JoAnn A. Grote

A biography of the actor and singer renowned all over the world for his interpretations of various operatic roles.

This panegyric extols the beauty, abundant natural resources, and health- restoring environment of Minnesota, describing the state's regions and its many tourist attractions. It is directed towards those suffering from consumption (tuberculosis) and helps to explain why people in the nineteenth century regarded Minnesota's dry climate as a possible cure for that disease. The author also discusses methods of treating consumption through diet and clothing, and other locales of interest to sufferers, such as Florida, Nassau, and California.

Describes the life and times of the well-known hero of the American Revolution, Paul Revere, a patriot and silversmith whose midnight ride was made famous in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

A killer flu is changing Larry and Gloria Allerton's lives. School has been canceled. Larry and Gloria hardly see their father anymore because he's a doctor. And they can't play with their friends because so many of them are sick. Larry's father forbids the children to visit the train station to see the returning soldiers, because they might catch the flu there. But Larry sneaks off to the train station anyway. A few days later, his family has the flu. Larry and Gloria recover, but their mother and younger brother are deathly ill. Larry wonders, 'Will my mother and brother die because I disobeyed?'

Four New Inspirational Love Stories from the Historic North American Prairie. The Bride's Song by Linda Ford The Barefoot Bride by Linda Goodnight A Homesteader, A Bride and a Baby JoAnn A. Grote A Vow Unbroken by Amy Rognlie

Though eight years have passed, Mandy remembers as if it were yesterday the pain of turning down Jason's marriage proposal. But she knows her decision was right, and she's learned to live without him. But when his grandfather's heart attack brings Jason back to their small town in the mountains of North Carolina, Mandy discovers that living without Jason is much easier when he's far away in New York City. Will Mandy find peace while facing the ghosts of dashed dreams every day?

Time, tides, and the hand of God draw the hearts of four couples together in these delightful tales. Four authors each weave an engaging story of romance on the water. The Matchmakers by Kimberley Comeaux The Matchmakers won't leave Maggie alone. She takes a cruise thinking she's merely a companion for her great-aunts. But those lively women have a plan to bring aboard the perfect man for Maggie -- a man who is all she wants and everything she fears. Troubled Waters by Linda Goodnight With trust shattered, Carrie's marriage is adrift. An effort to reconcile goes awry when the couple's plane crashes in the Bermuda Triangle. Even if Carrie and her husband are rescued from their life raft, will their marriage survive these Troubled Waters? By the Silvery Moon / JoAnn A. Grote A playful challenge becomes a journey of discovery when Chrissy accompanies her twin brother and his college roommate through the Boundary Waters. Paddling a canoe, Chrissy is close to nature, close to God, and growing ever closer to Ryan. Healing Voyage / Diann Hunt Victoria goes for the money; Ben goes for the sake of mercy. Can a selfish nurse and a soul-scarred doctor find peace and love on a Healing Voyage as their medical mercy ship heads to the Philippines?

It's July 4, 1876, and Walter Fisk is celebrating America's one hundredth birthday in his new home of Minneapolis. These are exciting times, but they also have their difficulties for Walter. When Walter's cousin Polly Stevenson introduces him to Grant LaPierre, Walter Finally finds a friend in Minneapolis. They share an interest in the game of baseball, but Grant has a secret he doesn't want to share with Walter. Will Walter ever learn Grant's secret?

Having waited a year for Frank Sterling to satisfy her father's requirements, Amy Henderson exults in the thought of her courtship--with the only man who has ever captured her heart. That is until Walter Bay demands Amy's hand in marriage. If she refuses, Walter threatens to ruin her father's life. Amy understands only too well what power Walter holds over her beloved father and determines that she will accept this unorthodox proposal. But will the pain of that decision drive Frank back into the lifestyle that had seperated him from Amy in the past? Or will both Frank and Amy hold on to the promises they've made to each other and to God?

After being left at the altar, then becoming engaged to the notorious outlaw Rasmus Pierce, Marian Ames is happy to come to Minneapolis where no one knows her scandalous history. Losing herself in exciting work with needy children at a local mission, Marian finds herself drawn to fellow worker Everett Star, a widower whose embittered spirit brightens only in the presence of his daughter. Yet what is it in Everett's past that makes him fear Marian? And what tragedy has left his little daughter so withdrawn? As Rasmus Pierce's trial begins, Marian and Everett come to a crossroads. Can they rekindle the flame of their love for each other—and God—despite the swirling winds of shame?

Carrie Chambers has fallen in love. But the man of her dreams isn't the hometown sweetheart her parents had hoped for, a pleasant Christian man. Charming, fun, and endearing, Dexter Riley makes his living playing with the 1892 St. Louis Browns of the Beer and Whiskey baseball league. And he's not a Christian. Despite her parents' protests, Carrie tells herself God can do anything, even bring Dexter to Himself. Her love for this rugged athlete will last a lfetime, she claims, and if necessary, she's goint to love Dexter into God's family all by herself. For now Dexter's life is as free and perfect as his effortless swing at the plate. Yet the day may come...but will Carrie's love and witness be as determined then to show him the way!

In 1781, with the surrender of Cornwallis signalling the end of the war, eight-year-old Paul Lankford is apprehensive about the return of his long-absent father and the nature of their relationship.