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THE BABY CHRONICLES

Laura V. Hilton 06/2007

Whitney Black left spinsterhood behind when she became Mrs. Chase Andrews, and marriage is all she'd hoped for. But when her friends Mitzi and Kim start going baby-crazy, she longs for her own little bundle of joy. Wouldn’t it be fun if they all could embark on their baby journey together? And so begins The Baby Chronicles, Whitney's journal of pregnancy, recording every bump and blessing—and a few unexpected detours and discoveries—on the road to motherhood. (Inspirational/Chick-lit)

THE BACHELOR CLUB

Barbara Warren 04/2006

The game four young men started as children has turned into a competition to see who will wait the longest to get married. (Inspirational/Romance)

BALANCING ACT

Laura V. Hilton 12/2006     Barbara Warren 11/2006

As maternity leave comes to an end for Heidi Elliott so does virtually everything she thought she knew. The substitute filling in for her high school Spanish classes has made a complete mess—not just with her students, but perhaps in way far more personal. Her husband has made ahabit of going out of his way to help a beautiful, wealthy, thin,client and to further complicate things, an old boyfriend has moved back to the neighborhood.  Fiercely independent, Heidi has never been one for group activities,much less church chats and teas. Pushed into accepting an invitation to the Wednesday night Moms Group, she finds herself in a sea of polyester, polka dots, big hair and, surprisingly, strong women, who just might hold the lifeline she didn’t think she needed. (Inspirational/Momlit)

THE BANKRUPT SPIRIT

Joyce Handzo 10/2004

The Bankrupt Spirit is an inspirational debut work by Christian author Vivi Monroe Congress, confronting a far too common inner state of being known as Spiritual Bankruptcy. This book goes the distance, fueled by the wisdom of Jeremiah 1:10, on a journey to disclose, disable and destroy the catastrophic effects of spiritual bankruptcy which denies us our divine inheritance of spiritual, physical and financial well-being. Financial terms are cleverly integrated to parallel the bondage (debt) that occurs when there's a state of brokenness in our ability to draw upon our faith account in the Word (or bank) of God and how one can overcome by employing the life skills proposed through the wisdom of God. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Spiritual Growth)

BAYOU BRIDES

Barbara Warren  10/2006

Four generations return to a cabin in Cajun country to discover their family's secrets of love and redemption. After Capucine Louet is exiled from Nova Scotia and heads for Bayou Teche, she's given a journal while passing through New York City and reconciles with God as she writes. Josee Broussard continues fifty years later, discovering the journal while struggling with her husband's love. Nic LeBlanc returns home looking for familiarity, but the journal broadens his horizons. Justin LeBlanc brings an exclamation point to its last pages, scrawling a proposal that sets the stage for future generations. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction)

BEAR ME ON ANGEL'S WINGS

Eileen Key  09/2004

In “Compelling Reasons” Britt Dailey’s life, as she knows it, is over. When her husband is critically injured in a construction accident, nothing prepares her for the shock of seeing him fully bandaged. But Britt’s jarring discover is only beginning. These are not Kyle’s hands. Where is her husband? And what lies behind this stranger’s injuries? “Beauty For Ashes” portrays the life and struggles of Katie Wheeler. With two small children, and a young husband dying of a coronary, Katie has more than enough on her plate. But when a suffocating illness begins to steal her own breath, Katie must find the strength and determination to fight for life, and love. The future of her children depends on it.  (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance/Anthology)

BEAUTY FOR ASHES

Laura  V.  Hilton  07/2004         Vickie McDonough 06/2004

Fleeing from her abusive fiancé, Elizabeth Frazier meets Justin Randolph, an embittered widower seeking a mother for his two children. They enter into a marriage of convenience, each seeking security, not love. God, however, has a different plan.  (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)

