The leisurely life Louis has intended does not include revolution.Charles Town, South Carolina, 1772-Louis Lestarjette arrives from France without purpose or plans beyond reconnecting with family and making a profit. Finding the town questioning its alliances, Louis must make decisions about the direction in his life, even as he tries to avoid all political conflict. He wonders if he will be able to stay neutral in a battle for independence. When decisive events confront him, Louis finds himself torn between staying with the woman he loves or escaping the coming conflicts.Elizabeth Elliott trusts that God will hold her close in uncertain and changing times. Faced with difficult decisions about her loyalties, she finds comfort in close friends, a devout sister, and her music. When the mysterious Frenchman with no commitment to God or Charles Town enters her life, he challenges her role in the political battle. She must decide what actions she can take for the cause, if any at all.

Hold Me Close (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

Religion & Spirituality

Martin Gray, Marguerite

Christian Books & Bibles

Celebrate Lit Publishing

Battles rage in Elizabeth Elliot’s heart as the threat of war invades her hometown. Charles Town, South Carolina, 1773—The dark curtain of the rumors of revolution threatens to descend as Louis Lestarjette makes a permanent break from his homeland and pursues his relations with Elizabeth. Somehow, he must find a way to manage all aspects of his life amid the political and financial difficulties this turbulent time throws at him. Never has his heart been at the center of his life decisions, challenging what he really wants, if he cannot have it all. Elizabeth Elliott must find unwavering courage, choosing to allow God’s love to surround her with strength. A marriage during a time of confusion seems impossible as a Patriot from a Loyalist family who loves a Frenchman. She wonders how a faithful daughter can marry without her father’s permission. After a summer apart from Louis, she begins to fear that the uncertain times might delay their life together.

Surround Me (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

Louis Lestarjette enters a world of secrets and questionable actions for the Patriot cause.
Charles Town, South Carolina, 1775—Louis Lestarjette ventures beyond the confines of family life as patriotic duty compels him to enter the world of secrecy and clandestine maneuvers. When he leaves Charles Town for Philadelphia, he experiences first-hand the drastic demands of time and finances, and possibly his life. He must keep Elizabeth and his daughter safe while remaining faithful to this cause of liberty. One wrong decision might cost him all he has worked for over the last three years.
A new generation of children in Elizabeth Lestarjette’s life demands the successful and safe fulfillment of her role as a Patriot. She wonders if her husband understands her desire to do her part as an active Daughter of Liberty. Although Louis is willing to move the family to the country, the decision falls to Elizabeth regarding whether to remain in Charles Town or escape its borders.

Bring Me Near (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

Draw Me to Your Side (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

A town besieged by the enemy with just one Sovereign order: wait. Charles Town, South Carolina, 1780 With the inevitable occupation of Charles Town by the British pounding at the gates, Louis Lestarjette braces for possible imprisonment or worse. How can he provide for his growing family with the evil chains of the enemy binding his source of existence? The scenarios of imprisonment and starvation force him to realize he has no control over the outcome of the stronghold of the British. All that remains is a sense of survival at almost any cost.Elizabeth Lestarjette faces looming confinement with both a drive to protect her children and a desire to do her part to undermine the enemy. They must thwart the British plans to imprison more men, but how? Who can they trust? Just how long will Elizabeth's confidence in justice withstand the constant battering of war and circumstance? Discover the destiny of the Lestarjette family in the final book of the Revolutionary Faith Series as they hope and wait upon deliverance from a world under siege.

Wait for Me (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

Something sinister lurks in Pitti Palace. 
Despite having spent eight years as companion to her cousins, Ana Geovani still questions her role and place in the Medici household. This uncertainty compounds and alarms as her cousin's marriage approaches and a marriage is arranged for Ana. 
With no say in her own future, fear and despair dulls even the splendor of the gardens she holds so dear. 
As the newest under gardener at the palace, Marco Rossi should have everything he's dreamed of--beautiful gardens to tend and master architects and gardeners to learn from. Yet a secret mission threatens his peace of mind, his position, and even the love of Ana. Although God is always with him, reminding him of a bigger plan, Marco feels the weight of the consequences he will face if he challenges a Medici member. 
The desires of men and women, both royal and common, create costly dilemmas and potential disasters of hearts and souls. What will it take for Marco and Ana to prevail against everything driving them apart?

Labor of Love (Gardens in Time)

Keeping Christmas: Volume One

Literature & Fiction

Havig, Chautona

Swanson, Cathe

Craig, Naomi

Robison, Kathleen J.

Barela, Denise L.

Talbott, Olivia

Genre Fiction

Is true purity found in the laws of religion or in the hearts of the faithful?East Molesey, England, 1661-With the return of the exiled king to his rightful throne, Kate Sinclair's world of black and white now offers the hope of color. But where does color-loving Kate fit? In the bakery as the daughter of a Puritan or in the palace garden among God's myriad hues? Certainly not within the palace walls of an immoral court with new friends.Exiled with King Charles II on the continent, Peter Reresby claims unwavering support of his friend's regained crown. While fighting for the monarchy against his family's wishes, his sister disappears, and Peter is determined to find her.When their opposing beliefs collide, Kate and Peter witness a true test of faith in the ability of mankind to shed the past in order to preserve the future... and perhaps learn that the "greatest of these" truly is love.

Promise of Purity (Gardens in Time)

God gave her peace then; maybe He'll do it again.When Amy Lee's son heads off to college, the bed and breakfast owner finds life even lonelier and emptier than she had after losing her husband. She needs something to occupy her mind and heart while she reinvents her life again. What more could she ask for than an after-school program for local children and a renewed interest in painting? Then the arrival of a professor of archeology shakes her world and makes her yearn for the way things were only a few short months ago.Still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, and ignoring the warnings and protests of his grown children, Professor Walker Standish escapes on a six-month sabbatical. His heart, barely beating these past months, jerks to life again when he finds more than a room at a B & B. Where an ocean meets the shore, love has room for one more.Take a trip to the Suamalie Islands where palm trees sway, the sand and sea pulse with life, and the people will steal your heart.

Room for Love: Year One (Suamalie Islands)

Would Amy ever see him as anything other than a former Loyalist who destroyed her home? One more building, one more road, one more disaster reconstructed.But George Elliott remains trapped in the past, reliving his role in the destruction of Charles Town. Through the support of his family and two Patriot generals, he is allowed to pursue a life among them but struggles to find purpose. Forgiveness lurks but has not quite settled his unsteady heart.Amy Engle strives to help the men who are alive but hurting through her work at the hospital. Some men fail to grasp God's forgiveness and struggle to heal mentally from the brutality of war...George Elliott being one of them. She is making George her mission. Amy's prayer is that God will give George purpose and confidence.What she didn't count on was her heart's commitment to the man.With the devastation of war that left nothing unscathed, the people of Charles Town could use a dose of Christmas miracles. If there are any that remain after the devastation of war.Can they determine in their hearts to find comfort in love, promises, and forgiveness?

Promise Me Christmas (The Revolutionary Faith Series)

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