Historical

American Ella Durran has had the same plan for her life since she was 13: study at Oxford. At 24, she’s finally made it to England on a Rhodes Scholarship....

Francine Rivers retells the Biblical story of Hosea, setting it in the 1850s, amidst California's gold country....

What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea....

This heart-stirring tale of a young slave girl, torn between her love for a handsome aristocrat and her faith in God, transcends genres....

Atretes, a German barbarian who has won his freedom in the Roman arena, finds his life changed forever by an encounter with a young Christian woman....

In this gripping portrait of war and its aftermath from bestselling author Lynn Austin, a young woman searches for the truth her childhood friend won’t discuss after returning from World War II, revealing a story of courage, friendship, and faith....

As a Roman trader grieves over a lost slave woman, he begins to learn about the faith that gave her enough strength to face death....

To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since Marilyn Monroe....

For fans of best-selling WWII fiction comes a powerful novel from Lynn Austin about three women whose lives are instantly changed when the Nazis invade the neutral Netherlands, forcing each into a complicated dance of choice and consequence....

Restaurant owner Whitney Monroe is desperate to save her business from a hostile takeover....

For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. Yet when Evan's draft number is called up in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status....

Based on the acclaimed video series The Chosen, the most amazing story ever told - the life of Jesus - gets a fresh, new telling from New York Times best-selling author Jerry B. Jenkins. What was it like to encounter Jesus face-to-face? Listen to find out more....

1906. After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they’ve made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family....

Shortly after the death of King Solomon in 931 B.C., the Promised Land is divided into two separate nations....

She pretends to be a Yankee officer's widow in order to survive. But what will she do when he returns home to a wife he didn't marry....

Elizabeth, the cultured young schoolteacher from the East, has braved the Western frontier and spent a year teaching in a one-room schoolhouse. Now, she and Wynn are planning their wedding and their new life together....

When Miss Rebecca Lane returns to her home village after a few years away, her brother begs for a favor: Go to nearby Swanford Abbey and deliver his manuscript to an author staying there who could help him get published....

At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events....

Based on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II - from fashion houses to the city streets - comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn’t abide....

A sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the Earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. Step back in time to the year of our Lord...AD 30....

What happened to Brigitte Berthold? That question has haunted Daniel Knight since he was 13....

A brilliant engineer, Jilly Stiles has been educated since childhood to help run her father's dynasty. Now with the company safe after the marriages of her two sisters, Jilly can focus on her dream of building a mountaintop railroad—and never marry....

The Nielsen sisters have accomplished much in the past year, traveling west and settling in Nebraska. They are on their way to rebuilding their mother's garden, and their excitement only grows when they receive a letter from their brother Anders saying he's coming to visit....

The Chosen: Come and See is the second installment of The Chosen books, a series of novels based on the global video phenomenon The Chosen....

The year is AD 95, and John, the one whom Jesus called "beloved", is the last of the 12 apostles still alive....

When Sarah, a slave woman, realizes she’s pregnant after being raped by the plantation owner, Master Jones, her dream is that one day her child will be free. Sarah dies after giving birth and the baby, Promise, is raised by the kind Virginia, wife of Master Jones. Even though he’s a pastor, he’s also a womanizer and a heavy drinker, and he continues to heap misery upon his family. But Promise has a special destiny. She’s been chosen by God to heal and set the captives free. Promise, who falls in love with Joseph Jr., marries the master's son. 

1906. After a summer of successful pirate-treasure hunting, Lady Emily Scofield and her friends must hide the unprecedented discoveries they’ve made, thanks to the betrayal of her own family. Horrified by her brother, who will stop at nothing to prove himself to their greedy father, Emily is forced to take a stand against her family—even if it means being cut off entirely. 

When Addy and her sister Molly step off the Orphan Train Steamer in Ephraim, Wisconsin, no one waits for them. Hopes for a family that would treat them kindly while they worked for them are gone. Addy determines to find a job and care for her sister, but that presents problems she can’t quite handle. As Addy and Molly get to know the kind and strong people of Door County and its isolated islands, perhaps they will actually find a place to call home. But will they ever learn about the family they lost? And what of the others from the Orphan Train? Who will love these children?

