I have received for free through Goodreads First Reads all three books in this series and All God’s Children is the first book I read by this author. I enjoyed reading the story of Beth Bridgewater and Joseph Buch and the problems they encounters in Nazi Germany. Beth is a loving, caring and br...
So the volunteers from MDS and MCC took full advantage of the cooler early-morning hours to work inside the small houses along the creek. The men worked tirelessly from dawn until well after dark to clear out any standing water from the Pinecraft dwellings, using portable generators to power the ...
Goodloe.” His head was throbbing. Would these people never be satisfied? “I appreciate that,” she replied without a hint of the sarcasm he’d infused into his comment. “I only thought that my father-in-law could perhaps share whatever accommodations Mr. Winters uses.” “Mr. Winters? Hans?” “Yes. I ...
He wanted to make sure that Jonah understood the urgency to have those cottages ready for habitation by midweek at the latest. When Judy had asked why the sudden hurry, Harry had told her that he was going to need the actors for rehearsals all day every day and they should have their own quiet pl...
Bunker explained the night before they were to head out for Yuma. “But these last years there’s been no money for that, so we’ll join up with the other small ranchers and share the work.” Chet understood that beef from Arizona Territory most likely went to California, rath...
Even while on the run with Josef and Lisbeth after their escape. Even the two times she had led evaders over the mountains to the relative safety of the Spanish border herself. She blamed it on the inability to shut out her worries for her grandparents—knowing there was nothing she could do for t...
Clearly torn between his loyalty to Geoff and Jeannie and his concern for Emma and her family, he’d left as soon as possible. But he’d again challenged Jeannie to get back into the community, and so she’d decided that a good first step would be to resume her habit of shopping at the fresh market ...
How was she going to tell this story? She had once been known for the way she could take facts and present them in such a fashion that the people and places associated with the breaking news came alive for readers, meant something to them, stirred their emotions. But then she had gone too far and...
He pulled to one side of the road to let them weave their way through traffic and across a busy four-lane road. There were two of them—one following less than a minute behind the other. If Ben had to guess he would assume car accident. He just hoped no one was seriously injured and that whatever ...
Hay tickled her nose and throat. Cold touched her back where the hay had shifted away leaving her exposed. Exposed! If she was discovered… She wiggled, but her movement made so much noise she drew in her breath and held it, praying she hadn’t been noticed. She cupped her hand to her nose and mout...
Jeanne’s personal maid had taken over the duty of serving the dinner while Sarah and Sean remained at the cottage with Stefan. Maggie had hoped to catch Sarah alone in the kitchen. She wondered what Stefan had been told or if he had simply accepted that he’d been caught in the act and this was th...