FICTION · MORMONS
Anita Stansfield
THE HUT HUNG like a swallow's nest on the southern slope of the Apennines.
— from Home for Christmas
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A far horizon
Together with close friends and family members, Scotsman Ian MacBrier takes his wife Wren and troubled sister-in-law Bethia to America, but when tragedy strikes the Scotsman's new faith is sorely tested. His best hope lies in bringing his family safely to the Mormon settlement of Nauvoo.
The guardian
Some men strive for greatness. And some men find themselves thrust into the role of their nation's saviors. Such are the two heroes who reshaped and reconfigured the entire destiny of the kingdom of Scotland. Wallace the Braveheart would become the only legendary, heroic, commoner in medieval British history; the undying champion of the common man. The other, Robert Bruce, earl of Carrick, would perfect the techniques of guerrilla warfare developed by Wallace and use them to create his own place in history as the greatest king of Scots. In the spring of 1297, the two men meet in Ayr, in the south of Scotland, each having recently lost a young wife, one in childbirth and the other by murder. Each is heartbroken but determined in his grief to defy the ambitions of England and its malignant king, Edward Plantagenet, whose lust to conquer and consume the realm of Scotland is blatant and unyielding. Their combined anger at the injustices of the invading English is about to unleash a storm in Scotland that will last for sixteen years--and destroy England's military power for decades--before giving rise to a new nation of free men.
Home for Christmas
The Forgetful Bride by Debbie Macomber Caitlin hadn't even seen him in almost twenty years. He was now a successful Seattle contractor, who happened to be renovating the office where Cait worked as a stockbroker. But one thing hadn't changed - Joe Rockwell was still a terrible tease, telling everyone he an Cait were husband and wife. On, sure, they'd been "married" in a pretend ceremony when she was eight. She wished Joe would stop bringing that up. Couldn't he see he was embarrassing her - especially in front of her boss, Paul? She was in love with Paul. No, Joe insisted, she was in love with HIM. And on Christmas Day, he proved it.... Christmas Angel by Shannon Waverly They'd been friends, best friends, and then they'd been lovers...But Jon had left, never looking back, and Angela had never forgiven him. Or forgotten him. Well, he was back now, just in time for Christmas. And obviously planning to pick up where they'd left off nine years before. Handsome, mercurial - with a confidence that bordered on arrogance - Jon hadn't changed. Angela had. She'd finally found her own niche in their sleepy New England town. Along the way she'd also found a man who wanted to marry her. She wasn't about to give any of the up to go traipsing down memory lane this Christmas. She didn't need to be Jon's sidekick anymore, or his friend. Or his lover... A Cowboy for Christmas by Anne McAllister Colorado cowboy Jess Cooper knew better than to believe in Santa Claus. And if he ever made a Christmas list, "wife and family" would never make the cut. Still, ever since Alison Richards had returned to the Rocking R, he was finding it hard to resist her charms. Alison had changed - grown up. Worse, she was intent on settling the unfinished business between them. Jess took one look at the reflections of home and hearth in her eyes and set off like a spooked stallion on the run. He had to be careful. Alison had set her sights: She aimed to rope herself a cowboy and haul him in in time for Christmas.