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Looking To The Future by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLooking To The Future is the 11th book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
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Always Forward by Ginny Dye
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlways Forward is the ninth book in the Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series. As of today, there are 10 books in the series. Make sure you start reading with # 1 – Storm Clouds Rolling In. It's readers like you who have turned the series into a world-wide best-seller... -
![The Wrangling of the Wreath by Liz Isaacson]()
The Wrangling of the Wreath by Liz Isaacson
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHe's been so busy trying to find Miss Right. She's been standing right in front of him the whole time. This Christmas, can Mister and Libby take their relationship out of the best friend zone?Mister Glover has been inspired by his brothers and cousins as they've all found someone to spend their lives with... -
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![A Treacherous Engagement: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers]()
A Treacherous Engagement: A Regency Romance by Laura Beers
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe was only supposed to find her sister. Falling in love wasn’t part of the agreement.Miss Dinah Ashmore has a problem. Her sister has gone missing, and the constable isn’t taking it seriously. She decides to take matters into her own hands by hiring a Bow Street Runner, not understanding the danger she has put herself in.Nathaniel Calvert, Earl of Hawthorne, is an agent of the Crown... -
![Heck's Gold by John Deacon]()
Heck's Gold by John Deacon
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA heartwarming tale of courage and young love on a rugged frontier...After completing their fort, the residents of Heck’s Valley brace for winter. Many speak of spring—and the possibility of staying here and working together to build a town in this breathtaking wilderness.Heck and Hope don’t know what the future holds, but so long as they are together, they face it with confidence... -
![Finding Deliverance in his Unexpected Family by Chloe Carley]()
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![Austin by Linda Ford]()
Austin by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAustin Wagoner is a gunman on the right side of the law. As a deputy, he tracked down some bank robbers and in the following shoot out, his bullet killed Colin Martyn, the brother of Mae Martyn, the girl Austin was in love with. Knowing she would never be able to forgive him, he rides out of her life... -
![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... -
![The Road Home by Beverly Lewis]()
The Road Home by Beverly Lewis
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLena Rose Schwartz hadn't planned to leave her Old Order community in Centerville, Michigan. But then, she could not have foreseen the accident that made her and her siblings orphans. After her parents' funeral, her younger brothers and sisters are farmed out to various nearby relatives... -
![Laurel's Dream (My Heart Belongs) by Pepper Basham]()
Laurel's Dream (My Heart Belongs) by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDreams are precious commodities in the Blue Ridge Mountains of 1918 and Laurel McAdams is attempting to make hers come true, but sometimes life in the mountains has a way of squandering dreams. As she attempts to avoid matrimony, she is secretly saving for her future with the sole purpose of becoming a teacher and bringing consistent education back to "her people"... -
![Mac's Way: The Complete Series by Reg Quist]()
Mac's Way: The Complete Series by Reg Quist
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“This is a heartwarming and family-friendly series of events. This is what I depicted the old western folklore was about.”Mac’s Way is a story about a family. A family with parents, children and grandparents. A family that loves one another. A family working hard to operate a cattle ranch in the pioneer days of the West. A family with heavy responsibilities. A family with hopes and dreams... -
![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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![McCabe's Luck: The Feud Goes On by Patrick Lindsay]()
McCabe's Luck: The Feud Goes On by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJake McCabe is no stranger to trouble. Between serving in the army during the Civil War and being involved in a long-running feud in his home state of Kentucky, Jake has known some hard times. Some have said the McCabe family is known best for their run of bad luck.Jake decides to move to central Texas, along with a beautiful neighbor lady and her family... -
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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... -
![She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall]()
She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger around every corner. Intrigues in everyone’s past. And a romance that’s swoon worthy. She Walks in Majesty is all that and more, with a plot that twists and turns and truths that are hard-hitting... -
![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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![The Rancher's Widowed Bride by Amelia Rose]()
The Rancher's Widowed Bride by Amelia Rose
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no telling where love will lead you in life. All you can do is hold on, and enjoy the ride.Quincy Birchwood has big plans.With her family in Pennsylvania struggling, Quincy knows that it is up to her to marry well and solve their money issues... -
