Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/19/2011
ISBN-13: 9781595542687
ISBN-10: 159554268X

Historical Romance. It's 1910, and Olivia Stewart, a young woman from a prestigious New York family, learns that her sister has died in California under mysterious circumstances. Olivia mistrusts her sister's fiancé, Harrison Bennett, whom she has never met, so she heads west under an assumed name to do some sleuthing. The trip becomes more adventurous than she'd expected: someone throws her overboard--and her rescuer turns out to be Harrison. Olivia, maintaining her false identity, continues to investigate her sister's death as Harrison shows interest in her. If you've been following the Mercy Falls series, which starts with The Lightkeeper's Daughter, you'll be glad to know that this 3rd installment includes some characters from earlier novels.

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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 03/29/2011
ISBN-13: 9781595548504
ISBN-10: 1595548505

Contemporary Romance. Eighteen-year-old Miriam Raber hasn't done much exploring so far during her Rumspringe year--just a trip to Lancaster to see a movie. Now her cousin Shelby, whose family is outside the Old Order Amish community, is coming for a visit and bringing the Englisch world to Miriam. Then Miriam learns that Saul, the young man she loves, is planning to leave the Amish for the outside world. Miriam will have some wrestling to do with questions of love, faith, and loyalty to her family's traditions. Plain Proposal is 5th in the Daughters of the Promise series, which begins with Plain Perfect.

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Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 07/01/2009
ISBN-13: 9781414319568
ISBN-10: 1414319568

General Fiction. Nine-year-old June Bug knows little else besides the life she has led for years with her father, traveling around the country in an RV. She's a very observant girl who knows whether Raisin Bran at two for four dollars is a good deal, so when she spots her own face on a poster that says she's missing, she realizes that her father has not always told her the truth. This leads June Bug and her father to begin a new journey…a search for the past, and for the truth, and for a new future. Author Chris Fabry has written different kinds of fiction, but if you want more books like June Bug, try one of his earlier novels, Dogwood.

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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 09/29/2009
ISBN-13: 9781595545244
ISBN-10: 1595545247

General Fiction. As recounted in Where Do I Go?, Gabrielle Fairbanks' husband kicked her out of the house and disappeared with their sons, leaving her on the streets with her mother, her dog, and little money. Now Gabby has moved into the shelter where she works and is seeking advice on what to do next…but nobody she talks to seems to want to hear about her problems, much less offer useful counsel. Fortunately, a sympathetic lawyer listens and gives her some hope, but she's still very uncertain about how to proceed. Who Do I Talk To?, a 2010 Christy Award winner, is 2nd in the Yada Yada House of Hope series.

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Publisher: Waterbrook Press
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 04/14/2009
ISBN-13: 9781578569809
ISBN-10: 157856980X

Historical Romance. Author Jane Kirkpatrick took inspiration from her own grandmother's life for this novel set in 1907. Fifteen-year-old Jessie Ann Gaebele wants to be a photographer--a very unusual job for a woman at that time. She finds a position as an unpaid assistant to photographer F. J. Bauer, and as she learns the toxic and even dangerous techniques of making pictures, she also falls for her married boss. Though Mrs. Bauer may have a difficult personality, Jessie has no desire to come between husband and wife…yet she can't help being attracted to him. A Flickering Light is 1st in the Portraits of the Heart series, followed by An Absence so Great.

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Publisher: Bethany House
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 01/01/2010
ISBN-13: 9780764207075
ISBN-10: 0764207075

Historical Romance. Olivia Keene flees the scene of a crime hoping to seek refuge with a friend of her mother's, but goes astray and ends up at Brighton Court, the estate of Lord Edward Stanton Bradley's family. Edward discovers her on the grounds and believes she has overheard a damaging conversation; he insists she accept the position of governess in the nursery so he can prevent her from reporting what she heard and ruining his reputation. Olivia becomes a member of the household and encounters further challenges, misunderstandings, and heartaches…as well as romance. The Silent Governess won a 2010 Christy Award. For another historical romance by author Julie Klassen, read The Girl in the Gatehouse.

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Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Check Library Catalog Pub Date: 12/15/2008
ISBN-13: 9781414324326
ISBN-10: 1414324324

Historical Fiction. In a small town in Virginia in 1932, 13-year-old Jessalyn's family takes in her friend Gemma after she loses her parents in a house fire. Because Gemma is African-American and Jessalyn's family is white, racial tension in the town erupts into violence. Jessalyn and her family must endure threats and actual violence in retaliation for their act of Christian charity. If you want to read more about Jessalyn and her friends and family, you'll be happy to know that Fireflies in December is just the 1st in the Callaway Summers series, followed by Cottonwood Whispers and Catching Moondrops.

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