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Christian Fiction November 2019
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All Made Up
by Kara Isaac
What it's about: "Make-up artist Katriona McLeod agreed to replace a sick bachelorette on the TV reality show, Falling for the Farmer, when promised she would be eliminated the first night. But the Farmer is Caleb Murphy, the man who broke her heart ten years ago, and he wants to keep her"
Want more?: Give Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury a try. It's another glimpse into the world of reality television.
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| Strands of Truth by Colleen CobleWhat it is: a compelling romantic suspense story that delves into the cutting-edge world of DNA testing and medical research.
What happens: Marine biologist Harper Taylor, who believes she has no living relatives, is surprised that DNA results show she has a half-sister. After her business partner/mentor is attacked and Harper and her half-sister are almost kidnapped, she grows closer to her mentor's son as they try to sort out what's going on and keep the business afloat. |
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Stitches In Time
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
What it's about: A new teacher at Stoney Ridge endeavors to find homes for Lancaster County foster children before her efforts on behalf of two young girls complicates her budding romance with an emotionally detached horse trainer.
Series alert: This is the second book in the Deacon's Family series, catch the beginning with Mending Fences.
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| Catching Christmas by Terri BlackstockFeaturing: rookie lawyer Sydney, whose firm is laying off employees; her grandmother Callie, who's in a wheelchair and has dementia; and Finn, a down-on-his-luck cab driver and former chef.
What happens: With Sydney busy trying to keep her job, Callie calls on Finn to drive her to appointments, and to help her with her Christmas project: finding a date for Sydney.
For fans of: sweet, fresh Christmas romances with bits of humor. |
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| His Promise: An Amish Christmas in Hart County by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat it's about: Amish pet sitter Grace King is spending a lonely Christmas season with a dachshund named Snooze, who's quicker than his name would indicate. Then she meets her closest neighbor, an Amish firefighter who broke her sister's heart three years earlier (and whom she had a crush on), as suspicious fires plague the area.
Series alert: This is the 6th and final entry in the Amish of Hart County, a romantic suspense series set in Kentucky that began with Her Secret. |
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| The Christmas Star by Donna VanLiereFeaturing: Maddie, a precocious seven-year-old foster child; Gabe Rodriguez, a kind maintenance worker at her school; and Amy Denison, her new after-school teacher.
What happens: Maddie finds out that Gabe isn't married and decides to find him a girlfriend. What she doesn't know is that the lady she's picked out for him is someone he already knows.
For fans of: spunky matchmaking kids, second-chance romances, and feel-good Christmas stories. |
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| The White Christmas Inn by Colleen WrightThe place: Vermont's picture-perfect Evergreen Inn, owned by Jeanne and Tim, who have grown apart amid financial troubles. They are helped by Iris, the elderly former owner, and Luke, her visiting grandson.
Guests include: Hannah, who's been coming to the inn since she was a girl, whose groom cancels their Christmas wedding; her best friend, Audrey, whose military husband can't get there due to the snow; children's book author Molly, suffering from writer's block; and widower Marcus and his two daughters, forced to stop there by a blizzard.
For fans of: Hallmark Christmas movies; charming romances featuring multiple couples. |
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