![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... -
![Mike Stone: Texas Ranger by Patrick Lindsay]()
Mike Stone: Texas Ranger by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMike Stone has come to Texas, seeking to avoid the gunfighter reputation he was in danger of acquiring back in New Mexico.He joins a cattle drive to give himself a little money stake in his new home. He meets a beautiful girl, then finds out they have jointly inherited a property near Austin.Surprising obstacles stand in Stone’s way as he settles into his new life in a new land... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Fair Valley Refuge by Lynnette Bonner]()
Fair Valley Refuge by Lynnette Bonner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s loved him for as long as she can remember. But can she trust her heart to a man haunted by constant danger? Shiloh, Oregon, April 1887 Victoria Snyder, adopted when she was only days old, pastes on a smile for her mama’s wedding day, but inside she’s all atremble. Lawman Rocky Jordan is back home. And this time he’s got a bullet hole in his shoulder and enough audacity to come calling... -
![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... -
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![Vanishing Trail: A Texas Ranger Mystery by Patrick Lindsay]()
Vanishing Trail: A Texas Ranger Mystery by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome of the finest horses in Central Texas are disappearing, and the Texas Rangers have lost one of their own trying to follow the trail of the missing stock. Ash McKinnon, who is the best tracker the Rangers have, is called in from Langtry, Texas to solve the mystery... -
![The Brides of Twin Valley Falls: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker]()
The Brides of Twin Valley Falls: Mail Order Bride 5-Book Box Set by Maddie Walker
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![From the Ashes of Atlanta by Jeanne Hardt]()
From the Ashes of Atlanta by Jeanne Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter losing his Atlanta home and family to the war, Confederate soldier, Jeb Carter, somehow wakes up in a Boston hospital. Alone, desperate, and with a badly broken leg, he pretends to be mute to save himself from those he hates—Yankees... -
![A Lawman's Reward by Kay P. Dawson, Meg Amor]()
A Lawman's Reward by Kay P. Dawson, Meg Amor
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings**SWEET WESTERN MAIL ORDER BRIDE ROMANCE** Can he prove she’s worthy of the love he has to give? Lydia is ready for her fresh start as the teacher in the growing cowtown of Abilene, KS. Her brother isn’t happy about her living in town on her own, so only agrees if his friend—the local sheriff—is willing to keep an eye on her... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Chance Reilly by Patrick Lindsay]()
Chance Reilly by Patrick Lindsay
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvery man deserves a second chance. Chance Reilly is the orphaned son of Irish immigrants. His father named him Chance because he believed that any man with courage who will work hard has a chance at a good life in America. Chance is honed by his experiences in the Civil War and toughened by his dealings with street gangs and underhanded politics in 1870's New York... -
![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... -
![The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser]()
The Fashion Designer by Nancy Moser
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe American Dream thrives in 1912 New York City Annie Wood, the housemaid-turned-pattern designer in The Pattern Artist, jumps at the chance to design her own clothing line when a wealthy New York couple offer to finance her endeavor. Joining the project is Annie’s new husband, Sean Culver, her best friend at Butterick, Maude Nascato, and a mother figure, Edna Holmquist... -
![Dakota Dusk by Lauraine Snelling]()
Dakota Dusk by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 3 in The Dakota Plains Series The wide-open plains of the Dakota Territory formed the setting for the lives and loves of many inspiring women making their way in the New World. Rebekka Stenesrude has poured her life into her students, only to see her beloved school burned to the ground... -
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![Dawn of the Golden Promise by B.J. Hoff]()
Dawn of the Golden Promise by B.J. Hoff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIncludes Song of the Silent Harp, Heart of the Lonely Exile, Land of a Thousand Dreams, Sons of an Ancient Glory, and Dawn of the Golden Promise... -
![Murphy: Cowboy Deceived by Kathleen Ball]()
Murphy: Cowboy Deceived by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSweet, Christian, Historical, Western Romance! Cowboy Murphy Kavanagh had found the love of his life and married her. When the Civil War was over, he went back to Arkansas to start his life with Brooke. Upon reaching the farm her father shows him an unmarked grave and sends Murphy on his way.Years later Murphy gets a telegram that the old man died... -
![A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron]()
A Road Unknown by Barbara Cameron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElizabeth is at a crossroad. Will rumschpringe lead her away? Or bring her home? She's been given the chance to experience life outside of her community, away from the responsibility to care for her eight younger siblings, but Elizabeth Bontrager can't decide which road to take. Goshen has its charms and pressures, but Paradise, Pennsylvania, sounds . . . well, like paradise... -
