<p>It was a day when nothing should have gone wrong.but everything did. Twenty-two years after the drowning of her baby daughter, history professor Madeleine Seymour is still riddled with guilt. Hoping to banish the nightmares that haunt her and steal her peace, she travels to Italy with her husband, Jack, on a pilgrimage. On their journey they visit churches in Rome, Orvieto, Milan, Lake Como, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Assisi, and Siena, and learn from the lives of the martyrs. Accompanied by a black Franciscan friar, they meet a host of intriguing people along the way-including a crippled orphan, a mysterious stalker, and a blond temptress-and explore the very nature of truth and belief. A powerful first-person story of spiritual and physical healing The first of a trilogy</p>

Pilgrimage

Religion & Spirituality

Christine Sunderland

Christian Books & Bibles

OakTara

Ten years ago a gunman opened fire in a parking lot, killing her parents. No one ever found out why. But a trip to Rome might reveal the truth. Thirty-year-old Kelly Roberts receives a mysterious envelope from her late godfather, director of a news service dedicated to exposing media lies, summoning her to Rome for a promising legacy. After losing her job, Kelly, a single parent, fears for herself and her five-year-old son. She could sure use the money implied in her godfather's letter, but she can't afford to go to Rome, she can't leave Matt, and she can't take him with her. Even stranger, the note says to contact Daniel Weaver, a professor familiar with Rome. To receive the legacy, Kelly must first locate her godfather's hidden research on Mary Magdalene. Accompanied by thirty-five-year-old Daniel, Kelly embarks on the journey of a lifetime, finding clues in Rome basilicas, the Apostles' Creed, and her godfather's letters. But she is shadowed by another professor who preys on the young, both online and on campus. Desperate to find the manuscript that could expose him as an academic fraud, he is willing to do anything to keep that from happening...even murder. Unlock the Magdalene mystery...and the power of historical truth. 'A gripping tale surprisingly easy to read. So much Gnostic and sub-Gnostic nonsense has been written about Mary Magdalene that it comes as a relief, as well as a pleasure, to read The Magdalene Mystery. Truth is often stranger than fiction-and much more fascinating.'-MICHAEL DONLEY, Ph.D., author of St Mary Magdalen in Provence, The Coffin and the Cave. 'The Magdalene Mystery has history, intrigue, romance, and predatory Internet behavior. Where else can you see a single parent and a theology professor compete with a cyber-predator to find a manuscript revealing the real St. Mary Magdalene? It made me yearn to visit Rome again!'-Paul S. Russell, Ph.D., author of Looking Through the World to See What's Really There. Don't miss Christine Sunderland's stellar Trilogy--Pilgrimage, Offerings, Inheritance--set in breathtakingly beautiful settings, or Hana-Lani.

The Magdalene Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Jack's haunted by fears of the past. Madeleine holds a powerful secret. And Rachelle is running away. For the last seventeen years, her husband, Jack, and son, Justin, have been Madeleine Seymour's world. Then, during Justin's wedding reception, Jack collapses. Jack needs surgery, and he insists it be performed by the doctor who perfected the procedure. But the doctor isn't reachable, and time is running out. Dr. Rachelle DuPres, plagued by memories of a deadly failure, flees America to search out her roots in her ancestral village in Provence, France. But as she tries to locate the graves of her Catholic uncles and her Jewish parents, will their roles in the Holocaust bring more angst-or the answers she so desperately seeks? A poignant story about choices made along the way...and the miracles of the heart. Set in the breathtaking beauty of France. The second in a trilogy. Don't miss Pilgrimage, the first title in the trilogy (set in Italy): It was a day when nothing should have gone wrong...but everything did.

Offerings

<p>Only opening their hearts will keep them from plunging into the dark abyss. Old Nani-lei lives in Hana-lani, her family home in rural Hawaii. She looks after her grandson Henry, 52, and his daughter Lucy, 6, who have returned to Maui from Berkeley after the death of Maria, Henry's wife. Henry and Maria, both professors, had been working on A History of Ethics, and now the grieving Henry struggles to finish it. City girl Meredith Campbell, 36, fast-paced, self-centered, and beautiful, believes her body will ensure her happiness. After losing her job and finding her lover unfaithful, she flies to Maui, sure he will follow...but her plane crashes near Hana-lani. As their worlds collide in a natural world both beautiful and dangerous, Henry will be forced to act on his words, and Meredith will come face-to-face with her own life choices. A poignant journey that unravels T.S. Eliot's "permanent questions"- what is goodness, truth, and love? By the author of the thought-provoking trilogy Pilgrimage, Offerings, and Inheritance.</p>

Hana-Lani

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Pilgrimage

The Magdalene Mystery

Offerings

Hana-Lani