Author: Lynn Austin
When widowed war bride Audrey travels from England to America, she heads to the in-laws she’s never met — and discovers her childhood friend, Eve, has been impersonating her for four years. What strange path led to this — and will the faith and sisterhood between the two women last? A “tantalizing domestic drama” (Foreword Reviews).
When Wilhelmina crosses paths with Mike, a widower whose cancer recently returned, she becomes determined to show him the joy of the Christian faith — while he tries to show her how to live life to the fullest. From “one of Christian fiction’s favorite authors” (Publishers Weekly).
Having returned to Chicago, young socialite Anna Nicholson can’t seem to focus on her upcoming marriage. The new information she’s learned about her birth mother continues to pull at her, and she hires Pinkerton detectives to help her find the truth. But as she meets people who once knew her mother and hears stories about the past, Anna soon discovers that some secrets are better left hidden.At … hidden.At the same time, unflattering stories about Anna are leaked by someone who would love to see her disgraced and her engagement broken. And as Anna tries to share her faith with…
The Adventure of a Lifetime for Two Indomitable Socialite Sisters In the city of Chicago in 1892, the rules for Victorian women are strict, their roles limited. But sisters Rebecca and Flora Hawes are not typical Victorian ladies. Their love of adventure and their desire to use their God-given talents has brought them to the Sinai Desert–and into a sandstorm. Accompanied by Soren Petersen, their … Accompanied by Soren Petersen, their somber young butler, and Kate Rafferty, a street urchin who is learning to be their ladies’ maid, the two women are on a quest to find an important biblical…
Austin Returns with a Multi-Generational Historical NovelGeesje de Jonge crossed the ocean at age seventeen with her parents and a small group of immigrants from the Netherlands to settle in the Michigan wilderness. Fifty years later, in 1897, she’s asked to write a memoir of her early experiences as the town celebrates its anniversary. Reluctant at first, she soon uncovers memories and emotions … memories and emotions hidden all these years, including the story of her one true love. At the nearby Hotel Ottawa Resort on the shore of Lake Michigan, twenty-three-year-old Anna Nicholson is trying to ease the pain…
From a Christy Award–winning author comes “an engrossing tale of loss, determination, and hope” (Publishers Weekly). Orphans Elin, Kirsten, and Sofia journey from Sweden to America in search of a future. Can they make a home for themselves in a land of second chances?
Two young women in a land shattered by war test the limits of their strength Lovely Julia Hoffman has always enjoyed the carefree life of her well-to-do Philadelphia family. But when she fails to attract the attention of Nathaniel Greene, a fierce abolitionist, she shocks her family by becoming a Union nurse. Will that be enough to win Nathaniel’s heart? Phoebe Bigelow, from western Virginia, … from western Virginia, has always been a misfit, and when her brothers join the Union army, she also enlists–under false pretenses. Soon, both have their eyes opened to the realities of war and suffering.…
A beloved Christy Award–winning author breathes new life into the Old Testament in this complete box set of five epic novels! Unforgettable biblical fiction from “a gifted writer” (Beverly Lewis).
In 1893, Violet travels to Chicago to find her mother. There, she’s introduced to a new world, including high society and revivalist Christianity. Will Violet find her mother — and herself? An uplifting coming-of-age story from a three-time Christy Award–winning author.
A masterpiece of biblical fiction based on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, with nearly 1,900 five-star ratings on Goodreads: After decades of exile in Babylon, a Jewish priest and his family struggle to build new lives in ancient Jerusalem. From a Christy Award–winning author!