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GRACE AT LOW TIDE
by Beth Webb Hart
Fifteen-year-old DeVeaux is now fifty miles from the place where she
used to live--only fifty miles and five months since her blue-blood
father declared bankruptcy.
"Used to" was a graceful home in a historic Charleston neighborhood.
Country clubs, cotillions, childhood friends, and a close-knit
church group. "Now" is a run-down cottage on an island estate that
is no longer in the family. A restaurant job, a cantankerous old
truck, and mud on just about everything.
But something is wearing DeVeaux down. It's not living on the
island, which is actually kind of interesting. And it's not missing
her old friends, who have developed an annoying fixation on boys.
What really bothers DeVeaux is that being "ruined" has changed her
dad into an ill-tempered jerk, and her mother just tiptoes around
him. If the good Lord has a plan for saving them, now might be a
good time to start.
A LOVE WOVEN TRUE
by Tracie Peterson and Judith Miller
With memories of her loveless, arranged marriage behind
her, Jasmine Houston, widowed with a young son, longs to
establish her life in the bustling textile town of Lowell,
Massachusetts. But news of her mother's failing health
lures Jasmine back to her family's plantation in the
South.
Her journey makes an unexpected turn when a deathbed
promise prompts Jasmine to secure the freedom of a slave
family with the help of her brother-in-law, Nolan. With a
joyous return to her horse farm in Lowell--and a deepening
knowledge of the love in her heart--Jasmine's future
appears bright.
But as her family splinters over the slavery issue,
Jasmine's unfaltering commitment to her abolitionist
beliefs will be tested as she faces the prospect of losing
that which is dearest to her.
THE ANGEL OF BASTOGNE
by Gilbert Morris
Like the fictional George Bailey, sullen journalist Ben
Raines is not a praying man, and he has heard enough talk
about Christmas and angels. But the holiday movie classic,
"It's a Wonderful Life," seems to follow him everywhere.
Ben's aging father even has a personal "Clarence" story
about a wartime angel who saved his life one Christmas on
a battlefield in Bastogne.
In tribute to his dad, but also to prove himself right,
Ben sets out to track down the other servicemen who would
have witnessed the so-called angel. What he finds would
make a true believer out of anyone.
DAWN OF A THOUSAND
NIGHTS
by Tricia Goyer
I'll wait for you. That's what Libby Conners promised Dan Lukens as
World War II tore the two pilots away from each other and the
Hawaiian island where they'd fallen in love. Now, bound by duty to
their country and buoyed by the hope that they will be together
again, Dan and Libby face grueling tests on opposite sides of the
world. Libby is pressed into service as one of the first female
pilots to serve in a time of war, while Dan endures what would
become the legendarily brutal Bataan Death March in the
Philippines. With tragedy around every corner, the couple must look
deep inside to find stamina and a faith that will endure the
nightmare of war.
THE COLOR OF THE SOUL
by Tracey Bateman
"Sometimes knowledge is freedom, and sometimes it's nothing but a
chain around your neck," an old woman with nothing to lose told a
young reporter covering the story of a lifetime.
The year is 1948 as a century-old Southern woman nears death and
feels the need to share her past in detail. When Andy Carmichael
travels from Chicago to Georgia to cover the story that will make
his career, he finds there is more at stake than an article. His
marriage, his life, his very soul are on the line.
Will Andy expose the century-old secrets buried deep
within the yellowed pages of the Penbrook diaries? Will the truth he
finds set him free?
ON THE RUN
by Lorena McCourtney
Ivy the invisible rides again! Super senior sleuth Ivy Malone has
curiosity that just won't quit. That inquisitiveness has gotten her
into plenty of trouble, including murder, mayhem, and a place on a
mini-Mafia hit list.
Hiding out from some thugs who want revenge, she hops in a motor
home and heads across the country. But with Ivy behind the wheel,
trouble is bound to be in the passenger's seat--and a murder mystery
can't be far away. So when she stumbles across two very dead bodies,
Ivy is determined to solve the crime, even if it kills her.
BRYSON CITY TALES
by Walt Larimore, M.D.
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
The little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers
more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young "flatlander"
physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its
peculiar challenges as well.
With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, "Bryson City Tales"
sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky
Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a
small countrytown. It's a world where the family doctor is also the
emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where
wilderness medicine is part of the job, search- and-rescue calls in
the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may
be somebody's livestock or pet.
SEISMIC SHIFTS
by Kevin G. Harney
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
In "Seismic Shifts," Kevin Harney invites you to explore six key
areas of transformation. Using colorful examples and engaging,
real-life stories, he shows you how to make small but powerful
shifts that will...
*Increase your joy *Expand your faith *Bring you health and rest
*Enrich your relationships *Create financial stability and
contentment *Help you impact your community and the world
Like the first domino in a domino chain, a single wisely considered
action can set in motion an entire life- changing sequence.
HEAVENS TO BETSY
by Beth Pattillo
FROM THE BOOK JACKET:
Life would be perfect for Reverend Betsy Blessing if it
weren't for parishioners who keel over during her sermons, steal
money from the collection box, and set her up with ex-cons.
Not to mention the very inconvenient feelings she is
suddenly having for her long-time friend, fellow
seminarian, and verbal sparring partner, David Swenson. It isn't
until Betsy is thrust into the position of senior minister for her
church, however, that she discovers the real cause of her
discontent: her fear of failing has become stronger than her faith
in herself.
THE RATS OF HAMELIN
by Adam McCune & Keith McCune
"The Rats of Hamelin" blends
history and fantasy to reshape the legend of the pied piper. After
six years as a piper's apprentice, Hannes sets out on the mission
that will make him a master in the guild. His orders seem simple
enough: rid Hamelin of a plague of rats and use the reward money for
a charitable cause. Simple indeed, until he discovers that the
"real" rats of Hamelin aren't the ones scurrying underfoot. Every
step he takes comes down to a deceptively simple choice: when to
show mercy...and when to bring justice.
WHAT SHE LEFT FOR ME
by Tracie Peterson
She was humiliated. Penniless.
And utterly alone....
Perhaps she was naive. Perhaps she was too trusting. But after her
husband's betrayal, Jana McGuire is left with only one choice: to
humbly seek refuge with a mother she barely knows.
Jana longs to understand and connect with her mother. But Eleanor
has firmly shut the door on the past, allowing admittance to no one.
As the heartache of Jana's situation heightens, her need for her
mother compels her to seek out the truth of that past. But will
Jana's search bring back a pain that was better left alone?
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