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Christian Fiction May 2017
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| A Note Yet Unsung by Tamera AlexanderHistorical Romance. In 1871, 23-year-old violinist Rebekah Carrington unhappily returns home to Nashville. She's been studying in Vienna for ten years, but her money's been cut off by her estranged mother and stepfather since her paternal grandmother unexpectedly (and suspiciously) passed away. Rebekah hopes to play with the newly formed Nashville Philharmonic, but woman aren't allowed. Still, when conductor Nathaniel Tate Whitcomb needs help finishing the symphony that he's writing for his ill father, he calls on Rebekah, to whom he feels a connection. This conclusion to the Belmont Mansion trilogy (which includes A Lasting Impression and A Beauty So Rare) will be music to the ears of readers who like lyrically told tales with a hint of mystery and note-perfect romances. |
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The hideaway
by Lauren K. Denton
"When her grandmother's will wrenches Sara back home from New Orleans, she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever did in life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags's ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay, Alabama. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans.Then she discovers a box Mags left in the attic with clues to a life Sara never imagined for her grandmother. With help from Mags's friends, Sara begins to piece together the mysterious life of bravery, passion, and choices that changed Mags's destiny in both marvelous and devastating ways."
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With love, wherever you are
by Dandi Daley Mackall
"Everyone knows that war romances never last . . . After a whirlwind romance and wedding, Helen Eberhart Daley, an army nurse, and Lieutenant Frank Daley, M.D., are sent to the front lines of Europe with only letters to connect them for months at a time.Surrounded by danger and desperately wounded patients, they soon find that only the war seems real--and their marriage more and more like a distant dream. If they make it through the war, will their marriage survive?"
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Shine like the dawn
by Carrie Turansky
"Separated by an inconceivable tragedy, can faith and love reunite childhood friends and light the way to a bright future? In a quiet corner of northern Edwardian England, Margaret Lounsbury diligently works in her grandmother's millinery shop, making hats and caring for her young sister. Several years earlier, a terrible event reshaped their family, shattering an idyllic life and their future prospects. Maggie is resilient and will do what she must to protect her sister Violet.
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| To the Farthest Shores by Elizabeth CamdenHistorical Romance. In 1898 San Francisco, as the Spanish American war gets under way, a whirlwind romance leads Naval officer Ryan Gallagher to propose to Presidio hospital nurse Jenny Bennett -- but his sudden departure and subsequent break-up letter leave her confused and guarded. Six years later, Ryan's returned...with a four-year-old half-Japanese daughter in tow. In spite of the government secrets he's keeping, Ryan soon decides to try to earn Jenny's forgiveness -- and he also needs her help getting an opioid addict clean before an important military operation. With historical, atmospheric details, author Elizabeth Camden provides a fascinating backdrop to a compelling love story featuring a strong female lead. |
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| The Sisters of Sugarcreek: A Novel by Cathy LiggettGeneral Fiction. A fire destroys a Sugarcreek, Ohio church, killing two people and leaving their loved ones floundering. With her Amish volunteer firefighter husband now dead, Lydia Gruber, an Amish woman from Pennsylvania, finds herself lonely and unsure of her future. Then there are those left behind by Rose, the owner of a knitting and quilt shop, who was also killed in the blaze. She leaves behind her niece, Jessica Holtz (a single mother who inherits the shop), and Liz Cannon (Rose's best friend and partner in a secret society of two who delivered gifts to those in need). When the three women's lives intersect, they form a faith-filled friendship and work together to keep the craft store open, help Lydia deal with the loss of a husband she discovers she didn't know all that well, and provide hope for all of their futures. |
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