Historical Homes

In 1970, Violet Hawkins’ only wish at 18 is to escape her life in the Dayton, Ohio, foster-care system and make her way to the west coast to enjoy a mellow life and find the love she’s been missing all her life. She makes it to San Francisco, but soon learns she needs a job if she’s to live properly.

This is the first of three Christian historical books in the Fields of Timothy series. In 1905, in Western Pennsylvania, Katie Collier’s life has never been easy. Her family is dirt poor; her father is an alcoholic, and her mother has passed away, leaving a void in her life. Katie dreams of the day she can escape his drunken tirades. Then, an unexpected reprieve comes knocking on their farmhouse door. Their neighbor, Mr. Marlowe, is desperately searching for a girl to help his wife, who just gave birth to triplets. With a large family, Mrs. Marlowe needs help cooking and caring for the ...

Patrick O’Connor has seen far too much of the cruel and unforgiving world. Life has beaten him down relentlessly. Out of hope and out of options, he makes the terrifying and desperate decision to return home to the family he has lied to for years. The family he knows will never forgive him.

Two hearts longing for home. A memorable first encounter brought them together, but then Susannah Stanley and Nicholas Pennington were torn apart by circumstances beyond their control. From the Lake District in Northern England to a Moroccan port along the African coast and the Napoleonic Wars in between, they struggle to hold onto hope they will someday be reunited. After being supplanted by her stepmother’s schemes and the betrayal of a friend, they finally meet again in the most unlikely of places. Now the battle is on to reclaim their rightful inheritance. Nicholas has saved hundreds ...

"There's Always a Trail": When a stranger named Handy offered to track down Cass Bailey's stolen money for a stake in the CB range, Bailey has nothing more to lose. "Home in the Valley": Steve Mehan had done the impossible when he drove a herd of cattle from the Nevada range to California in the dead of winter. But Mehan had little time to rest before tragedy struck. "Monument Rock": It had been many years since Lona Markham's father sent her from the rigors of ranch life to a convent school. Now she's returned to a wary, careworn man who hardly seems like the father she remembers.

Megan O’Mally made a quick decision to travel west to flee the scandalous rumors floating around St. Louis. Immersing herself in her new life among family and friends on the wagon train, she tries desperately to shake the overwhelming condemnation that has taken root in her spirit. Healing begins and new growth springs forth as she opens her heart to God. But a handsome officer from her past unexpectedly shows up and threatens to expose her. Can she forgive him and avoid his unwanted pursuit of her? Nick Webster the wagon master is unwillingly attracted to Megan from the first day he met ...

What begins as a pleasant holiday with a new friend in Brighton quickly turns to devastation for Anabelle Milton when she receives the tragic news: her parents are dead. Turned out of the only home she’s ever known, Anabelle is sent to live with an aunt and uncle who are strangers to her. Heartbroken, she arrives at Bellingham Cottage, a cozy home on the sprawling grounds of the Bellingham estate, to find an unexpectedly warm welcome - not only from her own family but also from the family of their aristocratic neighbors, Lord and Lady Bellingham.

On the Camino de Santiago, Etienne and his companions must save Sister Fransie’s friends and reunite all seven of the keys that unlock the Templars’ greatest treasure. As they attempt to do this, they are stalked by the most powerful of the Seven Deadly Sins, who wants the keys for itself. Now, Etienne and his companions must use all the wisdom they have learned on the Camino to defeat this foe and unlock the Templars' greatest treasure. But, the question is, should they? Does a fate worse than the seven deadly sins lie in wait?

In post-Civil War New York City, sixteen-year-old Aislynn Denehy cannot find a job, she has no place to live and no family to help her. Some might think this is a problem; Aislynn believes it is an opportunity. No formulaic romance, this well-researched love story depicts life as it truly was for the thousands of women who went west reaching for a new life. Aislynn's journey begins in a New York City tenement and leads her across the frontier to a Utah mining camp where she must cope with the three very different men in her life: smart, solicitous Tim; good-natured, good-guy Johnny; and the intense but intriguing Liam Moran. Life in the roughshod camp brings small joys and devastating losses. Susan Denning's engaging debut novel races through authentic experiences involving historical events until it erupts in an unexpected ending.

