T. Davis Bunn
Author
Series
Heirs of Acadia volume 1
Language
English
Description
American Erica Langston faces her worst enemy, falls in love, and is forced to confront her lack of faith when she travels to England to collect on outstanding debts and save her family's business at the outbreak of the Revolution.
Author
Series
Heirs of Acadia volume 2
Language
English
Description
Eager to minister to the poor, well-bred Abigail ignores her parents' warnings and ventures into the slums of London. But instead of gaining converts, she causes a scandal when she enters a seedy theater. To save the family honor, Abigail is sent to live with relatives in America. In this new land, the adventurous young women will face true tests of her heart, soul, and spirit.
Author
Series
Heirs of Acadia volume 3
Language
English
Description
Historical drama and romance set in Venice and the English countryside of the 1800s. The two lives of Serafina and John Falconer's lives become intertwined despite the burdens of their past; they find a refuge in a place that once seemed only a dreaded detour, but becomes a sacred venue for the unveiling of God's Providence.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
A single cry from a young refugee shattered Peirre's sorrowful resignation over the fate of his twin brother. Could it be that Patrique, a leader in the French Resistance, had survived an enemy ambush? --
Author
Series
Rendezvous with destiny volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
A historical fiction set in the time of World War II.
Author
Series
Rendezvous with destiny volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In the Rendezvous with Destiny novels, readers have joined Jake Burnes and Pierre Servais on post-war adventure in a battle-scarred Europe. Wth the rising Soviet threat, Western Europe lies in economic and military peril while Eastern Europe is falling under Stalin's domination. As the Iron Curtain descends across the continent, American policy races from crisis to crisis. There is only one hope: a strategy of containment to draw a defense perimeter...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Florian's Gate, T. Davis Bunn introduced his growing readership to the fascinating world of European art and antiques. During months of research, he discovered and pursued the legend of The Amber Room, an ensemble of precious 18th century wall panels that graced a tsarist palace in St. Petersburg. Stolen by Nazi invaders, it was carried off to a castle in East Prussia. Dubbed the "eighth wonder of the world," the treasure was last seen in 1945...
Author
Series
Rendezvous with destiny volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Colonel Jake Burnes must venture into the sector of Germany held by the Red Army and secure the safe passage of two rocket scientists to the West. NATO intelligence assures him that the very future of Europe is at stake. But Jake is unaware that Russian spies have infiltrated this elite group, jeopardizing his mission and life.
10) The Damascus way
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Series
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English
Description
In this riveting drama of the early church, Jacob, a young caravan guard, delivers messages among the new followers as he learns what it means to be a Christian--and to love and trust the young Greek girl who is neither accepted by the Jews or the Gentiles.
Julia has everything money can buy...except for acceptance by either the Gentiles or the Jews. Her Greek father already has a wife and family, leaving Julia and her Hebrew mother second-class...
11) The hidden flame
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Series
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English
Description
In first-century Judea, the followers of the Way have burgeoned into a vibrant, growing community that cannot be ignored. Jerusalem is in turmoil as its religious leaders on one side, and their Roman rulers on the other, conspire to stamp out the fledgling Church. Abigail, who thought she had finally found home and safety, is caught between the opposing forces. Two suitors, a successful Jewish merchant and a Roman soldier, desire her hand in marriage....
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Series
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English
Description
"Caught up in the maelstrom following the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine, Leah finds herself also engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions. Head of the garrison near Galilee, he has been assigned by Palestine's governor to ferret out the truth behind rumors of a political execution gone awry. Leah's...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Englishwoman Catherine Harrow and Frenchwoman Louise Robichaud, both newly married, meet accidentally in a meadow between their two villages in 1753 and begin a friendship that thrives despite the looming war between their two countries.
14) The beloved land
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Learning of their beloved father's precariously ill health, Anne and Nicole make separate plans to visit him in Georgetown, in spite of the dangerous instability of the times. Nicole travels from Massachussetts with her fiancé, while Anne and her husband must brave an arduous transatlantic crossing from England. But the hazards of travel are not to be compared to the events or struggles with which each of these "sisters of the heart" must ultimately...
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
While Anne settles into life in Britain, Nicole sets sail for America to manage her uncle's holdings and finds her heart and loyalties tested by the Revolution.
16) The sacred shore
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Series
Song of Acadia volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Oceans and circumstances have forced families apart. For the banished French Acadians drifting in exile, the shore means safety though it is a safety at a terrible price. For the lonely British nobleman, the shore holds a single chance to secure his legacy. For Andrew and Catherine Harrow, the shore marks a tragic separation.
17) The birthright
Author
Series
Song of Acadia volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
The bittersweet reunion of the Robichaud family and the Harrows in the land of the Acadians has brought two mothers and two daughters full circle. They rekindle those early bonds and experience restoration of those lost years, but time and tragedy have left their indelible imprints on all who have endured the decades of separation and uncertainty. Moving forward with their lives now means further farewells--not as devastating as the one long ago,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
At the heart of this innovative writing venture is the story of two girls growing up in the southern town of Harmony just before World War 1. Jodie and Bethan have different personalities and interests, but their friendship grows strong through shared joys, trials and finally, a devastating loss faced together. But the day comes when faith itself drives a tragic wedge between them-and shatters the love and respect they once shared. When Bethan's brother...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
A girl grows into a sweet but headstrong young woman, somewhat uncomfortable in the "high society" trappings of her family's estate, but when the secret of her adoption is accidentally divulged, she sets out to discover who she is.
20) The fragment
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It's 1923, and a resilient Paris is starting to recover from the ravages of World War I and the Spanish Flu Epidemic. Enter young Muriel Ross, an amateur American photographer tasked with documenting the antiques that her employer, U.S. Senator Tom Bryan, has traveled to France in order to acquire. Although she's exhilarated to have escaped her parents and the confines of their stifling Virginia home, Muriel has lingering questions about why the senator...