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Blood Pact: Pre order the brand new gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPre-order the BRAND NEW gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson!To survive, they’ll need to stick together…After the defeat of the rival Gordon and Thompson families, the Blood Brothers' reputations as feared lieutenants of the McVay clan are firmly established. The Gallowburn has become an untouchable stronghold in their capable hands...Categorized as:
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![The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Power of Meow by David Michie]()
The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Power of Meow by David Michie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life, just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of the jaw, sometimes perhaps a snuffling noise or a meow. . . . Cats may indeed be capable of great mindfulness. But we are thinking beings, too... -
![Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti]()
Piercing the Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.John 1:5 (ESV)It all begins in Bacon's Corner, a tiny farming community far from the interstate . . . An attempted murder, a case of mistaken-or is it covered up?-identity, and a ruthless lawsuit against a struggling Christian school... -
![When Angels Cry by MaryLu Tyndall]()
When Angels Cry by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the not too distant future…Wars, plagues, and famines ravage the world, immorality and violence are rampant, and the Bible is outlawed.Angelica Smoke, a single mother and cocktail waitress, ascends the steps of a megachurch to deliver a message from God to the one man she hoped to never see again...Categorized as:
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![Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily]()
Becoming Hank by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHank & Darla Trellis have nine adult children that are just a smidge different. But, long before parenthood, they were in love.Take a step back in time to meet a young Henry "Trip" Trellis before he met Darla and changed the course of his destiny.Haven't read the Building the Circle series? No worries...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury]()
Chasing Sunsets by Karen Kingsbury
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe moment was ending—Mary Catherine could sense it. She took a half step back and looked at him one last time, memorizing his face. "If..." Tears filled her eyes and she had to blink to see him clearly. "If I was going to love someone...it would be you... -
![Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury, Kirby Heyborne]()
Brush of Wings by Karen Kingsbury, Kirby Heyborne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in the unforgettable Angels Walking series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a brand new orphanage... -
![The Color of Love by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of Love by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUSA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean continues her Color of Heaven series with another fast-paced, emotionally gripping tale that will move and inspire you. Carla Matthews is a single mother struggling to make ends meet and give her daughter Kaleigh a decent upbringing... -
![The Color of the Season by Julianne MacLean]()
The Color of the Season by Julianne MacLean
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes the next instalment in her popular Color of Heaven series - a gripping, emotional tale about real life magic that touches us all during the holiday season... Boston cop, Josh Wallace, is having the worst day of his life... -
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Deadlock by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis exhilarating FBI thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter finds Savich and Sherlock confronting two baffling mysteries.A young wife is forced to confront a decades-old deadly secret when a medium connects her to her dead grandfather. A vicious psychopath wants ultimate revenge against Savich, but first, she wants to destroy what he loves most—his family...Categorized as:
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![Crown of Souls by Ronie Kendig]()
Crown of Souls by Ronie Kendig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Kendig has out done herself."-- RT Book Reviews on Conspiracy of Silence Six months after stopping a deadly plague, Cole "Tox" Russell and his team are enjoying a little rest. That peace is short-lived when a sniper shot hits Tox. The enemy is discovered to be one of their own, a rogue Special Forces team operator...Categorized as:
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![Hell to Pay by Pamela Fagan Hutchins]()
Hell to Pay by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUSA Best Book Award-Winning Series, Cross Genre Fiction. A pulse-pounder full of humor and heart, the latest in the What Doesn't Kill You romantic mystery series. Big-haired paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily has her life back on track. Her adoption of Betsy seems like a done deal, her parents have reunited, and she’s engaged to her sexy boss Jack...Categorized as:
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![Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes]()
Let My Daughter Go: A Mind-Blowing Christian Fiction Thriller by Creston Mapes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogan Sneed is spending life in prison for the mass shooting he committed at Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon. The copycat shooter who attempted a similar attack on the anniversary of the event is dead. Time has passed. Wounds are healing.But then a blip on the screen.A teenage girl is kidnapped in Portland... -
