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Christian Fiction September 2019
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| Ever Faithful: A Vintage National Parks Novel by Karen BarnettStarring: Park ranger's daughter Elsie, who longs to attend college, and Brooklynite Nate, who conceals the illiteracy that would bar him from President Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps.
What happens: To earn more money, Elsie takes a job teaching CCC men and falls for Nate even as a series of fires occurs in this sweet historical romance with a touch of mystery set in 1933.
Series alert: This is the evocative 3rd entry in the Vintage National Parks series by author Karen Barnett, who was herself a park ranger. |
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| Cross My Heart by Robin Lee HatcherWhat it is: a dual timeline novel that weaves the main story, a contemporary romance featuring five-years-sober Ben who teams up with horse-lover Ashley to create an equine therapy barn, with the 1940s tale of Ben’s great-great-grandfather and his son who went to war.
Why you might like it: the equine therapy details; the themes of redemption and second chances; the realistic look at addiction.
Series alert: Though this is the 2nd Legacy of Faith novel after Who I Am With You, both books are easily read on their own. |
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| The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel LindenWhat it's about: After a terrible week in which her boyfriend of six years dumps her and she loses her job as a baker’s apprentice, 26-year-old Mia West agrees to go with her roommate on a humanitarian trip, funded by a reclusive billionaire, that takes her to India and Hungry.
What about the bees? Mia's dreams often include honeybees and they are a continuous motif throughout the richly detailed romantic novel. |
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| Wherever You Go by Tracie PetersonStarring: Mary, a talented sharpshooter in the all-female Brookstone Wild West Extravaganza who wants to bring her brother's killer to justice, and Chris, a journalist with a secret who's covering the show.
What happens: The two fall for each other as they travel from Kansas to England in 1901 in this entertaining, well-plotted historical romance.
Series alert: This is the 2nd entry in the Brookstone Brides trilogy; the 3rd, What Comes My Way, is out in October. The books can stand alone, but reading in order will enhance the experience. |
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If You Like: Downton Abbey
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| Flights of Fancy by Jen TuranoWhat it's about: In 1885 New York, heiress Isadora Delafield's mother expects her to marry a sinister, obnoxious English Duke, so she runs away, finding work as a housekeeper on the rural Pennsylvania farm of Ian MacKenzie, his elderly adoptive parents, and four orphans.
Series alert: This is the 1st entry in the American Duchesses series; the 2nd, Diamond in the Rough, came out earlier this month.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the romance between characters of different social classes; the humor; the bits of suspense. |
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| A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. WhiteWhat it's about: Rosemary, raised on London’s streets by a gang of thieves, is recruited to spy on suspected traitor Peter Holstein, a friend of His Majesty. Posing as a librarian in Peter's Cornwall household, Rosemary grows close to him as World War I looms.
Series alert: This opening book in the Shadows Over England trilogy is followed by A Song Unheard and An Hour Unspent.
Why Downton Abbey fans might like it: the 1914 England setting; the suspenseful, romantic plot; the outsider's view of high society. |
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