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As teenagers, Delia Byrne and Finn Delaney fell in love while flying kites and dreaming of a future together—until betrayal tore them apart. Now, as America enters World War I, Delia works for peace as a paralegal and pacifist. Her values forbid her from supporting the war effort, but she volunteers for a relief organization trying to save millions of lives in famine-stricken Belgium.

In 1777, caught in the crossroads of the American Revolution, sisters Maebel and Coralie Bohannon's quaint New Jersey village becomes a battleground as they house American officers. Rebellion ripples through their family as members take opposing sides—Patriots and Loyalists—causing a deep chasm that fractures their once-unbreakable bond.

Despite the dishonorable circumstances of his own birth, Adam Faulkner has never begrudged his half-brother Sebastian's legitimate position as the Viscount Willowthorpe. Having a title and everything that goes with it never mattered to Adam—until “everything” became the hand of Miss Eliza Southwick. Adam knows, as the stable manager at Hooke Manor, he shouldn’t hope to wed a well-born miss. After all, enchanting such a lady’s heart would take a true gentleman…something he is not.

Mirabelle Blackstone knows the man she’s meant to be with. Unfortunately, her father, the town’s pastor, has other plans. Determined no daughter of his will court with a gunslinger, he sets his sights on another beau—one with a plan of his own.

On their journey to Jesus’s crucifixion, Hannah and her brother perish in a tragic accident, plunging into the enigmatic afterlife of Paradise. Jesus sends them, along with the ‘good thief,’ Dismas, and a mysterious angel, on a perilous quest to retrieve scattered fragments of the key to Hell.

Charlotte Clarke survived the flames that destroyed her town and took her family, but at what cost? Left injured and alone, she seizes the chance for a fresh start when a dying friend asks her to take a locket to a relative in Kentucky. But she has no means to reach her destination until she meets a handsome horse trainer headed south and convinces him to let her travel with him.

A devastating scourge from the north is coming to Britain, one that will bring armies and entire kingdoms to their knees. Traveling along the whale road in their feared longships, the Great Heathen Army move fast, striking with a savagery unmatched, in a seemingly unstoppable tide of blood and iron. One inexperienced warrior will prove the difference, a young man who will lead from the front and, in time, aspire to become the savior of the Saxons . . . Alfred the Great.

Urgently needed, a gunslinger to protect a woman, her daughter, and her unborn babe. Newly widowed and with a baby on the way, Hannah Carson faces a chilling ultimatum—marry her evil brother-in-law or be forced off her land. As the town of Red Ridge is swayed against her, loyal but aging ranch hand, Gus, sends away for a gunslinger—the only man who might be able to protect them. Eli Jones takes the job, expecting a simple payday. But the situation is more complicated than he expected, and his presence brings additional risks to Hannah and to himself.

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.

Strangers separated by an ocean, drawn together by a clandestine letter. One desperate summons could seal their future ... and the fate of the war. Weary from London’s air raids and the loss of her father at the Battle of the Somme, Josie Harrington wonders if The Great War will ever end. Determined to bring hope to her country’s bleak existence, she joins an underground postal service, delivering soldiers’ letters in order to avoid censorship on both sides of the line.

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.

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.

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.

It is now a historical fact: the "keys of the kingdom of heaven" that Jesus gave Peter were no mere metaphor. Historical evidence now confirms they were physical relics—golden keys believed by the early Church to possess miraculous healing power. After centuries lost beneath rubble and rumor, they may finally be within reach.

In the turbulent years of the Texas Revolution, young Isobel MacDonald hears a melody no one else can—the haunting tune of a divine Fiddler calling her toward courage, mercy, and a destiny she cannot yet see. From the hills of Tennessee to the war-torn plains of Texas, her journey intertwines with heroes and outcasts, soldiers and saints. When faith is tested and blood is spilled, Isobel learns that freedom’s song demands more than bravery—it demands grace.

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.

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.