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WAITING FOR SUMMER'S RETURN
Laura V. Hilton 12/2006 Barbara Warren 06/2006 Vickie McDonough 04/2006 Summer Steadman ends her journey to Oklahoma when she loses her family to illness. After her tragedy can Summer find happiness, even love, in a Mennonite community on the Plains? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) WAKING LAZARUS
Karri Compton 08/2006 Jude Allman has died and come back to life three times. The modern-day Lazarus escapes into the vastness of Montana until prowling evil circles his adopted hometown. Children are disappearing, and Jude may have the key to solving the crimes. What if he's been brought back just for this moment? (Inspirational/Suspense) WALK BY FAITH
Laura V. Hilton 03/2005 Hoping to give her young daughter a better life, a woman embarks on the treacherous journey west during the 1860s land rush and finds herself relying on the help of a jaded ex-soldier who knows nothing of grace, forgiveness, or even love. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) WANT MORE? JOY
Barbara Warren 06/2006 Teen girls wrestle with life's tough questions while juggling school, activities, and relationships with parents, friends, and boys. They need assurance that God wants them to have more--more joy, more trust, more connection with him. (Young Adult/Devotional) WARRIOR'S HEART
Laura V. Hilton 05/2006 A former soldier tries to adjust to her new home and new life. She once fought for her country and now, facing the flood of the century, as well as a flood of emotions, she fights for her faith and her life. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) WATCHING THE TREE LIMBS
Barbara Warren 06/2006 Nine-year-old Mara loves playing Nancy Drew with her best friend Camilla, but there are mysteries that Mara is afraid to share, including the mystery of her parents' identities. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) THE WAY OF WOMEN
Vickie McDonough 05/2004
After a local mountain becomes a deadly and imminent threat, three strikingly different women become linked in a desperate mission. Children's author Katherine Sommers is searching for her depressed husband, David, and their son Brian, camping together on Mt. St. Helens' tumultuous north slope. Mellie Sedor seeks her husband, Daniel, who has taken a logging job to pay for their daughter's chemotherapy. Fashion photographer Jen Stockton joins Cowlitz County Sheriff Frank McKenzie, himself the victim of a brutal loss, in his quest to evacuate the awakening volcano. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Women/Fiction) THE WAY WE ARE Eileen Key 09/2004 Adam and Eve, Jacob and Esau, Samson and Delilah, Peter and Paul and many other characters in the Bible – what would they say to us if they were living today? How might they explain their actions, reveal their motives, the desires or concerns or fears at work in their hearts? In this book they do speak, in words based on the Biblical records and the spiritual imagination of the author. In speaking they reveal their natures, their thoughts, the things they learned or failed to learn, the spiritual principles behind their actions. This is important for us to know because what they were then, we are now. They are mirrors in which we can see ourselves. By looking at them, we can better understand what we are and why we do what we do and what God wants of us. How He works in the heart and how perilous it is to ignore or reject Him. How glorious to believe and obey Him. For all those who are deeply interested in human nature and God’s nature, this is a book to treasure and to look into again and again. (Biblical/Nonfiction) WEAVING A FUTURE Barbara Warren 12/2006 After a handsome stranger interrupts her secret morning ride, Sadie McEwan knows her heart is in trouble. The man seeks to buy several mares from her father's Spinning Wheel Farm and promises to return in a few months. Could he be interested in claiming more than horses? Harry Cooper longs to court Sadie McEwan. But when he returns to the Shenadoah Valley, he finds Sadie changed. She's reserved and hesitant, and Harry isn't allowed to speak with her father - about business or his daughter's hand. A stolen kiss leads to Sadie's request that he leave. Before he can honor her wish, Harry learns a startling and painful truth - the woman he loves has lied to him. Can Harry forgive Sadie for her deception? Or has the fragile fabric of romance been torn beyond repair? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) WEB OF LIES Vickie McDonough 04/2006 Karri Compton 03/2006 In the fourth and final book of the Hidden Faces series, Annie Kingston and a new ally--Chelsea Adams from Eyes of Elisha--are drawn into a terrifying battle against time, greed, and a deadly opponent. (Inspirational/Suspense)
WEDDED BLISS?
