Moving through time from the rural South to the northern ghetto, Baldwin chronicles a fourteen-year-old boy's discovery of the terms of his identity as the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one...
Religious fiction
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Author:Baldwin, JamesSummary: - Author:Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
Shortly after the death of King Solomon in 931 B.C., the Promised Land is divided into two separate nations: Israel in the north, and Judah in the south. Hezekiah is the second son of King Ahaz of Judah. As he comes to power, he must...
- Author:Burton, RichardSummary:
Kate Skylar is an ordinary seventeen-year-old with an extraordinary destiny. A virgin, Kate suddenly finds herself pregnant with what she believes is the Son of God. But the Catholic Church is convinced Kate is carrying the Antichrist...
- Author:Griggs, Vanessa DavisSummary:
Gabrielle's girlhood dream of becoming a dancer slips away when life takes an unexpected turn. But after she meets the man of her dreams at church, everything seems to be falling into place--until a past secret threatens to tear her...
- Author:Gray, Shelley ShepardSummary:
It's Christmastime at the Brenneman Bed & Breakfast, and everyone is excited about closing down for the holiday. Anna and Henry will be celebrating their first Christmas as a married couple, and for Katie and Jonathan Lundy, it's...
- Author:Sawyer, Kim VogelSummary:
Mistaken identity leads to romance, laughter, and second chances in this inspirational historical romance. The Kansas community of Fairland anticipates the arrival of their new minister. Over the past several months, late in 1882,...
- Author:Hart, Beth WebbSummary:
Once the DeLoachs led the good life in Charleston. Born into wealth and privilege, they had every advantage. But now a disasterous investment has devoured their fortune. Selling the family estate, they move into a caretaker's cottage on...
- Author:Lieberman, LeanneSummary:
Ellie Gold is an orthodox Jewish teenager living in Toronto in the late eighties. Ellie has no doubts about her strict religious upbringing until she falls in love with another girl at her grandmother's cottage. Aware that homosexuality...
- Author:Whitlow, RobertSummary:
Defending teenaged runaway Jessie Whitewater against a shoplifting charge, new attorney Tami Taylor must determine why Jessie insists on lying to her--and why the teen is so terrified. But when the hand of evil strikes close to home,...
- Author:Rotchin, B. GlenSummary:
Mort Halbman is the prime suspect in an arson investigation when his family home burns down, and he feels compelled to continually return to the ruins and to the memories the place still holds for him. Haunted by the memories of his...
- Author:Snelling, LauraineSummary:
In bestselling author Lauraine Snelling's new novel, a group of women realize that life is full of half-finished relationships and projects. However, they discover that the outcome is not as important as the journey. Recognizing how...
- Author:Rashid, QasimSummary:
The debut picture book by author and human rights activist Qasim Rashid, now adapted for audio, that celebrates good deeds during the month of Ramadan. It's the first day of Ramadan and Hannah wants to be a part of this important...
- Author:Peterson, TracieSummary:
Deborah Vandermark is pursuing her interest in medicine beside her beau Dr. Christopher Clayton. Although her West Texas lumber town isn't quite ready for a female physician, she has reason for hope. But she's blindsided when...
- Author:Kohlman, LoriSummary:
A strong-minded city woman, Hana moves to Lone Prairie, Saskatchewan to live on her father's farm and to fulfill the almost impossible conditions of his will. Complications arise when her father's neighbor, Jayce Harlow, accuses the...
- Author:Foer, Jonathan SafranSummary:
In the book of Genesis, when God calls out, 'Abraham!' to order him to sacrifice his son Isaac, Abraham responds, 'Here I am.' Later, when Isaac calls out, 'My father!' to ask him why there is no animal to...
- Author:Gray, Shelley ShepardSummary:
Anna, fleeing her abusive boyfriend, runs to an Amish inn. The family lets her stay, dressed in Plain clothing. But the older brother resents the intrusion--for a while. Anna feels she's found a true home, but will her chance for...
- Author:Austin, LynnSummary:
Fragrant blossoms herald spring, but the orchard is also a place of secrets and heartache. After the death of her husband Frank, Eliza is left with three young children and mounting debts. When a gentle stranger enters her orchard, she...
- Author:Scott, LauraSummary:
To save a woman from being kidnapped, Officer Chris Fuller and his K-9 partner, Teddy, let the fugitive they're tracking get away. But when he returns, Chris knows the attempted kidnapping wasn't a chance encounter.
- Author:Gray, Shelley ShepardSummary:
When DEA agent Calvin Fisher returns to the Amish community he left at the age of fourteen, he falls for the local nursery school teacher, Alice, but soon a spike in criminal activity leaves Calvin wondering if he has brought danger to...
- Author:Zettell, SusanSummary:
Holy Days of Obligation is a collection of short stories which weaves together the family history of a working-class Catholic family. Set in industrial Ontario, the stories are narrated by Bertie, who is the oldest of nine children....
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