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Click on the reviewer's name below each title to access reviews KATALINA Vickie McDonough 05/2003 While still struggling with her new limitations, Katalina is summoned to her dying grandmother's bedside. Her presence in the household starts a chain of events that begins to unravel a family secret that someone will do anything to prevent...including murder. (Inspirational/Romance/Suspense) KATIE'S DREAM Janice Frye 05/2005 Samuel and Julia Wortham's household is thrown into turmoil when Samuel's ex-con brother Edward shows up on their doorstep with a young girl he claims is Samuel's daughter. This page-turner will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction) Tyora Moody 03/2002 In ten easy-to-use, devotional studies, Poppy Smith demonstrates how a vital Christian life begins when you see life as an adventure—no matter what your life situation may be. KEY WEST Vickie McDonough 10/2003 Laura V. Hilton 09/2003 Visit the historical part of Key West - accessible only by boat - along with an intriguing cast characters from North America and the Caribbean. Share in their search for refuge and hope as they begin new lives on this eight-square-mile island. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) KINDRED BOND Laura V. Hilton 05/2002 For Claire Anderson, her position as a teacher in Hanover Falls is the realization of a long-held dream. In this loving community she attempts to cast aside the memories of her troubled childhood in the day-to-day interaction with the young lives entrusted to her care. Michael Meredith finds worth as a nursing home administrator until an unwelcome investigation concerning suspicious deaths among the residents threatens his career. In the midst of this crisis, the linking of Claire's and Michael's lives creates a unique friendship that blossoms into a shared understanding neither has known before. Both are empowered by the understanding and support they experience with each other—until an agonizing secret is revealed that may tear the delicate fabric of their love. Is their faith strong enough to survive this astonishing discovery? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) KINGDOM TRIANGLE Laura V. Hilton06/2007 Our western culture is dominated by scientific naturalism and postmodernism. Christians have not been free from these influences, to the great detriment of transformed and transforming Christian discipleship. In Kingdom Triangle, respected thinker J. P. Moreland provides a hard-hitting analysis and critique of these powerful influences and their impact. KIOWA HUSBAND Vickie McDonough 07/2004 Sarah Jane's future lies in Oregon - or so she thinks when her parents pack their belongings to leave their home and friends in Nebraska. But typhoid strikes along the trail - and the Bensons are cut from the wagon train to protect other travelers from the dreaded disease. Sarah Jane needs help to care for her parents, and the only person willing to stay is the group's scout, Painted Hands. Troublesome stories surround the man, and Sarah Jane is terrified. Her fears only grow when the wagon master insists they marry for propriety's sake. Can true love grow out of an arranged marriage? Can Sarah Jane trust God to see her through these troubled times? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) KISS THE BRIDE Laura V. Hilton 03/2007 Barbara Warren 10/2006 Four young women meet at a restaurant owner's conference-Angel from Florida, Monica from Missouri, Haley from Oklahoma, and Allison from New Jersey-and discover they share the same faiths, fears, and hopes, including a lack of a love story in their lives. They vow to keep in touch, pray for one another, and meet again at next year's conference. What happens in between is an absolute smorgasbord of changed lives, challenged faiths, new dedications and directions, and romantic twists that turn next year's conference reunion plans into reservations for eight. (Inspirational/Romance) KNUCKE SANDWICH Vickie McDonough 07/2004 When their band Knuckle Sandwich leaves the youth-group circuit for national tours, the perils of celebrity threaten the friendship between Jeremiah, Matt, and Liz. Matt's ego expands at warp speed, and Jeremiah and Liz are on the verge of a sexual relationship. As the band begins to implode, can anything save it from a total meltdown? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction) |