Vickie McDonough 12/2005 As four couples approach their 25th wedding anniversaries, it appears romance has been lost. Somewhere along the way these couples missed the lesson that they should pull together during adversity. Is there still time to learn "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'til death do us part?" (Contemporary/Inspirational/Romance)
WEDDING BELL BLUES
Laura Hilton 12/2007 Barbara Warren 10/2007 Alex Butler is a successful home decorator who hopes she has finally gotten her life together. But when Josh Turner, the man who ran away and broke her heart sixteen years ago, returns to Piper Cove to be the best man in her sister's wedding, Alex can't escape the butterflies in her stomach. But Alex has no time for distractions. Her family has enlisted her to make this the wedding of the century. To pull the event off, she pools the talents of her three best friends - Jan, who creates desserts to-die-for will help with the cake and catering, tomboy Ellen, who works at a landscaping business will handle the flowers and decorations, and Sue Ann, who can…well, Suzie Q can give Alex a much-needed reality check in the course of the wedding planning chaos. But fate won't be stopped in this small town as Alex and Josh keep running into each other at every turn. When sparks fly, Alex soon finds herself caught in a paralyzing battle of the heart between her old-fashioned Southern father, who fiercely resents Josh for breaking his little girl's heart, and her feelings for the one man she ever truly loved. As the wedding approaches, the Butler family faces a threat to their reputation that will shake this Chesapeake clan to their very core. In the midst of it all, can Alex and Josh resist the many forces that seem to be drawing them together? (Inspirational/Romance)
THE WEDDING CAPER
Kathy Carlton Willis 01/2007 Laura V. Hilton 01/2007 Barbara Warren 11/2006 When a $25,000 night deposit mysteriously disappears from the Clark County Savings and Loan, Annie Peterson, has reason to be concernedand to assume the role of amateur sleuth. Her husband's job at the bank makes him a potential suspect, but knowing him to be a godly man, she can't imagine it. Then again, there is that matter of the weddings to factor in. Twin daughters Brandi and Candy have just received proposals and two weddings are pending. Sure, Warren occasionally jokes about robbing the bank to pay for the ceremonies, but Annie knows him better than that. . .doesn't she? (Inspirational/Cozy/Mystery) WEDGEWOOD GREY
Laura V. Hilton 04/2007
When Mose Washington comes to the aid of a brutally attacked black woman in the racially turbulent '60s, Mose and a young charge are forced to flee for their lives. The FBI agent in charge of running Mose down is unprepared for the chase. Along with trying to find someone adept at hiding, the agent must accept that there is no black or white answer to what forces are at work here. Mose is forever tied to newlywed Missy Parker and her family in the unending evil assault that began when Missy was just a child. Now the saga continues, complicated by the FBI's involvement. With Missy busy helping Mose, can she keep fighting her own battles at home? Who will survive this next round of battles even if she does? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Spiritual Warfare)
WELCOME TO FRED
Ethan McDonald 11/2003
Mark Cloud has his doubts. He’s not sure he’ll ever feel at home in Fred, Texas. He’s not sure he can work up the nerve to declare his love to the girl of his dreams. He’s not sure he will survive another ride with Darnell Ray, Terror of the Back Roads. And he’s not really sure he buys the whole God thing. Which is an uncomfortable position for the son of a Baptist preacher. (Inspirational/Fiction)
WHAT A GIRL WANTS
Vickie McDonough 04/2004
Ashley Stockingdale, 28, has a respectable (read: boring) job in Silicon Valley as a patent attorney. Ultimately, Ashley finds that what a girl wants and what a girl needs aren't always the same thing. Join Ashley for the first of two lighthearted books about a single-girl's bumbling but lovable quest for meaning. (Inspirational/Chick-lit)
Laura V. Hilton 11/2005 Perhaps she was naïve. Perhaps she was too trusting. But after her husband’s betrayal, Jana McGuire is left with only one choice: to humbly seek refuge with a mother she barely knows. Jana longs to understand and connect with her mother. But Eleanor has firmly shut the door on the past, allowing admittance to no one. As the heartache of Jana’s situation heightens, her need for her mother compels her to seek out the truth of that past. But will Jana’s search bring back a pain that was better left alone? (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) WHAT THE HEART KNOWS
Vickie McDonough 01/2004 Kathleen Somers needed something to believe in again. Rocked by her husband's death and her once-loving son's transformation, she'd drifted away from God. It wasn't until she met handsome Dr. Jared Matthews that she felt the first glimmer of hope. And something else… (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE?
