Seeking Second Chances Lofty dreams of a new and better life lured
untold thousands to America between 1775 and 1906. Among those
"huddled masses yearning to be free" are nine displaced individuals
dumped upon American soil and trying to figure out how to pursue
happiness, make a home, and secure love. From the four corners of
the globe they came, betting their hopes on the American dream. Can
they truly find the new life they desire and the freedom to let
their hearts soar in love and faith? Capucine: Home to My Heart by
Janet Spaeth Separated forever--from her mother, from her home,
from her Acadia--Capucine Louet cannot forgive the British for
tearing her family apart in 1775. Now in New Orleans, she has only
one ambition: to get to La Manque, where Acadian immigrants have
settled and begun a new life. Can Michel LeBlanc, himself a
relocated Acadian, help her, and will she be able to overcome her
hatred to accept love--and God? The Angel of Nuremberg by Irene
Brand Trenton, New Jersey, of 1776 is overrun by Hessian soldiers
who were brought to the Colonies to aid the British. Comfort Foster
and her family have no choice but to house one of these feared
soldiers in their small home. Can their family survive the tension
when her brother fights for American freedom and her father doctors
sick American soldiers? Freedom's Cry by Pamela Griffin In 1777,
Sarah Thurston looks forward to Philadelphia's first celebration of
Independence Day. To her, the day heralds the end of her five-year
term as an indentured servant. When her greedy master threatens to
draw out her servitude, cabinetmaker Thomas Gray comes to Sarah's
defense. Will he and Sarah ever be free to express their love?
Blessed Land by Nancy J. Farrier Paloma Rivera hates everything
American and is determined to convince her sister to move back to
Mexico in 1854. But first she has to find her sister, and no one in
the pueblo of Tucson is willing to help her. Can she trust the
handsome blacksmith, Antonio Escobar, or is he just toying with her
until it is time for her to return home? Prairie Schoolmarm by
JoAnne A. Grote In 1871, Marin Nilsson, a Swedish immigrant
schoolmarm, becomes a student of life and love when Swedish farmer
Talif Siverson insists on joining her classes in the sod
schoolhouse to improve his English skills. Will he be able to break
through the teacher's long-held reserve? I Take Thee, a Stranger by
Kristy Dykes Widowed and alone in 1885, Corinn McCauley is faced
with a desperate decision. Would she be willing to marry a stranger
in order to survive in a new country? Trevor Parker is a prosperous
farmer in Florida, and he and his two daughters need a woman in
their life. But Corrin doesn't realize just how acute their needs
are until she accepts this stranger's proposal. The Golden Cord by
Judith Miller Suey Qui Jin has been sold like livestock and taken
across the Pacific Ocean to California in 1885. But mercifully, she
had been befriended by an American-born Chinaman who promises to
help her. Can a symbolic ribbon from a Bible be the key to getting
her out of slavery of body and soul? Promises Kept by Sally Laity
With the death of her fianc in 1905, all of Kiera MacPherson's
hopes for a wonderful life in the New World have vanished. She
takes a position as companion to a wealthy matriarch in order to
earn her passage back to Ireland. Her leisurely work allows plenty
time for studying an old family Bible, and she asks Devon Hamilton,
the master of the mansion, many insightful questions. Will this
quest for biblical knowledge upset order in the Hamilton
household--and then bless her with two everlasting loves? The
Blessing Basket by Judith Miller A Chinese orphan, Sing Ho is
stranded by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. Though her
fortunes rise and fall, she is eventually overwhelmed when God
pours out more blessings than she can handle--two marriage
proposals!
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