| Thief of Corinth by Tessa AfsharWhat it is: a compelling, lyrical work of Biblical fiction that's set in 1st-century Corinth and features Paul the Apostle.
Starring: Sixteen-year-old Ariadne, who flees her abusive mother's Athens home to live with her father in Corinth, where she not only learns that he’s an infamous thief, but also joins him as his assistant.
For fans of: Jill Eileen Smith, Connilyn Cossette, and Francine Rivers. |
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| Freedom's Light by Colleen CobleStarring: Hannah Thomas, who is troubled by her husband's death fighting in George Washington's army, the strictness of her Puritan community, her disapproving in-laws, her sister's wild ways, and a deceptive old friend.
What happens: Hannah continues her husband's work as a Massachusetts lighthouse keeper, which finds her helping (and developing feelings for) a kind shipwreck survivor who may be a spy.
Try this next: For other engaging, atmospheric romances set during the American revolution, try Beth White's The Creole Princess or Kimberley Woodhouse's The Patriot Bride. |
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| Everything She Didn't Say by Jane KirkpatrickWhat it is: a biographical novel imagining the life of Carrie Strahorn, who followed her strong-willed husband (a Union Pacific Railroad investor and writer) across the American West between 1877 and 1925.
About the author: Jane Kirkpatrick writes well-researched historical novels showcasing real women; she based this novel on Strahorn's memoir Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage.
For fans of: Jody Hedlund's Orphan Train series, which also combines fascinating history with richly detailed stories. |
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| Ours for a Season by Kim Vogel SawyerWhat happens: Childless Mennonites Martha and Anthony leave their family-oriented Indiana community for Kansas to help an old friend turn a ghost town into a resort -- but all three of them confront unexpected challenges.
Is it for you? Told from multiple points of view and addressing difficult topics like fertility problems, terminal illness, and even human trafficking, this well-wrought novel is a moving, powerful read. |
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| The Gift by Shelley Shepard GrayWhat happens: The Vance family is forced to sell their Kentucky farm after bad decisions and their father's gambling leave them in debt. The Schwartz family buys it and moves in just before the holidays, but a series of suspicious accidents plague them. Is someone trying to scare them away? Susanna Schwartz hopes it's not handsome Neil Vance.
Series alert: Though this is the 3rd entry in The Amish of Hart County series, newcomers who enjoy romantic suspense are welcome here. |
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The Amish Christmas sleigh
by Book Author
Three holiday-themed Christian romances include Kelly Long's "A Sleigh Ride on Ice Mountain," Amy Lillard's "A Mamm for Christmas" and Molly Jebber's "An Unexpected Christmas Blessing." Original.
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| The Angel of Forest Hill: An Amish Christmas Romance by Cindy WoodsmallStarring: Rose Kurtz, the insecure, emotionally abused 21-year-old only daughter in a large Pennsylvania Amish family, who, at her bishops' request, goes to West Virginia to aid a young family.
What happens: When Ruth arrives, the wife has just died, leaving behind an infant, two toddlers, and a grieving husband. Rose agrees to a platonic marriage, partially to avoid going home again.
For fans of: well-drawn characters, thoughtful stories, and modern marriage-of-convenience romances. |
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White Christmas pie
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
In this bittersweet holiday romance set in Amish country, Will Henderson, a young man tortured by his past, meets Karen Yoder, a young woman looking for answers as they both become involved with a desperate father searching for his son
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