to London when, without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide ... (Goodreads)
White: The Great Pursuit
by Ted Dekker
A group of strangers embark on a journey to save humanity from a powerful darkness.
The Circle resides in the deserts, able to survive by the aid of Johan (formerly Martyn). During a council meeting, the new commander of the Horde armies, Woref, orchestrates an invasion on Thomas' ... (Wikipedia)
Forgiven
by Karen Kingsbury
A story of faith and redemption, as a woman learns to forgive and heal from past trauma.
Book 2 in the 5-book Christian fiction series that has sold over 1.5 million copies A story of God’s divine leading and the realization that peace comes only after forgiveness, from Karen Kingsbury, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Red: The Heroic Rescue
by Ted Dekker
A daring rescue mission to save a kidnapped child from a criminal underworld.
In Red: The Heroic Rescue, Thomas has spent fifteen years in the "dream world," having been persuaded by his wife Rachelle to eat the "Rhambutan" fruit which will prevent him from dreaming. Only ... (Wikipedia)
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
A journey of resilience and courage, as a young woman faces her struggles with poverty and hardship.
This novel opens with Novalee and Willy Jack, her then boyfriend, traveling from Tennessee to California , where Willy Jack claims he was promised by his cousin, J. Paul, a job working at a train ... (Wikipedia)
Rejoice
by Karen Kingsbury
A woman's journey of faith, redemption, and hope in the face of heartache.
Book 4 in the bestselling 5-book Christian fiction series that has sold nearly 2 million copies! A story of unspeakable loss and the overwhelming miracle of new life from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New ... (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)
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham
A law student's investigation into a political assassination, uncovering a deadly conspiracy.
The story begins with the assassinations of two ideologically divergent Supreme Court Justices. Both murders are committed by Khamel, the most wanted hitman in the world. Justice Rosenberg, a ... (Wikipedia)
Love's Abiding Joy
by Janette Oke
A story of love and devotion in the face of hardship, set in the harsh landscape of the Wild West.
A Birthday Surprise, a New Journey West, and a Delightful Reunion! But Then Comes Tragedy. Marty and Clark Davis's daughter Missie and her husband had homesteaded land in the far West, many weeks' ... (Goodreads)
The Healer
by Dee Henderson
Rachel O'Malley, a trauma surgeon, is forced to confront her past when her sister is kidnapped. She turns to Stephen, a former FBI agent turned therapist, for help.
Rachel O'Malley works disasters for a living. Her specialty? Helping children through trauma. When a school shooting rips through her community, she finds herself dealing with more than just grief ... (Goodreads)
Prophet
by Frank E. Peretti
A supernatural thriller about a mysterious figure who brings justice to a small town.
John Barrett, anchorman for the city's most-watched newscast, is a man suddenly lost in a town he thought he owned. His comfortable world is being jarred to the breaking point. He's caught his ... (Goodreads)
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Family torn apart is reunited across generations, revealing a powerful tale of resilience and hope.
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the ... (Goodreads)
The Negotiator
by Dee Henderson
An unlikely romance between a hostage negotiator and a police officer, set against a backdrop of danger and secrets.
FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He's about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He's about to find ... (Barnes & Noble)
Caraval
by Stephanie Garber
Sisters journey through a mysterious, magical world to save each other from an arranged marriage.
The acclaimed, New York Times, bestseller! Welcome, welcome to, Caraval, — Stephanie Garber’s sweeping tale of the unbreakable bond between two sisters. It’s the closest you'll ever find to magic in ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
A young widow and a single father fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died: a Great Dane puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years have passed. ... (Goodreads)
Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks
An unlikely romance develops between two strangers after a heartfelt message in a bottle is discovered.
Divorced and disillusioned about romantic relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging when she finds a bottle on the beach. Inside is a letter of love and belonging to "Catherine," signed simply ... (Wikipedia)
Twenty Wishes
by Debbie Macomber
A group of friends make a list of twenty wishes, leading to unexpected changes in their lives and relationships.
What do you want most in the world? What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's ... (Goodreads)
The Inn at Rose Harbor
by Debbie Macomber
Jo Marie purchases a bed and breakfast in Cedar Cove, where guests find healing and love.
The Rose Harbor Inn welcomes you to Cedar Cove… From the minute she sees the Rose Harbor Inn, Jo Marie Rose knows that this is the place that will help her find the peace she craves. And if the inn ... (Goodreads)
Long Time Coming
by Edie Claire
A woman returns to her hometown to confront her past and solve a mystery that has haunted her family for generations.
Years and distance kept the memories at bay. But back at home, the past is ready and waiting to haunt her... Eighteen years have passed since Joy's childhood best friend, Jenny, met her death in a ... (Goodreads)
Picture Perfect
by Jodi Picoult
A woman's seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband is accused of a heinous crime. She must confront the truth about her marriage and herself.
Cassie Barrett is a renowned anthropologist . Cassie wakes up on top of a grave, suffering from amnesia , unable to recall any details about herself or her situation. She is found and taken to the ... (Wikipedia)
Home to Holly Springs
by Jan Karon
A man's journey to discover his past, uncovering the secrets hidden in his hometown.
Readers of the nine bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karon's gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives along with a vividly imagined world ( People ). ... (Goodreads)
