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Christian Fiction March 2024
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| All My Secrets by Lynn AustinWhat it's about: When businessman Arthur Stanhope III dies and leaves his fortune to a male relation, his widow, Sylvia, seeks a wealthy husband for their 19-year-old daughter, Adelaide, in the hope of maintaining their opulent Gilded Age lifestyle. But Junietta, Sylvia's mother-in-law and Adelaide's grandmother, who understands the price of society's approval, encourages Adelaide to follow her heart.
Read-alikes: Susan May Warren's Daughters of Fortune series. |
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The Perfect Holiday: That Wintry Feeling; Thanksgiving Prayer
by Debbie Macomber
What it is: Available in one volume for the first time: That Wintry Feeling and Thanksgiving Prayer, two of Debbie Macomber's classic novels that explore the power and joy of the holiday season.
By the author of: Debbie Macomber is the bestselling author of Must Love Flowers and The Best Is Yet to Come.
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Saving Grayson
by Chris Fabry
What it's about: Grayson Hayes doesn't remember things as well as he used to, but he's sure his time is running out. Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, he realizes he has a small window of time left to right a terrible injustice--he just can't remember what it is. Saving Grayson is a story of a journey to right unknown wrongs and of holding on to what you know even when it feels like everything is slipping away.
By the author of: Chris Fabry is the author of War Room.
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| The American Queen by Vanessa MillerWhat it is: In 1865, formerly enslaved Louella Bobo and her pastor husband, William, leave Mississippi with a group of other newly free people and settle in North Carolina, where they found a utopian community known as The Kingdom of the Happy Land.
Inspired by true events: this novel by Vanessa Miller (The Light on Halsey Street) illuminates a fascinating chapter of Black history. |
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| The Heirloom by Beverly LewisWhat it is: Unsure of what her future holds, 19-year-old Clara Bender visits her widowed great-aunt, Ella May Zook, in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania and bonds with the older woman as they work together to restore an antique wedding quilt.
Series alert: Although this prequel to The Shunning stands easily on its own, readers of Beverly Lewis' other Heritage of Lancaster County books will recognize a number of series characters. |
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Private Justice
by Terri Blackstock
What it's about: A serial killer begins to stalk the town of Newport, Louisiana, and when it seems like Mark Branning's wife is next on the hit list, he is determined to protect her, but first the two must move to save their dying marriage.
Series alert: This is the first book in the author's Newpointe 911 series.
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A Flicker of Light
by Katie Powner
How it starts: Widower Mitch Jensen is at a loss with how to handle his mother's odd, forgetful behaviors, as well as his daughter's sudden return home and unexpected life choices.
But then: Little does he know Grandma June has long been keeping a secret about her past-but if she doesn't tell the truth about it someone she loves will suffer, and the lives of three generations will never be the same.
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The House on Foster Hill
by Jaime Jo Wright
What it's about: In an attempt to hide from a stalker, Kaine buys an old house in Wisconsin where an unidentified woman was found dead a century prior, and Kaine soon learns about her ancestor, Ivy Thorpe, who had tried to uncover the truth about the crime.
Reviewers say: "Readers who enjoy Colleen Coble and Dani Pettrey will be intrigued by this suspenseful mystery." (Library Journal)
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