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Christian Fiction November 2019
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A Reluctant Belle by Beth WhiteWhat it's about: With the Civil War over, Mississippi Belle Joelle Daughtry wants to establish a school to teach freed slaves. But she might have to form an alliance with her childhood nemesis and reveal her deepest secret to make changes in her world--and her heart. Series alert: A Reluctant Belle is the second book in the Daughtry House series. To read the debut title check out A Rebel Heart. About the author: Beth White's day job is teaching music at an inner-city high school in historic Mobile, Alabama. A native Mississippian, she writes historical romance with a Southern drawl. Her novels have won the American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award, the RT Book Club Reviewers' Choice Award, and the Inspirational Reader's Choice Award.
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| Strands of Truth by Colleen CobleWhat it is: a compelling romantic suspense story that delves into the cutting-edge world of DNA testing and medical research.
What happens: Marine biologist Harper Taylor, who believes she has no living relatives, is surprised that DNA results show she has a half-sister. After her business partner/mentor is attacked and Harper and her half-sister are almost kidnapped, she grows closer to her mentor's son as they try to sort out what's going on and keep the business afloat. |
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A Song of Joy by Lauraine SnellingWhat it's about: New to America, Nilda Carlson's work for a wealthy philanthropist allows her to help those in the local immigrant community while she tries to decide between the handsome schoolteacher and the rich dandy both vying for her hand. Series alert: Song of Joy is the 4th book in the Under Northern Skies series that focuses on Immigrants from Norway who settle in Minnesota. To start with the debut title, check out The Promise of Dawn, then follow with A Breath of Hope and continue with A Season of Grace.
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| A Glitter of Gold by Liz JohnsonWhat it's about: Anne Norris spent time in prison due to a misunderstanding and now ekes out a living in Savannah, Georgia, giving pirate tours. After a hurricane, she finds a gold sword hilt on the beach and contacts museum director Carter Hale, who thinks it's linked to an undiscovered shipwreck and convinces her to help him look for it.
Why you might like it: This 2nd stand-alone installment of the evocative, faith-filled Georgia Coast series (after A Sparkle of Silver) incorporates historical diary entries into its present-day narrative, offering readers glimpses of the past. |
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| Finding Lady Enderly by Joanna Davidson PolitanoWhat happens: A handsome stranger offers Raina Bretton, a rag woman in 1871 London's East End, a position at Rothburne Abbey. Alone in the world, she agrees, but upon arrival, she's disturbed to learn that she's to impersonate a countess and that everyone has secrets.
Read it for: the lyrical writing; the clever twists and turns; and a novel system of sending secret messages.
For fans of: Gothic-tinged historical romances like Sandra Byrd's Mist of Midnight (the 1st in her Daughters of Hampshire trilogy) or Julie Klassen's Lady Maybe or her The Secret of Pembrooke Park. |
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| Catching Christmas by Terri BlackstockFeaturing: rookie lawyer Sydney, whose firm is laying off employees; her grandmother Callie, who's in a wheelchair and has dementia; and Finn, a down-on-his-luck cab driver and former chef.
What happens: With Sydney busy trying to keep her job, Callie calls on Finn to drive her to appointments, and to help her with her Christmas project: finding a date for Sydney.
For fans of: sweet, fresh Christmas romances with bits of humor. |
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Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody CarlsonWhat it is: Bestselling author Melody Carlson invites you to spend this holiday season in a town you'll never forget--and never want to leave. What it's about: When her new job as city manager forces her to plan the tight-knit community’s over-the-top Christmas celebration, a single mother embittered by her foster-care childhood finds a sense of belonging while reconnecting with the spirit of the season.
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| His Promise: An Amish Christmas in Hart County by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat it's about: Amish pet sitter Grace King is spending a lonely Christmas season with a dachshund named Snooze, who's quicker than his name would indicate. Then she meets her closest neighbor, an Amish firefighter who broke her sister's heart three years earlier (and whom she had a crush on), as suspicious fires plague the area.
Series alert: This is the 6th and final entry in the Amish of Hart County, a romantic suspense series set in Kentucky that began with Her Secret. |
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| The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiereFeaturing: Maddie, a precocious seven-year-old foster child; Gabe Rodriguez, a kind maintenance worker at her school; and Amy Denison, her new after-school teacher.
What happens: Maddie finds out that Gabe isn't married and decides to find him a girlfriend. What she doesn't know is that the lady she's picked out for him is someone he already knows.
For fans of: spunky matchmaking kids, second-chance romances, and feel-good Christmas stories. |
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| The White Christmas Inn by Colleen WrightThe place: Vermont's picture-perfect Evergreen Inn, owned by Jeanne and Tim, who have grown apart amid financial troubles. They are helped by Iris, the elderly former owner, and Luke, her visiting grandson.
Guests include: Hannah, who's been coming to the inn since she was a girl, whose groom cancels their Christmas wedding; her best friend, Audrey, whose military husband can't get there due to the snow; children's book author Molly, suffering from writer's block; and widower Marcus and his two daughters, forced to stop there by a blizzard.
For fans of: Hallmark Christmas movies; charming romances featuring multiple couples. |
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