Friday’s Christian Kindle Books: Freebies & Deals!

Judson (Jud) Morgan’s father died for Texas’ freedom during the war for independence.  So when the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas (the Verein) attempts to colonize a New Germany in his country, he takes a stand against them.

After Wande Fleischers’ fiancée marries someone else, the young fraulein determines to make new life for herself in Texas.  With the help of Jud’s sister Marion, Wande learns English and becomes a trusted friend to the entire Morgan family.

As much as Jud dislikes the German invasion, he can’t help admiring Wande.  She is sweet and cheerful as she serves the Lord and all those around her.  Can the rancher put aside his prejudice to forge a new future? Through Jud and Wande, we learn the powerful lessons of forgiveness and reconciliation among a diverse community of believers.

When Zac Sparks’s mother dies, he’s sent to live in Five Corners with his cruel old Aunties. It isn’t long before Zac knows something strange is going on. Five Corners is populated with weird characters – a midget butler, a girl who doesn’t speak, a blind balloon seller, a mysterious singer, and the Aunties’ father, Dada. Zac’s first encounter with Dada is so terrifying that he faints dead away.

The one bright spot is Sky Porter, a friendly soul who encourages Zac and shows him kindness. But Sky isn’t what he seems either, and when Zac learns Sky’s amazing secret he sees that this wonderful man may have a very dark side as well. Discovering that Dada is an evil magician who is intent on stealing the ultimate treasure, Zac knows that many lives are at stake, including his own.

Peter and Elise Andersen and their friend Henrik Melchior are worried when Henrik’s mother and a family friend, Matthias Karlsson, fail to return from a short flight to Sweden. Has something happened to Matthias’s plane? Then a mysterious caller informs Peter that Ruth Melchior and Matthias are being held by the Russian forces occupying the Danish island of Bornholm. The charge: spying! But the line goes dead before Peter can ask any questions.

Frantic, Peter, Elise, and Henrik set sail for the island with Uncle Morten at the helm of the Anna Marie. But their arrival is met by secretive Russian soldiers who deny keeping any prisoners. How can Peter and the others persuade the Russians to release Mrs. Melchior and Matthias when the soldiers will not even admit they are there?

The order for the Young Underground series is as follows:

• Book #1: A Way Through the Sea
• Book #2: Beyond the River
• Book #3: Into the Flames
• Book #4: Far from the Storm
• Book #5: Chasing the Wind
• Book #6: A Light in the Castle
• Book #7: Follow the Star
• Book #8: Touch the Sky

The stories in Fruit Lovers’ Devotions to Go address two seemingly unrelated struggles women face – nutrition and niceness. Planning nutritious meals day after day is difficult and being sweet-tempered all the time is tricky, too. Fortunately, the answer to both dilemmas may be the same – fruit! Edible fruit adds natural goodness to your table. Spiritual fruit brings refreshing changes to your life.

Through scripture, recipes and stories about her personal experiences, author Beth Bence Reinke offers ideas to help you become fruit-filled, in both body and spirit. Go ahead – fill up on sweetness that’s actually good for you!

Beth Bence Reinke is a registered dietitian who writes about food, health and nutrition, but thinks enjoying dessert now and then makes life sweeter. She lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and two sons. Beth is also the author of Race Fans’ Devotions to Go and several children’s books.

[Hot Deal] Dreaming in Black and White: A Phoebe Grant Novel – Save 87%

Dreaming in Black and White: A Phoebe Grant Novel by Laura Walker

She’s smart. She’s savvy. She’s… well, she’s working on the thighs. And with God as her witness, she’ll never let that man spoil her happy ending!

Phoebe Grant is everyone’s favorite movie geek-unbeatable at trivia, convinced that all the world’s a movie screen. She can organize a four-hankie chick-flickathon with a wave of her tall, nonfat, double mocha. And she’s a shoo-in for the job of her dreams-movie reviewer for the newpaper where she works.

Enter Alex Spencer-not only gorgeous but also a film buff, perfectly cast for a celluloid kiss and a fade to sunset. Unfortunately, Alex is the villain who sends Phoebe packing to the last place on earth she wants to be-back home to boring little Barley, California.

But wait. It couldn’t be. Dark, handsome, and annoying Alex…in Barley?

Can Phoebe protect her hometown-and her heart-and prove It’s a Wonderful Life? Or is her promising future truly Gone with the Wind?

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[Hot Deal] Orchid House – Save 81%

Orchid House by Cindy Coloma

Love in a foreign land. A decaying hacienda full of secrets. And a woman searching for the story of her life.

A funeral and some family business – that’s what Julia Bentley expects when she travels to the Philippines to bury her grandfather. She hopes for a brief adventure, a distraction from her most recent failed relationship and her loose-ends California life. Maybe even a chance to meet some distant relatives she’s never known.

Instead, she discovers a place where past and present, Spanish and Asian, primitive and civilized mingle in a melange as spicy and colorful as the paella her relatives dish up for special occasions. A place where some children hitch rides on cattle and others wield loaded guns. Where guerillas lurk in the jungle, and volcanoes and governments are threatened to blow. Where stories haunt her ancestral home – the grand but decaying Hacienda Esperanza, Plantation of Hope – and danger lurks behind every tree. Love and orchids bloom in places she never thought to look.

How can a land so foreign, and so troubled, fill her with a strange peace? And would staying mean risking her life… or finding it at last?

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