Fiction - Christian - Historical

In 1692, the residents in Salem and Ipswich live with stories of witchcraft, religious extremism, and false accusations. Mock trials lead to questionable convictions and speedy executions. Most of the condemned are women, all but one are hung. Others, including two infant children, die...

He just witnessed a murder...and now the killer is on his trail. But no one will believe him Ever since his parents drowned while crossing the Atlantic after a revival, Daniel Cooper has felt as if the world is out to get him. For...

This historical fiction novel describes the life of the Coptic Christians a century after the Arab conquest of Egypt. It is being published posthumously, from the Egyptian author Iris Habib El-Masry (1910-1994), known for her "Story of the Coptic Church," the first comprehensive book...

How Can You Be A Hero When Everything Inside Says You Can't? When the first bomb drops on Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941, Walter Troyan is a skinny seventeen-year-old California kid chock full of fear. But down deep he knows he must join the...

When a young oil rig widow escapes her grief and the Texas Dust Bowl, she discovers a surprising future--and new passion--awaiting her in California in this lyrically written romance by the author of Sing for Me. Newly married to her childhood sweetheart, twenty-one-year-old Ruth...

True friendship lasts a lifetime, no matter the distance between ... Never Say Goodbye Rob and Maggie Savage, busy with their growing family and never-ending sea rescues, welcome the return of Rob's former Air Forces mate, Den Anderson. However, the person Den missed the...

The mountain wilderness of her family's home in the Canadian Rockies is all Hannah Grant has ever known. Now at the age of twenty-four, she's on a journey to help her father to find the son he gave up for adoption three decades before....

An unforgettable romance set in Victorian England, Bride of A Distant Isle is the engrossing story of Annabel Ashton, who fights to save her family home and her mother's honor while trying to figure out if the man she loves wants her--or just wants...

"I was twenty-one years old when the letter arrived. It was the most exciting letter I ever received. Written in my father's untidy scrawl, it had obviously been sent in the joy of discovery and his happiness showed in every word.The Book of the...

From platinum-selling singer Mark Schultz comes a novel inspired by his award-winning hit song "Letters from Home," about a mother's unwavering hope and steadfast prayers for her son to return from war.When Beth Thompson's only son, James, goes missing in action in Afghanistan, she...

Senator Vivius Marcianus was hoping to gradually retire to his olive grove but finds himself drawn back into the corrupt and political world of Rome when Dorio, his brother-in-law, is accused of murdering Caesar Claudius, and his eldest son becomes a friend to the...

She ran away from the war only to find herself in the middle of it. Who will protect her now?It's 1861, Florida has seceded from the Union, and residents of Pensacola evacuate inland to escape the impending war. But Kate McFarlane's impulsive act of...

She has a fortnight to find a husband or be shipped back to England and finding a well-to-do husband is harder than she imagined it would be.Betty Paca, daughter to a Williamsburg merchant, dreams of many balls and winters in her hometown of Williamsburg,...

The spinster schoolmarm makes a match... Teacher Sarah Hansen has always wanted a family of her own. But a cowboy is the last man she'd consider-especially one who humiliated her in their childhood schoolroom. Oscar White is back in her life, and all grown...

During the Vietnam War, Military Police are trained to strictly enforce regulations and laws. However, some circumstances pose gray areas and contradictions. These situations challenged young soldiers to reconsider their interpretation of right and wrong and may even prompt them to change their perspectives.Author:...

Miss Addison Campbell will do almost anything to leave Apple Creek behind, the small Wisconsin town where she grew up. She wants to expand her horizons and see the world. She thinks she has found the perfect opportunity to travel by accepting a position...

"Modern intelligence won't accept anything on authority. But it will accept anything without authority."The Man Who Knew Too Much is a compilation of eight detective stories by the English philosopher and prolific writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton. The protagonist of these stories is the man...

During the winter of 1841, Pacing Wolf, the esteemed leader of the Many Lodges, follows the trail of a brutal murderer, leaving behind Small Doe, his beloved woman. When his tracking party returns without him, the Sparrow Hawk's Real Chief pronounces him dead, but...

A pretend engagement puts her life and his heart on the lineKristof Tanner grew up dreaming of glorious adventures far beyond the little kingdom of Batavaria. He's followed his king and crown prince across Europe to England, but he never expected his first position...

"...pure sweetness in a very readable package, perfect for those who like their romance gentle, G-rated, and family-style." - Publisher's Weekly on The Homesteader's Sweetheart.**This book was a 2013 RT Reviewers' Choice Award nominee.** The doctor's daughter has a secret wish...Cowboy Maxwell White has...

Light Bird gave little thought to danger: she was the only daughter in a family of men renowned for courage. She spent her days in the pleasant company of her mother, grandmother, aunts and cousins, and evenings listening to stories about The Creator. Only...

Author: Lauraine SnellingISBN-10: 198266942XISBN-13: 9781982669423Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2015Format: CDWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 5.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

From doctor dilemmas to bootlegging, there wasn't anything that didn't happen in Abbington Pickets... Jacob Hudson was back from The Great War to find things weren't the same as they were when he left. He thought his life was no different from any other...

Author Carol Umberger combines her love of history, romance, and God in a quartet of powerful stories set in 14th-century Scotland during the reign of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's great hero king.Author: Carol UmbergerISBN-10: 1591450071ISBN-13: 9781591450078Publisher: Thomas NelsonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2003Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h...

