In the 1890 thriving coastal
town of Holliston, Maine, the leading lumber baron's son, Warren
Brentwood, III, returns from his years away at college and traveling to
take up his position as heir apparent to his father's business empire.
Esperanza Estrada, daughter of a Portuguese immigrant fisherman and a
local woman, lives on the wrong side of town, surrounded by a brood of
brothers and sisters and a careworn mother. She is unable to pretend
she is anything but "one of those Estradas." When she overhears of a
position to clean house at a local high school teacher's home on Elm
Street, she jumps at the opportunity--to be able to run into Warren
Brentwood now and again, but also to imbibe of the culture and
intellectual atmosphere of the Stocktons.
When rumors about Espy and her respected employer begin to circulate,
the entire church congregation and then the community pronounce
judgment on her behavior. Warren believes the lie and his loss of faith
in her causes Espy to give up without a fight. She leaves her family
and hometown for the nearest city with little money and no
acquaintances and is forced to spend the night on the street. A man who
heads a mission for the homeless finds Espy and offers her shelter.
Espy finds the true love of God while working at the mission. Will she
be able to forgive the townspeople and return home?
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Dr. Lilly Reeves is a young,
accomplished ER physician with her whole life ahead of her. But that
life instantly changes when she becomes the fifth victim of a serial
rapist. Believing it's the only way to recover her reputation and
secure peace for herself, Lilly sets out to find--and punish--her
assailant. Sporting a mysterious tattoo and unusually colored eyes, the
rapist should be easy to identify. He even leaves what police would
consider solid evidence. But when Lilly believes she has found him, DNA
testing clears him as a suspect. How can she prove he is guilty, if
science says he is not?
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A murder is solved and a quiet Amish community must deal with the
repercussions. Amid the surprising revelations, can a newfound love
survive?
As the search for Perry Borntrager's killer continues, Jacob Schrock
feels like his world is about to crumble. Right before Perry went
missing, he and Jacob got into a fistfight. Jacob never told anyone
what happened that terrible night. He's good at keeping
secrets—including his love for Deborah, Perry's sister. But when
Deborah takes a job at his family's store and their friendship
blossoms, Jacob senses everything is about to be revealed. Deborah has
been searching for a slice of happiness ever since her brother's body
was discovered. When the police start questioning Jacob, Deborah can't
believe that the one person she's finally allowed in could be the one
responsible for her brother's death. Will she believe what everyone
seems to think is the truth . . . or listen to her heart, and hope
there is still one more person who is keeping secrets in Crittenden
County?
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The Latest in Chart-Topping Amish Fiction from Beverly Lewis
Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar,
but never as a bride. The single young Amishwoman is a closet writer
with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her
Lancaster County community. Yet Joanna's stories aren't her only
secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst
even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger, seems to have suitors to
spare. Eben Troyer is a responsible young Amishman who hopes to make
Joanna Kurtz his bride--if he can ever leave his parents' farm in
Shipshewana, Indiana. Yet with his only brother off in the English
world, intent on a military career, Eben's hopes for building a life
with his dear Joanna are dimming, and patience is wearing thin. Will
Joanna ever be more than a bridesmaid?
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High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance
In 1883 Michigan, Lily Young is on a mission to save her lost sister,
or die trying. Heedless of the danger, her searches of logging camps
lead her to Harrison and into the sights of Connell McCormick, a man
doing his best to add to the hard-earned fortunes of his lumber baron
father.
Posing during the day as a photographer's assistant, Lily can't
understand why any God-fearing citizen would allow evil to persist and
why men like Connell McCormick turn a blind eye to the crime rampant in
the town. But Connell is boss-man of three of his father's lumber camps
in the area, and like most of the other men, he's interested in
clearing the pine and earning a profit. He figures as long as he's
living an upright life, that's what matters.
Lily challenges everything he thought he knew, and together they work
not only to save her sister but to put an end to the corruption that's
dominated Harrison for so long.
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When a brilliant surgeon undergoes a heart transplant, her life
transforms as she begins experiencing memories of a murder she never
witnessed. The residents worship her. Nurses step out of her way. Her
colleagues respect and sometimes even fear her. But surgeon Tori Taylor
never expected to end up on this side of the operating table. Now she
has a new heart. This life that was formerly controlled and predictable
is now chaotic. Dr. Taylor had famously protected herself from love or
commitment, but her walls are beginning to crumble. And strangest of
all, memories surface that will take her on a journey out of the
operating room and into a murder investigation. Where there once was a
heart of stone, there is a heart of flesh. And there is no going back.
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It's been fifteen years since Gideon Miller ran away from his Amish
community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as a boy of fifteen. Gideon arrives
in the Smoky Mountains town of Twin Branches and settles in at the
local auto mechanic's garage. He meets a host of interesting characters
-the most recent acquaintances are Kiki, an autistic teen, and her
sister Mari. Known as the "Getaway Savior" he helps other Amish boys
and girls relocate to life in modern America. One day the phone rings.
On the other end is his brother Moriah calling from Florida. Of course
Gideon welcomes his brother to stay with him and offers him a job. But
Moriah is caught in a web which ends in his death and forces Gideon to
return to the town of his youth, with his brother's body in the back of
a hearse and Mari and Kiki at his side. He must face not only the
community he ran away from years ago but also his own web of
bitterness. Will he be able to give his anger over to God and forgive
his father?
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Now 1994, France faces unrest and rising poverty while neighbor
Algeria is in the midst of a blood civil war. Risléne Namani, a French
woman born to Algerian parents, converts to Christianity and falls in
love with Eric Hoffmann, a Christian, committing the unpardonable sin
in the eyes of her Muslim family. Eric must find a way to rescue
her—from a forced marriage in Algeria, or even death. A powerful,
relevant tale of social struggle, heartache, cultural conflict, and
faith put to the ultimate test.
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Peter and Celeste choose to travel as one on the lifelong journey
to the King's City. They are blissfully in love and bound to each other
by the Cords of Commitment. Shortly after visiting the Moon of Honey
they discover that the journey proves much more difficult than they
expected. When they find themselves laboring through the Swamp of
Selfishness, crossing the dismal Plains of Distance, and nearly
becoming separated by the River of Unfaithfulness, their love for each
other and for the King is challenged. They must choose whether to
continue on together, not knowing if they can be warmed again by the
Kindling of Affection, or visit the Valley of Cut Cords to journey
alone once more.
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