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Christian FictionJuly 2014
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"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." ~ Proverbs 3:5
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| A Beauty So Rare: A Belmont Mansion Novel by Tamera AlexanderHistorical Romance. Twenty-six-year-old spinster Eleanor Braddock believes herself too tall and too plain to ever marry, so she finds another purpose for her life. While volunteering during the recently ended Civil War, she saw many young men die, leaving behind wives and children. After moving in with her wealthy aunt (the richest woman in America), Eleanor convinces her to finance a home for Civil War widows and orphans. Developing a friendship with the Austrian architect her aunt hires, Eleanor wonders if God doesn't have other plans for her after all. This 2nd in the Belmont Mansion series is a "sweeping Southern romance that is engaging and full of hope" (Library Journal). |
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| The Turning: A Novel by Davis BunnSuspense. Do modern people still hear the voice of God? In The Turning, five very different people from five varied locations each receive a message to "take the turning, and walk the unlikely road" -- and they do. The five -- John, Alisha, Jenny, Ruth, and Yussuf -- individually travel to New York City, where a power-hungry young ad executive has convinced his powerful global corporation to mold the outlook of the entire world by declaring that "hope is dead." But the believers work together to challenge the nefarious company's plans, working to prove that hope is alive and well. |
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| The Heart's Pursuit: A Novel by Robin Lee HatcherHistorical Romance. For a bride, perhaps the only thing more embarrassing than being left at the altar is being left there after your groom steals all your family's money. Blaming herself for the desperate situation her family finds itself in and bent on revenge, Colorado beauty Silver Matlock teams up with bounty hunter Jared Newman -- whose drive for justice equals her own -- in order to track down her erstwhile former beau and get some of her family's money back. Readers who'd like other delightful romances set in the Old West and featuring strong heroines should try Margaret Brownley's novels. |
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| Bridge to Haven: A Novel by Francine RiversHistorical Fiction. When Pastor Ezekiel Freeman finds a newborn near the bridge in his small California town of Haven, he and his wife name the little girl Abra and keep her. But when his wife dies five years later, Ezekiel gives Abra away to another family. After this abandonment, Abra never settles in with her new family, and at the age of 17, runs off to 1950s Hollywood while her best friend, Joshua, goes off to fight in the Korean War. Renaming herself Lena Scott and finding success as a starlet doesn't bring her peace or happiness -- but God and Joshua, who goes looking for her, just might help her get there. In a starred review, Library Journal calls this story, based on Ezekiel 16, "another compelling and moving story by one of the genre's most honored and talented writers." |
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| When a Heart Stops: A Novel by Lynette EasonRomantic Suspense. Serena Hopkins deals with death and dead bodies on a daily basis as a medical examiner -- though she's not usually working on someone she knows. But her most recent case, a murder victim, is a former high school classmate. Also working at the crime scene is her high school crush, Dominic Allen, who's now a FBI agent. As the couple go about their jobs, they soon realize that they'll need to join forces in order to stop a serial killer, one who may have the beautiful Serena in mind for his next victim...and Serena must decide if she can trust Dominic enough to share a dangerous secret. Dee Henderson fans should enjoy this pulse-racing novel, which won the 2013 Carol Award for Romantic Suspense and is the 2nd in a series. |
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| Wildflowers from Winter: A Novel by Katie GanshertRomance. Chicago architect Bethany Quinn has worked hard to escape from her small Iowa hometown and forget about her impoverished and unhappy past. But bad news from her mother has her returning for the first time in ten years -- and an unexpected inheritance of a 500-acre farm keeps her there. But Bethany needs a lot of help with the farm, something that Evan, the farmhand who has taken care of things for years, could certainly help her with...if the two can manage to get along. Winner of the 2013 Carol Award for Debut Novel, Wildflowers from Winter is followed by Wishing on Willows, which includes many of the same memorable characters as well as a few new ones. |
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| Heart Echoes by Sally JohnGeneral Fiction. After a massive earthquake hits southern California while lawyer Teal Morgan-Adams is stuck in traffic near an overpass that collapses, she's on edge and so is her family. Then her suddenly rebellious 15-year-old daughter starts questioning who her biological father is, a secret Teal had hoped to keep forever, not just from Maiya, but also from her husband of five years. As events come to a head, the family goes to Oregon, where Teal will finally face her troubled past and find God's love. Readers of Heart Echoes, which won the 2013 Carol Award for Contemporary Novel, "will cry and smile" (Booklist). Though this is the 3rd in a series, it stands on its own. |
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| Where Lilacs Still Bloom: A Novel by Jane KirkpatrickHistorical Fiction. Following the life of German-American Hulda Klager, Where Lilacs Still Bloom shows how her botanical hobby and desire to create an easy-peeling apple for her pies eventually became a driving purpose in her life. But there are obstacles: not everyone is happy with a farm wife dealing in plant hybridization, seasonal floods continually threaten to erase her Woodland, Washington garden, and a series of family tragedies causes even Hulda to question her focus. Based on groundbreaking horticulturist Hulda Klager's life, this Winner of the 2013 Carol Award for Historical Fiction is sure to please fans who'd like to know more about plant grafting and gardening. |
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