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Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBefore Christ called her daughter . . . Before she stole healing by touching the hem of his garment . . . Elianna is a young girl crushed by guilt. After her only brother is killed while in her care, Elianna tries to earn forgiveness by working for her father’s textile trade and caring for her family... -
![Legacy of Mercy by Lynn Austin]()
Legacy of Mercy by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHaving returned to Chicago, young socialite Anna Nicholson can't seem to focus on her upcoming marriage. The new information she's learned about her birth mother continues to pull at her, and she hires Pinkerton detectives to help her find the truth. But as she meets people who once knew her mother and hears stories about the past, Anna soon discovers that some secrets are better left hidden... -
![Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar]()
Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush.Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else...Categorized as:
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![By the Waters of Babylon by Mesu Andrews]()
By the Waters of Babylon by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Babylon destroys Jerusalem, as Yahweh warned through his prophets, the captives' bitterness and grief pours out in the Captives' Psalm : "[By the rivers of Babylon] we sat as exiles, mourning our captivity, and wept with great love for Zion. Our music and mirth were no longer heard, only sadness. We hung up our harps on the willow trees...Categorized as:
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![Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz]()
Tidewater Bride by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVirginia Colony's most eligible woman is busy matchmaking for a ship of brides, though she has no interest in finding her own mate... -
![Honor in the Mountain Refuge by Misty M. Beller]()
Honor in the Mountain Refuge by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis epic journey is his last chance to start a new life.After being cast out of his Blackfoot village for his kindness to the Nez Perce captives, Chogan travels west in search of meaning for his life. Meaning that doesn’t require killing or torturing innocent people. Though the lovely face of Telípe, a Nez Perce woman, is imprinted on his heart, he avoids her village...Categorized as:
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![In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar, Irena Modrijan]()
In the Field of Grace by Tessa Afshar, Irena Modrijan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWithout wealth or family, the widow Ruth left her people and followed Naomi, her beloved Hebrew mother-in-law, to rebuild Naomi's home in Israel. Provisions gone and starvation at the door, Ruth used all that she had left--a strong back and a willing heart--to gather grain in a field, abandoned after the harvest.Tormented by others, Ruth is shocked to find the owner of the field watching her...Categorized as:
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![A Passionate Hope: Hannah's Story by Jill Eileen Smith]()
A Passionate Hope: Hannah's Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. But nothing changes as the years pass. Years that also reveal Hannah to be barren...Categorized as:
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![A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White]()
A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne little drop to soil her garment.One little drop to cleanse her soul.Abigail was born free, but when her parents die, she’s sold into slavery to the family of a Roman soldier in Jerusalem. Fortunately, the Visibullis family is kind, and as years pass, she’s proud to serve them. But Abigail’s beauty attracts unwanted attention when their son, Jason, returns from Rome...Categorized as:
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![A Heart's Yearning: Hearts of Willow Creek by Linda Ford]()
A Heart's Yearning: Hearts of Willow Creek by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four women chase their dreams of love in this western historical series.Jenny has a secret dream that she’s nurtured since childhood. It’s a simple dream. She longs to have a family of her own. But Jenny has always been told she’s far too pretty to make a good wife... -
![Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette]()
Until the Mountains Fall by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRecently widowed, Rivkah refuses to submit to the Torah law compelling her to marry her husband's brother and instead flees Kedesh, hoping to use her talents as a scribe to support herself. Without the protections of her father, Kedesh's head priest, and the safety of the city of refuge, Rivkah soon discovers that the cost of recklessness is her own freedom...Categorized as:
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![No Distance Too Far by Lauraine Snelling]()
No Distance Too Far by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAstrid Bjorklund wants to use her medical training to serve God and feels that He might be leading her in the direction of missionary work. Smarting from a mis understanding with Joshua Landsverk, the young man she thought she loved, she heads east to a missionary training school, hoping to eventually use her skills in some remote outpost in Africa...Categorized as:
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![The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold]()
