|
Christian Fiction March 2022
|
|
|
|
| Where the Last Rose Blooms by Ashley ClarkStarring (in dual timelines): Alice, a New Orleans florist still missing her mother, who disappeared years ago during Hurricane Katrina; Clara, a 16-year-old abolitionist and daughter of a Confederate general in 1861 Charleston, S.C.; Rose, Clara's enslaved maid who longs for her young daughter, who was sold a year earlier.
What's inside: Sensitive handling of difficult topics, well-integrated faith elements, details about the secret language of flowers, and romance.
Also available in eBook on Hoopla |
|
| The Lady's Mine by Francine RiversWhat it is: A charming historical romance and the latest novel by Francine Rivers, author of the ever-popular Redeeming Love.
Thrown out: In 1875, after her wealthy stepfather maneuvers her exit, well-to-do Bostonite Kathryn Walsh has little to her name except a mysterious inheritance from her uncle that's all the way in California.
Also available in eBook on Libby |
|
| Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah SundinAmericans in 1940s Paris: Lucie Girard, who's lived in the city for years as a ballerina, buys a bookshop from fleeing Jewish friends, and uses it to pass messages for the resistance; Paul Aubrey, a newly widowed father and automotive manufacturer who stays in Paris because he's asked to by the U.S. military, in order to pass on information.
They meet... and feel drawn to each other, but neither knows if they can trust the other.
Also available in eBook and eAudiobook on Hoopla |
|
| If I Were You by Lynn AustinThe setup: Audrey Barrett, the aristocratic English widow of an American soldier, needs support from the in-laws she's never met and heads to the U.S. with her young son in 1950.
The problem: When she arrives at her in-laws' home, she discovers that Eve, her friend and former maid, who also has a young son, has been impersonating Audrey for nearly four years.
Also available in eBook on Libby |
|
| Bookshop by the Sea by Denise HunterBells and books: With their mother passed on, Sophie Lawson plans her younger sister's wedding -- and she's also prepping for her own dream, opening a bookshop in a North Carolina beach town.
Stormy weather: The groom's best man is Sophie's high school boyfriend, who left her years ago for a job in another state -- but when circumstances force the two to spend time together, they remember how they felt about each other even as a hurricane approaches.
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Libby |
|
| A Long Time Comin' by Robin W. PearsonFeaturing: Stubborn, secret-keeping Granny B, who raised multiple children alone but isn't close to them now; her pregnant granddaughter Evelyn, who's contemplating leaving the husband who's betrayed her.
What happens: After finding a tucked-away box filled with old letters at Granny B's small North Carolina house, Evelyn becomes determined to help Granny mend fences with her far-flung family before it's too late.
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla |
|
| Forever My Own by Tracie PetersonWhat happens: In 1871, Kirstin Hallberg leaves Sweden for Duluth, Minnesota, to join her grandmother. But she's shocked to discover her brother, who everyone thought died at sea, alive, living nearby, and wanting her to keep his secret. Meanwhile, Kirstin and her grandmother nurse a bitter young man injured in a logging accident.
Read it for: Romance, complex family relationships, themes of forgiveness and trust, and details on the building of Duluth's canal.
Also available in eBook on Hoopla |
|
Contact your librarian for more great books!
|
|
|
|
|
|