A short story following a man as he hurries home to his family on Christmas Eve.Cats have a way of smiling at us. We always know what they are saying when they are looking affectionately at us. They have big grins that display something special to only their owners. If you'ever had a cat like Ebony, then you know what a kitty smile is like!

The year is 1777. As the brooding mists of war settle over a stark American battlefield, Captain Ritcherd Buchanan yearns for his native England—and for Kyrah Payne, the woman he loves. Wounded and disheartened, he eventually returns home, only to have Kyrah torn cruelly away from him and deported for a crime she didn’t commit. An exceptional love story by bestselling author Anita Stansfield.The year is 1777. As the brooding mists of war settle over a stark American battlefield, Captain Ritcherd Buchanan yearns for his native England—and for Kyrah Payne, the woman he loves. Wounded and disheartened, he eventually returns home, only to have Kyrah torn cruelly away from him and deported for a crime she didn’t commit. Desperate to bring her home, he joins a band of privateers and finds himself embracing the American patriot cause—a cause he’d once sworn to defeat.All alone in a country at war, Kyrah becomes a victim of the breach between her own impoverished circumstances and the aristocratic upbringing of the man she loves. They had been best friends and confidants for more than half her life, but now she wonders if Ritcherd will ever be able to find her—or if he’ll even try. And she fears that the chasm between their worlds can never be bridged.A powerful and deeply moving saga, its intricate plot expertly woven and guaranteed to keep any reader turning its pages. The only disappointment is that the book ends!The Captain of Her Heart may be the finest novel yet by bestselling author Anita Stansfield.

Valerie Welch works at the public library, but her real passion is music. Summer has just gotten a whole lot more interesting--and romantic--now that she has met Josh Coleman. But will the truth about his past destroy any hope of a future with the pretty violinist he loves?From Monday through Friday, Valerie Welch works at the public library to make ends meet. But her true passion? That would be as the violin player for, of all things, a local Jersey shore rock band. She has just reunited with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Zed, who has not given up his girl-chasing ways. Yet her plans for the summer change dramatically when she goes fishing one afternoon and catches a good-looking fisherman, Josh Coleman. Summer has just gotten a whole lot more interesting…and romantic.Recently having moved to a small town that neighbors the shore point of Wildwood, the young construction worker has spent the past few years also rebuilding his life. The last thing he expected was to experience love at first sight with the lovely musician. But is his faith in the Lord enough to overcome regret over his past, which often taunts him, in everything he does? And will the truth about his past destroy any hope of a future with the woman he loves?UNCONDITIONAL is the first book of the JOYFUL NOISE Christian romance series, from the author of THE LARKSPUR VALLEY SERIES and GLIMMERS OF HEAVEN.

An Amish Singing story from bestselling author Amy Clipston.Kaitlin Lantz and her parents joined the church district a year ago. She didn't participate in singings in her former church district, but Tyler King invites her to join their special performing youth group. Kaitlin worries she'll never fit in, but eventually she realizes she has finally found a home here. Together, they celebrate a new beginning, just like the first holy night.

Follow the adventures of the Scarburgs through the Civil War as they struggle to save their beloved plantation ‘Scarlett,’ overcome the fears of battle and withstand the hardships of prison life at the hands of the Yankees while constantly trying to decipher the code from the past. Does the code tell of treasury or is it a message of dire warning.A code, a secret message passed down through the Scarburg family resurfaces once again during the Civil War. What does it mean? All Robert Steven Scarburg knows is the secret began with his grandfather John ‘Pappy’ Scarburg during the Revolutionary War. What clandestine message has the early Scarburg patriarch send to him. Is it a code foretelling of hidden treasure or a message suggesting a dire warning? Now his two oldest sons, Luke and Matthew have determined they must enlist and fight for the South. Robert will not let his sons fight alone, at age forty-nine he enlists. Being critically wounded at Devil’s Den during the Battle of Gettysburg he passes the code “2K168” on to his sons, hoping they will survive to discover it meaning.

