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Christian Fiction July 2025 |
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With all her heart / : An Amish Calling Novel
by Kelly Irvin
"Bonnie is successful in her crafts shop but fears no man will see past her disability to her strong and loving heart. Elijah dreams of leaving the family business to focus on his carvings. Can they find a new path together? Elijah Miller is a quiet and painfully shy man with a talent for carving the handmade toys and furniture that tourists in the Amish shops love. The large, boisterous Miller family is anything but shy. With a thriving auction business, they want him to do what he hates most: taking the stage and calling the auctions. He loves his family and wants to support them, but will they allow room for Elijah to follow his own dream? Bonnie Yoder began the Homespun Handicrafts with her friends, Sophia and Carol. Each has a physical disability toovercome but together they prove that wheelchairs and rollators will not stop them from building a business and a craft community. Bonnie, with her chestnut curls and pretty face, yearns for a husband and family of her own but fears her spinal condition will keep any Amish man from choosing a life with her. Can a man like Elijah see past her walker to the woman behind it? With the support of his beloved dog, Slowpoke, Elijah finds the courage to bring in samples of his handcrafted toys for Bonnie to consider for display in the shop. Through her advice, Elijah begins to see a possible new life doing what he loves best. Bonnie, in reconnecting with this old school friend, fears that the hope for a relationship that she feels may be another disappointment. Can Elijah and Bonnie help each other find the lives they want and the love they desire?"
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| This Promised Land by Cathy GohlkeAfter years of saving her money, 65-year-old widow Ginny, who's been estranged from her family for decades, is moving to England in 1992. But a surprise letter saying she's inherited her family's Virginia Christmas tree farm changes everything, especially when she arrives and finds the place a mess and her Vietnam vet nephew and his three sons with no place to go. Try this next: Katie Powner's The Sowing Season. |
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| Sunrise Reef by Irene HannonBren Ryan's 30th birthday starts with a fire at her rental house and ends with her pepper spraying the son of the elderly man who's letting her stay in his back cottage. In spite of it all, she's ready to embrace this new decade and being single...but romance might find her after all. This charming 11th in the Hope Harbor series will please fans of Debbie Macomber's Rose Harbor novels. |
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| The Summer of You and Me by Denise HunterFive years after her husband's death in combat, single mom Maggie returns to his hometown of Seabrook, North Carolina, to seek closure. But after spotting a man who looks just like her husband, she decides to find him, getting help from her brother-in-law Josh, who's always had feelings for her. With an intriguing mystery and a sweet romance, this charming novel is great for summer reading. |
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| The Light on Horn Island by Valerie Fraser LuesseAfter the death of her best friend, grief-stricken Edie Gardner leaves New York for her grandmother Punk's coastal Mississippi cottage, the one place she's always felt at home. With the help of Punk, several of Punk's friends, a Victorian game, and her high school boyfriend, Edie reimagines what her life can be. Fans of evocative Southern fiction steeped in faith will want to pick this up. |
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| Kate Landry Has a Plan by Rebekah MilletIn New Orleans, 40-year-old Kate Landry runs Beignets & Books while raising her orphaned 13-year-old niece. When the new librarian turns out to be Kate's first kiss, sparks fly, but the pain of a recent breakup holds Kate back even as she leans on her faith. This heartwarming second-chance romance will please fans of Sarah Monzon's An Overdue Match. |
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| The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House by Joanna Davidson PolitanoIn 1901 England, clockmaker Sydney Forrester runs a small shop with the aunt who raised her and is drawn to broken things. When she's told she's inherited the estate of an unknown relative, she heads alone to remote Northumberland, finding a house filled with unusual inventions, two men who also have a claim to the estate, and rumors of murder. A "masterful work," raves Library Journal. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Rd
Rochester, Michigan 48307
248-656-2900www.rhpl.org/ |
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