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When a girl from the wrong side of Charleston tries to sell a seventeenth-century painting stolen thirty years before, Nick Barrett is asked to look into the mystery. His reluctant investigation collides with a woman desperate to free herself and her child from a cult. As the web of deceit widens, Nick unearths a secret hidden beneath the surface of Charleston's high society.

This new trilogy from three best-selling authors explores the differing perspectives of three high school seniors on the events and choices leading up to the death of a classmate, Sammy. All feel a measure of guilt for their role in the loss of their friend and must learn to understand their own life stories through God's eyes instead of their own finite perspective.

This heartwarming tale of a Pony Express rider and his encounter with a father and his boy in a blizzard on the prairie is sure to become a classic. A beautiful Christmas tale by well-known author Sigmund Brouwer in a gorgeous gift package.

For Joel's mom's birthday, he and his brother want to make her special gifts. The boys get to work, but what could Joel possibly create with Popsicle sticks and a jar of frozen flies? Leave it to him to come up with a birthday surprise no one can top!

Book 5 of Watch Out for Joel! Joel is thrilled when his older brother, Ricky, lets him deliver newspapers and collect mystery pennies. But Joel doesn't know that Ricky is actually cheating him. When Joel uses the pennies to buy Ricky a gift, how will Ricky feel about having been dishonest? Theme: Romans 18:9 - Brotherly Love.

When Joel and Ricky go to Mrs. Strunk's house for supper, she prepares onion soup, stewed beets, and fried liver. She is a very nice lady (though a very bad cook!), and they don't want to hurt her feelings. Can Joel and Ricky be kind without having to eat the food? Theme: Mark 4:24-Caring. Book 6 of Watch Out for Joel!

Joel is frightened of the old camp outhouse, but even he can't put off a visit forever. When Tom plans a cruel surprise for Joel, his fears quickly go from bad to worse. Can Joel and his brother, Ricky, stop Tom without giving in to revenge?

Another myrockandrollbook by Sigmund Brouwer, this one in The Watch Out For Joel series. Joel and Ricky's mom send them to a concert with old Mr. Jones, where nothing should go wrong. Except, of course, with Joel something always goes wrong.

Another myrockandrollbook by Sigmund Brouwer, this one in The Watch Out For Joel series. Joel knows he, Ricky, and Lisa are bound for trouble when they build the world's biggest slingshot. No one listens when Joel tells them trying it out might not be a bright idea!

The apparent suicide of a young cadet at the Citadel leads Nick Barrett back two decades to the disappearance of a South Carolina beauty pageant queen. Beneath the glittering exterior of the elite of Charleston lies a century-old conspiracy that will endanger Nick's life and the people he loves most. Ironically, it's the sinister past that holds lessons about the strength and importance of faith.

Protected by the dark of night, Jaimie Piper runs. But is anywhere safe when Evil is hunting you? She’s just a twelve year-old girl, bumped around between foster homes and relegated to school classes for challenged kids, those lagging in their test scores or with behavioral issues.

Her genetic secret could change humanity forever. Her DNA grants her the ultimate power. But all she wants is to disappear. Looming buildings rise into the sky of a near-future America, shadowing the desperate poverty of the soovie parks, death doctors, and fear bombs. In this world of walled cities, where status matters most, Caitlyn Brown is desperate to remain invisible, wrongly believing what she needs to hide is the deformity on her back. The powerful want her for so much more.

In the rough, shadowy hills of Appalachia, a nation carved from the United States following years of government infighting, Caitlyn and her companions are the prey in a terrifying hunt. They must outwit the relentless bounty hunters, skirt an oppressive, ever-watchful society, and find passage over the walls of Appalachia to reveal the dark secrets behind Caitlyn's existence and understand her father's betrayal.

Jim Webb’s pursuit of the truth about his grandfather’s role in the Vietnam War puts him squarely in the sights of someone high up in the US military—someone who wants certain events from that war left in the past. Webb goes on the run in the American Deep South with Lee, a Vietnam vet, trying to smoke out the man they call the Bogeyman by using Webb as bait. The Bogeyman may be powerful and smart, but Webb and Lee, with the help of a few of Lee’s old army buddies (and one motorcycle-riding girl), are ready to take him down.

Jim, Mickey and Lisa belong to a secret club called the Sewer Rats. Every Saturday the Sewer Rats reign supreme in paintball wars held in the city's storm drain system. The new kid, Carter, wants to join, but Lisa doesn't want him in the club. When Carter is hurt in his first paintball war, Jim and Mickey suspect that Lisa planned the accident. They try to confront her, but she runs into the tunnels just as a rainstorm begins. Jim and Mickey have to get Lisa out before the tunnels fill with water.