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Click on the reviewer's name below each title to access reviews EARTHLY VOWS
Laura V. Hilton 01/2007 As the final episode in the Millwood Hollow Series unfolds, Jeb and Fern realize that those we think we know so well can easily make decisions and behave in ways we would never expect. The Coulters find themselves in a swirl of impending disaster and redemptive love, trying the faith and devotion of a patchwork family. As Jeb and Fern prepare to take their vows, will they learn that broken circles can be restored, and can they find beauty in life's flaws? (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) AN ECHO OF HOPE
Laura V. Hilton 10/2003
Readers will be delighted to return to the Reardon Valley in An Echo of Hope. When young widow Hope Reardon's childhood love, Michael, returns from war, old feelings are rekindled. But Hope and Michael must first overcome their past hurts so that their hearts are free to love again. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)
ECHOES OF MY HEART
Lynette Sowell 07/2001
EDGE OF HONOR Laura V. Hilton 12/2001 Quentin Larribee is a surgeon, but in the confusion at the end of the Civil War, his healing hands brought death to an enemy soldier. To ease his troubled conscience, he visits the man's impoverished widow, only to find himself falling in love. Now he is torn between two choices: a bright medical future with his wealthy fiancée in New York City, or an impossible love with a woman who knows nothing of his terrible secret. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance)
EKATERINA
Laura V. Hilton 05/2004 Eileen Key 04/2004
Upon receiving an unusual package in the mail, Ekaterina "Kat" Moore boards a plane to Russia, her ancestral home, to seek some answers. What she finds leads her on a perilous journey through time as Kat must flee the Russian underground. To further complicate matters, she finds herself falling in love with FSB Captain Vadeem Spasonov, a man trying to forget the nightmares of his own past. When Kat's secrets lead to the answers Vadeem needs, the treasures they find unleash an avalanche of God's design. (Inspirational/Romance)
ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR WATKINS
Laura V. Hilton 10/2007 When someone tries to push Jo Tulip in front of a New York train, the unintentional sleuth is thrown onto the tracks of a very personal mystery. With her boyfriend away in Europe, Jo investigates her own near-murder. (Inspirational/Mystery)
ELEVATOR
Laura V. Hilton 06/2007 In the path of a devastating hurricane, three very different women find themselves trapped in the elevator of a high-rise office building. All three conceal shattering secrets— unaware that their secrets center on the same man. The betrayed wife, eager to confront her faithless husband, with rage in her heart and a gun in her pocket… The determined mistress, finally ready to tell her lover she wants marriage and a family… The fugitive cleaning woman, tormented by the darkest secret of all… As the storm rages ever closer, these three must unite to fight for their lives in the greatest test of courage— and faith— any woman could ever face. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) EMILY EVER AFTER Laura V. Hilton 06/2006 Emily Hinton needs out. She comes from a small town in California where the church handbell choir concert passes for a decent way to spend a Saturday and she’s known all the boys since kindergarten. She dreams of sophisticated people, love, and Louis Vuitton. When she lands a job at the world-famous publishing house Morrow & Sons in New York, she knows that she is finally on her way. Balancing her passion for the glamour of New York City with her determination to live by her morals turns out to be much more difficult than Emily ever imagined. Her roundabout quest for happiness will endear her to anyone who has ever dreamed of making it big, and faced more than a few pitfalls along the way. (Inspirational/Chicklit) EMMA'S GIFT Laura V. Hilton 11/2003 Julia Wortham is a strong woman with a strong faith to match. She and her husband, Samuel, rely on God, their creativity, and the love of their friend Emma Graham to provide for their family in the impoverished conditions of 1931. But just days before Christmas, the Wortham family is faced with a terrible loss. (Inspirational/Historical/Fiction) THE ENGLISHER Karri Compton 06/2006 Annie Zook, the preacher's daughter, struggles to keep her promise to her father-to abandon her art for a full six months. Will she succeed, only to succumb to another "forbidden" desire? And what would her father do if he discovered her friendship with a handsome Englisher? Ben Martin has recently moved to Pennsylvania from Kentucky on a secret search of his own. He is mysteriously drawn to Paradise and especially to the covered bridge depicted in Annie's painting, a folded copy of which he carries in his pocket...along with a smooth peach stone. Will Ben's keen interest in Annie derail her intention to join the Amish church come autumn? (Inspirational/Romance) THE ENGLISH GARDEN Vickie McDonough 02/2002 Linda Mae Baldwin 02/2002 The very nice thing about anthologies is the ability to read a complete, satisfying story in one sitting. And, the thrill of knowing you’re not finished with the book yet. Of course, on occasion, an anthology comes along where one story propels you to the next and before you realize, it’s early morning and you’re turning the last page of the last story. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) EQUESTRIAN CHARM Lesa Boutin 08/2001 Kristi Franklin makes it clear that she's not in the market for a husband. And her first meeting with Jack Frazier does nothing to alter her mindset. His cold, rude behavior sets off her temper as nothing else in ages. Jack seems to soften only when he's with his beloved Arabian horses. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance) ESCAPE TO MORNING Laura V. Hilton 06/2006 Homeland Security Agent Will Masterson crosses paths with Search and Rescue worker Dannette Lundeen when their missions intersect. Once they find they are drawn to one another, only as they trust God and each other can they find a way to escape to morning. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense) ESCAPING THE STRESS TRAP Barbara Warren 12/2006 In this thoughtful, creative, and helpful approach to dealing with life's stress, the author inspires readers to counter the culture's pressure to do it all on their own and to instead accept God's gift of stress-free living by trusting in Him completely. (Inspirational/Nonfiction) ETERNITY Linda Mae Baldwin 05/2002 Aaron Foster thought he had the perfect life until his fiancée walked out of his apartment and then back in again with his roommate. In desperation Aaron and his best friend, Harmony Jordan, devise The Plan, but when The Plan succeeds beyond their wildest expectations, it could spell heartache for them all. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)
EVEN NOW
Laura V. Hilton 08/2006 Shane Galanter is ready to put down roots after years of searching. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who remembers a love that hasn’t faded with time? Lauren Gibbs is a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. So why is life so empty? Emily Anderson is a college freshman raised by her grandparents, about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story whose tragic ending came with her birth. As a result, she is drawn to look back and search out the mother she’s never met, and the father she never knew. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) EVENTIDE
Laura V. Hilton 02/2005 Italy, 1989 was a summer of young love and exotic discovery. A summer of heartbreak. A summer that Carrie left behind but never quite got over even as she married, lived happily, discovered the beauty of motherhood. But now she's dying young-and still haunted by the secret she and Graham shared during that idyllic Italian summer. Her less-than-adventurous friend Lauren is determined to soothe Carrie's scars-even if it means confronting the man she's despised for years, the man who broke Carrie's heart. And in the unraveling of lives and old secrets exposed, there comes a quiet miracle in the gathering grace. A grace that shapes a timeless future. (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) EVERLASTING LOVE
Vickie McDonough 10/2004
Therapist Megan White and James Harris, director of a boy's camp, clash professionally from the start--but neither can deny the strong attraction that soon sparks between them. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Romance)
EVER PRESENT DANGER
Barbara Warren 08/2007 After ten years of numbing her guilt with drugs, Ivy Griffith wants to bury the past once and for all and come clean in her hometown. At her high school reunion, an ugly twist of events pays homage to the past and further entangles her in deceit. (Inspirational/Suspense)
EVERYTHING'S COMING UP JOSEY
Karri Compton 06/2006 Laura V. Hilton 06/2006 Signing on to be a missionary in Russia for a year, Josey is becoming accustomed to her new surroundings. The frosty Russian weather is no big deal for a Minnesota girl, but getting her love life to thaw is the real challenge. (Inspirational/Chicklit) THE EVIDENCE
Laura V. Hilton 08/2006 The call to outer space has been almost as strong as his call to serve God. Now, catapulted into the midst of a global controversy, NASA Commander John Wells faces the ultimate test of both his training and his faith. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Sci-Fi) EXPECT THE SUNRISE
Laura V. Hilton 06/2006 When Alaskan bush pilot Andee McLeod encounters a terrorist with sabotage on the itinerary, she and FBI agent Stirling "Mac" McRae discover what it means to put their hope in eternity and God's plans. (Inspirational/Romantic/Suspense) EXPECTATIONS
Laura V. Hilton 01/2007 When Michael Greer barges into Daria Simpson's home to avoid a belligerent ex-girlfriend, Daria is not impressed. Then Michael renews his relationship with Christ and begins attending her church. Suddenly, the atmosphere becomes electric, and despite her best intentions, Daria can't get her mind off that man. Soon they're having monster alerts that have nothing to do with ogres or dragons. Hilarious encounters, eccentric aunties, and a persistent ex-girlfriend give them plenty of action, but nothing prepares them for the arrival of a secret baby who reveals an awful secret. Will Michael walk away and fulfi ll Daria's fearful expectations, or will their attraction mature into a godly love that lasts a lifetime? (Inspirational/Romance) EXPIRATION DATE
Jeremiah McNabb 05/2005 A new cast of characters steal the scene for Eric Wilson’s follow-up to Dark to Mortal Eyes. This time around, Clay Ryker, professional failure returns to his middle-of-nowhere hometown. Upon arriving, Clay finds that he has gained the ability to foretell the death-date of any person he touches. Vince Turney, ex-cop, stands beside Ryker to help him find his way. (Inspirational/Suspense/Thriller) EYES OF ELISHA Venessa Ng 01/2005 Beth Goddard 09/2001 A heavy mist hovered over the path, swirling fitfully at his passing and flinging beads of moisture onto his hair. Be alone, please be alone, he willed as light began to filter through the trees ahead. He dropped to a crouch just off the gravel and waited, muscles tense. After all his planning, some other jogger coming along could ruin everything. He shuddered to think what would become of him if he could not fulfill his task. He had to accomplish this; he had to. (Inspirational/Contemporary/Suspense/Thriller) |