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Author
Series
Spirit of Appalachia volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Though the war for American independence has come to an end, Nathanael "Fox" Carter still struggles to survive the tragic loss he has suffered. When greed and selfish ambition threaten to destroy the only home he has known, Fox and his mother flee over the Misty Mountains to start a new life. But with growing hostilities between the settlers and the Cherokee, Fox soon discovers frontier life is a daily battle for survival.
Author
Series
Spirit of Appalachia volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The frontier has brought Hawk Spencer and Elizabeth MacNeal together. Captivated by the promise of rich land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, they discover that faith alone can carry them through the harshest of times.
Author
Series
Singing River series volume 1
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
As the year 1928 begins, fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has bright hopes for the future. Her father has launched a new business, and her mother is expecting her fifth baby. Lanie has dreams of going to college and being a writer. Then tragedy strikes. First Lanie's mother dies giving birth to the baby, and Lanie must assume the role of surrogate mother to her younger siblings. Then her father is falsely accused of murder...
Author
Series
American century series volume 3
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Fast-moving novel follows changes after World War I in the lives of the Stuart family. Their stories reflect the turbulence of 1920s America.
Author
Series
American century series volume 1
Publisher
F.H. Revell
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In 1898, dreams of love and success captivate the hearts and minds of the Stuart family Lylah, Amos, and Owen Stuart long for adventure. Coming from a large family with eight children, the three eldest of the Stuart clan want to spread their wings, leave their poverty-stricken home in the hills of Arkansas, and go in search of the American dream.
Author
Series
Wagon wheel series volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since her motherś death, twenty-two year old Jori Hayden has lived safely under the shelter of her wealthy father. But when the severe economic depression of the 1800s destroys the familyś fortune, the Haydens must venture west together along the Santa Fe Trail in search of a new livelihood. With her father in poor health and her Aunt Kate̜a dedicated Christian̜keeping charge over the younger siblings, Jori hires Chad Rocklin right out of...
Author
Series
American century series volume 2
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Years after leaving their home in the hills of Arkansas to pursue their dreams in the land of opportunity, the three eldest Stuart children are back for a family reunion, but their visit is cut short when an unexpected turn of events forces Lylah and Amos to return to the city as the world is on the brink of war.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's London, 1857, and everything is at stake for Serafina Trent. A woman of means ... but not the typical Victorian lady who feels her place is to be seen and not heard. When her brother's most recent female dalliance, a beautiful actress, is found murdered, all evidence points to him. Especially since the actress had just rejected him in a most public manner. Now everyone believes Clive is headed for the gallows. Everyone, that is, but Serafina....
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 18
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Two brothers and a young woman all volunteer to go to Cuba during the Spanish-American War, where their lives become intertwined.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Women from the upper end of British society are being targeted by a killer known as The Slasher. When her best friend becomes the latest victim, Lady Trent vows to capture the murderer with the help of her partner Dylan Tremayne. Serafina must rely on her wits and newfound trust in God to save her from a killer known only as "The Slasher" in the story that concludes the Lady Trent Mysteries.
11) Sabrina's man
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Join Sabrina and Waco on a Wild West ride through Indian Territory. Sabrina's pampered life comes to a screeching halt when a vile conman steals away her younger sister. When her daddy's money can't buy justice, Sabrina takes matters into her own delicate but stubborn hands and heads west to track down the outlaw. To Sabrina's disgust, her solitary hope for saving Marianne seems to be Waco Smith, an only slightly reformed ex-criminal himself. Will...
Author
Series
Spirit of Appalachia volume 3
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
While Sarah MacNeal struggles with the death of Philip Baxter, her stepbrother, Jacob Spencer, escorts her and her friend Amanda Taylor back across the mountains to Williamsburg to visit Jacob's grandparents. There Jacob becomes embroiled in a struggle that forces him to decide his loyalty between the British and the patriots, and between the two women who have touched his heart.
13) The surrender
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow along as an upright man is caught up in the horrific events of the Civil War in the final book of the Last Cavaliers series. When Morgan Tremayne follows his employer, Robert E. Lee, into battle, he leaves behind everything hes worked hard to build: a horse farm, a good reputation, and a young orphan he has raised. It will take a life-changing injury on Gettysburgs blood-soaked fields to open Morgans eyes to whats really worth dying for.
Author
Series
Water wheel novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After her father, a prominent Natchez businessman, loses their fortune and home in 1850, Julienne Ashby aims to resuscitate their last possession - a dilapidated steamboat - to make a profit and restore the Ashby name along the mighty Mississippi. Desperate for help, Julienne hires Dallas Bronte, a captain whose drinking has scarred his reputation. The struggles they face are as challenging as the mutual feelings of love and hate they must sort out....
Author
Series
Creoles series volume 2
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
For her sixteenth birthday, Damita De Salvado receives a beautiful slave girl, Rissa, but mistreats her, revealing Damita's prejudice and hardening Rissa's heart. When her family experiences financial hardships, Damita grudgingly sells Rissa to a mysterious Christian doctor, Jefferson Whitman, who is Rissa's adopted brother. Now the tables have turned: Rissa is a wealthy, free woman, while Damita's family struggles to keep the plantation. Will both...
Author
Series
Appomattox saga volume 3
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Amidst the nation's struggle the Rocklin clan continues its own conflict: Vince Franklin, the renegade stepson of Amy Rocklin Franklin, has returned home. His intention? To fulfill the requirements of his grandfather's will and claim his family inheritance - with no regard for the lives he may ruin in the process.
17) The sword
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a Civil War-era romance and adventure, well-to-do Clay Tremayne learns more than fighting tactics while serving under Confederate commander Jeb Stuart, and he tries to change his reckless ways to convince a beautiful but wary Chantel Fortier of his sincere affection for her.
18) The courtship
Author
Series
Singing River series volume 4
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"In the fourth book of the Singing River series, Lanie Freeman is at the brink of having her ambitions fulfilled, but she still longs for her ultimate dream--a home and children of her own"--from publisher's description.
19) The dream
Author
Series
Singing River series volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Lanie Freeman had to grow up fast. Her mother died when she was just fourteen and now her father is in prison. The oldest of five children, seventeen-year-old Lanie has transformed into a surrogate mother Œ́ and a beautiful young woman. Not only must she keep her family together, but lately she has drawn the attention of Roger Langley, son of the richest man in town. Tensions run deep between the Freemans and the Langleys. And on top of it all,...
20) The Yukon queen
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"To fulfill his promise to a dying man, Cass Winslow locates the man's daughter and takes her with him in search of Klondike gold"--Provided by publisher.