"Beth Bridgewater, a German American, finds herself in a nightmare as World War II erupts-a war in which she takes no side, for she is a Quaker pacifist. Just as she gains opportunity to escape Germany, Beth decides to stay to help the helpless. Meanwhile, Josef Buch, a passionately patriot German, is becoming involved in his own secret ways of resisting the Nazis. . . . Despite their differences, Beth and Josef join together in nonviolent resistance-and...

"Branded a heretic and a witch for practicing medicine and consorting with a Jew, Jeanine De La Fontaine faces death by the hand of the man who was to have been her husband. Having rejected Antoine Colbert because of his distastful nature, Jeanine now knows the full extent of his revenge. But Colbert will never have Jeanine's heart-that honor belongs to Victor Pindar. Brought to Jeanine as an injured Englishman, Jeanine saves his life only to fall...

"Eighteen-year-old Nancy Logan is enjoying her life, working for a wealthy family, and saving her money. She's heard talk of war, but disregards it as rumor. But when Virginia secedes from the Union, her little part of the world is torn apart. Friends become enemies, danger is everywhere, and Nancy must grow up fast. Heath Foster is a doctor, a Quaker, and a pacifist. The only thing that keeps him safe in war-torn Wheeling is his doctoring-but even...

"Glenys is torn between the possibilities of a career-changing role that requires she be able to handle a falcon and the deep-seated fear that has affected most of her life. Glenys knows in her head that fear is not of God, but the wall keeping that knowledge from settling in her heart is well established. Will Tim's patient teaching break through, or will her fear put them all in danger?."--

"Travel America's Main Street, Route 66, in three contemporary romances. . . . Tessa falls for the man of her dreams-for the second time. Sarah meets the son she gave up for adoption-and unexpectedly reunites with the boy's father, too. Amanda returns to her hometown, never dreaming she'd be caught in the aftermath of a devastating tornado-and so near the man who broke her heart. As past and present collide, there's no telling what lies ahead."--

"When Treva Jordan inherits her beloved aunt's house in Bristol, Rhode Island, it becomes her summer project. Treva plans to sell the place, but when a fire erupts the first night, followed by other mysterious incidents, she wonders if someone is trying to frighten her into leaving. Tank LaFrenz has been asking God to send him the right woman. When he turns up at the fire at the old Gunther place and sees the young woman he'd met at his friend's wedding,...

"Though she's tried to believe she's satisfied just as a first-grade teacher, Mary Oliver longs to be a wife and a mother. Walter Chance, a high-school friend, seems more than interested in Mary. And Todd Walker, her childhood crush, has resurfaced and lavishes Mary with attention. To top it all off, the less formal Community Church has just hired Jason Abbott to be their new assistant pastor, and while less polished than the others, he enjoys Mary's...

"VOTED FAVORITE CONTEMPORARY BOOK IN 2003 Sarah Cunningham is only working the graveyard shift to make her university classes. Of course, she enjoys seeing Constable Matt Walker, but she knows the extent of their relationship is coffee and pastries. That is, until she starts to notice some odd things happening around Donnie's Donuts. Will the pressures of undercover work undo the fragile beginnings of a relationship between Sarah and Matt? Can the...

"Alexa's dream job becomes a threat to her life... When famous pop star Colin Radcliffe asks Alexa to write his biography and tour with him in Europe, she's thrilled. It all seems like a fairy tale come true-until she begins to receive death threats. To her dismay, Colin puts her under the 24/7 protection of his chief bodyguard, Jamison Constanzo-a man with whom she's clashed from day one..."--

Her ex-boyfriend beat on her. The new guy might literally eat her. Boy can Lily pick them. After fleeing her abusive boyfriend, Lily tries to salvage what's left of a life she has always dreamed of. That's when she meets Nathan. By appearance, he is the perfect man to save her; however, what she doesn't know about him might literally kill her. Nathan is no ordinary being, but rather a beast from a barbaric and tragic past that has unfolded throughout...