![White: The Great Pursuit by Ted Dekker]()
White: The Great Pursuit by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"Never break The Circle."In this final installment of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy, Thomas Hunter has only days to survive two separate realms of danger, deceit, and destruction. The fate of both worlds hinges on his unique ability to shift realities through his dreams...Categorized as:
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![Red: The Heroic Rescue by Ted Dekker]()
Red: The Heroic Rescue by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 38 ratings"We have stepped off the cliff and are falling into madness."The mind-bending pace of "Black" accelerates in "Red," Book Two of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle trilogy. Less than a month ago, Thomas Hunter was a failed writer selling coffee at the Java Hut in Denver. Now he finds himself in a desperate quest to rescue two worlds from collapse...Categorized as:
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![Killer, Paper, Cut: Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series by Joanna Campbell Slan]()
Killer, Paper, Cut: Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series by Joanna Campbell Slan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNewly revised and enhanced version of Book #9 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series, a clean cozy series featuring ace scrapbooker and crafter, Kiki Lowenstein.A Halloween charity crop planned by Kiki Lowenstein is chopped short when her employee is attacked by a knife-wielding assailant... -
![An Angel by Her Side by Ruth Reid]()
An Angel by Her Side by Ruth Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatie has lived through tragedy and heartache. But with the angel Elias by her side, the best years of her life are just ahead. A Heaven on Earth Novel, #3 When Katie Bender's fiance died in a tragic accident, so did her hope of finding love. Though heartbroken, Katie is also practical. In the years since the accident she has discovered her gift for teaching... -
![It Will Be Forever by Jennifer Rodewald]()
It Will Be Forever by Jennifer Rodewald
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’d left on purpose. Thought she’d stay gone…Big-hearted Dre Rustin fled her small Nebraska hometown to distance herself from her brother’s troubled past. Texas seemed like a good place to start a new life. Now she’s looking forward to graduating from college, but first she’s got to handle Thanksgiving break. She’ll head home for the first time in years... -
![The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid]()
The Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsInterrupting the ordered routine of the Mecosta County Amish settlement, an angelic visitor awakens Judith to a new faith. All Judith Fischer ever wanted is to marry within her community and raise a family. She longs for the day when her parents will allow Levi Plank to officially court her... -
![Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black]()
Cloak of the Light by Chuck Black
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAuthor of the popular Kingdom Series returns with this thrilling new novel for young adults.Tragedy and heartache seem to be waiting for Drew Carter at every turn. Sydney Carlyle, a mysterious and elusive girl offers encouragement through her faith, but Drew is too logical and scientific to believe that her prayer of healing was anything but coincidental in the restoration of his eyesight...Categorized as:
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![Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart]()
Soul's Gate by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory.”What if you could travel inside another person’s soul?To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds... -
![Angels Everywhere by Debbie Macomber]()
Angels Everywhere by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a season of giving, the beloved New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber sends joy winging our way with two miraculous full-length novels together in one volume... -
![Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman]()
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is the second book in the Peaceful Warrior Saga. Neither a sequel nor prequel, this adventure takes place within the context of the original book, shedding new light on the path he was to travel, and would one day teach. After a period of training with the man he calls Socrates, Dan Millman is sent away by his old mentor to apply what he has learned to everyday life...Categorized as:
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![Mercy's Rescue by Debra Holt]()
Mercy's Rescue by Debra Holt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFighting for his life after an ambush, Sheriff Josh Wellman awakes to find himself looking into the eyes of a real-life angel of mercy. Despite his groggy condition, he knows his life has changed the instant their hands touch. Devastating heartbreak has left Mercy Smith's faith in tatters, her heart guarded against more loss... -
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![Thomas Kinkade's Cape Light: Together for Christmas by Katherine Spencer]()
Thomas Kinkade's Cape Light: Together for Christmas by Katherine Spencer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Angel Island series comes the sixteenth Christmas novel set in Thomas Kinkade’s beloved town of Cape Light. The holiday season finds one treasured relationship about to be torn apart...while another is just coming together... -
![The Bridesmaid Earns Her Wings by Heather Horrocks]()
