Winner, 2016 CALA Award! The Civil War tore the United States apart and many friendships and families as well. In "A World Such as Heaven Intended," Amara McKirnan and Nathan Simmons share a devotion to their Catholic faith but their loyalties lie on opposite sides of the conflict. Dedicated to the Confederate cause, Amara offers to help out at her uncle’s makeshift hospital in Atlanta. Fate brought Nathan to their doorstep and into Amara’s life. Little does Amara know that the wounded soldier she cares for harbors a secret that will not only jeopardize his life but hers as well. Follow Amara and Nathan’s story from the heart of war-torn Atlanta to the Northern Georgia battlefields to the plains of East Texas as their lives become intertwined in a way that shatters the separate worlds they once knew.

A World Such as Heaven Intended

Literature & Fiction

Lauer, Amanda

Genre Fiction

Full Quiver Publishing

Treasures: Visible and Invisible is a collection of short stories by eight CatholicTeenBooks.com authors. A teen boy sets out to save a friend from pagan druids, but maybe he’s the one who needs saving. Between an unearthed treasure and a visit from Heaven, a young monk is in for the surprise of his life! A young girl seeks a mysterious treasure that holds the key to granting a nun's dying wish. Honora is desperate—then a peculiar clover and a mysterious young man change everything. William’s weekend job is a little gift from heaven, but now his family needs a real miracle. When threatened by mobsters, Grace receives help from a surprising source. Alone and afraid, a young girl finds friendship in a stranger. But could this boy be trouble? Kyle was determined to save the precious relic--but now his whole family is in danger.

Treasures: Visible & Invisible (Catholic Teen Books Visible & Invisible Anthology Series)

Linden, Theresa

Kolenc, Antony B.

Peek, Susan

TURNER, CORINNA

Wahl, Leslea

Astfalk, Carolyn

Gaouette, T.M.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Catholic Teen Books

Una vida como el cielo previsto (Spanish Edition)

Babelcube Inc.

In A Life Such as Heaven Intended, the Civil War rages around her, yet Brigid McGinnis has her life planned out. That was, until she stumbles across an unconscious Confederate soldier on her father’s property.A blow to the head stole Dominic Warner’s memory. The beautiful fraulein who nurses him back to health steals something even more important — his heart. For political and societal reasons, Brigid and Dominic must go their separate ways. They each get caught up in the war and put their lives on the line to remain true to the values and faith they share. Follow Brigid and Dominic from the battlefields surrounding Atlanta, along slave escape routes, to Little Rock, and eventually to the plains of Eastern Texas, as they learn to trust, forgive, love, and surrender to a plan greater than their own.

A Life Such As Heaven Intended

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Heaven Intended #3 In A Love Such as Heaven Intended, budding Civil War socialite Josephine Bigelow is inspired by the words of Louisa May Alcott to make a name for herself as an investigative writer covering the plight of Confederate soldiers held in Federal prisons. Little does she know that one of the inmates she would encounter is her brother's roommate from West Point Military Academy. Even though her father is a Union brigadier general, Josephine's infatuation with the handsome Confederate soldier Michael McKirnan is rekindled. As captivating as Josephine is, the last thing Michael needs is to entangle that beauty into his life of intrigue. The strong-willed Josephine will not be deterred and their lives become intertwined as they embark on a journey of a lifetime, trying to stay one step ahead of the military and a madman bent on revenge. As they journey from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis, Atlanta, and finally East Texas, the two of them discover what love, faith, compassion and loyalty truly mean.

A Love Such as Heaven Intended

United States

Morgan is looking forward to junior high school and all the adventures it holds in store for her. But after a collision on the volleyball court, she wakes up on the first day of school trapped inside her mom's teenage body circa1974. It doesn't take long for Morgan to discover that living life as a seventh-grader in the '70s and dealing with everything going on in her mom's life back then - from uncool parents, to annoying older brothers, balancing friendships, and ultimately doing what she can to survive bullying at the hands of the school's biggest jock - is anything but groovy.

Anything But Groovy

WINNER, Catholic Inspirational Novels, 2022 CMA Book Awards 
Despite her royal heritage, Alice is the third generation of women in her family to be enslaved — and the last, if she has any say in it. The only thing standing between her and freedom is a certain Confederate soldier, First Lieutenant Marshall Kent. Follow Alice and Marshall’s story as mistrust turns to trust and a sense of admiration turns to something more as they navigate life during the last year of the Civil War.

A Freedom Such as Heaven Intended

A Faith Such as Heaven Intended

Ashes: Visible & Invisible (Catholic Teen Books Visible & Invisible Anthology Series)

Toney, Cynthia T.

Gable, Ellen

Keiser, Marie C.

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