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Christian Fiction January 2020
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| Smoke Screen by Terri BlackstockStarring: recently divorced Brenna, who's in an ugly custody battle with her wealthy ex and has turned to alcohol to cope; her high school sweetheart, injured fire jumper Nate, who's come home to recover.
What it's about: Nate's dad went to prison for murdering Brenna's pastor father 14 years ago. Now, Nate's dad has been pardoned, shocking Brenna's family. As Nate tries to help Brenna keep her kids, he also reluctantly works with his dad, who wants to prove he's innocent.
For fans of: twisty romantic suspense stories, realistically flawed characters, and novels with themes of grace and redemption. |
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The Threshing Floor
by Ray Bentley
What it's about: While Jack Garrison is forever a changed man free of his bitterness, his future looks uncertain. After protecting him from a terrorist attack, the girl he loves, Bette Deekmann, struggles to stay alive all while harboring a dangerous secret.
Series alert: This is the second book in the Elijah Chronicles series. If you'd like to start at the beginning, pick up a copy of On The Mountain of The Lord.
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Courting Mr. Emerson
by Melody Carlson
What it's about: A fun-loving ex-hippie discovers she has feelings for a straight-laced, retired English teacher and makes it her mission to get him to loosen up. By the author of Finding Alice.
Want more?: This is just one of the many great titles from Melody Carlson. If you like Courting Mr. Emerson stop in and browse our selection for another.
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| A Distance Too Grand by Regina Scott1871 Arizona Territory: After her photographer father's death, strong-willed Meg Pero escapes her staid aunt's home in the east to take his place as part of a U.S. Army survey of the Grand Canyon.
What happens: Meg finds the crew is led by the man she once loved, Captain Ben Coleridge, and that he has a secondary motive for the journey -- locating his own father, who went missing months ago.
Why you might like it: This evocative 1st entry in the American Wonders Collection has a charming second-chance romance, a bit of suspense, and offers a glimpse at photographic technology of the time. |
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti CallahanWhat happens: Joy Davidman, an atheist, writer, and housewife with two small children and an unfaithful alcoholic husband in 1940s New York, reaches rock bottom and prays. Wanting to know more about God, she writes to Christian apologist C.S. Lewis, beginning years of correspondence that eventually leads to love and marriage.
For fans of: C.S. Lewis; touching, thoughtful historical fiction.
Awards buzz: Written from Joy's point of view, this lyrical novel won two 2019 Christy Awards, for Historical Romance and Book of the Year. |
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Wooing Cadie McCaffrey
by Bethany Turner
What it's about: Cadie McCaffrey breaks up with her boyfriend, so he, with help from his pro-athlete work friends and tactics drawn from Cadie's favorite romantic comedies, does everything in his power to try to win her back.
Want more?: Try something from Sophie Kinsella, Bethany Turner is a fan.
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| The Persian Gamble by Joel C. RosenbergWhat it's about: Former U.S. Secret Service agent Marcus Ryker forms a precarious alliance with a Russian double agent -- who happens to be the son-in-law of Russia's president -- to halt a world-threatening nuclear war involving enemy nations Russia, North Korea, and Iran.
Series alert: This 2nd in the Marcus Ryker trilogy after The Kremlin Conspiracy will be followed by The Jerusalem Assassin in March.
Where to find more: this title is just one of many ebooks available on BRIDGES, a free service provided with your library card. |
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| A Silken Thread by Kim Vogel SawyerFeaturing: Laurel, a naive 18-year-old who longs for her own family but is committed to helping her aging mother; Langdon, a spoiled playboy; Willie, a night watchman with an ill father, who falls for Laurel; Quincy, a groundskeeper, the son of a former slave, and Willie's friend.
What happens: Laurel works at a silk loom at the 1895 Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition where she meets the others and is courted by Langdon, who's using her to secure his inheritance.
Why you might like it: This moving novel thoughtfully addresses racism and social class disparities. |
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Flights of Fancy
by Jen Turano
What it's about: Heiress Isadora Delafield escapes an unwanted marriage by fleeing New York and disguising herself as a housekeeper for Ian MacKenzie, a self-made man who finds himself charmed by Isadora's unconventionality.
Series alert: This is the first book in the American Heiresses series, continue the story with Diamond In The Rough (available now) and Storing Up Trouble (available in May 2020).
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