The Matchmaker's Request by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHis new challenge: Keep himself from falling in love again at all costs.At odds with love, Matthew Northcott has firmly decided that he will never marry, much to the dismay of his relatives...and nearly every young lady he meets. Rather than seek a marriage for himself, he attempts to find matches for others, grateful to see that love is not entirely cruel—just cruel to him... -
![Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel]()
Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women, a century apart, are bound by a haunting secret aboard a legendary steamboat.Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure... -
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![The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection: Hope Reaches Across the Centuries Through One Single Bottle, Inspiring Five Romances by Joanne Bischof, Amanda Dykes]()
The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection: Hope Reaches Across the Centuries Through One Single Bottle, Inspiring Five Romances by Joanne Bischof, Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin the journey as one word etched in Latin on an ancient bronze bottle travels through the centuries to reach five young women who are struggling to maintain their faith in God and love. An Irish princess, a Scottish story weaver, a Post-Colonial nurse, a cotton mill worker, and a maid who nearly drowned each receive a message from the bottle just when they need their hope restored...Categorized as:
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![On Eagles' Wings by Lynnette Bonner]()
On Eagles' Wings by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBoardinghouse owner Dixie Pottinger has done her best to avoid the attractive Dr. Griffin. But now that her mother-in-law is sick and he’s going to be coming around more to care for her, Dixie knows she must inform him about her past. She works up her courage and feels great relief when she finally tells Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn]()
The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJulia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers... -
![Wings of the Wind by Connilyn Cossette]()
Wings of the Wind by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlanah, a Canaanite, is no stranger to fighting and survival. When her family is killed in battle with the Hebrews, she disguises herself and sneaks onto the battlefield to avenge her family. The one thing she never counted on was surviving. Tobiah, a Hebrew warrior, is shocked to find an unconscious, wounded woman among the Canaanite casualties...Categorized as:
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![Love's Sure Dawn by Naomi Rawlings]()
Love's Sure Dawn by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"More than just a satisfying love story." Melissa Jagears, award winning Christian author "Wow. Naomi Rawlings just keeps on getting better." Wilani Wahl, book blogger No matter how hard she tries to help, Rebekah Cummings always ends up causing more problems than she solves. This time, though, things will be different... -
![Love's Every Whisper by Naomi Rawlings]()
Love's Every Whisper by Naomi Rawlings
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictoria Donnelly is, as always, a failure. With five years of failed courtships behind her and the calendar inching closer to another birthday, Victoria's determined to redeem herself and snag a proposal from a wealthy childhood acquaintance, Gilbert Sinclair. But returning to Eagle Harbor stirs up long forgotten memories. And worse, old affection for her betrothed's enemy... -
![The Reluctant Marquess: The Duke's Daughters - Prequel by Rose Pearson]()
The Reluctant Marquess: The Duke's Daughters - Prequel by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the love of a good woman change a man? The Reluctant Marquess - The Duke's Daughters Prequel Marquess Hugh Seaworth is far too busy enjoying himself in London to think about matrimony. Despite being next in line to a Dukedom, Hugh wants to get as much enjoyment out of life as he can before he is forced to settle down... -
![Between the Wild Branches by Connilyn Cossette]()
Between the Wild Branches by Connilyn Cossette
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTen years ago Lukio fled Kiryat-Yearim, where he'd been adopted by the Levite family who guarded the Ark of the Covenant. Feeling betrayed by everyone, he returned to his birthplace in Philistia to become a famous fighter. Now the champion of Ashdod, Lukio has achieved every goal with the help of his ruthless cousin... -
![A Harvest of Hope by Lauraine Snelling]()
A Harvest of Hope by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore Heartwarming Drama in the Song of Blessing Series Just a few short weeks into her year-long nurse training assignment at the Blessing Hospital, Miriam Antonio is called home to Chicago, where her mother is gravely ill. With siblings to care for, Miriam pleads to be allowed to finish her training in Chicago... -
![Streams of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling]()
Streams of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnji's Return to the Red River Valley Offers a Fresh Start--and a Surprising Second Chance at Love. Anji Baard Moen, recently widowed in Norway, returns to North Dakota with her children. She quickly settles back into life in the familiar surroundings of Blessing, teaching in the high school and writing articles for the Blessing Gazette... -
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![Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher]()
Ribbon of Years by Robin Lee Hatcher
