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Katharine Barnwell

How One Woman Revolutionized Modern Missions

by Jordan Monson ...

What if Mother Teresa or Billy Graham lived and worked — and nobody knew their names? What if one of the church’s most influential missionaries went almost unnoticed?Meet Katharine (Katy) Barnwell. Within Bible translation, she’s a legend. Outside of Bible translation, few have heard of her. But not even Billy Graham holds a candle to what God did through Katy.From hiding as a child from Nazi ... Read more

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What if Mother Teresa or Billy Graham lived and worked — and nobody knew their names? What if one of the church’s most influential missionaries went almost unnoticed?Meet Katharine (Katy) Barnwell. Within Bible translation, she’s a legend. Outside of Bible translation, few have heard of her. But not even Billy Graham holds a candle to what God did through Katy.From hiding as a child from Nazi
... Read more

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Divas in the Convent

Nuns, Music & Defiance in 17th-Century Italy

by Craig A. Monson ...

When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590–1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. Thanks to clandestine instruction from a local maestro di cappella—and despite the church hierarchy's vehement opposition to all convent music—Vizzana became the star of the convent, composing works so thoroughly modern and ... Read more

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When eight-year-old Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (1590–1662) entered one of the preeminent convents in Bologna in 1598, she had no idea what cloistered life had in store for her. Thanks to clandestine instruction from a local maestro di cappella—and despite the church hierarchy's vehement opposition to all convent music—Vizzana became the star of the convent, composing works so thoroughly modern and
... Read more
Habitual Offenders

A True Tale of Nuns, Prostitutes, and Murderers in Seventeenth-Century Italy

by Craig A. Monson ...

"An enthralling amalgam of sex, violence, and scholarship. At the center of the story are the abduction and murder of two reformed prostitute nuns" (Frederick Hammond, Music and Spectacle in Baroque Rome).In April 1644, two nuns fled Bologna's convent for reformed prostitutes. A perfunctory archiepiscopal investigation went nowhere, and the nuns were quickly forgotten. By June of the next year, ... Read more

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"An enthralling amalgam of sex, violence, and scholarship. At the center of the story are the abduction and murder of two reformed prostitute nuns" (Frederick Hammond, Music and Spectacle in Baroque Rome).In April 1644, two nuns fled Bologna's convent for reformed prostitutes. A perfunctory archiepiscopal investigation went nowhere, and the nuns were quickly forgotten. By June of the next year,
... Read more
Song of Grace: Stories to Amaze the Soul

by The Mosaic Collection, Stacy Monson, Sara Davison, Deb Elkink, Eleanor Bertin, Johnnie Alexander, Angela D. Meyer, Candace West, Chautona Havig ...

How amazing is grace?Eight short stories trace the path of grace through the lines of a well-known hymn that was birthed in tragedy.◆ "The Sweetest Sound" by Stacy MonsonIn this prequel to When Valleys Mourn, book 2 of the My Father's House series, teenagers Wendy and Jimmy want only to raise their unexpected blessing in a home filled with love, but they are faced with an impossible dilemma. What ... Read more

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How amazing is grace?Eight short stories trace the path of grace through the lines of a well-known hymn that was birthed in tragedy.◆ "The Sweetest Sound" by Stacy MonsonIn this prequel to When Valleys Mourn, book 2 of the My Father's House series, teenagers Wendy and Jimmy want only to raise their unexpected blessing in a home filled with love, but they are faced with an impossible dilemma. What
... Read more
The Opera Sisters

by Marianne Monson ...

Based on the true story of the Cook sisters, who smuggled valuables out of 1930s Nazi Germany to finance a daring, secret operation to help Jews find hope for a new life in England.British sisters Ida and Louise Cook enjoy their quiet, unassuming lives in south London. Ida writes romance novels, and Louise works as a secretary. In the evenings, the sisters indulge in their shared love for opera, ... Read more

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Based on the true story of the Cook sisters, who smuggled valuables out of 1930s Nazi Germany to finance a daring, secret operation to help Jews find hope for a new life in England.British sisters Ida and Louise Cook enjoy their quiet, unassuming lives in south London. Ida writes romance novels, and Louise works as a secretary. In the evenings, the sisters indulge in their shared love for opera,
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Before summer's End: Stories to Touch the Soul

by Johnnie Alexander, Brenda S. Anderson, Eleanor Bertin, Sara Davison, Deb Elkink, Stacy Monson, Marion Ueckermann, The Mosaic Collection ...

Home should be the place you run to for shelter from the world, but what if the family members who should love and protect you are the ones who have hurt you the most?A Stranger Comes to Springlight by Johnnie AlexanderHot Cocoa Summers by Brenda S. AndersonGrounded by Eleanor BertinTen Bottles of Sand by Sara DavisonBlue Genes by Deb ElkinkA Summer of Reckoning by Stacy MonsonIn an ... ... Read more

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Home should be the place you run to for shelter from the world, but what if the family members who should love and protect you are the ones who have hurt you the most?A Stranger Comes to Springlight by Johnnie AlexanderHot Cocoa Summers by Brenda S. AndersonGrounded by Eleanor BertinTen Bottles of Sand by Sara DavisonBlue Genes by Deb ElkinkA Summer of Reckoning by Stacy MonsonIn an ...
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Haunted House For Sale--Paranormal Mystery Novella

by Jane Monson ...

