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Brennan, Terry The Sacred Cipher History's greatest secret could be tomorrow's greatest threat. When an ancient scroll appears in a secret room of the Bowery Mission in New York City, Tom Bohannon is both stunned and intrigued. The enigma of the scroll's contents will send Bohannon and his team ricocheting around the world, drawing the heat of both Jewish and Muslim militaries, and bringing the Middle East to the brink of nuclear war in this heart-pounding adventure of historical proportions. 2009 | ||
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Ford, Linda (Linda Carol) Dakota Child Trapped in a North Dakota blizzard, single mother Vivian Halliday's prayer for herself and her child is answered. Rescue comes in the seemingly terrifying form of Billy Black, the hulk of a man feared by all the townsfolk. Yet in the home he shares with his ailing mother, the handsome, gentle giant warms her baby's bottles and sings sweet lullabies that lull even Vivian to peaceful sleep. When the storm abates and it is safe to leave, will she seek the life that led her back to the village...or stay where she's found an unexpected family for herself and her Dakota child?--p. [4] of cover. 2009 | ||
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Hake, Cathy Marie. Fancy Pants When Britisher Lady Sydney Hathwell's father dies, the American who planned to wed her suddenly reneges. Stranded in America and penniless, Sydney contacts a relative in Texas who, mistaking her male-sounding name, invites his "nephew" to join him on his ranch. "Big Tim" Creighton, however, is appalled when this mincing fop arrives at Forsaken. He determines he'll turn Fancy Pants Hathwell into a man before the boss returns home. From the get-go, he has "the kid" mucking stalls, clearing and plowing a field, and assisting with a difficult calving. But when Sydney's true identity is uncovered, Tim resents being deceived. Yet in time, he also finds that he doesn't like all the attention Sydney garners now that she's wearing pretty gowns.... Together Sydney and Tim will discover the importance of family and what it means to be a man--and a woman--of God. 2007 Appears on the following book list:
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Hoff, B. J., 1940- American Anthem Captivating story set in 1870 New York involving two doctors and a struggling immigrant family. 2009 | ||
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Klassen, Julie. Lady of Milkweed Manor : a Novel A vicar's daughter avoids her neighbors' scorn by finding refuge in London's Milkweed Manor, a mysterious bastion of old secrets and new life. Trying to conceal her identity, she encounters a former suitor with secrets of his own. Resolved to protect their loved ones, neither realizes the level of self-sacrifice this will require. 2007 | ||
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Landis, Jill Marie. The Accidental Lawman Not five minutes in a one-horse Texas town, and Hank Larson foils a bank robbery. No matter that one of the bandits tripped right over Hank Hank came to Glory to report crime in the newspaper -- not to stop it himself! But everyone seems to think the Lord led him there to save the day. Everyone except the town's beautiful healer, Amelia Hawthorne. The robber who got away was her nineteen-year-old brother -- and it's now Hank's job to haul him in. Hank knows all about losing a family. And he slowly sets about restoring Amelia's shaky faith. But doing what's right might mean breaking her heart . . . and his own. 2009 | ||
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Pattison, Eliot. Eye of the Raven In 1760, with the aid of the Indian Shaman Conawago, Duncan McCallum has begun to heal from the massacre of his Highland clan by the British. His new life is shattered when he and Conawago discover a dying Virginian officer nailed to an Indian shrine tree. To their horror, the authorities arrest Conawago and schedule his hanging. As Duncan begins a desperate search for the truth, he finds himself in a maelstrom of deception and violence. While the British army wishes to dismiss the killing as another casualty of its war with France, Duncan discovers a pattern of ritualistic murders that have less to do with the war than with provincial treaty negotiations and struggles between tribal factions. Ultimately he realizes that to find justice, he must go to Philadelphia. There the answers are to be found in a tangle of Quakers, Christian Indians, and a scientist obsessed with the electrical experiments of the celebrated Dr. Franklin. With the tragic resolution in sight, Duncan understands the real mysteries underlying his quest lie in the hearts of natives who, like his Highland Scots, have glimpsed the end of their world approaching. 2009 | ||
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Pella, Judith. Written On the Wind It is 1939, and America stands at the portal of a new era. Three sisters mirror the path of the country, caught up in the explosive drama of a world at war. "Daughters of Fortune" begins in the decadent splendor of wartime Hollywood and follows the individual journeys of Cameron, Blair, and Jackie to Europe, Asia, and beyond, where their ambitions, failures, loves, losses, and separate journeys to faith weave an unforgettable tale. 2002 | ||
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Sawyer, Kim Vogel. A Promise for Spring After years of separation, English-born Emmaline Bradford is shocked by the conditions on Geoffrey's Kansas sheep ranch and wishes to return to England immediately. But Geoffrey offers a compromise: If Emmaline promises to stay until spring, he'll pay her return fare if she decides to go back to her home country. When spring arrives, will Emmaline return to England, or will she marry Geoffrey and carve out a life with him in Kansas? 2009 | ||
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Schmidt, Anna, 1943- Gift from the Sea A steadfast faith kept nurse Maggie Hunter going through the darkest days of the Great War. But her fiance's death overseas shattered her trust in God and her heart. Now an injured man has washed up on the shores of her Nantucket home, and to save him, Maggie must put more than her skill and dedication on the line.... Wartime tragedy cost Stefan Witte everything--and converted him to the cause of peace. But to deliver the vital information to American authorities, he must fight Maggie's stubborn refusal to believe or forgive. Soon he will risk his life to win her trust--and their heaven-sent future together.--P. [4] of cover. 2009 | ||
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Shorey, Ann Kirk, 1941- The Edge of Light It is the summer of 1838 in St. Lawrenceville, Missouri, and Molly McGarvie's life is about to change forever. When her beloved Samuel succumbs to cholera, Molly is heartbroken but determined to take care of herself and her children. But when Samuel's unscrupulous brother takes over the family business and leaves Molly to fend for herself, she knows she must head out on her own. It is a dangerous journey and Molly has to leave her old life behind. Somehow she must find a way to make a living, keep her family together, and fend off some over-eager suitors. 2009 | ||
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Smith, Jill Eileen, 1958- Michal : a Novel Daughter of King Saul, Michal lives a life of privilege - but one that is haunted by her father's unpredictable moods and competition from her beautiful older sister. 2009 | ||
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