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Christian Fiction January 2019
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The Bride of Ivy Green
by Julie Klassen
What it is about: When a secretive new dressmaker arrives in the village, the ladies soon suspect she isn't who she claims to be. And everyone expects Miss Brockwell to marry a titled gentleman, even though her heart is drawn to another. Surprises lie in store-- and dreams may yet come true.
Series alert: The Bride of Ivy Green is the third installment in the "Tales From Ivy Hill" series.
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Murder In Her Stocking by G. A McKevett
What it is: When the scandalous Prissy Carr is found dead in an alley behind a tavern just before Christmas, Stella “Granny” Reid decides to investigate and what she finds puts the lives of those she loves in danger.
Series alert: Murder In Her Stocking is the first book in the "A Granny Reid Mystery" series.
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Moondust Lake
by T. Davis Bunn
Starring: Buddy Helms, a top executive in the family business, lives and works under the thumb of his powerful father who proved himself by saving the company from financial ruin, yet for six years Buddy's waited to hear that he's worthy of his father's love and respect.
Is it for you: Poignant and heartfelt, Moondust Lake is an uplifting novel about searching for all the things in life that matter, embracing them, and never letting go.
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| Tell Her No Lies-[Ebook] 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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A Season of Grace
by Lauraine Snelling
What it is about: Struggling to open her heart to suitors after establishing a promising farm in 1910 Minnesota, Nilda panics when she spots the dangerous man responsible for the trauma she hoped to leave behind in Norway.
Series alert: A Season of Grace is the 3rd installment in the "Under Northern Skies" series. This is a series that you need to read in order.
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A Seat by the Hearth-[Ebook]
by Amy Clipston
What 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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| The Inn at Ocean's Edge by Colleen CobleStarring: businesswoman Claire Dellamore, who goes to a Maine hotel for work and inexplicably has a severe panic attack.
What happens: While walking on the beach nearby, she meets Luke Elwell, home on leave from the Coast Guard, and learns that her family hid the fact that she went missing from the hotel as a child, and that Luke's mother also disappeared then...but was never found.
Series alert: This is the 1st fast-paced romantic suspense novel in the Sunset Cove series. |
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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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| Lady Jayne Disappears-[Ebook] by Joanna Davidson PolitanoWhat it is: a witty Victorian romance and story-within-a-story that calls to mind the world of Charles Dickens.
What it's about: After her novelist father dies, Aurelie Harcourt leaves debtor's prison (the only home she's ever known) and tries to fit in with his wealthy family (who had no idea she existed). She also sets out to finish his book about her mother's disappearance, but she needs help from an intriguing house guest to uncover family secrets.
Who it's for: those who appreciate lyrical Gothic romances and fresh Christian fiction. |
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| Room for Hope by Kim Vogel SawyerFeaturing: Neva Shilling, a shop owner who grew up an orphan and is a mom to two teenagers in 1930s Kansas; Arthur, a widowed neighbor who wants to buy her store; and Jesse Caudel, the kind new sheriff.
What happens: A shocked Neva learns her husband is dead, along with his secret second wife, and that their three small children need a home.
For fans of: Depression-era historical novels, thought-provoking stories of forgiveness, and Isaiah 40:29. |
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