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Christian Fiction January 2017
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| The Chance by Karen KingsburyGeneral Fiction. What a difference 11 years makes. When they were teenagers, Ellie and Nolan wrote letters to each other and buried them in a metal box under their favorite oak tree the day before Ellie unexpectedly left Georgia for California. The friends agreed that they would stay in touch and that they would meet under the tree 11 years later, in 2013, to unearth the box. They didn't keep in contact, but will they meet under the tree? As the date approaches, the two are leading very different lives -- Ellie is a single mom and Nolan is an NBA star -- and neither is happy. This wonderfully written novel about loss, the power of faith, and the wounds that only love can heal will please bestselling author Karen Kingsbury's many fans and earn her new ones. |
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| Long Way Gone by Charles MartinGeneral Fiction. In this imaginative modern version of the prodigal son story, musician Cooper O’Connor wants all that the world has to offer. The son of a tent preacher, he leaves home at 18, taking the guitar he's stolen from his father and his dreams of making it big in Nashville. While Cooper has success and meets Daley, a talented singer he falls in love with, it all falls apart, leaving him injured, spiritually and physically. Covering Cooper's childhood, absence, and return, Long Way Gone reminds readers that it's never too late to come home again. This satisfying, melodic book will have fans reaching for tissues; they should also mark their calendars: a film version of author Charles Martin's bestselling book The Mountain Between Us comes out this autumn. |
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| Love Letters: A Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie MacomberGeneral Fiction. Jo Marie Rose never thought she'd run a bed-and-breakfast, but she never thought she'd be a widow at 36, either. Two years have passed since her husband died, and Jo Marie is expecting guests at her Cedar Cove, Washington inn: a couple whose marriage is in trouble (can a love letter from long ago help?) and a young woman meeting in person a man she met online (against her mother's wishes). Meanwhile, Jo Marie's secretive handyman, Mark, has her curious, and she's asking around about him, which doesn't please him at all. Like her fellow bestselling authors Jan Karon and Richard Paul Evans, Debbie Macomber pens heartwarming, romantic books that please a wide range of readers. |
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| Promise Me This by Cathy GohlkeHistorical Romance. In Belfast, 15-year-old Michael Dunnagan, who's seen the Titanic grow from shell to ship, loads supplies as the luxury liner readies for her trip to Southampton, England to pick up her first passengers. Stowing away to escape an abusive home, Michael meets third-class passenger Owen Allen, and the two become fast friends. When tragedy strikes, Michael promises Owen he'll help his sister, Annie, back in England. As Michael and Annie correspond, they deal with Owen's death in different ways and grow closer. This "dramatic and heart-wrenching" (Library Journal, starred review) tale of the 1912 disaster is perfect for readers who love romantic stories and Titanic tales. |
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