The Midwife of St. Petersburg by Linda Chaikin

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1914 – Russia

It is Czarist Russia, 1914. Karena Peshkev dreams of escaping her family’s country estate and attending medical school. But each year, as she watches her hopes of being accepted to the Imperial College of Medicine slip further away, she must content herself with working alongside her mother, the village’s Jewish midwife.
 
On a visit to her cousin’s sumptuous mansion, Karena gets a taste of Russian high society–and meets Colonel Alexsandr Kronstadt. Their attraction is immediate, but they can never act on it. Alex is meant for Karena’s cousin, the general’s daughter, a superior match politically and socially.

But when the accusations of Bolshevik conspiracy tear her family apart, Karena and her mother flee to St. Petersburg. The Okhrana–the Russian secret police–are convinced Karena is a Bolshevik traitor, in league with the rebel party’s leader. Certain she is guilty of murder and assassination, they’re determined to hunt her down. Alex risks his career and his life to protect her from afar, but will it be enough? Will he find her in time to save her from false accusations–and declare his love?
 
Vibrant with historical detail and richly woven themes of danger, romance, and God’s faithfulness, The Midwife of St. Petersburg is an eloquent tale portraying the beauty and madness of a country that is about to change forever.

The Christkindl’s Gift by Kathleen Morgan

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1913 – Colorado

When Anna Hannack’s father-in-law brings home a wounded stranger only days before Christmas, Anna’s not happy. Christian charity moves the Hannack family to help the injured man, but the young widow Anna keeps her distance. The tragedies of life have shattered her trust, and she’s determined not to let another stranger threaten her family. Could it be, though, that this rugged Scotsman is actually the gift Anna’s young children have asked of the Christ Child this Christmas?

A Heart Surrenders by Kim Vogel Sawyer

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1918 – Minnesota

Catching Katie by Robin Lee Hatcher

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1916 – Idaho

Katie Jones is committed to fighting for the cause of woman’s suffrage. She has no time for romance, especially not with her best friend Ben Rafferty. But when Katie’s column in Ben’s newspaper stirs things up, sparks begin to fly. Ben is set on winning Katie over, but Katie is just as determined to stay true to her 1916 feminist ideals. With such strong obstacles in the way, their relationship can’t possibly progress. Unless somehow love finds a way…

“You can run all you want, Katie. You still can’t run away from your feelings or from my love. Not today. Not ever.” With determination in his voice, he added, “I will catch you, Katie.”

A Seeking Heart by Kim Vogel Sawyer

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1917 – Minnesota

A rich, heartwarming story about discovering God’s love, acceptance, and healing for even the most damaged hearts
 
Samantha O’Brien, seventeen years old, runs away from Wisconsin to Minnesota to escape a drunkard father and broken home. She is accepted with open arms into the Klaassen family, German-Mennonites who show both love and patience to this lonely and defensive girl. Samantha’s fractured childhood and its devastating losses make it very difficult for her to accept the Klaassens’ genuine care and concern, because she’s sure nobody can love the likes of her. But with prayer, time and love, the family, including the young and handsome Adam Klaassen, begins to break through Samantha’s walls.

Passing by Samaria Sharon Ewell Foster

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1919 – Mississippi

The date is 1919—a time of unrest and drastic change. For Alena, though, life in Mississippi is perfect, and she prays she will never leave her home. That prayer is shattered when she makes a horrible discovery—a discovery that leads her to challenge all she believes. Against the backdrop of the Great Migration, from a quiet, country setting, Alena is catapulted to Chicago, the “city of broad shoulders.”

There, amidst riots, misplaced love, and post-war confusion, the outspoken young woman struggles to find herself and the one true thing that will save her.

The Power and the Glory Clint Kelly

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WWI – Turkey

Finding themselves in Istanbul in the midst of Turkey’s massacre in World War I, Tatul and Adrine feel obliged to take a stand and fight for their homeland.

Valiant Hearts by Linda Chaikin

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WWI – Egypt

In dramatic settings ranging from pyramids of Egypt to the shores of the mysterious Nile River, Valiant Hearts tells a tale of intrigue, danger, and romance. A stirring conclusion to the sweeping World War I saga begun in Arabian Winds and continued in Lions of the Desert.

British field nurse Allison Wescott needs answers. The man she loves has been suspended from his position with British Intelligence, charged with treason and theft. Allison knows the accusations are unfounded—they have to be. Bret Holden is a man of honor and integrity. But she also knows a disturbing secret: there is a map…and Bret does have it. If only he would come forward and clear his name, but Bret seems to have disappeared without a trace—and it is rumored he has the treasure!
Allison must navigate the hazardous waters of murder and espionage, suspicion and betrayal—and when she is reunited with Bret at last, it is only to discover they both have become targets for Germany’s most dangerous—and deadly—spy.

Lions of the Desert by Linda Chaikin

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1915 – Egypt

THE DARK NIGHT OF THE GREAT WAR.
A PROVING GROUND FOR COURAGE AND FAITH.

ADVENTURE, ROMANCE, MURDER.

In the Arabian Desert, in the midst of the “war to end all wars,” field nurse Allison Wescott attends to British soldiers who have been wounded in battle against the kaiser’s Germany. Focusing on her duties, she is unprepared for the reappearance in her life of British Intelligence Officer Bret Holden.

As always, Major Holden has a gift for knowing when she needs him most, both for keeping her safe, and for throwing her off balance.

In Cairo on medical leave, Allison and Bret are caught up in a series of strange events: An unexplainable murder. A search for treasure. And frightening encounters with the very people Allison thought she could trust.

Arabian Winds by Linda Chaikin

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1914 – Egypt

For lovely young Allison Wescott, life on the Nile offers both fulfillment as she works on a medical missions boat, nursing the Egyptian Fellahin, after having attended Oswald Chambers Bible College.

Then the Great War (WW1) breaks out during Allison’s holiday with members of a mysterious archaeological club. To her horror, after two bodies are found in the hot desert sands, Allison finds herself under the interrogation of Bret Holden—a handsome British officer who stirs the fires of romance within her. Suddenly a future that once seems so clear becomes shadowed as she is torn between two loves, each as strong as the Arabian Winds.