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Christian Fiction May 2020
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| Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn GreenThe setup: In 1871 Chicago, Meg, whose paintings bring in extra money, and Sylvie, who runs the family bookshop, look after their father, Stephen, a Civil War veteran irreparably damaged from his time at Andersonville, the infamous prisoner-of-war camp in Georgia.
What happens: The Great Chicago Fire strikes, leaving the shop destroyed, Meg's hand injured, and troubled Stephen accused of murder and placed in an insane asylum. |
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| More Than We Remember by Christina Suzann NelsonWhat happens: A fatal car accident changes everything for three women.
Featuring: Addison, whose husband, the town's beloved coach, was driving one of the cars and appears to have been intoxicated; Emilia, the first cop on the scene, whose own husband hasn't been the same since another accident several years earlier; and Addison's helpful neighbor, Brianne, a therapist dealing with the loss of a patient to suicide. |
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One Little Lie
by Colleen Coble
What it's about: When her recently retired sheriff father is framed for theft and murder, interim sheriff Jane Hardy reluctantly teams up with a documentary journalist to determine if the cult her father and she escaped years earlier may be responsible.
Series alert: This is the first book in the new Pelican Harbor series. If you're looking for more, you won't have to wait long. Book two is scheduled to hit shelves this September.
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An Amish Picnic: Four Stories
by Amy Clipston, Kelly Irvin, Kathleen Fuller, & Vannetta Chapman
What's inside: From bestselling authors in the Amish genre come four sweet stories about picnics and romance.
Want more?: Short story collections are a great way to discover new authors. Branch out as a reader and try more of the short story collections available at the Independence Public Library.
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Love Finds You In Camelot Tennessee
by Janice Hanna
What it's about: As newly elected mayor of Camelot, Tennessee, Steve knows the economy needs help . . . so when his childhood friend Amy proposes the idea for a fund-raising musical performance of Camelot, he's thrilled. That's before he realizes he'll be donning tights for the part of King Arthur, which complicates things---especially since Amy is Guinevere!
Want more?: The Love Finds You series is a collection of Christian Fiction Romance novels, that can be read in any order. Try more and discover new authors and new places.
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Leaving
by Karen Kingsbury
What it's about: Bailey Flanagan leaves Bloomington after winning an audition for a musical in New York City, but she becomes worried about leaving her life--and love Cody Coleman--behind
Want more?: This is just one of many great novels from Karen Kingsbury. Browse our online catalog and BRIDGES to discover more.
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The Happy Hour Choir
by Sally Kilpatrick
What it's about: Estranged from her family, Beulah supports herself by playing the piano at a honky-tonk, but when a dying friend asks her to take over as her church's piano player, Beulah finds herself butting heads with the deacon and a straight-laced choir.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Ellery series, catch what happens next with Bittersweet Creek.
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A Song of Joy
by Lauraine Snelling
What it's about: New to America, Nilda Carlson’s work for a wealthy philanthropist allows her to help those in the local immigrant community while she tries to decide between the handsome schoolteacher and the rich dandy both vying for her hand.
Series alert: This is the fourth book in the Under Northern Skies series, catch the beginning with The Promise of Dawn.
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