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Each Shining Hour

NAL Trade
432 pages
$15


“A young doctor, marking time until he can leave a somnolent farm town for the bustle of a big city, finds more excitement in Watervalley than he bargained for…Each Shining Hour kept me reading far into the night hours!”

–Ann B. Ross, author of the Miss Julia Novels

Each Shining Hour

The Miracle of Kurdistan

Worthy Publishing
272 pages
$22.99


“Hundreds of thousands of Kurds were murdered under the tyrannical regime of Saddam Hussein. Some four thousand Kurdish villages were destroyed…Then came the Kurdish Miracle, that combination of ancient wisdom and modern economic genius that is now making the Kurdish homeland one of the most prosperous places on earth. Many experts predict that this homeland will soon be the world’s newest nation.”

–From the Publisher

The Miracle of Kurdistan

Our Great Big American God

Jericho Books
256 pages
$20


“With wit and captivating narrative style, Turner takes a historical look at the ways Americans have been shaped by our faith and how the development of the American empire has affected our perception of God. His work offers a deeper look at what it means to be a Christian in the United States.”

–Relevant Magazine

Our Great Big American God

Everyday Angel #2: Second Chances

Scholastic Paperbacks
208 pages
$6.99


“This time, Aria comes to Caroline Mason. At her all-girls’ prep school, Caroline is being bullied. She eats lunch alone and is picked on by her classmates every day. The ringleader of the mean girls is Lily Pierce. But Lily isn’t an ordinary bully: she used to be Caroline’s best friend”

–From the Publisher

Everyday Angel #2: Second Chances

Prosperity

Livingston Pr
212 pages
$18.95


“Police Lieutenant Robert O’Brian takes early retirement after being shot in a drug raid. His plans–to return to his home town Prosperity in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee to work on a second novel–are disrupted when he becomes involved in the investigation of the death of a high school friend.”

–From the Publisher

Prosperity

Scout’s Honor

Second Wind Publishing, LLC
228 pages
$12.95


“Sam and Eddie must rely on their scouting skills to protect themselves and the younger boys as they try to make their way back to civilization and warn authorities about the planned terrorist attack. They get encouragement along the way from a strange hermit who claims to live in the woods. But the terrorists have an ally, too—an American sleeper agent who knows the bombing is only the first phase of a much deadlier attack…”

–From the Publisher

Scout’s Honor

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