BECAUSE

Laura  V.  Hilton  11/2006

BECOMING: THE COMPLETE NEW TESTAMENT FOR WOMEN

Laura  V.  Hilton  09/2004

Becoming is the complete New Testament using the New Century Version, but it wouldn’t be a culture ‘zine if it didn’t address men, beauty, fitness and food!  It’s chocked full of applicable ways to integrate faith into your daily life. Becoming gives advice on how to tackle some of life’s biggest concerns while taking on some of those not-so-easy-to-understand concepts in the Bible. By addressing issues from sexual abuse, rape, and divorce to encouraging relationships, hospitality, and Bible knowledge, this Bible magazine is perfect for adult women who are eager to learn more about the “faith thing.”(New Testament for Women)

BEFORE I WAKE

Vickie McDonough 10/2006

Welcome to Justice . . .And good luck leaving alive. Sheriff Nathan Justice loves the town he serves. Founded by his family generations before, Justice, Illinois, is mostly a peaceful place. But the tranquility has just been shattered. Women visiting Justice are being murdered. Tourists in nice hotels, money still in their billfolds, jewelry still on the dresser. Quiet kills — they go to sleep and never awaken. Rae Gabriella left the FBI after an undercover investigation turned terribly wrong. She's seeking to rebuild her life, and working as a private investigator alongside her former boyfriend Bruce Chapel in Justice, Illinois, seems like a place to start. But she suspects finding some peace and restoring her shaken faith will take more than just a change of location. The sheriff is not pleased to find Rae working a case on behalf of one of the victims' families. Rae is staying in the same hotel where one of the women died, and her looks suggest she could be the next victim. Now that Bruce, Rae, and Nathan are forced to work around each other, the situation is threatening to become something much more personal . . . and it will test the faith of everyone it touches before it is over. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romantic/Suspense)

BEHIND THE STORIES

Linda Mae Baldwin 01/2002

You Loved the Novels. Now Read the Story Behind the Stories.  Today's Christian novelists entertain and inspire millions with their heart-warming and thought-provoking books. Yet few readers really ever get the chance to know these talented writers beyond the brief biographies included in their novels. Behind the Stories now offers a rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the personal lives of dozens of your favorite storytellers, including: Janette Oke, Jerry Jenkins, Francine Rivers, Beverly Lewis, Lawana Blackwell, Jan Karon, Randy Alcorn and more. Revealing their hopes and dreams, their successes and failures, and providing fascinating insights about what it means to craft stories from a Christian worldview, these honest discussions of fear and faith, of compromise and calling, include never-before-published thoughts and insights that will enrich your life—and your future fiction-reading experiences. (Inspirational/Nonfiction)

BEING A WILD, WONDERFUL WOMAN FOR GOD

Laura V. Hilton 11/2006

Tirabassi continues the story of her surprising conversion, and describes what happens as she becomes energized with faith. Hers is a story of healing from the wounds of growing up in a dysfunctional home and living for the wrong kind of love, of her search for mentors, and the strength and discipline she found in prayer. Balance faith, family, and fitness. (Inspirational/Nonfiction)

THE BELOVED ENEMY

Laura V. Hilton 09/2003

A timely encounter with Kefira Reis, a young Jewish woman, saves Joshua Winslow's life. Kefira encourages Josh to become an archaeologist, but when they arrive in Egypt, complications arise that threaten their budding romance and test their beliefs. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BE MY NEAT-HEART

Laura V. Hilton 04/2006

I've been told the reason I'm still single at twenty-nine is because there'll never be a man tidy enough for me. I'm a professional organizer, so everything in my world is in perfect order. Well...everything except my love life. But I think I've met my match in Jared Hamilton, who recently hired me to cure his sister's "clutter issues." He's an even bigger neatnik than I am, but he also needs to control everyone around him. I'm starting to realize that sometimes love can be a messy business. (Inspirational/Chicklit)

BENEATH A DAKOTA CROSS

Beth Goddard 09/2001

When locals threaten his family, Brazos Fortune leaves his Texas homestead behind, bound for a ranch he has seen in a dream, and must face the untamed frontier, greedy miners, and his own shortcomings to reach his goal. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction)

