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Christian Fiction September 2013
"Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching."
~ Romans 12:6-7
New and Recently Released!
Lead Me Home - by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Publisher: Zondervan
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/09/2013
Share Lead Me Home ISBN-13: 9780310334033
ISBN-10: 0310334039
General Fiction. As Lead Me Home opens on a warm summer day, Milwaukee pastor's wife Shiloh Griffin is awake early, secretly playing her flute, praying, and wondering if this is the year she'll stop feeling guilty and feel forgiven. Though the mother of four's life looks perfect on the outside, she struggles with insecurities and wants more from life. Teaching music to some high school kids seems to help, but then Shiloh meets a teenage girl struggling with a life-changing decision. Now, Shiloh must decide whether to keep her battered life intact or share her secret with the girl as well as her own family. With emotionally laden themes of judgment and forgiveness, this well-wrought novel "reaches deep to gently touch the soul" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
When Mockingbirds Sing - by Billy Coffey
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2013
Share When Mockingbirds Sing ISBN-13: 9781401688219
ISBN-10: 1401688217
General Fiction. Moving to a new town is tough. Doing it when you're quiet and eight years old and have a bad stutter? That's tougher. Luckily, Leah Norcross is befriended by a kind local girl, Allie. But before things can settle down to something like normal, Leah, helped by an invisible friend called the Rainbow Man, begins creating beautiful paintings...which, the townspeople soon discover, are prophetic. As her psychologist father, the town pastor, and everyone in the small Virginia town of Mattingly wonders what's going on and speculates over whether the Rainbow Man is heavenly or hellish, Leah insists he has a good heart. If you'd like a fascinating read about faith and how God reveals himself, pick up this "inspirational and atmospheric tale" (Library Journal).
Lydia's Hope: The Lost Sisters of Pleasant Valley, Book One - by Marta Perry
Publisher: Berkley Books
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/04/2013
Share Lydia ISBN-13: 9780425253564
ISBN-10: 0425253562
Amish Fiction. Happily married mother-of-two Lydia Beachy learns a stunning secret about her childhood: she has two younger sisters she doesn't remember. When she was five years old, her Amish parents were killed in a terrible car accident, and all three girls were badly injured. Lydia, who was adopted by her father's brother and his wife, learns that one sister lives in Ohio with an Amish family and no one's sure where her youngest sister, who was adopted by their rich English grandmother, lives. Determined to find her lost sisters, Lydia presses ahead with her search despite her relative's concerns about dredging up the past. Amid all of this, Lydia's husband loses his job, adding to the young Pennsylvania family's tension in this well-written novel.
A Most Peculiar Circumstance - by Jen Turano
Publisher: Bethany House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 06/01/2013
Share A Most Peculiar Circumstance ISBN-13: 9780764210198
ISBN-10: 076421019X
Historical Romance. "Miss Arabella Beckett had always been proud of the fact she'd never ended up in jail. She could no longer make that claim." So begins Jen Turano's charming and very funny sequel to her debut novel, A Change of Fortune. Set in 1880, A Most Peculiar Circumstance finds headstrong, independent New Yorker Arabella, who travels throughout America attending rallies to support the women's suffrage movement, in trouble. A well-intentioned act combined with a misunderstanding has landed her in the jailhouse. Thankfully, handsome private investigator Theodore Wilder -- who was hired by one of her brothers to locate her -- finally catches up with her when she can't go anywhere. But trouble just might follow the two of them back home. If you'd vote yes to reading a "madcap battle of the sexes" (Booklist), pick up this fun book.
Teachers in Days Gone By
Beyond This Moment - by Tamera Alexander
Publisher: Bethany House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/01/2009
Share Beyond This Moment ISBN-13: 9780764203909
ISBN-10: 0764203908
Historical Romance. Forced by the threat of scandal to leave her prestigious professorship at an Athens, Georgia university, Dr. Molly Whitcomb takes the only position available to her: teaching children in a secluded Colorado Territory mountain town. As she settles in, she finds herself falling for the local sheriff, a kind, insightful man, who seems taken with her, too. But when the secrets in her past are inevitably brought into the light, will the sheriff be able to look past her mistake and her lies? If you'd like a book about redemption and God's forgiveness, Beyond this Moment, the 2nd in the Timber Ridge Reflections series, just might be perfect.
Belonging - by Robin Lee Hatcher
Publisher: Zondervan
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 08/16/2011
Share Belonging ISBN-13: 9780310258087
ISBN-10: 0310258081
Historical Romance. As a child, Felicia traveled via orphan train to Wyoming with her brother and sister. The three were separated, and she ended up with the Kristoffersens. But the couple mistreats her, leaving her homeless when they die years later. With few resources, resilient Felicia uses her several-years-old teaching certificate to get her first job in Frenchman's Bluff, Idaho. Her entire future depends on this, and she's worried she's not up to the task -- and so are several of the school board members, including handsome single father Colin Murphy. Fans of heartwarming love stories will appreciate this 1st in veteran author Robin Lee Hatcher's Where the Heart Lives trilogy; be sure to check out the next two books (the final book comes out this month) to see what happens to Felicia's brother and sister.
Donovan's Daughter - by Lori Wick
Publisher: Harvest House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/01/2007
Share Donovan ISBN-13: 9780736919487
ISBN-10: 0736919481
Historical Romance. Marcail Donovan has prayed and dreamed about becoming a teacher for as long as she can remember. So she's excited about her first job, teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Willits, California. But after the 19-year-old gets caught out in a snowstorm and is forced to take shelter at Dr. Alexander Montgomery's house, her dream is in jeopardy. Nothing untoward happens, but false accusations by controlling Cordelia Duckworth, who owns most of the town, means Marcail may lose her job and her reputation. This 4th entry in prolific author Lori Wick's The Californians series was first published in 1994, but with its faithful, charming heroine and sweet love story, it still has the power to delight readers today.
Head in the Clouds - by Karen Witemeyer
Publisher: Bethany House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 10/01/2010
Share Head in the Clouds ISBN-13: 9780764207563
ISBN-10: 0764207563
Historical Romance. In 1883, Texas school teacher Adelaide Proctor wants to marry a traveling book salesman. Though he doesn't stir deep emotions in her, they have a lot in common -- and Adelaide dreams of being a wife and mother. Unfortunately, after quitting her job and going to Ft. Worth, she discovers her chosen man has clay feet (and a wife). Needing a job, plucky Adelaide becomes governess to Isabella, a withdrawn five-year-old orphan living at Gideon Westcott's remote sheep farm (British-born Westcott promised the girl's dying mother he'd raise her). But just as things are settling down, Isabella's ruthless aristocratic uncle arrives from England with designs on her inheritance. In this fast-paced, often humorous tale, author Karen Witemeyer has created likeable characters who'll take root in your heart.
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