March 2017 list by J. Yaka
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A Stolen Heart
by Amanda Cabot
From afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But when former schoolteacher Lydia Crawford steps onto its dusty streets in 1880, she finds a town with a deep-seated resentment of Northerners--like her. Lydia won't let that get her down, though. All will be well when she's reunited with her fiancé. But when she discovers he has disappeared--and that he left behind a pregnant wife--Lydia is at a loss about what to do next. The handsome sheriff urges her to trust him, but can she trust anyone in this town where secrets are as prevalent as bluebonnets in spring?
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To the Farthest Shores
by Elizabeth Camden
Six years after breaking Jenny Bennett's heart, Naval officer Ryan Gallagher reappears in her life, refusing to explain why he left, but Ryan remains determined to win Jenny back in spite of the fact that he cannot talk about his secret government mission.
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Some Small Magic
by Billy Coffey
"All Abel wants is a little bit of magic in his life. Enough money so his mom doesn't cry at night. Healing for his broken body. And maybe a few answers about his past. When Abel discovers letters to him from the dad he believed dead, he wonders if magic has come to the hills of Mattingly, Virginia, after all. But not everything is as it seems. With a lot of questions and a little bit of hope, Abel decides to run away to find the truth. But danger follows him from the moment he jumps his first boxcar, forcing Abel to rely upon his simpleminded friend Willie--a man wanted for murder who knows more about truth than most--and a beautiful young woman who was already on the train. From Appalachia to the Tennessee wilds and through the Carolina mountains, the name of a single small town beckons: Fairhope. That is where Abel believes his magic lays. But will it be the sort that will bring a broken boy healing? And is that the magic that will one day lead him home?"
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Long Time Gone
by Mary Connealy
Despite the death of an enemy who had plotted to take their ranch, the Bodens have reason to believe there were more people involved in the second novel of the series following No Way Up.
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Amelia and the Captain
by Lori Copeland
Struggling to survive with the help of the dashing Captain Morgan Kane after the wagon carrying her family is attacked, Amelia is abandoned, and then rescued again, by her protector when she reveals she is running from the law. By the author of Stranded in Paradise.
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Written in Love
by Kathleen Fuller
"Jalon Chupp has a past he isn't proud to claim. He's worked hard to overcome his youthful mistakes, and he has recommitted himself to his faith. When he receives a sweet note included in a piece of misdirected mail, he can't help but write back. Soon, the letters he receives from Phoebe are the highlights of his days, and with a hopeful heart, he suggests they meet in person. Phoebe, too, looks forward to every single one of Jalon's letters. Living with her overbearing aunt, Phoebe doesn't have too much to look forward to. But when Jalon suggests they meet, she panics--although she has shared some of the deepest longings of her heart with him, she hasn't been entirely truthful about her past. But when Jalon shows up at her aunt's doorstep, everything is revealed. And she can only pray he'll forgive her for holding back the truth. In order to reach beyond the errors of their pasts, both Phoebe and Jalon must put their faith in something--or Someone--bigger than either of them could pen."
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Her Secret
by Shelley Shepard Gray
A young woman and her family are forced to move from their bustling Amish town to a new community to escape a threatening stalker who challenges her faith and makes her afraid to trust her growing feelings for a kindhearted neighbor.
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Treasured Grace
by Tracie Peterson
In untamed Oregon Country, with the help of fur trapper Alex Armistead, Grace Martindale fights to keep her family safe.
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Redeeming Grace: Ruth's story
by Jill Eileen Smith
When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife Naomi and their sons to Moab. For a while, it appears the Lord is blessing Elimelech's family, and his sons marry two lovely Moabite women. But calamities strike, one after another, leaving Naomi alone in a foreign land with only her childless daughters-in-law for comfort. When news reaches Naomi that the famine in Bethlehem has lifted, only Ruth will hazard the journey to her mother-in-law's homeland. Destitute and downhearted, Naomi resigns herself to a life of bitter poverty, but Ruth holds out hope for a better future. And Boaz may be the one God has chosen to provide it.
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Shine Like the Dawn
by Carrie Turansky
"Separated by an inconceivable tragedy, can faith and love reunite childhood friends and light the way to a bright future? In a quiet corner of northern Edwardian England, Margaret Lounsbury diligently works in her grandmother's millinery shop, making hats and caring for her young sister. Several years earlier, a terrible event reshaped their family, shattering an idyllic life and their future prospects. Maggie is resilient and will do what she must to protect her sister Violet. Still, the loss of her parents weighs heavily on her heart because she wonders if what happened that day on the lake.
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| Love Comes Home: A Novel by Ann H. GabhartHistorical Fiction. As soldiers return home from World War II, the four Merritt sisters of Rosey Corner, Kentucky dream and wonder what God has in store for their future. Kate hopes to start a family with her fiancé, who fought in Europe; Evangeline wants a nice house and encourages her husband, who was a prisoner of war, to pastor a large church; Victoria raises her young daughter alone and mourns her husband even as another man hopes to court her; and young Lorena wonders about her birth family, who abandoned her during the Great Depression. If you like romantic books where the characters feel like people you know, check out the Rosey Corner series about these loving sisters (you can read this 3rd book or start with Angel Sister in order to watch relationships develop over time). |
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| The Photograph by Beverly LewisAmish Fiction. Twenty-year-old Eva as well as her older sister Frona and her 18-year-old sister Lily are in dire straits. All are unmarried, their parents are dead, and their older brother has just announced that he and his family are taking over their Lancaster County, PA house and farm; he also says only one of the sisters can live there, and the other two must marry or move to Indiana with a distant relative. Each is upset, but Lily runs away. Meanwhile, Jed, an Amish man from Ohio, travels to the area to visit a buggy maker. On his way there, he finds a book and a photograph of an Amish girl. Since the Amish aren't allowed to have photos taken, Jed's intrigued, especially when he thinks he meets the girl in Lancaster County. Set in the 1980s, this heartwarming standalone book by a veteran author features an intriguing set-up and secondary characters that fans will recognize. |
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| The Miner's Lady by Tracie PetersonHistorical Romance. In an 1890s iron mining community in Minnesota, two families -- the Panettas and the Calarcos -- have been feuding for half a century, but when a Romeo and Juliet situation happens, that might change. First, 17-year-old Isabella Panetta falls for Orlando Calarco; then when her older sister Chantel agrees to help the young couple, she spends time with Orlando's older brother in order to distract him and falls for him! When a mining accident occurs, one family has a change of heart, but the other clings to old wounds. Will the couples find a way to love amidst all of the hate? You'll need to read this delightful final entry in the Shining Waters trilogy (after The Ice Cutter's Daughter and The Quarryman's Bride) to see if/how love conquers all. |
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