Cry of Freedom

Series · 8 books · 2013

By Sarah Price, Tamera Lynn Kraft, Carrie Fancett Pagels, and more

Books in series

Return to Shirley Plantation

2013

Abducted against his will, theater manager Matthew Scott is conscripted into the Confederate army because of his Copperhead senator father’s political leanings. Injured at Malvern Hill, Matthew is taken by the Union army to Shirley Plantation in Virginia where he is tended by seamstress Angelina Rose, a freed slave. Given an opportunity to leave the South and start a new life for herself, Angelina remained for the sake of her sister’s orphaned twins who are still enslaved. Matthew must use his acting skills to to remain safe. Will his return to Shirley Plantation settle a mystery concerning his father’s past? And will Matthew find the family he longs for?

The Last Waltz

2013

150 years ago the history of America changed forever. Live 1863 through the stories of some of our finest writers – the passion, the romance, the tragedy, and the triumph. Carrie Fancett Pagels. Kathleen Maher. Joy Ross Davis. Sarah Price. Karen Anna Vogel. Patrick E. Craig. Willard Carpenter. Big Daddy Abel. Murray Pura. David Stearman. And many more. The plantations. The Underground Railroad. Chancellorsville. Vicksburg. Gettysburg. Little Round Top. Chickamauga. Chattanooga. Missionary Ridge. The soldiers in the field. The families at home. The nurses in the hospitals. The speeches at Richmond and Washington. The prayers in churches North and South. It’s all here in one of the most dramatic series ever produced. A new story by a different author released every two weeks between April and November. Join us for one of the most exciting events in American inspirational publishing – Helping Hands Press presents CRY OF FREEDOM! Charity Davis has not seen her husband Mitchell since he enlisted in the Confederate army in 1861. But war comes to northwestern Georgia in September 1863 at a place called Chickamauga Creek and her husband's regiment has to march past the farm on its way to the battlefield. A bullet wound from a sniper brings Mitchell to his own farmhouse to seek help and to recover. Unexpectedly, Charity and Mitchell have the gift of a day together, a day when the war is far away, when the sun is golden, and when they are like bride and bridegroom again on the farm they first came to twenty years before.

Bachelor Buttons

2013

The daughter of immigrants who fled the Irish Potato Famine, Rose Meehan longs for a better life than the tenements of New York City. Courted by two men—a young doctor who represents material security, and a poor violin instructor who has captured her heart—she must choose between a life of advantage-grabbing or a life of faith. When Manhattan explodes in mob rule following Lincoln's unpopular draft, the heroic action of one suitor brings provision for those she loves, and reveals God's plan.

Christmas Union

2013

Rebecca Mendenhall is counting the days to Christmas, when she'll wed Johnny Whittier in their Quaker Meeting House. But in September, a division is formed between Rebecca and Johnny. The Fugitive Slave Law is enacted, making it illegal to aid runaway slaves in Pennsylvania, punishable by heavy fines and prison sentences. Rebecca's parents are avid abolitionists and Johnny' father is not, believing Quakers must abide by the laws of the land. Division's among the Quakers on how to deal with this new law splits their Meeting House in two: Rebecca in one house and Johnny in another. Will Rebecca and Johnny be united by their wedding date, or will Rebecca see Levi Vickman, a passionate young abolitionist, in a new light? A house divided against itself cannot stand, Rebecca's parents warn her, implying someone like Levi would be a better match. Abolitionists such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth and John Greenleaf Whittier, persuade many Quakers who feel they are breaking this new law realize that they are keeping a commandment from God: to cloth the naked, feed the hungry, and remember those in chains. Christmas Union is based on true stories of abolitionist in Chester Country, PA, and the anguish the Fugitive Slave Law brought to the local Quakers. "Karen Anna Vogel is an author on a mission to use stories to entertain and encourage, but most of all to help heal the hurting...and she does it masterfully!" Kathi Macias, prolific author of 40 novels, including Unexpected Christmas Hero. Karen Anna Vogel is the author of the popular Amish Knitting Circle series. She goes straight to the Amish grapevine for inspiration, having many Amish friends in Western Pennsylvania. To date she has five novels: Amish Knitting Circle: Smicksburg Tales 1, Amish Friends Knitting Circle: Smicksburg Tales 2, Amish Knit Lit Circle: Smicksburg Tales 3, Knit Together, The Amish Doll, Granny & Jeb's Love Story, and Amish Pen Pals: Rachael's Confession. Karen lives in a century old farmhouse with her husband Tim, where they enjoy homesteading. They have four married children and a granddaughter, who they plan to spoil rotten. Visit her blog, Amish Crossings, or her Facebook author page to celebrate the simple life. See hundreds of her Amish pictures, swap gardening tips and thrifty recipes, meet fellow knitters and crocheters, and leave prayer requests.

