She ran away from the war only to find herself in the middle of it. Who will protect her now? It's 1861, Florida has seceded from the Union, and residents of Pensacola evacuate inland to escape the impending war. But Kate McFarlane's impulsive act of rebellion changes her life and that of many others in ways she never expected. As a result, Kate finds herself with an eccentric aunt in an unfamiliar place. Lieutenant Clay Harris, a handsome Confederate officer, offers a chance for romance, but his actions make Kate question his character. When a hurricane brings an injured shipwrecked sailor from the Union blockade to her aunt's house, Kate fights attraction to the man while hiding him from Clay. She's determined to warn her sea captain father about the blockade, but needs someone to help her. Who can she trust - her ally or her enemy? "Rebel Light by Marilyn Turk is an absolutely delightful yet compelling read. If you like Civil War stories, romance, and heart-pounding action, you will love this book!" --- Kathi Macias, award-winning writer of more than 50 books, including Red Ink, Golden Scrolls Novel of the Year. "Rare is the novel that explores deep issues such as life on the Civil War home front, slavery, racism, and finding true love through the lives of compelling characters. Marilyn Turk achieves this and more in Rebel Light, a story that touches your conscience and your heart." --- Henry McLaughlin, award-winning author of Journey to Riverbend. "Rebel Light is a sprawling look into a turbulent past that slowly ratchets up the tension and romance in a way sure to delight fans of sweet historical fiction. The setting is deftly drawn, putting one firmly into Civil War era Florida with eye-opening clarity. I like a book that transports me to another time and place, and this fit the bill. Well done, Ms. Turk!"--- Linore Rose Burkard, Award-winning author of Regency breakout novels for the CBA.

Rebel Light: A Coastal Lights Legacy Novel

Christian Books & Bibles

Turk, Marilyn

Literature & Fiction

Marilyn Turk DBA Coastal Lights Media

Redeeming Light

Winged Publications

<div>A brave fight for literacy during the Great Depression</div> <div>Four women set out on horseback to bring the library to remote communities Part of FDR's New Deal was the Works Progress Administration, which funded the Pack Horse Library Initiative. Ride along with four book-loving women who bravely fight for literacy in remote communities during the Great Depression by carrying library books via horseback. Will their efforts be rewarded by finding love in the process? Love's Turning Page by Cynthia Hickey 1935, Ozark Mountains Grace Billings jumped at the chance to be a traveling librarian, but she didn't anticipate the long days of work, the intense poverty, or the handsome new schoolteacher whose love for the mountain people surpasses even her own. For Such a Time&nbsp;by Patty Smith Hall 1936, Pine Mountain, Georgia Forced out of her nursing job due to budget cuts, Ruth Sims applies for a position with the Pack Horse Library incentive, only to discover she must go to the one place she swore never to return. The children instantly steal her heart with their thirst for books, and she's happy in her post until she meets their teacher, Will Munroe--the man who broke her heart.&nbsp; Book Lady of the Bayou by Marilyn Turk 1936, Mississippi Forced out of her comfort zone, Lily Bee Davis travels by horse or boat taking books to remote areas. When she meets little Evie and her reclusive father at a dilapidated plantation house, she is drawn by their losses and longs to draw them out into life again.&nbsp; The Librarian and the Lawman by Kathleen Y'Barbo 1936, Kentucky Lottie Trent connects with a backwoods bully's wife by secretly carrying messages for her in exchange for books. FBI agent Clayton Turnbow is on the trail of a criminal gang and discovers the packhorse librarian maybe a key member.&nbsp;</div>

The Librarian's Journey: 4 Historical Romances

Hall, Patty Smith

HIckey, Cynthia

Y'Barbo, Kathleen

United States

Barbour Fiction

The Escape Game (Heroines of WWII; Center Point Large Print)

Religion & Spirituality

Center Point Pub

Four Women Fight for the Right to Life and Love

The Heart of the Midwife: 4 Historical Stories

Franklin, Darlene

Oasis Audio

<div>4 Women Bring Southern Charm to a Cowboy Town &nbsp;Crinoline Creek, Texas, 1868 &nbsp; A Cowboy of Her Own by Patty Smith Hall Bookish southern belle Madalyn Turner knows what she wants--to be a cowboy and own a Texas ranch. But books are far different from real life and soon she realizes she needs help. &nbsp; Josephine's Dream by Cynthia Hickey An inexperience Southern belle and a ranching widower must overcome their two very different lifestyles and find a way to work together.&nbsp; Neither of them expected to fall in love. When danger strikes, will they find out that love is worth the price? &nbsp; Love's Cookin' at the Cowboy Café by Marilyn Turk A refined but feisty southern belle inherits a saloon she plans to convert into a genteel café. Even though her lack of cooking skills threatens disaster, she rejects the town banker's advice. What will happen when the two lock horns and an unlikely romance simmers on the back burner? &nbsp; Bea Mine by Kathleen Y'Barbo Preferring his horse and hound dog to human company, the sheriff's soldier brother is not happy when he's left in charge of the jail and the talkative woman awaiting trial. Has the Lord moved to change his mind about the course of his life, or will the little lady win his heart and her freedom? &nbsp;</div>

