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The Believer

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The Captive Heart

Dale Cramer · 348 pages

As a displaced Amish community struggles in a lawless Mexico, a forbidden love blossoms, and one man is pushed to the limits of his convictions.

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A Voice in the Wind

Francine Rivers · 515 pages

Following the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege, the narrative is centered on an ill-fated romance between a steadfast slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the brother of her owner and a handsome aristocrat. After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-d

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The Miner's Lady

Tracie Peterson

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Counted With the Stars

Connilyn Cossette · 352 pages

Sold into slavery by her father and forsaken by the man she was supposed to marry, young Egyptian Kiya must serve a mistress who takes pleasure in her humiliation. When terrifying plagues strike Egypt, Kiya is in the middle of it all. Choosing to flee with the Hebrews, Kiya finds herself reliant on a strange God and drawn to a man who despises her people. With everything she's ever known swept

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Somewhere to Belong

Judith McCoy Miller · 567 pages

Although she's always longed to see the outside world, Johanna Ilg believes her future is rooted in the Amana community inhabited by devout Christians. But when she learns a troubling secret, the world she thought she knew is shattered and she is forced to make difficult choices about a new life and the man she left behind. Berta Schumacher has lived a privileged life in Chicago, and when her pare

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Abinadi

H.B. Moore · 260 pages

When King Noah demands that Raquel, a daughter of one of his priests, join his harem, she flees the only life she has ever known and marries her secret love, Abinadi. They live happily together in their community of believers, enjoying their firstborn son, until the Lord calls Abinadi as His prophet with a mission that will test the couple's faith--even unto death.

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Wings of the Morning

Lori Wick · 273 pages

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The Longing

Beverly Lewis · 467 pages

**A single moment can transform a life... and a heart** Although she still thinks of Caleb Yoder, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau, choosing instead to follow the ways of the New Order. Yet her yearning for a husband remains, and new possibilities beckon, taking her heart by surprise. A tragic accident binds Caleb once more to the father who so opposed his affection for Nellie..

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A Daughter's Inheritance

Tracie Peterson, Judith McCoy Miller · 383 pages

Seventeen-year-old Fanny has never put much stock in the conventions of society. In fact, she has given her heart to Michael, the family boat-keeper. But when she receives a surprising inheritance, she discovers just how oppressive society can be . . . and that she may be trusting the wrong people. Dare she follow her heart and risk going against her family? What if she loses everything she's e

Christian FictionHistorical FictionSeriesFemale Lead
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The Gates of Zion

Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene · 382 pages

Historical Fiction based on fact. Time-frame is the end of WW II just before the establishment of Israel as a country.

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Surrender the Night

MaryLu Tyndall · 318 pages

"When British soldiers invade Baltimore amid the War of 1812, Rose McGuire, alone on her family farm, is easy prey for a brutal lieutenant. In the midst of the attack, she's saved by British 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Reed. Will she now have to heal, as well as hide, this wounded enemy soldier..."--P. [4] of cover.

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The Well

Stephanie Landsem · 306 pages

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The Hidden Flame

Davis Bunn, Janette Oke · 400 pages

In first-century Judea, the followers of the Way have burgeoned into a vibrant, growing community that cannot be ignored. Jerusalem is in turmoil as its religious leaders on one side, and their Roman rulers on the other, conspire to stamp out the fledgling Church. And Abigail, who thought she had finally found home and safety, is caught between the opposing forces.Two suitors desire the lovely Abi

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The Waiting

Suzanne Woods Fisher

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How Do I Love Thee?

Nancy Moser · 322 pages

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The Golden Braid

Melanie Dickerson · 320 pages

Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry. Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter, and warns he

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Hadassah: One Night With the King

Tommy Tenney · 351 pages

Teen-aged Hadassah, a reluctant candidate for Queen of Persia, feels sorrow at leaving her family but she is eager to have a chance to protect her people from persecution.

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A Perilous Proposal

Michael R. Phillips · 347 pages

Two years have passed since the conclusion of the Shenandoah Sisters series, and Katie and Mayme are young women with big dreams, running Rosewood with the help of their two uncles and their friends Emma, Josepha, Jeremiah, and Henry. Jeremiah proposes to Mayme, but she is hesitant to accept. She loves him but does not want to give up her life at Rosewood. Local whites are furious at the Daniels b

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Baroness

Susan May Warren

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The Crimson Cord: Rahab's Story

Jill Eileen Smith · 422 pages

"The breathtaking story of the prostitute who risked everything to protect two Israelite spies before the battle of Jericho"--Publisher.

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The Sister Wife

Diane Noble

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The Lady's Maid

Susan Page Davis · 427 pages

Elise Finster and her British mistress, Lady Anne, are searching for the new but missing earl of Stoneford. Determined to follow David Stone's somewhat cold trail leading to Oregon, the greenhorns secure livestock and supplies to join a wagon train. Will the ladies succeed in their quest or succumb to the malfeasance of the mysterious man dogging their heels?

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The Edge of Light

Ann Shorey

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