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Cold Pursuit
by Nancy Mehl
Former FBI agents River Ryland and Tony St. Clair, who now run a private investigation firm in St. Louis, Missouri, investigate the disappearance of a teenage boy -- unaware that a serial killer has the duo in his sights. This opening installment of the Ryland and St. Clair series, a "twisting thriller that blends modern-day Christianity with razor-sharp suspense" (Booklist), tackles some heavy issues, including mental illness and recovery from trauma.
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| Amish Love Letters by Shelley Shepard Gray, Charlotte Hubbard, and Rosalind LauerCorrespondence leads to love in this sweet Valentine's Day-themed anthology of Amish romance novellas, which offers "plenty of clean, slow-burning romance for readers to savor" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: An Amish Heirloom by Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Kelly Irvin. |
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Counterfeit Hope
by Crystal Caudill
When Secret Service operative Andrew Darlington is brought in to support a US Marshal case involving counterfeiters in rural Indiana, he thinks it's simply the next rung on his climb to the top of his career. But liars can only climb so high--and Andrew is keeping a dangerous secret he doesn't ever want to get out. Widow "Lightning Lu" Thorne has only one goal: escape the clutches of the Thorne family with her son. Her decision to be an informant and testify against the Thornes looked like the perfect answer. Until the Marshal ended up dead. Despite the encouragement of the local preacher, they're not even sure God can be trusted--much less other humans. Can either of them escape their past--and the family that is willing to kill their own when they smell betrayal?"
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Fragile Designs
by Colleen Coble
After her police officer husband's mysterious murder, Carly Harris discovers what she believes to be a real Fabergé egg hidden in the walls of her family's house and recruits a homicide detective and neighbor to investigate.
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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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| What Happens Next by Christina Suzann NelsonFaith Byrne's podcast What Happens Next features stories of people moving on with their lives after tragedy -- something she herself has not been able to do since the disappearance of Heather, her childhood best friend. When Heather's sister asks Faith to investigate Heather's disappearance for the podcast, Faith revisits the past and finds closure along with new possibilities for the future. Read-alikes: Erin Bartels' The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water; Kim Vogel Sawyer's Bringing Maggie Home. |
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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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