Jane Peart
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Description
Jane Johnson Peart of Asheville, North Carolina, Humboldt and Marin counties, California, and in recent years, Hawaii, passed away in 2007. She was the author of more than 60 works of suspense, historical fiction and romance, which touched the hearts and minds of thousands of readers whose correspondence she treasured. She wrote books for the secular and Christian readers. Jane Peart went to college in New England and worked as an airline attendant before becoming a full-time writer. She wrote several series including Brides of Montclair, Westward Dreams, American Quilts, Orphan Train West, and Edgecliffe Manor Mysteries. She was also a visual artist.
Books
A sinister silence
After awakening from a long illness, Paige Mallory finds she has lost her hearing. While en route to an institute in Scotland where she hopes to learn to communicate by sign language and lip reading, she is kidnapped by a malevolent stranger who informs her that someone close to her is behind her abduction. Before Paige can fight her way to freedom, a new life, and even true love, she must first embrace a deeper belief in her God and in herself.
Ivy and Allison
Ever since she was adopted at age eight, Ivy has carried secrets which impacted the course of her life, causing grief as well as teaching trust in God.
Kit
Abandoned by her widowed father, Kit rides the Orphan Train west where a farm family takes her in to help with chores, never expecting that one day she would overcome all the obstacles before her and become a successful writer.
April and May
When her parents and aunt die, May Chandler discovers that she was adopted and that she has a sister somewhere, and May is determined to find her.
Toddy
After her mother leaves six-year-old Toddy at the county children's home, she is chosen by a minister's wife to go West on the Orphan Train and is taken in by a wealthy widow as a companion for her sickly granddaughter.
Thread of suspicion
When Nell Winston is offered a position as companion to Allegra Selkirk, a young woman who has been paralyzed in a carriage accident, she welcomes the unexpected opportunity for a change from her job as dining room hostess at a seaside resort. But, from the moment Nell steps through the magnificent front door at Hope's End, she feels uneasy. Her reception is unwelcoming, if not hostile, and every method she uses to encourage Allegra is resisted. As their friendship develops and Nell's affection for the young woman deepens, she determines to discover the secrets that keep Allegra a helpless invalid...
Promises to Keep (Love Inspired #43)
After Valerie Evans' husband is sent to prison, he demanded that she and their little girl start a new life--without him. Devastated, Valerie has always believed that the good Lord intended for her to love, honor and cherish her husband forever. But did He expect her to fight for a marriage that could only bring more heartache to them all? But the choice is taken out of her hands when a suddenly widowed Valerie is left feeling confused and alone, with more questions than answers. When all seems lost, neighbor and trusted friend Garth Hasten gives her a reason to find faith in the future.
Courageous bride
"Niki's heart was thrumming as the taxi stopped with a jerk in front of the gray, stone building behind tall, black iron gates. On a metal plaque was engraved Les Soeurs de Merci. Niki thrust several franc notes staring through the rungs of the gate. Years ago another young woman-perhaps her mother- had stood in the same place, a baby in her arms, the child she was going to give up. What emotions had run through her heart?" Niki had come to France to seek her true identity and to experience the richness of her French heritage. But what begins as a romantic, carefree summer holiday for Niki, her stepbrother Luc Montrose, and their friend Paul Duval, ends with the outbreak of war, changing their lives forever. As World War II ravages Europe, Niki wants desperately to serve her native country in its time of need. She finds herself making dangerous decisions and facing dramatic challenges, aware of- but unable to do anything about- the impact the war is having on her loved ones back at Montclair. Caught up in the firestorm of world conflict, this courageous young woman with an unknown past faces an uncertain future, with only her newfound faith to sustain her.
Daring bride
Craig Cavanaugh opened his briefcase and drew out the folder containing the manuscript. It was getting dark when he finished reading. No question, he thought, Kitty Traherne can write. Her face came back into his mind. He saw the pain in her eyes, heard the urgency in her voice, as he recalled the passion with which she had told him her reason for writing this highly controversial book. A slight flush had swept over her pale face as she said, "I think this country is in danger of being drawn into another foreign war, Mr. Cavanaugh." Kitty Traherne, who had been a field nurse in France during World War I, knew the madness of war firsthand and couldn’t bear to see it happen again. She had to risk doing whatever she could to prevent it, however the public might respond--and despite the bitter rift she was creating between herself and her family, the Camerons. She had to tell people about the horror of the last war, remind them of the awful price paid by the young men who were made to fight it. As an editor, Craig Cavanaugh dealt with writers all the time. But something about Kitty Traherne touched him in a different way. Craig would fight to publish her book--and in the process, he hoped to get to know its lovely author. . . .
A perilous bargain
an American girl who makes a bargain with a rich nobleman to marry him in name only and live in his castle in Ireland for a year. Someone is trying to get rid of her or even kill her. It takes quite a while for her to figure out that all of the "accidents" weren't accidents.
Shadow of fear
When Challys Winthrop promises her dying mother that she will take care of her little brother, Ty, she knows it means keeping him away from her ruthless stepfather. But in order to do so, she is forced to go against her guileless nature and devise an elaborate and daring plan. Caught in the midst of a series of unforeseen circumstances that threaten to unravel her perilous scheme, Challys finds she must make yet another desperate decision. Little does she know it will come back to threaten her newfound happiness and love.
