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  • Whispers in the Wind

    Lauraine Snelling

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Book Two in Lauraine Snelling's Exciting Wild West Wind SeriesAfter fleeing North Dakota and the now defunct Wild West Show, Cassie Lockwood and her companions have finally found the hidden valley in South Dakota where her father had dreamed of putting down roots. But to her dismay, she discovers a ranch already built on her land.Cassie's arrival surprises Mavis Engstrom and forces her to reveal secrets she's kept hidden for years. Her son Ransom is suspicious of Cassie and questions the validity of her claim to the valley. But Lucas Engstrom decides from the start that he is in love with her and wants to marry her.Will Cassie be able to build a home on the Bar E Ranch and fulfill her father's dream of raising horses, or will she be forced to return to the itinerant life of her past?
  • Cry of Courage

    Lee Roddy

    Paperback (Bethany House Pub, June 1, 1998)
    When the American Civil War breaks out, three young people--a farm boy who is an aspiring writer, a recently orphaned young girl, and a secretly educated slave boy--find that their lives are changed forever
  • Larkspur Cove

    Lisa Wingate

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, Feb. 1, 2011)
    Adventure is the last thing on Andrea Henderson's mind when she moves to Moses Lake. After surviving the worst year of her life, she's struggling to build a new life for herself and her son as a social worker. Perhaps in doing a job that makes a difference, she can find some sense of purpose and solace in her shattered faith.For new Moses Lake game warden Mart McClendon, finding a sense of purpose in life isn't an issue. He took the job to get out of southwest Texas and the constant reminders of a tragedy for which he can't forgive himself. But when a little girl is seen with the town recluse, Mart and Andrea are drawn together in the search for her identity. The little girl offers them both a new chance at redemption and hope--and may bring them closer than either ever planned.
  • Mandie Collection, The

    Lois Gladys Leppard

    Paperback (Bethany House Publishers, Nov. 1, 2008)
    Whether they're meeting Mandie for the first time or rereading her adventures for the tenth time, readers young and old will love solving mysteries and learning valuable life lessons with Mandie and her friends as they travel to London in Mandie and the Foreign Spies, and to Washington in Mandie and the Washington Nightmare. Three other exciting books round out the third volume of the Mandie fiveinone series: Mandie and the Holiday Surprise, Mandie and the Midnight Journey, and Mandie and the Shipboard Mystery.
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  • Diamond in the Rough

    Jen Turano

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, Sept. 3, 2019)
    To save her family from financial ruin, Miss Poppy Garrison accepts an unusual proposition to participate in the New York social season in exchange for her grandmother settling a family loan that has unexpectedly come due. Ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of mingling within the New York Four Hundred, Poppy becomes embroiled in one hilarious fiasco after another, doomed to suffer a grand societal failure instead of being deemed the diamond of the first water her grandmother longs for her to become. Reginald Blackburn, second son of a duke, has been forced to travel to America to help his cousin, Charles Wynn, Earl of Lonsdale, find an American heiress to wed in order to shore up his family estate that is in desperate need of funds. Reginald himself has no interest in finding an heiress to marry, but when Poppy's grandmother asks him to give etiquette lessons to Poppy, he swiftly discovers he may be in for much more than he bargained for.
  • An Untamed Land

    Lauraine Snelling

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, May 1, 2006)
    Proud of Their Heritage and Sustained by Their Faith, They Came to Tame a New LandShe had promised herself that once they left the fjords of Norway, she would not look back. After three long years of scrimping and saving to buy tickets for their passage to America, Roald and Ingeborg Bjorklund, along with their son, Thorliff, finally arrive at the docks of New York City. It was the promise of free land that fed their dream and lured them from their beloved home high above the fjords of Norway in 1880. Together with Roald's brother Carl and his family, they will build a good life in a new land that promises untold wealth and vast farmsteads for their children. As they join the throngs of countless immigrants passing through Castle Garden, they soon discover that nothing is as they had envisioned it. Appalled by the horrid stories of fellow immigrants bilked of all their money and forced to live in squalid living conditions, the Bjorklunds continue their long journey by train as far as Grand Forks. From there a covered wagon takes them into Dakota Territory, where they settle on the banks of the Red River. But there was no way for them to foresee the price they will have to pay to wrest a living from the indomitable land. The virgin prairie refuses to yield its treasure without a struggle. Will they be strong enough to overcome the hardships of that first winter?
  • Out of the Depths: An Unforgettable WWII Story of Survival, Courage, and the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

