Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness....
A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want - money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has....
Strong-minded and independent Julia Bernay comes to London to study medicine and become a doctor - a profession that has only just opened up to women
Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness or risking everything to find her own 'inner light'....
Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness....
A successful LA artist, Roman Velasco appears to have everything he could possibly want - money, women, fame. Only Grace Moore, his reluctant, newly hired personal assistant, knows how little he truly has....
Strong-minded and independent Julia Bernay comes to London to study medicine and become a doctor - a profession that has only just opened up to women
Maria's despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness or risking everything to find her own 'inner light'....
In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key...
In plain yet powerful and moving language, John Bunyan tells the story of Christian's struggle to attain salvation and the Gates of Heaven....
To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe....
When investigative journalist Reagan McAdams discovers her new husband, Julien, is part of a powerful international crime family, she flees Paris with their newborn, returning to her childhood home in Nutfield, New Hampshire....
The Third Heaven: The Rise of Fallen Stars is book one of a three part series that tells of the fascinating story of the fall of Lucifer....
Featuring a delightful cast of characters and timeless Buddhist wisdom, and with His Holiness' compassion pervading every chapter, The Dalai Lama's Cat is simply enchanting....
Seeing how far he has digressed from the man his parents raised, can Joel return to the faith he once held and break the grip money and possessions have had on his life? Find out....
Tess O'Rourke dreams of becoming the first female chief of police in Long Beach, California....until she responds to an officer-needs-assistance call and fatally shoots an unarmed teenager....
Supernatural abilities that haven't been seen on Earth in 7,000 years come to life through genetically engineered teenage kids raised to be fighters....
The Scribe tells the story of Silas, the man behind the spotlight who recorded most of the New Testament Scriptures we know today....
Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they reluctantly arrive at a retreat center and find themselves drawn out of their separate stories....
Born the son of a Jewish nobleman, Ben-Hur is condemned to the galleys for life for accidentally dislodging a piece of tile that falls on the Roman procurator....
Francine Rivers retells the Biblical story of Hosea, setting it in the 1850s, amidst California's gold country....
Major and Lucy Armstrong's four children are spread around the globe and are in a race against time to return to Texas before societal collapse takes America to the depths of human depravity....
When an old-timer on Hatteras Island passes away, Tandi Jo Reese finds herself charged with the task of cleaning out the rambling Victorian house....
The penultimate volume in the Conclave of Shadows series from worldwide best-selling author Raymond E. Feist....
Through serendipity he meets some wise guides, Ted and Sophia, who show David how he can move from feeling like a victim to being a creator of his own life....
This is an updated version for all ages retold in wonderful storytelling fashion....
Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have it all - great jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. But appearances can be deceiving. Their world is actually crumbling....
Truman Wiley is out of work and out of touch with his family, but nothing keeps him awake at night more than his son’s failing heart....
Blue Moon Bay takes Seattle architect Heather Hampton to quiet Moses Lake, Texas, where a promotion at her firm hinges on the sale of family farmland for a proposed industrial plant....
The Dalai Lama's cat is back - older, a bit wiser and as curious as ever....
Barely a whisper separates the living from the lost. Nicholas rose to power from the gritty backstreets of Buenos Aires. He controlled everything around him. But the universe had something completely different in mind for Nicholas. Something shattering....
Elijah Goldsmith has nightmares he needs to ignore. Why would a rich kid from Manhattan dream three straight nights about a dragon and the destruction of St. Peter’s Basilica....
Amanda’s heart broke as she watched them drive her beloved twins away. She resolved to hope... and to fight for them to her last breath....
In order to survive, Alanah must unite with her enemy. But will a terrible revelation drive her toward an even greater danger? Find out....
Roland Merullo's playful, eloquent, and life-affirming novel finds the Pope and the Dalai Lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip....
A beloved high school principal starts a Bible study to improve the lives of his struggling students, only to become the national focus of a controversial lawsuit....
After five hectic years of retirement from Lord's Chapel, Father Tim Kavanagh returns with his wife, Cynthia, from a so-called pleasure trip to the land of his Irish ancestors....
A three-in-one bundle of suspense and excitement as missionary kid Kennedy Stern faces more danger, mystery, and controversy than this anxiety-prone college student knows how to handle....
The first book written by C.S. Lewis after his conversion, The Pilgrim's Regress is, in a sense, a record of Lewis's own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction....
Single mother Jessie is surprised when Seth, the husband who abandoned her, returns to town claiming he is a man changed by faith....
A mysterious world is discovered with a massive, miles-wide pit torn through one continent. The planet is strewn with the remains of a fallen civilization. What happened to the locals, and what were they digging for so desperately? One young intern is about to find out.... When the expedition sent to explore inside the Pit meets with disaster, Prometheus Jones finds himself impossibly stranded on another, even stranger world, a mysterious planet in an altogether different part of the galaxy.
