Love's Unending Legacy. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1984 book
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Love's Unending Legacy
Janette Oke, 1984
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Mark Griffiths, 2007

Missie LaHaye bids a reluctant goodbye at the grave of her late husband Willie, who died two years previously in the line of duty as the sheriff of Tettsford Junction. Even after giving up her job as the town schoolteacher, Missie has found running the ranch on her own overwhelming, so she has resigned herself to letting her son Jeff and his new bride take control of it jointly with her brothers Aaron and Arnie.


A Carol Christmas. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Matthew Irmas, 2003

Talk show host Carol Cartman is egotistical and sensationalistic. She generally handles her employees with icy contempt and is jaded and self-centered. Her late Aunt Marla trained her to act in this manner. Four ghosts teach a her a lesson, and just in time for Christmas, she changes her ways.


Bless the Child. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Bless the Child
Cathy Cash Spellman, 1993
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Chuck Russell, 2000

Cody, a young girl left behind by her mother and raised by her aunt, who works as a nurse, is suddenly taken by kidnappers. With the help of an FBI agent, Cody’s guardian discovers that the girl possesses extraordinary supernatural powers. As they delve deeper into the investigation, they uncover that the kidnappers are part of a sinister Satanic cult, determined to exploit Cody’s abilities at any cost.