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Christian Fiction January 2019
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| A Seat by the Hearth by Amy ClipstonWhat 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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Who I Am With You
by Robin Lee Hatcher
What it's about: A pregnant woman embittered by the deaths of her husband and daughter finds healing and renewal in her great-grandfather's Bible before opening her heart to a disgraced businessman who would withdraw from the world.
Series Alert: If you like this novel, be sure to check back this summer for book #2 in the Legacy of Faith series. Cross My Heart is due for release on June 25th.
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| On Magnolia Lane by Denise HunterWhat happens: Flower store owner Daisy has often met with Pastor Jack for spiritual counseling...and he has fallen for her. Since their small Georgia town isn't overflowing with young men, Daisy uses a dating app. Jack's friends find out and set up a profile for him using his initials...and Daisy connects with "TJ" online.
Series alert: This is the heartwarming 3rd book in the Blue Ridge Romance series, though fans of the author's standalone novel Sweetbriar Cottage will also recognize a few characters. |
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| Tell Her No Lies 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 Table By The Window: A Novel of Family Secrets and Heirloom Recipes
by Hillary Manton Lodge
What it's about: After the death of her grandmother, Juliette D'Alisa discovers an antique photograph, tucked inside one of her grandmother's cookbooks, of a man who looks strikingly like her brother and that one clue leads to an array of family secrets left dormant for more than half a century.
Want more?: Give Like A Bee To Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand a try. Another romance with tasty additions.
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| Her Secret by Shelley Shepard GrayIntroducing: Hannah Hilty, the 20-year-old Amish victim of an English stalker, whom she hopes she's left behind in Ohio when her family moves to quiet Hart County, Kentucky, for a fresh start.
What happens: The Hiltys have trouble adjusting (especially Hannah's siblings), friends are made (including handsome Isaac Troyer), upsetting secrets come to light, a health crisis occurs, and the stalker returns.
Series alert: This is the opening book in in the Amish of Hart County series, which are charming Amish romances with suspenseful elements. |
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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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Thief of Glory: A Novel
by Sigmund Brouwer
What it's about: Growing up in World War II-era Indonesia, the son of a school headmaster is incarcerated with his family in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp before escaping, fleeing to California and seeking forgiveness decades later from the fiancée he abandoned.
More from this author: the IPL has more from Sigmund Brouwer available on BRIDGES, like The Canary List on downloadable audiobook.
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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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