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  • Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Mark of the Lion Collection by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 39 ratings
    This classic series has inspired nearly two million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the latest edition of this beloved series. Books in this latest edition include a foreword from the publisher, a preface from Francine Rivers, and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use...
  • A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers

    A Lineage of Grace by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 33 ratings
    In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary. Each was faced with extraordinary—even scandalous—challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World...
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  • Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Two young women in a land shattered by war test the limits of their strength Lovely Julia Hoffman has always enjoyed the carefree life of her well-to-do Philadelphia family. But when she fails to attract the attention of Nathaniel Greene, a fierce abolitionist, she shocks her family by becoming a Union nurse...
  • Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger

    Sisters of the Southern Cross by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Queensland, Australia 1936Sister Claire McAuliffe has been called from Dungarvan, County Waterford, to do God’s work in Jumaaroo, Queensland. Along with four other sisters she is charged with setting up a Catholic school for the education of the gold rush families. But life between the tropical Australian rainforest and azure ocean is far from the spectacular paradise it seems...
  • Coming Home to the Four Streets by Nadine Dorries

    Coming Home to the Four Streets by Nadine Dorries

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Trouble is coming to the four streets, especially for its redoubtable women, who've struggled through a bitter winter to put food on the table. The Dock Queen Carnival is only weeks away, but there's no money for the usual celebrations. No sign of a tramp ship with illicit cargo to be quietly siphoned off by the dockers...
  • Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee

    Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Forever within the memories of my heart.Always remember, you are perfectly loved.Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943...
  • The Harp and the Rose: The Queenstown Series - Book 3 by Jean Grainger

    The Harp and the Rose: The Queenstown Series - Book 3 by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Queenstown, County Cork. 1920For twenty-year-old Harp Devereaux, life should be idyllic. At university, she feels for the first time in her life that she belongs, her mother Rose is running the Cliff House as a successful business, and her childhood sweetheart JohnJoe is by her side, but the storm clouds of war grow ever darker...
    Categorized as:
    christian  historical  audiobook
  • Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Just Once: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” ( Woman’s World ) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers.In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take much notice of the war raging overseas...
  • Miriam by Mesu Andrews

    Miriam by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Hebrews call me prophetess, the Egyptians a seer.But I am neither. I am simply a watcher of Israel and the messenger of El Shaddai.When He speaks to me in dreams, I interpret. When He whispers a melody, I sing.At eighty-six, Miriam had devoted her entire life to loving El Shaddai and serving His people as both midwife and messenger...
  • The Trouble With Secrets: The Kilteegan Bridge Story by Jean Grainger

    The Trouble With Secrets: The Kilteegan Bridge Story by Jean Grainger

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Kilteegan Bridge, County Cork 1958For eighteen year old Lena Mullery, life is predictable and dull. A future of hard work, marriage to a local boy, and a family of her own one day is all she has to look forward to. People from her background know not expect too much, but Lena yearns for something different.Malachy Berger was different, for him, the world is at his feet...
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    christian  historical  suspense  audiobook
  • Her Daughter's Dream by Francine Rivers

    Her Daughter's Dream by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    In the dramatic conclusion to the New York Times best seller Her Mother's Hope , Francine Rivers delivers a rich and deeply moving story about the silent sorrows that can tear a family apart and the grace and forgiveness that can heal even the deepest wounds. Growing up isn't easy for little Carolyn Arundel...
  • Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin

    Candle in the Darkness by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The daughter of a wealthy slave-holding family from Richmond, Virginia, Caroline Fletcher is raised in a culture that believes slavery is God-ordained and biblically acceptable. But upon awakening to the cruelty and injustice it encompasses, Caroline's eyes are opened for the first time to the men and women who have cared tirelessly for her...
  • The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

    The Damascus Way by Davis Bunn, Janette Oke

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class citizens. But when they are introduced to followers of the Way, they become part of that community of believers...
  • A Light to My Path by Lynn Austin

    A Light to My Path by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Lynn Austin takes readers on a dramatic journey through the Civil War years in her award-winning Refiner's Fire series. Told in three unique perspectives--Southern, Northern, and slave--each book offers a riveting and eloquent exploration of a nation and its people grappling with racism and injustice...
  • The Shepherd's Wife : by Angela Elwell Hunt

    The Shepherd's Wife : by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Yeshua of Nazareth has two Damaris, married to a wealthy merchant's son, and Pheodora, married to a simple shepherd from Bethlehem...
  • God Still Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe

    God Still Don't Like Ugly by Mary Monroe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's heart-stopping tale about a woman who's suffered too much to give up on herself, even if everyone else has. . . Growing up, Annette Goode thought all men were as low-down as the father who abandoned her, including the boarder who abused her for years and the men she slept with to earn the money she needed to run away from her life...
  • The Revelation by Beverly Lewis

