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Christian FictionMarch 2015
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"And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here." ~ Saint Augustine (354-430 AD), theologian and author, Confessions
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New and Recently Released!
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The promise of Palm Grove
by Shelley Shepard Gray
A young Amish woman finds herself torn between the man she's pledged to wed and the man her heart desires in this heartwarming story of chance, duty, and choice in the face of love--the first volume in beloved New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray's new Amish Brides of Pinecraft series Amish bride-to-be Leona is thrilled to be in Florida, on a mini vacation in the pretty town of Pinecraft. Her girlfriends think she's happy because she's away from the stress of wedding planning. They have no idea that Leona's real joy is in being away from her fiancé.
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Hidden agenda : a novel
by Lisa Harris
Michael Hunt is alive--and on the run. Presumed dead by friends and family, the undercover assignment he's been working for the past eight months has just been blown. With a hit out on his life and corruption inside the Atlanta police department, Michael finds himself hunted by both the cartel and the law. His only hope is the daughter of the man who wants him dead.
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Motherless
by Erin M. Healy
Following the death of their father, parentless Marina and Dylan are led to suspect that successful chocolatier Sarah Rochester is actually the mother who they believed to be dead, but Marina comes to believe that the truth may be more complicated.
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| Esther: Royal Beauty by Angela Elwell HuntBiblical Fiction. Since she was a girl, Hadassah had wanted to be a queen -- not because she wanted power, but because she wanted to be beautiful, and thought queens were always beautiful. Using two different points of view -- that of Hadassah (later called Esther) and Harbonah, a eunuch and a principal servant of the king -- this evocative retelling of the biblical story of Esther paints a suspenseful picture of how an orphaned Jewish girl raised by relatives ends up getting her wish to be a royal. But as the queen of a pagan land, she must hide her Jewish heritage -- until a dangerous man forces her to risk everything to save her people. This "beautiful, honest, captivating retelling of a familiar story" (Publishers Weekly) is the 1st in bestselling author Angela Elwell Hunt's planned Dangerous Beauty trilogy; the 2nd, Bathsheba, is due in September. |
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Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café
by Max Lucado
When courage, expert planning and out-of-this-world cupcakes fail to pay the bills at the Higher Grounds Café, newly single mom Chelsea Chambers has a curious stranger to thank when customers begin flocking to the café for the internet connection to the divine. Simultaneous eBook.
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Where trust lies
by Janette Oke
After a year of teaching in the Canadian West, Beth Thatcher returns home to her family. She barely has time to settle in before her mother announces plans for a family holiday--a luxurious steamship tour along the eastern coast of Canada and the United States. Hoping to reconnect with her mother and her sisters, Beth agrees to join them, but she quickly realizes that things have changed since she went away, and renewing their close bond is going to be more challenging than she expected. Then comes a great test of Beth's faith. Someone in her family has trusted the wrong person, and suddenly everything Beth knows and loves is toppled. Torn between her family and her dreams, will Beth discover where her heart truly belongs?
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Still life
by Christa Parrish
"Ada escaped her family's self-enclosed world to elope with a mysterious stranger. Five months later, she's a widow ina strange new world. Ada was born into a fringe religious sect named for her father, The Prophet. But her lifelong habit of absolute obedience was shattered when she fled the family compound to elope with photographer Julian Goetz. Katherine Walker's marriage was a sham. She and Will rarely spoke without yelling -- and never touched. Her affair brings her both escape and guilt. When atragic plane crash takes Julian from Ada and exacerbates Katherine's sense of shame, both women become desperately unsure of where they belong in the world -- until the devotion of an artistic young boy conspires to bring them together. From award-winning novelist Christa Parrish, Still Life is a cunningly complex work that captures themes of abusive religion, supernatural love, and merciful escape. It will resonate with anyone who has ever felt called to a drastic change -- or tried to hear the small whisper of God's voice"
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Blood infernal
by James Rollins
Archaeologist Erin Granger rejoins forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and Father Rhumn Korza to decipher an immortal prophecy and find the Chalice of Lucifer to prevent an apocalypse. By two New York Times best-selling authors. 150,000 first printing.
