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Christian Fiction January 2019
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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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Freedom's Light
by Colleen Coble
Starring: Hannah Thomas, who is troubled by her husband's death fighting in George Washington's army, the strictness of her Puritan community, her disapproving in-laws, her sister's wild ways, and a deceptive old friend.
What happens: Hannah continues her husband's work as a Massachusetts lighthouse keeper, which finds her helping (and developing feelings for) a kind shipwreck survivor who may be a spy.
Try this next: For other engaging, atmospheric romances set during the American revolution, try Beth White's The Creole Princess or Kimberley Woodhouse's The Patriot Bride.
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An hour unspent
by Roseanna M. White
"As 1915 England plunges into war, Barclay Pearce, a thief, rescues Evelina Manning from a mugging and begins to wonder what his future holds. When her father's military invention endangers her whole family, it may just take a reformed thief to steal thetime they need to escape"
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| The Inn at Ocean's Edge by Colleen CobleStarring: businesswoman Claire Dellamore, who goes to a Maine hotel for work and inexplicably has a severe panic attack.
What happens: While walking on the beach nearby, she meets Luke Elwell, home on leave from the Coast Guard, and learns that her family hid the fact that she went missing from the hotel as a child, and that Luke's mother also disappeared then...but was never found.
Series alert: This is the 1st fast-paced romantic suspense novel in the Sunset Cove series. |
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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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| Lady Jayne Disappears by Joanna Davidson PolitanoWhat it is: a witty Victorian romance and story-within-a-story that calls to mind the world of Charles Dickens.
What it's about: After her novelist father dies, Aurelie Harcourt leaves debtor's prison (the only home she's ever known) and tries to fit in with his wealthy family (who had no idea she existed). She also sets out to finish his book about her mother's disappearance, but she needs help from an intriguing house guest to uncover family secrets.
Who it's for: those who appreciate lyrical Gothic romances and fresh Christian fiction. |
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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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