| Welcome to the Honey B&B by Melody CarlsonJewel McKerry, with her moody fourteen year-old daughter in tow, returns to the family farm in Oregon to help her aging parents. Turning the old farmhouse into a charming B&B seems like a fun solution to looming money problems. But juggling her dad's worsening dementia, an old flame, and overly helpful neighbors makes Jewel have some second thoughts about her new life.
Read-alikes: Katie Powner's A Flicker of Light; Pat Simmons' Lean
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| Whispers of Fortune by Mary ConnealyIn 1874, recent Harvard Medical School graduate Brody MacKenzie, has finally found his missing teen brothers after his father kicked them out. They're in California, at Ellie Hart's ranch school that cares for orphans. The discovery of a journal and the MacKenzie family's long obsession with hidden treasure soon finds them all on a suspenseful adventure.
New series alert: This romantic series starter is followed by Legends of Gold, out in June. |
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| The Filling Station by Vanessa MillerIn Tulsa’s Black Wall Street area, high school senior Evelyn dreams of studying fashion in New York, and her sister, Margaret, is planning to teach at a local school. Then the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre destroys their neighborhood and their sense of safety. Finding refuge at a local filling station, they look for their missing father while struggling with their faith and regaining strength to help their community.
Author spotlight: From the author of The American Queen comes another important story about love, resilience, faith, and grit. |
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| An Overdue Match by Sarah MonzonAfter she develops alopecia and her fiancé breaks up with her, librarian Evangeline Kelly gives up on love for herself and plays matchmaker for library patrons instead. When tattoo artist Tai Davis uncovers her scheme he strikes a deal for her to go on dates with him in exchange for keeping her secret, which she reluctantly agrees to.
For fans of: Denise Hunter's A Novel Proposal. |
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| The Italian Ballerina by Kristy CambronIn 1943, at the height of the Nazi occupation in Rome, British ballerina Julia is forced to take refuge at a hospital on Tiber Island. Alongside hospital staff, church friars, and two Allied medics, she risks everything to rescue Jews from the clutches of the Holocaust. In present day, Delaney travels from Indiana to Italy to return a suitcase found among her late grandfather’s things. When a mysterious woman claims she owns one of the family's heirlooms, Delaney is compelled to uncover the truth of her grandfather's hidden past.
For fans of: Romantic, atmospheric dual-timeline novels based on
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| The Foxhole Victory Tour by Amy Lynn GreenOutspoken trumpeter Maggie McCleod and beautiful violinist Catherine Duquette come from very different worlds, but both are relieved to be part of a small USO variety show for their own reasons. An unlikely friendship develops, though neither anticipates the difficult conditions
and dangers they'll encounter performing so close to the front lines in 1943 North Africa.
Try this next: Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin. |
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Until Our Time Comes
by Nicole M. Miller
The German invasion of Poland derails Adia Kensington's plans to learn from the world's greatest Arabian horse breeders, but brings a British spy to her aid. Amidst the Blitzkrieg and a tense occupation, the two clash over everything--except their efforts to save the horses.
Why you'll like it: Miller's debut novel is a sweeping, well researched historical romance and spy thriller rolled up into one.
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The Sound of Light
by Sarah Sundin
When the Nazi occupation cracks down in Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt assumes the identity of a common shipyard worker and ferries messages to Sweden for the Resistance. At a boardinghouse he meets ambitious American physicist Dr. Else Jensen, who tempers herself in order to avoid conflict. When dangerous news is exposed, they must confront their fear and decide whether to risk the shelter of silence for
the greater good.
You may also like: Cathy Gohlke's The Medallion.
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