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1) The guardian
Author
Series
Home to Hickory Hollow volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
After schoolteacher Jodi Winfield finds a little girl on the side of the road, she delves into the isolated community of the Lancaster Old Order Amish to find answers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls. Even though Elise doesn't want to leave her sisters for a job in Illinois, she realizes this may be their last chance. The son of one of New York City's...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
Orphaned in the cholera epidemic of 1833, Adria Starr was cared for by a slave named Louis, a man who stayed in Springfield, Kentucky, when anyone with means had fled. A man who passed up the opportunity to escape his bondage and instead tended to the sick and buried the dead. A man who, twelve years later, is being sold by his owners despite his heroic actions. Now nineteen, Adria has never forgotten what Louis did for her. She's determined to find...
4) The proposal
Author
Series
The English garden volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Distraught to learn that her tyrannical brother has been granted custody of three children, Lydia and her husband Frank offer advice to William, who finds that the challenge of raising children offers unexpected rewards.
Author
Series
Patchwork family volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Language
English
Description
Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and Eva has two--Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Micah Miller's brother and sister-in-law are killed in a buggy accident, he's devastated. But he fulfills the promise he made when their twins were born seven years earlier: to raise Abby and Isaac should tragedy strike. Still, coping with the children's grief as well as his own, requires extra support. Micah takes them to a counselor who recommends animal therapy. He's surprised to find an Amish farm that offers just that ...
Hope Graber had...
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"So much has been accomplished. Lillian Walsh has stepped out courageously beyond what she'd ever dreamed of being able to achieve. She and her newly rediscovered sister, Grace, have settled three children from England into new Canadian homes and are prepared to place two more just after the New Year, when it happens--another painful disruption. A white lie the sisters used to protect some orphans has resulted in an official complaint and a letter...
Author
Series
Creektown discoveries volume vol 2
Creektown discoveries volume 2
Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction
Creektown discoveries volume 2
Thorndike Press large print Christian fiction
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Welcome to Sugarcreek, Ohio, where the Amish schoolteacher has a determined admirer. Tragically losing her parents as a child, Lisa Miller has grown up being afraid of loving and losing. She dedicates herself to teaching at an Amish schoolhouse and helping the grandparents who raised her, all the while avoiding the advances of newcomer Paul Herchberger. Paul enjoys antiques and meets Orley Troyer while looking for unique old milk bottles at yard...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
413 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. Her beautiful dark skin is proof that her father was Cushite, but she knows nothing else. While visiting her grandfather before his retirement as the Roman official in the queen's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When her brother dies suddenly, Damaris Baxter moves to Texas to take custody of her nephew. Luke Davenport winds up gravely injured when he rescues Damaris's nephew from a group of rustlers. As suspicions grow regarding the death of her brother, more danger appears, threatening the family Luke may be unable to live without"--
Author
Publisher
Guideposts
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
276 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"School is out for the summer, and Charlotte is doing her best to keep the kids occupied and out of trouble. After much prodding, Sam gets a job at a day care, but it's his part-time gig at the airport that captures his interest--and has his grandparents worried. Christopher is hard at work trying to teach an old dog new tricks, and Emily and her friend Ashley get roped into visiting an elderly woman in town who needs a little help around the house....
13) Unyielding hope
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the early twentieth century, Lillian Walsh rushes to a reunion after discovering the sister she believed dead is likely alive. But Grace has dreams beyond anything Lillian imagines. Can Lillian set aside her own plans and join her sister in an adventure that will surely change them both?"--
Author
Series
Mesquite Springs volume 1
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When a fire destroys the orphanage where she worked, Evelyn Radcliffe flees to the Texas Hill Country with an orphan in tow and a killer in pursuit. Will a rugged horse rancher hold the key to her future-and her past?"--
15) Before the dawn
Author
Series
Home to Heather Creek volume 1
Publisher
Guideposts
Language
English
Description
Carolyn Stevenson and her husband Bob welcome Carolyn's three grandchildren to their Nebraska farm following the accident that killed their mother Denise, who ran away from home as a teenager.
16) Unfailing love
Author
Series
When hope calls volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lillian Walsh and Grace Bennett have learned so much already about caring for children in distress. It hasn't been easy, but it becomes even more difficult when they suddenly discover that three children have run away. Concerned for the trio's safety, the sisters will do all they can to find the children. But the runaways are not the only thing putting the future of the children's home in question. Lillian is faced with choosing between her dreams...
17) A beauty so rare
Author
Series
Belmont Mansion novel volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleanor's practical plans for the new home for Civil War widows and orphans at Belmont Mansion, in Nashville, conflict with architect Marcus' artistic vision. Will they ever manage to find common ground?"--