The Chosen Daughters series highlights the lives of ordinary women who by God’s grace accomplish extraordinary things.

1. Wings Like a Dove: The Courage of Queen Jeanne d’Albret

Destined for a Crown, Daring for the Truth, Dauntless in Adversity

Author: Christine Farenhorst

Released: 5/1/2006

Pages: 208

Price: $11.99

Jeanne d’Albret, born in 1528, is the only daughter of the King and Queen of Navarre. Standing with her beloved Huguenots, Jeanne steps onto the battlefield of history during the tumultuous years of the Reformation (1517–1559). As deadly political events swirl around her tiny kingdom of Navarre, Jeanne is forced to choose: Will she hide the fleeing Huguenots under the very nose of Catherine de Medicis’s henchmen or save her own life?

 

2. Dr. Oma: The Healing Wisdom of Countess Juliana Von Stolberg

Gifted Herbalist, Mender of Hearts, Champion of Freedom

Author: Ethel Herr

Released: 6/30/2006

Pages: 208

Price: $11.99

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Juliana Von Stolberg is an herbalist and the mother of William of Orange. Her granddaughter, Maria, tells the story of this remarkable woman who believes people should not be martyred for their beliefs.

 

3. Against the Tide: The Valor of Margaret Wilson

Bold for the Faith, Brave in Peril, Beautiful in Surrender

Author: Hope Irvin Marston

Released: 7/2/2007

Pages: 220

Price: $11.99

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Seventeenth-century Scotland is a place for cruel intolerance for the Covenanters, a people bound together by their loyal faith. A young, earnest Covenanter, Margaret Wilson finds her pledged loyalty to Christ and his covenant in opposition to King Charles II’s demand or her absolute obedience. Will Margaret choose to defy the authorities? Or will devotion to her family, love for her sweetheart, and hopes for future happiness rule her heart?

 

4. A Cup of Cold Water: The Compassion of Nurse Edith Cavell

Cheerful in Duty, Courageous in Danger, Compassionate in Service

Author: Christine Farenhorst

Released: 9/30/2007

Pages: 224

Price: $11.99

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“The secret password is yorc,” the princess whispered. Edith longed for her girlhood in England, when her secrets had been kept safe by her dog Reddie. But now in God’s timing, Edith is director of a nursing school in Belgium. Caught in the turmoil of World War I, Edith finds herself surrounded by enemy spies. As a nurse protected by the Red Cross, will Edith turn her back on the Allied soldiers who desperately need her help?

 

5. Weight of a Flame: The Passion of Olympia Morata

Psalm – Singer, Passionate Teacher, Pilgrim Adventurer

Author: Simonetta Carr

Released: 11/4/2011

Pages: 224

Price: $11.99

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Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is her father’s finest student and a girl far ahead of her time. A quick tongue and a ready pen are her mind’s tools to record her vivid thoughts, poetry, songs, and opinions. Appointed tutor to Duchess Renee’s children, Olympia looks forward to a bright future – when suddenly, evil rumors threaten to turn her world upside down. In the midst of it all a young doctor comes courting. Will their love survive the danger waiting on the other side of the Alps?