<div>A Photojournalist Risks Her Life to Save a&nbsp;Very Special&nbsp;Child&nbsp; &nbsp; Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this series celebrates the unsung heroes--the heroines of WWII.&nbsp; &nbsp; Journalist Nellie Wilkerson has spent the bulk of the war in London, photographing&nbsp;mothers standing in milk lines--and she's bored. She jumps at the chance to go to France, where the Allied forces recently landed. There she enlists Jean-Paul Breslau of the French underground to take her to the frontlines.&nbsp;On the journey, they&nbsp;stumble&nbsp;upon a great tragedy,&nbsp;leaving&nbsp;a girl&nbsp;with&nbsp;special needs&nbsp;being&nbsp;orphaned.&nbsp; &nbsp; Can Nellie and Jean-Paul see the child to a safe haven while being pursued by the Nazis, who are pressed by the advancing Allies and determined to destroy all they can before they flee?&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

Picture of Hope (Heroines of Wwii, 2)

Literature & Fiction

Tolsma

Genre Fiction

Barbour Fiction

<div>A brave fight for literacy during the Great Depression</div> <div>Four women set out on horseback to bring the library to remote communities Part of FDR's New Deal was the Works Progress Administration, which funded the Pack Horse Library Initiative. Ride along with four book-loving women who bravely fight for literacy in remote communities during the Great Depression by carrying library books via horseback. Will their efforts be rewarded by finding love in the process? Love's Turning Page by Cynthia Hickey 1935, Ozark Mountains Grace Billings jumped at the chance to be a traveling librarian, but she didn't anticipate the long days of work, the intense poverty, or the handsome new schoolteacher whose love for the mountain people surpasses even her own. For Such a Time&nbsp;by Patty Smith Hall 1936, Pine Mountain, Georgia Forced out of her nursing job due to budget cuts, Ruth Sims applies for a position with the Pack Horse Library incentive, only to discover she must go to the one place she swore never to return. The children instantly steal her heart with their thirst for books, and she's happy in her post until she meets their teacher, Will Munroe--the man who broke her heart.&nbsp; Book Lady of the Bayou by Marilyn Turk 1936, Mississippi Forced out of her comfort zone, Lily Bee Davis travels by horse or boat taking books to remote areas. When she meets little Evie and her reclusive father at a dilapidated plantation house, she is drawn by their losses and longs to draw them out into life again.&nbsp; The Librarian and the Lawman by Kathleen Y'Barbo 1936, Kentucky Lottie Trent connects with a backwoods bully's wife by secretly carrying messages for her in exchange for books. FBI agent Clayton Turnbow is on the trail of a criminal gang and discovers the packhorse librarian maybe a key member.&nbsp;</div>

Librarian's Journey

Cynthia

Kathleen

Patty Smith

HALL

Hickey

Türk

Marilyn

Y'Barbo

United States

Will Heidi's cooking lessons turn into life lessons for five unlikely students?\nHeidi Troyer cooks up the idea of teaching classes in the art of Amish cuisine in her Holmes County, Ohio, home. But is it a recipe for drama when five very different men and women answer the advertisement?\nJoin a class of unlikely Ohioans who take cooking lessons at Lyle and Heidi Troyer&;s Amish farm. A woman engaged to marry, an expectant mother estranged from her family, a widowed mom seeking to simplify, a Vietnam vet who camps&#160;on the Troyer&;s farm, and an Amish widower make up the mismatched lot of students.\nClass members share details of their disappointing lives, work to solve a mystery, and stir some romance into the pot. Soon Heidi&;s cooking lessons turn into life lessons as they each share their challenges. . .and their souls are healed one meal at a time. Is this what God had in mind when Heidi got the idea for cooking classes?\n&#160;

Seekers (Amish Cooking Class)

Religion & Spirituality

Brunstetter

Wanda E.

Christian Books & Bibles

<div>Even if there be monsters, there is none so fierce as that which resides in man's own heart. Enchanting Regency-Era Gothic Romance Intertwined with Inspiration from&nbsp;Mary Shelley's Frankenstein&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Travel writer Amelia Balfour's dream of touring Egypt is halted when she receives news of a revolutionary new surgery for her grotesquely disfigured brother. This could change everything, and it does. . .in the worst possible way. &nbsp; Surgeon Graham Lambert has suspicions about the doctor he's gone into practice with, but he can't stop him from operating on Amelia's brother. Will he be too late to prevent the man's death? Or to reveal his true feelings for Amelia before she sails to Cairo?</div>

Lost in Darkness (Of Monsters and Men)

Michelle

Griep

<div>The Grand Hotel Slowly Reveals Her Secrets &nbsp; Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure. Two successful women, a hundred-and-twenty-years apart, build walls to protect their hearts. Modern-day Willa, a successful interior decorator, is chosen to go to Mackinac Island and consult for the Grand Hotel's possible redesign. During work on a room, she discovers a journal detailing the struggles of a young woman, Lily--which reveals dark secrets. The renowned singer wasn't who she pretended to be. &nbsp; As Willa reaches out to Lily's descendant, a charismatic and prominent landscape artist, she lets down her guard. Should she share the journal with him--revealing hidden history--or once again erect a wall as she struggles to redesign both the Grand and her life? &nbsp; CARRIE FANCETT PAGELS, Ph.D., awarding-winning author of over twenty Christian fiction books, is a former psychologist of 25 years and enjoys spending her&nbsp;summers at the Straits of Mackinac, where this story is set. &nbsp;</div>

