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Nineteen-twenties Mexico and the American Southwest hold many dangers, as the last Apache strongholds persist against the foreign invaders. Hard-as-nails Confederate serviceman Jock MacNeil receives an unexpected invitation to guide runaways from a reservation to a stronghold in Sierra Madre. Facing both Mexican and American authorities, and the Apache Wars raging around them, Jock witnesses first-hand the terrors of war, and his own transformation from a man of faith to Apache spirituality.

Charlotte and Simone have an unusual friendship. Charlotte is the daughter of James Worthington, a wealthy tobacco plantation owner and enslaver. Simone, the daughter of a slave, was taken from her mother’s arms and sold to James. When Simone arrives at Huntington Manor Plantation at seven years old, she and Charlotte have an immediate bond. But as the girls mature, there is no denying their different positions on the plantation—Charlotte is privileged, and Simone is an enslaved servant.

The late 1990s and early 2000s saw the rise of a new type of school, the behavior modification program. With few other options at their disposal, Jay Chaparral's parents turn to one such program to save their son: Crooked Timber Creek Academy (CTCA). The Chaparrals, in deciding to send their son "away" from the toxic small town of Waverly, Indiana, pull him out of a downward spiral and set him on a path that will forever alter his fate.

Dr. John Rayburn is a man of conviction—a healer, a father, and a believer in the unshakable values of God, Family, and Country. When three of his sons go off to fight in World War II, they return changed—hardened by combat, humbled by loss, and haunted by the experiences of war. John and his son Theodore channel their skills into something enduring: the first surgical clinic in their small town of Pontotoc. What begins as a modest practice evolves into a full-scale hospital, serving as a lifeline for the community.

1893 Oklahoma Territory. Robert Hiram's is in love with his boss's daughter, but she is betrothed to another. Amidst roving outlaws and the chaos of a land run, can faith and love overcome the drive for revenge? Robert Hiram dreams of claiming his own land and escaping the grip of a cruel boss, but his heart belongs to Belle, a woman promised to another. When Belle's brother, Frank, falls in with a gang of outlaws, tragedy strikes, shattering lives and testing faith. After everything, a woman of deep faith stands as a beacon of hope for Frank.

When mystery/adventure novelist, Jonathan Tyler Springer tires from his routine of writing in the paradise of Key West, a surprise invitation presents him with the opportunity for travel to the Lesser Antilles. Feeling bound to return a favor to his mysterious landlord, Jon ventures to the island of Dominica. Accused of political espionage, he encounters colorful island characters while trying his best to evade the authorities. Making his way back home to Key West during a tropical storm proves to be a more difficult task than expected.

On February 12, 1812, Ann and Adoniram Judson sailed from Salem aboard the brig Caravan as two of the first missionaries to go out from North America. Watching the shoreline disappear from view, they could not have foreseen the impact of their journey on the future of the Christian world mission or on the thousands of men and women who would follow in their footsteps. After a short stay in India, they carried the Good News of Jesus Christ to the golden shore of Burma.

Chance Powers —a professional illusionist — creates the greatest levitation illusion in history, then faces off against a jealous murderer and her eccentric husband. In this third volume of the Chance Powers adventure series, Chance, his wife Stephanie, and his friend Narvel, must pit their skills as entertainers against an odd man’s fascination with Dracula, historical torture devices, the wiles of a selfish seductress, and a cold-blooded killer.

In this second volume of the Chance Powers adventure series, Chance experiences a personal disaster that launches a cross-country chase to catch a pyromaniac who burns down historic structures everywhere he goes. Murder attempts, harrowing escapes, and a threat to nature itself must be faced and overcome by the wits and courage of the magician.

Journey through an expansive tapestry of myths, legends, and histories with this definitive collection of five of the world's most enthralling mythologies. This bundle contains 5 different books, paired together at a greatly discounted price! Included are books detailing Greek, Roman, Norse, Celtic, and Egyptian Mythologies.

An attempt is made on a young agent's life, a mission goes wrong, a drug lord is eliminated, and a man is forced to fight his way across a thousand miles to get back to his fiancée. The story centers around Carson Gold, a young man recently out of the French Foreign Legion, and Christy Banks, his girlfriend who works in the same agency that employs him.

"Matching Scars" - continuing Boone's story begun in "Pushing Back" On his own and struggling, Boone has a place to stay, but Gamaliel’s son-in-law Jerry wants him out, his daughter isn’t fighting for Boone as hard as she could, and his friends can’t do much to help. Gamaliel’s health worsens, and as Boone sees how far Jerry is willing to go to get rid of him, he realizes he’s not the only one with scars.

In the fourth book, Boone and Frankie take their first trip away from home, using the map Melvin had given them. From his first low country boil on a Carolina beach to a face-off with three thugs in a Georgia parking lot, from an unforgettable night in New Orleans to the Beale Street acrobats and a sunset Mississippi River cruise in Memphis, Boone is constantly in unknown territory on his first venture away from home with his dog Frankie. Sometimes he feels like Frankie’s in charge of their trip and he’s just following her lead.

"Keeping Secrets" continues Boone's story begun in "Pushing Back" and continued in "Matching Scars." Boone and Frankie are settling into their new life when Boone glimpses someone he thinks might be Jerry.

When the Chaparrals decide to relocate to the small town of Waverly, Indiana, they inadvertently sign their son up for a trial-by-fire. Coming of age at the dawn of the new millennium, Jay Chaparral must also come to terms with the strange sights and sounds that occur in Waverly. These odd occurrences have nothing to do with the unfulfilled Mayan or Christian prophecies hanging in the air at the time. Are they like rocks, thrown at random, into a solitary pond? Or are they like stepping stones across Waverly's stream, leading Jay toward something greater?

What if Rome never fell? What if Christ never walked the Earth? Step into a world reimagined in The Seven Seeds: Shepherd of Souls, where history takes a daring turn, and the stakes are nothing less than the soul of civilization itself. Torn from the sanctity of the Vatican, Pope Gregory finds himself thrust into an alternate reality—a Rome that never fell, untouched by Christianity, where mythical gods of conquest and power reign supreme.

Left on his own after his family disintegrates, an Appalachian teen stumbles toward adulthood with the odds stacked against him and no real assets. Boone tries to do the right thing, but his anger and insecurity get in the way. He keeps at it, though, learns who he can count on and who he can’t, and finds help in the most unexpected places. Boone is left struggling to come to terms with what just tore his family apart and the guilt he still feels about what happened to his brother Frankie.

The final audiobook in the series finds Boone coming to terms with changes in his life as well as those of both his birth family and the family he is creating.

After a month at home from his travels, Boone is ready for another trip. On his way to visit some friends he met on his last trip, Boone gets word that his sister Hannah is in trouble. He turns around, but without a job or a place to live he knows he can't be much help. On the way back he sees a small house for rent and decides to move into it, figuring there's nothing for him in his old home town anyway.

Why would a normal citizen venture into the jungles of Ecuador to rescue kidnapped missionaries? Eli Brown, a widowed construction worker, learns of a husband and wife team from his community taken hostage by members of a drug cartel. Since he cannot see anyone going to their aid—including the United States government—he decides he will do it. Assisted by a feisty female friend, he makes a 2,000 mile journey, tangles with evil men, escapes danger, sets prisoners free, survives an ordeal in a raging river, and eventually has a showdown with the leader of the cartel.