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Christian Fiction May 2019
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| Far Side of the Sea by Kate BreslinStarring: Johanna, a French woman with her country's Army Intelligence in 1918, and British Lieutenant Colin Mabry, who's decoding messages in England after losing his hand and almost dying in battle.
What happens: Summoned to wartorn France, Colin finds Johanna desperate for help in finding her half-sister, Jewel, the woman who'd saved Colin's life, and whom he'd loved and thought had been killed.
For fans of: the author's Not By Sight (which features Colin's sister); World War I novels filled with intrigue, suspense, and romance. |
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| The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay HarrelStarring: counselor and abuse survivor Sophia Barrett, who moves to Cornwall, England seeking a change; and Ginny Rose, Sophia's new boss, who's an American in Cornwall running a bookstore that she co-owns with her husband...who's just left her.
What happens: Sophia finds Victorian-era letters from a woman who was in love with her upper-class friend and tries to find out more about them with help from Ginny and Ginny's brother-in-law.
For fans of: charming stories of friendship and healing; stories set in bookshops; novels that combine the past and the present. |
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Courting Mr. Emerson
by Melody Carlson
What it's about: George Emerson doesn't want his predictable life to change, but free-spirited ex-hippie Willow West has other plans for him. They may soon discover that no one is too old to change their lives--or find love.
Reviewers call it: A "a charming midlife Christian romance." (ForeWord)
Is it for you? Try it if you like the works of Debbie Macomber.
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Driftwood Bay
by Irene Hannon
What ti's about: Swearing off relationships of any kind in the aftermath of a tragedy, Jeannette opens a tea room in Hope Harbor and finds her resolve tested by a busy single father and a refugee family fleeing persecution in war-torn Syria.
Series alert: This is book five in the Hope Harbor series.
Reviewers say: "This quaint love story is full of faith and characters that readers will want to root for until the end." (Publishers Weekly)
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The tinderbox
by Beverly Lewis
What it's about: A devastating family secret hidden in an heirloom tinderbox launches a Lancaster County Amish family into turmoil, threatening the marriage prospects of a 19-year-old girl who witnesses her neighbors turning on one another.
Author alert: Beverly Lewis, born in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, could be called the Queen of Amish fiction.
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