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"It's London, 1857, and everything is at stake for Serafina Trent. A woman of means ... but not the typical Victorian lady who feels her place is to be seen and not heard. When her brother's most recent female dalliance, a beautiful actress, is found murdered, all evidence points to him. Especially since the actress had just rejected him in a most public manner. Now everyone believes Clive is headed for the gallows. Everyone, that is, but Serafina....
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Women from the upper end of British society are being targeted by a killer known as The Slasher. When her best friend becomes the latest victim, Lady Trent vows to capture the murderer with the help of her partner Dylan Tremayne. Serafina must rely on her wits and newfound trust in God to save her from a killer known only as "The Slasher" in the story that concludes the Lady Trent Mysteries.
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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...
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For Erin Winslow, living in untamed Africa is an adventure, yet she longs for even more excitement. A pilot unexpectedly enters her life, and she persuades him to teach her to fly. Before she realizes it, she finds herself falling in love with him. But when the discovery of a devastating truth leaves Erin deeply hurt, she flees to America. That's where Quaid Merritt, stunt flyer, steals into her life, reigniting her dreams to fly.
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Laurie Winslow, working with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in order to earn money for college, runs into old friend Cody Rogers and manages to land him a job as a trick roper with the troupe, but as the two young people's feelings for one another grow, so does the fear that Cody's troubled past is about to catch up with him.
9) The Tapestry
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The Creoles Series tells the stories of four young women who attend the Ursuline Convent School in New Orleans during the early nineteenth century. Each book is a romantic adventure that focuses on one woman as she faces the trials of life and faith. In this striking conclusion to The Creoles Series, Gilbert Morris delivers his award-winning storytelling, told against a cultural background unique to this series alone.Abandoned as an infant on the...
10) The alchemy
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Each book in The Creoles Series revolves around one of four girls who become close friends while attending a convent school in New Orleans. The third book, The Alchemy focuses on Simone d'Or, a vivacious young woman hardened by high society life, and Colin Seymour, a talented young man from humble beginnings. As the famed singer and composer Lord Beaufort nurtures Colin's singing voice, Colin rises to stardom in the opera world. At first, Simone judges...
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The theater is Jonathan Ainsley's life. Yet if this latest play isn't a smash, it may be his final production - a finale someone wants very much to see. But Jonathan won't be deterred by threats: the show simply must go on! A fan of Jonathan's since his award-winning performance, Dani Ross is shocked when he enters her office and overwhelmed when she hears his request. But not until she arrives in New York does Dani realize how difficult this latest...
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"It's such a peaceful February in the Rockies that no one could guess - least of all young Charlene Peace - that hundreds are still dying as the Civil War rages on in the South. Nothing could have convinced Charlene, half Crow Indian, to leave her mountain home until the handsome, hazel-eyed Boone Manwaring delivers his earth-shattering news. Then, just as opposing generals Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee are gathering their troops for a showdown...
13) The silent harp
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Sharon Winslow is artistic, wealthy, socially prominent-and determined to remain single. A devastating loss has led her to believe that marriage is not for her. Then she meets Temple Smith, a man who appears as uncultured as he is poor. His motorcycle and worn attire give him a certain rough charm, but what could a woman of her stature and talent find in such a man? Her hopeless attraction to him vies with her concern that he is only after her money....
14) One by one
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While taking over her father's detective agency during his illness, Danielle Ross finds herself surrounded by eleven other people, all clueless as to why they are together, in this strange and sinister place.
15) The iron lady
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The three Winslow cousins come to New York City in 1902. Ruth comes to Baxter Hospital to study nursing. Priscilla pursues life on the stage. Esther, engaged to a wealthy businessman, documents the plight of the immigrants in her photograpy.
17) The exiles
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This first novel in the Creoles series describes the trials and triumphs of four girls who meet at the Ursuline Convent School and declare themselves to be the "Four Musketeers-- one for all and all for one." The Exiles focuses on the life of one of the four young women: the red-haired, headstrong Chantel Fontaine. As a young girl, Chantel faced overwhelming tragedy, and now the realization of who the mysterious child on the street might be sends...
18) No woman so fair
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For the love of a simple shepherd, the beautiful Sarai abandons her urban life of riches and idols for a nomadic existence in the desert. Trusting in her husband's God, she follows Abram to a land of promise. The journey is filled with difficulty. When drought forces them to seek respite, they settle in Egypt, where Pharaoh is so taken by Sarai's beauty he claims her for his own...and where Sarai discovers God for herself. When God₂s repeated promise...
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"Rena Matthews feels called to take the Gospel to the South Seas. She and her team of highly educated and wealthy volunteers plan to show the world how to spread the Gospel in the most scientific manner. When rough-hewn Travis Winslow volunteers, Rena wants to refuse him, but her father insists she take him along. They set out in her father's yacht, but a storm drives them hundreds of miles off course and into a reef on a deserted island. Much to...
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"Kefira Reis, a young Jewish woman, works in a sweatshop in the New York garment district. When her boss abuses her, she fights back and flees, hoping to find a better life. Joshua Winslow has just been released from prison and longs to get his life back on the right track. But just as he sets out to find honest work, he is attacked by tramps and badly beaten. A timely encounter with Kefira saves Josh's life. As she encourages him to pursue his dream...