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Christian Fiction March 2024
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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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| The Gardins of Edin by Rosey LeeMeet the Gardin family of Edin, Georgia: sisters Mary and Martha, their widowed aunt Ruth, who runs the family business, and Ruth's mother-in-law, Naomi, who cares for everyone and tries to hold the family together. Well-drawn characters and their complex relationships anchor this debut novel inspired by the lives of Biblical women. You might also like: Vanessa Miller's What We Found in Hallelujah. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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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 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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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Eagle Valley Library District 600 Broadway St. P.O. Box 240 Eagle, Colorado 81631 970-328-8800www.evld.org |
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