BENEATH A SOUTHERN SKY

Laura V. Hilton 11/2001

Her second husband healed the sorrow of a tragic loss. Her first has just returned from the dead. Which man has the right to claim Daria’s heart? (Inspirational/Romance)

THE BEST OF EVIL

Karri Compton 09/2006

The tattoos on his arms still reading “Live by the Sword” and “Die by the Sword,” Aramis Black is ready for a fresh start. Determined to set aside his violent tendencies, he opens an espresso shop in Nashville and begins to put his childhood memories behind him. The past isn’t finished with him, though. One ordinary day at the shop, a man is shot before his eyes, speaking dying words to Aramis that are all too familiar. Aramis realizes that his path to freedom will demand forgiveness–forgiveness from God and forgiveness of others. Along the way, he must uncover the conspiracy behind a centuries-old mystery and the shocking truth of his mother’s death. The question remains: Will Aramis be able to conquer his past, or will evil get the best of him? (Inspirational/Suspense)

THE BETRAYAL

Laura V. Hilton 08/2003

Abram Ebersol and wife, Ida, are raising their four daughters on a firm foundation of Plain traditions, and he expects the girls to carry on that heritage into the future, safe and secure in their cloistered Lancaster County community. But Sadie, the oldest daughter, has found little appeal in her Amish life compared to the lure of the “English” world surrounding them. When Sadie’s traditional rumschpringe before embracing baptismal vows goes terribly awry, sister Leah’s life also may be forever altered by their secret pact. Is the Ebersol family tapestry unraveling too quickly, too permanently, to be repaired? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Women/Fiction)

BETRAYAL OF TRUST

Laura V. Hilton 11/2005

Reporter Raven Mahoney finds herself immersed in lies, blackmail and an illegitimate birth when she pursues a story involving her ex-fiance, Matthew Strong. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense)

BETTE

Laura V. Hilton  11/2005      Vickie McDonough 09/2005

Award-winning author Lyn Cote continues her series about four generation of women set against the tapestry of the 20th century. (Inspirationa/Historical/Romance)

BEVERLY LEWIS AMISH HERITAGE COOKBOOK

Laura V. Hilton 09/2004         Vickie McDonough 05/2004

A homespun, authentic collection of Amish recipes collected over the years by Beverly Lewis. Many are from her grandmother and other family members as well as dear friends from the Amish world she writes about with such power and authenticity. Now she lovingly shares these with her millions of readers who have come to treasure her fictional insights into Amish life. The additional Amish sayings and line drawings make for an appealing gift. (Nonfiction/Cookbook)

BEYOND GROUNDHOGS AND GOBBLERS

Laura V. Hilton 09/2004

This book will help you put the " holy" back into your holidays. It guides you through the spiritual history of popular holidays and helps you to establish traditions that teach and reinforce these important truths. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Holidays)

BEYOND TUESDAY MORNING

Laura V. Hilton   07/2004

In this sequel to the bestselling "One Tuesday Morning," to widow Jamie Bryan it is still September 12, 2001. What will move her from living in the past to living the life God has given her today? (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)

A BIGGER LIFE

Kathy Carlton Willis   01/2007   Laura V. Hilton 12/2006  Eileen Key   11/2006

Joel Carpenter did not plan for his life to turn out like this. He never meant to be a single dad, working at a hair salon in Eden Plain, Texas. But at twenty-seven, he finds himself juggling custody of his preschool son with Kari, the ex-wife he still loves, and sharing Sunday dinners with a group of other single dads. Joel regrets the choices that brought him to this place, but it's not until the worst happens that he learns how much he still has to give. This is a story of love in the midst of heartache, and friendship in the midst of real, everyday life.  (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)

