The Secrets of the Cross Trilogy by acclaimed author Elizabeth Musser, already a European bestseller, concludes with the American debut of Two Destinies, a story of forbidden love, passionate faith, danger, and intrigue.

Now 1994, France faces unrest and rising poverty while neighbor Algeria is in the midst of a blood civil war. Risléne Namani, a French woman born to Algerian parents, converts to Christianity and

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"With her oldest son taking a gap year in Europe, her aging father losing his sight and his memory, and her husband of twenty years announcing that he's leaving her, Abbie Jowett is surrounded by overwhelming loss. Desperate to mend her marriage and herself, she follows her son, Bobby, to walk the famed Camino pilgrimage. During their journey they encounter Rasa, an Iranian woman working in secret helping other refugees, and Caroline, a journalist...

"Sprinkled with humor, heartache and history, this stand-alone sequel to The Swan House is a journey of sacrifice, forgiveness and hope that finds a daughter and mother linked by love, but separated by secrets"--Provided by publisher.

Love for war's victims keeps them apart. Will love for each other see them through? The slightest spark will ignite an explosion. And the tinderbox of broken political and racial relations in 1960s France and Algeria provides plenty of kindling. In the midst of the chaos, Gabriella Madison guards the orphans in her care while battling jealousy with Anne-Marie Duchemin, Davids former flame who has recently arrived in Castelnau, France. Even more problems...

French-born Emile arrives in 1960's Atlanta with mixed emotions. Some memories make Emile want to believe the best of his father. Other's cause him to fear the worst. Determined to learn the truth, Emile finds an ally and friend who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.--From cover description.