Valeria's Cross

Valeria's Cross
Author: Susan Wales
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426715587

In the 3rd century, pampered Roman princess Valeria falls in love with Mauritius, captain of the Theban Legion. She sends him off to battle, where he suffers under the schemes of a notorious pagan general with an ambition for power and a lust for Valeria. In a scene based on true events, the evil Galerius kills Mauritius and his entire legion for their Christian faith. And in a shocking turn of events, the grieving Valeria is forced to become Galerius’ wife against her will. Never has a marriage been set up for such failure. Valeria loathes her new husband, but he seems to undergo a change of heart, adopting a child for her and giving her power and authority, and even love. She struggles with the commitment she knows she must keep, and the love she knows she will never find again.

Valeria's Cross

Valeria's Cross
Author: Kathi Macias
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426702159

In the 3rd century, pampered Roman princess Valeria falls in love with Mauritius, captain of the Theban Legion. She sends him off to battle, where he suffers under the schemes of a notorious pagan general with an ambition for power and a lust for Valeria. In a scene based on true events, the evil Galerius kills Mauritius and his entire legion for their Christian faith. And in a shocking turn of events, the grieving Valeria is forced to become Galerius' wife against her will. Never has a marriage been set up for such failure. Valeria loathes her new husband, but he seems to undergo a change of heart, adopting a child for her and giving her power and authority, and even love. She struggles with the commitment she knows she must keep, and the love she knows she will never find again.

Robert E. Howard

Robert E. Howard
Author: Leon Nielsen
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-11-12
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786461098

Robert E. Howard published primarily in pulp magazines, creating memorable characters like Conan of Cimmeria. After his suicide at the age of 30, pulps continued publishing Howard material posthumously. His first hardcover book appeared in 1937, a year after his death. That book, A Gent from Bear Creek, is the holy grail for Howard collectors--only 12 original copies are known to exist. This invaluable resource for Howard collectors has information for every known published work. Initial chapters provide a biography, discuss Howard's literary legacy, and give basic tips about book collecting and selling. The main body of the work is a bibliography of Howard's published works from 1925 through 2005. A thorough index locates the publication of every Howard story or poem.

River's Song

River's Song
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426712669

Sometimes when we look back, we are able to see ahead.

I Shall Not Want

I Shall Not Want
Author: Debbie Viguié
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142670190X

Church secretary Cindy Preston and rabbi Jeremiah team up again to discover who is killing homeless people and stealing the rescue dogs provided to them by Cindy's church.

The Dead Saint

The Dead Saint
Author: Marilyn Brown Oden
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142670867X

It begins with a single gunshot, and Bishop Lynn Peterson watches in horror as a good friend, who is a member of the New Orleans Saints, collapses on the street. When a medal the player wore--a medal Lynn had promised to return to the man's family--disappears, Lynn is thrust into a suspenseful and fast-moving journey through four assassinations, an attempt on her life, conflicts with a mysterious and ancient society, and a behind-the-scenes conspiracy that reaches all the way to the White House. The turbulent, unstoppable intrigue challenges Lynn mentally, physically, and spiritually as she engages in a desperate battle with an opponent who is just as determined to kill as Lynn is to stop him even though she has no idea where--or who--he will strike next.

A Time To Love

A Time To Love
Author: Barbara Cameron
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682997901

War correspondent Jennie King thinks she's just a temporary guest in her grandmother's Amish community while she recuperates from the devastating injuries sustained in a car bomb attack that changed her world. But when she meets Matthew Bontrager, the man she had a crush on as a teenager, she wonders if God has a new plan for her. Jennie has emotional and physical scars and though she feels she has come home to this man and this place, she's not sure she can bridge the difference between their worlds.

Beholding Him, Becoming Missional

Beholding Him, Becoming Missional
Author: Laura Krokos
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010-10-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 144970574X

Beholding Him, Becoming Missional: Awakening to the Mission Through the Study of First Samuel will offer women the opportunity to walk away with minds and hearts that have been transformed through an intimate relationship with the King and lives uniquely refl ecting the Kings heart and mission for the world. Having a come alongside and lets do life together flavor and feel, Beholding Him, Becoming Missional is written in a relational, authentic and relevant way. Laura Krokos shares victories, defeats, successes and embarrassments which coincide with 1 Samuel as it is packed full of stories of utter failures, redemption, victory, and partnering with others to live out Gods very heart. Beholding Him, Becoming Missional is set up in two sections. The first six chapters pull the reader into a more authentic and intimate relationship with God. The second six chapters move the reader to the point of action of living on purpose for the glory of God, reflecting His heart for the world.

A Promise of Grace

A Promise of Grace
Author: Lynette Sowell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682998738

Rochelle Keim has lived in Pinecraft for almost twenty years among her Mennonite brethren and the Amish of Sarasota. Unlike the snowbirds who visit Pinecraft from the north, Rochelle is a year-round resident of the unique Plain community. She's quiet, content, and keenly adept at keeping her past firmly tucked away. Feeling unsettled as she nears her fortieth birthday, she decides to return to nursing school, a dream she gave up long ago during a painful time she dares not remember. Her past decides to make itself present when Silas Fry, Rochelle's former love, moves to Pinecraft. Silas spent the past two decades working as a missionary pilot, but that all changed with the sudden loss of his wife, Belinda—Rochelle's childhood best friend. Now both Rochelle and Silas are on a collision course with their past, and the reunited couple must decide if they're trying to resurrect a dead romance, or if the two very different people whose paths have crossed can make a new life together.

Vinnie's Diner

Vinnie's Diner
Author: Jennifer Allee
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2015-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1630887242

Something big and black crashes against the windshield, and an explosion rocks the car. Turn into the skid! I see a flash and something in front of me. Something tall with black material flapping around it like the tail ends of an old-fashioned duster. Long, straw-colored hair. A scraggily goatee. A man? What’s a man doing at the side of the road in the middle of nowhere? Why’s he just standing there? Why doesn’t he get out of the way? I yank the wheel back the other way, and the car swerves around him. And heads straight off the road. When the world stops bouncing and the car settles, I try to keep my eyes focused, but everything blurs around the edges. The waves ebb, and I hear a crunching sound, like boots on gravel. Straining to see, I barely make out . . . What is that? A flag? No, it’s that flapping black material. I think it’s the man I swerved to miss. A sweet, melodious voice makes its way through the undulating roar in my ears. “Let me help you.” Help. Yes, I need help.