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Christian Fiction May 2019
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Castle on the Rise: A Lost Castle Novel by Kristy CambronWhat it is: A storied castle. A band of rebels. A nation chasing the centuries-old dream of freedom. And three women who rise above it all. What happens: When Laine Forrester travels overseas to attend her best friend's vineyard wedding, she expects to find the bride on the brink of a fairy-tale life. But after a series of unforeseen setbacks, it seems the storybook lives they'd imagined are suddenly ripping apart. Series note: This is the second book in the Lost Castle series. To start at the beginning, check out the debut title, The Lost Castle. Look for the concluding book in the series, The Painted Castle, this October.
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| Far Side of the Sea by Kate BreslinStarring: Johanna, a French woman with her country's Army Intelligence in 1918, and British Lieutenant Colin Mabry, who's decoding messages in England after losing his hand and almost dying in battle.
What happens: Summoned to wartorn France, Colin finds Johanna desperate for help in finding her half-sister, Jewel, the woman who'd saved Colin's life, and whom he'd loved and thought had been killed.
For fans of: the author's Not By Sight (which features Colin's sister); World War I novels filled with intrigue, suspense, and romance. |
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All In by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat happens: Meredith Hunt is content with her solo life. She owns and runs a successful Pilates studio, volunteers at the high school every week, and recently bought a house. When she's mugged and a handsome man comes to her rescue, she doesn't know how to accept his help-or how to stop staring into his chocolate-brown eyes. Reviewers say: "Gray deals a winning hand in her engrossing second Bridgeport Social Club contemporary...Packed with an enticing mix of heartening emotional engagement and inspirational sweetness, the light, joyous plot has just enough substance to provide ample food for thought." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody CarlsonStarring: Ex-hippie Willow West and retired English teacher George Emerson. What it is: With her signature heart and touches of humor, fan favorite Melody Carlson pens a story of two delightfully eccentric characters who get a second chance at life and love. What happens: When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause--and finds herself falling for him in the process.
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Between Two Shores by Jocelyn GreenWhat happens: With a Mohawk mother and a French father in 1759 Montreal, Catherine Duval finds it easiest to remain neutral among warring sides. But when her British ex-fiancé, Samuel, is taken prisoner by her father, he claims to have information that could end the war. At last, she must choose whom to fight for. Is she willing to commit treason for the greater good? Reviewers say: "Reading this story was like watching a sunrise, the shift from darkness to light, an overwhelming burst of life and color. . . . Green has created a masterpiece of literature with beautiful imagery and vocabulary." -- Hope by the Book
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| The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay HarrelStarring: counselor and abuse survivor Sophia Barrett, who moves to Cornwall, England seeking a change; and Ginny Rose, Sophia's new boss, who's an American in Cornwall running a bookstore that she co-owns with her husband...who's just left her.
What happens: Sophia finds Victorian-era letters from a woman who was in love with her upper-class friend and tries to find out more about them with help from Ginny and Ginny's brother-in-law.
For fans of: charming stories of friendship and healing; stories set in bookshops; novels that combine the past and the present. |
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| A Lady in Disguise by Sandra ByrdStarring: Gillian Young, the principal costume designer at the Drury Lane Theatre Royal in 1880s London, whose policeman father recently died in strange circumstances.
What happens: The police say her father was crooked, but Gillian disagrees and wonders if he was murdered. Meanwhile, she meets Viscount Thomas Lockwood, who seems nice, but can she trust him?
Try this next: Joanna Davidson Politano's Lady Jayne Disappears, another Gothic Christian romance set in Victorian times, which should please fans of this 3rd book in the Daughters of Hampshire series. |
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| The Daughter's Walk: A Novel by Jane KirkpatrickWhat happens: In 1896, in order to win money from the fashion industry, two women attempt to walk 3,500 miles alone from Spokane to New York City wearing new clothing that doesn't require corsets -- and it changes to course of their lives forever.
Based on a true story: This atmospheric novel depicts Helga Estby and her 18-year-old daughter Clara's walk to save their family farm.
Read this next: For a more lighthearted look at women's rights a few years later, try Robin Lee Hatcher's Catching Katie. |
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| Falling for You by Becky WadeStarring: fashion model Willow Bradford, who's taking a temporary break to run her family's small inn; her ex-boyfriend, NFL quarterback Corbin Stewart, who's home after a career-ending injury; and Corbin's niece, 12-year-old Charlotte Dixon, who's obsessed with the disappearance of her great-aunt decades earlier.
What happens: Charlotte corrals both Willow and Corbin to help her investigate, which brings them closer to each other, and puts them in danger.
Series alert: Falling for You is the charming 2nd entry in the Bradford Sisters series; the 3rd, Sweet on You, came out last month. |
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| A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen WitemeyerStarring: Coventry, Texas, dressmaker Hannah Richards, who feels her work follows God's pattern of bringing beauty to the world, and livery owner Jericho Tucker, who sees fashion as nothing more than vanity.
What happens: Hannah and Jericho combine forces to play matchmaker for Jericho's sister and discover that love works miracles great and small.
Who it's for: Karen Witemeyer's sweet and funny debut is a delightful historical romance sure to please fans of authors like Deanne Gist and Robin Lee Hatcher. |
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