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Christian Fiction January 2020 Calling All Patrons. . . Do you have a book you would love to recommend to other patrons? We would like to hear from you! Please click on the link below and fill out the form. (Your title should be part of the Avon Lake Library collection.) The review may be posted in the library for patrons who are looking for book suggestions.
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Forever Hidden
by Tracie Peterson
Taking a job at the local roadhouse to help support her family in the wake of her grandfather’s failing health, a woman in a gold-rush Alaskan boomtown attracts dangerous attention while pursuing a relationship with an enigmatic hired man.
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The Farmer's Bride
by Kathleen Fuller
Having grown up in poverty, Seth Yoder refuses to be financially insecure again. His passion is woodcarving, but he’s vowed to work on his father’s successful farm, even though his heart is in his craft. Martha Detweiler has a different problem—she’s the only single woman in a community full of young men, and they’re all competing for her favor. All of them . . . except Seth Yoder. Overwhelmed by the unwanted attention, she finds herself constantly fleeing from them.
Cevilla Schlabach, Birch Creek’s resident matchmaker, believes she has the answer—convince Seth to give the impression that he and Martha are dating. Both Martha and Seth think this is a terrible idea, but Cevilla doesn’t let go of something once she gets it in her head. Can Seth and Martha convince their family and friends to leave them alone? Or will their struggles against a community that seems to have decided both their fates bring them closer together?
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Summer's Promise
by Barbara Cameron
In her job at the county extension office near the Amish community in Paradise, Pennsylvania, Summer Carson moves easily between the Englisch and the Amish worlds, but when the handsome, steady and hardworking farmer Abram Yoder catches her eye, and she his, her life gets complicated.
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When Love Finds You
by Virginia Wise
Once a wealthy Englischer’s pampered daughter, Catrina finds a place to call home in a thriving Amish settlement and in the arms of a warm-hearted farmer but their happiness is short lived when his over-righteous sister and past secrets threaten to tear them apart for good.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti CallahanWhat happens: Joy Davidman, an atheist, writer, and housewife with two small children and an unfaithful alcoholic husband in 1940s New York, reaches rock bottom and prays. Wanting to know more about God, she writes to Christian apologist C.S. Lewis, beginning years of correspondence that eventually leads to love and marriage.
For fans of: C.S. Lewis; touching, thoughtful historical fiction.
Awards buzz: Written from Joy's point of view, this lyrical novel won two 2019 Christy Awards, for Historical Romance and Book of the Year. |
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| The Persian Gamble by Joel C. RosenbergWhat it's about: Former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker forms a precarious alliance with a Russian double agent -- who happens to be the son-in-law of Russia's president -- to halt a world-threatening nuclear war involving enemy nations Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
Series alert: This 2nd in the Marcus Ryker trilogy after The Kremlin Conspiracy will be followed by The Jerusalem Assassin in March.
Who it's for: those who enjoy fast-paced political thrillers with an evangelical Christian worldview. |
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| A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel SawyerFeaturing: Laurel, a naive 18-year-old who longs for her own family but is committed to helping her aging mother; Langdon, a spoiled playboy; Willie, a night watchman with an ill father, who falls for Laurel; Quincy, a groundskeeper, the son of a former slave, and Willie's friend.
What happens: Laurel works at a silk loom at the 1895 Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition where she meets the others and is courted by Langdon, who's using her to secure his inheritance.
Why you might like it: This moving novel thoughtfully addresses racism and social class disparities. |
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