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A girl's guide to the Outback : a novel by Jessica Kate Samuel Payton is a passionate youth pastor in Virginia, but below the surface, he's still recovering from the blow of a failed business and insecurities he can't shake. His coworker, start-up expert Kimberly Foster, is brilliant, fearless, and capable, but years of personal rejection have left her defensive and longing for a family. Two people have never been more at odds - or more attracted to one another. And every day at work, the sparks sure do fly. When Kimberly's ambitious plans for Sam's ministry butt up against his risk-averse nature, Sam decides that obligations to family trump his work for the church. He quits the ministry and heads home to Australia to help his sister, Jules, save her struggling farm. As Kimberly's grand plans flounder, she is forced to face the truth: that no one can replace Sam. Together they strike up a deal: If Kimberly comes to work on Jules's dairy farm and lends her business brains to their endeavor, then maybe - just maybe - Sam will reconsider his future with the church. As Kimberly tries her hand at Australian farm life, she learns more about herself than she could've ever expected. Meanwhile Sam is forced to re-evaluate this spunky woman he thought he already knew. As foes slowly morph into friends, they wonder if they might be something even more. But when disaster strikes the farm, will Sam find it within himself to take a risk that could lead to love? And will Kimberly trust God with her future?
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Featuring: twin sisters Stella and Desiree, who last saw each other as teenagers when they fled the Louisiana hometown where their father had been lynched.
Over the years: Stella has built a life for herself in which everyone, including her husband, believes her to be white; Desiree is the mother of a daughter so dark-skinned the hometown gossips stare.
Why you should read it: Spanning decades (from the 1940s to the 1990s), this is a compassionately drawn tale of family, colorism, and identity. | | Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho The problem(s): At 33, Andrea Tang is a successful lawyer in Singapore. But her lack of a husband disappoints her family. Handsome Eric might do...but she can't stop thinking about her irritating office mate, Suresh. And since he's not Chinese, her family definitely won't approve.
Why you might like it: Love the enemies-to-lovers theme of Sally Thorne's The Hating Game? Enjoy stories of professional women fighting society's expectations? You'll get both -- plus a Crazy Rich Asians-esque portrait of a Malaysian Chinese family in Singapore. | |
The Paris Secret by Natasha Lester A wardrobe of Dior gowns, a secret kept for sixty-five years, and the three women bound forever by war... England, 1939. When war breaks out, talented pilot Skye Penrose joins the British war effort, flying fighter planes across England to the RAF's secret airfields. Here she encounters two people from her past: her estranged sister Liberty and childhood soulmate Nicholas Crawford, now engaged to the enigmatic Frenchwoman Margaux Jourdan. As they are drawn ever deeper into the conflict in Europe, an unspeakable betrayal entwines their fates. Cornwall, 2012. Kat Jourdan, an Australian fashion conservator, discovers a priceless collection of Dior gowns in her grandmother Margaux's vacant cottage. As she delves into the mystery she receives a message that calls into question everything Kat thought she knew about her beloved grandmother, leading her to unearth a heartbreaking story of love and tragedy - and an extraordinary act of sacrifice. The Paris secret is an unforgettable story about the lengths people go to protect one another, and a love that, despite everything, lasts a lifetime.
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The French Wife
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Diney Costeloe
Love, hate, hope and pain intermingle in Diney Costeloe's sequel to The Children of the Siege. Helene and Annette are now eighteen and strive to put the horrors of their past behind them... But can they?
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What the bride wore
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Jade Lee
Lady Irene Knopp must choose between the love of Grant Benton, Earl of Crowle, and her life's passion, dressing the most beautiful brides in England
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What red was : a novel
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Rosie Price
A university romance between Kate and Max is shattered by an attack during a graduation party and Max’s wealthy, powerful family, challenging Kate to confront the realities of trauma, staying silent and speaking out.
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What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell Who it's about: a lonely American professor in Bulgaria, drawn by need into an unstable relationship with a young hustler named Mitko -- until his violence leaves the professor scared for his life.
What happens: Years pass, and Mitko reappears once more, forcing the professor to come to terms with his past -- both with Mitko and with his own difficult childhood.
What reviewers say: "A luminous, searing exploration of desire, alienation, and the powerful tattoo of the past" (Kirkus Reviews). | | What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand What happens: In this engaging novel (a follow-up to Winter in Paradise), Irene Steel faces up to her late husband's double life, and finds herself returning to St. John -- perhaps for good.
Why you might like it: As in the best escapist fiction featuring wealthy families, the beach (and accompanying Steel villa) is beautiful, secrets are around every corner, and there are romantic entanglements aplenty.
What you need to know: the 3rd in the series, Troubles in Paradise, is coming this October. | |
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