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Christian Fiction January 2017
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| Waves of Mercy by Lynn AustinDutch immigrants came to the United States seeking religious freedom and settled near Lake Michigan in 1847. In this multi-generational tale detailing their struggles, fifty years have passed and the leaders of Holland, the town they founded, ask elderly Geesje de Jonge to write a memoir about the events that happened when she was a teen. As Geesje grudgingly recalls the past (including deaths and tragedies), Chicago socialite Anna Nicholson visits the area searching for respite after a broken engagement. As both women face a crossroads, a handsome young seminary student helps them decipher God's will for their lives. |
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| For the Record by Regina JenningsIn 1885, feisty, independent-minded Betsy Huckabee writes for her uncle's small-town Missouri newspaper while dreaming of a larger audience (and the paycheck to go along with it). So far all she has are rejection letters, because the editors in the city aren't interested in the true goings-on of a masked group of vigilantes policing the Ozarks. When a handsome deputy from Texas arrives, he provides the inspiration Betsy needs for a fictional romantic story that sells -- and the deputy might just provide the town with proper law enforcement for the first time in a long time, too. |
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| Long Way Gone by Charles MartinIn this imaginative modern version of the prodigal son story, musician Cooper O’Connor wants all that the world has to offer. The son of a tent preacher, he leaves home at 18, taking the guitar he's stolen from his father and his dreams of making it big in Nashville. While Cooper has success and meets Daley, a talented singer he falls in love with, it all falls apart, leaving him injured, spiritually and physically. Covering Cooper's childhood, absence, and return, Long Way Gone reminds readers that it's never too late to come home again. |
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| A Portrait of Emily Price by Katherine ReaySince she was eight years old, Emily Price has loved all things art and Italian. Now working as an art restorer, she's just arrived in Atlanta for a few weeks to repair fire-damaged works. There, she meets Chef Benito "Ben" Hillam, who's in town to help his aunt and uncle with their failing restaurant, and feels an instant connection to him. When handsome Ben proposes within a month of their first meeting, always responsible Emily surprisingly accepts! Heading to Italy, the newlyweds quickly face challenges: Ben's father is dying, the rest of his family isn't sure about Ben's quickie marriage to an American, and Emily flounders in an unfamiliar place. If a trip to Italy sounds bene, pick up this lighthearted romance. |
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Because You're Mine by Colleen CobleWhen her husband is killed by a car bomb while their band is on tour in Charleston, Alanna doesn't know where to turn. Her father-in-law is threatening to take custody of the baby she carries, but the one thing she knows for sure is that she can't lose the last piece of Liam she has left. Their manager offers her a marriage of convenience to gain her U.S. citizenshipand allow her to escape her father-in-law's control. It seems like the perfect solution. but her doubts begin almost as soon as she arrives at Barry's family home, a decaying mansion surrounded by swamp. To make matters worse, Liam's best friend survivedthe car bomb. She's never really liked Jesse and now she can't seem to get away from him. When he takes Liam's place in their band, it's almost more than she can bear. But then things start happening. Things that could easily cost Alanna her life--or the life of her unborn child. Are they merely coincidences? Or is there something much more sinister at work?
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An Amish Market: Four Novellas by Amy ClipstonPresents a collection of four novellas about love among the Amish, including Amy Clipston's "Lovebirds," in which the love growing between Ellie and Lloyd is threatened when Ellie accidentally betrays Lloyd's trust.
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The Magnolia Duchess by Beth WhiteAs the War of 1812 rages across the newly formed United States, Fiona Lanier must cope with the capture of her brother by the British Navy and the sudden appearance of British sailor Charlie Kincaid, who has no memory of his former life.
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The Restoration by Wanda E BrunstetterDive into an Amish country love triangle in this third book of the Prairie State Friends series. Priscilla Herschberger finds herself pursued by Elam, a childhood friend from her community, and David, an outsider raised in the modern world. Elam would do almost anything to convince Priscilla that David would never fit into the Amish way. Will flames of jealousy rage out of control and ruin lives? Can forgiveness allow love and trust to grow?
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Guide Me Homeby Kim Vogel SawyerDisguising herself as a boy to be a wilderness guide in 1910, 21-year-old Rebecca Hardin, determined to help provide for her family, must make some difficult decisions when her boss and a fellow guide, with whom she has fallen in love, discover her secret.
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A Sweet Misfortuneby Maggie BrendanDestitute and alone, Rachel Matthews still wants to make her own way and her own money--even if she's forced into the life of a dance hall girl. Horrified by her circumstances, Rachel's brother sends a friend--the widely admired cattle baron John McIntyre--to rescue her, then sets off to earn enough money to buy back the family ranch. But when months pass without her brother's return, Rachel isn't sure she can take one more day in John McIntyre's home--especially once she discovers that he's the one who holds the deed to her family's ranch.
