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Christian Fiction September 2018
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| River to Redemption by Ann H. GabhartWhat happens: In 1833 Springfield, Kentucky, a cholera epidemic rages, leaving seven-year-old Adria an orphan. She's rescued by Louis, an enslaved Christian, who, instead of fleeing town like his owner and others, faithfully helps the sick and buries the dead. Twelve years later, when Louis is for sale, Adria, now an abolitionist, works for his freedom.
Did you know? This richly detailed, poignant novel is partially based on historical events and people, including real-life slave and hero Louis Sansbury. |
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Some say the great mystery of how one can live in two worlds at once died with Thomas Hunter many years ago. Still others that the gateway to that greater reality was and is only the stuff of dreams. They are all wrong. Rachelle Matthews, who grew up in the small town of Eden, Utah, discovered just how wrong when she dreamed and awoke in another world. There she learned that she was the 49th Mystic, the prophesied one, tasked with finding five ancient seals before powerful enemies destroy her. If Rachelle succeeds in her quest, peace will reign. If she fails, the world will forever be locked in darkness.
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Freedom's Light by Colleen CobleHannah Thomas left the South and all that was familiar to marry her beloved John. But the fact that she's never been quite accepted by his mother and sister and that she doesn't quite fit the strict Massachusetts Puritan community only becomes more difficult when John is killed in one of the first battles in the war for freedom. Hannah is allowed to continue to serve as lightkeeper for the twin tower lighthouses on the lonely coastline, but it is grueling work for a woman alone. One of the first shipwrecks washes ashore a handsome captain she thinks is a Tory, but she soon finds out he's working as a spy for Washington. Much stands in the way of their happiness including the need to protect his secret, pressure from John's family to marry another, near-constant disapproval from the townspeople, and the appearance of Hannah's wayward sister. Coupled with the strain of war, Hannah isn't sure she'll ever see the light of freedom.
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| What Blooms from Dust by James MarkertWhat happens: During the 1930s Dust Bowl, "Coin-Flip Killer" Jeremiah Goodbye escapes death and prison after a devastating tornado damages the penitentiary while he's in the electric chair. Heading home to Nowhere, Oklahoma (where he plans to exact revenge on his twin brother), he meets an odd young boy and the two find Nowhere in need of help.
For fans of: author Billy Coffey, whose atmospheric novels also beautifully incorporate elements of magical realism. |
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Hidden among the Stars by Melanie DobsonThe year is 1938, and as Hitlers troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family's summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretakers daughter, who is eager to help the man shes loved her entire life. But when Max also brings Luzia Weiss, a young Jewish woman, to hide at the castle, it complicates Annikas feelings and puts their entire plan even their very lives in jeopardy. Especially when the Nazis come to scour the estate and find both Luzia and the treasure gone. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annikas story... and maybe to the long-buried story of a dear friend. As she digs into the past, Callie must risk venturing outside the safe world shes built for a chance at answers, adventure, and maybe even new love.
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Delayed Justice by Cara C PutmanJaime Nichols went to law school determined to find the voice she never had as a child and then use it to protect the innocent. Though she currently works as a criminal defense attorney, she believes she'll best protect the innocent by first understanding how the other side works. But just as a figure from her past is rising to prominence, she is removed from all her cases. and can't help but feel that she's lost her voice once again. Chandler Bolton is retired military and now works with returning troops to help ease the transition back to civilian life. He and his dog also work with children who need a safe place, but he's convinced the brash and edgy Jaime is not the voice they need. Jaime knows that another child is being threatened just like she was. With Chandler's help, can she protect her. And find the justice she was denied all those years ago?
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| The Best of Intentions by Susan Anne MasonWhat happens: Grace Abernathy travels alone from Sussex, England to Toronto, Canada, in 1919, hoping to convince her war widow sister to bring her infant son and come home. But when she arrives, her sister has died from the Spanish flu and her uppity upper-crust in-laws have the baby. Hiding her identity, Grace is hired as her sweet nephew's nanny... and falls for his kind uncle.
