Most Popular Books by Colleen L. Reece

Time Period: 1620 Nov. Freezing weather, lack of food, and sickness make the first winter at Plymouth Colony a difficult and dangerous time. What would that winter be like for a ten-year-old girl? Find out in Rebekah in Danger, part of the Sisters in Time series. Written especially for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, this dramatic story shows how a seventeenth-century girl-not terribly different from girls of the twenty-first century-overcame some of the most challenging difficulties imaginable. Though the main character is fictional, the events and experiences are very real-providing an ideal vehicle for teaching American history and Christian faith.

Four men brave the western frontier, putting their lives on the line to develop new land...and new love. Gideon Scott, adrift from home, rides the range of emotions...can he ever be worthy of the woman he adores? Range-riding preacher Joel Scott searches for his lost father...will he also find hope for his heart? Smokey Travis wants a woman to ride into the sunset with...but is Columbine more interested in escape than marriage? Andy Cullen is saddled with concern for Linnet, who lives under a death sentence...will wild horses drag him away from her side? Can each man find his true worth? Will renewed faith be the trail that leads to his bride?

C for victory / Joan Croston -- Escape on the wind / Jane LaMunyon -- The rising son / Darlene Mindrup -- Candleshine / Colleen L. Reece.

Charlie Campbell, half-white, half-Apache, has paid his debt to the Sutherland family. In full. Now there is nothing left for him but to ride away from the Triple S Ranch in northern Arizona, the nearest thing to a home he has ever known. The solitude he once cherished is haunted by echoes in the valley; memories of those who treated him as a man instead of someone to be despised. Still, he walks alone - until a girl named Whispering Sage and the father he thought deserted him come into his life.

Book 1 in the American Frontiers Collection seriesA CBA BestsellerSurviving the rugged frontiers of America''s west is a daunting task. But even in the hostile wilderness, God allows the tender flower of love to take root and bloom. While carving out a place for himself far from famine-torn Ireland, Brian O''Rourke meets Heather Templeton, whose struggles parallel his own. Can this flower of Seattle blossom in the warmth of Brian''s love?

The perennially-popular collection of short stories, based on the lives of biblical women, by prolific writer Colleen Reece. Features fifty stories, featuring women from Abigail to Zipporah.

Love is the best medicine...Shepherd of Love Hospital stands as a beacon of hope in Seattle, Washington. Its Christian staff members work with each other--and with God--to care for the sick and the injured. But sometimes they find their own lives in need of a healing touch. A fight for survival in a treacherous land endangers Nurse Patti Thompson. On the verge of marriage, yet lonely and confused, Patti takes a leave of absense from the hospital--and finds true love beside a Hearth of Fire.

Four stories by moonlight or candlelight discover the joy of Christmas love. Sigrid, Shana, Angelina, and Brynne all have something to tell of their love and future.

A well educated and pretty new school teacher gets an assignment in a remote town in Washington state. She is committed to giving these rural children the best education she can. She also meets rugged logger Will Thatcher and suddenly this assignment gets a lot more interesting.

Jack Montgomery spends a summer working as a lookout at a fire station in a national forest, where his Christian beliefs help him conquer some personal fears of long standing.

When the young doctor who saved her brother''s life comes to Silver Birches, Silver Trevelyan literally falls at his feet.

Susan and Sara may be twins, but their goals in life are drastically different.

Upon the death of her father and the revelations of his letter, Laurel O''Hara journeys to Arizona to find the secrets of her past.

Charity Endicott -- "Cricket" to her millionaire grandfather -- constantly prays for a second chance. Memories of her fiance''s plane crash and his whispered plea "Help me, Charity!" haunt her. So does her answer: "I don''t know how". At the Ames'' ranch in the Grand Tetons she begins to overcome her grief, until she finds herself stranded in a mountain cabin with their badly injured son, a wood cookstove, an outside pump, and a blizzard coming on. More than her reputation is at stake if Charity is to survive and save the man she has come to love.

A modern small town is unified by hope in four novellas.

Angie is convinced she jinxes people she gets close to, but a new friend and her Christian faith help her to face her fears.

A celebration of the graduate''s accomplishments, and best wishes for the future.

This beautiful little gift book includes stories, poems, quotes, and prayers to inspire parents and teachers, whether in the classroom, at home, or in church. A great year-round gift for children to give to their teachers.

This is an adventure story as well as a romance and coming of age novel. Daisy travels west and meets up with a gentleman who risks his life to save hers during an incident on a train, even though she is a stranger to him. She later finds out exactly who this rescuer is.

Ever wonder how it felt to hear Jesus speak to the crowds? Or what it was like to take that amazing trek through the Red Sea? Or watch the Tower of Babel stretch up toward heaven? Experience these stories and many more from the perspective of children at those events. Familiar Bible stories carry new lessons that children-and adults-can remember as they grow in their relationship with God. A fresh addition to Barbour''s tenth anniversary Value Book promotion, Children of the Bible is perfect for Sunday school lessons, family devotional time, or bedtime reading.

By popular Barbour authors Colleen Reece and Anita Donihue, The Lord Is Come features Christmas-related stories, carol lyrics, recipes, quotations, and Scriptures.

Pat''s Japanese-American friend returns to school from four years in a U.S. prison camp. Pat''s first diary for this her 13th year records the experiences of that year through which she learns the true meaning of Christian love, friendship, and maturity.

A retired schoolteacher leaves an old patchwork quilt to two of her students when she dies. Will the quilt bring the lives of the students and their families back together in their time of need?

Pollyanna struggles against all odds to recover from a paralyzing accident.

Nurse Autumn dale has fallen in love with hot-tempered Dr Matthew McBain and at first Matthew seems to share her feelings. Autumn is soon torn between that love and a deep concern for her twin sister April, who suffers from amnesia.

World War 1 Rages Overseas and at Home Deep in the trenches, far from home, Timothy Wainwright fights for his country and his sanity. His faith in God falters. Even if he survives, how can he stop his stepfather from marrying the girl Timothy loves to Tim''s worst enemy? Thousands of miles away in western Washington, Hope Farrell refuses to marry the man with whom her father is obsessed. He disowns her. War continues, Hope tirelessly cares for soldiers in her hometown, then victims of the deadly Spanish influenza. A battle front cry for help puts Tim to the supreme test: a reminder that only God can heal broken bodies and broken lives. Colleen L. Reece, author of 160+ "Books You Can Trust," six million copies sold, based this book on her parents'' stories about the "Great War," also known as "The war to end all wars."