Laura V. Hilton 07/2006 One of the top struggles listed by twentysomethings is the fight to find a purpose and a calling. They find themselves studying a major or working in a job they do not really enjoy, and soon self-doubt surrounds, bombarding them with questions such as, "What am I doing? Shouldn't I have this figured out by now?" and "Am I the only one who doesn't get it?" Written by acclaimed "Twentysomething" author Margaret Feinberg, this book takes readers on a soul-searching journey that gets to the heart of their passions, talents, abilities, and life goals. (Christian Living/Self-help) WHEN CRICKETS CRY Laura V. Hilton 07/2006 It begins on the shaded town square in a sleepy Southern town. A spirited seven-year-old has a brisk business at her lemonade stand. Her latest customer, a bearded stranger, drains his cup and heads for his car, his mind on a boat he’s restoring at a nearby lake. But the little girl’s pretty yellow dress can’t quite hide the ugly scar on her chest. The stranger understands more about it than he wants to admit. And the beat-up bread truck careening around the corner with its radio blaring is about to change the trajectory of both their lives. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) Eileen Key 07/2004 The host of the daily radio show "Janet Parshall's America"–a voice of reason and authority on Christian values in modern times–and her daughter answer common questions about life in today's culture for this enlightening guide to living a Christian life in an often complicated world. (Inspirational/Women/Nonfiction)
WHEN THE HEART CRIES
Laura V. Hilton 04/2007 Barbara Warren 11/2006 Hannah Lapp was born and raised in an Old Order Amish home, without electricity, a telephone, or the right to follow her heart. Without her parents' knowledge, she's been in love with Mennonite Paul Waddell for years. When he asks her to marry him, she accepts, even though to do so will cause her family to avoid her for the rest of her life. Before Hannah and Paul reveal their relationship, tragedy strikes. In one unwelcome encounter, all that Hannah has known and believed is destroyed and she faces losing everything: her family, her fiancé, and even her faith in God. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) WHEN THE LION ROARS
Laura V. Hilton 02/2006 Vickie McDonough 07/2005 Vennessa Ng 04/2005 A female American doctor and an Arab-Christian officer of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army must work together to find and liberate a young American girl who's been abducted in slavery by Northern Sudanese. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Suspense) WHEN THE MORNING COMES
Laura V. Hilton 01/2008 Her relationship with fiancé Paul Waddell in tatters, Hannah Lapp has fled her secluded Old Order Amish community in hopes of finding a new home in Ohio with her shunned aunt. Hampered by limited education and hiding her true identity, Hannah struggles to navigate the confusing world of the Englischers. Back in Owl’s Perch, Pennsylvania, Paul is wracked with regret over his treatment of Hannah. Fearing for her safety, he tries to convince Hannah’s remaining allies–brother Luke, best friend Mary, and loyal Matthew Esh–to help search for his love. Hannah’s father, however, remains steadfastly convinced of her sinful behavior. His blindness to his family’s pain extends to her sister, Sarah, who shows signs of increasing instability. Convinced her former life is irreparably destroyed, Hannah finds purpose and solace in life with her aunt and in a growing friendship with Englischer Martin Palmer. Will the countless opportunities in her new life persuade Hannah that her place is amongst the Englischers — or will she give in to her heart’s call to return home and face her past? (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) WHENCE CAME A PRINCE Beth Goddard 01/2005 Vickie McDonough 01/2005 From the bestselling author of "Thorn in My Heart" comes her latest novel of 18th-century Scotland. Jamie McKie's long-awaited return to his ancestral home turns into a harrowing journey that will test the depth of his courage and the tenacity of his vow to honor the Almighty no matter the cost. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) WHERE HEAVEN BEGINS Laura V. Hilton 04/2004 With rough miners stampeding to the Klondike's golden hills as her shipmates, Elizabeth Breckenridge sets sail for Alaska to find her brother in Dawson. But when Elizabeth falls overboard midjourney, she is rescued by a man very unlike her minister brother — Clint Brady, a cynical bounty hunter who notoriously shoots to kill. Together, this unlikely couple struggle for survival in the wilderness as they make their way north amid the awesome beauty of the Alaskan frontier. Dawson, peopled by "heathens," holds further surprises for Elizabeth. Perhaps most astonishing, Clint proposes marriage. Elizabeth returns his love but fears that his inability to let go of the past could cost them their future. Unless she can make Clint see that heaven is no abstraction in the sky, but something they can experience together. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction) WHERE WILLOWS GROW
