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Christian Fiction March 2023 |
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The Last Chance Cowboy
by Jody Hedlund
Meet: Catherine Remington, a midwife accused of a murder she didn't commit.
Buckle up for: Excitement that ensues when Catherine flees to Colorado to honor a patient's dying wish to deliver a newborn to his father.
The unexpected: What she doesn't bargain for is how easily she'll fall for the charming sheriff, or how quickly her past will catch up with her and put their love and lives in danger.
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| The Rose and the Thistle by Laura FrantzThe Jacobite Uprising, 1715: After a mob attacks her Catholic family's castle, Lady Blythe flees Northern England for the Scottish lowlands, where her protestant godfather lives. He's just died, so his first son, the handsome new Laird, offers her refuge...but danger still lurks.
Read it for: the fascinating history, the evocative settings, and the well-matched couple.
Reviewers say: "a masterful achievement" (Booklist); "Readers will be hooked until the satisfying close" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Her Heart's Desire by Shelley Shepard GrayIntroducing: Mary Margaret Miller, who's insecure after being bullied at school for years and hopes a vacation will jumpstart a new beginning.
Wallflower friends: On the bus to Pinecraft, Florida, Mary makes friends, two other young Amish women who've also felt like outsiders. Then, after meeting a gentle young man staying at the same bed and breakfast, Mary dreams of a fulfilling future.
For fans of: sweet series starters; other novels set in the real-life Amish resort village of Pinecraft, like author Shelley Shephard Gray's Amish Brides of Pinecraft books or Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore's Pinecraft Pie Shop series. |
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The Courtship Plan
by Kathleen Fuller
What happens: When confirmed Amish bachelor Jesse Bontrager is set up with a woman determined to stay unmarried, sparks ignite as they seek harmless revenge on his prankster brother.
Read it for: Sweet Amish romance and proof that God's plans always work out better than our own.
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| The Sisters of Sea View by Julie KlassenIntroducing: the genteel Summers sisters and their sickly mother, who must turn their coastal Sidmouth, England, home into a guest house after the death of their father and husband.
Spring 1819: Instead of the elderly invalids they expect, the family finds themselves hosting gentlemen and an exacting older lady. Meanwhile, bookish Viola, who wears a veil to hide a scar, earns money by reading to their infirm neighbor.
For fans of: Jane Austen, faith-filled Regency novels, and charming 1st novels in a new series. |
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The Maid of Ballymacool
by Jennifer Deibel
Meet: Brianna Kelly, who was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant.
What happens: When the son of local gentry arrives at the school to deal with his unruly cousin, an unexpected discovery uncovers the truth about Brianna's past--and the key to her future.
Read it for: An enchanting 1930s, Emerald Isle take on the Cinderella story.
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Focus on: Women of the Past |
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Nothing Short of Wondrous
by Regina Scott
What happens: In 1886 Yellowstone National Park, widowed Kate Tremaine, the mom of a six-year-old, agrees to guide a cavalry officer who's protecting the land and the last wild buffalo herd. In exchange, he'll do repairs at her small hotel. But trouble arrives in the form of threatening poachers.
Series alert: This is the "brilliant, awe-inspiring" (Booklist) 2nd in the American Wonders series after the delightful A Distance Too Grand, about a female photographer at the Grand Canyon. The 3rd entry, A View Most Glorious, is set at Mt. Rainier and due in October.
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| The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy CambronWhat it is: vividly described historical fiction with romantic elements, which is based on real events from World War II-era Paris.
Starring: Lila de Laurent, a talented dressmaker who sews for the Nazis while secretly working for the Resistance; Sandrine Paquet, who, with her husband at war, catalogs stolen artwork for the Nazis in order to support her young son while surreptitiously keeping records about the real owners.
Read this next: For other well-researched WWII novels, try one of Sarah Sundin's books, which take place in various locales, or Tracy Groot's moving Maggie Bright, set mostly in England. |
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| The Healing of Natalie Curtis by Jane KirkpatrickWhat it's about: After an emotional breakdown leaves her unable to perform for years, classically trained pianist and singer Natalie Curtis travels west with her brother in 1902. She finds healing in beautiful Native American music, but is disturbed that Indigenous culture is outlawed. Determined, she sets out to preserve the music.
Why you might like it: The Healing of Natalie Curtis is leisurely paced, richly detailed, and based on a real person and historical facts.
Reviewers say: "Kirkpatrick's reflective and informative novel inspires readers to consider their own motives and choices and the sometimes unintended consequences of the help they give" (Booklist). |
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| The Librarian of Boone's Hollow by Kim Vogel SawyerWhat it's about: In Depression-era Kentucky, Addie Cowherd can't afford to finish college, so she becomes a traveling librarian, delivering books on horseback to insular coal-mining communities. Though folks are suspicious of Addie, she bonds with Emmett, who's recently returned home after obtaining a scholarship-funded university education.
For fans of: faith-filled historical novels with evocative rural settings and appealing characters.
Reviewers say: "With a grace-based message of self-worth, this suspenseful historical romance is sure to charm" (Booklist). |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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