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA realistic portrayal of a woman committed to God despite her circumstances. Miriam's unwavering faith throughout the decades of her life not only sustains her, but also impacts the lives of those around her in miraculous ways. Fans of Francine Rivers will love the inviting style of Robin Lee Hatcher... -
![Forever Safe by Jody Hedlund]()
Forever Safe by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRace Point, Massachusetts, 1876 Will she ever be able to stop running, even when she believes she’s finally safe? Heiress to a vast fortune, Victoria Cole has everything she wants, including the perfect fiancé. Having left two other men at the altar, Victoria is sure that now she’s found her true love and will finally live happily ever after... -
![The Highwayman's Letter by Martha Keyes]()
The Highwayman's Letter by Martha Keyes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe waylays her carriage and runs off with her property. Can she keep him from stealing her heart as well?By day, Reginald Sinclair works in the post office, but by night, he is the increasingly infamous Paladin, the gallant highwayman making young women swoon all over Somerset...Categorized as:
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![A Pony Express Romance by Misty M. Beller]()
A Pony Express Romance by Misty M. Beller
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter growing up as an orphan, Josiah English wants nothing more than to have his own ranch and raise Arabian horses. Riding for the Pony Express seems like the ticket to his dream. And when he meets the stationmaster’s beautiful sister, it seems he may be within reach of the happy life he craves...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer]()
Though Mountains Fall by Dale Cramer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnique Amish Historical from a Bestselling, Award-Winning Author Amish pacifism is sorely tested in the Paradise Valley settlement in the 1920s. When an army of bandits descends on them, the Amish are saved by the last-minute arrival of government troops. But they soon learn that soldiers can be as cruel as the bandits themselves...Categorized as:
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![A Widow's Hope by Mary Ellis]()
A Widow's Hope by Mary Ellis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA bright new voice shares a tender love story set in the rolling green fields of Ohio Amish country. After the death of her husband, Hannah Brown is determined to make a new life with her sisterâ��s family. But when she sells her farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moves with her sheep to Ohio, the wool unexpectedly starts to fly... -
![Love's Fortune by Laura Frantz]()
Love's Fortune by Laura Frantz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania...Categorized as:
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![Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews]()
Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStanding in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride...Categorized as:
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![Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs]()
Mine Is the Night by Liz Curtis Higgs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED. HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED. BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM? Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or fortune...Categorized as:
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![The Hidden Flame by Janette Oke, Aimee Lilly]()
The Hidden Flame by Janette Oke, Aimee Lilly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn first-century Judea, the followers of the Way have burgeoned into a vibrant, growing community that cannot be ignored. Jerusalem is in turmoil as its religious leaders on one side, and its Roman rulers on the other, conspire to stamp out the fledgling Church. And Abigail, who thought she had finally found home and safety, is caught between the opposing forces...Categorized as:
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![Spring Meadow Sanctuary by Lynnette Bonner]()
Spring Meadow Sanctuary by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe broke her heart. Now he's back to ask for a second chance. Heart pounding in shock, Sharyah Jordan gapes at the outlaw staring down the barrel of his gun at her... -
![The Duke's Refuge by Lorri Dudley]()
The Duke's Refuge by Lorri Dudley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen love comes in a tempest, who knew it would wear pink? Georgia Lennox has traded in her boyish ways for pink gowns and a coy smile to capture the eye of the Earl of Claremont. However, on the day she's convinced the earl will propose, Georgia is shipped off to the Leeward Islands to care for her ailing father...Categorized as:
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![So This Is Love: An Austen-Inspired Sweet Regency Adventure by Laura Hile]()
So This Is Love: An Austen-Inspired Sweet Regency Adventure by Laura Hile
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I am not romantic, you know. I never was.”Newly escaped from a loathsome engagement of convenience, Charlotte Lucas has no interest in romance. More than ever, she is convinced that no man would—or could—love her. As companion to an aging aunt, Charlotte’s new life is as predictable as it is circumspect...Categorized as:
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![Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne]()
Capturing the Cook by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eighteen-year-old Ashleigh Steepleton loses her parents, she has nowhere to turn but to her male cousins, whom she has always looked to as brothers. She goes along with her cousins’ plan to move to California, hoping that life will be better there as her cousins believe it will be... -
