How do Austen's heroines find a way to prevail in their environments? How do they make the landscape work for them? In what ways does Austen herself use landscape to convey meaning? These are among the questions Barbara Britton Wenner asks as she explores how Austen uses landscape to extend the range of reflection and activity for her female protagonists. Women, Wenner argues, create private spaces within the landscape that offer them the power of knowledge gained through silent and invisi...

As the sole daughter of the chief priest, Hannah is publicly shamed when the prophet of Israel refuses to heal her. Determined to restore her family's honor, she escapes Jerusalem in hopes of finding the prophet and convincing him to restore her deformities. Gilead, a young Hebrew guard sympathetic to her plight, willingly accompanies her. On their way, they are captured by a band of raiders and Hannah is forced to serve in the household of the commander of the Aramean army, an officer who...

A marriage requirement stands between Milcah and her land. Can she find love and claim her inheritance?When the tribal elders make marriage a requirement for claiming her land, Milcah bat Zelophehad must find a betrothed straightaway. The only problem in finding a husband is that all her suitors were slain while conquering the land of Canaan. Men avoid her in order to stay alive. After praying to God to send her a bold suitor, a man from her father's clan plummets ...

A heartwarming Christian romance set against the backdrop of a charming small-town Christmas.Samantha Williams, a breast cancer survivor, finds her life upended after losing her job and facing a failed reconstruction surgery. When she inherits a house and land in Whispering Creek, Tennessee, she must decide if a Southern life is in her plans. Cole Donoven, a Nashville songwriter, seeks refuge in Whispering Creek after a painful breakup. As they navigate estate squa...

Love grows where God grafts the tender shoot.Naomi desires to dance well enough to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner. Her father needs a substantial bride price due to the deaths of her brothers at the hands of the tribe of Benjamin. But when Benjamites raid the Ephraimite feast and capture young girls, Naomi is bound and carried from her home by Eliab, a troubled shepherd who needs a wife.As Naomi awaits rescue, she finds Eliab has a strong faith in God and a just reaso...

When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee a kinsman set on selling her as a slave. Racing into the rocky hills outside of Hebron, Rimona is rescued by a Philistine commander journeying to Jerusalem with six-hundred warriors. Exiled commander, Ittai the Gittite, is seeking refuge in the City of David. Protecting a frantic Hebrew woman is not in his leadership plan. Although, having a nobleman's niece in his caravan might prove useful for finding shelter...

Naomi strives to dance well enough to catch the eye of a wealthy landowner. Her father needs a substantial bride price, because her brothers died at the hands of the tribe of Benjamin. But when Benjamites raid the Ephraimite feast and capture young girls, Naomi is bound and carried from her home by Eliab, a troubled shepherd who needs a wife. As Naomi awaits rescue, she finds Eliab has a strong faith in God and a just reason for abducting her. His reason affects all the tribes of Israel. T...

When Adah bat Shallum finds the governor of Judah weeping over the crumbling wall of Jerusalem, she learns the reason for Nehemiah's unexpected visit—God has called him to rebuild the wall around the City of David. Nehemiah challenges the people of God to labor on the wall and in return, the names of their fathers will be written in the annals for future generations to cherish. But Adah has one sister and no brothers. Will her father, who rules a half-district of Jerusalem, be forgotten fo...

A bold shepherdess faces conniving clansmen and tests of faith in ancient Canaan.Noah bat Zelophehad plans to make her sisters wealthy with livestock, thanks to God's gift of land. But a conniving clansman schemes to snatch her from the fields she loves. Only Jeremiah, the mute shepherd, understands Noah's gifts. After Jericho's collapse, God stays silent in the battle of Ai, leaving Jeremiah wounded and Noah's status in jeopardy.Will the daughters of Zelop...

A vow, five sisters, and a fight for what's right in ancient Israel.While the Israelites struggle to occupy the Promised Land, Mahlah bat Zelophehad is orphaned and left to care for her four sisters. But daughters of the dead are unable to inherit land, and it will take a miracle for Mahlah to obtain the means to care for her sisters and uphold the vow she made to her dying mother.Mahlah must seek Moses, the leader of her people, and request something extra...

When seventeen-year-old seamstress, Josephine Nimetz, agrees to take care of a WWI amputee in a remote Alaskan lodge, there's enough friction to melt the Mendenhall Glacier. Her position is only until June, and it pays well enough to overlook the hardship of managing a rustic home and a shell-shocked veteran.Geoff Chambers makes it clear that he isn't too fond of the "runt" sent to take care of his needs, nor of her painful mistakes. Dealing with a depressed and addicted veteran, pu...

When Adah bat Shallum finds the governor of Judah weeping over the crumbling wall of Jerusalem, she learns the reason for Nehemiah’s unexpected visit - God has called him to rebuild the wall around the City of David. Nehemiah challenges the people of God to labor on the wall, and in return, the names of their fathers will be written in the annals for future generations to cherish.But Adah has one sister and no brothers. Will her father, who rules a half-district of Jerusalem, be fo...