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Faith of My Fathers

By Lynn Austin - Published 2006

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Austin’s latest entry in the Chronicles of the Kings series continues the saga of Israel’s King Hezekiah and his palace ...Read Review

Jael’s Story

By Ann Burton - Published 2006

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Saga

Jael, called “most blessed among women” by the Old Testament prophetess, Deborah, is given a full treatment in Burton’s third entry ...Read Review

Jesus: A Novel

By Walter Wangerin Jr. - Published 2005

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Biographical Fiction

Noted author Wangerin (The Book of the Dun Cow, The Book of God, etc.) presents a very readable version of the story of ...Read Review

The Song of Hannah

By Eva Etzioni-Halevy - Published 2005

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Epic

First-time novelist Etzioni-Halevy puts flesh on the bones of the Old Testament story of Hannah. As related here, Hannah and her girlhood friend ...Read Review

Song of Redemption

By Lynn Austin - Published 2005

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Epic Inspirational Romance

In book two of the Chronicles of the Kings, Austin continues the Biblical story of King Hezekiah of Judah. Determined to bring his ...Read Review

A Crown in the Stars

By Kacy Barnett-Gramckow - Published 2005

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Epic

Barnett-Gramckow wraps up her Genesis trilogy with an account of events following the death of Nimr-Rada (Nimrod) concerning the Tower of Babel and ...Read Review

Louisa and the Country Bachelor

By Anna Maclean - Published 2005

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Mystery/Crime

This is second in a series of mysterious adventures involving author Louisa May Alcott. In this installment, Maclean (a.k.a. Jeanne Mackin) ...Read Review

Alice Flagg: The Ghost of the Hermitage

By Nancy Rhyne - Published 2004

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Biographical Fiction

South Carolina writer Rhyne has taken the Low Country ghostly legend of the unhappy Alice Flagg (1833-1849) and woven a fictional story around ...Read Review