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Christian Fiction July 2018
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The Amish Teacher's Gift
by Rachel J. Good
What it's about: Josiah Petersheim has lost his wife, and he's having difficulties communicating with his grieving deaf six-year-old son. He's grateful Nathan has Ada Rupp as his first-grade teacher. Impressed by her sweet nature, Josiah is stunned by Ada's ability to easily comfort his son. In fact, he finds himself charmed by everything about Ada.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Love and Promises Series.
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| Hurricane Season-EBook by Lauren K. DentonFeaturing: Jenna, single mom to two young daughters; her sister, Betsy, who's struggling with infertility; and Betsy's dairy farmer husband, Ty, all of whom share narration duties.
What happens: To attend a photography workshop, Jenna leaves her girls with Betsy and Ty -- but two weeks of childcare expands to more as Jenna's work gets noticed. Meanwhile, Betsy and Ty continue to grow apart, and a hurricane heads for their South Alabama farm.
For fans of: authentic, character-driven Southern stories. |
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Between You & Me
by Susan Wiggs
What it's about: Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, farm, faith--and long-held suspicions about outsiders. When disaster strikes, Caleb is thrust into an urban environment of high-tech medicine and the relentless rush of modern life.
For fans of: Between You and Me is an emotionally complex story of love and loss, family and friendship, and the arduous road to discovering the heart’s true path.
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The Road Home
by Beverly Lewis
What it is about: Sent to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lena Rose Schwartz grieves her parents' deaths and the separation from her siblings, but soon finds that the community has charms of its own.
For fans of: Journey of spiritual growth as well as bonding the realistic, yet loving relationship with siblings.
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| Send Down the Rain by Charles MartinWhat it's about: After the Vietnam War, Joseph became a loner in the North Carolina mountains. Decades later, he helps a mother and children in a dire situation, which leads him home to Florida. He reconnects with his troubled childhood sweetheart, Allie, who's just lost her second husband and her restaurant -- but large secrets loom.
Reviewers say: "Martin beautifully captures the essence of Christian principles of sacrifice and forgiveness" (Publishers Weekly).
Try this next: Chris Fabry's The Promise of Jesse Woods, which also has a young man returning home years later to a girl he can't forget. |
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| Tidewater Inn: A Hope Beach Novel-EBook by Colleen CobleWhat happens: House restorer Libby Holladay learns that the father she thought had been dead for years only died a month ago, that he left her a rundown inn on a remote Outer Banks island, and that she has two half-siblings who aren't happy about the will. Meanwhile, Libby's business partner Nicole is abducted, and the police suspect Libby is involved. Can a handsome Coast Guard lieutenant help Libby sort it all out?
Series alert: Fans of the author's Rock Harbor series will remember the character of Bree and enjoy her role in this first book in the Hope Beach series (followed by Rosemary Cottage). |
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| The Promise of Palm Grove by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat it is: A modern-day Amish romance set in Pinecraft, a large Amish and Mennonite neighborhood in Sarasota, Florida.
Starring: Amish vacationer Leona, who finds herself torn between Edmund, her overbearing fiancé back home in Ohio, and Zachery, the easygoing local man who captures her heart.
Series alert: This is the charming opening book of bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray's Amish Brides of Pinecraft series, all of which take place at least partially at the lovely Orange Blossom Inn. |
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| The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill by Julie KlassenWhat it's about: The innkeeper of The Bell dies suddenly and his genteel wife, Jane, becomes the reluctant owner. With a large loan due, Jane and her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, must find a way to save the inn since both they and the town depend on the business.
Series alert: Set in a charming English village in the 1820s, this is the 1st of three books in Julie Klassen's delightful Tales from Ivy Hill.
Reviewers say: The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill "delivers everything fans of gentle historical-romance novels could ever want" (Booklist). |
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| The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie MacomberWhat happens: After her husband died in a chopper crash in Afghanistan, Jo Marie Rose left Seattle for a quaint nearby town to open a bed and breakfast. But when the first guests arrive, they bring their own troubles and need for healing.
Series alert: The Rose Harbor series is set in the same town as Debbie Macomber's bestselling Cedar Cove novels, which were the basis for the Hallmark TV show of the same name starring Andie MacDowell; The Inn at Rose Harbor opens the series and is followed by Rose Harbor in Bloom. |
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The Mistletoe Inn
by Richard Paul Evans
What it's about: Signing up for a writing retreat to assuage a broken heart after one too many romantic disappointments, 32-year-old Kimberly Rossetti looks forward to meeting a favorite writer and bonds with a fellow aspirant who gives her insight into her writing while gradually revealing his dark past.
Series alert: The Mistletoe Inn is preceded by The Mistletoe Promise and followed by Mistletoe Secret.
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