Crinoline Cowboys: 4 Southern Women Head West to Crinoline Creek, Texas

Barbour Books

<div>Four Women Fight for the Right to Life and Love &nbsp; Love Charm by Cynthia Hickey Ozark Mountains, 1868 Bound by a common bond of wanting to help the Missouri hill people they've grown to love, Phoebe Hudson, socialite-turned-midwife, and Luke Morris, the schoolteacher, find themselves mediators in a family feud. &nbsp; Love's Rebirth by Darlene Franklin Denver, 1871 Dr. Vaughan Strahan, a war veteran, wants to work with expectant mothers so others don't die like his wife and child, but there is already a midwife working in the old mining district whose approval he is determined to win. &nbsp; If Not For Grace by Patty Smith Hall New York City, 1889 After her friend's death in childbirth, Grace Sullivan converts her family home into a haven for immigrant families preparing for the birth of a child. But when the city threatens to close her down, her only hope is to ask for help from an unlikely source--her former fiancé, Patrick O'Leary. &nbsp; Between Two Worlds by Marilyn Turk New Orleans, 1890 Camille Duval confronts Madam Lafleur, the local voodoo queen, when she attends one of her first births since moving to New Orleans. How can Camille convince the young mother to trust her instead of voodoo for the health of her baby? Can Camille enlist the support of the young family physician, Julian Charbonnet who doesn't seem interested in "women's affairs"? &nbsp;</div>

Newly widowed mother Abby Baker goes home to Hope Harbor to help her ailing mother and restart her life. Weighed down by grief and fear of failure, she wishes she had the strength of her grandmother, who raised a young child alone while taking on the role of lighthouse keeper after her husband drowned. What was the secret of Granny Abigail's strength? Carson Stevens is a lighthouse enthusiast who has bought the deteriorating Hope Island lighthouse to restore it and turn it into a bed-and-breakfast. When he meets Abby, he wants the attractive granddaughter of the former keepers to be part of the restoration. As Abby and Carson work together, they uncover clues to a family secret that threatens to change Abby's life forever. But someone is trying to sabotage their efforts at restoration. Renovating the old lighthouse is Abby and Carson's goal, but as they grow closer, they discover that what they've really needed is a renovation of their hearts.

Abigail's Secret

Genre Fiction

Candlelight Romance

Lighthouses have long been the symbol of salvation, warning sailors away from dangerous rocks and shallow waters. Along the Great Lakes, America’s inland seas, lighthouses played a vital role in the growth of the nation. They shepherded settlers traveling by water to places that had no roads. These beacons of light required constant tending even in remote and often dangerous places. Brave men and women battled the elements and loneliness to keep the lights shining. Their sacrifice kept goods and immigrants moving. Seven romances set between 1883 and 1911 bring hope to these lonely keepers and love to weary hearts. Anna’s Tower by Pegg Thomas 1883—Thunder Bay Island Lighthouse Anna Wilson's plan to be the next lighthouse keeper is endangered when Maksim Ivanov is shipwrecked on Thunder Bay Island. Handsome and capable, he could steal her dream. Or provide a new one. Beneath a Michigan Moon by Candice Sue Patterson 1885—New Presque Isle Lighthouse Ava Ryan’s father has passed, leaving her alone, and ill, to tend the light with nowhere else to go. Logging foreman Benjamin Colfax needs the height of the lighthouse to determine the best cutting route, but he senses something amiss in Ava and her determination to remain reclusive. Can he get her to open up, or will she keep herself locked away? Safe Haven by Rebecca Jepson 1892—Old Mission Point Lighthouse Rose Miller was found on the lighthouse doorstep as an infant, and now she must hide her quest to find the child who left her there from Captain Nathan Perry, the man she loves to hate. Love’s Beacon by Carrie Fancett Pagels 1898—Round Island Lighthouse Valerie Fillman's best hope for a future lies on the tiny island that holds her worst memories. Can Paul Sholtus, the new lightkeeper, and his daughter help bring healing? And love? The Last Memory by Kathleen Rouser 1899—Mackinac Point Lighthouse Natalie Brooks loses her past to amnesia, and Cal Waterson, the lighthouse keeper who rescues her, didn’t bargain on risking his heart—when her past might change everything. The Disappearing Ship by Lena Nelson Dooley 1902—Whitefish Point Lighthouse Romance and mystery collide at Whitefish Point Lighthouse when unemployed doctor Norma Kimbell and Drake Logan, owner of a steamship line, search for evidence of a supposed shipwreck. The Wrong Survivor by Marilyn Turk 1911—Au Sable Lighthouse Lydia Palmer's dream for happiness as a lighthouse keeper's wife shatters when her fiancé Nathan Drake drowned in a shipwreck, but his brother Jesse survived.

The Great Lakes Lighthouse Brides Collection: 7 Historical Romances Are a Beacon of Hope to Weary Hearts

Pagels, Carrie Fancett

Thomas, Pegg

Jepson, Rebecca

Patterson, Candice Sue

Dooley, Lena Nelson

Rouser, Kathleen

Silver Scroll Merit Award for FictionA simple task becomes a dangerous venture when Lexie Smithfield returns to the island paradise of her childhood . . . Now that the Depression has ruined her finances, all Lexie wants to do is return to Jekyll Island and dispose of her family's grand old cottage at the Millionaires’ Club resort. As the only living heir, the place that had once been a gilded get-away is now a place of painful memories and, according to her deceased mother, curses. Lexie doesn't believe in curses—or blessings, for that matter. But when she arrives on the island in January of 1942 she finds an unknown intruder in the family cottage. With German subs threatening U.S. ships along the coastline, Lexie realizes she is being stalked by a stranger. What does she have that anyone would want? Russell Parker, a childhood friend, has become the superintendent of the Jekyll Island Inn and keeper of the club members’ secrets: including the secrets of Lexie’s own family. As Lexie and Russell seek to solve the mysterious happenings surrounding the cottage—and identify the phantom stranger—an unexpected romance blossoms. But can they act in time? Or will Lexie succumb to the island’s deadly curse? Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no; sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.

The Gilded Curse (Suspicious Shores)

Heritage Beacon Fiction

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