Gettysburg's Chosen Sons

2013

150 years ago the history of America changed forever. Live 1863 through the stories of some of our finest writers – the passion, the romance, the tragedy, and the triumph. Carrie Fancett Pagels. Kathleen Maher. Joy Ross Davis. Sarah Price. Karen Anna Vogel. Patrick E. Craig. Willard Carpenter. Big Daddy Abel. Murray Pura. David Stearman. And many more. The plantations. The Underground Railroad. Chancellorsville. Vicksburg. Gettysburg. Little Round Top. Chickamauga. Chattanooga. Missionary Ridge. The soldiers in the field. The families at home. The nurses in the hospitals. The speeches at Richmond and Washington. The prayers in churches North and South. It’s all here in one of the most dramatic series ever produced. A new story by a different author released every two weeks between April and November. Join us for one of the most exciting events in American inspirational publishing – Helping Hands Press presents CRY OF FREEDOM! The war is closing in on Pennsylvania. Abram and Thomas, the two oldest sons of the Lapp family in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, have a decision to make. Both want to support their country, yet only one of them can go for their father needs their help with the farm work. Leaving their family farm to join with the militia in Harrisburg means more than just risking death on the battle field. It means a certain spiritual death among their Amish family and community as the Amish are staunch pacifists. How do two brothers make the decision and what happens to the loved ones left behind? Sarah Price, best-selling author of Amish Christian Romances, explores the aftermath of such a decision in Gettysburg's Chosen Sons. Based in part on her own family history when her great-great-great-granduncle (pictured on the cover) left his Mennonite family to fight at Gettysburg, Ms. Price explores the emotional turmoil of what happens to those left at the farm, worried and wondering about the safety of their loved ones on the battlefront.

Sheltering Arms

2013

Renée Harris and her husband Coleman are wealthy plantation owners in war-torn Virginia during the year 1863. When her husband and son join the Confederate Army, Renée must contend with life at “Rose Hill,” all on her own. She struggles with devastating grief and the hardships of war and must elicit the aid of her trusty slaves to get by. During Rene's moment of deepest despair two miraculous events occur that will eventually restore her faith in God and give her strength to go on with her life.

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Sweet Child of Mine

2013

Other fathers are going to war but young Kitt Burns sees no reason why her father should have to join them. The two of them live in another country and she doesn't believe the American Civil War is their fight. But her father has his own reasons for bearing arms on behalf of the Union and he enlists and travels south, living Kitt in the care of an uncle and aunt. He promises before God that he will return to her. But as the war goes on and on and casualties mount, Kitt fears it's the one promise that her father will never be able to keep. 150 years ago the history of America changed forever. Live 1863 through the stories of some of our finest writers – the passion, the romance, the tragedy, and the triumph.

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Soldier's Heart

2013

Can they build a life together when his soldier’s heart comes between them? Noah Andrews, a soldier with the Ohio Seventh Regiment can’t wait to get home now that his three year enlistment is coming to an end. He plans to start a new life with his young wife. Molly was only sixteen when she married her hero husband. She prayed every day for him to return home safe and take over the burden of running a farm. But they can’t keep the war from following Noah home. This Inspirational Civil War romance gives the reader a taste of what it was like for the soldiers coming home from the war with PTSD.

