Books published by Emerald House Group

Baby Jesus is Missing is set in the small town of Reedy River. It is early December and baby Jesus figurines have been mysteriously disappearing from all over town. When Catherine and her younger sister, Susanna Mae, learn of a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible, they begin their careers as detectives. But will they solve the mystery of the baby Jesus thief and collect the reward money or will the danger, heartache, and betrayal they encounter be more than they bargained for? Baby Jesus is Missing chronicles the sometimes humorous, sometimes frightening and ultimately life-changing experience of Catherine and Susanna Mae whose journey will require self-sacrifice, faith, and courage.

"The United States is celebrating forty years since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In a futuristic world, abortion is no longer legal, and those who once committed the atrocities have done their best to blend into society, hoping that no one will ever know who they once were. Roberta Sheridan has been working as a reporter in the political arena, rubbing shoulders with the political elite of Washington, D.C. But when "citizen reporter" Michael Chan approaches her with a story that could change the current political climate in an election year, will Roberta believe him? If his sources prove to be true, Michael Chan's online newspaper will finally be recognized as legitimate news, and Roberta's career will be on the fast-track. But are the sources reliable? And what will be the ultimate cost if they are?"--

The Village picks up where The Journey left off in a tale of community and compassion . . . With Marjorie's wedding, the Thornes are happily settled in the welcoming village of Ceristen. Fred has steady employment, and even Gwenda is making friends. Other new arrivals, however, are finding it harder to adjust . . .Mordred Kenhelm has spent his eighteen years surviving. Having shepherded his sister and brother to the distant promise of Orden, what happens when reality sets in? Can their family bond weather old traumas, social condescension, and a tragic accident?The Village uses the setting of a small-town drama against the backdrop of a fantasy world to explore the deepest, ugliest, and most beautiful facets of human nature. What does it mean to love your neighbor? Look for the answer in The Village.

Had it really only been a year since the Double Cousins solved their first mystery? But now back at Grandpa's ranch for their summer visit, it seemed something was missing-one of those exciting mysteries. For the first time in a year, they were all together again, and the time was slipping by with no mystery. If this was the new normal, they didn't like it very much.Then out of the blue, strangers arrive at the ranch and drop a mystery right into their laps, shocking even Grandpa with ranch history he had never heard.The Happy Hollow school property was originally part of Grandpa's land. Had the first one been a sod building? Can they fulfill the dream of a centenarian by recovering its history and, against all odds, find the tiny time capsule hidden by two young boys over 120 years ago? And can they put up with an annoying visitor who doesn't like the ranch or anything on it?In the seventh Double Cousins Mystery, the cousins, including Brandon, use all their sleuthing skills-along with some new ones-to help that family of strangers find the answer to their mystery; and in the process, they learn that mysteries truly are a part of history.

The fate of a kingdom rests in the hands of a girl who cannot remember her own name.Seventeen-year-old Adaliah is the warrior and Lady of Targe, but when she wakes up in the Kest River, presumed dead by the world, she has lost her memory and is being hunted by unknown forces. Injured and alone, she must put together the pieces of her broken past and shattered kingdom.The world is at war with a tyrannical king who is searching for four powerful swords. If King Cades finds them, his victory will be sealed, and his power over life and death will be complete. The only hope of survival is in the hands of Adaliah-can she find her place in this war-torn world?

Lester Sharp is a workaholic, obsessed with the success of his business and oblivious to the world around him. All of that changes when a peculiar stranger comes into his shop asking for food and help. Lester soon finds himself on an impossible journey around the world to bear witness to some of the greatest tragedies a person can know, all frozen in a single moment of time.In this challenging and gripping novel, debut author Chad Pettit, delivers a supernatural, pulse-pounding adventure in which Lester Sharp is in for the longest second of his life and learns lessons to last a lifetime.

The year is 2522. Anna is a Remnant-a secret Christian in a world that has banned any form of religion. She is also an astro-geologist working with her Robot, named Z, for the Planetary Science Commission. The PSC has worked for 200 years to find alien life on another planet, and finally, after two centuries, a primitive lifeform has been discovered. Faced with the reality of evolved primitives on a forested moon, Anna begins to question all she has ever believed.Anna and Z travel to the newly-discovered moon in search of answers, but a terrible accident leaves them stranded. Faced with dangerous natives and unfamiliar surroundings, Anna and Z stumble upon a conspiracy that has universal implications. Will Anna discover the truth about the moon and its inhabitants? Can God still move within a culture that has abandoned Him?

