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A Beauty Refined
Tracie Peterson • 2016
More Than Words Can Say
Karen Witemeyer • 2019
A Worthy Pursuit
Karen Witemeyer • 2015
All the Light we Cannot See
Anthony Doerr • 2014
The Piper's Pursuit
Melanie Dickerson • 2019
The Warrior Maiden
Melanie Dickerson • 2019
A Crane Among Wolves
June Hur • 2024
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!<br/><br/>June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today’s world, based on a true story from Korean history.<br/><br/>Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.<br/><br/>1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings.<br/><br/>Seventeen-year-old Iseul has lived a sheltered, privileged life despite the kingdom’s turmoil. When her older sister, Suyeon, becomes the king’s latest prey, Iseul leaves the relative safety of her village, traveling through forbidden territory to reach the capital in hopes of stealing her sister back. But she soon discovers the king’s power is absolute, and to challenge his rule is to court certain death.<br/><br/>Prince Daehyun has lived his whole life in the terrifying shadow of his despicable half-brother, the king. Forced to watch King Yeonsan flaunt his predation through executions and rampant abuse of the common folk, Daehyun aches to find a way to dethrone his half-brother once and for all. When staging a coup, failure is fatal, and he’ll need help to pull it off―but there’s no way to know who he can trust.<br/><br/>When Iseul's and Daehyun's fates collide, their contempt for each other is transcended only by their mutual hate for the king. Armed with Iseul’s family connections and Daehyun’s royal access, they reluctantly join forces to launch the riskiest gamble the kingdom has ever seen:<br/><br/>Save her sister. Free the people. Destroy a tyrant.<br/><br/>Also by June Hur:<br/>The Silence of Bones<br/>The Forest of Stolen Girls<br/>The Red Palace
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Behind Five Willows
JUNE. HUR • 2026
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers • 1997
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The classic story that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide: a tragically wounded soul, the man called to marry her, and the only love that heals all.<br/><br/>“A literary masterpiece, reminding us that God’s love is unconditional.”—Debbie Macomber<br/><br/>California’s gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep.<br/><br/>Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.<br/><br/>Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything. Michael obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel’s every bitter expectation, until despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw.<br/><br/>But with her unexpected softening comes overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband’s pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny: her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does . . . the One who will never let her go.<br/><br/>A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God’s unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love.<br/><br/>Includes a six-part reading group guide!
My Lady Jane
Cynthia Hand • 2016
Diva
Daisy Goodwin • 2024
A Song to Drown Rivers
Ann Liang • 2024
<p><b>INSTANT<i> NEW YORK TIMES</i> AND <i>USA TODAY</i> BESTSELLER<br></b><br><b>A <i>GOOD MORNING AMERICA</i> BOOK CLUB PICK<br></b><b><br>An October 2024 <i>Indie Next</i> Pick • An October 2024 <i>LibraryReads</i> Pick</b><b><br><br>“Exquisite and devastating. It won’t fail to move you.” —Shelley Parker-Chan, #1 bestselling author of<i> She Who Became the Sun</i></b><br><br><b>Inspired by the legend of Xishi, one of the famous Four Beauties of Ancient China, <i>A Song to Drown Rivers </i>is an epic novel steeped in myth about womanhood, war, sacrifice, and love against all odds as the fate of two kingdoms hangs in a delicate balance. </b><br><br><i>Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. </i><br><br>Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within.<br><br>Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods.<br><br>Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall—and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down.<br><br><b>"Stunning and heart-rending." —Chloe Gong, #1 bestselling author of<i> Immortal Longings </i></b></p>
The Red Palace
June Hur • 2022