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| The Dandelion Field by Kathryn SpringerContemporary Romance. Back when he was a teen, Banister Falls, Wisconsin, firefighter Dan Moretti adored Evie -- but she loved his best friend Max. Now, nearly 20 years later, Dan still waits for widowed Evie to maybe fall for him one day and acts as the father figure for her son, Cody. After her car breaks down in tiny Banister Falls, 36-year-old single mom Ginevieve Lightly agrees to stop rambling for a year in order to let her daughter, Raine, graduate from the local high school. Then quiet, smart Raine meets personable good-guy Cody, and even though Cody is a Christian who believes in abstinence, Raine ends up pregnant. As this disparate group negotiates the future in this "sincere and thoughtfully beautiful story" (Booklist), Dan finds himself drawn to Gin while Raine and Cody deal with gossip and tough choices. |
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Books for the Easter Season
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Cross
by Ken Bruen
With his surrogate son, Cody, in a hospital in a coma, a troubled Jack Taylor takes the opportunity to assist Ridge, his old friend from the guards, with a horrific case involving the crucifixion slaying of a boy in Galway, in an investigation that brings him face to face with old ghosts and leads to a second killing, the burning death of the murdered boy's sister. 25,000 first printing.
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| The Centurion's Wife by T. Davis Bunn and Janette OkeBiblical Fiction. Though she grew up privileged, Leah's family lost their money. Now, in 33 A.D. Judea, she works as a servant in the palace of Pontius Pilate. But when Alban, an ambitious Roman soldier she's never met, asks Pilate for her hand in marriage, he agrees...if Alban uncovers the truth about the recently crucified man called Jesus. Meanwhile, Leah is secretly commissioned by Pilate's wife, who's been having unsettling dreams, to also discover what became of the obscure rabbi whose death and missing body are causing such furor. Bestselling authors Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn began their Acts of Faith trilogy with this excellent 1st volume; it's followed by The Hidden Flame and The Damascus Way. |
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| The Family of Jesus by Karen KingsburyBiblical Fiction. In this heartfelt short story collection, bestselling author Karen Kingsbury provides an in-depth look at six of Jesus' family members: Mary, Joseph, his brother James, John the Baptist, Zechariah, and Elizabeth. Focusing on each individual's role in the life of the Savior, the stories weave scriptural truths with fiction to create a compelling story that makes these larger-than-life people seem real. This is the 1st book in Kingsbury's Heart of the Story collection; coming out this summer is book 2, The Friends of Jesus. While great for book groups (there's a study guide for each of the six), The Family of Jesus should prove to be intriguing reading for most biblical fiction fans. |
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The Thief : a novel
by Stephanie Landsem
Longinus, a Roman centurion longing for peace and Nissa, a Jewish woman hiding a deadly secret, witness a miracle that transforms their lives and leads them to the foot of the cross. As danger closes in on them from every side, they must decide if the love and redemption Jesus offers is true or just another false promise. How can the so-called Messiah save them from their shackles, when he cannot even save himself?
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| Iscariot: A Novel by Tosca LeeBiblical Fiction. Who was Judas? Jesus called him "friend" and named him one of the 12 disciples, but the Bible tells us he returned this affection by betraying him. Why? Bestselling author Tosca Lee, who's co-written books with Ted Dekker, attempts to answer these questions while providing a sympathetic and thought-provoking look at Judas' life. Portraying him as both an innocent young child, who lived when Herod and the Romans terrorized the Jews, and as an adult, who was baptized by John and loved Jesus before becoming unhappy with his agenda, Lee evocatively brings Judas to life in this book that Library Journal calls "brilliant," and Kirkus Reviews says is "intelligently imagined." |
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