Amanda Dykes
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In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose . . . and rocks. Its message? Send me a rock for the person you lost, and I will build something life-giving. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended, Robert Bliss's humble words change the tide of a nation. Boxes of rocks inundate the tiny, coastal Maine town, and he sets his calloused hands to work. Decades later, Annie Sawyer...
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"When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the canals of 1807 Venice, a guild of artisans takes him in and raises him as a son, skilled in each of their trades. Although the boy, Sebastien Trovato, has wrestled with questions of his origins, it isn't until a woman washes ashore his lagoon island that answers begin to emerge. In hunting down his story, Sebastien must make choices that could alter not just his own future, but that of the...
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"Reeling from her parents' deaths, Lucy Claremont discovers an artifact in their London flat, leading her to a seaside estate. Aided by her childhood friend Dashel, a forensic astronomer, they start to unravel a history of heartbreak, sacrifice, and love begun 200 years prior - one that may heal them both"--Provided by publisher.
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[2021]
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362 pages : map ; 22 cm
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English
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"Mireilles finds her world rocked when the Great War comes crashing into the idyllic home she has always known, taking much from her. When Platoon Sergeant Matthew Petticrew discovers her in the Forest of Argonne, three things are clear: she is alone in the world, she cannot stay, and he and his two companions might be the only ones who can get her to safety"--
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"A Texas-sized romance novella collection with stories spanning from 1868 to the present day. In Regina Jenning's Broken limbs, mended hearts, a small-town teacher has her credentials questioned by a traveling salesman. In Karen Witemeyer's Inn for a surprise, two opinionated collaborators must turn a doomed business venture into a successful romantic retreat. From roots to sky by Amanda Dykes follows a young WWII naval airman who heads to Texas to...
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[2019]
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330 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Regency England, Late 1800s New York, and 1920s Maine come alive in this romantic and inspiring novella collection from three Christian historical fiction authors! Includes Kristi Ann Hunter's A Search for Refuge, Elizabeth Camden's Summer of Dreams, and Amanda Dykes's Up from the Sea"--
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2019.
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491 pages ; 23 centimeters.
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English
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"Three acclaimed Christian historical fiction authors' romantic and intriguing stories will delight inspirational readers. Romance and history across the years make this collection a perfect fit for fans of timeless love stories. Hunter's "A Search for Refuge" tells of solicitor Nash Banfield, hiding from society in a market town, and Lady Margaretta Fortescue, on the run from a mysterious threat and in desperate need of refuge. Camden's "Summer of...
