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Christian FictionSeptember 2014
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"Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree." ~ Emily Brontë (1818-1848), English poet and novelist
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New and Recently Released!
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| The Butterfly and the Violin: A Hidden Masterpiece Novel by Kristy CambronGeneral Fiction. Using parallel story lines, this lovely debut novel tells the story of Adele von Bron, an Austrian violinist, and Sera James, a modern-day Manhattan art dealer searching for a beautiful portrait of the musician that she saw when she was a child. Teaming up with William Hanover, a wealthy Californian who has a copy of the original painting, Sera discovers Adele's story: the daughter of a Third Reich general, she was imprisoned in Auschwitz for helping Jews. In a starred review, Library Journal says this book is "a poignant tale of the power of love and faith in difficult circumstances." |
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| Love Comes Home: A Novel by Ann H. GabhartHistorical Fiction. As soldiers return home from World War II, the four Merritt sisters of Rosey Corner, Kentucky dream and wonder what God has in store for their future. Kate hopes to start a family with her fiancé, who fought in Europe; Evangeline wants a nice house and encourages her husband, who was a prisoner of war, to pastor a large church; Victoria raises her young daughter alone and mourns her husband even as another man hopes to court her; and young Lorena wonders about her birth family, who abandoned her during the Great Depression. If you like romantic books where the characters feel like people you know, check out the Rosey Corner series about these loving sisters (you can read this 3rd book or start with Angel Sister in order to watch relationships develop over time). |
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| Firewall by DiAnn MillsThriller. An airport bombing interrupts her honeymoon departure and lands brainy software engineer Taryn Young in the hospital in a coma. When she awakes, she is shocked to learn that the FBI can't find her new husband (whom she's known for only three months), that his name is an alias, and that both of them are prime suspects. Dealing with heartbreak, Taryn tries to prove her innocence with the help of FBI agent Grayson Hall, who believes she was set up -- but they must act quickly when people close to Taryn start being killed and kidnapped. Fans of Dee Henderson's and Irene Hannon's romantic suspense stories will want to pick up this fast-paced tale. |
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| When I Fall in Love by Susan May WarrenRomance. When Grace Christiansen's loving family surprises her with a cooking retreat in Hawaii, the Minnesota girl never expects to fall in love over the course of three weeks. But after she is partnered with fellow Minnesotan Max Sharpe, a professional hockey player who loves to cook, she surely does. Max's medical issues, his personal demons, and his reluctance to open his heart leave Grace with tough decisions in this "heartwarming tale of love, faith, and courage" (Booklist). Fans of family novels featuring sweet love stories and likable characters will enjoy Susan May Warren's Christiansen family books (this is the 2nd) as well as her related series, the Deep Haven novels. |
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| Love Blooms in Winter by Lori CopelandHistorical Romance. In 1892 North Dakota, orphaned Mae Wilkey is as hard-working as she is kind. Not only is she the postmistress of a small railroad town, but she also takes care of her 14-year-old brother who is mentally much younger, and she keeps a close eye on her 92-year-old neighbor, Pauline, who has no relatives nearby. When Pauline needs more help than Mae can provide, she writes to Tom Curtis, whose name she finds in Pauline's papers. Tom's family has all died, and he's not sure if Pauline is a relative or not, so he heads to North Dakota to find out. There, he falls for Mae, who has been dating the same man for six years. Can God help these two find love together? Read this 1st in the Dakota Diaries to find out. |
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| Summer by Karen KingsburyGeneral Fiction. Combining newlywed film stars and reality television in this moving book, bestselling author Karen Kingsbury details what happens to a couple's marriage when the whole world is watching. Actor Dayne Matthews and his bride, actress Katy Hart, are starring in a romantic film together for the first time. The media are, of course, salivating for details. So the couple agrees to appear in a reality show in an effort to appease the press -- but the show creates cracks in their marriage that they may not be able to fill. This 2nd in the Sunrise series follows the couple and their friends and family (including the Baxters, for those who've read that popular series) as they face obstacles and lean on God. |
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| A Simple Spring: A Seasons of Lancaster Novel by Rosalind LauerAmish Fiction. Sadie King is in rumspringa, the time when Amish adolescents have more freedom, so she's wearing jeans, using her beautiful singing voice to belt out non-Amish songs, and going to clubs to perform with a band. Though her parents are dead, she is close to her siblings and loves the Amish way of life -- but she also wants to use her musical talents to their full extent, something she can't do in church (no solos there). To add to her confusion about her future, she falls in love with an Englisher. Continuing the story of the King family that began in A Simple Winter, this 2nd book in the Seasons of Lancaster Novels should please fans of Beverly Lewis, Cindy Woodsmall, and Wanda E. Brunstetter. |
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| The Winds of Autumn by Janette OkeHistorical Fiction. In this 2nd book in the coming-of-age Seasons of the Heart series narrated by orphaned Josh Jones, he is a teenager and, unlike many of his peers, still attends school. Josh's relatives -- he lives with his grandfather, great uncle, and great-grandfather at a farm on weekends and his aunt and her husband near the school in town during the week -- value education. But when a new school teacher who isn't a Christian comes to town, Josh hears confusing views about God. Readers who enjoy a prominent faith thread throughout their fiction and who'd like to listen as Josh "spins his family's saga like a Huck Finn on the prairie" (School Library Journal) will relish this book and the entire series (the 1st is Once Upon a Summer). |
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