Catherine, a realtor, doesn't know she can see ghosts. She doesn't even believe in ghosts—until the day she shows a haunted house. Worse, she shows it to her friend Lori, who doesn't sense any ghost. What she senses is a deal, and she wants to buy the house.Catherine does everything she can to discourage her. But even when Catherine finds out the house was the scene of a murder not long ago, Lori ... Read more

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Catherine, a realtor, doesn't know she can see ghosts. She doesn't even believe in ghosts—until the day she shows a haunted house. Worse, she shows it to her friend Lori, who doesn't sense any ghost. What she senses is a deal, and she wants to buy the house.Catherine does everything she can to discourage her. But even when Catherine finds out the house was the scene of a murder not long ago, Lori
... Read more
Beginnings

How Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood Shaped Our Species

by Tesla Monson, , PhD ...

Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story.Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour or two later, her baby emerged into the world, alert and able to hold on to their mother’s fur within ... Read more

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Eve meets Who We Are and How We Got Here in this exciting new examination of human evolution that puts motherhood at the center of the story.Seven million years ago, a pregnant, apelike ancestor to the whole of our species found a secluded space on the forest floor and began her labor. An hour or two later, her baby emerged into the world, alert and able to hold on to their mother’s fur within
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Trace the Stars

LTUE Benefit Anthologies, #1

by Joe Monson, Jaleta Clegg, Kevin J. Anderson, David Farland, Nancy Fulda, Sandra Tayler, Brad R. Torgersen, M. K. Hutchins, Eric James Stone, Eric G. Swedin, John M. Olsen, James Wymore, Paul Genesse, Wulf Moon, Beth Buck, Julia H. West, Daniel Craig Friend, Emily Martha Sorensen ...

Series Book 1 - LTUE Benefit Anthologies
A consultant discovers how to communicate effectively with ancient, alien beings who have an entirely different perspective on the universe. A human dies, then becomes a hero for taking action after his death. Hard choices must be made to save loved ones. When trying to prevent imminent death, insanity becomes a real asset. Aliens explore humans' need for independence and attachment. A transport ... Read more

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A consultant discovers how to communicate effectively with ancient, alien beings who have an entirely different perspective on the universe. A human dies, then becomes a hero for taking action after his death. Hard choices must be made to save loved ones. When trying to prevent imminent death, insanity becomes a real asset. Aliens explore humans' need for independence and attachment. A transport
... Read more
Thin Air

Indizio, #1

by Gustavo Bondoni, Joe Monson ...

Series Book 1 - Indizio
Crime has always been around, and it will continue far into the future. Whether it's priceless artifacts disappearing from a sealed container, trading useless space rocks to aliens in exchange for something far more valuable, a genetically-modified, not-quite-human-anymore celebrity who dies under mysterious circumstances, ghosts achieving the perfect revenge, or robots finding the equivalent of ... Read more

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Crime has always been around, and it will continue far into the future. Whether it's priceless artifacts disappearing from a sealed container, trading useless space rocks to aliens in exchange for something far more valuable, a genetically-modified, not-quite-human-anymore celebrity who dies under mysterious circumstances, ghosts achieving the perfect revenge, or robots finding the equivalent of
... Read more
The Longest Five Minutes

Fascination With Life series, #1

by J. Gordon Monson ...

Series Book 1 - Fascination With Life series
It was a day Jackson will never forget. What happened changed his life in so many ways. He'd spent that short five minutes facing death in the face. Well actually, he was hiding from all that was going on all around him, and he wasn't alone when it was happening. The relationship changes after the chaos passed came quickly. Some were a total surprise, while the other was fascinating. But only ... Read more

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It was a day Jackson will never forget. What happened changed his life in so many ways. He'd spent that short five minutes facing death in the face. Well actually, he was hiding from all that was going on all around him, and he wasn't alone when it was happening. The relationship changes after the chaos passed came quickly. Some were a total surprise, while the other was fascinating. But only
... Read more
Frontier Grit, Revised Edition

The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women

by Marianne Monson ...

Discover the stories of twelve women who “heard the call” to settle the west and who came from all points of the globe to begin their journey.When she was enslaved, Clara watched as her husband and children were trafficked, only to be reunited with her youngest daughter, as a free woman, six decades later.As a young girl, Charlotte hid her gender to escape a life of poverty and became the greatest ... Read more

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Discover the stories of twelve women who “heard the call” to settle the west and who came from all points of the globe to begin their journey.When she was enslaved, Clara watched as her husband and children were trafficked, only to be reunited with her youngest daughter, as a free woman, six decades later.As a young girl, Charlotte hid her gender to escape a life of poverty and became the greatest
... Read more

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