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Christian Fiction January 2018
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His Risk
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Calvin Fisher left the Amish community at fourteen and never looked back. Only his brother's illness can bring him back to Hart County. Now, as Calvin works to make amends, he meets Alice, a local nursery school teacher, and falls hard for her. But he has a secret that could threaten the happiness he's finally found. Alice shouldn't like--or want--Calvin. He's English, has a questionable past, and an even more questionable job. Still, she can't help being intrigued. When a sudden surge of criminal activity alarms the community and even targets, Alice can't help but wonder if the brave and honorable man she's lost her heart to is far more dangerous than she could ever imagine.
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If I Live
by Terri Blackstock
Casey Cox is still on the run after being indicted for murder. The hunt that began with her bloody footprints escalates, and she's running out of places to hide. Dylan Roberts, the investigator who once hunted her, is now her only hope. Terrifying attempts on Dylan's life could force Casey out of hiding. The clock is ticking on both their lives, but exposing the real killers is more complicated than they knew. Will one life have to be sacrificed to protect the other? If I Live is a grabber from page one, delivering an exhilarating mix of chase, mystery, and spiritual truth.
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The gift
by Shelley Shepard Gray
When a series of suspicious accidents reveals that someone is trying to scare away her family, Susanna, a newcomer to Hart County, wonders about the guilt or innocence of a man who is grieving the loss of his farm to Susanna's family. Susanna refuses to believe Neil would do anything to harm her. She's fallen in love with him and knows he is a good man. But her family is ready to pack up and move, and time is running out to uncover the truth before someone gets hurt...or worse.
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In this moment
by Karen Kingsbury
Risking his job by organizing an after-school bible-study program to combat local crime and gang activity, Indiana high school principal Wendell Quinn is delighted by the program's positive results, until a complaint renders him the subject of media speculation and a controversial lawsuit. With a storm of national attention and criticism, Quinn 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.
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The crooked path
by Irma Joubert
Lettie has always felt different from and overshadowed by the women around her-- still, she doesn't let this hold her back. She works hard to apply her mind, trying to compensate for her perceived lack of beauty with diligent academic work and a successful career as a doctor. She learns to treasure her friendships, but she still wonders if any man will ever return her interest. Marco's experience in the second world war have robbed him of love and health. When winters in his native Italy prove dangerous to his health, he moves to South Africa, and become Lettie's first patient, and their relationship grows as she aids him on the road back to restored health.
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The view from Rainshadow Bay: Lavender Tides Series
by Colleen Coble
After her husband, Jack, dies in a climbing incident, Shauna has only her five-year-old son and her helicopter charter business to live for. When her business partner is murdered, his final words convince Shauna that she's in danger too. Zach Bannister was her husband's best friend and is the person she blames for his death. She's barely spoken to him since. But there are secrets involved dating back to Shauna's childhood that more than one person would prefer to stay hidden. In The View from Rainshadow Bay, suspense, danger, and a longing to love again ignite amid the gorgeous lavender fieldsof.
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Love story : The Baxter Family Series
by Karen Kingsbury
From the day they met, John and Elizabeth were destined to fall in love. Their whirlwind romance started when they were young college students and lasted nearly thirty years--until Elizabeth died of cancer. So when John Baxter is asked to relive his long-ago love story with Elizabeth for his grandson Cole's heritage project, he's not sure he can do it. The sadness might simply be too great. But he agrees and allows his heart and soul to go places they haven't gone in decades. Back to the breathless first moments, but also to the secret heartbreak that brought John and Elizabeth together.
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Her secret: The Amish of Hart County Series
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Hannah Hilty and her family are forced to move from their bustling Amish town to a new community to escape a threatening stalker who challenges her faith and makes her afraid to trust her growing feelings for a kindhearted neighbor. Just as Hannah is finally settling into her new life, more secrets are revealed and tragedy strikes as Hannah and Isaac slowly grow closer, they realize that there's always more to someone than meets the eye. Now Hannah must decide if she should run again or dare to fight for the future she has found in Hart County.
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The beloved hope chest:Amish Heirloom Series
by Amy Clipston
When Mattie packed her hope chest, she put away the heartache of her past. But as her daughters begin to unpack it, she discovers a healing more powerful than she ever hoped for. Mattie Fisher's three daughters know that she's been keeping a secret from them. With each item pulled from the beloved family hope chest, they've discovered a new clue about their mother's past. But there's a reason Mattie has been keeping her history hidden, and she's not sure she's ready to reopen old wounds. Will dredging up the past change the way her children view her?
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Home all along: Amish Secrets Series
by Beth Wiseman
Daniel loves Charlotte and wants to share his life with her, even it if means leaving the only world he's ever known. But as he walks alongside of her through her struggles, his own world is turned upside down when a loved one receives a grim medical diagnosis and a prodigal relative returns home. Will Charlotte and Daniel's relationship succumb to the many pressures around them, or will their faith and the strong community around them allow them to weather the storms of their own lives in order to build a life together?
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Mermaid moon: Sunset Cove Series
by Colleen Coble
Shame and confusion have kept Mallory Davis from her home for the last fifteen years, but when her dad mysteriously dies on his mail boat route, she doesn't have any choice but to go back to Mermaid Point. Mallory believes her father was murdered and childhood sweetheart Kevin O'Connor, confirms her suspicions. Kevin is wary of helping Mallory in her search. She broke his heart and left--without a word--years ago. As answers begin to fall into place, Mallory begins receiving threats on her own life--and her beloved teenage daughter, Haylie-and realizes her search is about more than finding her father’s killer.
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