Hammering at the Doors of Heaven — Christine Schneider

 Shortly after the turn of the first millennium, the town of Felsenburg is shadowed by the rising walls of the new Cathedral. Count Raimund's life has been shadowed by guilt for as long as he can remember. He determines to but peace to soothe his conscience by commissioning bronze bells for the cathedral. As the Count is drawn ever closer to realizing true peace, how much will it cost him to gain the treasures of heaven?Emmerich, a bronze worker, and Monika, a young widow, with two small children, are befriended by a small band of believers, branded as heretics by the official church. Will they be able to overcome the mistakes of their past and the opposition of the Count to find true happiness and love.Christine C. Schneider spent 15 years in Austria as a missionary and has traveled extensively throughout Europe. Her avid interest in the Middle Ages and the history of Christianity in Europe formed the impetus for this fiction series.