It’s 1458, long before the Protestant Reformation. A group of dissenters practice their religion in the Italian Alps according to the forbidden Holy Scriptures. In Rome, the Catholic Church has marked them as heretics.
Andreas de Bonomo, a novice monk, is tasked with spying on the heretical Vallenses to either bring them back into the mother church or exterminate them. Arriving in one of their villages, Andreas meets Constanza Pavarin, befriends her, and begins to sympathize with her primitive beliefs and humble lifestyle. Will he remain loyal to his Catholic heritage or open his heart to the teachings of the Bible?
The Outcast of Chivasso
A Novella of the Waldensians (Witnesses of the Light #0.5)
His enemies want him to flee. One little girl needs him to stay.
Raimond Durand is used to the persecution that comes with spreading the gospel across Italy’s Piedmont. But when a snowstorm forces him to seek shelter, he stumbles into the village of Chivasso and meets a little girl named Elionor. A girl the same age his own daughter would have been.
Cast out by her greedy aunt, Elionor has made her home in a barn. When Raimond discovers the fate awaiting her, his heart won’t let him walk away. But Elionor’s aunt and the village of Chivasso make no secret of their proudest moment: they killed the last preacher who came to town.
Heretics of Piedmont
A Novel of the Waldensians (Witnesses of the Light #1)
Few oppose the Roman Church’s domination. A monk spies on rebels hiding in the mountains. Will he destroy the rebels or embrace them?
In 1458, Andreas de Bonomo, a struggling novice monk, is sent on a mission to infiltrate an ancient Christian sect flourishing in the Italian Alps.
Along the way, Andreas meets a travelling preacher, who introduces him to the mysterious Vallenses. As they accept him into their society, he finds himself unexpectedly sympathetic toward their simple faith, which places him in the center of a conflict between the mighty medieval Church and the primitive Christians of the valleys.
The Lord of Luserna
A Novel of the Waldensians (Witnesses of the Light #2)
One book could change the world—or cost them everything.
It’s 1459, and former monk Andreas de Bonomo has found his place among the Vallense Christians of the Angrogna Valley. He’s preparing for life as a preacher—and life with Constanza Pavarin.
But when he learns of an ancient New Testament manuscript rescued from Constantinople, he can’t ignore the opportunity to make God’s Word available to all.
Now Andreas faces an unknown enemy who wants the Vallenses and their Bible crushed forever. How far will Andreas and Constanza go to protect the Word of God? And how far will the mysterious Lord of Luserna go to stop them?
Prince of Savoy
A Novel of the Waldensians (Witnesses of the Light #3)
One man fights for his family against the darkest of evils.
It’s 1460, and newlyweds Andreas and Constanza settle into their home among the Vallense Christians of Italy’s Piedmont. Navigating the challenges of a growing family, Andreas wonders when—and if—he can serve God as an itinerant preacher. When his church asks him to investigate a strange new sect, he quickly accepts the task.
Then Constanza and their adopted children are seized by the very sect he’s investigating: an apocalyptic cult and its fanatical leader, the Prophet.