Behind Love's Wall (Doors to the Past)

Pagels

Carrie Fancett

<div>The Safety of the First Lady Rests in Shirley's Hands Shirley Davenport is as much a patriot as her four brothers. She, too, wants to aid her country in the war efforts, but opportunities for women are limited. When her best friend Joan informs her that the Coast Guard has opened a new branch for single women, they both enlist in the SPARs, ready to help protect the home front. &nbsp; Training is rigorous, and Shirley is disappointed that she and Joan are sent to separate training camps. At the end of basic training, Captain Webber commends her efforts and commissions her home to Maine under the ruse of a dishonorable discharge to help uncover a plot against the First Lady. Shirley soon discovers nothing is as it seems. Who can she trust? Why do the people she loves want to harm the First Lady? With the help of Captain Webber, it's a race against time to save Mrs. Roosevelt and remain alive. &#8203;Don't miss these other stories about Heroines of WWII: The Cryptographer's Dilemma by Johnnie Alexander Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma</div>

Saving Mrs. Roosevelt (Heroines of Wwii, 3)

PATTERSON

Candice Sue

Six new cooking class students. New friendships form, a romance blossoms, and hearts receive healing nourishment. Will Heidi’s own hurting heart also be healed?\nDespite stressful changes occurring in their lives, Lyle and Heidi once again open their Ohio home up to those seeking to learn about Amish cooking. This time a teenager helping her divorced dad cook for the family, a caterer needing new recipes, a food critic, a hunter looking to impress his buddies, a wife given the class as an unwanted gift, and a mailman lured in by the aroma of good cooking gather around Heidi’s table.\nDuring each class, Heidi teaches culinary skills, but it is her words of wisdom that have a profound effect on her students—though, this time Heidi’s own hurting heart will need some healing nourishment.\nThis is the second book in The Amish Cooking Class series. 
Book #1: The Amish Cooking Class - The Seekers

Blessing (Amish Cooking Class, 2)

BRUNSTETTER, WANDA E.

<div>In 1936--A party at the Ringling mansion&nbsp;Ca d'Zan in Sarasota, Florida, leads to a robbery--and possibly death. A successful historical mystery writer, Chloe Whitfield comes to Ca' d'Zan to research her next novel. Chloe's fascination with the circus is rooted in family stories of her great-grandmother Lucinda Conroy, who reportedly was a trapeze artist of some renown. She's heard hints of scandal--and perhaps larceny, but no details. Chloe's grandmother--rumored to be Lucinda's only offspring--was raised in an orphanage and never knew her mother. Intrigued as she is, Chloe has no intent of writing about Lucinda until she sees a poster featuring Lucinda as the star performer for a 70th birthday gala for John Ringling in May of 1936. From there the trail goes cold. Who was Lucinda and what happened to her?</div>

High-Wire Heartbreak (Doors to the Past)

Schmidt, Anna

Lumberjacks and Ladies Work Together to Build America 
Struggling to remain independent in the 1800s, four women reluctantly open up to help from lumberjacks—and love.\nAll That Glitters by Candice Sue Patterson 
1851—Maine 
Winifred finds herself running the family lobstering business when her father and brothers join the California gold rush. Will she stubbornly reject help from a local lumberjack?\nWinter Roses by Pegg Thomas 
1865—Michigan 
Elizabeth cooks for a logging crew, spurning the men’s advances, until reoccurring gifts capture her attention. Will she heed her mother’s warning about “shanty boys”?\nNot for Love by Naomi Much 
1881—Wisconsin 
Widowed, Maggie seeks a husband—in name only—from the logging camps, but the man who answers her letter is a surprise. Can she open her heart to love again?\nUndercover Logger by Jennifer Lamont Leo 
1890—Idaho 
Carrie will not sell her timberland and allows the banker’s nephew to sign onto her logging crew to ferret out the reason she is losing money at an alarming rate. Will truth be revealed to her forlorn heart?

Lumberjacks and Ladies: 4 Historical Stories of Romance Among the Pines

Thomas, Pegg

Naomi Musch

Candice Sue Patterson

Jennifer Lamont Leo

A WASP Goes Above the Call of Duty to Free Captive American Soldiers 
Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes; the heroines of WWII. Peggy Witherspoon, a widow, mother, and pilot flying for the Women’s Airforce Service in 1944 clashes with her new reporting officer. Army Air Corp Major Howie Berg was injured in combat and is now stationed at Bolling Field in Washington D.C. Most of Peggy’s jobs are safe, predictable, and she can be home each night with her three daughters; until a cargo run to Cuba alerts her to American soldiers being held captive there, despite Cuba being an ally 
Will Peggy go against orders to help the men? Even risk her own life? Don’t miss this and other stories about Heroines of WWII. 
The Cryptographer’s Dilemma by Johnnie Alexander 
Picture of Hope by Liz Tolsma 
Saving Mrs. Roosevelt by Candice Sue Patterson.

Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War (Heroines of WWII) (Heroines of Wwii, 4)

DAVIS,MARY

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