    The Revelation by Beverly Lewis

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    ABRAM'S DAUGHTERS introduces readers to an Old Order family, a close-knit community and a devout people whose way of life and faith in God is as timeless as their signature horse and buggy. Set against the backdrop of post-World War II, this compelling saga spans three generations of a Lancaster County Amish family...
  • The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    The Asylum Daughter by Rosie Darling

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Born in the dark horrors of the Victorian Bedlam, Beth Thursday was a no-one. An inconsequential inconvenience.After eight years of dreaming of an unknown mother rescuing her from the workhouse, Beth is unexpectedly liberated to become an apprentice in Mr Whitaker's tailor's shop...
  • The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

    The Pharaoh's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    “Fear is the most fertile ground for faith.”   “You will be called Anippe, daughter of the Nile. Do you like it?” Without waiting for a reply, she pulls me into her squishy, round tummy for a hug. I’m trying not to cry. Pharaoh’s daughters don’t cry.When we make our way down the tiled hall, I try to stop at ummi Kiya’s chamber. I know her spirit has flown yet I long for one more moment...
  • Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers

    Her Mother's Hope by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 38 ratings
    2011 Retailers Choice Award winner! The first in an epic two-book saga by beloved author Francine Rivers, this sweeping story explores the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters over several generations. Near the turn of the 20th century, fiery Marta leaves Switzerland determined to find life on her own terms...
  • Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s just trying to start a new life for herself. If only it wasn’t so hard… It’s not as though there are a lot of options for a woman with barely two pennies to rub together.At least not in 1884.Or in the small town where she’s settled.Or anywhere else.It’s even harder when her past keeps coming back to haunt her. Aileen has tried putting it behind her. Truly she has...
  • A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin

    A Woman's Place by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well.... Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can't fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws' rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man's world...
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    christian  historical  war  racism  length-long  audiobook
  • Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Within These Walls of Sorrow: A Novel of World War II Poland by Amanda Barratt

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    "As superbly written as it is haunting in its truth." --Kate Breslin, best-selling author of For Such a TimeZosia Lewandowska knows the brutal realities of war all too well. Within weeks of Germany's invasion of her Polish homeland, she lost the man she loves...
  • Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jonah finds out shocking details ab out his past, and the secrets behind Ocean Essence are finally revealed in the exciting conclusion to the Lantern Beach Exposure...
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    christian  historical  mystery  audiobook
  • These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    For years, Mitford's sixtysomething rector has been happily married to his parish. Now he's also married to Cynthia, his vivacious next-door neighbor. For Father Tim, life in Mitford has never been so full of surprises. His wife is "aging" his already ancient kitchen walls, not to mention burning his draperies. The mountain boy he's learned to love as his own makes a heartrending decision...
  • Journey To Joy: by Ginny Dye

    Journey To Joy: by Ginny Dye

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    #18 in The Bregdan Chronicles by Best-Selling Author, Ginny DyeReview:  Best Historical Fiction series I have ever read!  Keep them coming! ~ DottiAs the country continues to change and shift, everyone finds themselves on a Journey to Joy.America continues the struggle to become a country for everyone…The discovery of a thief leads Anthony and Carrie down a road they never envisioned...
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    christian  historical  audiobook
  • Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

    Rocky Mountain Promise by Misty M. Beller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 6 ratings
    Lorelei Collins possesses a soft heart for any animal in need, so when she finds a buffalo calf bawling beside its mother's lifeless body, she can't help but bring it home to raise on the ranch she and her sisters are building in the Rocky Mountain wilderness...
  • Awakening by JoAnn Durgin

    Awakening by JoAnn Durgin

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A God-fearing man. A God-seeking woman. For Sam Lewis and Lexa Clarke, it proves a combustible combination. Lexa Clarke signs up for a TeamWork Missions summer assignment expecting adventure in a far-off, exotic country. Instead, she's sent to sweltering San Antonio to help rebuild homes destroyed by sudden flooding...
  • A Match for Bernadette by Parker J. Cole

    A Match for Bernadette by Parker J. Cole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Obeying the final wishes of her dying mother, Bernadette Hicks travels to Denver, Colorado to become a mail-order bride. Plagued by grief for the only man she will ever love, she doubts marriage is the right path for her...
  • Clueless Cowboy by Mary Connealy

    Clueless Cowboy by Mary Connealy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Jake can’t live this way any longer.   Burned out, exhausted, and disillusioned, Jake Hanson hits the road. He empties his bank accounts and cuts all ties with everyone he knows. Searching for meaning, he buys a deserted Victorian mansion ten miles from civilization in South Dakota and determines to live off the land...
  • A Stitch in Time: Basket Stitch/Double Cross/Spider Web Rose/Double Running by Victoria Bateman, Cathy Marie Hake

    A Stitch in Time: Basket Stitch/Double Cross/Spider Web Rose/Double Running by Victoria Bateman, Cathy Marie Hake

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this brand-new novella collection, lives are sewn together in love at the Stafford family ranch, settled deep in the treacherous western area called "No Man's Land...
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    christian  cowboys  historical  length-medium
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