Historical Fiction
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Arms of Love by Long
The year is 1777. America is in turmoil. And Amish life is far different than today. Arms of Love by Kelly Long Thomas Nelson April 2012 Pennsylvania in the late 18th century, once called William Penn's Woods, was an ass...
Read →Restoration by Olafsson
The year is 1943 - World War II is in full swing. Mussolini has lost his hold on Africa - the Allies are rapidly advancing, and the Germans are holding their own for now. Restoration by Olaf Olafsson Ecco February 2012 A...
Read →A Daughter's Walk by Kirkpatrick
It's 1896 when Clara Estby and her mother, Helga begin their journey on foot from Spokane,Washington to New York City. Having been promised a large sum of money from the fashion industry to complete this walk, Helga take...
Read →The Harvest of Grace by Woodsmall
Reeling from an unexpected betrayal, Sylvia makes a painful mistake that forces her to seek work far from her family. The Harvest of Grace Ada's House #3 by Cindy Woodsmall Waterbrook August 2011 Sylvia Fisher is the old...
Read →Sixty Acres and a Bride by Jennings
Still grieving their loss, widows, Rosa and Louise Garner journey north from their Mexican abode, back to the home Louise had left behind in Texas ten years ago. Not sure what to expect upon their arrival, they are horri...
Read →Holliday by Dabbs & Bowden
Remember Tombstone - the awesome western movie from 1993 with Snake-Plisskin-esque Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp and Val Kilmer (in probably his last good role) as Doc Holliday? It's one of my favorite movies of all time. T...
Read →The Mercy by Lewis
Hen and Rose are sisters living in Lancaster County's Amish community. Both have a burden to bear. Hen is caring for her injured husband who doesn't believe in her faith. To make matter worse he wants a divorce. Rose is ...
Read →The Time in Between by Duenas
Sira Quiroga is a young girl living in Madrid with her single mother who is a seamstress. By the age of twenty she has learned the ropes and is engaged to a mild government clerk. Wedding plans are progressing along nice...
Read →The Maid of Fairbourne Hall by Klassen
Miss Margaret Macy is set to receive her inheritance in just a few months. She is already planning to support her mom and two siblings but she refuses to support her step-dad. She has been refusing his nephew for her han...
Read →The Captive Heart by Cramer
The Captive Heart is about an Amish family in 1920 who moves his family to Paradise Valley, Mexico to escape religious persecution in Ohio. What they encounter is nothing they could of ever imagined. The novels are inspi...
Read →The Spoils of Eden by Linda Lee Chaikin
Birds of Paradise bend towards the sunlight, pungent coffee beans grow wild up the mountain side and pineapples, heavy with juice, beg to be plucked. It's Hawaii, 1891: tropical paradise. But amidst the balmy weather and...
Read →The Help by Kathryn Stockett
The way white families, especially white women, invited black women into their homes to raise their children, cook their food, clean their houses, and tend to their every need seems charming. However, The Help shows how ...
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