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Christian Fiction November 2018
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| Thief of Corinth by Tessa AfsharWhat it is: a compelling, lyrical work of Biblical fiction that's set in 1st-century Corinth and features Paul the Apostle.
Starring: Sixteen-year-old Ariadne, who flees her abusive mother's Athens home to live with her father in Corinth, where she not only learns that he’s an infamous thief, but also joins him as his assistant.
For fans of: Jill Eileen Smith, Connilyn Cossette, and Francine Rivers. |
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| Freedom's Light by Colleen CobleStarring: Hannah Thomas, who is troubled by her husband's death fighting in George Washington's army, the strictness of her Puritan community, her disapproving in-laws, her sister's wild ways, and a deceptive old friend.
What happens: Hannah continues her husband's work as a Massachusetts lighthouse keeper, which finds her helping (and developing feelings for) a kind shipwreck survivor who may be a spy.
Try this next: For other engaging, atmospheric romances set during the American revolution, try Beth White's The Creole Princess or Kimberley Woodhouse's The Patriot Bride. |
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| Everything She Didn't Say by Jane KirkpatrickWhat it is: a biographical novel imagining the life of Carrie Strahorn, who followed her strong-willed husband (a Union Pacific Railroad investor and writer) across the American West between 1877 and 1925.
About the author: Jane Kirkpatrick writes well-researched historical novels showcasing real women; she based this novel on Strahorn's memoir Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage.
For fans of: Jody Hedlund's Orphan Train series, which also combines fascinating history with richly detailed stories. |
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| Ours for a Season by Kim Vogel SawyerWhat happens: Childless Mennonites Martha and Anthony leave their family-oriented Indiana community for Kansas to help an old friend turn a ghost town into a resort -- but all three of them confront unexpected challenges.
Is it for you? Told from multiple points of view and addressing difficult topics like fertility problems, terminal illness, and even human trafficking, this well-wrought novel is a moving, powerful read. |
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| The Gift by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat happens: The Vance family is forced to sell their Kentucky farm after bad decisions and their father's gambling leave them in debt. The Schwartz family buys it and moves in just before the holidays, but a series of suspicious accidents plague them. Is someone trying to scare them away? Susanna Schwartz hopes it's not handsome Neil Vance.
Series alert: Though this is the 3rd entry in The Amish of Hart County series, newcomers who enjoy romantic suspense are welcome here. |
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An Amish Country Christmas
by Charlotte Hubbard
Set in... Willow Ridge, Missouri, the Christmas season is a time when faith brings peace, family brings warmth and new romance brings sparkling joy.
Novelllas include: "The Chrismtas Visitors" For spirited Martha Coblentz and her twin Mary, the snow has delivered the perfect holiday and birthday present to their door--handsome brothers Nate and Bram Kanagy. "Kissing the Bishop " As the year's first snow settles, Nazareth Hooley and her sister are given a heaven-sent chance to help newly widowed Tom Hostetler tend his home.
Series alert: The Chstimas Visitors is story 3.5 in the Seasons of the Heart series by Charlotte Hubbard (and recipes are included in all).
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| An Amish Christmas Love: Four Novellas by Beth Wiseman, Amy Clipston, Kelly Irvin, and Ruth ReidWhat it is: a heartwarming anthology of Christmas stories celebrating the Christmas season and love in various forms.
Novelllas include: "Winter Kisses" by Beth Wiseman (featuring three generations of women and their suitors), "The Christmas Cat" by Amy Clipston (starring a grieving widow and a stray cat), "Snow Angels" by Kelly Irvin (which has characters from her Bee County series), and "Home for Christmas" by Ruth Reid (with an English woman, an Amish man, and a poodle named Lulu). |
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The Sound of Sleigh Bells
by Cindy Woodsmall
What happens: Mourning the death of her fiancé, Beth Hertzler's heart is filled with remorse and loneliness, until she discovers a large, intricately carved scene of Amish children playing in the snow, and when her beloved Aunt Lizzy sees the changes in her niece, Lizzy hunts down the artist, Jonah, determined that Beth meet the man with the hands that create healing art.
Series Alert: Book one of four in the Apple Ridge Series.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Mercer County Library System 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Phone: (609) 989-6922 E-mail: nrsupprt@mcl.org |
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