BITTERSWEET

Laura V. Hilton  10/2007

Laney McCain has unabashedly had her sights set on Galen O'Sullivan for years. And though Galen has treated her as nothing more than his best friend's pesky tag-along sister, Laney dares hope that now is the time he will open his eyes and truly recognize the woman she’s become. But the arrival of Ishmael and Ivy Grubb, squatters on the O'Sullivans' land, diverts Galen's attention. Though the Grubbs are crass and uneducated, Galen shows mercy and allows them to stay in exchange for help around the farm. But it becomes a decision he lives to regret. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BLACK

Beth Goddard 01/2005

Fleeing assailants through alleyways late one night, Thomas Hunter escapes to the roof of an industrial building. Then a silent bullet from the night clips his head and his world goes black.  Every time Thomas falls asleep in one reality, he awakes in the other. He truly no longer knows which reality is real. Each reality has dramatic impact on the other, each proves to be real, each presents huge stakes, and the fate of each will depend on one man: Thomas Hunter.

(Inspirational/Sci-Fi/Suspense)

BLACK ICE

Barbara Warren 07/2007

When a girl's body is found behind a Fog Point bed-and-breakfast, the town and one woman's faith could change forever. This second book of the Fog Point Series is a follow-up to Dark Water. (Inspirational/Suspense)

BLACK SANDS

Peg Brantley 02/2006   Laura V. Hilton 11/2005     Vickie McDonough 11/2005

Leilani Silva has always been content to bask in the glow of her more flamboyant brother and sister and to quietly assist her father in his volcano research. Leilani does, however, have a secret crush on Mano Ohana, though he's never noticed her. Her devotion turns to disdain after a mistake by Mano kills her beloved brother. But when her younger, more beautiful sister goes missing, she's forced to turn to her former love-now her sworn enemy-for help. Mano Ohana believed he had made a fateful mistake that cold night—a mistake that had cost the life of his best friend, Kale Silva. But the night before he is to bring Kale's belongings to his family, Mano discovers nothing is what it seems: His friend is still alive—and he's in danger. Worse, the danger threatens to spill over to the rest of the Silva family—and the entire Hawaiian islands. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense)

BLAMELESS

Laura V. Hilton 07/2006  

Professor Joseph Barnes is attractive, intelligent, and successful–beloved by both his students and fellow university faculty. Despite her professional reservations, Alexis, the dean of Joe’s college, finds herself drawn to him and recognizes his interest in her. But when Joe’s career begins to crumble, Alexis has to decide whether or not to rescue Joe from his circumstances. If she does save him, how can she be sure he loves her for herself–and not for what she can do for him? Can she fight the ghosts of the past that haunt them both? Three well-intentioned friends and an ambitious department secretary complicate the delicate situation between Alexis and Joe in this modern retelling of the biblical story of Job. Thoughtful and clever, Blameless asks, what does it mean to love without expectations? And in the midst of losing it all, is it possible to find everything you’ve been looking for? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)

BLESSED ASSURANCE

Laura V. Hilton 12/2007

The Blessed Assurance saga—Whispers of Love, Lost in His Love, and Echoes of Mercy—is now available for the first time in one edition. Three generations of women discover their destinies in these Rita Award-finalist historical dramas. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BLESSING

Laura V. Hilton 02/2006

Though Uley Kirkland's disguise goes undetected in 1880s Tin Cup, Colorado, she longs to shed the miner's togs---especially when stranger Aaron Brown awakens her woman's heart. But while Uley dreams of being fitted for a wedding gown, Aaron is being fitted for a hangman's noose! Will she risk her own life to save his? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BLIND DATES CAN BE MURDER

Laura V. Hilton 03/2007     Karri Compton 06/2006

In this fast-paced follow-up to The Trouble with Tulip, Jo must find out the true identity of her blind date and why he was killed. With the help of her best friend, Danny, and faith in God, Jo attempts to solve one complicated mystery while trying to figure out another. (Inspirational/Suspense)

