by: Dee Henderson
"Twenty-five years ago, twins Sara and Kim Walsh were kidnapped. Kim didn't survive the ordeal, and Sara's been living in a witness protection plan ever since. But now she's falling in love with a professional football player--a high profile relationship that may expose her to the dangerous man who's still out there somewhere...waiting."
Sierra Jensen Series
Princess of Avinon Page
Poetry Corner
Story Center
For those of you who like to write, I've found a nice Writer's Club through Quoteland. All it consists of is a message board where you can post your stories/poetry and get other writers' opinons on them. Click the Writer's Club link to join.
Word Parade:
Another good writer's club is Wordparade. They tend to be more formal and deal with more real questions, aka they are less of a chatroom than Quoteland.
by: Joshua Harris
"Tired of the game? Kiss dating goodbye...
Dating. Isn't there a better way? I Kissed Dating Goodbye suggests there is. Reorder your romantic life in the light of God's Word and find more fulfillment than a date could ever give--a life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness."
by: Kathleen Duey
"It is the glittering center of the new West, brash young San Francisco, dominated by the luxurious Palace Hotel, why tycoons mingle with famous artists, politicians, and the young American aristocracy. Where 18-year-old your old housekeeper Sierra O'neal, still smarting from a flirtatious gentlemen's snub, realizes it is time to face reality and remember her place--until she sees Joseph Harlan, the handsome son of a wealthy cattle rancher. The sizzling electricity that flows between them is impossible to ignore...
Joseph has come to find a suitable bride. His father will do anything to keep him from a maid. Until that fateful April night, Sierra is thrown into Joseph's arms as the earthquake of the century devastates the city. Suddenly, they are bound together racing through the cobbled streets seeking sheltar from raining bricks, panicked crowds, and the wall of flame that threatens to devour all that is left..."
by: Lori Wick
"When Anne Gardiner slips from a ladder into the arms of a handsome stranger, her unstable father, Colonel Guardiner, deems the innocent embrace cause for immediate marriage. Anne quickly agrees while the flustered Robert Weston stammers in amazement.
At first believing he's been taken in by charlatans, Weston eventually sees that the "marriage" was performed for the Colonel's sake and that Anne had as little choice in the matter as he did. His feelings change completely when he learns that she's sacrificed her own reputation to protect his name. Despite their rocky beginning, Weston finds himself drawn to Anne. And Anne is not immune to the kindness he directs her way.
Weston's heart has told him that love is overrated. Anne has survived on her own for many years. Will they trust God as they step into a new relationship? Will they recoginize love with it finally reaches them?
by: Lois Lowry
A Newberry Award Winner
"Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community.
When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to recieve special training from the Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back."
by: Gail Carson Levine
A Newberry Honor Book
"At her birth, Ella of Frell ws the unfortuante recipient of a foolish fairy's gift--the 'gift' of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether its hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely accept her fate. Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella goes on a quest to break the curse--once and for all."
by: Lori Wick
"William Jennings is a man who has never known the love and companionship that marriage brings--and doesn't want to. But when a relative dies leaving Jennings three young children, his whole world is turned upside down.
As the last male of his generation, he's thrilled to have two boys to carry on his name. Yet, what is he to do with the little girl? As Jennings sets about pouring his life into the boys, the brother's tolerate their kind, but demanding guardian--until they discover their young sister is at the mercy of a cruel nanny.
Jennings is finally driven to his sister for help, and while spending the summer at her home, becomes aquainted with her neighbor. Intelligent and deeply grounded in her faith, Marianne Walker has a chance to show Jennings the world in a different light. Will Jennings find himself drawn to this woman--and to the God she so obviously loves?"
by: Gail Carson Levine
"The two princesses of Bamarre couldn't be more different. Princess Addie is fearful and shy. Her deepest wish is for safety. Princess Meryl is bold and brave. They are sisters, and they mean the world to each other.
Then disaster strikes, and Addie--terrified and unprepared--sets out on a perilous quest. In her path are the monsters of Bamarre: ogres, specters, gryphons, and dragons. Addie must battle them, but time is running out, and the sisters' lives--and Bamarre's fate--hang in the balance."