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  • 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...
  • 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...
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  • 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...
  • The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    The Women of Fishers Wharf by Tracy Baines

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Can you leave the past behind and embrace the future? - A brand new series from Tracy BainesGreat Grimsby, 1912Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future...
  • Secrets at Cedar Cabin by Colleen Coble

    Secrets at Cedar Cabin by Colleen Coble

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble delivers her signature blend of romance and suspense when Brenna Fleming flees to a cabin in Lavender Tides only to discover that everything she believed about herself has been a lie. Six months after her wedding, Bailey Fleming discovers she wasn't really married to Kyle Bearcroft...
  • Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock

    Covenant Child by Terri Blackstock

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Amanda’s heart broke as she watched them drive her beloved twins away. She resolved to hope . . . and to fight for them to her last breath. Kara and Lizzie are heiresses to one of the largest fortunes in the country...
  • Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham

    Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An Appalachian Girl Seeks a Place to Belong   Return to the mountains of 1910s Appalachia with beloved author Pepper Basham to discover Kizzie McAdams's story. Kizzie McAdams spent her childhood longing to see beyond the mountains of home, but when her job as a servant in a landowner’s house results in an unplanned pregnancy, her world tips into uncertainty and heartbreak...
  • A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    Caroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the faade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason...
  • The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

    The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Beloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her.Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly gossip column...
  • Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Long Way Home by Lynn Austin

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this portrait of war and its aftermath, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won't discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith.Peggy Serrano couldn't wait for her best friend to come home from the war...
  • Stay With Me by Liz Bradford, Sara Blackard

    Stay With Me by Liz Bradford, Sara Blackard

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Abandoned - Liz BradfordPolice officer Zara Grant is new to Hazel Hill, and despite her attempts to keep people at arms-length, she’s connected with the strong and steady, Officer Will Cooper. But how long will he stay around? Everyone else in her life leaves, why not him? Especially when her past creeps up on her in the form of a previous arrestee coming to town and making threats...
  • The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

    The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childhood, which launches her across the world to the heart of Berlin just before the wall comes tumbling down...
  • Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury

    Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Brad Cutler, twenty-eight, is a rising star at his New York ad agency, about to marry the girl of his dreams. Anyone would agree he has it all … a great career, a beautiful and loving fiancée, and a fairy tale life ahead of him—when memories of a high school girlfriend begin to torment him...
  • Thunder of Heaven: A Joshua Jordan Novel by Tim LaHaye

    Thunder of Heaven: A Joshua Jordan Novel by Tim LaHaye

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Economies have fallen, freedom has been suppressed, and peace is a distant memory. The world is falling apart. Joshua Jordan's protege Ethan March, along with Jimmy Louder and Rivka Reuban have been left behind in a world that is rapidly coming under the complete influence of the Antichrist...
  • Surrender the Night by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall

    Surrender the Night by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Step into a breathtaking novel of adventure and romance set amid the War of 1812. During an assault by an enemy sailor, timid farm girl Rose McGuire is saved by the least likely of heroes—a British Naval Lieutenant. Now that he’s wounded, she’ll have to heal as well as hide him. Alex Reed is being aided and abetted by his enemy—albeit an innocent and attractive one...
  • 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...
  • A Family for Gracie by Amy Lillard

    A Family for Gracie by Amy Lillard

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For the Amish of Pontotoc, Mississippi, faith and family are everything—even when they pose the greatest challenge . . .   Gracie Glick is known for being the helpful one, always available for a relative in need. But now that she’s longing for a home and family of her own, it’s time to help herself. With few eligible men in Pontotoc, Gracie’s choices, and her time, are limited...
  • Codes of Courage by A.L. Sowards

    Codes of Courage by A.L. Sowards

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In a battle of torpedoes, depth charges, and secret codes, nothing is as vulnerable as the human heart. 1940: Austrian refugee Karl Lang has lost everything―his country, his home, and his family. All that is left to him is a burning ambition to see the Nazis defeated...
  • The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar

    The Queen's Cook by Tessa Afshar

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 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...
  • The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

    The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childhood, which launches her across the world to the heart of Berlin just before the wall comes tumbling down...
  • The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep

    The Noble Guardian by Michelle Griep

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A Cross-Country Trip through Regency England Brings Intrigue, Rogues, and High Adventure  The must-read conclusion to Michelle Griep’s Bow Street Runners Trilogy: Life couldn’t be better for Abigail Gilbert—but it’s been a long time in coming. Having lived with a family who hated her, it’s finally her time for love...
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    christian  suspense  historical  humor  regency
  • The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep

