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1) The dream
Author
Series
Singing River series volume 2
Language
English
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Lanie Freeman had to grow up fast. Her mother died when she was just fourteen and now her father is in prison. The oldest of five children, seventeen-year-old Lanie has transformed into a surrogate mother ... and a beautiful young woman. Not only must she keep her family together, but lately she has drawn the attention of Roger Langley, son of the richest man in town. Tensions run deep between the Freemans and the Langleys. And on top of it all, Louise...
Author
Series
American century series volume 4
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Description
After the tumultuous 1920s, the Stuart family and the rest of America must grapple with a terrible turn of events: the Great Depression. While grateful for what they have, the Stuarts have to watch carefully lest times get even harder. When Jerry Stuart goes to Hollywood to join Aunt Lylah, he becomes a stunt pilot. He is not prepared for the turn his life will take. And half a continent away, Uncle Pete is fighting to keep his struggling oil rig...
Author
Series
American century series volume 5
Language
English
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Description
The close-knit Stuart clan becomes personally involved in WWII when several members of its younger generation go off to fight. Will and Clint are strongly rooted in their Christian heritage, but Adam's life has been aimless and bitter. While he fights his toughest battle within himself, he endangers the men under his command. The three cousins' military exploits take them from the Arkansas hills to the jungles of Guadalcanal, from Hollywood to the...
Author
Series
Singing River series volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Lanie took out her journal and dated it April 12, 1928. She started the habit of writing down everything that happened to her when she was no more than eight years old, and now she had six journals completely full. She thought about the prize at school, almost prayed to win, but somehow she could not. 'God,' she finally said, 'I'll do my best, and if you'll help me, that's all I ask.' Fourteen-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has...
Author
Series
American century series volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Description
The war in Europe is over and a new feeling of freedom is sweeping across America. The skirts are getting shorter, the women are getting faster, and the Stuart family is caught up in a sea of changes. From the Arkansas hills to the streets of Chicago, with a stop off in Hollywood on the way, One Shining Moment will hold readers in its mesmerizing grip. From daring cross-country flights to seedy speakeasies to the Salvation Army headquarters, the Stuarts...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 18
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
House of Winslow Book 18- Stepping off the train at New York's Grand Central Station, Aaron Winslow left the numbing cold of the Klondike gold fields far behind. But he could not shake the bitter sting left by the death of his cousin, Jubal Winslow, who had died to save Aaron's life. No words had been able to touch the guilt and disillusionment he carried. When Aaron arrives in New York City, he finds his younger brother, Lewis, passionately determined...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 5
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The Saintly Buccaneer spotlights Paul Winslow, a young man who is bitterly opposed to the American Revolution. His life is quickly changed when he is shanghaied and pressed into service aboard a navy frigate. And then he is struck with amnesia!
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 9
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
At the conclusion of The Last Confederate, almost twenty-four thousand Union and Confederate soldiers had fallen on the field of battle at Sharpsburg, making it the bloodiest day of American history. Among the casualties for the South was Captain Vance Wickham, husband of Belle Wickham. She was a daughter of Sky and Rebekah Winslow, and now the tragedy of war makes its dreaded call upon the Winslow family. In The Dixie Widow, Belle Wickham's sorrow...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 13
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Thomas Winslow fought bravely in the Civil War and was fortunate to survive the grim carnage. But the final defeat on the field of battle was far less painful than the personal defeat he encountered upon his return home. Betrayed by his wife and best friend, the only remnant of his marriage and love was a newborn daughter. Despite the difficulties, Tom remained adamant against giving Laura up. He eventually took a job with the Department of Indian...
12) Race with Death
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an inmate on death row requests a visit from Dani Ross, she reluctantly agrees to meet with him. As she listens to his story, Dani's well-tuned detective skills tell her that Eddie Prejean is being framed.
13) Deadly Deception
Author
Series
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Formats
Description
A private investigator is faced with one of the greatest tests of her career when she agrees to take on the case of a vengeful, terminally ill crime boss.
14) The immortelles
Author
Series
Creoles series volume 2
Publisher
Westbow Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
For her sixteenth birthday, Damita De Salvado receives a beautiful slave girl, Rissa, but mistreats her, revealing Damita's prejudice and hardening Rissa's heart. When her family experiences financial hardships, Damita grudgingly sells Rissa to a mysterious Christian doctor, Jefferson Whitman, who is Rissa's adopted brother. Now the tables have turned: Rissa is a wealthy, free woman, while Damita's family struggles to keep the plantation. Will both...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 24
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When Leah Freeman attends the Fourth of July celebration, she falls in love with the dashing Stuart Winslow, a gifted musician. Despite warnings about his character--and her own misgivings--Leah accepts Stuart's proposal and marries him. Soon Stuart falls back into his old ways, and Leah's love for him is severely tested when he winds up in Tucker Penitentiary. The years in prison take their toll on Stuart until he finally faces up to the truth about...
16) The high calling
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 37
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"Kat Winslow is volunteering as a missionary. But her calling is interrupted by two scorned suitors. Perhaps her high calling is to one of these men instead?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 21
Publisher
Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
The Big City Offers the Winslows New Life, but Will They Be Overcome by Its Lures?When two young Winslow cousins arrive in New York, they both seek to make their way to success. Peter Winslow throws himself into the world of car racing. But he is soon torn between Jolie Devorak, the woman who loves him, and Avis Warwick, a beautiful, wealthy woman who pressures him to join the fast set of high society. When Avis convinces Peter to let her ride in...
18) The silver star
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 20
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
An offer to make movies in California opens a new door for Priscilla Winslow. But surprises await her in The Silver Star.
19) The iron lady
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 19
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Turn-of-the-century New York City--a place of opportunity, deception, and phenomenal need.As America makes its ascent as a world power, three young daughters of Winslow come to bustling New York City in 1902 seeking careers and direction for their lives. But each of the Winslow cousins finds a different world and is drawn in her own separate way.Ruth Winslow feels called to be a missionary and comes to New York's Baxter Hospital to train as a nurse....
20) The white knight
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 40
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A fighter pilot in Spain, Luke Winslow loses the woman he loves and turns from his faith. When he accidentally kills an old friend while drunk, out of guilt, he tries to help his friend's sister, Joelle, in her work with troubled girls. In the Army Air Corps, he fights his nemesis from the war in Spain, the Black Knight. Now dubbed the White Knight, Luke fights his foe and for the woman he loves, Joelle. In the heat of life's battles, will Luke turn...
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