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Tracey Bateman is also published as Tracey Cross, is the Christy award-winning author of more than thirty titles and has nearly a million books in print. She lives in Missouri's Ozarks with her husband and four children. ...more

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It's been ages since I blogged. No, I mean AGES...But tod...

It's been ages since I blogged. No, I mean AGES...
But today I was thinking about God and all things we attribute to Him and I wonder how He feels about it if he didn't really send it, but rather it was just a natural coincidence. I know some folks are appalled at the thought that God might not be super-sovereign. And I truly believe in the sovereignty of God. But sometimes things just happen becau Read more of this blog post »

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	The Color of the Soul (The Penbrook Diaries #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,053 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Finds You in Wildrose, North Dakota 3.95 avg rating — 1,012 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Had Me at Good-bye (Drama Queen #2) 3.79 avg rating — 559 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freedom of the Soul (The Penbrook Diaries #2) 4.32 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Catch a Rising Star (Drama Queen #1) 3.69 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	That's -Not Exactly- Amore (Drama Queen #3) 3.81 avg rating — 451 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirsty 3.31 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	California Chances (California Chances, #1-3) by Tracey Bateman (Goodreads Author), Cathy Marie Hake, Kelly Eileen Hake 4.26 avg rating — 384 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leave It to Claire (Claire Everett #1) 3.89 avg rating — 418 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defiant Heart (Westward Hearts #1) 3.75 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2007 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts

by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)

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The Rise and Fall of the Kansas City Prophets

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Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel

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“But there were certain incentives for slaves who showed loyalty to their masters, even if it meant betraying another slave.”
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