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Names: Kingsbury, Karen, author.
Title: Brush of wings : a novel / Karen Kingsbury.
Description: Nashville, TN : Howard Books, 2016. | Series: Angels walking ; 3
Identifiers: LCCN 2015042249
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Christian / Romance. | FICTION / Christian / General. | FICTION / Religious. | GSAFD: Christian fiction. | Love stories.
Classification: LCC PS3561.I4873 B78 2016 | DDC 813/.54--dc23
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