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Christian Fiction September 2026 |
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| A Lady's Handbook to Gadgets and Guile by Angela Bell Ambulatory wheelchair user Margaret Kingsley secretly crafts gadgets for the Daughters of Genius Society, a covert team of lady inspectors disguised as harmless bluestocking spinsters. While her fellow inspectors gallivant about London solving crimes, Margaret has been perfectly content assisting from the sidelines--until her expertise is needed to infiltrate the domain of London's most prolific inventor. This fun, faith-filled series starter mixes historical romance and cozy mystery with elements of steampunk. |
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Evie Turner is determined to work at her father's hospital but dreads her future nursing career. Maxwell Garrison is committed to managing his father’s investments through the 1893 financial crisis, only to learn of his father’s plot to commit insurance fraud via arson. When Evie and Max meet at the same fund raiser, a connection sparks between them. As their interests in each other grow, they confide their secrets and agree to guard each other's trust. Then a suspicious and devastating fire sets Minneapolis ablaze, and Max and Evie fear the worst. Even amid the ashes of deception, can they build a life together? |
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Into a Golden Era by Gabrielle Meyer As a time-crosser, Ally lives in two worlds: 1849 San Francisco, where she is attempting to secure her family’s fortune during the Gold Rush, and 1929 Hollywood, where she fakes a romance with a notorious actor to save her family's film studio. When history doesn't play by the rules, Ally must decide which path is worth sacrificing. When Ally discovers that history has changed around her, and it now claims she will do something unthinkable, she must use her time-crossing knowledge to find answers. For more time travel and intrigue, check out Keith Windham’s Legacy.
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| The Spy Keeper of Marseille by Roseanna M. WhiteMarseille, France, 1941. Zelie Bellerose never fit the mold of an army officer's wife. She was too passionate in her convictions, too indifferent to societal expectations. After her husband is killed in the war, Zelie focuses on securing a brighter future for her children, hoping to help free her country from the Nazi regime by joining the Resistance. When their leader is imprisoned, she takes command, working closely with a pianist named Marcel to collect and disseminate information. As Zelie and Marcel grow closer through their shared love of music, she begins to rely on him. But betrayal from within Alliance puts everything they've fought for at risk. |
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Just as wildlife veterinarian Paradise Alden begins to envision a future with Blake Lawson, the ghosts of her past return with a vengeance. The murder of her parents has shadowed her for fifteen years, but a new threat brings the cold case into the terrifying present. A trained leopard--a chilling embodiment of Paradise's deepest fears--is now stalking her. Haunted by resurfacing memories, Paradise, Blake, and her newfound brother, Drew, follow a trail of clues that leads them into a web of dark family secrets. Don't miss this thrilling third installment of the Refuge series! Miss the beginning of the series? Start with Ambush. |
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The Beginner's Quilt by Wanda E. Brunstetter Despite the best efforts of Emma Bontrager's mother, outdoorsy Emma hasn't learned much of anything that will prepare her to be an Amish wife. Therefore, she's sent to Arthur, Illinois, to be taught by her paternal grandmother. While living with her grandmother, Emma discovers a deep passion for quilting and, maybe, the young man who will take her as his wife.
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Kill Shot by Susan SleemanAs the ballistics and weapon's expert for the FBI's special task force nicknamed the White Knights, Rick Cannon has known the Department of Defense was developing self-steering bullets. Rick feared these smart bullets would eventually end up in the hands of the wrong people but believed they were in safe hands. However, when a homeless vet is killed with a smart bullet, it's clear that the ammunition has been stolen, and the Knights are called in on the case, but they aren't the only ones desperate to find the killer: therapist Olivia Dobbs is well known for her success in counseling military veterans with PTSD, and she is determined to find the person killing her clients. When she discovers one of her clients moments after he is murdered, she becomes both the FBI's prime witness, and suspect. If you like police thrillers, you're sure to enjoy Lynette Eason's Oath of Honor. |
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In Holmes County, quilting is a way of life and the competition for the quilting prize is fierce, especially now that a mysterious donor has doubled the prize payout. Millie is determined to win, but Amish and English women are up against each other, and some will do anything to win -- even murder. When someone attacks the quilt barn by slashing the quilt display, it's unsettling enough. But when a quilting judge is found murdered, Millie knows it's time for her and her very not Amish, dating-app obsessed friend Lois to hunt for the killer before the competition is wiped out for good....
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Successful New York editor Jen Gibbs is at the top of her game with her new position at Vida House Publishing—until a mysterious manuscript from an old slush pile appears on her desk. Turning the pages, Jen finds herself drawn into the life of Sarra, a mixed-race Melungeon girl trapped by dangerous men in turn-of-the-century Appalachia. A risky hunch may lead to The Story Keeper's hidden origins and its unknown author, but when the trail turns toward the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place Jen thought she'd left behind forever, the price of a blockbuster book deal may be higher than she's willing to pay. Love hometown secrets and mystery-solving writers? Check out Shadows of the Past by Patricia Bradley. |
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The Right Kind of Fool by Sarah Loudin ThomasThirteen-year-old Loyal Raines is supposed to stay close to home on a hot summer day in 1934. Instead, he slips away to the nearby river and stumbles on a dead body. Loyal's absentee father, Creed, is shocked when the teen runs to him first for help. Pulled into the investigation, and into his son's life, Creed finds himself longing to reclaim the life he bandoned. However, the ripples caused by Loyal's discovery will impact the town in ways no one could have imagined.
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Piecing it All Together by Leslie GouldDumped by her fiancé a week before the wedding, Savannah Mast flees California for her Amish grandmother's farm, where she becomes unexpectedly entangled in the search for a missing Amish girl. When she discovers her childhood friend Tommy Miller is implicated as a suspect, she must do all she can to find the Amish girl and clear his name. |
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Woman in Shadow by Carrie Stuart ParksDarby Graham thinks she's on a much-needed vacation in remote Idaho to relax. But before she even arrives at the ranch, an earthquake strikes. Then a barn on the edge of town is engulfed in flames and Darby finds herself immersed in a chilling mystery as more fires erupt around town and taunting notes are sent to the press. As a forensic linguist, this is Darby's area of expertise, but the scars her work has caused her are also the reason she's trying to escape her life.
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