BLINK

Eileen Key 11/2003

An intoxicating tale set amidst the shifting sands of the Middle East, Blink touches on geopolitical conflicts as ancient as the earth itself. The page-turning plot follows a Saudi Arabian princess fleeing a wretched forced marriage for the promised land of America. A brilliant American graduate student discovers a mysterious power-giving him glimpses into the future. Thrown together, they become pawns in a struggle for power and must manipulate the very future in order to save themselves. (Inspirational /Suspense)

BLISSFULLY YOURS

Laura V. Hilton 07/2006

It was an offer I couldn't refuse: take some time off from teaching and help out at the opening of my friend's brother Mitch's fabulous Bliss Village ski resort. After all, thanks to my mother, I'd already dated most of the so-called eligible men in Tumbleweed, Arizona. What was left to hold me here?  Um, cowardice? I haven't taken many risks outside of my familiar environment. Okay, try none. Still, if risk comes in the shape of tall, blond and handsome Mitch Windsor, how can I say no? (Inspirational/Chicklit)

BLOODY POINT

Laura V. Hilton 04/2006     Peg Brantley 09/2005

After her agent-husband is murdered, young FBI agent Cassie McKenna takes a leave from the Bureau to try to find serenity on her sailboat that's moored on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay. But serenity is the last thing she finds. Breakneck twists follow the chilling realization that a series of strange events are anything but a coincidence, and if Cass' hunch is correct, there's more at stake than she ever dreamed (Inspirational /Suspense)

BLUEBONNET BELLE

Laura V. Hilton 10/2007

April Truitt doesnt trust doctors, least of all Gray Fuller, a newcomer to the small community of Dignity, Texas. While he opposes Aprils efforts to offer the women an herbal alternative to surgery, Gray admires her good intentions. But he cant let April steal all of his patients--even if shes about to steal his heart.  (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction)

BLUE MOON

Laura V. Hilton 08/2006     Vickie McDonough 11/2005

When archeologist Jeanne Madison locates a sunken Spanish ship off the Mexican coast, she's sure it's a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity. If she can salvage the Luna Azul-the Blue Moon-she can also save her big brothers' underfunded Mexican mission project and secure her professional reputation. She'll do it too, if the cynical captain she's hired can keep his rust-bucket of a ship afloat long enough to bring up the artifacts. And if she can keep herself from throwing him overboard-or falling into his arms. It's dreamer vs. schemer in a bantering battle of wills . . . until another player joins the game and the stakes rise. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)

BOAZ BROWN

Eileen Key 05/2004

A young Christian woman finds her own racist attitudes as well as those of her family, friends, and church challenged when she is drawn to a man of a different race. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)

BODY POLITIC

Anne McDonald 11/2003

How much is a life worth? Especially if it's yours...Griffin Down and Amanda Collins must find out before it's too late. Two unlikely people, worlds apart, each struggle to uncover deception and encounter the perilous consequences of facing extreme power with truth. (Inspirational/Suspense)

BOO

Jason McDonald 02/2006

The biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone—or Boo as the locals fondly call him. for the past sixteen years, the reclusive writer has been the town's greatest attraction, having unintentionally turned the once-struggling Skary into a thriving tourist-trap for the dark side--from the Haunted Mansion restaurant, famous for its "bloody fingers" (fries splattered with ketchup) to Spooky's Bookstore (where employees dress like the walking dead). But when a newly reformed Wolfe suddenly quits the genre and pursues Skary's favorite girl-next-door, Ainsley Parker, the little town becomes truly horrified. Soon, a scheme is plotted to put the fright back into Skary—and get their most famous resident out of love and back into the thrill business. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)

BOO HISS

Laura V. Hilton  05/2006

When a soccer complex springs to life seemingly overnight, and the local coffee shop begins offering computer access along with its suddenly overpriced beverages, goosebumps start popping up all over town in this tale of the various ways people respond to change and growth. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)

BOO WHO

Vennessa Ng  02/2005    Vickie McDonough 07/2004

It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions–including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world’s most popular horror writer, Wolfe “Boo” Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek–and on the brink of bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking [or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if he’ll ever write again. Yet even as Boo’s literary career gracelessly plummets, his fiancée, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the media’s darling new domestic diva. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)