From the wild woods of the north and across the central plains they come. Over treacherous mountains and stormy seas, across all the expanse of time and history they have been gathered. Herein are found many a tale of things great and small, of sorrow and triumph, of life, death, and things beyond either, Laughter and tears, hope and despair, are found in the tales that follow.This is free sample of a collection of legends and short stories from the world of The Serpent and the Unicorn. Strange, funny, sad, touching, varied are the tales found within.

Finding Unauthorized Faith in Harry Potter, by Nicole L. Rivera addresses each of the seven books of Harry’s story as guides to exploring life’s deepest truths. Discover wisdom about friendship, courage, loyalty, and love from the Boy-Who-Lived and his magical friends.The Parable of Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone is the first in a series of seven, one for each of the Harry Potter books.Finding Unauthorized Faith in Harry Potter approaches the remarkable series as a storybook guide to life’s deepest truths, offering inspiration about faith, friendship, courage, loyalty, love, and other wisdom of the Bible. Nicole L Rivera advises us to live like Christ and Harry Potter heroes.

The wealthy old woman was dead – a trifle sooner than expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of "amour" – staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. Here the modern detective story begins to come to its own; and all the historical importance aside, it remains an absorbing and charming story today.

They say that love can heal all wounds, but she’s pretty sure they’re wrong.Jillian doesn’t hate God. She just can’t get over the way her church wounded her and her family so many years ago.Ricky Fields has just met the girl of his dreams. The only problem is she’s been shunned by so many Christians she can’t seem to trust anyone anymore.Especially him.Oh, yeah. There’s one more problem.This one might be even harder to overcome ...His mother hates her.Book two in the Sweet Dreams Christian Romance series from Women of Faith award-winning author Alana Terry.Buy your copy and fall in love today.

“The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles.” With this opening sentence, A Voice in the Wind transports readers back to Jerusalem during the first Jewish-Roman War, some seventy years after the death of Christ. Following the prides and passions of a group of Jews, Romans and Barbarians living at the time of the siege, the narrative is centered on an ill-fated romance between a steadfast slave girl, Hadassah, and Marcus, the brother of her owner and a handsome aristocrat. After surviving the massacre of her family and the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, Hadassah is captured and sold to a well-to-do merchant’s family. Brought to Rome, she is pressed into service as a personal slave to hedonistic Julia Valerian. Hadassah struggles to walk in the footsteps of Jesus and to treat her masters in a manner in keeping with His teachings, but she is forced to keep her religious identity a secret in order to survive. Confused and alone, she has only her faith to cling to as she tries to subtly bring God into the lives of her captors. Reckless, impulsive, and villainous, Julia tries to undermine Hadassah at every turn. But Julia’s brother, Marcus, is a different sort altogether. Is it possible for a love between Hadassah and Marcus to flourish considering not only their differing stations in life, but also the gap between Hadassah’s unrelenting faith and Marcus’ lack of belief in anything? Simultaneously, Atretes, a captured soldier from Germania, is forced to become a gladiator. This is the time of Rome’s decline and the decadence of a civilization on the verge of self-destruction serves as a powerful backdrop to the Barbarian’s struggle for survival in the arena.

December 24th in war-torn and drought-stricken Muhajeria and Sharon convinces her husband to try to fix the broken village well. Jean-Marc is a busy doctor, reluctant to take time away from his patients, but disaster strikes and he must initiate a dramatic rescue. When Jean-Marc’s life hangs in the balance Sharon is filled with regrets. It just might be too late to reveal her Christmas secret.Updated cover and bibliography. COIL Extractions is a Christian Short Story Collection, Book 1, and sampling of D.I. Telbat's Christian fiction adventures and suspense. You learn that C.O.I.L., Commission of International Laborers, is an organization formed to rescue persecuted Christians in volatile countries around the world. In each of these stories, we find a unique side of service for the Lord. Included is Bonus Chapter One of bestseller Dark Liaison, a Christian Suspense Novel, Book One in The COIL Series, in which we get a peek at a COIL mission of ex-CIA Agent Corban Dowler as he uses his skills to save at-risk believers. You can now find COIL Recruits for Christ, a Short Story Collection, Book 2. We are reminded that—there is no redemption without sacrifice.