Hope Ladley helps cook for the field hands during the harvest, and her sunny disposition and unstinting love make changes of a different kind in widower Jakob's home, but when Jakob's abusive brother-in-law shows up, he threatens the newfound happiness of the farm.

As graduation day approaches, eighteen-year-old Virginia Simpson is more than ready to head off to college, reunite with her childhood sweetheart, and finally be allowed to embrace the freeedom of adulthood. But when a family crisis forces her to abandon her carefully laid plans, Virginia learns the deeper meaning of "growing into adulthood." - Back cover.

Well-known and loved storyteller Janet Oke presents a beautifully told tale in her best tradition. With both anticipation and anxiety, Donnigan, a man surviving on the Western frontier alone, and Kathleen, a young girl thousands of miles away with limited prospects of finding a husband and stirrings of adventure in her heart, are at last united to begin their lives together.

Five rules for Proper 19th-Century Ladies: Speak Politely - even when you're the only respectable woman protesting San Francisco's gold fever. Dress Modestly - wear your sunbonnet at all time, and hide your muddy men's boots. Remain Devoted to Family - protect your siblings from temptation, even against their wishes. Stand Above Reproach - most difficutl with a captivating man. Rise Above Temptation - no impeachable behavior ... well, maybe just one...

Leaving her little prairie town, Belinda Davis never dreamed that the excitement of living in Boston would leave her restless and empty inside. Wealth, literature, travel, and romance touched her life with choices and decisions that brought dissatisfaction rather than joy. She discovered that only when God had first place in her life was her peace restored. Belinda once again faces decisions about her life that are no less difficult than before. A...

Dramatizes the Bible story of twins Jacob and Esau, in which Jacob, the younger, is prophesied to rule over his brother despite the tradition of their people and finds himself conflicted over the deceits that win him his father's blessing and struggling to put his trust in God.

"1886 Montana stands on the brink of statehood, and Dianne Selby finds her world turned upside down in this conclusion to Tracie Peterson's Montana saga. Through the twists and turns of life and nature, Dianne comes to realize that the hope within Jesus Christ is the only hope that lasts"--Provided by publisher.

Sarai abandons her urban life of riches and idols for a nomadic existence in the desert after she falls in love with a simple shepherd, but when a drought forces them to seek respite in Egypt, Sarai is claimed by the Pharaoh and begins to doubt her faith in God.

Fifteen-year-old Damaris runs away from an abusive father, taking with her her mother's love and two precious heirlooms; and now she must come to terms with her past, learn to live in the present, and trust her future to another Father.

Gretchen Kohler is an Amana storekeeper's daughter with a secret passion for writing. But artistic pursuits are frowned upon in her conservative Amana village, so she confines her poems and stories to her journals, letting only close friends read them. When a young reporter comes into her store, she believes she's found a kindred spirit. She shares a few of her stories with him--only to have her trust betrayed in the worst of ways, resulting in trouble...