The freezing winds off Lake Michigan swept across the snow laden grounds and through the cracks of a building that held southern prisoners in Camp Douglas, Illinois. Huddled with the other prisoners, John mulled over the reasons he had enlisted, even after his father had forbidden it. He knew the only real reason was to protect his best friend Frankie, who had enlisted first but never even bothered to show up at the station when the recruits left for war. Shivering, he wondered if he would ever see his family again and especially the girl he had loved since childhood. John realized that nothing but an act of God could deliver him from this hell on earth. The year was 1864. The Messenger combines the history of the Civil War, the love of family, and faith that holds on to miracles. Author Johnny Neil Smith paints a vivid picture of struggles, belief, fear, and hope wrapped into one fascinating story of how angels still minister and bring courage to those who trust in God. 'Smith's command of the era's politics and history and his feel for Southern family relationships make this tale an above-par work of period fiction.' -Publisher's Weekly

The Given Hand: A Messenger's Journey is the spellbinding story of Otto Throw and how his special, sometimes problematic Gift has shaped his life. It chronicles the challenges he faced as he learned how to live with, and finally harness his rare Gift, and what the knowledge he gained in the process can mean to us all.

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF AND AN UNFORGETTABLE AND SWEEPING FAMILY SAGA. From the author of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller The Book Thief, I Am the Messenger is an acclaimed novel filled with laughter, fists, and love. A MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR BOOK FIVE STARRED REVIEWS Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver without much of a future. He's pathetic at playing cards, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Audrey, and utterly devoted to his coffee-drinking dog, the Doorman. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when the first ace arrives in the mail. That's when Ed becomes the messenger. Chosen to care, he makes his way through town helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: Who's behind Ed's mission?

Thomas, a blacksmith in the Norwegian mountain village of Bergland, has grown tired of simply going through the motions of day-to-day life. He can't shake the intrigue he feels about the picturesque mountain that stands at the edge of the village--normally considered a gigantic monument to the dangers and risks that lay outside what is known. Now Thomas is facing the biggest challenge of his life--confronted with the task of sacrificing everything he holds dear to try and save what he loves most. Courageously turning away from the fears that keep other villagers trapped in their routine, Thomas breaks tradition to discover what truths the mountain may hold for him. What he finds will cause him to question everything he has believed, and lead him to life-changing decisions that will affect every aspect of his life. The Messenger is an engaging allegory about awakening to hope and discovering a life full of glorious significance. Take the journey up the mountain and see what it holds for you.

In August 2013, Candice M. Sanderson's life changed in a ten-minute period of time. When her training as a psychologist failed to explain these events, she reluctantly followed the breadcrumbs down a path which resulted in an extraordinary adventure into the unknown. The Reluctant Messenger chronicles her expedition across a vast expanse of universal consciousness that resulted in new truths about life that she thought she had known so well.

Messenger from the Summer of Love is an original story that takes you on a mystical journey during that summer in 1967. Travel with an adventurous, twenty-year old man (Trevor) from the San Fernando Valley to the legendary Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, the birthplace of the Hippies. Along his magical journey Trevor stops at the Monterey Pop Festival and eventually lands in the heart of the 1960s movement in San Francisco. This is not so much a journey in miles as it is an exploration of the mind and spirit. In San Francisco, Trevor meets a young teacher with the power of miracles and an important message for the future. Trevor shares the legacy of the Summer of Love and its feeling of unity. He says, "Today many people are fearful and afraid to love, so we have lost something precious. What happed to that dream? This book is based on my journals, which I 'unearthed like a fascinating time capsule.'"