In today’s world of instant communication, any problems with cellular service or Wi-Fi access can be a major disruption to one’s day. But there is one kind of communication that is always reliable and never disrupts: prayer. In Prayer: The Most Reliable Wireless Communication, Rev. John Clark Mayden, Jr. compares today’s technology to communicating with God. This book will show you the importance of keeping the “air waves” clear to connecting with the God Who cares more about you than any other connection you’ll ever make.

DISOWNED by her family.EJECTED from a life of privilege to one of abject servitude.FORCED to participate in a duel with only two results: death for the loser, power for the victor.After watching her brother, Artka, march off to war against Ecclessa, Jeda is unexpectedly forced from her family home. Sentenced to a life of service, she is sent to the courts of the Emperor. Jeda fears she will be forced to a life of drudgery-or worse. But when Jeda is scrutinized by the sinister Hod-ya she soon learns that she has been selected for the deadly "Scarth and Avangar" duels in Pitland. Jeda must either submit to Hod-ya's depraved training and learn to draw on dark powers to fight, or resist the pressure to conform and allow herself to be victimized.Will Logon Xychirion intervene and send a brigade to attempt Jeda's rescue?Jeda's journey INTO THE GLOOM takes her from the emperor's dungeons through the menacing Ra-Amawl forest where an ancient evil roams, and ultimately toward the foul, depraved land of Pitland. Jeda soon discovers that evil is even more prevalent and powerful than she could have imagined. How can those who hope in goodness survive, much less overcome, wickedness?

Born in 1846 in Ireland at the start of the "Great Hunger," James Kinnier Wilson emigrated to Philadelphia to start a new life at seventeen years old. After his life took a dramatic turn, he found himself attending Princeton and then a college in Scotland, where he met Agnes Hately, the talented daughter of a famous figure in the Scottish "Disruption"--the emergence of the Free Church of Scotland.Agnes and James, now newlyweds, crossed the dangerous Atlantic and settled in rural New Jersey. While there, Agnes wrote intimate letters home about her children, the people around her, the church, and the dangers of endemic disease.Called in 1878 to the Wild West to found churches and to farm, Agnes again revealed in detail the conditions of her life on the frontier and her impressions of American women, cowboys, servant girls, church-goers, and provides some never before seen detail to what is called the "Last Indian Raid in Kansas."In Ireland to the Wild West, Marcus Paul uses these letters penned by Agnes to take readers on a journey through Agnes and James' engagement, marriage, dangerous travels, and their arrival and life in America. Through her letters, a treasure trove for historians, readers will gain a unique insight to that time period and will find an engrossing and inspiring story of romance, faith, tragedy, and hope.

Dr. Theodore C. Danson Smith went to be with Christ in May 2018, after a lifetime of Christian service. Theo—as he was known—had a burning passion for the Word of God, and for making its message better known via both the spoken and the written word. His sermons on the intriguing—and at times mysterious—book of Revelation were preached in various churches throughout Great Britain and were very well received. These sermons have now been put into print as part of Theo’s legacy to the wider church of God. You now have these in your hand to aid your understanding and enjoyment of the last book in the inspired volume. They are what they say: Snapshots from the Book of Revelation.

When our young child is faced with a challenge, our parental instinct yells at us to overcome it for them and as quickly as possible.Teacher, Mom helps us to consider the source of our help and encourages us to reach and teach our children so that they can learn how to overcome for themselves.Teacher, Mom utilizes foundational principles of the Scriptures to encourage children not to condemn themselves, to be encouraged, and to keep trying!It offers realistic scenarios and actual victories that have been won.This story addresses the highs and lows of the daily life of a young child in homeschool and it also expresses the success that will be had if they continue despite obstacles.Teacher, Mom also mentions life lessons that can be a little more difficult to teach such as patience and self-control. This sweet story speaks to real situations and the power that God has to change them.