All the Lost Places

All the Lost Places

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

Discovered floating in a basket along the canals of Venice, Sebastien Trovato wrestles with questions of his origins. Decades later, on an assignment to translate a rare book, Daniel Goodman finds himself embroiled in a web of secrets carefully kept within the ancient city and in the mystery of the man whose story the book does not finish: Sebastien.
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Set the Stars Alight

Set the Stars Alight

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

Reeling from the loss of her parents, Lucie Clairmont discovers an artifact under the floorboards of their London flat, leading her to an old seaside estate. Aided by her childhood friend Dashel, a renowned forensic astronomer, they start to unravel a history of heartbreak, sacrifice, and love begun 200 years prior—one that may offer the healing each seeks.
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Whose Waves These Are

Whose Waves These Are

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper asking readers to send rocks in honor of loved ones to create something life-giving—but the building halts when tragedy strikes. Decades later, Annie returns to the coastal Maine town where stone ruins spark her curiosity and her search for answers faces a battle against time.
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Yours Is the Night

Yours Is the Night

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

Mireilles finds her world rocked when the Great War comes crashing into the idyllic home she has always known, taking much from her. When Platoon Sergeant Matthew Petticrew discovers her in the Forest of Argonne, three things are clear: She is alone in the world, she cannot stay, and he and his two companions might be the only ones who can get her to safety.
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Bespoke

Bespoke

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

A Secret. A Bicycle. A Promise...While the elusive Secret Symphony of Giovanni St. John captivated the world's fascination, it left his daughter closed away in the Silent House – she, the one who holds the fullness of truth about the ninth symphony. Now Aria St. John is determined to not only break free of the loss that has defined her, but to honor her father through one final gift in his last days.On the tiny Isle of Espoir, only one man can help in her quest: James Shaw, the village blacksmith... and the lost friend of her childhood. Will they be able to overcome the tragedy that separated them before it's too late?Written to slip easily into the stolen moments of the busy holiday season, this enchanting novelette delves into the miracle of second chances, the gift of God's healing redemption, and the joy of the unexpected.
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Tin Can Serenade

Tin Can Serenade

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

Enter into a simpler time in this petite tale, which is just long enough to tuck into a stolen moment as you rest your feet and quiet your heart in the bustle of a busy season. An enchanting Christmas story laced with joy, God's healing hand in the broken places of life weaves through each letter passed between two children as they uncover a story long-buried and filled with love, loss, and hope.Two homes in the mountainsSnowed in for winter’s keep;A river in between them,A rope tight o’er the deep.A mother and her daughter,A father and his son,A cottage and a cabin,A story yet unspunBut time did freeze a tin canDangling from that ropeA messenger from days gone by,Echoing long lost hope.Until a cold November daySaw decades fall away;Young hands inscribed a folded scrap,A missive sent to say…_________________So begins the plucky correspondence of Timothy and Genevieve, two children about to uncover a story long-buried... one filled with love, with loss, and with hope. An enchanting Christmas story laced with joy, God's healing hand in the broken places of life weaves through each letter passed over the river in that tin-can strung from the rusted pulley. Enter into a simpler time in this petite tale, written to be just long enough to tuck into a stolen moment as you rest your feet and quiet your heart in the bustle of a busy season.
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From Roots to Sky

From Roots to Sky

Amanda Dykes

Historical / Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction

WWII airman Luke found comfort in letters from the sister of a lost compatriot. When he visits Texas to thank her, he discovers her constructing a project with surprising ties to his letters . . . and that she herself is even more surprising. While a promising opportunity awaits him elsewhere, will what they've shared be enough to give their future flight?
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