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Beyond the Valley

Daughters of the Potomac -

When Sarah Carr's husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn that she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie's family for help but they are unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude. In the wilds of Maryland, Sarah endures the hardships of being indentured and the debasement of being a woman. In despair, she offers up faithful prayers that are answered. But Sarah's new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family's whirlwind of secrets, while she hopes the young doctor she loves will bring her freedom.

The color fascinated the people of the village, who said their fire god had
bestowed it upon her. Some believed it had healing powers and would cut a lock
from the nape of her neck. Others thought it powerful magic and treated her kindly
for fear if they did not, bad luck would befall them. Many stones lighter than when
she was taken, Sarah's clothes hung loose over her frame. Her hands were raw
and red from hard work, and when she lifted the basket to her arm, the reeds
scraped ...

The Land of Elyon #2: Beyond the Valley of Thorns

The second dazzling installment in Patrick Carman's masterful Land of Elyon trilogy! Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role. In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before -- confronting giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace.