Michael R Phillips
Author
Series
Shenandoah sisters volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book 3 of bestselling Shenandoah Sisters. Katie, the daughter of a plantation owner, and Mayme, the daughter of a slave, find themselves with only each other after the Civil War. They devise a scheme to keep Katie's plantation going, disguising the fact they are all alone. Now in book three, the girls face new threats to their security. A long-lost uncle appears and then disappears as suddenly, taking their secret with them. Then a flood threatens...
Author
Series
Shenandoah sisters volume 4
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mayme, a former slave, and Katie, the daughter of a Southern aristocrat, fight to save their home against foreclosure, theft, and an evil-minded relative with ideas of his own during the aftermath of the Civil War.
Author
Series
Carolina cousins volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young former slave Jake Patterson heads north after the Civil War in search of the father he has long resented, meets two young women--one white and one also a former slave--trying to keep a plantation alive, and finds love, but a dangerous secret catches up to him.
Author
Series
Carolina cousins volume 2
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The tragic romance of Emma and a wounded 'buffalo soldier.' When the two fall in love, it poses problems for William McSimmons' political career. Can their love keep them together?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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Description
The Civil War is finally over, and it has been more than two years since Corrie Belle Hollister left her home and family in Miracle Springs, California, to travel across the country at President Lincoln's invitation. Her writing skills and reporting experience have made their own contribution to the Union's success, and now she is on her way home . . . back to the community where she grew to maturity, back to the family she loves. But Corrie is returning...
Author
Series
The secrets of Heathersleigh Hall volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
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Description
The Great War is finally over, but the Rutherfords' lives will never be the same. In the Devonshire countryside, the family is reunited at last. Heartbroken over past mistakes, Amanda seeks forgiveness in the bosom of her family and in her growing faith. As the Rutherfords look to the future, a discovery at Heathersleigh Hall leads them on an exciting new journey.
Author
Series
The secrets of Heathersleigh Hall volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the brink of the Great War, all of Europe is caught up in a rising current of tension and political upheaval. The Rutherfords of Devonshire, England, are no exception. Estranged from her family, twenty-year-old Amanda has left Heathersleigh Hall to join the suffragette movement in London. Unaware of the danger surrounding her, can she survive on her own?
Author
Series
The secrets of Heathersleigh Hall volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the Great War escalates, Amanda Rutherford is betrayed by those she trusted most and forced to flee to protect the war secrets in her possession. Meanwhile, her family in Devonshire learns they must commit a son as well as a father to the conflict. And in a remote alpine chalet, a few weary souls find refuge from physical danger—but not the turmoil within.
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pursued as a Union spy inside Confederate territory, Corrie's desperate attempt to escape on horseback is cut short by the sound of gunfire and the excruciating pain in her back from a bullet. Mercifully, the fear and pain are quickly overtaken by darkness as the reins slip through her fingers. When Corrie slowly awakens from weeks of unconsciousness, the first face she sees belongs to Christopher Braxton, the young man who found her nearly dead...
Author
Series
The secrets of Heathersleigh Hall volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Formats
Description
Among the rolling hills of Devonshire, England, the Rutherford family leads a privileged life. Charles, a rising star in Parliament, spends his weekdays in London while his wife, Jocelyn, remains with the children at Heathersleigh Hall. But secrets lie within the walls of this country estate—and the mystery about to unravel will change this family forever.
Author
Series
Shenandoah sisters volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite being born within a year of each other in the same North Carolina county, Mayme and Katie live in two vastly different worlds, until the Civil War bring death and destruction to Katie's Rosewood Plantation home and Mayme's slave quarters, and the two girls find themselves struggling to survive the war's devastation.
Author
Series
Shenandoah sisters volume 2
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Book 2 of Shenandoah Sisters. Mayme and Katie, from entirely different worlds, have been thrown together in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War. Just teenagers, they are left to survive only by their own wits and shared experiences. Gradually, they are learning to appreciate each other's strengths and to shore up each other's weaknesses. Out of their efforts to simply stay alive comes a growing awareness of the Lord's love and care for them, as...
13) The inheritance
Author
Series
Secrets of the Shetlands volume 1
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Despite her business success in Washington, DC, a woman troubled by questions about her roots and identity receives a surprising letter from a solicitor's firm; meanwhile, the death of a clan patriarch in Scotland's Shetland Islands paralyzes the economy of an entire community"--
14) The legacy
Author
Series
Secrets of the Shetlands volume 3
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a local resident turns up dead in the quiet fishing hamlet of Whale's Reef in the Shetland Islands, suspicion is cast in the direction of the island's most prominent family. How Loni and David deal with this challenge will go a long way in determining their future, and that of the quaint island community"--
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Corrie Belle Hollister and her family travel to California in 1852 and settle near Sacramento.
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
After Corrie's mother's death, her father finds a new wife through a mail-order-bride agency.
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Now that her siblings are provided for, Corrie convinces a newspaperman to take a chance on her as a journalist. Soon, she is on her own in the rough and tumble towns of the California gold fields. In her quest for the next human-interest story, Corrie uncovers a dangerous conspiracy. The truth beckons to her, but is it worth the risk?
Author
Series
Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
The War Between the States has escalated into a full-scale conflict threatening to tear the nation apart. Having been invited by President Lincoln to come to Washington, D.C., to assist in his reelection campaign, Corrie finds herself a long way from home in a most unusual situation--a young woman from the Wild West, with little education and experience, in the seat of power at the nation's capital. While writing and reporting from the battlefields,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Large print ed.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Maggie Duncan is torn between her obligations as a dutiful daughter and her hatred of her father's cruel pursuit of money and power. But on the boundary between childhood and womanhood, Maggie discovers it is not her father who stands in the way of her happiness-it is her own tightly held bitterness. Drawn to a man quietly struggling to overcome his past, Maggie must learn to let go of hatred and embrace divine love and forgiveness....