Books like Maris by Grace Livingston Hill

After losing her family, a seventeen‑year‑old orphan named Elizabeth flees from a Montana wilderness to Philadelphia, pursued by a killer, while her faith, horse, and two pistols become her only allies.

Two bachelor brothers, David and Joseph, live on an old farm until a city‑raised sister, adopted by an aunt, arrives and reveals their kinship, bringing faith, love and renewal to their home and village.

An 1914 romance following Effie Martin’s struggle between a tomboy lifestyle and conventional womanhood, leading to friendship and personal growth with football hero Lawrence Earle.

A wealthy young banker seeks a fresh start after a tragic accident, assuming a new identity in a small town. His journey of faith and forgiveness forces him to confront guilt and embrace truth.

Rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk, a former elite investigator, races across the United States to expose a deadly conspiracy that killed her husband and threatens millions.

478 p. ; 21 cm

With four younger siblings to support as well as her invalid mother, since her father died unexpectedly the previous year, Shirley was really up against it. Her tiny secretary's salary could only afford rent for a house that was too small and located in an area with excessive heat, traffic, and pollution. To compound the problems she had been served notice that the family must move in a few weeks. This is why a large stone barn outside the city, in a spacious natural setting with cool, fresh air seemed so inviting. The barn's owner, Sidney, was also up against it in trying to get the barn not only in a habitable, but also in a truly homelike and comfortable state without appearing to be offering charity nor compelling an increase in rent. Shirley completely refused charity of any kind, but was so completely conscientious and loyal in her work, at times jeopardizing her own safety and even risking her life, that abundant help came her way in many forms, leading eventually to property ownership that guaranteed lifetime security for her family. Along the way she taught Sidney the meaning of inner wealth, which is what he really wanted rather than the haughty, condescending, shallow, superficial, undeserving hypocrisy of some of his rich acquaintances. His curiousity about how someone could really live in a barn came to be richly rewarded. Shirley found that her daring bravery in attempting actual life in a barn was also richly rewarded. As she and Sidney discovered what real wealth was, it wasn't only the barn that was enchanted.

At a boarding house, young Dale Hathaway finds faith, friendship, and love when a surprise baby brings her unexpected companionship.

A tale of marriage and misadventures, where a successful couple becomes entangled with a naive, yet charming, young woman.

A gripping thriller set in Antarctica and Egypt, The Sign combines suspense, history, and religion in a tale of a mysterious sphere of light and a world-shaking revelation.