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Journey To Joy by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone finds themselves on a Journey to Joy.America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone…The discovery of a thief leads Anthony and Carrie down a road they never envisioned. Annie creates a miracle for children with no hope.Felicia goes on a journey that will challenge her beyond anything she could have imagined... -
![Silva Rerum by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė]()
Silva Rerum by Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOpowieść o historii, która nie dzieli, lecz łączy.Ta powieść stała się już częścią światowej klasyki.Anno Domini 1666. Dwór w Milkontach na Litwie. Mijają lata, odkąd Jan Maciej Narwojsz schronił się tu z rodziną po najeździe kozackim na Wilno... -
![Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden]()
Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNatalia Blackstone is a rarity in Gilded Age America. As a trusted analyst for her father's bank, she is helping finance the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway. From her office in New York City, Natalia relies on a charming Russian aristocrat to oversee the construction of the railroad on the other side of the world... -
![Courage To Stand by Ginny Dye]()
Courage To Stand by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings#19 in The Bregdan Chronicles by Best-Selling Author, Ginny DyeReview: Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read! Keep them coming! ~ DottiAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone is challenged to find Courage to Stand.America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone…Carrie and Janie face the challenge of a horse plague that sweeps through America... -
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![Second Touch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Second Touch by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe lepers in the Valley of Makoob hear the rumors--that a miracle healer is now walking the earth. Could this be the hope they have waited an eternity for? The healing they have longed for? While Lily, Cantor, and Rabbi Ahava courageously comfort the dying in the Valley, the leper Jekuthiel risks home and family, even when his baby is about to be born, to find out if the rumors are true... -
![All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell]()
All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaith-Filled Fiction at Its Best! So many unanswered questions.Who am I really? Kari wondered again. I am not Kari Hillyer. Not Kari Granger. They tell me my real name is Kari Thoresen Michaels. But who is that person?She frowned. And where are my sister and brother? Who took them? Where are they now?“Lord, my uncle and my cousins urge me to trust you... -
![I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
I'll Be Seeing You by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGenerations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmother’s World War II heartbreak and love.Brianna Hastings’s life seems dull and full of disappointment until a handsome young man visits her church. She’s instantly smitten by the charming Greg, who leads an exciting, independent life—the kind of life she longs for... -
![The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Tomb: A Novel of Martha by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this captivating retelling of a classic biblical story, Jesus shocks the town of Bethany with Lazarus’s resurrection from the dead, leading Martha—a seemingly perfect woman trapped by the secrets of her past—to hope and a new life. Everyone in Bethany admires Martha—the perfect Jewish woman... -
![The Rumor by Hannah Miller]()
The Rumor by Hannah Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEli Schrock’s life is pleasant enough. He likes his work as a farrier in his father’s smithy. He likes the girl he’s courting, Rebecca Hochstettler. Yet there is no passion for what he does or where he lives, and part of him yearns to see more of the world and get more of an education than the standard Amish eighth grade.When he meets Susanna Wittmer, though, everything changes... -
![Wagon Train Matchmaker: Christian historical romance by Linda Ford]()
Wagon Train Matchmaker: Christian historical romance by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom an award-winning author with more than one million books sold, a new series of four heartwarming historical romances about life on the Santa Fe trail. Note: each book can be read as a stand-alone. Mary Mae Clark has learned the hard way not to trust what a man says. Broken promises have made her wary and now she only wants to return to Santa Fe to help her friend Sophia keep her wee son... -
![A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price]()
A Promised Tomorrow by Sylvia Price
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Yoder Family Saga follows widow Miriam Yoder and her four unmarried daughters, Megan, Rebecca, Josephine, and Lillian, as they discover God’s plans for them and the hope He provides for a happy tomorrow. The Yoder women struggle to survive after Jeremiah Yoder succumbs to a battle with cancer. The family risks losing their farm and their livelihood... -
![The Well by Stephanie Landsem]()
The Well by Stephanie Landsem
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the rich tradition of Francine Rivers’s Lineage of Grace series, comes a beautiful retelling of the biblical story of the woman at the well—bringing to life this poignant young woman struggling to survive love and heartbreak... -
![The Family of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury]()
