Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Against Shannon's wishes, love stakes its claim in her heart. Will she discover treasure or treachery? -- When Shannon Adair accompanies her minister father to the western gold rush town of Grand Coeur, she's certain she'll never be happy away from her beloved Virginia, even though the South is still gripped in civil war. Wells Fargo driver Matthew Dubois isn't sure the lovely Shannon belongs in Idaho Territory either, but he is a desperate man. His...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The press called them "Billion Dollar Babies," heirs to one of the largest fortunes in the country. But upon the deaths of their father and grandparents, the court system rips the three-year-olds from the arms of the stepmother who loves them and places them with their cruel maternal grandparents. Though Eloise and Deke Krebbs plan to win that fortune for themselves, what they get for the purpose of raising the children they squander in gambling casinos...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After she leaves her high-pressure job to live with her aunt on a Montana ranch, Abigail Jones, working as a nanny for Wade Ryan, the ranch's owner, begins a relationship with him, but Wade's first priority is to protect his daughter and keep his past a secret.
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In tiny Cottage Cove, on the coast of Maine, Wren Evans is raising her gifted son, Charlie. A single mom, she's fought hard to give Charlie a stable, secure home life. So when a prestigious music academy in Boston expresses interest in Charlie's talent, Wren is willing to move them again to make his dreams come true. As Wren plans their move to Boston, life in Maine begins to fall apart. Her job is threatened with budget cuts and Wren's grandmother,...
5) Sandpebbles
Author
Series
Publisher
W. Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A young widow in a small fishing village in North Carolina lets go of her past while embracing her future.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"One of the most charming books I've read in a long, long time... made me laugh, cry, and cheer--as all good weddings do." -Cassandra King, bestselling author of The Same Sweet Girls Welcome to Jasper, South Carolina. A place where Southern hospitality thrives. Where social occasions are done right. And where, for generations, the four most upstanding ladies of this community ensure that the daughters of Jasper are married in the proper manner. Friends...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Determined to tame her younger brother's rebellious streak, McKenna Ashford accepts her cousin's invitation to move west and to begin again. But she quickly discovers that life in Copper Creek, Colorado is far from what she expected. Shouldering burdens beyond her years, McKenna tries to be the parent Robert needs, instead of the older sister he resents. But an "untimely inheritance" challenges her resolve at every turn, while also offering a second...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The decision has been made. After 23 years of marriage and raising their family in the same lakeside home, John and Abby Reynolds are getting a divorce. They gather their three children to tell them the terrible news, but before they can speak, their daughter makes a joyous announcement of her own: She is getting married. John and Abby decide to postpone their news until after the wedding. As the big day approaches, questions continue to haunt them....
10) Keeping faith
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
The White family has just been broken apart by divorce, and their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, starts to have talks with God and perform miracles. Picoult offers a provocative novel about belief and betrayal, miracles and mystery, and the fierce love of a mother for her child.
Author
Publisher
David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
If a miracle happened to you, wouldn't you tell everyone? What if they thought you were crazy?
Poor in health but rich in faith, Gina Merritt-a young, broke, African-American single mother-sits in a pew on Ash Wednesday and has a holy vision. When it fades, her palms are bleeding. Anthony Priest, the junkie sitting beside her, instinctively touches her when she cries out, but Gina flees in shock and pain. A prize-winning journalist before drugs destroyed...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Abigail's parents, believing the end of the world is near, sell their house, give the money to an end-of-times preacher, and drive from North Carolina to San Francisco where they remain homeless and destitute, as Abigail fights to keep her parents, her twin brother, and herself united against all odds.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In this story based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian prophet.
14) Facing the dawn
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is eight time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone and needy kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun. Then Liam's three-year...
Author
Series
Timeless love volume 1
Publisher
Word Pub
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
John and Abby Reynolds, on the verge of divorce after over twenty years of marriage, agree to put their announcement on hold until after their daughter's wedding, but the wedding plans, and the promptings of God, have the couple wondering if they have made the right decision.
16) Imagine me gone
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans despite what she now knows of his condition, or back away from the suffering it may bring her. She decides to marry him. Imagine Me Gone is the unforgettable story of what unfolds from this act of love and faith. At the heart of it is their eldest son, Michael, a brilliant, anxious music fanatic who makes sense of the world...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
Do you believe in miracles? Sister Juliana does. She's seen miracles happen as she tends Saint Catherine's altar and guards her relic. Yet she doesn't quite dare to believe that even Saint Catherine could help her atone for her wicked past. Anna does. And she so desperately needs one. In a time when a deformity is interpreted as evidence of a grievous sin, in a place where community is vital to existence, Anna has no family, no home, and no master....
18) Jango
Author
Series
Noble warriors volume 2
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Seeker, the Wildman, and Morning Star discover that the mysterious warrior sect they had been so desperate to join is not quite what it appears from the outside.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Paulette and Fred Baldwin are in a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their son, McKinley, has moved away to live his own life, and the couple is struggling to connect with one another. In addition, Paulette suspects Fred and McKinley are hiding something that could change the whole family. As they face a coming storm, faith may be the only thing to get them through.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Andy Kemps young life has been as ravaged as his scarred face. Disfigured by an abusive father, the teenager hides behind his books and an impenetrable wall of cynicism and anger.As Andys mother struggles to reconnect with him, his Uncle Rip returns transformed from a stint in prison and wants to be a mentor to the reclusive boy, doing everything he can to help end Andys pain. When Andy begins hearing strange music through his iPod and making near-prophetic...