Barbara Warren 06/2007 Her heart aches for his return... but is the distance between them measured by more than miles? Anna Mae isn't sure her husband is being completely honest about his job with the Works Progress Administration. They're building a castle? In Kansas? Harley promised he'd be at the worksite only long enough to earn enough cash to keep their farm. But the money hasn't arrived, and Anna Mae fears Harley may be gone for good. Harley Phipps has never been a man in need of luxuries, but he wants to do right by his wife and two little girls. He was about to lose all he'd worked for if he didn't do something—there was no way he could pass up the government job, even if it meant leaving his family for a while. Anna Mae was awful mad when he sold the mules, packed his bag, and headed out. If only she'd send him a short note to let him know she and the girls are all right. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction) WHILE MORTALS SLEEP
Lynette Sowell 11/2001
Josef Schumacher, a pastor in Berlin, witnesses the increasing influence of the Nazi youth movement on the young people of his church. Fearful of the sway of prevailing rhetoric and misguided patriotism, Josef risks everything to counteract the lies of a Fascist government and the charismatic power of the Führer. When Nazi doctrine manifests itself within his own congregation, Josef can no longer remain silent. (Inspirational/International/Historical)
WHITE
Beth Goddard 02/2005 Vennessa Ng 12/2004
Some say that the world hangs in the balance of every choice we make. Now, the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance of one man's choices... an unlikely hero who may not survive the next 24 hours. Thomas Hunter struggles to stave off a war and a virus that are simultaneously ravaging two world's populations. Meanwhile, he must also contend with the ramifications of an incredible love story that unfolds—consequences that are far more crushing than anyone could ever imagine. This final installment brings the groundbreaking series to a close in a completely unexpected manner, filled with final plot twists that will richly reward those who have taken this epic journey. (Inspirational /Sci-Fi/Suspense)
THE WHITNEY CHRONICLES
Barbara Warren 11/2006 Deciding to be more proactive about meeting Mr. Right, 30-year-old Whitney Blake starts a journal with her goals: lose weight, pray more, obsess less. It must be working, for suddenly there is more than one man in her life. But are any of them marriage material? (Inspirational/Chicklit) WHO'S WHO AND WHERE'S WHERE IN THE BIBLE
Linda Mae Baldwin 11/2001
This illustrated, easy-reading, A-Z dictionary, written in magazine style, is loaded with fresh and surprising insights about the most important people and places in the Bible--500 in all. (Biblical Studies/Reference/General)
WHY CHRISTIAN KIDS REBEL
Laura V. Hilton 05/2005 Many parents have "done it all" when it comes to the checklist of good Christian parenting, only to see their son or daughter step away from their belief system and embrace other lifestyle choices. Dr. Kimmel helps to increase the chances that your children will develop a vibrant faith early in life and stick with it on into adulthood. It will also provide help and hope for those already dealing with a rebellious teen and teach them how to lead the child back into a walk of faith. (Christian Living/Parenting)
WHY MIKE'S NOT A CHRISTIAN
Barbara Warren 02/2007 Can most believers give a rational explanation for their faith? Have most skeptics ever heard convincing answers to their arguments? Author Ben Young creates an intriguing and insightful dialogue between a skeptic, Mike, and a Christian friend working through Mike’s questions with thoughtful, biblical answers. Along the way, readers will discover responses to the most common reasons people say they are not a Christian. Open–minded skeptics looking for answers or Christians looking for a way to articulate their beliefs more effectively will want this on hand. (Christian Living/Apologestics)
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Barbara Warren 12/2006 When her ultra-ministry-minded brother confesses to murder, lawyer Rachael Flynn begs him to let her represent him. As she works on the case, she begins to suspect he knows who the real killer is but is unable to get him to cooperate with her. What is he hiding? (Inspirational/Suspense) A WIFE FOR BEN
Janie Orman 01/2003
Jogging down the back road in Pride, Louisiana, Ben is stunned when he realizes his neighbor's house is on fire. Rushing in he rescues the woman, only to realize a child is in there as well. Barely escaping with the child and his life intact, Ben becomes Stephanie's hero. Stephanie, however doesn't trust men. Her husband up and left her when their daughter was three. Her daughter is now five and she will do anything to protect them from ending back up in that situation. (Inspirational/Romance)
