Julia's Last Hope (Women of the West Book #2)

Julia's Last Hope (Women of the West Book #2)
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2006-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1585587273

The only thing she has left is her faith in God. . . . Is it enough? With the closing of the Calder Springs' timber mill, most of the town's residents are left unemployed. Several families, realizing the lack of a future in the small mountain town, soon decide to relocate. But not the Harrigan family. Although John has lost his job at the mill, he and his wife, Julia, make the decision to stay in their beautiful home with their twin daughters. Eastern-educated Julia searches for a way to bring business and people back to Calder Springs--a task she feels God leading her to accomplish. Will her faith and determination carry her through the challenges and setbacks she'll face?

Bride for Donnigan, A

Bride for Donnigan, A
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2007-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0764202502

Well-known and loved storyteller Janet Oke presents a beautifully told tale in her best tradition. With both anticipation and anxiety, Donnigan, a man surviving on the Western frontier alone, and Kathleen, a young girl thousands of miles away with limited prospects of finding a husband and stirrings of adventure in her heart, are at last united to begin their lives together.

Woman Named Damaris, A

Woman Named Damaris, A
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0764202472

Damaris has escaped her father's drunken abuse, but can't seem to escape her loneliness. Is her biblical name hold the key to her future?

The Ruthless Charmer

The Ruthless Charmer
Author: Julia London
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2008-11-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307490378

No woman could resist Julian Dane. Except Lady Claudia Whitney. Julian had known her since childhood, but the headstrong lass had grown into a beautiful woman. Julian vows to teach her everything he knows about passion. But Claudia, in her most innocent ardor, promises to challenge him to the most dangerous emotion of all: wild, all-consuming love. The rogue met his match in the woman he was forced to wed....

Miss Julia to the Rescue

Miss Julia to the Rescue
Author: Ann B. Ross
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101561491

"Delightful . . . Those who like smiles with their crimes will be satisfied" by the 13th in the popular Miss Julia series (Publishers Weekly). Don't miss her newest, Miss Julia Raises the Roof, coming April 2018 from Viking. As we know from her many trips to the New York Times bestseller list, Miss Julia simply can't abide sitting idle. And with young Lloyd moving out and husband Sam off to the Holy Land, everybody's favorite steel magnolia is feeling restless. Maybe it's time for that long-delayed home makeover. But before Miss Julia can even pick a color swatch, Hazel Marie's new husband, private eye J.D. Pickens, goes missing—and police in West Virginia have detained an injured man fitting his description. Meanwhile, a religious cult is out to convert the locals—and Miss Julia must pick up the pace to free J.D. and get back in time to stop them.

The Shadows

The Shadows
Author: W. J. Lundy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11-22
Genre: Soldiers
ISBN: 9781519312259

Jacob is a soldier in a war against a new type of enemy. He must face the Delta Horde or risk his families eviction to the refugee camps. With his fellow soldiers at his side, they struggle to survive battles with the enemy. Only together can they find a way to end the reign of The Darkness.

When Comes the Spring (Canadian West Book #2)

When Comes the Spring (Canadian West Book #2)
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2005-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1585587249

Elizabeth, the cultured young schoolteacher from the East, has braved the western frontier and spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. How she and Wynn are planning their wedding and their new life together at his outpost in the far north. While Wynn is accustomed to life in the north, Elizabeth is not. Can their love for each other sustain them through a harsh winter, loneliness, and rigors of life without any of the conveniences they're used to? Book 2 of the bestselling Canadian West series.

Three Junes

Three Junes
Author: Julia Glass
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 652
Release: 2002-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0375422420

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • An astonishing novel that traces the lives of a Scottish family over a decade as they confront the joys and longings, fulfillments and betrayals of love in all its guises. In June of 1989 Paul McLeod, a newspaper publisher and recent widower, travels to Greece, where he falls for a young American artist and reflects on the complicated truth about his marriage.... Six years later, again in June, Paul’s death draws his three grown sons and their families back to their ancestral home. Fenno, the eldest, a wry, introspective gay man, narrates the events of this unforeseen reunion. Far from his straitlaced expatriate life as a bookseller in Greenwich Village, Fenno is stunned by a series of revelations that threaten his carefully crafted defenses.... Four years farther on, in yet another June, a chance meeting on the Long Island shore brings Fenno together with Fern Olitsky, the artist who once captivated his father. Now pregnant, Fern must weigh her guilt about the past against her wishes for the future and decide what family means to her. In prose rich with compassion and wit, Three Junes paints a haunting portrait of love’s redemptive powers.

Sustaining Faith (When Hope Calls Book #2)

Sustaining Faith (When Hope Calls Book #2)
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1493431706

So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption. A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter revoking the sisters' permission to manage their little children's home. And unexpectedly, Walter, the young man who has won Lillian's heart, departs for a job in the oil industry without leaving any hope for their future, making her confused and lonely. With more children on their way from England needing caring homes, Lillian and Grace must use every ounce of gumption to keep their mission alive. But when startling information about the past surfaces and a new arrival comes via suspicious circumstances, they'll have to decide what is worth fighting for and what is better left in God's hands.

Where Trust Lies (Return to the Canadian West Book #2)

Where Trust Lies (Return to the Canadian West Book #2)
Author: Janette Oke
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1441265368

She loves her friends and students in the West, but family obligations have called her home. Where does she truly belong? After a year of teaching in the Canadian West, Beth Thatcher returns home to her family. She barely has time to settle in before her mother announces plans for a family holiday--a luxurious steamship tour along the eastern coast of Canada and the United States. Hoping to reconnect with her mother and her sisters, Beth agrees to join them, but she quickly realizes that things have changed since she went away, and renewing their close bond is going to be more challenging than she expected. There's one special thing to look forward to--letters and telephone calls from Jarrick, the Mountie who has stolen her heart. The distance between them is almost too much to bear. But can she give her heart to Jarrick when it will mean saying good-bye to her family once again--and possibly forever? And will she still want to live in the western wilds after the steamship tour opens up a world of people and places she never imagined? Then comes a great test of Beth's faith. Someone in her family has trusted the wrong person, and suddenly everything Beth knows and loves is toppled. Torn between her family and her dreams, will Beth finally discover where her heart truly belongs? A companion story to Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart TV series!