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Behold the Man by Bodie ThoeneJesus's last days are explored through three people who interacted with him: Governor Pilate, for whom Judea will either make or break his career; Pilate's wife, desperately seeking aid for her disabled son; and Centurion Marcus Longinus, caught in the middle between loyalty to the Empire and an increasing belief in Jesus as the Son of God.
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Cold Shot by Dani PettreyGettysburg park ranger (and former SWAT-team sniper) Griffin McCray catches two people illegally digging for artifacts late one night. When the skeletal remains they've unearthed turn out to be very recent, he gets help from charming anthropologist Finley Scott. Also working the case are two of Griffin's childhood friends, but there's some tension among the three due to a friend's disappearance years ago. Griffin and Finley grow closer as they investigate the case, but both have emotional scars that they will have to face before they can have a future together. 1st in the Chesapeake Valor series.
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| Promise Me This by Cathy GohlkeIn Belfast, 15-year-old Michael Dunnagan, who's seen the Titanic grow from shell to ship, loads supplies as the luxury liner readies for her trip to Southampton, England to pick up her first passengers. Stowing away to escape an abusive home, Michael meets third-class passenger Owen Allen, and the two become fast friends. When tragedy strikes, Michael promises Owen he'll help his sister, Annie, back in England. As Michael and Annie correspond, they deal with Owen's death in different ways and grow closer. |
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| The Chance by Karen KingsburyWhat a difference 11 years makes. When they were teenagers, Ellie and Nolan wrote letters to each other and buried them in a metal box under their favorite oak tree the day before Ellie unexpectedly left Georgia for California. The friends agreed that they would stay in touch and that they would meet under the tree 11 years later, in 2013, to unearth the box. They didn't keep in contact, but will they meet under the tree? As the date approaches, the two are leading very different lives -- Ellie is a single mom and Nolan is an NBA star -- and neither is happy. |
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| Love Lettersby Debbie MacomberJo Marie Rose never thought she'd run a bed-and-breakfast, but she never thought she'd be a widow at 36, either. Two years have passed since her husband died, and Jo Marie is expecting guests at her Cedar Cove, Washington inn: a couple whose marriage is in trouble (can a love letter from long ago help?) and a young woman meeting in person a man she met online (against her mother's wishes). Meanwhile, Jo Marie's secretive handyman, Mark, has her curious, and she's asking around about him, which doesn't please him at all. |
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| With Every Letterby Sarah SundinShy, exotic-looking Mellie Blake has never really fit in or had friends -- not as a child on her father's expeditions overseas and not as a nurse at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. But when a morale-boosting letter-writing campaign pairs her with troubled American engineer Lt. Tom MacGilliver, who's stationed in North Africa, she finally finds someone who seems to understand her. After Mellie volunteers to be a flight nurse and is transferred to Algeria, the duo just might have the chance to meet in person...if they dare. This engaging 1st in Sarah Sundin's Wings of the Nightingale trilogy is chock full of rich details about flight nurses and life during World War II. |
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The Sentimental Journey Romance Collection: 9 Love Stories from the Memorable 1940s by Cathy Marie HakeJourney back to the great decade of the 1940s through nine romances that ignite despite the challenges and dangers of a world war. Couples meet under unique circumstancesduring the bombing of London, at military outposts, through covert operations to save children, as well as on the home frontand the bond of love grows through shared ideals and faith.
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Gi Brides: Love Letters Unite Three Couples Divided by World War II by Grace Livingston HillWorld War II history shines through the pen of a beloved author who lived during it. Grace Livingston Hill introduces readers to three couples who are struggling to find hope in their circumstances. But letters from the home front to the war front and back inspire faith in soldiers under fire and the women who are praying they return. The collection includes All Through the Night, More Than Conqueror, and Through These Fires.
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Letters to Katieby Kathleen FullerAfter losing her memory to a mysterious illness, Katherine Yoder struggles to recall recent memories of Johnny Mullet, her love interest since they were kids, as well as Isaac, the surprise visitor who claims they had been writing to each other before her illness.
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The Prayer Box by Lisa WingateFleeing from her past, troubled single mom Tandi Jo Reese finds refuge on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, the setting of one of her few happy childhood memories. When Iola Anne Poole, her elderly landlady, dies, Tandi agrees to clear out Iola's huge Victorian home; there, she discovers 81 prayer boxes filled with prayers and lyrically written letters to God (Iola made one box per year, from childhood until her death). As Tandi reads the letters, they change her relationships with God, herself, men, and her rebellious teenage daughter.
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The Damascus Way by T. Davis BunnWhen Jacob is hired by Julia's father to protect a wealthy merchant's caravans on the secretive "Frankincense Trail," Jacob also reluctantly takes on the perilous responsibility of passing letters and messages between communities of believers now dispersed across the land, forcing him and Julia to put their initial mistrust aside to accomplish their mission.
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