    The Captured Bride by Michelle Griep

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mercy Lytton, a scout with keen eyesight raised among the Mohawks, and Elias Dubois, a condemned traitor working both sides of the conflict, must join together to get a shipment of gold safely into British hands. A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family trees...
    Categorized as:
    christian  suspense  historical  length-long
  • The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    The Starlet Spy by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Hollywood Star Turns Spy In 1943, Movie producer Henrik Zoltan approaches Amelie Blake under the guise of offering the Hollywood star a leading part in his upcoming film, but he has a more meaningful role in mind. Amelie’s homeland of Sweden declared neutrality in the war, but Stockholm has become the ‘Casablanca of the North...
  • The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen

    The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    When their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers convinces her sisters to open their seaside home to guests to provide for their ailing mother. Emily and Georgiana agree, but Viola, who wears a veil to cover a scar, detests the idea. Determined to stay together, the sisters begin the new venture...
  • Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch

    Millstone of Doubt by Erica Vetsch

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Regency London's detective duo is back on a new case--and this one is going to be a killerCaught in the explosion of the Hammersmith Mill in London, Bow Street Runner Daniel Swann rushes to help any survivors only to find the mill's owner dead of an apparent gunshot...
  • The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright

    The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo Wright

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and finds that the reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress inside hides more than the harrowing tales in her novels. With women disappearing from the area and a legend that seems to parallel these eerie circumstances, Daisy is thrust into a web that may threaten to steal her sanity, if not her life...
  • The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep

    The House at the End of the Moor by Michelle Griep

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What Can a London Opera Star and an Escaped Dartmoor Prisoner Have in Common?   Opera star Maggie Lee escapes her opulent lifestyle when threatened by a powerful politician who aims to ruin her life. She runs off to the wilds of the moors to live in anonymity. All that changes the day she discovers a half-dead man near her house...
  • The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt

    The White Rose Resists by Amanda Barratt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Inspired by the incredible true story of a group of ordinary men and women who dared to stand against evil The ideal of a new Germany swept up Sophie Scholl in a maelstrom of patriotic fervor--that is, until she realized the truth behind Hitler's machinations for the fatherland...
  • Soul Raging by Ronie Kendig

    Soul Raging by Ronie Kendig

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sometimes, the only hope is the enemy.Leif Metcalfe is done waiting for answers and seizes control, a move that comes with a high price and a deadly risk: teaming up with the enemy. He can only hope that what he uncovers will heal the wounds he's inflicted on those he loves...
  • His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good

    His Accidental Amish Family by Rachel J. Good

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life's detours may prove the path to true happiness . . . After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center...
  • Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes

    Yours is the Night by Amanda Dykes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    Private Matthew Petticrew arrives in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, an arrival which a war-weary France desperately hopes will help to end the turmoil. Having faced unthinkable things on the front, he is captivated by the sound of a lullaby, sung by a voice so pure he knows he must have imagined it...
  • Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Two women, a century apart, are bound by a haunting secret aboard a legendary steamboat.Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure...
  • A Picture of Hope  (Heroines of WWII) by Liz Tolsma

    A Picture of Hope (Heroines of WWII) by Liz Tolsma

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Photojournalist Risks Her Life to Save ChildrenFull of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes—the heroines of WWII. Journalist Nellie Wilkerson has spent the bulk of the war in London, photographing pilots taking off and landing—and she’s bored. She jumps at the chance to go to France, where the Allied forces recently landed...
  • The Doctor Prince and the Outsider by Cami Checketts

    The Doctor Prince and the Outsider by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A feisty billionaire framed for murder. The generous ‘Doctor Prince’ who discovers her. Will Prince Steffen believe her, or is she destined to live life on the run?Hattie Ballard, a billionaire heiress, spends her days traveling and rarely visits home, especially after the tragic death of her parents in an accident two years ago...
  • The Ninja Prince and the Investigator by Cami Checketts

    The Ninja Prince and the Investigator by Cami Checketts

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A prince hiding from the truth. A female athlete trying to protect him. Can Ellery save Prince Derek and his family or will she only lose her heart?Prince Derek has thrown his heart into the American Ninja Warrior circuit after he lost his beloved mother. He knew he couldn’t stay in Augustine and face his own pain or his family’s...
  • As Sure as the Sea by Jamie Ogle

    As Sure as the Sea by Jamie Ogle

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once she denied everything she believed in. Now she’d give anything to choose differently. But in the shadow of the Roman Empire’s persecution and the shame of her past, she fears that what she wants most will be forever out of reach.Eastern Roman Empire, AD 310...
  • A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel

