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Anne, a divorced single mom, barely able to cope with life and struggles to make sense of the death of…
her young son. Mark, a former architect, now works as a handyman and wonders how his life got off track. Father Paul, the abbot of the Abbey of Saints Philip and James, questions how to best live a life that secludes him from the world. At a Pennsylvania abbey, this unlikely trio discovers the answers--a miracle of hope and understanding that bears witness to the surprising power of God to bring healing and wholeness to our lives. UnratedLa tienda roja
By Anita Diamant. 2014
Diná, la única hija de Lía y Jacob en el libro de Génesis, emerge de la saga bíblica para contar…
su historia y la de las mujeres a su alrededor. Publicado originalmente en 1997. Algunas descripciones de violencia y de índole sexualSacrifice: A Novel (The Nevernight Chronicle Ser. #11)
By Sharon Bolton, S. J. Bolton. 2008
Digging in the Shetland Islands peat, newcomer obstetrician Tora Hamilton unearths the body of a woman who had recently given…
birth and whose heart was removed. Tora becomes obsessed with investigating, even when the police, her colleagues, and eventually even her husband--a local--warn her against it. Violence and strong language. 2008Andi unexpected: an Andi Boggs novel (An Andi Boggs Novel)
By Amanda Flower, Zondervan Staff. 2013
After the death of her parents, twelve-year-old Andora "Andi" Boggs discovers evidence of her forgotten namesake, a missing relative, which…
leads her into a family mystery rooted in the Great Depression. For grades 4-7. 2013Rage against the dying (Brigid Quinn Ser. #1)
By Becky Masterman, St. Martin`s Press. 2013
Retired Tucson FBI agent Brigid Quinn hides the violent details of her career from her new husband until an old…
case resurfaces. Floyd Lynch confesses to being the Route 66 killer and leads authorities to the body of Brigid's long-missing protégée. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2013God loves you: he always has, he always will
By David Jeremiah. 2012
Christian pastor and host of the radio and television program Turning Point uses scripture and anecdotes to discuss God's love,…
which he says is unlimited and unending. Explains that rules such as the Ten Commandments and the threat of punishment for sin are also aspects of that love. Bestseller. 2012Crush: a Karen Vail novel (Karen Vail Ser.)
By Alan Jacobson, Perseus. 2009
In Napa Valley for a much-needed vacation after the events of The Seventh Victim (DB 70938), FBI profiler Karen Vail…
and her boyfriend, policeman Robby Hernandez, stumble upon a murder scene. Vail, who suspects a serial killer, forces her way onto the case. Strong language and some violence. 2009Turn back time
By Lisa Kay Hauser, Philip Dale Smith. 2000
Through the hardships of the Great Depression and the death of her husband, Hattie Stoneworth Crowe valiantly seeks to hold…
on to her faith and her family. Meanwhile, wild wanderer Smith Delaney arrives in the coalfields of Muhlenberg County, KY looking for work. 2000Miracle on 10th Street & other Christmas writings: And Other Christmas Writings (Austin Family Ser. #No. 8)
By Madeleine L'Engle. 1998
Selections from forty years of the award-winning author's reflections on Christmas themes conveyed in stories, poems, essays, letters, and journal…
entries. Topics follow the Christmas season: Advent, Incarnation, Epiphany, Glorious Mystery, Redemption, and Celebration. The title piece recalls a past Christmas when L'Engle feared her daughter had leukemia. 1998Close your eyes (Sierra Jensen Ser. #Bk. 4)
By Robin Jones Gunn. 1996
Sierra is volunteering at a homeless shelter when Paul, a college guy she met when she was a missionary in…
Europe, comes to coach the kids. Meanwhile her school friend Randy may also be romantically interested in her. For junior and senior high readers. 1996With this ring (Sierra Jensen Ser. #Bk. 6)
By Robin Jones Gunn. 1997
Sierra visits southern California to attend Doug and Tracy's wedding. Amid the celebrations, Sierra thinks about love and the vow…
she made to save herself for her future mate. She also worries that her friend Amy may be flirting too much. For junior and senior high readers. 1997In your dreams (Sierra Jensen Ser. #Bk. 2)
By Robin Jones Gunn. 1996
While adjusting to a new high school, Sierra helps to take care of her ailing grandmother. The girl struggles to…
find a job and some new friends but puts her faith in God to make everything work out. For junior and senior high readers. 1996A detective under fire (Harriet Martens Mysteries Ser. #No. 3)
By H. R. F. Keating, St. Martin`s Press. 2004
When a London newspaper article threatens to expose corruption in the prestigious Maximum Crimes Squad, the Inspector of Constabulary appoints…
detective superintendent Harriet Martens (a.k.a. the "Hard Detective") to head an ultra-sensitive inquiry. Office politics and an uncooperative crew hinder Harriet's investigation. 2002A presumption of death (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mysteries Ser. #2)
By Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh, St. Martin`s Press. 2003
Hertfordshire, England; 1940. Harriet, wife of Lord Peter Wimsey, is living in the country with her children while her husband…
is away fighting. After an air raid drill in the village, a glamorous city-bred girl doing wartime farmwork is found murdered. Harriet assists the police superintendent with the investigation. 2002The life of Our Lord: written for his children during the years, 1846-1849
By Charles Dickens. 1999
Victorian novelist retells the life of Jesus Christ, adapted from the Gospel of St. Luke, for his children to enjoy…
every Christmas. 1999 introduction by his great-great-grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1846Great lion of God
By Taylor Caldwell. 1970
A novel of the life of Saul, later to be St. Paul, who, as the pious and intellectual son of…
a wealthy Roman Jewish family, was both a scholar and a poet with a sense of sin and desire for forgiveness that overshadowed his entire life. 1970Ruth Erskine's crosses (Grace Livingston Hill library #11)
By Isabella Macdonald Alden, Isabella Alden. 1995
At the turn of the century, Ruth learns that her widowed father, Judge Erskine, has been married twice and has…
a grown daughter almost Ruth's age. When he summons the daughter and her mother to live with Ruth and himself, Ruth has to rely on her Christian faith to help her accept her unpolished stepmother and half-sisterIn the dead of summer: an Amanda Pepper mystery (Amanda Pepper Mystery Ser.)
By Gillian Roberts. 1995
Philadelphia high school English teacher Amanda Pepper is grumpy about teaching summer school until she meets her one enthusiastic pupil,…
a Vietnamese girl, April Truong. Then a series of hate crimes and April's apparent abduction force Amanda into her sleuth mode. Some violenceHow I spent my summer vacation: an Amanda Pepper mystery (Amanda Pepper Mystery Ser.)
By Gillian Roberts. 1994
Philadelphia teacher Amanda Pepper, previously in Caught Dead in Philadelphia (DB 37547) is invited to vacation in Atlantic City with…
her friend Sasha Berg. Sasha later finds a dead man in her bed and is arrested for murder. With the help of Amanda's police boyfriend and some colorful locals, Amanda hunts for the real killerThe lost book of paradise: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
By David Rosenberg. 1993
Rosenberg, a poet and biblical translator who was coauthor of The Book of J (DB 32195), recreates a lost Hebrew…
epic about Adam and Eve's life together in the Garden of Eden. He imagines the narrative being compiled by Devorah Bat-David, a stepdaughter of King Solomon, who comments on the poetic text