The Family of Jesus by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAmerica’s favorite inspirational novelist offers a fictional view of six of the family members of Jesus, all anchored by Scriptural truth, creating a life-changing and unprecedented emotional connection to the Bible.Through The Family of Jesus, readers will develop an emotional connection to the family members of Jesus, learning about their lives and falling in love with Scripture along the way... -
![In The Way by Grace Livingston Hill]()
In The Way by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young sister seeks out her two brothers after the death of the Aunt and Uncle who raised her as their own. Following God's path, she sets out to brighten their lives. They are wary of the sister they never knew and all the strange ideas she brings to their sleepy, little farm town. The love and hope of Grace Hill shines through this story like a ray a of sunshine... -
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![Rose Galbraith by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Rose Galbraith by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen beautiful, impoverished Rose sails to Scotland, a chance encounter captures her heart. But will she be forced to marry for money?... -
![Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone]()
Joshua and the Shepherd by Joseph F. Girzone
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith simple and profound prose, Joseph Girzone bringing to light incredible insights into modern Christianity and adds to his bestselling series with the story of the revolutionary Joshua in a contemporary setting.It is the end of a bitter cold winter... -
![Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel]()
Wife of Chuza by Katrina D. Hamel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHerod Antipas rules from his opulent palaces, but amid the hills and rural villages, Jesus of Nazareth proclaims a coming kingdom.The prophet has Joanna's unfaltering loyalty, but offering support is risky when she's under the suspicious eye of the tetrarch's jealous wife. Joanna and her husband Chuza must use their unique position to shield the prophet and allow him to gather his supporters... -
![Ashes of Remembrance: A Novel by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene]()
Ashes of Remembrance: A Novel by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSet in a place and time in Ireland's history which affects the age in which we now live, Ashes of Remembrance continues the story begun in Only the River Runs Free and Of Men and Of Angels... -
![The Masquerade: A Legacy of Love Novel by Melanie Dobson]()
The Masquerade: A Legacy of Love Novel by Melanie Dobson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNear the end of the Gilded Age, Elena Bissette’s family has decided to spend one last summer at their fashionable home on Mackinac Island. They've lost their family fortune, and Mrs. Bissette hopes to arrange a marriage between Elena and an elusive millionaire named Chester Darrington... -
![Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux]()
Journey of the Shepherd Woman by Carlene Havel, Sharon Faucheux
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaul of Tarsus instigates persecution against followers of the Way, forcing shepherds from Bethlehem to run for their lives. Taking only a few provisions, Channah and her family escape to the seaport of Joppa. From there, they hope to make their way to Ephesus where Channah’s husband grew up. However, travel is difficult and sometimes treacherous... -
![Stone of Help by Robin Hardy]()
Stone of Help by Robin Hardy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Chataine’s guardian, Roman, sees his dreams fulfilled beyond his wildest hopes when the armies invading Lystra are felled by disease and Roman’s Commander, Galapos, assumes rulership of the country. Moreover, Roman is reunited with his bride, Chataine Deirdre, who is pregnant with their first child... -
![Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh]()
Daughter of China by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTapping into her vast reservoir of knowledge about the persecuted church, author Hope Flinchbaugh has crafted a spellbinding first novel set in modern China. Nineteen-year-old Mai Lin has two serious handicaps in Chinese society-being born a girl, and worse, choosing to become a Christian. But she dreams of attending Shanghai University.Categorized as:
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![Loving Luther by Allison Pittman]()
Loving Luther by Allison Pittman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGermany, 1505In the dark of night, Katharina von Bora says the bravest good-bye a six-year-old can muster and walks away as the heavy convent gate closes behind her.Though the cold walls offer no comfort, Katharina soon finds herself calling the convent her home. God, her father. This, her life... -
![Lucy Winchester by Christmas Carol Kauffman]()
Lucy Winchester by Christmas Carol Kauffman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a girl, Lucy Winchester yearned for spiritual fellowship and understanding. Her father, however, was a stern backwoodsman who stood foursquare against religion of any sort.Lucy's lifelong spiritual quest is set against a back drop of two difficult marriages that included broken promises, sickness, numerous infant deaths, alcoholism, tragic accidents, and poverty... -
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![Consuming Fire by Kathleen Morgan]()
