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Christian Fiction January 2019
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| A Seat by the Hearth by Amy ClipstonWhat it is: a touching modern Amish romance with a marriage-of-convenience theme.
Starring: desperate Priscilla, who leaves her abusive boyfriend, and with nowhere else to go, returns to her Amish roots with her out-of-wedlock six-year-old son in tow; and handsome, fun-loving Amish farmer Mark, who works at the horse farm owned by Priscilla's strict father.
Series alert: This 3rd in the Amish Homestead series tells Mark Reihl's story; the 4th entry, A Welcome at Our Door, comes out in May and is about his sister Cindy. |
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| Jerusalem's Queen: A Novel of Salome Alexandra by Angela HuntStarring: Salome Alexandra, an intelligent child who moves to Jerusalem with her mother to live with wealthier cousins after the deaths of her father and sister...and eventually becomes queen of Judea.
Series alert: This is prolific author Angela Hunt's 3rd Silent Years novel, set during the 400-year period between the Old and New Testaments; look for the concluding volume, King's Shadow, this summer.
Read it for: a clever heroine and a richly detailed historical story. |
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| On Magnolia Lane by Denise HunterWhat happens: Flower store owner Daisy has often met with Pastor Jack for spiritual counseling...and he has fallen for her. Since their small Georgia town isn't overflowing with young men, Daisy uses a dating app. Jack's friends find out and set up a profile for him using his initials...and Daisy connects with "TJ" online.
Series alert: This is the heartwarming 3rd book in the Blue Ridge Romance series, though fans of the author's standalone novel Sweetbriar Cottage will also recognize a few characters. |
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| Tell Her No Lies by Kelly IrvinStarring: talented photographer Nina Fischer, who was adopted by her uncle, a church-going judge, after her mother abandoned her.
What happens: After her uncle is murdered, Nina becomes the San Antonio cops' number one suspect. To find the real killer, she gets help from the two men in her life -- her childhood friend, who's now a lawyer, and a news videographer she's working with on an art project -- and unearths shocking secrets about her own family.
Is it for you? If you like romantic suspense with strong Christian elements and a love triangle, give Kelly Irvin's latest a try. |
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Secrets of Sloane House
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Rosalind Perry has left her family's rural farm in Wisconsin to work as a housemaid at Sloane House, one of the most elegant mansions in Gilded Age Chicago, but Rosalind is not there just to earn a living and support her family—she's at Sloane House determined to discover the truth about her sister's mysterious disappearance.
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| Her Secret by Shelley Shepard GrayIntroducing: Hannah Hilty, the 20-year-old Amish victim of an English stalker, whom she hopes she's left behind in Ohio when her family moves to quiet Hart County, Kentucky, for a fresh start.
What happens: The Hiltys have trouble adjusting (especially Hannah's siblings), friends are made (including handsome Isaac Troyer), upsetting secrets come to light, a health crisis occurs, and the stalker returns.
Series alert: This is the opening book in in the Amish of Hart County series, which are charming Amish romances with suspenseful elements. |
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| Home to Holly Springs by Jan KaronWhat it's about: After he receives an anonymous letter reading "come home," newly retired Episcopal priest Father Tim returns to his Mississippi hometown for the first time in decades, an event that leads to his discovery of long-buried secrets.
Series alert: Home to Holly Springs is the 1st in the Father Tim series and the 10th Mitford novel.
Is it for you? All of the Mitford books weave scripture and religious discussions into the everyday lives of characters, but this entry deals with more intense topics than some earlier books. |
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Together forever
by Jody Hedlund
Marianne Neumann takes a job as a placing agent with the Children's Aid Society in 1858 New York in order to find her lost sister, and is teamed up with former schoolteacher Andrew Brady, a man with an easy way with children and a past he keeps hidden.
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Ascension of Larks
by Rachel Linden
Adventurous photographer Magdalena "Maggie" Henry may have grown up poor, but now she's a huge success who loves her job. She also relishes vacationing on Washington's San Juan Island at the home of her friends, architect Marco, his wife (and Maggie's college roommate) Lena, and their three kids. But those times are also painful for Maggie; Marco is the only man she's ever loved. After Marco unexpectedly dies, Maggie rushes to help grief-stricken Lena and the kids, balancing her own pain, her career, newly discovered secrets, a compelling new friendship, and another tragic event. This beautifully written debut novel has a subtle faith message and thoughtfully examines love, loss, and healing.
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