When Rachel attends the annual "Dickens on Main" Christmas event in Boerne, Texas, she never imagined she would end up spending the weekend with a handsome Houston Newspaper man who wants to write an article about the event as seen through her eyes. As their relationship grows, Rachel wonders if Charlie Dickens could be the man that God has prepared for her, until she discovers he is a possible thief. Will Rachel be able to solve the mystery before the weekend is over, and Charlie leaves with the stolen Dickens collectible and her heart?
Grant Messler is a mystery that attorney and public defender Fran Sinclair cannot understand. Accepting the fate of prison, Grant becomes an integral part of Fran's life and the lives of her family. As the story unfolds, Grant interacts with those around him. Changing the lives of those that reject God, by supernatural and Angelic means that no one can explain or understand. Fran's husband Steve is a hard hitting sales executive whose good looks and charm finally catch up to him with his most lucrative account.
In this allegorical short story, Nathaniel Hawthorne parodies John Bunyan’s famous book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. Rather than take the long and arduous road to the Celestial City, Hawthorne’s narrator hops on the express train to paradise. As he gets closer to his destination, however, he realizes that the clever-talking Mr. Smooth-It-Away may not be who he claims. While a caricature of Bunyan’s original tale, “The Celestial Railroad” ultimately drives home a similar point: there is no easy road to Heaven, so tough it out on the straight and narrow.
Inspired by best-selling author Janette Oke and the Hallmark Channel original TV series When Calls the Heart, these 40 devotions from Hope Valley are about finding moments of grace, joy, and beauty amid the unexpected circumstances of life. In this collection, Brian Bird, executive producer and co-creator of When Calls the Heart, and Michelle Cox illuminate the God-moments from the fictional, 1910 mining town of Hope Valley. The stories of faith, hope, and love from each episode will inspire and encourage you with wonderful virtues and relatable life lessons.
A man on the brink of self-destruction, Allan Howarth is unhappy in work, in marriage, and in family. He is stressed by finances and relationship problems. A letter from a forgotten friend invites Allan to Karsten Field. Allan suddenly finds his life changing in ways he could never imagine. His faith is challenged and renewed. When Allan thinks he finally found the perect life, he is at risk of losing it all. Will his last chance finally set him free?
A mysterious world is discovered with a massive, miles-wide pit torn through one continent. The planet is strewn with the remains of a fallen civilization. What happened to the locals, and what were they digging for so desperately? One young intern is about to find out.... When the expedition sent to explore inside the Pit meets with disaster, Prometheus Jones finds himself impossibly stranded on another, even stranger world, a mysterious planet in an altogether different part of the galaxy.
When Rachel attends the annual "Dickens on Main" Christmas event in Boerne, Texas, she never imagined she would end up spending the weekend with a handsome Houston Newspaper man who wants to write an article about the event as seen through her eyes. As their relationship grows, Rachel wonders if Charlie Dickens could be the man that God has prepared for her, until she discovers he is a possible thief. Will Rachel be able to solve the mystery before the weekend is over, and Charlie leaves with the stolen Dickens collectible and her heart?
Grant Messler is a mystery that attorney and public defender Fran Sinclair cannot understand. Accepting the fate of prison, Grant becomes an integral part of Fran's life and the lives of her family. As the story unfolds, Grant interacts with those around him. Changing the lives of those that reject God, by supernatural and Angelic means that no one can explain or understand. Fran's husband Steve is a hard hitting sales executive whose good looks and charm finally catch up to him with his most lucrative account.
In this allegorical short story, Nathaniel Hawthorne parodies John Bunyan’s famous book, The Pilgrim’s Progress. Rather than take the long and arduous road to the Celestial City, Hawthorne’s narrator hops on the express train to paradise. As he gets closer to his destination, however, he realizes that the clever-talking Mr. Smooth-It-Away may not be who he claims. While a caricature of Bunyan’s original tale, “The Celestial Railroad” ultimately drives home a similar point: there is no easy road to Heaven, so tough it out on the straight and narrow.
Inspired by best-selling author Janette Oke and the Hallmark Channel original TV series When Calls the Heart, these 40 devotions from Hope Valley are about finding moments of grace, joy, and beauty amid the unexpected circumstances of life. In this collection, Brian Bird, executive producer and co-creator of When Calls the Heart, and Michelle Cox illuminate the God-moments from the fictional, 1910 mining town of Hope Valley. The stories of faith, hope, and love from each episode will inspire and encourage you with wonderful virtues and relatable life lessons.