In July 1944, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Hotel Ritz in occupied Paris. Half-French, half-German, she is happy to be back in France, where she her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel, will join her soon from Germany. Arielle and Gregor have thus far been able to hide their private opposition to Hitler. Then her world falls apart. She receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie and a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor.

In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same again. For David, the eldest, war means a chance to do something noble; but enlisting will break his mother's heart. His sister Diana, nineteen and beautiful, longs for marriage. She has her heart set on Charles Wroughton, son of Earl Wroughton, but Charles will never be allowed to marry a banker's daughter.

In this engaging 20th Century, Fictional Historical Drama you will follow the fortunes of the wealthy and titled Benbrook family, owners of the grand Cotswold estate known as Allworth Park. You will witness the state of bruising and distress caused by the suicidal death of their children’s tutor, Cynthia Heywood. Miss Heywood, a young, educated girl, is besotted by the lustful advances of Lady Caroline’s handsome young Godson and professional womanizer, Captain Teddy Danvers. Her relationship with long time lesbian lover Herminie Wilson is under threat as the scandalous activities of ...

Born in Colombo, Judith Dunbar spends her teenage years at boarding school while her beloved mother and younger sister live abroad with her father. When her new friend, Loveday Carey-Lewis, invites Judith home for the weekend to Nancherrow, the Carey-Lewises' beautiful estate on the Cornish coast, it is love at first sight.

Silver Springs, Colorado, needs a change, and Jeremiah Harden's the one for the job. It’s time for Silver Springs to elect a new mayor, and Jeremiah Harden wants the job. As part owner of the mercantile with his pa, he’s torn between family obligation and serving the town. He doesn’t want to walk the path alone and requests the services of Milly Crenshaw, the owner of Westward Home and Hearts Matrimonial Services. Milly finds him a bride, but she isn’t what Jeremiah expected. But is she what he needs? Chelsea Chandler grants the request of her dying grandmother to get married and ...

As Julia Child once said, “It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.” Historically, she’s been right—and not just in the kitchen. Uniquely flourishing in just about every climate and culture around the world, onions have provided the essential basis not only for sautés, stews, and stir fries, but for medicines, metaphors, and folklore. Abundantly commonplace yet extraordinarily indispensable, the onion is Kurlansky's newest global food fixation as he sets out to explore how and why the crop reigns over Wales to Italy and everywhere in between.

When Daisy, a paintress at the local pottery, looks out across Poole Harbour, waiting for the ‘little ships’ to bring the retreating soldiers home from Dunkirk, she prays her husband will be among them. But Alfie is declared missing, presumed dead, and Daisy must learn to live as a widow. Then a chance encounter with a French soldier throws Daisy’s life even further off course, with heartbreaking consequences that will span generations.

WWII is over, the boys are coming home, and Kate and her sisters are ready to pursue the plans they put on hold. Will their dreams come true?

While learning the art of ancient warfare in an exotic location, Amy and Dan uncover a devastating secret about their family that changes everything in this high-stakes adventure.

Alessandra Fleming has spent most of her life running from her past. Her budding photography career, her life in Manhattan, all serve to distract from the secrets and guilt she's never been able to face. Then the call. Her estranged father is in the hospital . . . and Alessandra must return home to Sag Harbor, crumbling the first wall between her past and her present. For some, coming home is a relief. For Alessandra, it's a reminder of the family she's lost, of the time she'll never regain. But the answers—the secrets—of her family are hidden in the house, waiting for her.

Katie Macauley gave up her lifelong dream of returning to Ireland in order to make a home for herself in Hope Springs, Wyoming, but her future has never been so uncertain. Katie's heart still remains sharply divided between playful Tavish and steady Joseph, though she feels ill prepared to make a decision. Furthermore, the town is more divided than ever, with both the Irish and the Reds stealing property, burning buildings, and endangering lives.