Best Selling Books by Angela Elwell Hunt

Available in time for the May 19th release of director Ron Howard''s film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks, this captivating story will grip readers with a biblically based portrayal of the life of Mary Magdalene.

While traveling to America along with a group of kidnapped children in 1627, fourteen-year-old Kimberly prays for God''s intervention when a pirate ship demands surrender of the children.

In this sequel to "Against the Dawn", evil ruler Adrian Romulus has achieved the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and its Arab neighbors and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Will Isaac Ben-David, a member of Romulus''s inner circle and new believer in Christ, learn the truth in time to stop the ultimate evil?

To a casual visitor, the island of Heavenly Daze is just like a dozen others off the coast of Maine. It''s decorated with graceful Victorian mansions, carpeted with gray cobblestones and brightly colored wild flowers, and populated by sturdy, hard-working folks. The small town that crowns the island''s peak consists of seven buildings, each inhabited by an angel commanded to guard and help anyone who crosses the threshold.

Thirteen-year-old Josiah accepts a spot in the nation''s hottest young band in spite of his scoliosis which, if discovered, could result in his dismissal.

While at Camp Katumba, a church camp in North Florida, Cassie falls in love with a reckless boy who wants her to compromise her Christian values.

In February 2009, Shannon and Paul Morell were especially eager to bring a new life into the world. After years of infertility and miscarriages they had, in 2006, finally scrimped and saved enough to have in vitro fertilization. The result? Two dear daughters had been born, and six precious embryos had been frozen. They counted the days until they could transfer the six remaining embryos. Until the fateful day of February 17, 2009, when the clinic called. The doctor would like to you to come in today... Shannon writes, Face to face with the doctor, I noticed that his face was gravely serious. ''There''s been a terrible incident in our lab, '' he said. ''Your embryos have been thawed.'' A pause, as we both exchanged disbelieving looks, and he went on: Your embryos have been transferred into another woman''. The Morells have a story to tell. A cautionary tale of medical errors, unexpected miracles, sincere mourning, and grateful bonding with their son. Amazingly, theirs is also a story of joy-filled thanksgiving, a story of life - life that is precious, sacred, and treasured

Versatile and prolific author Angela Elwell Hunt has two young teenagers of her own and has worked for 23 years with her husband in middle school youth ministry. In this book, she draws from her own and many others'' experience to instruct parents and anyone who loves teenagers in the fine art of relating to and caring for these sometimes puzzling young strangers. Throughout the book, Hunt teaches through warm, humorous true stories that she has collected from her wide contacts with other parents of middle schoolers.

Grandma trusts in the Lord to provide the perfect gift for Grandpa''s birthday, even though in the beginning the things she receives are not at all what she had in mind.

Uses a Christian perspective to discuss such aspects of dating as standards, selection of companions and places to go, dating as a preparation for marriage, and the issue of premarital sex.

After losing her mother to breast cancer, Jacquelyn Wilkes finds solace in a career as an oncology nurse. But her dreams of the future crumble when new doctor, Jonah Martin, brings his flamboyant style to the clinic. Hes exactly the opposite of what Jacquelyn thinks a doctor should be until she discovers that a lump in her own breast is malignant.--

Based on the biblical account of Esther, this story imagines the life and passion of this beautiful woman whose courage and influence impacted history and the fate of her people.

While the king is away, his daughter lives as a servant and learns what it is that makes a true princess.

Christine''s friends help her investigate the cause of her older brother''s increasingly violent behavior after witnessing his frightening outbursts.

The Cassie Perkins Series #1

A story for Christmas, Easter and all year round.