A man on the brink of self-destruction, Allan Howarth is unhappy in work, in marriage, and in family. He is stressed by finances and relationship problems. A letter from a forgotten friend invites Allan to Karsten Field. Allan suddenly finds his life changing in ways he could never imagine. His faith is challenged and renewed. When Allan thinks he finally found the perect life, he is at risk of losing it all. Will his last chance finally set him free?
The being known as Alpha distributes fear and hate, his only ambition to destroy all that’s good in the universe. And now he has support from another like him. While Eloah delivers the truth of our evolution in a fantastic display of technological power, the evil beings plan their attack on Eloah and his followers. The pope delivers a message to millions of expectant followers, one that will shock the world and change the course and charter of the Catholic Church, and likely all religions.
Quicker than you can say "downsized, unemployed, and divorced", Ally Cervantes finds herself with the Pacific Ocean in her rearview mirror as she and her two children head to Lake Surrender in rural Northern Michigan to live with her aunt. The dry hills of California are a metaphor for her empty soul, but she can't afford to wallow in self-pity with an autistic son who can't make eye contact and a precocious 12-year-old daughter counting on her to get it together.
Supernatural abilities that haven't been seen on Earth in 7,000 years come to life through genetically engineered teenage kids raised as fighters. Crippled and wheelchair bound, Zachary's confinement within self-proclaimed Emperor Hon's Palace is only one of his struggles. Aging at four times the speed of other humans, he and the other kids are cadets in Hon's Academy. Watching his brothers and sisters learning the art of the warrior makes him yearn to be among them. Four years have passed since his abduction. Zachary's rival, Victor - The Master of Flame - views Zachary as inferior.
Juniper's got so much love to give, and no one wants it. Michaela's ignoring a message from God. Youth Pastor Gabriel might solve their problems. Or he might make them much worse. Challenged by church gossips, shifty Shakespeareans, and the odd scumbag or two, Juniper and Michaela fight to do whatever the hell He wants, whoever the hell He is.
America is on the verge of a second civil war, and Ava must pull it together if she wants to survive. Violent protest, widespread destruction, and politicians who insist on letting the disassociated vent their rage will bring America to her knees, threatening to decapitate the laws, principles, and values on which the country was founded. Ava refuses to give into fear, but she simply cannot survive on her own. She must deal with her crisis of faith and learn to trust other people, or she’ll never make it through the bloodiest period of America’s history.
With the discovery of her birth father, 12-year-old River has definite thoughts about how her life should turn out - and that certainly does not include any of the challenges that keep popping up! It's not easy to decide if she should live with Gram, who has been her family for the past 10 years, or with her father, who she's over-the-moon to have just met but knows little about. When River gets diagnosed with scoliosis, she fears it will impact her hopes and dreams. River decides to ask God for help.
Sarah Poyntz is the daughter of an English merchant who operates a shipping business from Antwerp, Belgium, in 1535. Her father is very interested in the ideas of William Tyndale, who has fled England as a condemned outlaw for refusing to stop his translation work of the English Bible. Tyndale believes that the word of God should be read by the common people in their own language, a belief shared by the Poyntz family.
A first book of Bible-based micro-tales Fiction Favours the Facts is a collection of the first 22 micro-tales from the Bible Tales Newsletter. Micro-tales? What are they? They are short stories about Bible characters or events. Bible-based fiction - the facts of the Bible rounded out with imaginative detail to help us recognise the lives and feelings of real people. Some are about Bible characters you have never heard of, while others concentrate on an incident in the life of one of the more famous Bible characters.
My name is Mary Fallon, I'm 18 years old, and a few months ago, I came to Egypt to visit my best friend Carol. As it turns out, I never left, because I fell in love with a young archaeologist, and with God, whose immense love I first experienced in a dream when I took a nap in an ancient tomb. I can hardly believe I'm an Egyptologist's Admin now, living luxuriously by myself in an apartment on loan to my boss by the mysterious Matthew J. Waters while he's away in Europe. Being in Cairo is thrilling, but I'm also beginning to realize how dangerous it can be.
Luke Umble believed he was a man of God. One fateful decision could test all of his beliefs. With the support of his wife Annie, they uproot their family in an attempt to save the ones they love. Luke is challenged on all sides by his cantankerous father, his oldest son’s rebellion and even his youngest daughter’s Muscular Dystrophy.
Trace Riley has been self-appointed guardian of the trail ever since his own wagon was attacked. When he finds the ruins of a wagon train, he offers shelter to survivor Deborah Harkness and the children she saved. Trace and Deborah grow close working to bring justice to the trail, but what will happen when the attackers return to silence the only witness?
The Minnesota frontier is nothing like Nilda Carlson imagined. After a terrifying experience in a lumber camp, she finds a safe job helping a young widow. When she meets Fritz, she is initially uninterested in his overtures. But as he begins to win her over, would loving him mean abandoning her goals - or simply exchanging one dream for a different one?