| An Inconvenient Beauty by Kristi Ann HunterGriffith, the Duke of Riverton, has finally decided to take a wife. He wants a family-oriented lady, so the logical-minded duke does his research and focuses his attention on quiet Frederica St. Claire. But he's surprised when he falls for her beautiful, new-to-London cousin Isabella Breckenridge...even so, Isabella has secrets that could ruin it all. This last entry in the Hawthorne House series, which chronicles the tales of the Hawthorne siblings, is a delightful romance peopled with characters you'll love. |
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In This Moment
by Karen Kingsbury
Hamilton High Principal Wendell Quinn is tired of the violence, drug abuse, teen pregnancies, and low expectations at his Indianapolis school. A single father of four, Quinn is a Christian and a family man. He wants to see change in his community, so he starts a voluntary after-school Bible Study and prayer program. He knows he is risking his job by leading the program, but the high turnout at every meeting encourages him.
A year later, violence and gang activity are down, test scores are up, and drug use and teen pregnancy have plummeted. The program is clearly working—until one parent calls the press. Now Quinn faces a lawsuit that could ruin everything.
With a storm of national attention and criticism, Quinn is at a crossroads—he must choose whether to cave in and shut down the program or stand up for himself and his students. The battle comes with a high cost, and Quinn wants just one attorney on his side for this fight: Luke Baxter.
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His Guilt
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Mark Fisher has returned home to Hart County, determined to put the past behind him. Two years ago, after being wrongly accused of assault, he left the Amish community, though never forgot his home. When the one person who had helped him through his rough times asks for help, Mark returns. But it is pretty Waneta Cain who makes him want to stay...
Neeta is one of the few people in Hart County who doesn’t believe Mark is guilty of hurting anyone. However, his worldliness and tough exterior do make her uneasy. As she begins to see the real man behind all the gossip and prejudice, she wonders if he is the man for her.
Just when Mark starts to believe a new life is possible, a close friend of Neeta’s is attacked. Once again, everyone in the community seems to believe he is guilty. But what hurts most is Neeta’s sudden wariness around him. When another woman is hurt, a woman who is close to both Neeta and himself, Mark fears he knows the real culprit. And time is running out. Will Mark be able to find him before Neeta becomes his next victim?
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You'll Think of Me
by Robin Lee Hatcher
In a small town in Idaho's idyllic wine country where the past looms large, can two people realize their individual dreams for the future . . . together?
Abandoned once too often, Brooklyn Meyers never intended to return to Thunder Creek, Idaho. Her hometown holds too many memories of heartache and rejection. But when her estranged husband Chad Hallston dies and leaves his family home and acreage to her and their ten-year-old daughter Alycia, it's an opportunity to change their lives for the better—a chance Brooklyn can't pass up, for Alycia's sake if not her own.
Derek Johnson, Chad's best friend since boyhood, isn't keen on the return of Brooklyn Meyers to Thunder Creek. He still blames her for leading his friend astray. And now she has ruined his chance to buy the neighboring ten acres that would have allowed him to expand his organic farm. To add insult to injury, Chad's dying request was that Derek become the father to Alycia that Chad never was. How can he keep that promise without also spending time with the girl's mother?
Brought together by unexpected circumstances, Derek and Brooklyn must both confront challenges to their dreams and expectations. He must overcome long held misconceptions about Brooklyn, while she must learn to trust someone other than herself. And if they can do it, they just might discover that God has something better in mind than either of them ever imagined.
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| An Amish Family Christmas by Shelley Shepard GrayIt's a freezing-cold December evening in Charm, Ohio when Julia Kemps locks herself and her young daughter out of their rental house. Luckily, Levi Kinsinger passes by and helps. This leads to Julia and Levi working together on a Christmas surprise for Penny, and as Christmas grows closer, so do they -- but both have secrets and pasts they're trying to forget. Award-winning author Shelley Shepard Gray's 4th in The Charmed Amish Life series is a sweet Christmas romance. Looking for Gray's newest? Pick up the just-released The Gift, which is also an Amish Christmas story. |
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| A Baxter Family Christmas by Karen KingsburyFamily patriarch John Baxter has invited an unexpected -- and unwanted, by some -- guest to his family's Christmas Eve celebration: an atheist who received the heart of his daughter Erin after she, her husband, and three of their four kids died in a car accident. John thinks the family can help the troubled woman, but John's daughter Ashley believes that the niece she's now raising isn't ready for this. If you've been following the Baxters' stories, you'll find yourself among friends; if you're new, it's fine to start here. Want the latest in the series? Pick up In This Moment, out November 7th. |
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| Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie MacomberJulia Padden's grumpy (but handsome) neighbor, Cain Maddox, rebuffs her every attempt at friendliness. Julia, who works at a department store to pay for college, has the chance for a professional social media job, but needs to gain blog followers. When she chronicles her attempts to be kind to Cain, her readership skyrockets...maybe too much. If Cain finds out she's been writing about him, how kind will he be? Though bestselling author Debbie Macomber isn't published by a Christian fiction publisher, she is a Christian whose books celebrate inspirational topics. If you're looking for her 2017 Christmas novel, it's called Merry and Bright. |
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| The Christmas Town by Donna VanLiereChristmas is definitely not 20-year-old Lauren Gabriel's favorite time of year; it's when families get together, and as a foster child, she never really had one -- but, as a grocery store cashier, she can't escape the songs and decorations. After work one day, she goes for an aimless drive and ends up in a small town. Drawn into the lives of the people there, she volunteers for Glory's Place, a charity that helps single moms and families during hard times. Has Lauren finally found a place she can call home? Read this heartwarming seasonal tale, the 9th in the loosely connected Christmas Hope series, to find out. |
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