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Christian FictionJanuary 2015
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"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." ~ John 15:12
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New and Recently Released!
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| The Patmos Deception: A Novel by Davis BunnSuspense. In this atmospheric novel by a three-time Christy Award-winning author, recently graduated forensic archaeologist Carey Mathers arrives in Greece to discover that the institute where she was to work has its gates chained shut, a victim of the country's dire economic problems. With no job and little money, she agrees to help a journalist friend from Texas, Nick Hennessy, who's working on a story about disappearing antiquities. Heading to the island of Patmos, where John the Apostle once lived, they encounter Dimitri, a Greek charter boat captain who is desperately trying to keep his business afloat. The author's many fans will appreciate the international adventure and touches of romance found here, though readers should know that the author does leave room for a sequel. Interested in another novel that has suspense, romance, and intrigue? Pick up Irene Hannon's Fatal Judgment. |
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At Bluebonnet Lake : a novel
by Amanda Cabot
At the request of her ailing grandmother, marketing maven Kate Sherwood visits the dilapidated resort of Rainbow's End, where she meets the resort's handyman, Greg Vange, and cannot deny the electricity between them. Original.
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The book of strange new things : a novel
by Michel Faber
Called to perform missionary work in a world light years away where the natives are fascinated by the concepts he introduces, man of faith Peter Leigh finds his beliefs tested when he learns of natural disasters that are tearing Earth apart. 200,000 first printing.
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The brickmaker's bride
by Judith Miller
Relocating from northern Scotland to West Virginia to start over, brickmaker Ewan seeks assistance from a former business owner's daughter only to have everything he works for upended by a family member's bad decision and a surprising revelation. Original.
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| To Everything a Season by Lauraine SnellingHistorical Fiction. In 1905 North Dakota, the small town of Blessing, started by Norwegian immigrants, is rapidly growing. The two female doctors need help, so some trainee nurses are sent. Working on a construction crew that's building new housing, Trygve Knutson falls in love when he meets nurse Miriam, who's torn between Trygve and her family back home who need her. Though this is the 1st in the Song of Blessing series, Lauraine Snelling has written many books about the Bjorklund Family, who feature prominently in this novel. Readers who want to start at the very beginning can pick up An Untamed Heart. |
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All is bright
by Katherine Spencer
A box of old photos renews memories of the Reverend Ben Lewis' challenging first Christmas in Cape Light, while his daughter, Rachel, contemplates a future without her beloved husband before considering a new relationship. By the best-selling author of the Angel Island novels. 50,000 first printing.
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The daughter of Highland Hall : a novel
by Carrie Turansky
The family of 18-year-old Katherine Ramsey insists she secures the proposal of a wealthy young man, but when she volunteers with handsome medical student and strong Christian, Jonathan Foster, Katherine envisions a quite different future. Original.
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The desire
by Dan Walsh
The marriage of Allen and Michele is tested in unexpected ways by Michele's near-obsession to have a baby and Allen's determination to save orphans in Africa. By the authors of The Promise. (religious fiction)
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| The Lightkeeper's Daughter: A Mercy Falls Novel by Colleen CobleHistorical Romance. When she was just a toddler, Addie Sullivan was in a shipwreck. A California lighthouse keeper found her and raised her as his own child, though his wife disapproved. Now, in 1907, a long-lost and wealthy blood relative finds her and enlists her to work as a governess at the family's lavish estate in Mercy Falls, California. As he gathers definitive proof that she is his niece, she gets to know the family (without them knowing who she is). But Addie finds danger there -- and the man who may be the love of her life. Brimming with intrigue and plot twists, The Lightkeeper's Daughter is the 1st book in the author's Mercy Falls novels. |
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| Beloved by Robin Lee HatcherHistorical Romance. "To say the least, it was inconsiderate of Diana's almost-dead husband to show up at her engagement party." So begins Beloved, a charming romance that finds 25-year old Diana Brennan in quite a predicament in May 1900. She'd waited for her husband to return for seven years, but just as he's about to be declared legally dead, assumed lost on a Cuban battlefield, he returns to Boise, Idaho. And not only does he want her back, he plans to run for the senate. This is the 3rd book in the delightful Where the Heart Lives trilogy, which traces the romances of three siblings who were adopted by different people; to find out about the lives of Diana's brother and sister, read Belonging and Betrayal. |
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| Rachel's Secret by B.J. HoffHistorical Fiction. In 1855 Ohio, Amish widow Rachel Brenneman is awoken one night by a pounding on her door. She soon finds herself helping Jeremiah Gant, a wounded Irish American riverboat captain (who also helps with the Underground Railroad), who's been brought to her door by a freed slave who works for him. As he recuperates, neither he nor Rachel is prepared for their love -- a forbidden love according to Rachel's faith. Rachel's Secret is the 1st novel in the Riverhaven Years series that traces the development of Rachel and Jeremiah's relationship; if you want to read the other books, pick up Where Grace Abides and River of Mercy. |
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| The Silent Governess by Julie KlassenHistorical Romance. Hiding a secret that she thinks could destroy her, Olivia Keene flees home and ends up on the grounds of Brighton Court, the estate of Lord Edward Stanton Bradley's family in 1815. There, Edward sees her and believes she has overheard a damaging conversation that could cause his ruin; he insists she accept the position of governess in the nursery so he can prevent her from reporting what she heard and ruining his reputation. Olivia joins the household and encounters further challenges, misunderstandings, and heartaches…as well as romance. The Silent Governess won a 2010 Christy Award. For another historical romance by author Julie Klassen, read The Girl in the Gatehouse. |
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Call of the prairie
by Vickie McDonough
"When city girl Sophie Davenport comes to the Kansas prairie to care for her ailing aunt, she finds herself shouldered with more responsibilities than she'd bargained for--and yet, the change of scenery, despite its challenges, beckons her to stay"
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A captain for Laura Rose : a novel
by Stephanie Grace Whitson
In 1867, a female riverboat captain is unheard of, but when tragedy strikes, Laura Rose White—daughter of a steamboat captain—must make the two month journey from St. Louis to Fort Benton and back in order to save her family's legacy, her home and the only life she's ever known. Original. 50,000 first printing.
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