Each month, WaterBrook Multnomah gives readers a sneak peek into an upcoming title. See below for our most recent peek.
Sneak Peek
Archive: Historical Fiction
SNEAK PEEK: An Absence So Great, A Novel
Download and read the first chapter of An Absence So Great here!
At the turn of the century, eighteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele has moved to Milwaukee in search of a fresh start. Though inspired by a new opportunity to operate photography studios for those who have fallen ill to mercury poisoning, a piece of her past she’s trying hard to forget makes its way into the foreground of her life.
An Absence So Great is the last book in the Portraits of the Heart series by best selling novelist, Jane Kirkpatrick.
Download and read the first chapter of An Absence So Great here!
SNEAK PEEK: Here Burns My Candle by Liz Curtis Higgs

Emotionally charged. Historically detailed. Vividly told.
Download and read the first chapter of Here Burns My Candle.
Experience the timeless story of Naomi and Ruth, stretched across the rich tapestry of eighteenth-century Scotland. In this moving saga, two women with little in common beyond their shared family name are forced to depend on each other when tragedy strikes. Yet even as darkness falls, a flicker of hope still burns in their hearts.
Download and read the first chapter of Here Burns My Candle.
Available everywhere March 16, 2010.
SNEAK PEEK: Stealing Home



