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Desert Manna Series

Desert Manna Series

The Complete Series (3 book box set)

The early-1870s bring tragedy, hope, and a chance to start over. Their faith is tested as they adapt to their new home in Prescott, Arizona Territory. Will they grow stronger or stretch to the breaking point? Will they come to see God's provision through their trials?


Beauty for Ashes

After Perry Quinn loses everything, he must start over, relying on the charity of his friends and the beautiful single mother Rebecca Elliot. He finds her companionship helps heal his broken heart.


Will they trust God to bring beauty from the ashes of their lives?


Joy for Mourning

Grace Talbert loves helping others and struggles to find her purpose apart from the many suitors her father thrusts upon her. When the handsome, older Joshua Harrison returns to Prescott to raise his daughter, sparks fly.


Will they learn to trust God and each other amid danger?


Oaks of Justice

Attorney Melissa (Mel) Larson longs to make her mark on the world. When her life is in danger, she returns home to Prescott and is pitted against the handsome District Attorney, Alex Glassman. When they face off in the courtroom, Mel’s low blow may have backfired.


Can he save her before it’s too late? Will God protect her?

Beauty for Ashes (Desert Manna Book 1) by Karen Baney. A Christian historical romance book set in Prescott Arizona.

Beauty for Ashes

Desert Manna Book 1

He lost everything. She saves his life. Can he trust her with is broken heart?

As a widow who lost her husband in Sherman’s fiery march to the sea, Rebecca Elliot struggled to provide for her son. When she hears from her brother in Prescott, Arizona, she makes the journey west to start over. An unexpected tragedy on the last leg of her travels changes the trajectory of her heart and life as she never could have imagined. Will she find happiness after years of heartache?

Perry Quinn finally said goodbye to his late wife when his life is turned upside down. When he loses everything that he worked hard to accomplish, he must humble himself and start over while trying to find the answers to why he lost everything. Along the way, a kind woman steals his heart and reminds him that there is beauty in the middle of the ashes of his life. Will he give up his thirst for revenge to pursue love?

Will they trust God to bring beauty from the ashes of their lives?

Joy for Mourning (Desert Manna Book 2) by Karen Baney. A Christian historical romance book set in Prescott Arizona.

Joy for Mourning

Desert Manna Book 2

He never gets the girl. She rebuffs every suitor. Stranded, will these opposites work together?


Grace Talbert spurns every suitor her father finds. She longs for the spark of romance and is unwilling to settle for something less. Her passion is running the Women’s Aid Society which organizes many charitable events to help the poor and the Indians. When a trip to deliver goods to the reservation leaves her stranded with a handsome stranger, she discovers the love she longed for.


After many years of wandering and building up his freight business, Joshua Harrison decides to return to Prescott. As bachelor, he is ill equipped to raise the orphaned daughter of a friend. He hopes the stable life of a small town will bring what he needs to become a good father. Having failed at love twice, he is afraid to try again, until he is stranded with the unconventional and beautiful Grace Talbert.


Will he finally win a woman’s heart? Will she sacrifice her independence for love? Will they learn to trust God amid danger?

Oaks of Justice (Desert Manna Book 3) by Karen Baney. A Christian historical romance book set in Prescott Arizona.

Oaks of Justice

Desert Manna Book 3

Her life is in danger. He’s given up on love. Then they face off in court. Will these enemies find common ground?


Mel Larson is used to being underestimated as a female attorney. When her life is threatened, her mentor takes her home to Prescott. As the defense attorney for her innocent client who is on trial for murder, she goes head-to-head with the new District Attorney. When she apologizes to him for using some unconventional tactics, sparks fly, and she finds a love she had not been looking for.


Alex Glassman was ready to settle down but after a failed courtship, he doubted if he would ever find the right match. When a major court case falls into his lap, he is unprepared to argue the case against a fiery red headed woman. When the case is over and he humbles himself to admit his mistakes, his heart is captured, and he dares to hope that she could be the one.


Will he put aside his pride for his heart’s sake? Will humbling herself repair the damage she caused?


Can he save her before it’s too late? Will God protect her?

Audiobooks

Beauty for Ashes

Beauty for Ashes

Desert Manna Book 1

Release Date:

February 20, 2024

Length:

5 hrs 23 min

Listen to Sample

Beauty for AshesKaren Baney
00:00 / 04:00
Joy for Mourning

Joy for Mourning

Desert Manna Book 2

Release Date:

February 20, 2024

Length:

5 hrs 9 min

Listen to Sample

Joy for MourningKaren Baney
00:00 / 04:00
Oaks of Justice

Oaks of Justice

Desert Manna Book 3

Release Date:

February 20, 2024

Length:

5 hrs 27 min

Listen to Sample

Oaks of JusticeKaren Baney
00:00 / 04:00
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