Consuming Fire by Kathleen Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in the Scottish Highlands in 1694, this epic novel tells the gripping story of one woman's struggle to find true freedom and love. Deceived by her father and betrayed by the man she loved, Maggie Robertson must turn to God for refuge...Categorized as:
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![Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin]()
Mama's Bible: Historical Christian Romance by Mildred Colvin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOregon Trail Series Book One: MAMA'S BIBLE Historical Christian Romance Also in the Oregon Trail series: Book Two: HOME'S PROMISE Book Three: LOVE'S FORGIVENESS Running from the Law. Leaving everything behind. What more is there to lose? Katie Donovan soon learns she has much to lose, but even more to gain on the long journey to Oregon in 1850. Two men vie for Katie's affection... -
![The Broadmoor Legacy by Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller]()
The Broadmoor Legacy by Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA DAUGHTER'S INHERITANCE Seventeen-year-old Fanny Broadmoor has never put much stock in the conventions of wealthy society. In fact, she has given her heart to Michael, the family boatkeeper. But when she receives a surprising inheritance, she learns just how powerful society can be...and that she may be trusting the wrong people... -
![The Artisan's Wife by Judith McCoy Miller]()
The Artisan's Wife by Judith McCoy Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDelightful Blend of History and Romance Ainslee McKay's world is shaken when she discovers her twin sister has not only eloped with a man she barely knows but now Ainslee must fulfill their obligation at a tile works in Weston, West Virginia. Ainslee must learn the ropes and, if she can keep the tile works profitable, her brother will help her sell the business... -
![Unfailing Love by Janette Oke, Laurel Oke Logan]()
Unfailing Love by Janette Oke, Laurel Oke Logan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been an easy task, but suddenly they discover that two of their kids have run away. And, inexplicably, Lemuel has gone with them. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to try to find the children... -
![Patrick's Journey by Roy T. Humphreys]()
Patrick's Journey by Roy T. Humphreys
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPatrick Rourke is a 17 year old Irishman in the year of 1790. Like many young men he is patriotic, adventurous and headstrong. He also feels assured of a bright future with his sweetheart Catherine. Patrick’s world comes crashing down around him when he becomes a pawn in the political aspirations of the United Irishmen under Wolfe Tone... -
![Sound of the Trumpet by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Sound of the Trumpet by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first time beautiful, wealthy Lisle sees John, she knows she loves him...Categorized as:
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![Ladybird by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Ladybird by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFraley's dear mother has just dies and left Fraley utterly alone in a hostile world. She sets off on a dangerous adventure, unsure of what lies ahead. Her only comforts are the faith her mother shared with her and the family Bible. Along the way, Fraley meets a young man who is on an adventure of his own: He has come west to lead a small church. But George Seagrave is not prepared for his task... -
![Matched Pearls by Grace Livingston Hill]()
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![The Desert Princess by Jill Eileen Smith]()
The Desert Princess by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSolomon captured her heart. But can she hold on to his? King David is running for his life with his young son Solomon in tow when Naamah first encounters the prince. Her father is loyal to the king, and that loyalty will be sealed years later--through the marriage of Solomon and Naamah. For her part, Naamah is happy to wed the handsome prince and enter into palace life... -
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![The Gold Shoe (Love Endures) by Grace Livingston Hill]()
The Gold Shoe (Love Endures) by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOf all things, a blizzard isn't what Tasha Endicott expected. Rather than spending her weekend at a glitzy dance, she's stranded with the Macdonalds at their country home. Thurly Macdonald is certainly handsome, but his quiet life of faith is a far cry from Tasha's modern tastes. But Tasha soon finds her heart drawn to a love she's never known but desperately needs... -
![The Midwife's Choice by Delia Parr]()
The Midwife's Choice by Delia Parr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCome Home to Friendship, Family, and Faith in the Town of Trinity In a time when the traditional ways of medicine are constantly being questioned by new doctors fresh from medical school, midwife Martha Cade tries to balance her life's calling with the demands of her family... -
![Mary Magdalene by Diana Wallis Taylor]()
Mary Magdalene by Diana Wallis Taylor
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLong maligned as a prostitute or a woman of questionable reputation, Mary Magdalene's murky story seems lost to the sands of time. Now a portrait of this enigmatic woman comes to life in the hands of an imaginative master storyteller... -
![James by Jenifer Jennings]()
James by Jenifer Jennings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmidst betrayal and resurrection rumors, James must decide where his loyalties truly lie.James ben Joseph wrestles with the pain of his older brother’s death. He never believed Jesus was a rebel, but his brother’s radical teachings drew dangerous attention from the Pharisees.Traveling to Jerusalem for Passover, James hoped to convince Jesus to abandon his reckless ideas and come home...Categorized as:
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![The Dream Bucket by Mary Lou Cheatham]()
The Dream Bucket by Mary Lou Cheatham
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen-year-old Trudy loves Papa more than anybody else until she hears him slap Zoe, her mother. She is so angry at him she wishes he’d die. When he accidentally sets fire to the family mansion and dies in the fire, she is not prepared for the shock. William has cautioned Zoe not to pry into his financial arrangements. She wants to know where he keeps his money in case his life should end... -
![Wonderful Lonesome by Olivia Newport]()
Wonderful Lonesome by Olivia Newport
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a struggling Amish settlement on the harsh Colorado plain, Abbie Weaver refuses to concede defeat to hail, drought, and coyotes, even as families begin to give up and return east. The biggest challenge of all is the lack of a spiritual shepherd and regular worship... -
![Deirdre by Linda Windsor]()
Deirdre by Linda Windsor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Saxon pirate prince, loyal to neither God nor country, is skeptical of his Christian mother's predictions about his birthright... until he captures a devout princess with the key to both heavenly and earthly kingdoms...Categorized as:
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![Salvation by Olivia Rae]()
Salvation by Olivia Rae
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 1 in the Sword and the Cross Chronicles She will not be forced to wed! With the death of her husband, independent Lady Breanna Durville is finally free of male control and happily waits the birth of her child…alone. But her late husband’s cousin, Lord de Beaufou has come to claim his rights to Durville Keep and to her hand in marriage... -
![Marigold by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Marigold by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUncertain about her future, Marigold unexpectedly finds love when a handsome engineer teaches her about faith and trust. Grace Livingston Hill is the beloved author of more than 100 books. Read and enjoyed by millions, her wholesome stories contain adventure, romance, and the heartwarming triumphs of people faced with the problems of life and love... -
![Daylight Comes by Judith McCoy Miller]()
Daylight Comes by Judith McCoy Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTruth Wyman has watched Nicodemus, Kansas, grow into a busy little prairie town. And she has grown up, too. Her family was among the first settlers to homestead this area, and there is nowhere she'd rather live. She's always thought her husband felt the same way. . . . Then Moses comes home with news that he has been nominated for state office... -
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![Tomorrow About This Time by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Tomorrow About This Time by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHalf-sisters Silver and Athalie Greeves have grown up worlds apart. Silver is a humble, faith-filled young lady; Athalie is a flapper who takes after her socialite mother... -
![Daughter of the Loom by Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller]()
Daughter of the Loom by Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith the extraordinary changes to society and families ushered in with the Industrial Revolution, the quaint countryside of Lilly Armbruster’s youth has been transformed, bringing to some great wealth and to others, tragic loss... -
![The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease]()
The Mercy Seller by Brenda Rickman Vantrease
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the fifteenth century, with religious intolerance spreading like wildfire across Europe, English-born Anna Bookman and her grandfather, Finn, earn a living in Prague by illuminating precious books, including forbidden translations of the Bible... -
![A Place Called Bliss by Ruth Glover]()
A Place Called Bliss by Ruth Glover
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn A Place Called Bliss, Sophia Galloway, a rich and pampered lady of Scotland's renowned house of Heatherstone, and Mary Morrison, a simple servant, share a dream of traveling to a new land of freedom, promise, and opportunity: Canada. On the tumultuous journey overseas, Sophia and Mary both give birth...Categorized as:
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![Tomorrow's Dream by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn]()
Tomorrow's Dream by Janette Oke, T. Davis Bunn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKyle Rothmore has reunited with her long-lost family and married Kenneth, the man who helped her find them. When she learns that she and Kenneth are going to be parents, her future couldn't look brighter. Then, tragedy disrupts Kyle's idyllic world and her faith is deeply shaken...Categorized as:
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![Paul by Walter Wangerin Jr.]()
Paul by Walter Wangerin Jr.
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn intimate portrait of a complex individual through whom God was at work, turning the world upside down. With vivid imagination and scholarly depth, award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. weaves together the history of the early church with the life story of its greatest apostle--Paul...Categorized as:
historical-fiction christian religion spirituality fiction historical religious book
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