BOTTOM LINE

Barbara Warren 05/2007

When her husband's business experiences financial difficulties, stay-at-home mom Heidi Elliott begins working part-time for a pyramid scheme selling "Christian" lingerie. The company, Solomon's Closet, was founded by her new friends Kylie and Russ Zimmerman. But soon Heidi is questioning Kylie's faith, Russ's fidelity, and her own ability to juggle home, a newborn, and high fashion. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)

THE BOUNTY HUNTER AND THE BRIDE

Barbara Warren  04/2007   Laura V. Hilton  03/2007

Katie Hoffman lost her husband after only four months of marriage. Pregnant and close to losing the farm, she advertises to sell it. When a handsome buyer offers to marry her and let her keep the farm, she hastily agrees, wanting to give her child a father. But rushing into another marriage proves to be a mistake when a rugged bounty hunter crashes the wedding to capture the groom. Will Katie slow down enough to hear God's voice? Dusty McIntyre lost his wife to a heinous outlaw. After tracking the criminal for over a year, catching him doesn't bring Dusty the satisfaction that he'd hoped for. Dusty feels compelled to help Katie. Will he stay and find the peace and love he is looking for? (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction)

BREAKER'S REEF

Laura V. Hilton 11/2005

A famous mystery writer has just moved to Cape Refuge when a teenage girl is found murdered. Sheila Caruso–ex-con, mother to Sadie and Caleb, and resident of Hanover House–is working for the writer when she discovers that a scene in one of his novels matches the crime scene. When Police Chief Cade and Blair Owens discover a second dead teenager–mirroring a murder in another of the eccentric writer’s books–Cade is drawn into a web of trickery and deceit. Evidence turns up in Cade’s own truck, and suddenly he becomes the number-one suspect. Cade tries to clear his name, but when eighteen-year-old Sadie Caruso disappears, tensions mount to a fever pitch. Can Cade find the real killer before Sadie winds up dead? Is the novelist a demented killer, or a hapless victim? And what does Sadie’s own mother have to do with the crimes? Secrets are uncovered, while lessons are learned about the sins of the father being visited upon his children. Will the consequences of Sheila’s life be fatal, or is there redemption and mercy for her and her children?   (Inspirational/Suspense)

THE BRETHREN

Laura V. Hilton 03/2007

Annie Zook, the Amish preacher's daughter, is caught between two worlds. Living with shunned friend Esther, Annie longs to return to her forbidden art and the idyllic days spent with Englisher Ben Martin, before her father ordered her never to see him again. Stunned when family secrets come to light, Ben determines to solve the mystery of his past. Will his future include Annie--or will the Brethren always stand between them? (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)

BRIDE FOR A BIT

Vickie McDonough 06/2003

The untamed west is a land of saddles and bridles. . .and that's where the trouble starts! When James Collingswood advertised for bridles, he never expected to receive four mail-order brides. He can't afford their passage back to their eastern city, and the four sisters have no desire to return to their cruel brother-in-law. Since women are a scarcity in Lickwind, Wyoming, the men of the town suddenly have a reason to shape up--but these feisty women have their work cut out among the rough-and-ready cowboys. With the Craig women turned loose, Lickwind will never be the same! (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

A BRIDE MOST BEGRUDGING

Laura V. Hilton  07/2005    Vickie McDonough 05/2005

When Lady Constance Morrow finds herself held against her will aboard a ship bound for the American colonies--" a ship filled with " tobacoo brides" and felons--" she is quite sure that as soon as she arrives she will find a reasonable man who will belive her father is an earl and send her back on the text ship to England. Instead she meets Drew O'Connor, a determined Colonial farmer who is nearly as headstrong as she is. Drew wins Constance as his bride but soon realizes he has taken on much more than he bargained for.   (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BRINK OF DEATH

