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The Baker’s Daughter: Braving Evil in WW II Berlin
Chaos reigns over WW II Berlin, and for many, confronting evil may cost them everything. For the Mittendorf family, evil lurks in the very bakery they are trying to save.
Seventeen-year-old Liddy wanted to go away to a quiet college. But, surrendering to her father’s pleas, she comes back to the bakery—only to face new customer Keppler, a Nazi officer. Boyfriend Marek, a young man with a secretive past, labors just a few paces away in the kitchen, but his avoidance of Keppler is puzzling.
Liddy’s father Klaus secures a night job as a prison guard where Christian martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer is held. Klaus smuggles out the pastor’s letters, sharing their spiritual wisdom, much to wife Renate’s delight.
Tensions rise as Keppler becomes a regular customer at the bakery. An exacting, meticulous man, he establishes a tenuous relationship with Liddy’s young brother, Willy, surprisingly helping him with his cherished piano playing.
Liddy becomes enmeshed in the world of other Christian notables braving evil. Life is fraught with danger—from air raids, to the Hitler Youth, to spies intent on betrayal.
When Liddy makes a critical mistake foreboding to a loved one, she is rocked to the core. Lacking the discipline that Bonhoeffer had espoused, Liddy becomes so depressed that her father must convince her anew of God’s unconditional love.
Liddy rebounds to courageously confront Keppler, while also trying to re-connect the officer with his long-lost God. He relishes the battle, taunting Liddy until she faces a decision that puts her own faith on the line.
Braving evil is indeed daunting. One night, when Willy’s well-being is dependent on Keppler, unconditional love comes into play once again. But with times so treacherous, is there any way the bakery can survive?
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The Baker’s Legacy
Teen-aged Resistance fighter Liddy has persevered, going toe-to-toe with Nazi officer Keppler. Living out her faith has helped save the Mittendorf family bakery in Berlin.
But now, as WW II is winding down, the city is under siege by the Russians, and the family’s very survival lies in the balance.
The final invasion brings with it an unthinkable atrocity forced upon Liddy. With mounting misfortunes, she questions not only the viability of an unwanted pregnancy, but also her once strong faith.
Meanwhile, Liddy’s sweetheart and fellow Resistance warrior, Marek, who was snatched away from her by the Nazis, has been longing to reunite. Escaping from a gruesome work camp, he strives mightily to find Liddy, but time and again is re-buffed.
The end of the war brings hardship to all. But out of nowhere, the redeemed Keppler, imprisoned in a POW camp, comes back in a most startling way.
Sequel to The Baker’s Daughter, Illumination Award Winner.
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Finding Uncle Newton
After moving in with her Uncle Isaac Newton, teen-aged Catherine soon discovers what most people already knew—he was brilliant at sorting out God’s laws of nature. But with his nose always in his studies, whether about the forces of gravity or the Bible, he was not so adept at a kindred relationship with her. She determines she must search elsewhere for what she craved—and finds the energy and connection in a local London coffeehouse, where she meets prospective boyfriend John.
Challenged by his new job as Warden of the Mint, Isaac realizes Catherine can contribute as a spy at the coffeehouse, as he tries to stop rampant counterfeiters such as the clever and devious William Chaloner. Catherine relishes the opportunity to bond as they work together, but faces a setback. Sadly, a case of the smallpox sends her packing to the countryside where she must isolate. Adding to her misery, she discovers boyfriend John may be implicated in a counterfeiting scheme.
Meanwhile, Isaac, facing multiple obstacles, continues to pursue his elusive nemesis—Chaloner. Catherine recovers and returns to help her uncle, but they determine that the best way forward not only involves John, but will require sacrifice. Will Chaloner ever be convicted? Will Catherine find her true connection? Isaac Newton’s faith helps lead the way. Based on true historical events and people.
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Freedom’s Call
While America is caught up in pre-Civil War turmoil, fourteen year-old Brady desperately wants to become a steamboat cub-pilot, but will an explosion and a fugitive slave spoil his dreams?
Brady blames black deck hand, William Wells Brown, who flees and becomes a fugitive slave. Brady reluctantly takes an apprentice job for abolitionist newspaperman Elijah Lovejoy. Would Lovejoy’s Christian message soften Brady’s heart? Or would his fondness for mixed-race office mate Charlotte? He remains conflicted, and spirals to a new low.
But when an angry mob seizes Lovejoy’s printing press and dumps it in the river, Brady is called to escort a new press via steamboat along the river that Mark Twain would make famous. Danger lurks around every bend, whether from river pirates or pro-slavery thugs.
Based on true stories featuring the lives of two noted figures of the era: Elijah Lovejoy, Christian newspaper abolitionist whom Lincoln knew, and William Wells Brown, a fugitive slave who became a famous author documenting the plight of the slaves.
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Da Vinci’s Disciples
Will Leonardo da Vinci ever allow their paintbrushes to touch the famed wall? Apprentice Dom dreams of adding to the Last Supper, if only fellow apprentice Romolo would get out of his way. But instead, Leonardo wants Dom to build and test his inventions. Alas, from diving suits to gliders, success is hard to come by. All are disappointed—from Leonardo to young housekeeper Fiorella.
Dom becomes key researcher of the lives of Jesus’ disciples, as well as keeper of Leonardo’s many drawings. But when some go missing, Dom becomes a suspect.
Competition, sabotage, and betrayal take center stage as the apprentices’ dreams are shattered. If only they could develop persistence and forgiveness, and realize they’re more than just disciples of Leonardo. Could it be their lives would become eerily similar to the very disciples they’re so anxious to paint?
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