Fiction - Christian - Historical

Until Shiloh Comes was awarded a Certificate of Merit as a finalist in the 2012 Deep River Books writing contest, . In the 2013 contest, author Robert M. Starr won a second Certificate of Merit for A Walk in the Wilderness.Why is someone with...

CARRY MY TEARS is a collection of all three Carry My Tears novellas: A Myth, Shiloh, and Isaiah Speaks. The three stories are based on Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." A Myth is set in a future...

Disgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland. About to become homeless and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire answers an advertisement from someone looking for a "respectable female partner" in...

...HE INHALED DEEPLY AND YELLED OUT ONE LAST TIME, "I AM TOCA, BLACK GHOST OF THE NASHUA. DO NOT FOLLOW, OR YOU WILL DIE!"Deep in the Amazon, young Toca is sent away by Chief Acuta to go on his treacherous manhood journey. He must...

In 1902, Abigail Dupree is but a breath away from her grand societal failure. To save her family from humiliation and financial ruin, Abigail becomes a bargaining trade in her mother's eyes. A bargain that will extinguish Abigail's last hope of a happily-ever-after. If...

Inspired by the mysterious events of Matthew 27:52-53: Amid first-century Jerusalem's political and religious unrest, Elisheba loses her beloved husband, Joseph. Though she is mourning, Elisheba must fight to protect herself and her young son from the schemes and deceptions of others who wish...

With the wrong smile, her sister could destroy Jinx's world. Book One in the Daughters of Fortune series by acclaimed, RITA award-winning, USA Today best-selling author Susan May Warren The beautiful heiress daughters of newspaper magnate August Price have been given everything their hearts...

Sirocco Wind from the East is a stunning saga that sweeps from the valleys of the Loire River in France to the high desert plateaus of northern Israel. Prince Arthur of Brittany, King Richard's nephew and heir apparent to the throne, loses his bid...

Becoming apparent in this Gentile Church Age is the falling away of the Christian fiber of society and the Lord's command to "watch" being disregarded. The New Testament church, battling demonic forces of this world, has been strengthened by various persons called forth to...

"An unforgettable journey . . .[that] will certainly intrigue and encourage!" -- Beverly LaHaye"Powerful stories rich with historical detail and compelling characters." -- --Francine Rivers, novelist "Angela Elwell Hunt single-handedly sets a new standard for inspirational historical romance with her high quality of writing."...

Note: Goodness and Mercy was first published in 2013. This second edition includes only a new cover and some minor editorial changes. The death of sixteen-year-old Lucy's parents mires her life, but she can't stay stuck for long. Her younger siblings, Goody and Mercy,...

Her future looked desperate......but she had relentless spirit.Could she learn to love again?Vietnamese Photojournalist Hien begins 1968 with great promise-a new husband, new family, and a pending move from South Vietnam to a new place, Indiana. With the Tet celebrations, plus a truce for...

Spring, 1941Europe's troubles were far away and not of concern to Martha Watkins. The United States was neutral, and the last war had claimed enough American lives. If war did come, Martha declared, she would never settle down with a soldier. "I'm not interested...

Setting off as a Mail Order Bride to Nebraska, Sally is finally going to get the adventure she desires. Little does she know that she is about to be tested beyond her limits. The train breaks down halfway there, the decrepit carriage she hires...

Who hasn't read the biblical account of creation without entertaining imaginary thoughts and speculations of what might have taken place between the lines of the actual events recorded? This historical novel takes the reader into the Garden of Eden to experience what it may...

In this gripping retelling of the biblical story, Alexandre Dumas brings to life the dramatic events that transformed Saul the persecutor into Paul the evangelist. Full of suspense and intrigue, this historical novel is a must-read for anyone interested in the early history of...

Author: Lauraine SnellingISBN-13: 9798885798730Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2024Pages: 522Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.41lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dLarge Print

What if achieving your dream means destroying your family and obtaining your desire means losing who you love?In 1st century Galilee, two Jewish brothers face this dilemma. Seth pursues a rigid and divisive rabbi who teaches strict adherence to the law. Judah plots an...

Eden Chandler's parents have been murdered Devastated, Eden finds her father has willed half the estate to an unknown stranger. Did Adam Brown blackmail her father? Was he involved, somehow, in their demise? Why didn't her father let Eden know what he'd done? Determined...

The year is 1875. Tory Brighton, an eleven year old girl knows the woman her father is marrying is evil. Having murdered her first husband, Mabel Vickers, a young widow, has caught a wealthy banker, Manning Brighton, in her web. George Baxter, a young...

Strange things are happening around Caitlin McCaully's ranch in Sonoma California where she finds her life is in danger. Caitlin hires a man without a memory to help, hoping that he will be a source of protection. Can the man she barely knows, and...

They were forced into this marriage of convenience, but there's more at stake than their hearts on this wagon train through the mountain wilderness. When Rose Jackson and her Irish immigrant family join a wagon train headed for a new life in South Carolina,...

Ben-Hur; A Tale of the Christ, by Lew Wallace is an epic of betrayal and redemption. It follows Judah Ben-Hur's journey from a wealthy prince to a condemned slave. In a quest for vengeance and justice, he encounters miracles, confronts his childhood friend turned...

Lieutenant Owen Masters and Emeline Baratt meet on a British warship as sworn enemies. Where will Emeline place her loyalties when forced to spy against her country? A brand new series for fans of all things related to history, romance, adventure, faith, and family...

What if Abel had killed Cain, but there was no jury of his peers? In 1928 Georgia, a black man who kills a white man is automatically guilty, but the bedwarmer's son, an ex-slave, is no normal black man. And the dead white man...