From doctor dilemmas to bootlegging, there wasn't anything that didn't happen in Abbington Pickets... Jacob Hudson was back from The Great War to find things weren't the same as they were when he left. He thought his life was no different from any other...

Maybelle can't sew. But when she finds an unfinished quilt in the attic of her mother's house, she gets the crazy idea to complete it. At first, it's just a way to fill the lonely nights while her husband, staff sergeant Holden Kanzinzki, is...

Where it all began...Lydie Beauchamp recently moved with her aunts-sisters Myrtle and Fern-to the untamed Wyoming Territory. When a teaching position in nearby Willow Falls captures her attention, can she leave her aunts, one of whom just suffered a broken heart, and embark on...

In Tick Tock to Midnight, the author asks What if? What if we've been wrong to look to technology, and scientific reasoning for deliverance? What if the answers are, and always have been, in the scripture? The Mark of the Beast and the Rapture...

A Sanctuary of Secrets . . . Gavin MacKenzie, a chieftain heir who is hired to restore the ancient Castle of Braigh, discovers a hidden village of outcasts who have created their own private sanctuary from the world. Among them is Serena Boyd, a...

Devastated by the sudden death of her father, Ina Moretto moves to central Oklahoma to live with her aunt and cousin. Cynical and afraid after years of harassment because she was half Creek, Ina has tried to protect herself by ignoring that part of...

Experience the Bible come to life before your eyes as New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin uses his storyteller's imagination to present the life of Jesus in a way that will engage your faith in new ways. This collection of more than twenty...

"Should she bring forth a male child, you are to take it and cause it to be put to death..."Ani and her aunt Hasina are midwives serving the Hebrew community in the ancient Egyptian town of Rowaty. Faced with a cruel royal decree, they...

By the Rivers of Babylon presents the early life of the prophet Ezekiel, from his childhood to his service in the Temple to the Babylonian Captivity, where he was enslaved among the exiles along the River Chebar.Ezekiel, a bricklayer, is simple and timid. He...

Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opulence of Gilded Age New York, where three generations of women in one family must reckon with the choices they have made and their hopes for the future.New York,...

From the author of The Widows of Champagne, and inspired by true events, comes a gripping and heartwrenching story of two very different women united to bring light to the darkest days of World War II. London, 1933 At first glance, Austrian opera singer...

My mother Rose Mae Townsend was an inspiration! She would tell my brother and I what happened in Montgomery Alabama where her parents raised her. My mom's mother died giving birth to her little sister Carrie Townsend making life hard. She helped raise her...

It's 1858. The Kansas-Missouri border seethes with racial hatred between antislavery and proslavery factions. Amid this unrest, Mia arrives in Kansas Territory from Indian Territory to visit her grandparents at the Shawnee Friends Mission. The pleasant trip she has planned turns into a terrifying...

The Falcon of Palermo opens with the nations of modern Europe just beginning to take shape, while the papacy clings to its temporal power. Into this era of shifting borders and alliances steps a leader who will become legendary -- the brilliant maverick, Frederick...

Daughters of the River Huong by Vietnam-born, Houston-based writer Uyen Nicole Duong is a richly woven tapestry of family, country, conflict, and redemption. A saga spanning four generations of Vietnamese women, we discover lives inextricably tied to their country's struggle for independence. Narrated by...

Revenge is not always sweet.Can their love survive a feud between mountain people and the moonshiners who are determined to take away all they hold dear?Phoebe Lillie grows worried when her Pa doesn't return after what she thought was a routine hunting trip. Then,...

Sixteen-year-old Salome has always struggled to fit her namesake, Peace. A Jew growing up in the streets of an oppressed Jerusalem, Salome has already harbored bitter feelings toward her Yahweh God. Now, in the year 33 AD, she finds herself struggling more than ever...

Civil War has robbed Margaret Logan of all she holds dear, including her beloved New Orleans home and her fianc . When her family moves to the desolate Bolivar Peninsula to manage a lighthouse that is no longer there, all her hopes for a...

A coming of age story with roots in child abuse during the depression era. This book hit me hard as I could relate with the main character so easily. I read it in one sitting because it swept me away. Have tissues handy! Pauline...

Winter 1896-London, England. Young British nobleman Oliver M. Harrington married the love of his life only to lose her and their unborn son in a tragic buggy accident. Wanting to be close to her relatives and overcome grief, he moves to Amber Leaf, Minnesota....

After living a life of bad decisions, Jason finds himself in a place he never imagined he would be-taking the life of a man for a few silver coins and some jewels. The result of his choices lands him on a cross beside a...

Late March 1945 in Amber Leaf, Minnesota - Jo Bremley and her little girl are moving to New York - leaving Amber Leaf and its painful memories behind. But while waiting at a small town railroad station, measles strike. Jo is forced to abandon...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONThe mountain wilderness of her family's home in the Canadian Rockies is all Hannah Grant has ever known. Now at the age of twenty-four, she's on a journey to help her father to find the son he gave up for adoption three...

The American revolution has no end in sight. Slavery has plagued the southern colonies as long as anyone can remember. The British have opened a second front in the south. Southern society is fragmented as rebels strive to throw off British tyranny, while loyalists...

Throughout the Bible, Jesus is often referred to as the "rock." It's a metaphor to describe who he is and who we are, as we are created in his image. Just as rocks can be found in all shapes, sizes, and colors, so can...

She needs a new start...He knows a reckoning is coming. Banished from Charleston for his misdeeds years earlier, Joshua Becket built a new life on both sides of the law in Jamaica. But he guards a secret identity. As a sugar plantation owner and...