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Olav og Ingunn vokser op på en stor gård nord for Hamar i slutningen af 1200-tallet. Da de forelsker sig i hinanden, går de i seng sammen i den tro, at de har ret til det. Men i et samfund og en tid, der er splittet mellem hedenske hævnmotiver og streng kristen, pietetisk moral, sætter den handling en kæde af voldsomme begivenheder i gang, der leder til både forræderi, forvisning, fornedrelse og mord og skaber dønninger ned gennem generationerne. Olav martres af begreber som ære og skam, der har rod i det hedenske, og af sin frygtelige skyld, der har rod i det kristne.

Libby Caldwell has been in love with Isaac Harrison for years, ever since her late father befriended him. While her head knows there is no hope of sharing her life with a British soldier, her heart is much more difficult to convince, especially now that he is quartering in her home. With Boston under siege and battle looming, each day together forces her to recognize how deep her feelings truly are…and how forbidden.

Contrary to her name, Patience Abbott has long felt unsettled and anxious to leave behind her painful memories in England for a fresh start in America. But her new life isn’t quite what she expected, and as tension grows in her new home of Boston, so does the distance between Patience and her estranged father. So when Josiah Wagner walks into her life, it finally feels like she’s not alone. If only his patriotic leanings didn’t put him at odds with her father’s loyalties.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 996 nach Christus. Jan, Sohn eines Fischers in der Normandie, wird von den Wikingern bei einem ihrer Streifzüge versklavt und nach Norwegen verschleppt, wo er sich in der rauen Welt der Nordmänner zurechtfinden muss. Zeitgleich muss sich Hurit, die Tochter des Medizinmannes der Beothuk, am anderen Ende der Welt ebenfalls großen Herausforderungen stellen.

A book of living proverbs is a modern scripture in miniature—an illuminated journey through judgment, mercy, failure, and the quiet revelations that shape a life.

She forgot she loved him. He would die to make her remember. Meg Foxcroft has never minded the tattling village gossip or her uncle’s ill-tempered rebukes. After all, she has Tom McGwen—and one day, they will build their own cottage, paint it red, and live a wonderful life. But then the...

A.D. 1302. Margherita da Arco sogna una fede pura, ma scopre ben presto che la Chiesa di papa Bonifacio VIII è fatta più di catene che di ideali. Il suo incontro con fra Dolcino, predicatore rivoluzionario che tratta le donne proprio come gli uomini e ha il coraggio di puntare il dito contro chi usa Dio solo per giustificare le proprie brame, è destinato a scuotere la Cristianità intera. Mentre gli Apostoli di Margherita e Dolcino guadagnano adepti e potere, l'esiliato Matteo Visconti vaga tra le corti lombarde e gli accampamenti militari, schiacciato dal ricordo del rogo che gli ha strappato l'amore.

Some songs are heard with the ears. Others are carried in the soul. When Isobel MacDonald leaves the hills of Tennessee for the uncertain frontier of Mexican Texas, she carries little with her except family, faith, and a quiet sense that God is leading her toward something she cannot yet understand. But Texas is changing. Rumors of revolution spread across the settlements. Fear and grief follow close behind hope. And as history gathers around her, Isobel begins to discover that courage is not always loud, and faith is not always certain.

Im Jahre 1084 flieht die Heilerin Meda von Trier mit dem jungen Gero nach dem Tod seiner Eltern Richtung Greifenfels. Dort hofft sie, ihn vor einem Anschlag auf sein Leben schützen zu können. Doch die allgegenwärtige Gefahr und die verbotene Liebe zu Sigrun von Greifenfels begleiten Gero, bis er sich seiner Verantwortung und seinem größten Feind im alles entscheidenden Kampf stellen muss! Ein fesselnder Roman über Vergeltung und Liebe an einer Zeitenwende.

This gripping novel follows two women—a young Soviet college student whose life is upended by the ancient practice of bride kidnapping, and a millennial American bound by her crippling sensory processing issues— and weaves their stories together in a riveting tale of love and resilience.

A sign in the heavens. A journey into the heart of an empire. A secret mission that could cost them everything. In the hallowed halls of the Parthian Empire, three wise men discover an impossible astronomical event: a triple conjunction of stars not seen in eight hundred years. The celestial message is unmistakable—a king has been born in the west, a ruler destined to shatter empires and usher in a new world order. Compelled by ancient prophecy, they embark on a secret mission to find and honor this prophesied monarch.

In the foothills of northwest Laos, an unreached tribal group lives unaware of the gospel—until an American army medic is captured and brought to their village. Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, Taking You Under My Skin imagines a mountain tribe’s encounter with Jesus and how it transforms their lives forever.

A Journey to the Manger Full of Danger, Miracles, and Romance. This new Christmas classic vividly reimagines the Gospels' Nativity story through the eyes of Sandar the Builder, a Nazareth businessman who is tortured by the uncertainty of his life's purpose.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ rises anew in this sweeping, unabridged presentation that restores Lew Wallace’s monumental epic to its full emotional, spiritual, and cinematic grandeur, telling the story of Judah Ben-Hur with a vividness and intensity that resonates far beyond its historical setting.

Embark on a thrilling adventure through the ancient world with Jeremiah, a young boy caught in the whirlwind of his cousin Joseph and Mary's epic journey. As the Roman Empire looms large, feel the pulse-pounding excitement as Jeremiah witnesses the extraordinary events leading to the birth of our savior. This riveting tale intricately weaves together adventure, love, and the triumph of the Holy family.

His reign must come to an end. But his legacy will live on forever. After thwarting the scourge of the Viking hordes that had decimated Britain for decades, King Alfred assured a period of peace and prosperity for the kingdom of Wessex. The dream of uniting all Anglo-Saxons under one, noble...

She’s a wealthy debutante with the finest ancestry in Kentucky horseracing circles… He’s a member of New York’s Gilded Age elite, yet on the brink of financial ruin… Neither of them want an arranged marriage…or do they? Veronica Lyndon has a plan for her life, and it doesn't include...

Zacharias has loved Elisabeth all his life. When negotiations are made for their marriage, the childhood friends trust that their future will be bright. But as their story unfolds in their village near Jerusalem, the life they build together is marked by both the joy of love and the sorrows of loss and longing, for as the years pass by, the steadfast couple is never blessed with the thing they desire above all: a child.

The last place Audra Bancroft wants to be is trapped in the glittering world of the elite—paraded as little more than a decoration on some gentleman’s arm. She longs to be truly known and understood, but as the niece of a wealthy businessman, she is anything but. When her uncle announces her betrothal to a man she despises—a man whose power could ensure she never escapes the gilded cage—she makes the only choice her heart can bear: to disappear.

As a slave, Nasan wants to avoid notice and survive. When Eshe begins showing him kindness, though, Nasan starts to see life as worth living. His hopes shatter when Tarik—Eshe’s pursuer and Nasan’s enemy—becomes trapped in a curse of immortality with Nasan. Their lives woven together with ancient magic, Tarik and Nasan struggle against each other throughout all history. Nasan desires to hold Eshe’s love; Tarik continues to steal their hope of ever truly living, and every torturous era Nasan endures pushes him closer to the brink of giving up everything.