In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended forhis young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their...

"The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home--but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege"--

The Village charts the life and memories of one man, Bert Middleton, providing the backbone to the story as he lives through the entire hundred years of the 20th century.

Fifteen years after leaving her Old Order Amish life, Rachel Mast returns to Stone Mill, Pennsylvania. Knowing she can never be Amish again, Rachel runs a B&B and tries to help her community in ways they can't help themselves. When the body of a prominent Englisher businessman is found in her Uncle Aaron's cow pasture, Aaron refuses to hire a lawyer, trusting in his innocence and faith. Rachel isn't so sure that's enough, and begins to delve into...

A remote English village wakes on the morning after harvest, looking forward to enjoying a hard-earned day of rest and feasting. But two mysterious columns of smoke mar the sky, raising alarm and suspicion.

Between training the new town garda and trying to set a wedding date with her fiancé, Macdara Flannery, Siobhán O'Sullivan is feeling a bit overwhelmed. She's looking forward to visiting the new bookshop and curling up with an exciting novel - only to discover the shelves contain nothing but Literature with a capital L. The owner not only refuses to stock romances, mysteries, and science fiction, but won't even let customers enter his store unless...

Family is everything to Siobhaan: her five siblings; her dear departed mother for whom the family business, Naomi's Bistro, is named; and now her fiance, Macdara Flannery. So precious is her engagement that Siobhaan wants to keep it just between the two of them for a little longer. But Macdara is her family, which is why when his cousin Jane frantically calls for his help, Siobhaan is at his side as the two garda rush from Kilbane to the rural village...

Follows the daily lives of members of the women's guild in the village of Clatterford St. Mary in England.

Follows the daily lives of members of the women's guild in the village of Clatterford St. Mary in England.

In a tiny village in the Swiss Alps, an angel meets an American girl named Zola who has come with her father to open a school, and together Zola and the angel rescue a group of homeless orphans, who gradually change everything.