Historische Romane

Is truth worth the price if it costs you everything? For Tribune Glabrio, descended from three consuls of Rome and determined to be the fourth, commanding the troops policing Carthago appears ideal for hastening his political rise. Arriving from Rome with the secretly Christian Sartorus as his aide, Glabrio discovers the man he was to replace has vanished without a trace. Was the missing tribune too close to finding the counterfeiters Glabrio is now hunting? But no matter the cost, duty and honor require him to enforce Roman law. Orphaned as a child and taken to live with her pagan grandfather, Martina met Jesus through her step-grandmother. Their faith was a well-kept secret, even from most of their family. With both grandparents now dead, her uncle helps Martina hide the faith he doesn't share. But after a single dinner at her uncle's, the new tribune is determined to get to know her. No matter what she does to discourage Glabrio, he won't leave her alone. But if he discovers her faith, will it mean her death? When Martina rescues Glabrio from the counterfeiter's schemes, he learns the people who risked everything to save him share the faith that got his grandfather executed. Embracing that faith could cost him the future he planned on. As an officer of the empire, it's his duty to reject it...but what if it's true?Dangerous times, difficult friendships, lives transformed by forgiveness and loveThe Light in the Empire series of novels should delight lovers of Biblical fiction set in Roman times and lovers of ancient world historical fiction where world views collide.Truth and Honor is the twelfth volume in the Light in the Empire series, which follows the interconnected lives of several Roman families during the reigns of Trajan and Hadrian. Each can be read stand-alone. The novels of the series will take you around the Empire, from Germania and Britannia to Thracia, Dacia, Judaea, North Africa, and, of course, to Rome itself.

Constable Adam Morgan has a secret, one that could ruin him if it is ever exposed. Trapped in a loveless relationship in order to keep it hidden, he has little hope for a family and a future. It's a sacrifice he can live with... until the woman of his dreams arrives in town.Can he bear to come clean about his past? Will he risk it all to pursue a future with Katherine, and be rid of Delia and her vile schemes once and for all? Or will it all come crashing down, threatening his career, his life and his chances at a happy ending?A compelling historical family saga full of adventure, love, friendship, and faith on the Canadian Frontier at the end of the 19th Century

Will this epic journey be their second chance or the final heartbreak? Heidi Wallace came west with secrets. When she accompanied her cartologist cousin to map terrain in the Montana Territory, she never imagined he would die from a snakebite. As she and her maid bury the body in this wild country, the last person she expects to come to their aid is the man she's no longer sure she wants to find. But now that Ben Lane is standing before her...her heart demands answers. Ben never thought he'd see Heidi again...let alone find her burying a body beneath a pile of rocks in the fierce Rocky Mountain plains. A man she claims was her husband. The last time Ben saw her, tears cascaded down her pretty cheeks as he walked away forever. He'd planned to marry her. Planned to spend his life making her happy. But to protect her life, he had to leave her behind. Now she's alone again...and once more in danger. Heidi must finish her contract to map the Marias River. When Ben insists she'll need more than a maid to keep herself alive, he determines to travel with them into the treacherous northern country. As Ben and Heidi uncover each other's secrets, the threat of the mountain wilderness may not be half as dangerous as the love that once flamed between them. From a USA Today bestselling author comes another epic journey through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, lives will never be the same.

A few months after Ginny and Scott's marriage begins, tragedy strikes when a miscarriage dashes their hopes of starting a family. As Ginny seeks comfort through a manuscript about her great-grandparent's unlikely post-WW 2 romance she discovers secrets about her family and the Woodson House's hidden room. Ginny found the manuscript about her great-grandmother's romance hidden in a secret compartment in an old wooden desk, along with poems about Missy's life after the Civil War. When researching her musical, Ginny wondered if Samuel and Missy's romance led to marriage, but how did her grandmother come into possession of the poetry? As she and Scott read through the story, they find some comfort until Ginny's teaching position is threatened, if a tax levy doesn't pass. Scott helps campaign, but finds his own tenure threatened by the distraction. Can Scott and Ginny survive the trials that face them in their young marriage?

Was ist wahre Schönheit? Dieser Frage geht die junge deutsche Debütautorin Amy Jasmin Ritter in ihrem historischen Liebesroman auf den Grund, indem sie im England des 19. Jahrhunderts eine junge Frau, durch ein Unglück entstellt, und einen Blinden aufeinandertreffen lässt.1857: Elissa Belham ist der schöne Liebling der Londoner Gesellschaft. Doch dann wird sie bei einer Explosion schwer entstellt und versteckt sich fortan hinter einem Schleier. Als sie mitbekommt, dass es jemand auf die abgesehen hat, flieht sie mittellos nach York und nimmt im Haus eines jungen Arztes eine Anstellung an.Raphael Williams hat erst kürzlich sein Augenlicht verloren und hadert mit dem Leben bis Gott Elissa in seine Dunkelheit treten lässt.Doch wie können Elissa und Raphael wieder Freude finden, wenn beide den Blick für die Schönheit des Lebens verloren haben? Und was ist mit Elissas Verfolgern, die weiterhin auf der Suche nach der "verschleierten Frau" sind?

