Religious Classics

Drum-Taps is a collection of poetry written by Walt Whitman during the American Civil War and first published in 1865. Drum-Taps contains poems that bear witness to the violence of war.

In the 1980s, religion and politics, two forces that affect all our lives, locked arms in a concerted effort to seize power in government and overturn America's most basic constitutional guarantee: the separation of church and state. Holy Terror was the first book to expose the coalition of fundamentalist Christians, right-wing ideologues and tech-savvy political strategists who use faith, fear and intimidation in their war on America’s freedoms and their drive to impose their beliefs on people and cultures worldwide. In this classic edition of their acclaimed 1982 book, with a new ...

Available as a value box set (Pioneer Wilderness Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B0743DNQTG (copy and paste the link into your browser) It's 1886 and love is getting tested in the dusty faraway plains of Kansas Meet Julia Herod, a young and naive lady who just lost her job as a governess and an influx of immigrants made it increasingly difficult for her to find work anywhere. The threat of homelessness and joblessness hovering over her head prompted her to send a reply to a mail order bride ad. Realizing that she has nowhere to run, and she's running out of options, she decided to ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American philosopher, lecturer, essayist, and poet, who is best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was a a champion of individualism and wrote dozens of essays. Most criics consider "Self-Reliance" his best. It has the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's repeating themes, the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency.

Where can a famous movie star go to get away from it all? Well, Woodpine Bay of course! Ashley Williams is tired of the glitz, glamour, and crazy business of Hollywood. She is never allowed much freedom in her very scripted life. And wherever she goes, the paparazzi are right there to document her every move. This constant and overwhelming attention has her at her limits. Despite all of the people and occasions clamoring for her time, she decides to drop everything and find a quaint, out of the way location to hide out and relax. Nico, the owner of Woodpine Bay’s best—and only—coffee ...

Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited Clean and Wholesome Contemporary Western Romance story. Veronica “Ronnie” Wyndham works the graveyard shift in the ICU at St. Mary’s, in Winter Creek. She doesn’t mind, as she has no family, no beau, no one to go home to. Ronnie has bad luck with men, to the point that she avoids relationships. She’s given up; on her faith, in men, in trust. Until she meets Dr. David Veneto, a handsome oncologist, who is obviously interested in her. When it comes to men, Ronnie feels like a jinx. She doesn’t trust them, what with her past history, so she tries to ...

When life in North Carolina doesn’t work out quite as Louisa Baxter planned, she accepts a job offer from widower Peter Freedman out west, believing that his advertisement for a maid for his daughter will quickly lead to a marriage proposal. But when Louisa arrives in Cripple Creek, she gets two shocks, one being handsome Job Vance, Peter’s right-hand man. And the second being the whole story about Peter’s daughter! As marriage prospects leave Louisa’s mind, Job starts to fall for the beautiful newcomer to Cripple Creek. Then he discovers the dark secret in her past, and suddenly ...

It will take all Emily’s unique skills, not to mention her faith in God, to help her get out of this mess alive and get back to the man she’s swiftly fallen in love with! California 1886. Emily Weiss is an unusual young lady from her flaming red hair down to her penchant for rock climbing, learned from her geologist father. But after her father suffers a terrible accident and can no longer support the family, Emily leaves home so there will be one less mouth for her parents to feed. She heads west to marry Dusty Moore, a farmer in tiny Twin Creeks, California. But when she arrives in ...

Things don’t always go as planned. When unforeseen events cause Allie’s plans to unravel, she’s left trying to make the best of her trip—and the people she meets along the way really put her life into perspective! A chance meeting with handsome, charming Michael Walters suddenly has her reconsidering everything about her relationship. Will Allie’s trip to Vail bring her everything she wants? How will Allie deal with the truth about her relationship? Can Allie help Michael keep his family’s legacy alive? Follow Allie to snowy Colorado for a Christmas story that will keep ...

Ann might be willing to share her secrets, but then it turns out Jack is hiding several of his own—at least one of one which might turn out to be deadly! Ann Leigh can barely stand the thought of Christmas. Every year when it rolls around, it brings back terrible memories of multiple tragic losses. But when she becomes a mail order bride and heads out west to marry, it’s no surprise that her new husband is bewildered by her aversion to the season. Mail Order Bride Christmas Miracles Romance Series Book 1 Leigh's Love Book 2 Melanie's Miracle Book 3 Felicity's Folly Book 4 Elise's ...

