Hours after watching her husband set out to sea on the Icelandic coast, Gudríd Símonardottír and her son were kidnapped by an attacking horde of Algerian pirates. The young mother and child were then shipped as cargo to the Barbary... Read More

The choices posed by the Amish religion and lifestyle lead to emotionally complex situations and sacrifices, especially for Leah, the adopted daughter of Abram. At the beginning of the story, Leah is recovering from the loss of her... Read More

This novel puts a Christian and thoroughly modern spin on the old adage about never getting a second chance to make a first impression. Reminiscent of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, the two sisters in this book couldn’t be more... Read More

As any reader of travel brochures knows, the Taj Mahal is a monument built by a grieving widower in remembrance of his beloved wife. Travel Channel viewers may be aware of more detail, like the fact that it was built in 1632 by the... Read More

The San Francisco in the pages of this slender, rough-around-the-edges novel is not the town of Tony Bennett’s signature song. There’s no romance, no tiny cable cars, and if there are any hearts, they have been bludgeoned by drugs,... Read More

The things of childhood, particularly the playthings, remain in memory intimately associated with earliest pleasures. This new book for the nostalgic and trivia-minded-for any former child who from time to time thinks fondly of Cooties... Read More

Shaman and “transcendental clairvoyant” are titles that don’t easily sit on the shoulders of the keen, plainspoken dead and living characters of this winning first novel, but they should. Sarah, a lonely eleven-year-old girl new to... Read More

Feeling in control of a pregnancy can depend on the simplest and most unrelated tasks, such as cleaning and organizing the kitchen. This is one of the many practical strategies offered in this complete guide, which addresses every... Read More