Títulos em Contemporâneo

In High Aspirations, Brad S. Wilson weaves a gripping tale of ambition, technology, and global conspiracy that will leave listeners questioning the true nature of progress.

It started like any other Sunday...Frank Porter and his family went to church. They listened to the preacher. Everything was normal, until the unidentified objects appeared in the sky. Frank tried to dismiss them as nothing, until the objects landed.

A paralyzed young woman goes on the adventure of a lifetime when she seeks to follow in her father's footsteps and become a missionary. The problem is that she's a woman, and she is paralyzed. Will she succeed and accomplish her calling by pushing through and keeping her eyes of Jesus? Or will situations arise at home that require to forfeit her dream? Find out in this heartwarming story!

Hildy Nybo is a successful biologist, her study of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish both a passion and a career. But behind her professional brilliance, Hildy’s reclusive private life reflects a childhood fraught with uncertainty. Despite her father’s love and her mother’s sympathy, she grew up constantly losing even her most cherished belongings, unable to recall where she misplaced them. Haunted by the confusion of those early years, she now records her life in detailed diaries and clings tightly to memory-prompting keepsakes.

Stella Lindy is supposed to be soaking up the sunshine with her bridesmaids on a bachelorette cruise to Hawaii. But when she hits the wrong button on the elevator, the glamorous luxury of the modern ship is replaced with the Missouri River steamboat Arabia filled with strangers—and a mysterious doctor informs her it is 1856. Communicating through an antique mailbox, her friends on the cruise try to guide her back home before the steamboat sinks, but Stella finds herself caught in a tangled web between pro-slavery Border Ruffians and anti-slavery Jayhawkers.

Clive Serkin, a teenage piano prodigy, seeks victory at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, and enlists the help of world-renowned pianist Clare Cardiff. She becomes his mentor and teacher, and even though she is more than twice his age, Clive finds himself falling in love with her. After Clare is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, Clare’s estranged husband Nero takes her away from Clive to pursue further medical testing.

Haunted by visions and memories, Landon seeks answers. He's identified the man in his nightmares. An exorcist in Rome. He's the only one who might know the truth. There's an encroaching darkness, an impeding war between angels and demons. A lot of people will die if Landon doesn't remember a secret he's forgotten.

In Glendale, book one of The Glendale Series, an unlikely relationship blossoms when high school junior Jessica, the new girl from D.C., crosses paths with Joe—a good Christian boy with enough passion and conviction for them both . . . or so he thinks. As he walks a dangerous road, Joe takes bold risks in hopes of making his God Jessica’s. Instead, she becomes his.

For most of her life, Crystal “CJ” Justine has been erroneously compared to her mother, Sasha Renee. Yet even as she struggles to escape Sasha’s image and legacy, she finds herself unconsciously acting out her mother’s (and grandmother’s) past mistakes. CJ’s relationship with men—although few and far between—is tainted by the thing she cannot say, and her faith is weakened by the emotional and spiritual blows she endures.

Este libro relata la historia de un encuentro entre un niño azotado por la soledad y un anciano que en el amor ha obtenido las respuestas. El anciano está de paso, el niño se encuentra solo como casi siempre, pues su madre está muy ocupada, y esto sucede en una ciudad colonial llena de luz y magia. Bastarán dos días para que juntos emprendan un viaje de ida y vuelta a lo más profundo del corazón de Dios.

Haunted by grisly scenes from her past, journalist Ione Stavros needs to heal and recharge. According to its website, the mysterious St. Ninian’s Sanctuary is a perfect place to do that. On an island so far south it’s nearly in Antarctica, the retreat center promises quiet opportunities to meet with God and find refreshment. She prays that’s true, because this is her last hope.

Meet The Hit Tickets. They are a successful rock band. The pianist is in love with the guitarist, who is in love with the bassist, who is in love with the drummer, who is in love with the pianist. When one of them breaks this romantic circle, there are immediate repercussions. But there’s much more to this novelette than romantic entanglements.

After a shocking presidential assassination in the early 2030s, this second installment of the Tribulation Cult series continues to follow the lives of four former college friends. Their divergent life paths take two of their number to the very summit of world politics. As the nation continues to split along liberal and conservative lines, the future of Christianity in America becomes increasingly divisive.

After a near-fatal encounter with alcohol poisoning, Aaron Mitchell is forced to confront the brokenness of his past. Returning from a 90-day rehab stay, he is determined to rebuild his life in his hometown of Silverwood, NC, but his recovery journey is far from over. As whispers of his past threaten his new beginning, Aaron discovers that redemption doesn’t come easy—and grace requires strength.

Ellie Sawyer has always felt more comfortable with books than people, which explains why she's a PhD history student neck deep in research and trying to complete her doctoral dissertation in time to graduate. But the final books she needs are half a world away in the tiny European kingdom of Lethersby, and the only time she can access the secretive Royal Castle Library is during the Christmas holiday.

Sylvia had been raised in a pastor's home, but when she went to college and met Kenneth, that all was left behind as part of her life. Many years later and a large part of her life lived, she found herself in the life of country-club luncheons and volunteering at the local woman's clinic to help low-income ladies be able to access abortions. This was her life until the day her precious granddaughter died in her arms, and it was her fault.

Jordan DuBois has worked hard to get where he is. As an Assistant Special Agent in Charge for the Office of the Inspector General, his days are full of investigations and paperwork. When he digs into the murder of a small-town farmer as a favor to an old friend, he finds himself embroiled in an investigation that jeopardizes not only his career, but his marriage and his life.

When the charismatic pastor of Kentucky’s biggest and most popular megachurch collapses on stage in front of thousands, a frenzy of speculation erupts. Is he sick? Washed up? Or is it that woman? Mysterious and strikingly beautiful, could “Meadow from small-town Louisiana” be responsible for the revered Timothy’s downfall? Desperate to escape scrutiny, Timothy inflames rumors even more when he takes a sabbatical with the lovely Meadow—to Shady Gully, Louisiana.

As a guide, Luke has helped countless new arrivals journey from the old train station in the valley to the city beyond, in a strange and wondrous land. Once a new arrival himself, he aids visitors in healing old wounds and confronting life’s greatest mysteries while awaiting a long-lost friend. When an elderly woman named Anna arrives, familiar yet unknown, Luke embarks on what will be his final journey as a guide, unaware of the profound connection about to unfold. The Ones We Wait For is a novel about loss, love, faith, and heaven.

Als Josefine von ihrem ehemaligen Klassenkameraden Fynn aufgesucht wird, ist sie mehr als irritiert: Der junge Mann, der inzwischen ein großer Abenteurer und erfolgreicher Schatzsucher ist, versucht sie davon zu überzeugen, dass ihr im Sterben liegender Großvater wissen könnte, wo das sagenumwobene Bernsteinzimmer versteckt ist. Tatsächlich gibt der geschwächte Mann ihnen Hinweise auf den Verbleib des von den Nationalsozialisten geraubten und seit 1945 verschollenen Bernsteinschatzes. Also begeben sich die beiden auf die nicht ungefährliche Suche nach diesem großen Mysterium ...