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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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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...
4) Passages
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In this series finale of historical fiction from 1864 and 1865, the spotlight shines brightest on Esther and David in the ravaged Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, while all five narrators show versions of courage, adaptation, and survival. During these closing years of the American Civil War, no human experience can be ordinary: not marriage, not enterprising work, not youthful growth. Not when folks are repeatedly disrupted by the forces of military...
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Scottlyn Rich has overcome tragedy--and moved on. She's now a confident college student and about to celebrate her daughter's first birthday when she receives news that the young man who set her life on its unexpected course has died in prison.
Grieving mother Penny Nelson believes there is only one way to assuage her grief--take the baby and raise her. After all, Mercie is all she has left of her son.
Scottlyn didn't draw the battle lines, but she's...
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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 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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A family forever changed by the tragedies of WWII.
Hannah Elfenbein, a young, pregnant Jewish woman, is arrested in 1942 and sent to the Camp de Rivesaltes transit camp in Southwest France. Drawn to helping other young women escape, she seeks refuge for herself and others at a maternity hospital. But nothing is simple in occupied France, and she finds herself doing the unimaginable to save one precious life.
Eighty years later, Caitlyn Laurant...
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This book contains seven stories about an amusing, haphazard character called Gamrie Tiberius Tickle. Follow the excitement, mishaps, and fantastic adventures of Gamrie Tickle as he grows up in Aletheia - the city of Bible Truth located in the middle of the dangerous land of Err. The people of Err want to change, assault, and even destroy Aletheia. Gamrie must learn to defend and fight for Bible Truth against a variety of enemies, and in some remarkable...
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The first installment of an incredible novel by George Macdonald, this volume introduces the main character of this three part journey, Thomas Wingfold. His dutiful demeanor and routine religious position are reflected in his faith, which has become stagnant and rote. Throughout Volume 1, Thomas begins to wrestle with certain aspects of his beliefs and encounters several individuals with unique perspectives that eventually spark sincere reflection...
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A powerful and moving story based on real events in the Lebanese civil war in the 1980's. Lamia and her family are caught up in the fighting, with tragic consequences. Lamia struggles with the hatred that threatens to destroy her, until she grasps that forgiveness and love are the most important things. Nothing else matters.
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At the reading of her late husband's will, Ginny Rigby discovers two things.
One: He had a secret family.
Two: She has one hour to vacate the premises before that family takes possession of her beloved home.
Grief-stricken and homeless, Ginny drives until she arrives at the foot of the emerald waters in Florida's Gulf Coast. There, she stumbles into an auction-an historical lighthouse is up for grabs to the highest bidder.
Using every last penny she...
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The Cul-de-Sac Kids is a lighthearted chapter-book series for young listeners written by the talented Beverly Lewis. Each book centers on the often-humorous escapades of these endearing neighborhood friends as they learn together the value of friendship and faith. An enjoyable listen for both parents and kids! Volume Four features Piggy Party, The Granny Game, Mystery Mutt, Big Bad Beans, The Upside-Down Day, and The Midnight Mystery.
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Jack Reynolds is the only one who can wield the power of Eden's Star, but can he control it before it destroys him? Hunted across international cities and secret realms, Jack and his diverse group of boarding school friends are desperate to find the ancient artifacts of the seven Cherub tribes before it's too late.
Emma Bennett's supernatural gifts have grown, but even she can't stop the dark forces capturing innocent Cherub and stealing their...
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This story is excerpted from The Emperor's New Clothes: And Other Stories by Geoffrey Thomas. These short stories are brimming with the big-heartedness, warmth and homespun humour that the author is known for. Geoffrey Thomas introduces curious characters in this mesmerising story based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Perfect for Middle Grade (9–12 year-old) readers and teeming with gospel truth and encouragement.
17) Under Fire
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They'll protect the president if it's the last thing they do … and it just might be.
USSS Special Agent Zane Thacker has landed his dream assignment protecting the president of the United States. When the president plans a fundraiser at the exclusive estate of a political supporter in Raleigh, Zane is thrilled to be working
again with Special Agent Tessa Reed, his best friend-and the woman he desperately wishes could be more.
Though Tessa almost...
18) Mist of Midnight
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In the first of a brand-new series 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. Rebecca Ravenshaw, daughter of missionaries, spent most of her life in India. Following the death of her family in the Indian Mutiny, Rebecca returns to claim her family estate in Hampshire, England. Upon her return, people...
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Will meddling matchmakers make a perfect match?
Piper Peterson loves the small community of Holiday, Oregon. She resides there at a beautiful, old farm where she's surrounded by animals she's rescued. And she manages the feed store that's been in her family for more than a hundred years. Despite her contentment with life, her grandfather's plans to sell the store and farm leave her future up in the air. When a sly matchmaker works to set Grandpa...
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An unforgettable romance set in Victorian England, Bride of A Distant Isle is the engrossing 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. Miss Annabel Ashton is a teacher at the Rogers School for Young Ladies in Winchester when she takes a brief visit to her family home, Highcliffe Hall at Milford-on-Sea....
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