Forgiveness isn’t always easy, but it is always worth it. Meet Kennedy Garcia, boutique owner, and friend to the Lucas girls. When a new arrival sets tongues wagging and sets off more than a few concerns, Kennedy must band together with Scott Wood, a local gun shop owner, to prove that forgiveness is the only way to move forward. Can Kennedy and Scott finally admit their feelings to each other? Will the town of Windfall band together in the face of adversity? Grab your cowboy hat and hop on for an adventure in Windfall, Montana. Giddy on up and hold on tight as you meet brave Kennedy and ...

Available as a value box set (Cartwright Wilderness Outfitters Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B07Z4KVCCY (copy and paste the link into your browser) When ex-girlfriend Sharon Campbell reappears in his life for one of his rafting trips, he begins to fear that his inability to make a commitment has ruined one of the best things that’s ever happened to him. When it comes to his personal life, Zach Cartwright is a fence-sitter, but not when it comes to his experience and skill as a trained and certified whitewater rapid guide for Cartwright Wilderness Outfitters What starts out as an ordinary...

California 1855 When Olivia Turner comes to the realization that her family simply can’t support her any longer—the harvest is too meager, and there are too many mouths to feed—she prays to God for help. Help comes in the form of Samuel Fisher, who places an advertisement for a mail-order bride. After a brief correspondence, Olivia sets out for Sonoma with no money in her pockets but a great deal of love and faith in her heart. When she gets to Sonoma, she finds that not only is Samuel wealthier than she could ever have imagined, but he’s also extremely closed off to her. Abandoned ...

An interior designer swears off men only to find two good guys--each one worth risking her heart over. Brianne Collin landed her dream job and packed her bags to trade in the dry desert heat of Arizona for the humid green landscape of Oregon. As the new design assistant on the popular Tori’s Taking Over, Brianne plans to renovate and remodel alongside her mentor as she gives her life a much-needed update. Throw out the old idea that she needed a man to be happy and restore the notion that a satisfying career was enough for now. Her design was flawless—until two game changers arrived on ...

Available as a value box set (Pioneer Wilderness Romance Complete Series) amazon.com/dp/B0743DNQTG (copy and paste the link into your browser) Meet Aggie MacLeod, a Southern girl who left her native Georgia for a journey to the West. Despite learning the ongoing troubles between Indians, the Army, and the settlers in the Wyoming Territory, she took the courage for love and risked her life to meet the man she has been exchanging letters with and be his mail-order bride. Will she escape the half-naked Cheyenne Indians who have been chasing and shooting arrows at them? Was this where her ...

Toward the end of the Hundred Years War between France and England, as Merlin predicted, a great warrior emerged, uniting a beleaguered nation and leading it to improbable victories. It was said this warrior was a messenger of God. And it may have been, for a country was saved and a kingdom restored. This great leader of men, this messenger who united a nation, was a 17-year-old maiden named Joan.

In this interactive, informative book, Lewis scholar Majorie Lamp Mead and literary expert Leland Ryken unlock the door to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardobe, inviting you to step inside - deeper and deeper, past the musty fur coats - and gaze in wide-eyed wonder once again at the magical, wintery world Lucy first found.

Lucia is healing from an abusive relationship when she makes the misguided decision for a little night swim. Luckily, Justin is there to save her but the initial meeting does not go quite well. Lucia, unable to trust any man at this point, is wary of this new tenant in her beachside cabins. Where did this guy come from and why does he think he can talk to her that way? Will they be able to find some middleground and get to know each other? Justin needed a break from his hectic life of owning a nightclub in New Orleans. Woodpine Bay is the perfect quiet and peaceful get-a-way. Relaxing on ...

Augustine and the Cure of Souls situates Augustine within the ancient philosophical tradition of using words to order emotions. Paul Kolbet uncovers a profound continuity in Augustine's thought, from his earliest prebaptismal writings to his final acts as bishop, revealing a man deeply indebted to the Roman past and yet distinctly Christian. Rather than supplanting his classical learning, Augustine's Christianity reinvigorated precisely those elements of Roman wisdom that he believed were slipping into decadence.

Kendra Donahue is on track to becoming a world-class cyclist, with her eye on Tour de France fame. She has come to Meadow Lake for altitude training to prepare for her next critical race. She is hyper-focused on her goals, which has left little time in her life for family, friends, or social life. Will Meadow Lake be able to soften Kendra up to start looking at everything she might be missing, or will her goals remain the only thing she cares to pursue? Or will their budding romance hit a dead end, at the hands of those terrorizing this small town? Read all the books in Meadow Lake Dreams ...