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Christian Fiction May 2019
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The Damascus Road : A Novel of Saint Paul
by Jay Parini
The best-selling author of The Last Station presents a historical novel inspired by the Apostle Paul, who at the side of gospel writer Luke becomes Christianity's most influential messenger in an ancient world on the brink of epochal change.
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The Persian Gamble
by Joel C. Rosenberg
A former U.S. Secret Service agent infiltrates enemy territory and forges a precarious alliance with a Russian double agent to halt a world-threatening nuclear alliance among enemy nations. By the best-selling author of The Kremlin Conspiracy.
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| A Lady in Disguise by Sandra ByrdStarring: Gillian Young, the principal costume designer at the Drury Lane Theatre Royal in 1880s London, whose policeman father recently died in strange circumstances.
What happens: The police say her father was crooked, but Gillian disagrees and wonders if he was murdered. Meanwhile, she meets Viscount Thomas Lockwood, who seems nice, but can she trust him?
Try this next: Joanna Davidson Politano's Lady Jayne Disappears, another Gothic Christian romance set in Victorian times, which should please fans of this 3rd book in the Daughters of Hampshire series. |
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| The Daughter's Walk: A Novel by Jane KirkpatrickWhat happens: In 1896, in order to win money from the fashion industry, two women attempt to walk 3,500 miles alone from Spokane to New York City wearing new clothing that doesn't require corsets -- and it changes to course of their lives forever.
Based on a true story: This atmospheric novel depicts Helga Estby and her 18-year-old daughter Clara's walk to save their family farm.
Read this next: For a more lighthearted look at women's rights a few years later, try Robin Lee Hatcher's Catching Katie. |
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| Falling for You by Becky WadeStarring: fashion model Willow Bradford, who's taking a temporary break to run her family's small inn; her ex-boyfriend, NFL quarterback Corbin Stewart, who's home after a career-ending injury; and Corbin's niece, 12-year-old Charlotte Dixon, who's obsessed with the disappearance of her great-aunt decades earlier.
What happens: Charlotte corrals both Willow and Corbin to help her investigate, which brings them closer to each other, and puts them in danger.
Series alert: Falling for You is the charming 2nd entry in the Bradford Sisters series; the 3rd, Sweet on You, came out last month. |
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| A Tailor-Made Bride by Karen WitemeyerStarring: Coventry, Texas, dressmaker Hannah Richards, who feels her work follows God's pattern of bringing beauty to the world, and livery owner Jericho Tucker, who sees fashion as nothing more than vanity.
What happens: Hannah and Jericho combine forces to play matchmaker for Jericho's sister and discover that love works miracles great and small.
Who it's for: Karen Witemeyer's sweet and funny debut is a delightful historical romance sure to please fans of authors like Deanne Gist and Robin Lee Hatcher. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Massapequa Public Library at Bar Harbour 40 Harbor Lane Massapequa Park, New York 11762 (516) 799-0770
Massapequa Public Library at Central Avenue523 Central Avenue Massapequa, New York 11758 (516) 798-4607
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