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Christian Fiction May 2019
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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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| 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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