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Christian Fiction May 2018
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| If I Live by Terri BlackstockStarring: Casey Cox, who became a master of disguise after being framed for the murder of her best friend by two crooked cops, and Dylan Roberts, the PI who was originally trying to catch her but now wants to help.
What it is: an edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense story and the final book in Casey's journey (the first two are If I Run and If I'm Found).
What should you read next: If you want more compelling romantic suspense, pick up one of Dee Henderson or Dani Pettrey's books. |
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| Who the Bishop Knows by Vannetta ChapmanWhat it's about: A 19-year-old Amish man is shot to death at a rodeo in Monte Vista, Colorado. No one saw by whom, so kindly Bishop Henry Lapp investigates to bring peace to his people.
Series alert: Like What the Bishop Saw and When the Bishop Needs an Alibi, this final book in the Amish Bishop mysteries has appealing characters, a faith-filled plot, sweet romances, and several recipes.
For fans of: Shelley Shepard Gray's Amish mystery series, Secrets of Crittenden County. |
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| No One Ever Asked: A Novel by Katie GanshertFeaturing: Anaya, an African American first-year teacher; Camille, a white stay-at-home mom active in the PTA; and Jen, the white adoptive mother of a seven-year-old girl from Africa.
What happens: When a Missouri school district loses its accreditation, its students move to another one -- but the new area has wealthy white kids and the incoming students are less-affluent African Americans.
Why you should read it: It's a timely, affecting, thought-provoking look at racism, socioeconomic status, parenting, and more. |
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His Risk
by Shelley Shepard Gray
What it's about: When a sibling's illness compels him to return to the Amish community he left at the age of 14, an undercover DEA agent falls for a skeptical Amish schoolteacher and worries in the face of a surge in criminal activity that his double life is putting everyone he loves at risk.
Series Alert: This is book number four in the Amish of Hart County series. If you would like to start at the beginning, you can also pick up Her Secret, His Guilt, and The Gift.
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A Chance At Forever
by Melissa Jagears
What it's about: When school board member Mercy McClain sees that the worst of her childhood bullies, Aaron Firebrook, is applying for a teaching position, she is dead set against it, leaving Aaron to prove how much he has changed and desires forgiveness.
Series Alert: A Chance At Forever is the third installment of the Teaville Moral Society Series. The fist two books: A Heart Most Certain, and A Love So True are also available.
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Focus on: Living with Mental Illness
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| Bride of a Distant Isle: A Novel by Sandra ByrdWhat it's about: In 1851 England, teacher Annabel Ashton, the illegitimate daughter of a woman who died in an asylum, questions her own sanity as she fights to save her seaside ancestral home, tries to avoid a marriage arranged by her duplicitous (and possibly worse) cousin, ponders strange occurrences, and falls in love.
Opening line: "I had no warning before evil befell me."
Series alert: This engaging book with gothic elements and a sweet romance is the 2nd entry in the Daughters of Hampshire trilogy.
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Life Support
by Candace Calvert
What it's about: Nurse Lauren Barclay returns to Houston to care for her troubled sister, but being back home brings her into contact with Elijah Landry, a physician's assistant who left her with painful memories.
Series Alert: Try the other two novels in the Grace Medical Series. Trauma Plan and Rescue Team.
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When The Soul Mends : A Novel
by Cindy Woodsmall
What it's about: When Hannah Lapp reluctantly returns to the Old Order Amish community that she grew up in in order to help her sister, she is torn between her new life and love in the outside world and life in the community with her first love
Series alert: Catch the beginning of the series with When The Heart Cries and When The Morning Comes, both available at the library.
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| Her Brother's Keeper: An Amish Secrets Novel by Beth WisemanIntroducing: Charlotte Dolinsky, whose brother fell in love with a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Amish woman...and then committed suicide.
What happens: Looking for answers about her brother, Charlotte masquerades as an Amish woman. As she gets closer to the truth, she becomes uncomfortable with her deceit.
Is it for you? Edgier than many Amish books, this is the thought-provoking 1st of three books telling Charlotte's story. |
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