WILD ROSE
Laura V. Hilton 01/2008 An outcast all her life, Geneva Patterson endures the cruel taunts of the townspeople. Once a respected sea captain, Caleb Phelps moves to Geneva's small Maine town after he is accused of a shameful crime. Through God's grace, Geneva and Caleb try to find redemption and love. (Inspirational/HIstorical/Romance) A WILL OF HER OWN
Vickie McDonough 07/2003
April Wilde has vowed never to give her heart away to another man. Not after her father abandoned her at the age of twelve, leaving her to raise two younger sisters on the harsh Colorado plains. But now May and June are grown and happily preparing to leave home, and April sees a bright future on the farm she loves so much—alone. (Inspirational/Historical Romance)
THE WIND HARP
Barbara Warren 10/2006 Hoff's unforgettable characters from A Distant Music reunite for an even more gripping, dramatic episode. Maggie has no intention of staying in the coal town of her childhood; her life is in Chicago now. Then she discovers that a hero of her childhood seems destined to become the love of her life. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction) WINDIGO TWILIGHT
Laura V. Hilton 09/2005
Determined to solve her parents' murders at Windigo Manor, Rebecca Baxter applies there as a research assistant to novelist Max Duncan. She soon finds herself the target of several attacks--and discovers Max's strong faith and loving way is just what she needs to survive. (Inspirational/Suspense/Romance)
THE WINDS OF SONOMA
Laura V. Hilton 02/2005 Angelica Amante at twenty-four must make a career-ending moral decision when the high profile, New York law firm she works for demands that she use her brilliant legal talent to protect the wealthy by exploiting the poorest of the poor. Blackballed in New York, she returns to her parents' California wine country estate, Regalo Grande determined to start over. There she meets Antonio, an illiterate stable hand who cleans the stalls of her father's Arabian horses. He has an inner strength, integrity, and peace that she longs for in this time of turmoil. And soon she is drawn to him in a way she cannot deny. Angelica finds herself fighting her mother’s prejudice and her father’s insistence that she pursue the lifestyle she was groomed for. With her mother seriously ill and her father on the edge of financial ruin, must she betray her family to be true to herself? Will she be drawn to her destiny by the whispering winds of Sonoma? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) WINDSWEPT WEDDINGS
Laura V. Hilton 12/2006 Vickie McDonough 08/2006 Barbara Warren 08/2006 In these four engaging romances, wedding bells are ringing, but there are storms on the horizon that may keep everyone from reaching the church. Facing snowstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and wildfires, will these brides find their grooms in the midst of raging storms? (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) WINGS OF MORNING
Laura V. Hilton 11/2006 Heiress Regan MacLaren is a bride of only one day when her husband is murdered, and she loses her memory. Iain Campbell is waiting for the love he knows God will bring him—but a woman near death and without a memory isn't what he expected. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) WINNING POINTS WITH THE WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE ONE TOUCHDOWN AT A TIME
Laura V. Hilton 12/2006 Written for the man who wants to be the quarterback in his love life, Winning Points uses football terminology in providing "game rules" as a guide for finding, dating, and securing a committed relationship. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Relationship) WINTER BIRDS
Laura V. Hilton 02/2007 Through their simple gifts and kindness, Patrick and his wife Rachel present a beautiful portrait of the transforming power of love. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction)
WINTER PEARL
Barbara Warren 04/2005 Laura V. Hilton 11/2005 Eileen Key 11/2004
In 1888, Colorado was a dangerous place for a girl on the run. But Honor McCall had to take her chances to escape from her cruel, drunken uncle and start a new life. She never imagined that she'd be rescued by a handsome young minister, or find a place to call home in his church. It was more than she deserved, more than she could ever repay. So how could she stay on—accepting charity while living a lie, hiding the truth about the danger that stalked her, hiding the love in her heart for a man who might never return her feelings? She had to leave, the sooner the better, but she just couldn't seem to go—and then Christmas brought a special miracle. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)
WIRED
Eileen Key 03/2004
