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Christian Fiction March 2018
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Beneath the Summer Sun
by Kelly Irvin
"Jennie Troyer knows it's time to remarry. Can she overcome a painful secret and open her heart to love? It's been four years since Jennie's husband died in a farming accident. Long enough that the elders in her Amish community think it's time to marry again for the sake of her seven children. What they don't know is that grief isn't holding her back from a new relationship. Fear is. A terrible secret in her past keeps her from moving forward. Mennonite book salesman Nathan Walker stops by Jennie's farm whenever he's in the area. Despite years of conversation and dinners together, she never seems to relax around him. He knows he should move on, but something about her keeps drawing him back. Meanwhile, Leo Graber nurtures a decades-long love for Jennie,but guilt plagues him--guilt for letting Jennie marry someone else and guilt for his father's death on a hunting trip many years ago. How could anyone love him again--and how could he ever take a chance to love in return? In this second book in the EveryAmish Season series, three hearts try to discern God's plan for the future--and find peace beneath the summer sun".
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Love by the Numbers
by Laura V. Hilton
""After a buggy accident claims the life of her fiancé Lydia Hershberger makes a fresh start in Jamesport, Missouri, managing a gift store, where she meets Caleb Bontrager, the young man hired to do the bookkeeping. When false allegations by the bishop back home catch up with Lydia, can she clear her name and find lasting happiness?"--Provided by publisher"
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The Newcomer
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Hoping for a new start on the 18th-century Pennsylvania frontier with her fellow church members, Anna pursues a romance with ship carpenter Bairn, who struggles with the strict expectations of the Amish community and considers one more sea crossing before committing himself.
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Out of the Ashes
by Tracie Peterson
A chance at reconciliation for two exes who reunite by chance in a 1920s Alaskan hotel is challenged by painful losses, wartime trauma, a violent first marriage and questions about their faith.
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A Place at Our Table
by Amy Clipston
In the midst of family heartaches, can two young Amish people move past their grief and trust that God's will includes finding happiness again?
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The Quilting Circle
by Amy Lillard
The Amish women of Wells Landing, Oklahoma, Clara Rose, Mariana and Tess are united by faith, bonded by their quilting circle and brought even closer together as they each deal with life’s joys and challenges.
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| A Time to Dance by Karen KingsburyFeaturing: John and Abby Reynolds, a seemingly picture-perfect couple whose marriage is on the rocks. Before they can tell their kids they are divorcing, their daughter announces she's getting married in six months. John and Abby decide to pretend things are okay until after the wedding, which means maybe love can bring them back together.
Series alert: This is the 1st of two books in the Timeless Love series.
The movie: In 2016, Jennie Garth and Dan Payne brought the conflicted couple to life on the small screen. |
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| The Mountain Between Us by Charles MartinWhat it's about: When their plane crashes in snow-covered mountains, a gifted surgeon and a young magazine writer grow close as they try to survive weeks in the wilderness and confront painful truths about their personal lives.
The movie: Originally published in 2011, The Mountain Between Us was adapted as a film in 2017 starring acclaimed actors Idris Elba and Kate Winslet. Fans of the book will find some details have been changed, including the introduction of a steamy romantic scene and some swearing. |
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| The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity by William Paul YoungWhat it's about: Four years after evidence of his kidnapped daughter's murder is found in an abandoned shack, Mackenzie Allen Philips finds a note from "Papa" (his wife's name for God), asking him to return to the cabin. When he does, he meets three people -- an African American woman, a Middle Eastern man, and an Asian woman -- who change his life.
The movie: Starring Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, and Tim McGraw, the 2017 film based on William Paul Young's controversial bestseller boasts a soundtrack including several Christian musicians. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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