"THE ABOLITIONIST" is a three-act play occuring between the years, 1851 - 1861. The protagonist is Jonah MacKenzie, a wealthy minister renowned throughout the nation for his abolitionist activities. His aristocratic wife, Elizabeth, is a partial invalid from a stroke; and their only child, Reuben, adoring his father, has gone on to become a minister as well.In Act I we learn that Jonah is torn between an equally intense love and hatred for his son whom he and his wife have banished...

The Tales of Alvin Maker continue in Alvin Journeyman, the fourth book in the historical fantasy series from the Hugo and Nebula award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Ender's Game.Alvin is a Maker, the first to be born in a century.Now a grown man and a journeyman smith, Alvin has returned to his family in the town of Vigor Church. He will share in their isolation, work as a blacksmith, and try to teach anyone who...

By 1849, Jessamine Brady has been in the Shaker Village for half her life, but in spite of how she loves her sisters there, she struggles to conform to the strict rules. Instead she entertains dreams of the world outside. When Tristan Cooper seems to step out of those dreams to entice her into the forbidden realm beyond the Shaker Village, her life turns upside down. Will Jessamine be able to survive the storms of the world? Or will she retreat back to the peace of Harmony Hill?The...

Samuel, a lonely pastor in Paradise, Texas, writes to the president of the seminary he recently graduated from expressing his need for companionship. Just weeks later he receives a letter from the president's wife and a woman he's never met, informing him a bride has been found. Although uncertain whether he really wants to marry, he agrees, thinking she may be the one God has selected for him. He is hopeful that the woman will be the help-meet God has chosen to lift his lonely heart....

Ava is shocked to see Abe and Bliss are once again together as a couple, and she is angry with her brother for interrupting a conversation she is having with Zeke. The long church services are full of surprises and not one of them makes Aunt Rachael happy, especially when Isaac becomes man of the house and tells his aunt what she needs to do. Roger Rheinheimer spent the first eighteen years of his life in northern Indiana. His father was the only doctor for a sma...

When Ava Mathias’ husband Zeke has his good friend, Samuel, drive him to Ohio for a new breeding puppy, the two young men find trouble. As a result they come home with more than just a puppy, which upsets Ava. Aunt Rachael throws a temper tantrum, or two.  Isaac, Ava’s eldest brother, puts his foot down. Then Abe, Ava’s wayward brother, makes several different decisions, which surprises everyone, including Abe himself.

Orson Scott Card, author of the bestselling science fiction novel Ender's Game, also created a series to satisfy fantasy readers.Prentice AlvinYoung Alvin returns to the town of his birth, and begins his apprenticeship with Makepeace Smith, committing seven years of his life in exchange for the skills and knowledge of a blacksmith. But Alvin must also learn to control and use his own talent, that of a Maker, else his destin...

As if with any story you've ever heard or read. There is more than one side to the story and I believe the story of Jonah deserves to be looked at with a different perspective, with at least some context. You've probably heard one of two versions. The kid friendly version with the drawings of a beautiful whale and Jonah comfortably praying on his knees inside the whale's belly, or the adult version where an angry God will send a storm your way to punish you for not doing his will and then ...

Stolen kisses and secret reunions lead to a passion that civil war cannot sever in this glorious historical romance from the bestselling author of Caress.Beautiful, proud Audra Brennan feels like a stranger in a foreign land when she comes north from Louisiana to study music. But when she savors her first forbidden taste of desire in the arms of handsome lawyer Lee Jeffreys, his caresses spark a flame within her that burns away the differences between rebe...

“Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately.”—Charles SheldonCharles M. Sheldon, best known for his classic In His Steps, wrote the 13th Resolution in 1928. It was to spur readers on to making commitments stick, and one in particular—being involved with one’s local church. His supposition? If you are a person of faith then surely you would get fully engaged in community.Sheldon’s classic story is now available ...

Wealthy Regan St. Claire had been pure innocence–and temptation. Only, she'd come into Cole Thornton's life too soon, before he could make himself into somebody. He'd almost thought that didn't matter to her. But then she'd left him, and he'd sworn he'd never think of her again….A baby! Regan couldn't believe her dream was coming true. Nor that her sperm donor was Cole, the man her late father had forced her to leave. She agreed to remarry Cole, now a millionaire, hoping to show hi...

This is a short story by the classic Japanese author Tsuseko Yada. At its core, Rebellion is about human faith and frailty. It also provides insight into how the Japanese might have viewed Christianity in the early 20th century. The story follows Omatsu, her children, and the Christian church that both saves and destroys the fragile family. Please note that this story totals about 5000 words.