The Bridesmaid Earns Her Wings by Heather Horrocks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoonchuckle Bay ... Movies ... Monsters ... Magic! DIXIE’S GOOD LUCK STREAK IS TAKING HER ACROSS STATE LINES! When a Vegas psychic tells Dixie and Stacy that their “lifemates” are waiting for them in a small town in Utah, of all places, they take a road trip. Everyone in Moonchuckle Bay is incredibly nice to her, so Dixie decides to stay for a while... -
![A Wandering Heart by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer]()
A Wandering Heart by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll the stars come out in Cape Light... New York Times bestselling authors Thomas Kinkade and Katherine Spencer continue their Angel Island series with a sparkling new tale set in Cape Light. Celebrity has landed on Angel Island, but it's new love that steals the show. Welcome to Angel Island. . . -
![A Season of Angels by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer]()
A Season of Angels by Thomas Kinkade, Katherine Spencer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristmas evokes heartfelt songs of joy and devotion. Yet so often we hold back and fail to express our feelings of love and joy to the ones we hold dear. This year, the residents of Cape Light and Angel Island will learn to speak what’s in their hearts… Adele Morgan has made a few mistakes in her life... -
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As the Tide Comes In by Cindy Woodsmall, Erin Woodsmall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA New York Times best-selling author releases her first southern novel, a Steel Magnolias-meets-Sweet Home Alabama story set on St. Simons Island. After losing two loved ones in a devastating tornado and suffering a head injury, Tara Abbott flees to St. Simons Island, where her disorientation causes the lines between imagination and reality, past and present to blur... -
![The Dividing by Devin Downing]()
The Dividing by Devin Downing
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdamic is the language of the Gods. When spoken, it has the power to create worlds, to raise the dead, to make man as God. Fortunately, no one has spoken it in thousands of years. The only remnants are the written spells. The people of Cavernum depend on these spells. They’re etched into the city walls, fending off the feeders—deadly creatures with a thirst for human blood... -
![The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier]()
The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOwen was a normal high school student with a great life. He had a beautiful girlfriend, played on the football team, and was surrounded by a group of great friends. That is, until he found a well on some abandoned land, and a man who offered him a drink of water that changed his life forever... -
![Moving On by Trisha Grace]()
Moving On by Trisha Grace
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor twenty years, Tyler Hayes had been ripped from his childhood home. After the horrific accident that took away his parents’ life, Tyler’s grandfather removed him from the mansion and sent him away.Now, after twenty years, his grandfather had passed away and he could finally go home... -
![Choir of Angels: Shirley, Goodness and Mercy\Those Christmas Angels\Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber]()
Choir of Angels: Shirley, Goodness and Mercy\Those Christmas Angels\Where Angels Go by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAngels are all around us—especially at Christmas!Greg Bennett hates Christmas. Divorced, almost friendless and about to lose his business, he has no time for what he considers sentimental nonsense. It takes three irrepressible angels to show him the truth. Shirley, Goodness and Mercy shall follow him—until he learns what Christmas is all about... -
![Coral Moon by Brandilyn Collins]()
Coral Moon by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe figure remained still as stone. Leslie couldn’t even detect a breath. Spider fingers teased the back of her neck. Leslie’s feet rooted to the pavement. She dropped her gaze to the driveway, seeking … what? Spatters of blood? Footprints? She saw nothing... -
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![Spies Don't Fall for Their Asset by Meg Easton]()
Spies Don't Fall for Their Asset by Meg Easton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe’s an international spy. She accidentally becomes his asset.Every Tuesday, my best friend and I get together to watch spy movies, and I dream of a secret agent sweeping me off my feet.Imagine my surprise when a) one actually does, b) I don’t realize he’s a spy (even though “secret” is in the job title, so I should’ve seen that coming), and c) his mission is to protect me...Categorized as:
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![The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn]()
The Veritas Conflict by Shaunti Feldhahn
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClaire Rivers races to the mailbox to receive a letter of acceptance to Harvard University while a heavenly battle rages. In this fast-paced, suspenseful novel, the ageless war for the hearts and minds of students on our college campuses is revealed. Conflict between unseen evil and angelic forces reflects their battle for victorious living amidst confused messages... -
![Those Christmas Angels by Debbie Macomber]()
Those Christmas Angels by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree delightful angels come down to earth--just in time for Christmas!Shirley, Goodness and Mercy: three well-intentioned angels who are occasionally allowed to intervene (or--perhaps more accurately--interfere!) in human affairs. Despite their frequent misadventures, despite the chaos they often cause, things always seem to turn out right.Their latest prayer request comes from the Seattle area... -
![Raina's Story by Lurlene McDaniel]()
Raina's Story by Lurlene McDaniel
