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Christian Fiction July 2020
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Starfish Pier by Irene Hannon What it's about: New to Hope Harbor, Oregon, young teacher Holly Miller, who has spina bifida, meets Steven, a take-charge former Army Delta Force operator working as a charter boat captain, and he challenges both her perspectives and her heart.
Series alert: Deftly mixing romance, faith, and serious topics (like alcoholism and assisted suicide), this appealing 6th in the Hope Harbor series can be enjoyed by newcomers, though fans will be pleased to see familiar friends like town sage Charley Lopez.
Other series you might like: Moses Lake series by Lisa Wingate, Chapel Springs romances by Denise Hunter, and King's Meadow novels by Robin Lee Hatcher. | |
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If You Like: Karen Kingsbury
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The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers Featuring: artist Roman Velasco (who secretly indulges in the street graffiti that gave him solace as a foster kid), and cash-strapped single mother Grace Moore (who had her own troubled childhood).
What happens: Grace becomes Roman's personal assistant, enabling her to support her infant son (and put distance between the baby and the family that almost adopted him). But she finds Roman's worldly ways as challenging as he finds her faith.
Why Karen Kingsbury fans might like it: the growth of the characters over the course of the story; the faith-filled plot. | | The Second Half by Lauraine Snelling What it's about: With his retirement only days away, university dean Ken and his wife Mona's plans for part-time work and travel are upended.
What happens: Their son, who serves in the Army's Special Forces, is being deployed in less than a week, and since his wife abandoned the family, he needs his parents to watch their two kids...for up to a year.
Why Karen Kingsbury fans might like it: the realistic, multi-generational characters; Mona's moving struggle with depression. | | The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate What it is: an intricate story-within-a-story about Jen Gibbs, a New York book editor who finds a captivating unfinished manuscript about Sarra, a Melungeon girl in early-20th century Appalachia.
Author buzz: Lisa Wingate's acclaimed Before We Were Yours sold over two million copies. Her latest novel is The Book of Lost Friends.
Why Karen Kingsbury fans might like it: If they appreciate historical elements, this Christy Award-winning 2nd in the Carolina Heirlooms trilogy offers a moving story about sisters, family, and life changes. | |
Lydia's hope
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Marta Perry
What it's about: When she discovers that she has two sisters who were raised in other homes, Lydia, taken in by her aunt and uncle after her parents died, is determined to find her lost sisters and reunite them all as a family despite her husband's objections.
Why Karen Kingsbury fans might like it: This title share the Christian romance genre and the subjects family secrets and sisters.
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The Wednesday letters
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Jason F. Wright
What it's about: After the deaths of their parents, three siblings return home to make funeral arrangements and find boxes full of love letters that their father wrote to their mother each week on Wednesday, uncovering the shocking truth about the past.
Why Karen Kingsbury fans might like it: Like the title Someone Like You, these books have the theme forgive and forget and the subjects adoption, family secrets, and faith.
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When we found home
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Susan Mallery
What it's about: Three very different people navigate the complicated discovery that they share the same late father and a wealthy grandfather who would surround himself with his blended family.
Author notes: By the best-selling author of Secrets of the Tulip Sisters. She is a New York Times bestselling author who has written over 80 books, including: the Marcelli Sisters Trilogy, the Desert Rogues Series and the Fool's Gold Series. Mallery won the Romantic Times' award for best Silhouette Special Edition and the National Readers' Choice Award.
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Brandon, Mississippi 39042
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http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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