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Christian Fiction March 2024*
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| All My Secrets by Lynn AustinWhen businessman Arthur Stanhope III dies and leaves his fortune to a male relation, his widow, Sylvia, seeks a wealthy husband for their 19-year-old daughter, Adelaide, in the hope of maintaining their opulent Gilded Age lifestyle. But Junietta, Sylvia's mother-in-law and Adelaide's grandmother, who understands the price of society's approval, encourages Adelaide to follow her heart. Read-alikes: Susan May Warren's Daughters of Fortune series. |
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| The Seamstress of Acadie by Laura FrantzForcibly removed from her Acadian home by British soldiers during Le Grand Dérangement, seamstress Sylvie Galant finds safe haven in Virginia. There, she encounters Will "Le Loup" Blackburn, the former British Ranger who played a role in her family's displacement, and who now wishes to make amends. Read-alike: Jocelyn Green's Between Two Shores. |
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A season of harvest
by Lauraine Snelling
"Larkspur Nielsen is determined to keep the family homestead running, even if she must do it alone. When she discovers that Isaac McTavish has feelings for her, she pushes him away to protect her heart. But how can she build the life she's always dreamedof when unexpected dangers arrive?"
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A Winter by the Sea
by Julie Klassen
When Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, decides to spend the winter of 1819 in Sidmouth, Devonshire, the Summers sisters welcome three of his staff to their boarding house -- one of whom, James Thomson, His Royal Highness's private secretary, finds a kindred spirit in bookish Emily Summers. A Winter by the Sea is the 2nd book in the On Devonshire Shores series, after The Sisters of Sea View.
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Chasing the horizon
by Mary Connealy
After discovering her tyrannical father plans to commit her to an asylum, Beth Rutledge and her mother flee on a wagon heading west to Iowa where they consider whether or not to trust the handsome scout leading the caravan. Original.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| In the Shadow of the River by Ann H. GabhartTwenty-year-old Jacci Reed loves her life aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, her grandfather's Ohio River showboat. But when long-buried family secrets threaten everyone on board, Jacci, with the help of handsome actor Gabe Kingston, must seek the truth about her own, barely remembered past. An atmospheric setting full of well-researched historical details enhances this uplifting novel by the author of When the Meadow Blooms. |
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| The Heirloom by Beverly LewisUnsure of what her future holds, 19-year-old Clara Bender visits her widowed great-aunt, Ella May Zook, in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania and bonds with the older woman as they work together to restore an antique wedding quilt. Although this prequel to The Shunning stands easily on its own, readers of Beverly Lewis' other Heritage of Lancaster County books will recognize a number of series characters. |
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The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip
by Sara Brunsvold
No news is bad news... for Kansas City reporter Aidyn Kelley, who's tired of fluff pieces. When her attempt to cover hard news backfires, her editor sends her to visit a hospice patient and write her obituary.
Three questions per death: But feisty 79-year-old Mrs. Kip isn't talking about herself unless Aidyn offers a wild variety of fatal endings for her. Aidyn makes up shark attacks and more, and finds herself enjoying spending time with Mrs. Kip, who's led a remarkable life.
For fans of: Katie Powner, Susie Finkbeiner, inspiring debuts, and novels that shine a spotlight on intergenerational friendship.
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| The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass by Katie PownerDecades after he left, Pete Ryman returns to his hometown of Sleeping Grass, Montana, where his self-imposed solitude is shattered by the unexpected arrival of his long-lost sister and her young son. Meanwhile, elderly Wilma Jacobsen seeks forgiveness for her role in separating the siblings. This novel by the author of The Sowing Season tells a moving story about a prodigal son and second chances. You might also like: Charles Martin's Long Way Gone; Linda MacKillop's The Forgotten Life of Eva Gordon. |
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| The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo WrightIn 1870, orphan Daisy François becomes a housemaid at Castle Moreau, home of reclusive Gothic novelist Ora Tremblay, where she stumbles upon a mystery. In the present day, home organizer Cleo Clemmons arrives at the Castle to help its elderly inhabitant with a hoarding issue and uncovers its chilling secrets. Redolent with eerie Gothic atmosphere, this quietly suspenseful novel features Christy Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright's signature blend of intrigue and inspiration. |
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