Phoebe's hometown of Philadelphia is buzzing with news of the newly declared independence when she encounters a childhood friend, now an officer in Washington's army. She is delighted whenever Nicholas's duties bring him back through town, but his behavior seems suspicious. Furthermore, she wonders...

Set in ancient Persia in the years just before Xerxes' disastrous invasion of Greece, Esther is based on the Bible's Book of Esther. It is the story of how the Lord placed a woman in the right place at the right time to save...

Once Saint Lyphar was a happy village in France, ruled by a generous Marquis and taught by the good Curé. Now the Révolution has put the Curé to death, and the villagers are about to rise under the famous leader Jambe d'Argent. But a...

He was a Jew. He wrote the rules of Christianity. He changed the course of history. BORN SAUL is a book about a transformative journey. The journey, both physical and spiritual, of an extraordinary man who, almost single-handedly and through sheer force of will,...

Sarah's infertility is a heavy weight over her life. Her situation looks even more hopeless when she is trapped for years in the harem of an Egyptian Pharoah. Upon being freed, Pharoah gives Sarah a little girl who was born in the harem, named...

Hellbent on revenge, a Confederate soldier is keeping a secret in order to track down a killer. But all that is hidden comes to light in the end. This is the story of Della Cotton, a young girl who masquerades as her dead brother...

The year is 1942, and young nurse Connie Clarke faces cold resistance from fellow hospital staff. Posh Connie's kitten-glove upbringing means she does not fit in with her hard-weathered colleagues, but this makes her all the more determined to work hard and prove herself....

Polemus, a young Greek magistrate disaffected with the halls of power and the elusive pursuit of pleasure, is drawn along a burnishing vein of discovery on route to unraveling the true source of Life - a marvel uncovered by only an earnest few. Polemus'...

Pioneer woman Callie McGregor and her family are determined to survive the Indian massacres, prairie wildfires, droughts, and blizzards of the Montana territory in the 1800s with their faith intact.Author: Dawn MillerISBN-10: 1591450012ISBN-13: 9781591450016Publisher: Thomas NelsonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2002Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w...

Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Colm Tb匤's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity. In the...

Did you know that God has given some powerful promises about peoples surrounding Israel? It all goes back to Ishmael, the son of Abraham who was rejected as the son of promise, through whom the Messiah was to come. Many think he was rejected...

Can two women of different races maintain a friendship when the odds are against it? Arkansas 1949. After spending her childhood working in the cotton fields, spitfire, Petunia Hollings's dreams of being swept away by true love have finally come true. She's on her...

A new world. A new hope. An unexpected love.What life awaits these brides?With the cotton mills closed and hunger rampant in Manchester, England, Willow Rhodes's family encourages her to join the bride ship bound for the Pacific Northwest, where she is assured of employment....

Though James finds it a challenge being the oldest boy in a large extended family, he longs for something more exciting. Then, he and his cousins Isaiah and Kevin venture down the valley behind their grandmother's backyard fence, and embark on a stomach-turning voyage...

Lillian Rose Atkins is tired. She's tired of picking cotton, serving as a maid in a hotel, and taking care of her younger cousins. So when she receives an invitation from the mother she hasn't seen in ten years to move to Chicago and...

A Word Award winner.It's 1939, and Canada is on the cusp of entering World War II. Seventeen-year-old farm girl Cornelia has been heartbroken since the day her mother died five years ago. As a new tragedy provides Cornelia still more reason to reject her...

Inspired by the strong women in author J. J. McCurry's own family, and historically strong women among his Celtic ancestors, The River tells the spiritual journey of a fictional Celtic woman-warrior, Nova, in search of truth. It's easy to feel distanced from ancient history,...

PRESENT day controversy that rages around the authenticity of the Scriptures and how human life began on this planet must pause to consider the Adam and Eve story. Where does it come from? What does it mean? The familiar version in Genesis is not...

Christ's nemesis Judas Iscariot remains a shadowy figure in the four canonical gospels, which give contradictory reasons for why this rogue disciple betrays Christ. But how would Judas himself explain his motives? In Glory, Italian modernist Giuseppe Berto's final novel, Judas finally tells his...

Ancient astronomers referred to the five planets visible to the human eye: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter as wandering stars or The Wanderers. In 1793 BC, the conjunction of two wandering stars - Saturn and Jupiter - appeared as one during the winter...

Bruja hunts her, hungry for power. Japh waits for her, trusting in a promise. The Remnant plans for her. And I guide, watching as the storm breaks. Escaping sacrifice, Kerim is tired of running. Her hands ache and her weary body needs rest. She...

From the fate of John the Baptist to Jesus' profound teaching on inexhaustible forgiveness, in this fourth installment of The Chosen series, we grieve with Jesus' followers at an unspeakable loss, traverse with them "the extra mile," face down the Pharisees, and witness an...

From the fate of John the Baptist to Jesus' profound teaching on inexhaustible forgiveness, in this fourth installment of The Chosen series, we grieve with Jesus' followers at an unspeakable loss, traverse with them "the extra mile," face down the Pharisees, and witness an...

The Chosen Novel Collection Based on the acclaimed video series The Chosen, the life of Jesus gets a fresh, new telling in this novel series from New York Times bestselling author Jerry B. Jenkins. This special edition boxed set contains the first three novels...

The Legacy of Faith: Generations is the continuing story about four families who came to Guttenberg, Iowa. The Tschohls, Mathias Rohner, George Spielbauer, and Mary Pankraz all had their own reasons for fleeing to America from 1855 through 1871.Their faith and determination not only...