Adult

Rowena "Wren" Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Wren makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world. There, she finds a friend in James Sackett, the most valued steamship pilot of the Ballantynes' shipping line. Even with his help, Wren feels she may never be comfortable in high society.

A LIGHT IN THE WILDERNESS tells the stories of three spirited women who will discover what it means to be truly free in a land that makes promises it cannot fulfill. Letitia is a freed slave who is learning to trust the Irish immigrant cattleman who wants her to come west with him. Nancy Hawkins loves her husband enough to follow him anywhere, no matter the cost. Betsy, a Kalapuya Indian, is the last remnant of her tribe, trying to impart the wisdom and ways of her people to her grandson.

When a benefactor offers the Fosters the use of Pembrooke Park, it seems a perfect solution to their financial troubles. But they soon learn the abandoned manor is shrouded in mystery, and no one seems willing to shed light on the past. The handsome local curate warns Abigail to beware of trespassers who may be drawn by rumors of a hidden treasure. Hoping to improve her family’s situation, Abigail begins searching for it herself. Will she find the treasure and love she seeks...or very real danger?

All Emma Chambers ever wanted was a home, but when her steamboat sinks, she's left destitute and with no place to stay. An unlikely solution arises when the lighthouse keeper arrives in town. After a hasty marriage by a traveling preacher, she finds herself heading to the lighthouse with this handsome but quiet stranger. However, Emma soon suspects that Patrick may be hiding something from her --- and then she hears a disturbing rumor about the circumstances surrounding his late wife's death.

With few options of her own, nurse Abigail Stuart agrees to marry her patient, a gravely wounded soldier calling himself Jeremiah Calhoun. They arrange a quick ceremony before he dies, giving Abigail the rights to his Ozark farm and giving Jeremiah the peace of knowing someone will care for his ailing sister after he's gone. After the war, Abigail fulfills her side of the bargain --- until the real Jeremiah Calhoun shows up, injured but definitely alive, and wastes no time in challenging Abigail's story.

Economic chaos is threatening Greece's future --- and its past. Three distinctive characters are drawn to the storied isle of Patmos, and as they uncover a plot to plunder ancient religious treasures, the stakes are raised to a breaking point. A revelation from beyond time will give new meaning to the sacrifices all three must make...and hold a special promise for each of them.

In one life-changing moment, the lives of the exiles in Babylon are thrown into despair when a decree from the king's palace calls for the annihilation of every Jewish man, woman and child throughout the empire in less than one year. Ezra, a quiet but brilliant scholar, soon finds himself called upon to become the leader of his people. Forced to rally an army when all his training has been in the Torah, he struggles to bring hope in a time of utter despair, when dreams of the future seem impossible.

When Ewan McKay travels with his aunt and uncle from northern Scotland to West Virginia, he has plans to trade his skills in the clay business for financial assistance from his uncle Hugh. He begins by working with a brickmaking operation recently purchased by Hugh from a Civil War widow and her daughter, Laura. But when Hugh signs a bad business deal, it is up to Ewan, with help from Laura, to save the brickworks...and maybe win Laura's heart in the process.

Beatrice Zook knows God wants her to learn patience toward others. When assisting a family overwhelmed by triplets proves surprisingly successful, her confidence in dealing with others grows. One person she'll never be able to find peace with, though, is Ben Rupp. What neither will admit is that beneath all their bickering, attraction awaits. When friends decide to try and bring the couple together, will the pair be able to find true love? Or will they damage their relationship beyond repair?

Texas born and raised Jessica Atherton is a wealthy young woman whose heart was broken when the man she intended to marry wedded another. But her world is upended when two new men come into her life, and both manage to stir her heart.