    A Gentleman's Honor: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Someone wants Elizabeth Bennet dead. It’s all Fitzwilliam Darcy’s fault.Elizabeth Bennet wants the truth from Mr. Darcy. When she follows him from the ballroom to insist upon it, she becomes an unwilling witness to a scandalous scene. And for once, she cannot blame Mr. Darcy for disdaining his company. Not even when he departs Netherfield in the middle of the ball...
  • Like a Bee to Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand

    Like a Bee to Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Affectionately dubbed The Honeybee Sisters in their Wisconsin Amish community, the three Christner girls are devoted beekeepers who are coming-of-age—and discovering the sweet surprise of love…   Shy, skittish Rose Christner is more comfortable tending to the beehives on the family farm and keeping her aunt’s unruly cats in line than attending social gatherings with the rest of the die...
  • The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron

    The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Kristy Cambron concludes the Lost Castle novels with this sweeping tale of art and secrets long buried in England. It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley’s life back into balance...
  • Jeb's Wife by Patricia Johns

    Jeb's Wife by Patricia Johns

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Patricia Johns’ sensitive storytelling brings depth and heart to this tender story of second chances, as an Amish woman embarks on marriage with the gruff farmer next door . . .   Once, Leah Riehl prayed for a husband. The man she loved chose another, wanting the children that Leah can’t provide...
  • To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano

    To Write a Wrong by Jen Turano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Miss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to puzzle out plots, she happily works behind the scenes for the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, staying well away from danger. However, when Mr...
  • Lost in Darkness by Michelle Griep

    Lost in Darkness by Michelle Griep

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Even if there be monsters, there is none so fierce as that which resides in man’s own heart.Enchanting Regency-Era Gothic Romance Intertwined with Inspiration from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein     Travel writer Amelia Balfour’s dream of touring Egypt is halted when she receives news of a revolutionary new surgery for her grotesquely disfigured brother. This could change everything, and it does. .
  • To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano

    To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When Arthur Livingston arrives out of the blue at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire the agency to seek out a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally caught up with her.Having fled from the scene of her grandfather's murder seven years before, Eunice is a lady with secrets--the most important that she is the missing heiress Arthur is seeking...
  • A Daughter's Courage by Misty M. Beller

    A Daughter's Courage by Misty M. Beller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After accidentally destroying the intricate chalice her people have treasured for over a hundred years, Charlotte Durand sets out on an expedition in search of a skilled artisan who can repair the damage. What she expected to be a two-day hike becomes much more daunting when a treacherous snowstorm sets in...
  • A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse

    A Mark of Grace by Kimberley Woodhouse

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ruth Anniston survived an injury that left her physically scarred, broken, and angry at God. Now she finds herself working behind the scenes as a kitchen supervisor at the El Tovar Hotel, hidden away from curious eyes. When money begins to disappear from the hotel, Ruth's entire livelihood is put at risk...
    Categorized as:
    christian  suspense  historical  mystery
  • Through Every Danger: Four Christian Romantic Suspense Novels by Lisa Phillips, Michelle Aleckson

    Through Every Danger: Four Christian Romantic Suspense Novels by Lisa Phillips, Michelle Aleckson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Undertow - Lisa PhillipsSelena is ready to retire from her career as a social media stunt star. After a disastrous breakup, one last job—on a cruise—will give her the cash to take charge of her future. Peter wants to make full operative at Vanguard Security...
  • The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright

    The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater by Jaime Jo Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Barlowe Theater stole the life of Greta Mercy's brother during its construction. Now in 1915, the completed theater appears every bit as deadly. When Greta's younger brother goes missing after breaking into the building, Greta engages the assistance of a local police officer to help her uncover the already ghostly secrets of the theater...
  • The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham

    The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley Finally Reach Their Honeymoon Destination Only to Encounter a New Mystery in Need of Solving   Frederick and Grace Percy finally make it to Italy to enjoy a delayed honeymoon and explore the beauties of the historic city of Venice...
  • The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden

    The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 9 ratings
    Luke Delacroix has the reputation of a charming man-about-town in Gilded Age Washington, DC. In reality, he is secretly carrying out an ambitious agenda in Congress. His current mission is to thwart the reelection of Congressman Clyde Magruder, his only real enemy in the world...
  • The Indebted Earl by Erica Vetsch

    The Indebted Earl by Erica Vetsch

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Captain Charles Malvern owes a great debt to the man who saved his life--especially since Major Richardson lost his own life in the process. The best way to honor that hero's dying wish is for Malvern to escort the man's grieving fianc�e and mother safely to a new cottage home by the sea...
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