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Christian Fiction March 2021
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The Curator's Daughter
by Melanie Dobson
Meet our protagonist: Hanna Tillich cherishes her work as an archaeologist for the Third Reich, searching for the Holy Grail and other artifacts to bolster evidence of a master Aryan race. But when she is reassigned to work as a museum curator in Nuremberg, then forced to marry an SS officer and adopt a young girl, Hanna begins to see behind the Nazi facade.
Eighty years later: Ember Ellis, a Holocaust researcher helps Hanna, now Mrs. Kiehl, regain her fractured childhood memories of World War
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Isaiah's Legacy
by Mesu Andrews
What to expect: At eight years old, Shulle has known only life in a small village with her loving but peculiar father. When Uncle Shebna offers shelter in Jerusalem in exchange for Shulle's help tutoring King Manasseh, she's eager to experience the royal court. But Shulle soon realizes the limits of her father's strict adherence to Yahweh's Law when Uncle Shebna teaches her of the starry hosts and their power.
Series alert: Check out the first 2 books in Andrew's Prophets and Kings series, #1. Isaiah's Daughter #2. Of Fires and Lions
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| To Dwell Among Cedars by Connilyn CossetteWhat it's about: In 1070 BC, Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant. Eight years later, it's been returned to the Hebrews, but not to its original home. Determined to bring the Ark back to Shiloh, Levite musician Ronen is stunned to find that among the people he's supposed to deceive are a Philistine girl he knew years ago and her young brother, who've been adopted into a Hebrew family guarding the Ark.
Series alert: Introducing Connilyn Cossette's Covenant House series, this well-researched Biblical novel will be followed in July by the 2nd entry, Between the Wild Branches. |
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| The Bake Shop by Amy ClipstonStarring: Christiana Kurtz, a talented baker who runs a popular roadside bake stand in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; leather craftsman Jeff Stoltzfus, who's still emotionally wounded after a broken engagement.
What happens: Christiana moves her business to the local market, where she meets Jeff, who has a stand there -- but their growing closeness is threatened by her strict Amish father's disapproval, Jeff's trust issues, and some unfortunate events.
Series alert: Readers looking for sweet faith-filled romances will want to try the Amish Marketplace series, of which this is the 1st entry; the 4th entry, The Jam and Jelly Nook, comes out in May. |
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| A Common Life by Jan KaronThe setup: In the small town of Mitford, North Carolina, 62-year-old bachelor Episcopal priest Tim Kavanagh proposes to his neighbor Cynthia Coppersmith.
What happens: There’s music to select, floral centerpieces to arrange, and a honeymoon to plan, and as Father Tim and Cynthia hammer out the details, the rest of Mitford is abuzz over the impending nuptials.
Who it's for Readers who enjoy weddings and gentle humor won’t want to miss this delightful 6th entry in Jan Karon’s beloved Mitford series. |
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The Cottage on Lighthouse Lane
by T. Davis Bunn
Welcome to: Miramar Bay, an idyllic seaside town where anyone can find hope and redemption.
What happens: Billy’s rough past is in the rearview. Now seeing the world from the back seat of a limousine, Billy has no regrets about what he had to do, and the choices he made, to get there. But all it takes is one death-defying moment for Billy's world to shift.
Mimi has never forgotten her tragic childhood in eastern Ukraine. Miramar Bay couldn't be a more beautiful or unexpected refuge. She may be everything Billy desires, but Mimi knows what Billy needs. He must confront his troubling past.
As their connection deepens, Billy finds himself falling in love, and waking up to something he's never felt before.
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