Julia Schultz has a reputation for being a storyteller, or as others see it, a liar. But with her dark, painful past, stories are all that have kept her company throughout her life. Longing for a fresh start and a second chance, Julia takes a job as a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar Hotel. Learning the trade of a master jeweler is hard work, but Christopher Miller takes pride in running his family's shop and earning the respect of the people around him. But when he discovers that he has six weeks to buy his building before it is sold, he must find a way to save his grandfather's legacy.

Engineer Edie Michaels loves her life—she has a good job, close friends, even a chance at romance with former soldier Beau Daniels. But she could lose everything if her secret comes out…that she's the German daughter of a devoted Nazi. And when her father sends spies to force her loyalty, everything Edie values is at risk. Time in a Nazi POW camp changed army medic Beau Daniels. When he discovers a letter of Edie's written in German, he can't help his suspicions. Is she truly the woman he's started to love? Or has she been the enemy all along? 

Thierry Laroque, war hero and retired mechanic in rural Tennessee, would like nothing more than to live out his days in peace and quiet, but a dark secret buried in the distant past continues to haunt him. When his Wall Street power-broker brother—the person he blames for the loss of his one true love—shows up destitute at his door after decades of estrangement, Thierry comes face-to-face with the ghosts of a life frozen in time.

Clara Blackwell helps her mother manage a struggling one-hundred-year old family bookshop in Asheville, North Carolina, but the discovery of a forgotten letter opens a mystery of a long-lost romance and undiscovered inheritance which could save its future. Forced to step outside of her predictable world, Clara embarks on an adventure with only the name Oliver as a hint of the man’s identity in her great-great-grandmother’s letter. From the nearby grand estate of the Vanderbilts, to a hamlet in Derbyshire, England, Clara seeks to uncover truth about family.

Every family has its secrets and scars. Hidden behind the façade of nobility lies a yearning for real, true love. When society’s demands and the desire of the heart collide, even the closest ties are tugged to their limits. Join us for a thrilling and heartwarming romantic regency family saga in this complete box set by best-selling author Charity McColl, containing A True Love Forbidden, A Love Too Precious, For a Love So True, and A Lord Loves Again.

Autumn Hope knows for a fact that the man she’s to marry cuts timber in the Sulphur River bottoms. She’s seen him in her dreams—and exactly where he’s working. Of course, she convinces her father she must travel the 150 miles to meet the man of her dreams. If he isn’t to be her husband, why would she kiss him in her vision? The lady’s sudden appearance baffles Sean. Craziness needs a keeper, but how did she ever find him? Wounded by lost love, he cannot believe the tall tale the pretty lady is spinning. It has to be a scam, right? God doesn’t work that way...or does He?

Sara's already used up three miracles in her life—one to restore her sight, one to rescue her from an amorous Indian chief, and one to save her from drowning. But the trail hand who pulled her from the river thinks she belongs to him. Are there any miracles left for Sara? 

A world was created. And so was Man and Woman. They were appointed to rule over their dwelling and everything it encompasses. The world was different then. And so were the people. The story of creation, and that which followed the Fall, is well-known. But little is known about the events in between, and all that led the first humans down the road to consequence. This gap is explored in author Onjel Bercier's captivating amalgamation of geography, scripture, and theology, to produce a tale of bonds instated and broken between the natural and supernatural.

For generations, Ellie Hostetler's family has tended their Lancaster County orchard, a tradition her twin brother, Evan, will someday continue. Yet when Evan's draft number is called up in the lottery for the Vietnam War, the family is shocked to learn he has not sought conscientious objector status, despite their Old Order Amish belief in nonresistance. The faraway war that has caused so much turmoil and grief among their Englisher neighbors threatens to touch much too close to home. Can she and her family find the courage to face a future unlike any they could have imagined?

Mollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily during her father's long absences doesn't keep her from wishing for more. When romance blooms between her and Peter Ronan, Mollie finally allows herself to hope for a brighter future—until her father voices his disapproval of the match and moves her to California to ensure the breakup. Still, time and providence are at work.

When Gilbert Baty leaves his childhood love and moves to New York City in 1901 to secure his place as a composer and conductor, he is met with rejection at every turn. Out of funds and opportunities, he returns to his hometown, the Mennonite community of Falke, Kansas, in the hopes of finding new inspiration—and work—just to tide him over. Ava Flaming never expected to see Gil again, and his sudden return stirs the old feelings she’d worked so hard to bury. When Gil forms the town’s first youth band, she finds herself falling for him all over again.