Rivers, Francine

Abandoned as a baby and raised by a kind pastor in the small town of Haven, Lena Scott, whose true name is Abra, has become a star in Hollywood, 1957. Her mysterious beginnings lead her to make sacrifices for fame and career, and when a silver-tongued charmer sets his eyes on her she may realize too late the terrible price of fame.

Six-year-old Timmy O'Neil comes to live with Mary and David Holmes on a cloudy day in September. He brings with him a small shoe box filled with the very few treasures he owns. During the Christmas season, Timmy finds a chance to offer his small treasures to a very special someone.

Having been abandoned as a newborn and found and raised by Pastor Ezekiel Freeman in the small California town of Haven, Abra Matthews feels like she doesn't belong and at the age of seventeen runs off to Hollywood, becoming starlet Lena Scott.

Atretes, a revered gladiator, has won his freedom and vows to find the son he believed had died, but retrieving the baby from Rizpah, the young widow who has raised the child from birth, proves more difficult than he thought it would be, and Atretes is moved to take Rizpah into his household and into his heart.

Marta Schneider, hoping to prove her father wrong in his prediction that she will never be more than a servant, leaves her home in Switzerland to pursue her dream of owning an inn, but she must make many sacrifices when she marries Niclas Waltert in Canada and begins her own family, and in her efforts to make her children strong, finds herself behaving more like her abusive father than her loving mother, especially with her daughter, Hildemara Rose.

Carolyn had formed a stronger bond with her grandmother than with her mother, Hildie, and after a family tragedy, Carolyn cuts all ties and joins the counterculture of San Francisco in the 1960s. She reluctantly returns home to try and rebuild her life and help raise her own daughter, May Flower Dawn but, ironically, Dawn forms a stronger bond with her grandmother Hildie than with Carolyn. It causes another family rift and Dawn vows to mend the bridge between grandmother, mother, and herself. Includes a short biography of the author, black-and-white photos, and a discussion guide.

All that matters for Cadi Forbes is finding the one man who can set her free from the sin that plagues her days and nights but it is forbidden and doing so will bring down a curse on her.

Hadassah conceals scars and identity with veils after she narrowly escapes death. She risks her life to heal the person who tried to destroy her.

A novel set in ancient Rome about a Christian slave girl's fight to save her family and the man she loves.

Dynah Carey finds her life torn apart following a rape which leaves her pregnant and forced to make some challenging decisions concerning her pregnancy, upcoming marriage, and faith in God.