Authors

Sarah Price

Author · 63 books

ECPA Christian Fiction Bestseller (June 2014, July 2014) Amazon Top 100 Author for Books & eBooks (January 2016, September 2013, August 2013, May 2013, April 2013, February 2013, January 2013, December 2012) ————————————- The author of over 30 novels, Sarah Price publishes with Realms, an imprint of Charisma House and Waterfall, an imprint of Brilliance Audio. Her book, An Empty Cup, was #3 on Amazon Top 100 eBooks in January 2016. Follow her on social media: Blog:http://www.sarahpriceauthor.com. Facebook: http://facebook.com/fansofsarahprice. Instagram: @SarahPriceAuthor Twitter: @SarahPriceAuthr Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/SarahPrice FAMILY HERITAGE During the early 1700s, the Preiss family arrived in America aboard an old sailing vessel called the Patience. The family left Europe, escaping Catholic persecution for their Anabaptist beliefs. Sarah Price comes from a long line of devout Mennonites, including numerous church leaders and ministers throughout the years. In 1969, Sarah Price was born in Pennsylvania and lived on the land of her ancestors, Johannes Preiss and "King Tammany", otherwise known as Tamanend, a chief of the Lenni Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley. In the early 1970s, her family moved to Morristown, New Jersey where she still resides with her husband, two children, and assortment of animals. Ms. Price has advanced degrees in Communication (MA), Marketing (MBA), and Educational Leadership (PhD). Ms. Price was a former full-time college professor. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013, she now writes full-time.

Tamera Lynn Kraft

Author · 7 books

Tamera Lynn Kraft has always loved adventures. She loves to write historical fiction set in the United States because there are so many stories in American history. There are strong elements of faith, romance, suspense and adventure in her stories. She has received 2nd place in the NOCW contest, 3rd place TARA writer’s contest, and is a finalist in the Frasier Writing Contest and has other novellas in print. She’s been married for 38 years to the love of her life, Rick, and has two married adult children and two grandchildren. Tamera has two novellas in print: A Christmas Promise and Resurrection of Hope. Her first full length novel, Alice’s Notions, is due to be released in April. Tamera has been a children’s pastor for over 20 years. She is the leader of a ministry called Revival Fire For Kids where she mentors other children’s leaders, teaches workshops, and is a children’s ministry consultant and children’s evangelist and has written children’s church curriculum. She is a recipient of the 2007 National Children’s Leaders Association Shepherd’s Cup for lifetime achievement in children’s ministry.

Carrie Fancett Pagels

Author · 16 books

Carrie Fancett Pagels is a multi-award-winning, bestselling, multi-published author of Christian fiction. She resides with her family in the Historic Triangle of Virginia, but hails from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan—where she loves to visit often. You can follow Carrie on BookBub at bit.ly/35wBSk3

Kathleen L. Maher

Author · 5 books

Kathleen L. Maher’s infatuation with conflicted heroes began with her preschool crush, Peter Rabbit, and she’s loved redeeming fictional bad boys ever since. Her stories have appeared in Barbour Books’ novella collections. Her Civil War series the Sons of the Shenandoah, includes Genesis Award-winning The Abolitionist’s Daughter (2018). Book 2, The Chaplains Daughter, (2019) follows the oldest Sharpe brother and his reluctant path to happily ever after. Book 3, No Man's Daughter (2021) features the youngest brother Ben. Bachelor Buttons (2020), a Civil War novella, tells the story of the Battle of Manhattan and celebrates her Irish heritage. A Cowboy romance releases in March 2022 in Scrivenings Press’s Cowboy Cousins. Kathleen shares an old farmhouse in upstate New York with her husband, children, and many, many animals. Follow for her latest book sales: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kathl...