![Charming the Caregiver by Marianne Spitzer]()
Charming the Caregiver by Marianne Spitzer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaterina Lorbiecki wanted to raise her daughter and continue her nursing career away from the memories and difficulties of living with her brother and sister-in-law and the unwanted advances of her employer. The young widow is recommended for a nurse’s position in the Western town of Creede, Colorado. Logan O’Leary arrives in Creede to work with his brother after a failed romance...Categorized as:
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![Never Far from Home by Mary Ellis]()
Never Far from Home by Mary Ellis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMary Ellis follows her captivating "Widow's Hope" with a new story from the heart of Holmes County, Ohio. In "Never Far From Home," fifteen-year-old Emma Miller finishes school, starts her own wool business, and is longing for someone to court... -
![The Newcomer by Suzanne Woods Fisher]()
The Newcomer by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1737, Anna Konig and her fellow church members stagger off a small wooden ship after ten weeks at sea, eager to start a new life in the vibrant but raw Pennsylvania frontier. On the docks of Port Philadelphia waits bishop Jacob Bauer, founder of the settlement and father to ship carpenter Bairn... -
![Star of Persia: Esther's Story by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Star of Persia: Esther's Story by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn an effort to complete a war his father had planned to win, King Xerxes calls every governor, satrap, and official in his vast kingdom to his palace in Susa to strategize and feast. When they finally leave, he decides on one more week of frivolity, which ends in the banishment of his favorite wife, something he never intended to do... -
![Cash's Promise: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford]()
Cash's Promise: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Mail-order bride? Try mail-order disaster. Theresa’s late husband was a liar and abuser. Now that he’s dead, she’s alone and very pregnant. The last thing she wants is another man in her life. Cash Hooper has known his share of loss... -
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![Lily For My Enemy: A Lockhart Sweet Regency Romance by L.G. Rollins]()
Lily For My Enemy: A Lockhart Sweet Regency Romance by L.G. Rollins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's from Lords. She sides with Commons.Watch out London, sparks will fly.Felix Lockhart is tired of balls, tired of musicales, and most especially tired of society only seeing him as the heir apparent to a powerful seat in Lords. Then, one evening he meets the witty Jocelyn Hunt—perhaps the only young lady in London who isn’t impressed with him...Categorized as:
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![The Fisherman by Larry Huntsperger]()
The Fisherman by Larry Huntsperger
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFew New Testament characters are as fascinating as Simon Barjona, the man called Peter-a reluctant disciple who changed the face of Christianity. For more than twenty-five years, author and pastor Larry Huntsperger has spent hundreds of hours studying New Testament documents in preparation for writing this fictional first-person account of the life of this enigmatic disciple...Categorized as:
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![Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith]()
Rachel by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan true love overcome a legacy of betrayal?Rachel wants nothing more than for her older half sister Leah to wed and move out of their household. Leah wishes her father would find a good man who would love her alone. Unbeknownst to either of them, Jacob is making his way to their home, trying to escape a past laced with deceit and find the future God has promised him... -
![Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price]()
Before the Darkness Falls by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeorgia, 1842. A grand and passionate era of American history, forged by the dreams of extraordinary men and women...the willful Natalie Browning Latimer, whose newfound marital bliss was threatened by a shattering loss...the ambitious W. H. Stiles, whose daring political trail led his family into the turmoil of Western Europe..Categorized as:
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![Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price]()
Stranger in Savannah by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSavannah, 1854. Throughout the city's elegant streets, stirrings of the Civil War are taking hold. For three families, the war has already begun within their hearts, drawing battle lines where once there was love... The Brownings: Mark Browning's unwavering faith in the Union sparks a battle of conscience that threatens all that he holds dear..Categorized as:
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![Angel of Mercy by Tracie Peterson, James Scott Bell]()
Angel of Mercy by Tracie Peterson, James Scott Bell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an old enemy of Kit Shannon is arrested on suspicion of murder, he insists Kit is the only one who can represent him. Refusing at first, but moved by his desperation, she agrees. His possible guilt tests Kitbs resolve to represent only the innocent. Step-by-step, she discovers there is more to this case than meets the eye. Much more...
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