The story of one family's struggle for survival in an apocalyptic world where one choice will determine their future. Six months have passed since the strange disappearance of multitudes of people. No one is sure what happened, but society is in turmoil and filled with fear. Graham Peck and his family are struggling to make sense of this new world, a task made even more difficult after a family tragedy. To find comfort they turn to the Church...and find all the buildings empty. What they do find is a radical group called "The New Believers" who welcome Graham and his family into their midst. The eye chronicles the struggles of the Peck family to survive in a world that has become a police state with constant electronic surveillance. (Inspirational/Futuristic/Tribulation)
WISDOM'S PRIZE
Vickie McDonough 09/2005
Meredith Wilde is as fiery as the color of her hair The school teacher for the town of Ruley, Colorado, Red is also passionate about teaching her students. When newcomer Michael Wisdom refuses to allow his daughter to attend class, Red sees red and determines to change his mind. Michael Wisdom has already lost a wife and son. He isn’t about to risk losing his daughter or allow some overbearing – albeit pretty - school marm to tell him how to raise her. A carpenter by trade, he’s come to the west to forget the tragedy of his past. But when he begins to see Caroline respond to Red’s attention, begins to see in Red what he never saw in his deceased wife, Michael begins to wonder. Could there be a future for him? One without pain and sorrow? Or will tragedy follow him again – and those that he loves? (Inspriational/Historical/Romance)
WISH I'D KNOWN YOU TEARS AGO
Anne McDonald 09/2006 Vickie McDonough 04/2006 In this closing book of the Horse Dreams trilogy, soul-searching Indiana schoolteacher Develyn Worrell has finally found her groove--that is, until her daughter pays a visit; an eclectic friend plans to marry; a suspicious stranger enters the picture, and a dear mentor suffers a heart attack. (Inspriational/Contemporary/Fiction) WISHING ON DANDELIONS
Laura V. Hilton 02/2007 Kathy Carlton Willis 01/2007 Barbara Warren 12/2007 At seventeen, Maranatha admittedly has some trust issues—her mother abandoned her, a neighbor boy abused her for years, her best friend has left for college and God, ever since He spoke to her underneath the pecan tree three years ago, has remained elusive. (Inspriational/Fiction)
Vickie McDonough 12/2001
Soul-weary Josie Marshall returned home after seven years to recover and reflect. But what she found was Michael Rawlins on her doorstep, asking her for her hand in marriage. A long time ago, Josie had pledged to marry Michael...then left him when life took her down a different path. Now he needed her help to gain custody of his cousin's little girl. But seeing Michael again stirred emotions Josie thought long dead. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)
WITH CHRISTMAS IN HIS HEART
Barbara Warren 12/2006 Laura V. Hilton 11/2006 Busy executive Christine Powers falls for Will Lambert, her grandmother's enigmatic boarder who has a steadfast faith in the season of joy and wonder. An ultimatum to return to work or lose her job forces Christine to decide between her heart and her career. (Inspirational/Romance) THE WITNESS
Laura V. Hilton 12/2006 Police Chief Luke Granger's witness to a murder, Amy Griffin, has been on the run for years. Her family thinks she was murdered eight years ago, but Amy chose to accept a life in the shadows in order to protect her sisters' lives. Now unveiled secrets about their father have thrust the sisters into the public spotlight. The man who wants Amy dead now sees her sisters as the way to locate her. Luke and two of his homicide detectives are determined to stand in the way. They are each falling in love with a different sister, and it's become a personal mission to keep them safe. But chances are that at least one of them will fail, and facing the future will take a faith deeper than any of them currently knows. (Inspirational/Suspense) WITHOUT A TRACE
Vickie McDonough 01/2004 Linda Mae Baldwin 08/2003
A plane crash claimed the lives of her husband and son, but Bree Nichols and Samson, her search and rescue dog, won't rest until they've recovered the lost bodies-or combed every inch of the wilderness trying. Meanwhile, the quiet town of Rock Harbor is disturbed by a violent crime. Bree soon discovers a personal stake in the solving of the murder, and in the course of her investigation, discovers links to her husband's plane crash. Could solving the crime bring her peace with her own loss? Or, more incredibly, reunite her family? (Inspirational/Detective/Mystery)
WITH THIS RING, I'M CONFUSED
Laura V. Hilton 02/2005
