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Considerado o mais sombrio dos escritos de George MacDonald, este é um romance sobre a rebelião, o egoísmo, o amor sacrificial e a vida que só pode ser encontrada através da morte — temas que são cuidadosamente intrincados pela poderosa pena do autor.

Our story begins with our character, G. C. Baxter, on an 18-wheeler long-haul run where he is pulled over and told his wife (Jo) and daughter (Adrien) were in an auto accident while he was more than two thousand miles from his home in Olympia, Washington. His employer set up emergency flights to get him there ASAP. During the flight, he flashes back in his thoughts to when he first got a crush on Jo and when she made him a touching promise before high school graduation.

When the daughters, sisters, and mothers of several men from town approach the Pastor Joshua for his blessing on a church endorsed mail order bride scheme the frazzled Minister sees a way to stop all the advances of the mayor’s daughter. He slips his own letter into the packet before it is mailed out to the churches in Richmond, Philadelphia, and Chicago seeking his own bride. When the stage arrives with the brides, Joshua finds his didn’t make the trip. However, his heart has chosen another, his intended’s best friend.

"The Preacher" Nathan Ryder and his new wife, Grace, are finally on their way to Redemption to start their new life. With some old friends, a wealthy Eastern family, and a bunch of freed slaves, they've set out for the New Mexico Territory. The Santa Fe Trail is dangerous in the best of times, even for the most experienced wagon masters and scouts. Add a gunslinger determined to have a showdown with The Preacher to the normal dangers of the trail and you have a recipe for adventure.

A man on the brink of self-destruction, Allan Howarth is unhappy in work, in marriage, and in family. He is stressed by finances and relationship problems. A letter from a forgotten friend invites Allan to Karsten Field. Allan suddenly finds his life changing in ways he could never imagine. His faith is challenged and renewed. When Allan thinks he finally found the perect life, he is at risk of losing it all. Will his last chance finally set him free?

Nathan Ryder wants nothing more than to get to Redemption, New Mexico, and start his career as a circuit riding preacher. He stops to meet up with his grandfather in Franklin, Missouri only to find that his grandfather has died. He steps in to save a damsel in distress and at the end of the night Nathan has gained the reputation as a fast gun hand. Every time he tries to be who he thinks he's supposed to be another gunslinger comes and the body count rises. Nathan's anxiety rises with it.

Lyla Duntston has come to Sanctuary, Montana, to be courted by and marry Glenn Williams. She wants a marriage like her parents have, but when she meets Glenn, he is cold and standoffish. He'd told her he was shy, but this farmer isn't shy - he's clueless. Can she give her heart to this man, or will his handsome brother steal it? Greg Williams returns home after four years as a cowboy to start his own ranch. He just happens to arrive as his brother's mail-order bride gets off the stagecoach. He's smitten at once.

In this new short story series from Helping Hands Press, a man on the brink of self-destruction is given the opportunity to start over. Allan Howarth is unhappy in work, in marriage, in family. He is stressed by finances and relationship problems. When a letter arrives from a long forgotten friend, Allan suddenly finds an opportunity to help himself, his wife, and their two teenage children. The letter presents Allan with a unique possibility that leads him on an Amish journey.

Rick and Abby grew up together, became best friends, and ultimately fell in love. Circumstance tore them apart in their early teens, though, and they went on to lives less idyllic than they dreamed about in those early days. Rick has had a very successful career, but his marriage flat-lined. Abby has a magical daughter, Paige, but Paige's father nearly destroyed Abby's spirit.

Bullets and blackmail and beaches...a hit man and a hurricane and a high-stakes political campaign ... And Night Falls ramps up the action and suspense when Pensacola native Shelley Goodnight finds the body of a murder victim...but not just any victim. Dead man Farrell Gilbert worked at the desk next to Shelley's in her father's real estate office...an inconvenient fact the authorities can't ignore. Add a hitman, Hurricane Ivan, and conscientious Deputy Clay Cameron from Santa Rosa County to the mix, and the tension tightens like a corkscrew

Fallon McKniere is a person you probably wouldn't favor with a second glance if you saw her on the street. She's not only petite in stature, she's toothpick-thin, and her clothes say "thrift shop". Her stance says "Don't mess with me." But if you take a closer look, you'll see a haunted expression in her eyes. Donovan Pfarr takes a closer look. And can't turn away when he realizes that she goes hungry most of the time. He feels compelled to help her.