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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...
  • Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Fire by Night by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 37 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...
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  • As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers

    As Sure as the Dawn by Francine Rivers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 50 ratings
    This classic series has inspired nearly 2 million readers. Both loyal fans and new readers will want the latest edition of this beloved series. This edition includes a foreword from the publisher, a preface from Francine Rivers and discussion questions suitable for personal and group use. #3 As Sure As the Dawn: Atretes. German warrior. Revered gladiator...
  • 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 Red Tent by Anita Diamant

    The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 130 ratings
    Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent...
  • The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Get ready for another passionate adventure from the Executioner Knights universe. It’s a battle for true love in this stunning and diverse Medieval epic set in Plantagenet England.Welcome to the world of THE BLACK DRAGON!Addax al-Kort was not born in England...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Temptress in Disguise by Adele Clee

    Temptress in Disguise by Adele Clee

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Aramis Chance has a reputation to uphold. When a man is dark, brooding and as dangerous as the devil, everyone must fear him. So, when Aramis is kidnapped by a demure young woman wielding a pistol, he’s certain it’s a prank. No one would dare risk his wrath, which is why he’s convinced his brothers have hired an actress to test his mettle.Miss Naomi Grant needs a man with brains and brawn...
  • 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...
    Categorized as:
    christian  war  historical  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...
  • Love Is for the Birds (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Deborah M. Hathaway

    Love Is for the Birds (Bachelors of Blackstone's) by Deborah M. Hathaway

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He's a professional. She's an amateur. There can be only one victor...Bird enthusiast Lark Fernside will stop at nothing to prove she has a place in the male-dominated, bird-observing community. When the chance comes to prove her worth by joining an excursion across England, she jumps at the chance—especially when she discovers that famed naturalist Henry Branok will be joining the trip, as well...
  • Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar

    Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Before Christ called her daughter . . . Before she stole healing by touching the hem of his garment . . . Elianna is a young girl crushed by guilt. After her only brother is killed while in her care, Elianna tries to earn forgiveness by working for her father’s textile trade and caring for her family...
  • Laurel's Dream by Pepper Basham

    Laurel's Dream by Pepper Basham

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Dreams 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"...
  • Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye

    Storm Clouds Rolling In by Virginia Gaffney, Ginny Dye

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the dark clouds of the Civil War swallow the country. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices...
  • Caesar by Colleen McCullough

    Caesar by Colleen McCullough

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    It's 54 BCE. Gaius Julius Caesar is sweeping thru Gaul, crushing the fierce, long-haired warrior-kings who stand in his way. His victories in the name of Rome are epic, but the leaders of the Republic are not pleased. They're terrified. Where will the boundless ambition of Rome's most brilliant soldier stop? He must be destroyed before he can overthrow the government & install himself as Dictator...
  • An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood

    An Autumn Courtship by Mary Kingswood

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Johnny Fletcher is exactly where he wants to be - a Fellow at Cambridge, with a lifetime of scholarly pursuits in front of him. He’s not allowed to marry, but he has no need for a wife when he has his books for company...
    Categorized as:
    christian  m-f  historical  regency  audiobook
  • Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship...
  • The Country Bride by Dilly Court

    The Country Bride by Dilly Court

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The third book in the dramatic new Village Secrets trilogy from the Sunday Times bestselling author. The time had come to leave Creek Manor. Their relationship was doomed from the start, he was the master of the house and she the servant…  Summer, Little Creek 1879For most of her life, Judy Begg has been a loyal servant at Creek Manor and to Jack Fox, its future lord...
  • A Spring Dance by Mary Kingswood

    A Spring Dance by Mary Kingswood

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Will Fletcher is the eldest son and heir to the family fortune, and although his father is reluctant to relinquish his roots in trade, Will is more than happy to become a gentleman...
  • Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Murder at the Wedding Chapel by Catherine Coles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tommy & Evelyn Christie have reluctantly agreed to host the wedding of Tommy's mother to Andrew Parsons, the Marquess of York, at their home Hessleham Hall.None of the happy couple's adult children support the marriage but when Andrew is found dead outside the wedding chapel on the morning of his wedding it seems one of them has taken their anger a step too far...
  • Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough

    Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    They were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. But there was one who towered above them all -- a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unequaled, whose love was legend and whose glory was Rome's...
    Categorized as:
    war  ancient times  historical  length-epic
  • Investigating the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Investigating the Duke by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A serious clergyman whose brothers die, leaving him an unexpected duke . . .A woman who is making her way as a Bow Street runner . . .An investigation that leads them to the truth—and each other . . .Jasper Lincoln is happy tending to his congregation when news arrives of his brother’s death in battle. Jasper’s father, ailing for several months, slips away, unable to bear the news...
  • The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough

    The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate, has withdrawn himself from his commander's circle in preparation for his own bid for power...
  • The Duke's Daring Bride by Caroline Lee

    The Duke's Daring Bride by Caroline Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    What is the price of her innocence?Miss Olivia Wilson is desperate, and desperate women do daring things. No, not the time she ventured into the East End alone after dark—and had to be rescued by a tall, dark mysterious stranger—but she’s willing to do just about anything to save her family’s newspaper...
  • A Winter Chase by Mary Kingswood

    A Winter Chase by Mary Kingswood

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A family in trade moving up in the world. A family of landed gentry stepping aside for them. And the sons and daughters caught in the middle.Julia Fletcher is the unimportant daughter of the Fletcher family, with neither beauty nor wit nor accomplishments, but always in a scrape. Somehow she never manages to get through the day without breaking or spilling or tearing something...
  • Lion of War: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque

    Lion of War: A Medieval Romance (Sons of de Lohr by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The heir to Lioncross Abbey Castle makes his presence known.Like all sons of de Lohr, Curtis de Lohr was born for war.As the firstborn son of the Earl of Hereford and Worcester, England’s greatest knight during the reign of Richard I, Curtis grew up knowing what was expected of him and he thrived through the pressure...
  • The Knight and the Dove by Lori Wick

    The Knight and the Dove by Lori Wick

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Eager to secure a permanent loyalty from this promising young knight, King Henry commands Bracken to marry into one of the crown's most loyal families. But Lord Vincent's oldest daughter, the beautiful yet deceitful Marigold, scorns the king's edict. She will never marry a lowly earl. Now Vincent must call his beloved Megan from the abbey and send her to Hawkings Crest to wed...
  • WolfeBite: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    WolfeBite: A Medieval Romance by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leonidas de Wolfe is the son of a diplomat… but every inch the grandson of William de Wolfe.Beware of the wolfe BITE in the ultimate enemies-to-lovers romantic tale!As the son of Edward de Wolfe, Henry III and Edward I’s greatest diplomat, Leonidas has been in the heart of England’s politics since the beginning of his career...
    Categorized as:
    ancient times  m-f  historical  medieval  audiobook
  • Embracing the Life by Rachael C. Duncan

    Embracing the Life by Rachael C. Duncan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get carried away by the captivating display of unwavering faith and strength in this compelling tale of the transformative power of God's love...
  • Herod's Steward by Katrina D. Hamel

    Herod's Steward by Katrina D. Hamel

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Powerful SlaveA Woman DiscipleA Soldier Searching for GodChuza finally has the family he longed for. Now he just wants to keep them safe. But he also swore to serve Herod Antipas, and his master’s rule is becoming erratic. Chuza must regain his influence in the court while supporting his wife in her new mission...
  • Jerusalem's Queen: A Novel of Salome Alexandra by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Jerusalem's Queen: A Novel of Salome Alexandra by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Born in the small village of Modein, a town made famous by the warrior Maccabees, Salome Alexandra knows better than to harbor grand dreams for her future. She pales in comparison to her beautiful older sister, and though she learns to read at an early age, girls are not valued for their intellectual ability...
  • The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar

    The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    In the heart of ancient Persia, the empire's Jewish citizens face an ominous edict that threatens their very existence. Roxannah, the daughter of a once-privileged but now impoverished Persian lord, is devastated by the news...
  • A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White

    A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    One little drop to soil her garment.One little drop to cleanse her soul.Abigail was born free, but when her parents die, she’s sold into slavery to the family of a Roman soldier in Jerusalem. Fortunately, the Visibullis family is kind, and as years pass, she’s proud to serve them. But Abigail’s beauty attracts unwanted attention when their son, Jason, returns from Rome...
  • Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews

    Love's Sacred Song (Treasure of His Love) by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Standing in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride...
  • Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke

    Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    All her life, Hannah Sterling longed for a close relationship with her estranged mother. Following Lieselotte’s death, Hannah determines to unlock the secrets of her mother’s mysterious past and is shocked to discover a grandfather living in Germany...
  • Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Egypt's Sister: A Novel of Cleopatra by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author's Newest Biblical-Era SeriesFive decades before the birth of Christ, Chava, daughter of the royal tutor, grows up with Urbi, a princess in Alexandria's royal palace. When Urbi becomes Queen Cleopatra, Chava vows to be a faithful friend no matter what--but after she and Cleopatra have an argument, she finds herself imprisoned and sold into slavery...
  • The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer

    The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer They called it the last convertible—the shining 1939 Packard that carried five Harvard friends through the bright promise of youth and into the heart of a changing America. From the carefree summer days before World War II to the uncertainty and loss that followed, The Last Convertible is a sweeping story of friendship, love, and the passage of time...
  • Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough

    Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest.His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum...
  • Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque

    Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    Whisky. Plenty of it. Keep it coming… That’s all that Alexander Blackwood, the notorious “Mad Duke” of London, desires. Determined to waste his life away, he manages to offend even his closest friends. But when he carelessly ruins Miss Emily Fitzwilliam while in a drunken stupor, he finds himself chained to the only woman in England who refuses to fear or fawn over him...
  • Dauntless by Tamara Leigh

    Dauntless by Tamara Leigh

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    THE D’ARGENTS. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A WOMAN…TOO.Medieval Normandy. Before William the Conqueror conquered, there was the family D’Argent. And a marriage alliance destined to give rise to England’s formidable Wulfriths.BEHOLD THE VICTORThe day Godfroi D’Argent defeats his brother in a contest of arms, he gains his family’s lands. And a less than desirable bride...
  • Before the King : by Heather Kaufman

    Before the King : by Heather Kaufman

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Heather Kaufman is a truly fresh voice in biblical fiction."--TESSA AFSHAR, bestselling authorJoanna's wealthy family aspires to Herod's inner circle, but when her father's esteemed position in the Sepphoris Sanhedrin is threatened, her family harbors a dark secret...
  • The Thief by Stephanie Landsem

    The Thief by Stephanie Landsem

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Nissa is a Jewish woman with a sharp tongue and no hope of marriage. Abandoned by the God she once loved, her only recourse is to depend upon Mouse, the best thief in Jerusalem, to keep her blind brother, Cedron, fed and the landlord satisfied...
  • Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar

    Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else...
  • The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart

    The Song of Sourwood Mountain by Ann H. Gabhart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    While the century began with such promise, it is 1910 when Mira Dean's hopes of being a wife and mother are dashed to pieces. Her fiancé dead from tuberculosis, Mira resigns herself to being a spinster schoolteacher--until Gordon Covington shows up. No longer the boy she knew from school, Gordon is now a preacher who is full of surprises...
  • A Groom for Agatha by Parker J. Cole

    A Groom for Agatha by Parker J. Cole

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A widow woman wanting to save her farm, an honorable man with the means to save it, the forbidden love that may save them both.Agatha Waters has embraced widowhood after she loses her husband of twenty years. She had a wonderful marriage and isn't greedy for more. When the pastor of Last Chance forces the women to send for new spouses, she does so reluctantly...
  • Behold the Man by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene

    Behold the Man by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Encounter the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth in this culmination of the Jerusalem Chronicles.How could Jesus—who preached righteousness before God, and love and mercy toward neighbors—be so hated and pursued? To the Temple officials, he was a threat to the livelihood and authority of the priesthood. To Herod Antipas, he was a threat to his ambition to be the King of the Jews...
  • The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham

    The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code.July, 1940Blitz-ridden London: Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid...
  • When Jesus Wept by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene

    When Jesus Wept by Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    'Page-turning . . . Set against the political and religious turmoil of the times, the Thoenes' story vividly reimagines the evolving friendship between Jesus and Lazarus.' ---Publishers WeeklyLAZARUS---the man Jesus raised from the dead in one of the most extraordinary encounters with The Living Savior in all of Scripture. But the life of Lazarus holds interest well beyond this miraculous event...
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