Ashley Stockingdale has imagined her wedding day since she was a little girl-but that fairy tale is rapidly turning into a southern gothic tale, complete with overbearing future in-laws from "old South" Atlanta, a groom who's too busy for details, and her own dysfunctional family. Throw in Ashley's high-pressure job that takes her out of town-and out of the loop-far too often, and suddenly a quick Las Vegas wedding is starting to look really good. Can Ashley pull off her dream wedding (preferably without having a nervous breakdown?) Or is she destined to wear Scarlett O'Hara ruffles and leave the church under a tunnel of Confederate swords? This comedy of manners and culture-the third in the Ashley Stockingdale series-promises to leave fans of chick lit laughing out loud. (Inspirational/Chick Lit)
A WOMAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART
Barbara Warren 12/2006 With warmth and grace, George shares scriptural insights on how women can pursue God's priorities, letting God fulfill His greatest desire for them and transform them. (Inspirational/Women/Nonfiction) A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO FAMILY FINANCES
Laura V. Hilton 05/2004
Financial planning and budgeting basics mixed with Ellie Kay's entertaining style make A Woman's Guide to Family Finances "practical as well as entertaining. Readers learn how to control their spending and save money as well as plan for the future, including their kid's education and other family needs. Topics include saving money on a mortgage, getting out of debt, and saving on essentials in order to give to those in need. An easy-to-use book that families will rely on for encouragement as well as advice. (Christian Living/Finances)
WOMEN, TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR MONEY
Laura V. Hilton 03/2007
Create, Consider, Invest It's a financial wake-up call. God is the One calling you - and He's calling collect. The good thing is, He provides the ideal model for you to follow on your way to reaping monetary rewards and gaining even more of your greatest asset on this earth: time. Carolyn Castleberry leads women through the process of creating, considering, and investing. Creating involves planning for your new life - you'll learn to take responsibility and identify a mission statement. Considering means you'll evaluate your investment options and trust the Holy Spirit. By the time you're ready to invest, you'll create a realistic budget, understand the credit game, and create an action plan for conquering debt. This book is your ticket to a new life grounded in financial freedom! (Christian Living/Finances)
WORLDS COLLIDE
Laura V. Hilton 11/2005 When a celebrity biographer digs into the lives of the couple who made headlines as the Hollywood heartthrob who married the girl-next-door, she discovers that there's more to them than anyone could guess. (Inspirational/Fiction)
WOUNDED HEALER
Laura V. Hilton 04/2006 Dell Smith Klein 08/2005 Forged in the crucible of Operation Desert Storm, the friendship of soldiers Erin Grayson and Christina McIntyre seemed indestructible---until an ugly secret surfaced from Christina's past. Four years later, she teeters on the brink of self-destruction and Erin rushes to her side. Can Erin's faith save Christina from the fear that threatens her? (Inspirational/Fiction) WRAPPED IN RAIN
Laura V. Hilton 05/2005 This tough and tender novel is about weathering adversity and recognizing the many faces of love, regardless of who, how, where, or why. Love is a risk--but Martin shows that it is far more dangerous to live without it. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction)
Vickie McDonough 08/2002
Book 1 of the Daughters of Fortune series. Cameron Hayes' determination to distance herself from her famous father and establish herself as a journalist finds her back in her beloved Russia, now threatened by Hitler's greed. In Moscow she meets Dr. Alex Rostov, a once-prominent U.S. surgeon who has been forced to return to his Russian homeland. Anger over the politics of war brings Alex and Cameron together, but will tragedy ultimately drive them apart? Cameron's sisters, Blair and Jackie, have each set out on paths certain to dismantle a family already fragmented by turmoil, within and without. Long-held secrets shimmer just beneath the surface of a family united only in name...will the trauma of war be the catalyst for peace? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)
WYOMING HOOFBEATS
Laura V. Hilton 04/2007 Sioux Indians captured Rachel Haynes two years ago, then traded her to the peaceful Arapaho tribe. Rachel hasn't seen another white person for ages, so when the Barkleys show up to trade, she longs to rejoin her people. But will the young warrior to whom she has been promised see reason in giving her to the white man? Matthew Barkley knows the Lord has something planned for his future. After meeting Rachel he begins to wonder if the Lord wants him to settle down. Will being robbed and attacked cause his devotion to waver? Will Rachel see that she belongs with the Barkley family? Can Rachel and Matthew trust the Lord to preserve their love through the trails that lie ahead? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) |