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRaina is happy and relieved that her friends Kathleen and Holly found volunteering at the hospital rewarding. They loved their summers at the hospital so much they will be working for credit during their junior year. Raina is also looking forward to spending as much time as possible with Hunter during their last year of high school together... -
![Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by Debbie Macomber]()
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy by Debbie Macomber
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlone at ChristmasGreg Bennett feels his life has been a waste. Sixty years old and he has no one to spend Christmas with, no one who cares.Greg knows he's made mistakes, hurt people, failed in all the ways that matter. As a young man, he fathered a child he never acknowledged. He deserted a friend in his hour of need. He abandoned his own brother, whom he hasn't seen in years... -
![Heaven's Wager by Ted Dekker]()
Heaven's Wager by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt was an absolutely perfect day . . . until everything went absolutely perfectly wrong. Kent Anthony is a brilliant software engineer who is cashing in on a brilliant career. He's finally living the idyllic life, far from thoughts of theft and murder and other kinds of horrible criminal behavior.He's left his past far behind . . . or so he thinks...Categorized as:
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![Rise of the Fallen by Chuck Black]()
Rise of the Fallen by Chuck Black
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA six thousand year war rages and now the demonic Fallen are coming for him—the one man shrouded in mystery. Only Validus stands in their way.Validus is the last and least of God’s angels, but he’s seen much across the millennia since his creation...Categorized as:
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![Dominion by Julie Hall, Nathalia Suellen]()
Dominion by Julie Hall, Nathalia Suellen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing comes without a cost. After defeating the red dragon’s legion of bloodthirsty demons, Audrey can finally settle into the afterlife with the knowledge her family is safe. But her quest for a perfect existence shatters the moment Logan is kidnapped in an attempt to bend her to Satan’s will. Audrey must now travel to the one place no hunter has ever ventured to save the man she loves . . -
![Blink by Ted Dekker]()
Blink by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe future changes in the BLINK of an eye...or does it?Seth Borders isn't your average graduate student. For starters, he has one of the world's highest IQs. Now he's suddenly struck by an incredible power--the ability to see multiple potential futures.Still reeling from this inexplicable gift, Seth stumbles upon a beautiful woman named Miriam... -
![A Man Called Blessed by Ted Dekker]()
A Man Called Blessed by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA high-stakes quest for the Ark of the Covenant. An assassin out to stop them. And a man named Caleb, whose supernatural powers may be the only thing that can save them.In this explosive sequel to Blessed Child, Jewish soldier-turned-archaeologist Rebecca Soloman leads a team deep into the Ethiopian desert to find the one man who may know the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant... -
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![The Lights of Tenth Street by Shaunti Feldhahn]()
The Lights of Tenth Street by Shaunti Feldhahn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey have the house, the two kids, and the minivan. They have a well-meaning but shallow church. What Sherry doesn't know is that Doug has a shameful struggle with his thought life... -
![The New Recruit by Jill Williamson]()
The New Recruit by Jill Williamson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForced to choose between military school and a Christian spy organization, skeptic Spencer Garmond signs on with the Bible geeks. But before he even boards the plane for Moscow, Spencer realizes this is no Bible club. These guys mean business... -
![Temptation by Travis Thrasher]()
Temptation by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the Solitary Tales series for young adults, Temptation follows the soul-wrenching twists of Chris Buckley’s journey as he heads deeper into a darkness that threatens all he loves best. As a reluctant student at Harrington High’s summer school, Chris meets a fun-loving senior girl who offers a welcome diversion from Chris’s past... -
![The Occupied by Craig Parshall]()
The Occupied by Craig Parshall
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a youth, Trevor Black unleashed spiritual forces he couldn t comprehend. Years later, Trevor is a high-flying criminal defense lawyer in New York City, with a six-figure Aston Martin and a trophy wife. But in an extraordinary turn of events, he receives a burdensome gift: the ability to perceive the invisible. And the dark forces he now sees are all gunning for him... -
![Split Sense by Barbara Ellen Brink]()
Split Sense by Barbara Ellen Brink
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSplit Sense is the winner of the 2011 Grace Awards for speculative fiction.Here is the what the judges said:"At the risk of sounding cliché, one awesome read! This speculative thriller is full of action, intrigue and a touch of science fiction...Categorized as:
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![Beyond Reach by Melody Carlson]()
Beyond Reach by Melody Carlson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf You Thought You Needed Vision, Would You Ask God For It? Exhausted by her role in the dramatic rescue of Kayla Henderson, Samantha McGregor is ready for a vacation from her God-given visions...Categorized as:
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