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Christian Fiction May 2026 |
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“The hard times we face in life don't need to live hard on our faces. Trust in God. He'll give you some sweet days.” These wise words from a black grandfather to his granddaughter reflect the heart of Odom’s The Barber’s Daughter. Inspired by the author’s relationship with her mother, a barber and bold witness of Jesus Christ, The Barber’s Daughter follows the lives of the Pratt-Carey clan: a Black family living in and near Houston from 1902-1970. Through the stories of matriarch Sarah Bailey; her granddaughter, the widowed Marietta May Carey; and Marietta’s daughter, the shy but courageous Sammie Lee, Odom reflects on an era integral to the civil rights struggle and on what it means to live a life of faith. Local celebrity alert: Dorothea Odom lives in New Mexico! |
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Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody Carlson Jewel McKerry is on the brink of unraveling as she heads home to Oregon to help care for her father who has early-onset dementia. Her thirteen-year-old daughter is upset about the move. Her beekeeper dad is a humorous handful. Her mom is overworked and overwhelmed. Finances are stretched tight. And, according to her father, the neighbors are nothing but trouble. Despite all of these challenges, Jewel takes on one more when she convinces her parents to turn their decrepit farmhouse into a B&B in order to make some needed money. In doing so, she unwittingly invites her old high school flame back into her life as a contractor…
Perfect for fans of Katie Powner's A Flicker of Light and Denise Hunter’s Riverbend Gap.
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Ambush: A Small-Town Romantic Suspense by Colleen Coble Fifteen years after her parents were murdered, Paradise Alden returns to her hometown as a last resort to finding her life again. She hopes the wildlife refuge where she has accepted a job as a veterinarian will be the perfect place to help her heal and unlock her memories of the night her parents died. But the day she arrives at The Sanctuary, a body is discovered on the grounds. Now, she will do anything, even work alongside the man who once broke her heart, to get to uncover the truth about her parents’ murder and the deadly events unfolding at The Sanctuary. Someone dangerous is lurking beneath the town's moss-draped trees, and Paradise refuses to let another murderer disappear into the shadows. Ready to commit? Ambush is the first of Coble’s Sanctuary series.
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Hometown Pride: Stories by or About New Mexicans
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Pie Town by Lynne Hinton Dig into local author Lynne Hinton's novel centered around the inhabitants of a small New Mexico town once renowned for its homemade desserts. Pie Town is the touching and funny tale about the unexpected changes a sleepy little town undergoes following the arrival of a well-meaning but woefully unprepared new priest and a young hitchhiker who looks like big trouble. Settle in for an uplifting tale of hope, faith, and community. If the title gave you an itch to bake, check out Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie or Ken Haedrich’s Pie: 300 Tried-and-True Recipes!
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No Way Up by Mary ConnealyAfter ranch patriarch Chance Boden is wounded in an accident, he demands that the conditions of his will go into effect immediately: his children must reconcile and live at home for a full year or forfeit the ranch. He trusts hired hand Heath Kincaid to see it done. But when Heath suspects foul play, his desire to protect Chance's daughter goes beyond duty. Excited by the premise? Cowboy up with the full Cimarron Legacy Trilogy! |
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In 1851 French Bishop Latour and his friend Father Valliant are dispatched to New Mexico to reawaken its slumbering Catholicism. Moving along the endless prairies, Latour spreads his faith the only way he knows-- gently, although he must contend with the unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. Over nearly 40 years, they leave converts and enemies, crosses, and occasionally ecstasy in their wake. But it takes a death for them to make their mark on the landscape forever. |
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Along the Rio Grande by Tracie PetersonWhen bankruptcy forces widow Susanna Jenkins to follow her family to New Mexico, what they see as a failure she sees as a fresh start. Owen Turner is immediately attracted to Susanna, but he's afraid of opening up his heart again, especially as painful memories are stirred up. But if Owen can't face the past, he'll miss out on his greatest chance at love. Along the Rio Grande is the first in Peterson's Love on the Santa Fe series. |
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Secrets of the Plumed Saint by Elizabeth Ann Galligan When the long-cherished statue of the Santo Nino de Atocha disappears, village leaders decide to keep the news from the Church hierarchy for fear of reprisal. They suspect the culprits are among local hippies, Protestants, drug dealers, Anglos and other outsiders. But when the statue mysteriously reappears and their beloved chapel sacristan is attacked, favorite son Jay Sierra and his pal, Ernie Lucero, team up to investigate. Author Elizabeth Ann Galligan was proud to call New Mexico her home, and this delightful crime mystery set in the elbow of the 70’s reflects her lifelong love of the State.
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Stealthy Steps by Vikki Kestell New Mexican author Vikki Kestell brings you the thrilling story of Gemma Keyes, an ordinary young woman who finds herself in extraordinary circumstances when an overheard conversation ends her career and puts her existence in jeopardy. With no other option, Gemma makes herself vanish, but invisibility comes with its own set of problems… Now, she finds herself working with a scientist who was supposed to be dead and the mysterious nanotechnology he has hidden on the Kirtland Air Force Base. Stealthy Steps is the first of Kestell's four book Nanostealth series.
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Burn by Ted DekkerLocal author Ted Dekker brings us the thrilling story of Janeal Mikkado, a girl who paid everything to survive an attack on the Gypsy Kumpania where she lived. With her best friend about to be consumed by fire, Janeal had two options: try to save her friend -- and put her own life in serious jeopardy -- or disappear with the million dollars she had just found. But the past comes back to haunt Janeal. Both the best friend and the boyfriend that she was sure were dead have reappeared in her life -- and so has someone who knows about the money. There's a debt to be paid for the money she found. But Janeal knows there's an even greater debt she must confront... In the mood for another suspenseful read? Check out The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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The Public Library
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Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
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