Series alert: This is the uplifting 1st in the Canadian Crossings historical romance trilogy, which will follow three new friends who meet on the ship from England: Grace, Emmaline, and Quinten. |
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| More Than Meets the Eye by Karen WitemeyerStarring: Nineteen-year-old Evangeline Hamilton, an orphan with one blue eye and one brown (which causes some to think she's a witch or cursed), whose only family is the two other orphans she bonded with as a child, Zach and Seth.
What happens: In 1894 Texas, determined Logan Fowler arrives in town looking for revenge against Evangeline's gambling brother, Zach, whom he thinks ruined his father.
Series alert: Like Karen Witemeyer's other books, this delightful 1st in the Patchwork Family novels has wit, charm, and appealing characters. |
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Focus on: Speculative Fiction
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No Less Days by Amanda G StevensHow many lifetimes can God expect one man to live? Over a century old, David Galloway isolates himself from the mortal humans who die or desert him by making a quiet life as a used bookstore owner in Northern Michigan. But then he spots a news article about a man who, like him, should be dead. Daredevil celebrity Zachary Wilson walked away unscathed from what should have been a deadly fall. David tracks the man down, needing answers. Soon David discovers a close-knit group of individuals as old as he is who offer the sort of kinship and community he hasn't experienced for decades but at what cost? David finds himself keeping secrets other than his own... protecting more than himself alone. Hell have to decide whats worth the most to him - security or community. When crimes come to light that are older than any mortal, he fears the pressure is more than he can stand. What does God require of him, and is David strong enough to see it through?
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| Illusionby Frank PerettiWhat happens: Dane's wife and magic partner of 40 years, Mandy, has just died in an accident...and she's also just awoken as her 19-year-old self, only in 2010 instead of 1970. Dane and Mandy (now known as Eloise) meet -- but with strange forces at work, both may be in danger.
Who it's for: fans of suspenseful, lengthy books (it's around 500 pages!).
Read this next: James Rubart's The Five Times I Met Myself, which also has time travel elements. |
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| Talon of God by Wesley Snipes and Ray NormanWhat it's about: Talon Hunter, a Bible-quoting holy warrior, must convince atheist Chicago doctor Lauryn Jefferson to help stop a powerful demon and his minions from establishing a hell on earth.
Author buzz: Yes, one of the authors is talented actor Wesley Snipes, star of the Blade film series, who makes his fiction debut here.
Want a taste? "He stabbed his sword in the floor in front of him and fell to his knees dragging her down as well. 'If you want something, you have to ask. Pray, and you shall receive.'" |
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Sovereign by Ted DekkerWhile the Order focuses on their total annihilation, Rom and his followers must rely on their faith in the abiding power of love to overcome all and lead them to sovereignty. Sovereign continues the New Testament allegory introduced in the series' first two books, Forbidden and Mortal, as Rom Sebastian battles the evil Order in a struggle to become truly alive and free.
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Quest the Last: The Fatal Tree by Steve LawheadWhat do you do when you're faced with The End of Everything? The evidence is compelling; not only is The End of Everything approaching, it's approaching rapidly. Desperation sends the Questors to the four corners of the universe in search of answers.Tony and Gianni are in Rome gathering additional data on the collapse of the universe, and Haven and Giles are captured by Huns and taken to Byzantium. Mina travels to Egypt to recruit Dr. Thomas Young, "the last man in the world who knows everything." But when he accompanies Mina, Kit, and Cass to the ley guarded by the giant tree, he manages to activate the ley and he and Mina disappear. Before disappearing, Dr. Young dubbed the giant Yew the Fatal Tree;but what fate is it leading these Questors toward?
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Demon by Tosca Moon LeeLucian, a fallen angel, dictates his memoirs to a book editor, covering such topics as the creation of the universe, the fall of Lucifer, and the struggle for mankind.
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Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. LewisDr. Ransom is abducted to the eerie red planet, Malacandra, where his escape and flight endanger both his life and his chances of ever returning to Earth.
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