![Finding Her Father a Bride: Mail Order Brides of Nebraska by Susannah Calloway]()
Finding Her Father a Bride: Mail Order Brides of Nebraska by Susannah Calloway
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the death of his wife at the hands of Indians, Scott Kittson becomes a shell of the man he once was. In a desperate attempt to save her father from overwhelming grief, his eldest daughter Katie decides to place an advert for a Mail Order Bride. Adelia Waterhouse has just lost her mother and will soon be tossed out on the street. Being half Indian, she is often mistreated or maligned...Categorized as:
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![Dakota December / Dakota Destiny by Lauraine Snelling]()
Dakota December / Dakota Destiny by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDakota December “Help.” A weak voice moaned from the horse’s back. Sheriff Caleb Stenesrude climbed over the gate in a blizzard and reached up in time to catch the woman as she fell. To his astonishment, a small child, hanging on for dear life, fell with her. Under his breath he thanked the good Lord for bringing them this far and for a dog with a nose and ears to beat all... -
![The Shepherdess by Jill Eileen Smith]()
The Shepherdess by Jill Eileen Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young woman at the mercy of kings...A prince whose claim to the throne is challenged...One chance to make this life all they imagined it could be. Abishag may not be living the joyful life she once had before her oldest brother took over the household, but she can always escape to the fields for solace... -
![Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
Faithful Daughter of Israel by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe homeless outcast known as Cursed ANNA has spent her days avoiding the reproachful glances of her fellow Jerusalemites and her nights defending against the bitter cold and her growing hunger and fear. Her deepest desire is to find acceptance among her people. For that to happen she must live one more day, and one more day after that... -
![The One Forever Promise by Lori Wick]()
The One Forever Promise by Lori Wick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrawing Lori Wick's story of 1870s California to its captivating conclusion, the novels of The One Forever Promise follow the fortunes of the last two members of the Patrick Donovan family. In Sean Donovan, Patrick's only son abandons all he has loved - home, family, and God - in a desperate flight that nearly ends at the gallows... -
![Heart of the Lonely Exile by B.J. Hoff]()
Heart of the Lonely Exile by B.J. Hoff
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Heart of the Lonely Exile, Book Two of BJ Hoff’s acclaimed and bestselling Emerald Ballad series, readers will find heroine Nora Kavanagh struggling to build a new life for herself and her son Daniel in America. With help from a wealthy American family and friendship and support from a British gentleman, Nora nevertheless finds herself caught in a conflict of the heart... -
![All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes]()
All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscovered floating in a basket along the canals of Venice, Sebastien Trovato wrestles with questions of his origins. Decades later, on an assignment to translate a rare book, Daniel Goodman finds himself embroiled in a web of secrets carefully kept within the ancient city and in the mystery of the man whose story the book does not finish: Sebastien...Categorized as:
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![No Woman So Fair by Gilbert Morris]()
No Woman So Fair by Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 2 of Lions of Judah. Much-loved master storyteller Gilbert Morris has turned an imaginative pen to the lives of the patriarchs. Combining extensive research with skillful plotting, Morris creates believable scenarios in which his fictional characters are worthy of their biblical counterparts...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Bright Captivity by Eugenia Price]()
Bright Captivity by Eugenia Price
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEugenia Price has long shared with her millions of devoted readers her fascination with St. Simons Island and the families who built their lives in that beautiful corner of Georgia. Bright Captivity opens in the last days of the War of 1812, when the British invade the southern United States, and a young officer of the British Royal Marines takes one very special prisoner.. -
![Love Awakens the Heart by Lori Wick, World Publishing Company]()
Love Awakens the Heart by Lori Wick, World Publishing Company
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSet in San Francisco in the 1870's - just after the gold rush years - Lori Wick's The Californians brings a fabled era to life. Whatever Tomorrow Brings begins with the Donovan family stepping off a clipper ship for a holiday from their missionary post in Hawaii. Tragedy meets them instead, and twenty-year-old Kaitlin must hold her family together in an unfamiliar land... -
![Dakota Dawn by Lauraine Snelling]()
Dakota Dawn by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNora Johnson is looking forward to starting a new life in North Dakota, far from her native Norway. She is going to marry Hans and be a prosperous farmer's wife. Carl Detschman is happy with life on his tidy farm. Now he and his wife, Anna, eagerly await the birth of their second child. But Nora's and Carl's dreams are not to be...
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