Vickie McDonough 04/2004

Annie Kingston moves to Grove Landing for safety and quiet—and finds herself face to face with evil. When neighbor Lisa Willet is killed by an intruder in her home, Sheriff’s detectives are left with little evidence. Lisa’s daughter, Erin, saw the killer, but she’s too traumatized to give a description. The detectives grow desperate. Because of her background in art, Annie is asked to question Erin and draw a composite. But Annie knows little about forensic art or the sensitive interview process. A nonbeliever, she finds herself begging God for help. What if her lack of experience leads Erin astray? The detectives could end up searching for a face that doesn’t exist. Leaving the real killer free to stalk the neighborhood... (Inspirational/Contemporary/Suspense)

THE BRITON

Laura V. Hilton 12/2007

In medieval England, a young woman finds strength she didnt know she had after shes thrown into dangerous and cruel circumstances, and discovers the true meaning of life, love, and faith while fighting for the family legacy she believes in.  (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

BROTHER WORD

 Laura V. Hilton 11/2006

Chance Howard, dubbed "Brother Word," is a man tormented, running from a tragedy his faith-healing gift couldn't prevent. Now those he helped are after the truth, a skeptical reporter is on his trail, and someone from his past is back with a vengeance. The only way to save himself is to reach out for help and put his life and his fate in God's hands. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)

BROTHERS OF THE OUTLAW TRAIL

Laura V. Hilton 06/2007     Barbara Warren 02/2007

Set in the historic Wild West, each of the compelling stories in this collection features one of a band of outlaw brothers, who seek faith in God and true love amid much struggle. Can Reuben Wilson free himself from the mountain of regret he feels for turning his younger brothers into outlaws? Will God help Caleb Wilson create a new life as sheriff of Dime Box, Arizona? Will Colt Wilson administer revenge on the bounty hunter who put him in jail? Will a miracle of God's love transform the life of professional gambler Benjamin Wilson -- an outlaw with no use for God? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)

THE BRUSHSTROKE LEGACY

Laura V. Hilton  01/2007

Weaving together the stories of three generations, this tale reminds readers that art and faith are gifts powerful enough to communicate across time. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)

BUILDING THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY YOU NEVER HAD

Laura V. Hilton   09/2006

This Christian family-building guide for parents who were not raised in a Christian family themselves offers hard-won wisdom for those wanting to overcome the difficulties of their past and give their children a new spiritual legacy of security and strength. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Parenting)

BURIED SINS

Laura V. Hilton   12/2007

Had her brand-new husband been involved in something shady? Before Caroline Hampton could confront him, he was killed in a car crash…or so it was claimed. Unsettling incidents—escalating in danger—warned her he could be very much alive. And so Caroline fl ed for the safety of her sisters' Amish country inn. But someone who suspected her—handsome police chief Zachary Burkhalter—was waiting for Caroline. Waiting for her to slip up. And watching her every move. Daring her to trust him with all of the truth. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense)

BYGONES

Laura V. Hilton 08/2007     Barbara Warren 04/2007

Widower Marie Koeppler Quinn and her grown daughter Beth reluctantly return to the Mennonite community Marie abandoned twenty-three years ago. Soon after their arrival in Sommerfeld, a series of mysterious thefts raises the community's suspicions against the "outsiders." Can Marie prove their innocence, or will she be forced to flee once more? Henry Braun thought he'd gotten his love for Marie out of his system, but soon begins to wonder if she's stolen more than his heart. When it's all said and done, can Henry and Marie let bygones be bygones, or has their love been doomed from the start? (Inspirational/Romance)

BY THE SWORD

Jeremiah McNabb 03/2006

In this modern thriller, underground Islamic extremists force religious conversions to create a region free of Christian and Jewish influence. Those who won't convert to Allah and follow Mohammed are dying in terrorist acts or mysteriously disappearing. Amber Robbins, a top U.S. reporter in the Middle East, feels no one is safe until she can expose the radical intolerants. (Inspirational/Thriller)