When Lena Neubauer is sent from Germany to America to help her immigrant brother on his farm and with his young children, she never expects what awaits her in antebellum America. With family honor and devotion propelling her across to an unknown world, Lena soon finds herself stepping into this strange world where people are judged by the color of their skin and treated like animals. Aghast at what she sees in her new home, Lena seeks to find goodness in where God has led her to be. Lena meets Karl Muller on her journey to her brother's farm, and he introduces her to the ideas of senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln, showing her that his presidency could change things for the better. The more time she spends with Karl, the more she finds herself longing to be a part of his world, but loyalty to her brother is keeping her from pursuing what her heart longs for the most-to be loved and cherished. After tragedy strikes, Lena finds herself finally at the crossroads and must make a decision that will affect her future-and her family's future-forever. <BR>In For Love of Family, Terri Neunaber Bentley offers readers a rich, immersive setting with well developed, lovable characters. Greta PicklesimerAuthor of the Love in the Kentucky Hills series

13 Moons Over Vietnam: 8th Moon ~ StrifeIf love is a drug, then the separation from love can be an unbearable misery. Numbness, anger, recklessness, and self-loathing are typical emotions during this period. A person is vulnerable to erratic impulses, and their life may feel it's spinning out of control as they struggle to maintain mental and emotional stability.The 8th Moon finds Ben torn between clinging to the joyful memories of his R & R love rendezvous and worrying about the six months remaining in his tour. Heartache demoralized his spirit and sparked erratic behavior. Ben believed it was necessary to emotionally separate his two worlds and concentrate on his physical safety. He resolved to set aside his longing for home and focus on his immediate environment. Thirteen Moons over Vietnam is a thirteen-volume series describing a military policeman's moral and spiritual struggles during the Vietnam War. Although this is one soldier's story, these experiences reflect what veterans across generations have had to contend with during war.Ben Thieu Long (pseudonym) was unprepared as a young soldier for the conditions of war and faltered in the face of powerful temptations. A devout individual, his responses to moral dilemmas shattered his confidence that he would sustain his commitment to his values.

Summer 1904Rachel Kelly serves the most elite patrons at the famed New Frontenac Hotel on Round Island. She has wondered about her old beau, Mitch, for nearly two years, ever since he toyed with her affections while on Calumet Island, then left for the high seas and taken her heart with him. Now he's back, opening the wound she thought was healed.Mitch O'Keefe returns to claim his bride but finds it more difficult than he thought. Returning to work at the very place he hated, he becomes captain of a New Frontenac Hotel touring yacht, just to be near Rachel. But his attempts to win her back are thwarted, especially when a wealthy patron seeks her attention. Who will Rachel choose?

Even in the midst of the Civil War, the war within one's heart seems to be the greatest of all. This is what Ella, a young wife experiencing the height of the Civil War, discovers when her family, her community, and her marriage are impacted in countless ways as the war reshapes and redefines all that she has come to know. In Straight Ways and Crooked Paths: Ella's Story, author Terri Lynn takes you deep into the heart of Missouri during the Civil War Era, as the citizens of this unique state are divided in their support for the Union and the Confederacy pitting neighbors against neighbors and family against family. As the war wages on, Ella's faith and Jackson's loyalty are put to the test, as the young husband and wife watch the world around them-and the hearts within them-change forever. In the face of fear, tragedy, and change, Ella finds strength in the presence of God who is with her always. She knows that He alone can make straight the crooked paths that we often find ourselves on in this life. Ella will see firsthand that even the most crooked of ways can be used for God's purpose, and the peace that lasts is only found by giving one's heart to Him. Terri Lynn is from the rural Midwest where she lives with her husband and children. She enjoys long walks along the countryside and observing the many varieties of birds and other wildlife around her home. Terri also loves history and has spent numerous hours researching her own family tree. Her love of family and discoveries about her ancestors have inspired many of her stories.

A dream sometimes comes at great cost.Betrothed in a sensible match, even if the man isn't the love she's always imagined, Sarah McNeal relies on the advice her late grandmother gave as well as her own common sense. Dreams of a mysterious European count who rides in and sweeps her off her feet arethe stuff of girlhood. And she's a woman now. But when her fiancé's older brother, Jeremiah, returns to Boulder Creek, he unknowingly awakens that discarded dream.Nine years ago, Jeremiah West lost his wife and newborn son in an epidemic, and he's been wandering ever since. A survivor of the Spanish-American War, he finally returns to Boulder Creek to settle on the farm he inherited from his father, an inheritance his younger brother still begrudges.When a blizzard threatens Sarah's life-and her reputation-Jeremiah is there to rescue her. But the pain of his past remains a stumbling block. Then fate brings Jeremiah and Sarah to a crossroads, and love demands a decision that will change the course of their lives.