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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
How will a young family in 1830s Alabama break free from their
society's prevailing beliefs? Do individuals really have the power
to change the direction in which their society is moving? Can love
transcend the boundaries we draw around our lives? Red Feather
tackles these questions and more while illustrating powerful
spiritual truths that are every bit as true today as they were over
a hundred years ago. As Leah Stimpson's story winds through
backwoods swamps, elegant port towns, and stormy Gulf waters, she
illuminates exactly how the people of our not-so-distant past were
able to choose God's light over man's desire for darkness. By
learning from them, we just might be able to do the same.
Endorsement
"Red Feather captured my imagination from the beginning. I felt
like one of the children sitting on the couch absorbed in Red
Feather and Samuel's innocent, beautiful romance-a story that
demonstrates a higher truth of a far deeper love. It is as if Leah
jumped into that great river of inspiration and let the current
take her." -Stephanie B. Morris, portrait artist in Mobile,
Alabama
Proper decorum has never come easily to Carlotta Anne Fairleigh -- not even tonight, when the lovely, impetuous miss is finally making her debut. As she waits to make her entrance, she can't help wondering about the darkened house next door, the supposedly abandoned home of Hayden St. Clair, the man society has dubbed the "Murderous Marquess." Certainly one small peek through his window before the festivities would be harmless ... And, naturally, this latest "adventure" ends in disaster, thoroughly compromising the budding debutante's reputation and leaving her suddenly, unthinkably ... betrothed! Soon she's en route to the wilds of Cornwall in the company of the handsome, mysterious marquess whose name the ton whisper with fear and loathing. Yet there is something thrilling -- and surprisingly tender -- about her dark, unreachable groom, and the desire in his eyes is undeniable. But before Lottie will surrender to the yearnings in her heart, she must unlock the secrets of Hayden's past, no matter how scandalous -- or perilous -- they may be.
""Every day is a surprise. In the total scheme of our lives,
however, the moments are mostly minor personal tragedies and
adventures so we just keep on keepin' on ..."" Most surprises in
life can be managed, but sometimes events conspire to radically
alter our existence. "The Moment It All Changed" explores this
theme in, a collection of intriguing short stories filled with
dynamic characters caught in mid-flight through adventures they
never expected. A brave young girl leads twenty men out of Castro's
brutal grip. A young engineer finds himself swimming under the ice
of the Wind River, desperately searching for an air pocket. A young
mother is paralyzed in a fall from the roof and fears dying alone.
Author Steven R. Roberts introduces these unique individuals and
the ways in which they discover their inner strengths and
weaknesses-how they stood, accidently or on purpose, in the path of
a speeding train of circumstances and faced the moment. Wrapping
life-changing events within the mantle of humor, adventure, and
spiritual awakening, "The Moment It All Changed" is an anthology to
be savored.
The East African political climate is such that nobody, especially
the minorities, dare voice their concerns and fears. They suffer
and endure in silence and always wait for better times to come.
Those who tried to speak out have never seen the light of day
again. The author has lived most of his life in East Africa and he
has been exposed to pre- and post-independence survivors who had a
lot to say but no one to listen to them. They found a lending ear
and the author was a patient listener.
Yearning for closure to unfinished, unanswered questions and
events that brought untold suffering to countless people in East
Africa made him a patient and silent listener. As time went by, he
found that a lot of people did not have a voice, they did not have
a say in how their personal lives were affected by the actions of
unsympathetic others. He decided he was going to fill that void,
however controversial it may turn out to be, and recapture history
in its reality. Maybe even correct the misconceptions of history
that were created to adjust the balance of popularity and loyalty
to powers or races in positions of authority.
Forced to leave her home in England and marry a man she does not
know, Emma Smyth must face the hardships of tragedy on the open
seas. Her faith will be tested as her uncertain future leads her to
the untamed wilderness of the Americas. Will that faraway land
prove to be her haven as she works among the Cherokee? What of her
love for Johnathan--a love she wants, but cannot have?
After ten years of serving aboard a merchant galleon, Johnathan
Willingham finds himself unwillingly headed back to the Americas.
He does not plan to stay long. Emma and the cabin boy, Samuel, will
be left safely in the hands of Johnathan's sister and Cherokee
brother-in-law. His love for Emma will not hold him in the
Americas. He will leave, without looking back.
Follow an unpredictable journey of intrigue, scandal, love, war,
and quest for the unthinkable -- The Queen's Necklace. Experience
the adventures of Anne-Marie de la Marche in the Epic 18th Century
Tale "Daughter of France." "Daughter of France" follows the
unpredictable journey of Anne-Marie de la Marche. When her mother,
the beautiful Austrian Countess von Falkenstein, meets an untimely
death by poison, Anne-Marie, must begin a new life in a foreign
country with an unknown father, the powerful and influential Duke
de la Marche, Prince of the Blood through the Conde line and cousin
to the King of France. Despite Anne-Marie's heartfelt passion for a
Cornish seaman named David Weston, her father's ambitions will
separate her from that love and plunge her headlong into the
intrigues and decadence of the court of Versailles, as well as
place her in position to steal the heart of France's most dangerous
nobleman, Louis Philippe, the Duke d'Orleans. However, Anne-Marie
has her own dangerous ambitions. While anticipating death, her
mother bequeathed to her an ancient and legendary diamond necklace,
but it was denied her in the chaotic aftermath of her mother's
passing. Anne-Marie believed the necklace lost, until she learns
that it has found its way to France and been incorporated into the
perilously expensive and gargantuan creation known as The Queen's
Necklace, designed for Marie Antoinette herself. However, she soon
discovers that there are others plotting to steal the necklace, and
that even the Queen herself might be involved. Enlisting the aid of
the mysterious and prescient Count di Cagliostro to help her
recover it for herself, Anne-Marie becomes inextricably enmeshed in
theenigmatic and portentous Affair of the Diamond Necklace that
brings the monarchy of France to its knees and places her own life
in perpetual danger. What will be Anne-Marie's ultimate fate? Only
time can tell. Distributed through Ingram with full returnability.
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