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The Wanderer

Anita Stansfield · 242 pages

After hearing a Mormon preacher in the streets of London and buying a Book of Mormon, the prodigal wanderer Ian MacBrier begins the long journey home to his beloved Brierley and to the woman whose heart he hopes to win. Set in the Highlands of 19th century Scotland.

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Levi's Will

W. Dale Cramer · 397 pages

"A family saga of pain and reconciliation set behind the closed doors of an Amish community. Spanning three generations, the story follows the life of Will McGruder, who having fled as a young man, seeks to heal the past by bringing his new family to meet his Amish relatives"--Provided by publisher.

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The Robe

Lloyd C. Douglas · 542 pages

A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.

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Matthew's Story: From Sinner to Saint

Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins · 312 pages

Portrays the story of how Levi the tax collector became Matthew, the apostle of Jesus Christ and one of the great authors of the Gospels.

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Tenth Stone

Bodie Thoene, Brock Thoene · 352 pages

Daniel, son of Melchior and Esther of Ecbatana, lives in rebellion and a drunken stupor, a great embarrassment that his older brother is only too happy to point out to their father. Feeling that he can never meet with approval, Daniel asks for his inheritance and strikes out on his own. He innocently puts his trust in a man who promises him great wealth. But nothing is as it seems, and Daniel soon

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The Redemption

M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall · 320 pages

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A Passion Redeemed

Julie Lessman

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Woman of Grace

Kathleen Morgan · 362 pages

Woman of Grace (Brides of Culdee Creek #2) by Kathleen Morgan 4.16 · Rating details · 1,782 ratings · 84 reviews Haunted by her shameful past, Hannah Cutler struggles to accept the love of Devlin McKay. Brides of Culdee Creek book 2. Even though her name means "grace", Hannah Cutler struggles to accept true mercy and love—especially from Devlin MacKay, the only man wh

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Gilead

Marilynne Robinson · 256 pages

**WINNER OF THE 2005 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION** In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames’s life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. Ames is the son of an Iowan preacher and the grandson of a minister who, as a young man in Maine, saw a vision of Christ bound in chains and came west to Kansas to fight for abolition: He “preached men into the Civi

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Through the Deep Waters

Kim Vogel Sawyer · 425 pages

A past filled with shame can be washed away with a love that conquers all Born to an unloving prostitute in a popular Chicago brothel, timid seventeen-year-old Dinah Hubley was raised amidst the secrets held in every dark, grimy room of her home. Anxious to escape, Dinah pursues her dream of becoming a Harvey Girl, waiting tables along the railroad in an upscale hotel. But when she finds out sh

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The Scarlet Thread

Francine Rivers · 462 pages

a young woman learns the meaning of true love after suffering hardships, neglects, losses and divorce. Finding forgiveness,healing,love and restoration in Christ Jesus.

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Peace Like a River

Leif Enger · 313 pages

"Raised on tales of cowboys and pirates, eleven-year-old Reuben Land has little doubt that miracles happen all around us, and that it's up to us to "make of it what we will." Reuben was born with no air in his lungs, and it was only when his father, Jeremiah, picked him up and commanded him to breathe that his lungs filled. Reuben struggles with debilitating asthma from then on, making him a boy

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Alma

H.B. Moore · 308 pages

Alma the Elder, who begins his life in debauchery, becomes the respected adviser to a king and the leader of his church, only to face the almost herculean challenges of leading a colony of believers to safety.

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Treasures of the Snow

Patricia St. John · 240 pages

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Heart of Stone

Jill Marie Landis

In the first book of the Irish Angels series, we meet Laura Foster, a woman with the darkest of pasts, and Reverend Brand McCormick, a man with everything to lose by loving her. Having escaped a life she never chose, Laura Foster is finally living her dream. But even after four years of posing as a respectable widow in Glory, Texas, she is always afraid someone from her past might reveal her true

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The Story of the Other Wise Man

Henry Van Dyke · 82 pages

Story of Artaban, the "fourth wise man", who sold all he possessed and bought three jewels to present to the Christ-child. He could not have predicted how his eventful journey would end.

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Elsie's Womanhood

Martha Finley · 406 pages

It is time for celebration as Elsie prepares to marry her beloved Edward. Following their wedding, the happy couple honeymoons at Viamede, childhood home of Elsie's mother in the bayou region of Louisiana. Here Elsie's faith matures, and she learns to share her belief with others in a meaningful way. Four children--Elsie, Edward, Violet, and Harold--are born to Elsie and Edward, who experience the

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Of Love and Evil

Anne Rice · 192 pages

Toby O’Dare, former government assassin, is summoned by the angel Malchiah to solve a terrible crime of poisoning and to search out the truth of a haunting by an earthbound restless spirit—a diabolical dybbuk. O’Dare soon discovers himself in the midst of dark plots and counterplots surrounded by a darker and more dangerous threat as the veil of ecclesiastical terror closes in around him. As he

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A Walk to Remember

Nicholas Sparks · 240 pages

There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the s

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The Obsession of Victoria Gracen

Grace Livingston Hill · 301 pages

Young Richard Gracen, just coming from his mother's funeral, had nowhere to turn. Thrust upon his uncle and family, life looked dreadful indeed. His future as planned by the uncle, included work at the slaughterhouse and board with the uncle's family, who took every opportunity to remind Richard of the debt he owed them. Returning one last time to the only home he'd ever known, Richard received

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A Thousand Tomorrows

Karen Kingsbury · 249 pages

In this mass market edition, #1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury weaves a powerful story of a young couple whose love must face the ultimate challenge.Cody Gunner has no use for real love. Abandoned as a child by the person he needed the most, he swears he will never allow himself to love again. Ali Daniels denies love as well. Carrying a terrible secret, she lives life to the fullest, taking ri

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Blood of Heaven

Bill Myers · 363 pages

When a biotechnology firm discovers a blood sample with unusual Y chromosomes that may have come from Jesus Christ, and experiments produce kinder, gentler mice and baboons, they make a deal with Michael Coleman, a convict awaiting execution.

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