    Edgar USMC Harrell, David Harrell, Oliver North

    Paperback (Bethany House Publishers, June 21, 2016)
    A WWII Hero's Miraculous Survival at SeaJuly 30, 1945: After transporting uranium for the atomic bomb that would soon be dropped on Hiroshima, the USS Indianapolis headed unaccompanied toward a small island in the South Pacific. At 12:14 a.m., she was struck by two Japanese torpedoes, rolled over, and sank.Marine survivor Edgar Harrell vividly describes the horrors of being plagued by dehydration, exposure, saline poisoning, and sharks. This is a story of courage, ingenuity, and faith in God's providence in the midst of the greatest catastrophe at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy.
  • The Mandie Collection, Vol. 2: Books 6-10

    Lois Gladys Leppard

    Paperback (Bethany House Publishers, July 1, 2008)
    A New Five-in-One From Bestselling Author Lois Gladys Leppard Mandie fans young and old alike will love reading or re-reading the young adventurer's mysteries when they're all wrapped up in the second volume of the Mandie Collection. Follow Mandie's and Sallie's terrifying kidnapping in Mandie and the Medicine Man, or join the excitement as Mandie and her friends follow a treasure map to find the hidden treasure in Mandie and the Hidden Treasure. This second volume also includes Mandie and the Charleston Phantom, Mandie and the Mysterious Bells, and Mandie and the Abandoned Mine.
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  • The Great Galaxy Goof

    Robert Elmer

    Paperback (Bethany House, Aug. 1, 2000)
    Buzz Bright, a newcomer to CLEO-7, the new space station orbiting the moon, finds his Christian principles tested by an unfriendly prankster.
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  • A Shelter of Hope

    Tracie Peterson

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, Aug. 1, 2005)
    Jeffery O'Donnell is captivated by the mysterious Simone, who arrives at his office hoping to acquire a position as a Harvey Girl at the popular way-stops along the frontier rail line. Jeffery is torn, however, when he suspects that Simone may harbor a disturbing secret. Westward Chronicles Book 1.
  • Faith of My Fathers

    Lynn Austin

    Paperback (Bethany House Publishers, Feb. 1, 2006)
    Memorable Bible-Era Fiction From Award-Winning AuthorKing Manaseh and his friend Joshua were nurtured together in the faith of their godly fathers. but anger toward God smolders in Manasseh's heart after his father's unexpected death, and his insecurity makes him easy prey for the false claims of sorcery and divination.When Joshua stands up for the truth, the battle lines are drawn, and Joshua must flee his life of privilege. Unable to understand why his boyhood friend has turned against him, and why he must stand alone in the face of such opposition, Joshua comes perilously close to losing his faith.Can Joshua rescue the faithful remnant from Manasseh's persecution? Has it all gone too far..or will he rediscover his father's God?Faith of My Fathers is a riveting story of intrigue, deception, danger, and suspense.
  • The Double Dabble Surprise

    Beverly Lewis, Barbara Birch

    eBook (Bethany House Publishers, March 1, 1995)
    Abby Hunter and her little sister, Carly, can't wait to meet their new Korean sisters. They buy "welcome home" presents to take to the airport. But the plane arrives without the Korean girls.Where are they? What could have happened? Abby and her Cul-de-sac friends on Blossom Hill Lane are in for an amazing surprise. Maybe for the surprise of their lives!