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1) THE HEIRESS
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Issues of wealth and status have a nineteenth-century woman tied in knots. Susan Morris longs to have her inheritance to lavish on the poor, while Daire Grassick longs for the finances to save his family's business. Could a precious missing bauble be the key to both their dreams? Can God use money to bring this couple together, or will it only harbor heartache?
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Riches become the catalyst for love in New Jersey... Issues of wealth and status have a nineteenth-century woman tied in knots. Meg Jordan's father betrothed her to a despicable man just for his wealth. But what is she to do when her heart already belongs to Colin Grassick, a simple Scottish glassblower, who helps her rebuild a schoolhouse for the poor? Can God use money to bring this couple together, or will it only harbor heartache?
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In this inspirational romantic suspense, an injured marine puts his pretty doctor under his protection when she is pursued by an unknown assailant.
Wounded navy SEAL Luke Dunham's only goal is returning to active duty . . . until he rescues his physical therapist from a lethal attack. Now he'll risk everything—even his recovery—to keep Mandy Berg's attacker at bay. Mandy's been burned before when she trusted the wrong man. And she...
Wounded navy SEAL Luke Dunham's only goal is returning to active duty . . . until he rescues his physical therapist from a lethal attack. Now he'll risk everything—even his recovery—to keep Mandy Berg's attacker at bay. Mandy's been burned before when she trusted the wrong man. And she...
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"Stifled by tragedy, thirteen-year-old Grace Mockingbird yearns to escape her mother's controlling, grieving hand and find her voice in a small Kentucky coal mining town. A tragic family loss has driven a wedge between Grace and her mother, who seems to be silently punishing Grace by withholding her love. Grace does penance in every chore while doubting she'll ever earn her mother's forgiveness. But change arrives with the hot winds of summer as the...
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"Victorian socialite Clara Stanton strives to protect her eccentric family's reputation, but that proves to be difficult when her grandfather takes off on a flight of fancy. Thrown together with vagabond tinker Theodore Kingsley, Clara sets off to follow her grandfather's whimsical adventure and finds love along the way"--
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Texas ever after volume 2
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"When Samantha Dearing's rancher father hosts a ball to find her a husband, she balks at the prospect of marrying a man not of her own choosing. After a mystery guest saves her brother's life and then disappears, leaving only his boot behind, her search for its owner leads to an ending more enchanting than she imagined"--
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"Lively and charming silent movie actress Lily Temple is everything private investigator Peter Driscoll is not. It makes sense, then, that combining forces would mean more cases solved and secrets revealed. Except for Lily's own - why a legendary missing sapphire is within her possession and on her person at all times"--
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Daughters of Hampshire volume 2
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A romance set in Victorian England, "Bride of A Distant Isle "is the story of Annabel Ashton, who fights to save her family home and her mother's honor while trying to figure out if the man she loves wants her or just wants to use her to achieve his own ambitions.
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Ginny Masters manages a boutique hotel in Seattle, but daily challenges and a demanding boss are getting to her. Jacqueline Potter manages her grandfather's fishing lodge in Idaho because it was the only job she could find after getting her hospitality degree. She longs for a more sophisticated and cosmopolitan life. Just for the summer, they'll swap jobs and lifestyles, and even love interests, but they'll learn there's more to finding happiness...
10) Mist of midnight
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Daughters of Hampshire volume 1
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"Set in Victorian England, a young woman returns home from India after the death of her family to discover her identity and inheritance are challenged by the man who holds her future in his hands"--
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"When a betrayal tears apart three young friends living in the shadow of Biltmore Estate, their friendship may be fractured forever. Years later, one of them risks exposure as a fraud unless she can mend the relationships and solicit help to create an original woven design for Cornelia Vanderbilt's 1924 wedding"--
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"Sisters Rose Tillman and Marvina Nash haven't spoken in decades--not since Rose sent Marvina $40 to register their business and Marvina spent it on something else. Rose begins a long career at the post office and Marvina spends her weekends cooking chicken dinners for the church fundraiser. Marvina never leaves the canister of their mama's special spice mix in the church kitchen, and she shares the recipe with no one. Rose never forgave Marvina...
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"For the three people tortured by their secret complicity in a young man's untimely death, redemption is what they most long for. and the last thing they expect to receive.It has been twenty years since Philip McBride's body was found along the riverbank in the dark woods known as Happy Hollow. His death was ruled a suicide. But three people have carried the truth ever since ;Philip didn't kill himself that day. He was murdered.Each of the three have...
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The only person who can uncover his secret has arrived.
Matthew Goodman is tired, and his one wish is for something he can't have. Instead he focuses on the demands of his work as pastor of Chicagoland's Calvary Community, including bringing a new administrative assistant onboard. New hire twenty-five-year-old Trish Card watches him with somber, lake-clear eyes. What he doesn't know about Trish and her real reason for appearing will dismantle his...
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The Book of Revelation, often known simply as Revelation or the Apocalypse, is the final book of the New Testament and occupies a central place in Christian eschatology. Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text, apokalypsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation." The author of the work identifies himself in the text as "John" and says that he was on Patmos, an island in the Aegean, when he was instructed by a heavenly...
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Summary of Geraldine Brooks's The Secret Chord is a fictionalized story of the Old Testament hero and king, David.
Natan, friend and advisor to King David, receives permission to write David's biography. David has asked Natan to use three sources who knew David before Natan met him. These include Mikhal, the first of David's wives, Shammah, David's older brother, and Nizevet, a member of Shammah's household in Beit Lehem.
As he travels to meet Shammah...
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#1 Amazon BESTSELLING title by Author J.P. Sterling
When sixteen-year-old Aubergine's parents uproot her from the posh NYC life to live off-grid in a tiny home, she reaches out to the only person available for friendship-the boy-next-door.
Aubergine White, a talented ballerina and a self-professed mean girl, who enjoys all the advantages of being a gorgeous, rich girl at her elite New York City private school, seems to have it all, until her parents...
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Summary of Ian Caldwell's The Fifth Gospel is a literary thriller that takes place in 2004 at the Vatican, the chief residence of the Catholic Pope in Italy. The novel follows the aftermath of Vatican museum curator, Ugolino Nogara's, murder.
Brothers, Alex and Simon Andreou, are both priests. Alex is a Greek Orthodox priest and Simon is a Roman Catholic priest as well as Vatican diplomat in the Secretariat. Their opposing religious affiliations place...
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The very last novel that Gene Stratton-Porter wrote before her death. The tale of a wounded World War I veteran, a beekeeper and an impish tomboy all helped by each other. A book that examines the healing power that nature and kindness can have upon someone's life. Gene Stratton Porter's optimism and confidence in nature are on full show in this distinctly American tale of adventure, hope, and healing. Many films have been influenced by it.
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