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Christian Fiction September 2019
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The printed letter bookshop
by Katherine Reay
Amid literature and lattes, three women come together and find that sharing one’s journey with best friends makes life richer.
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Courting Mr. Emerson
by Melody Carlson
A fun-loving ex-hippie discovers she has feelings for a straight-laced, retired English teacher and makes it her mission to get him to loosen up. By the author of Finding Alice.
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| Cross My Heart-[Ebook] by Robin Lee HatcherWhat it is: a dual timeline novel that weaves the main story, a contemporary romance featuring five-years-sober Ben who teams up with horse-lover Ashley to create an equine therapy barn, with the 1940s tale of Ben’s great-great-grandfather and his son who went to war.
Why you might like it: the equine therapy details; the themes of redemption and second chances; the realistic look at addiction.
Series alert: Though this is the 2nd Legacy of Faith novel after Who I Am With You, both books are easily read on their own. |
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| The Enlightenment of Bees-[Ebook] by Rachel LindenWhat it's about: After a terrible week in which her boyfriend of six years dumps her and she loses her job as a baker’s apprentice, 26-year-old Mia West agrees to go with her roommate on a humanitarian trip, funded by a reclusive billionaire, that takes her to India and Hungry.
What about the bees? Mia's dreams often include honeybees and they are a continuous motif throughout the richly detailed romantic novel. |
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A silken thread : a novel
by Kim Vogel Sawyer
A young loom worker who dreams of a family is courted by an unscrupulous playboy who would marry to secure his inheritance, compelling a lovelorn but humble security guard to try to make her a better offer. .
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The highest of hopes
by Susan Anne Mason
When, after her grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore discovers that the father she thought was dead is living in Canada, she travels to Toronto to meet him, accompanied by her best friend Jonathan, who is secretly in love with her.
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A change of fortune
by Jen Turano
When one humorous mishap after another fails to help her reclaim her lost fortune, Lady Eliza Sumner finds that God has something even better in mind for her than her fortune and independence.
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| The Governess of Highland Hall by Carrie TuranskyWhat it's about: After 12 years away, Julia Foster returns to Edwardian England with her missionary parents and becomes the governess at Highland Hall....where widower Sir William Ramsey notices her.
The problem: Sir William -- who has two small children and is responsible for two teenage cousins -- needs to marry a wealthy bride or he may lose the family estate forever.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: This 1st in the Edwardian Brides trilogy offers a faith-filled look at upstairs-downstairs relationships. |
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| A Name Unknown-[Ebook] by Roseanna M. WhiteWhat it's about: Rosemary, raised on London’s streets by a gang of thieves, is recruited to spy on suspected traitor Peter Holstein, a friend of His Majesty. Posing as a librarian in Peter's Cornwall household, Rosemary grows close to him as World War I looms.
Series alert: This opening book in the Shadows Over England trilogy is followed by A Song Unheard and An Hour Unspent.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the 1914 England setting; the suspenseful, romantic plot; the outsider's view of high society. |
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