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Christian Fiction March 2025 |
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| Heart of the Glen by Jennifer DeibelAfter a tragedy, Saoirse Fagan moves to County Donegal for a maid's job in 1912. When she learns the job is gone, she's homeless and distraught. Taken in by Aileen McCready, whose handsome brother Owen has been injured and can't work, Saoirse is determined to learn to weave the tweed that supports the siblings. Fans of evocative Irish settings and traditional craftwork will enjoy this sweet romance with themes of grief, faith, and resilience. |
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| The Indigo Heiress by Laura FrantzIn 1774, Juliet Catesby lives on a Virginia plantation owned by her father and secretly helps enslaved people make their way north. Due to debts and danger, she's forced into a marriage of convenience with Leith Buchanan and moves to Scotland, where the two grow close even as unexpected events threaten. Christy Award winner Laura Frantz delivers a sweeping romance that'll please history fans. |
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With this ring
by Amy Clipston
As proprietor of the Fairytale Bridal Shop in Flowering Grove, Dakota has moved on from her painful breakup with Hudson, her high school sweetheart, but when he returns to derail his sister's wedding, old feelings resurface. Original.
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| With All Her Heart by Kelly IrvinBonnie Yoder runs a busy Amish craft shop with friends and is happy to have shy Elijah Miller's handmade wooden items to sell. The two grow closer as Elijah navigates leaving his family's auction business and Bonnie dreams of a man who'll see her instead of her physical disability. Fans of Shelley Shepard Gray's Her Heart's Desire will enjoy this charming 3rd entry in the Amish Calling series. |
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| The Seaside Homecoming by Julie KlassenA failed elopement leaves Claire Summers living an isolated life helping a controlling aunt in 1820 Edinburgh. After her aunt's death, Claire finds employment at a seaside boarding house in Devon owned by a young widower. While she's now near her sisters, whom she desperately misses, she struggles with feelings of unworthiness and shame. Read-alike: Tracie Peterson's In Times Gone By. |
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| Cloaked in Beauty by Karen WitemeyerFor most of her life, Scarlett Radcliffe has secretly lived with her grandmother, roaming the woods with her pet wolf. An heiress set to inherit on her upcoming 21st birthday, she's in dire danger from her uncle, who wants her money. Luckily, her mother hires Pinkerton detective Philip Carmichael to help protect her as she travels home. Though this is the enchanting fairy tale-inspired 3rd in the Texas Ever After series, it can be enjoyed on its own. |
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Books You May Have Missed
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The Queen's cook
by Tessa Afshar
"After gaining a position in Queen Esther's kitchens, Roxannah discovers her dream job is fraught with palace intrigue. She must partner with Adin, the Jewish royal physician never far from her thoughts, in a race to save the life of a princess . . . despite the secrets their mission might uncover"
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Whispers of Fortune
by Mary Connealy
In 1875 California, Brody MacKenzie arrives at Two Hearts Ranch on a mission to find his runaway brothers, worried they may have fallen into harm. Instead, he finds them thriving at the ranch's school and orphanage under the care of Ellie Hart, a woman with a heart as resilient as the land she calls home. His own options limited, Brody reluctantly takes on the role of the ranch's doctor, and he forms an unexpected bond with Ellie, who's kept a steady eye on Brody's two rapscallion brothers. When the boys show him a mysterious journal that has been guiding their travels and may hold the key to a lost treasure, Brody and Ellie are captivated by the possibility of a thrilling adventure.
With winter approaching and his brothers threatening to bolt again, Brody and Ellie race against time to decipher cryptic clues and unearth the hidden fortune. But along the way, old adversaries resurface, threatening their newfound affection and the safety of the ranch.
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| One Wrong Move by Dani PettreySecurity expert Christian O'Grady, whose parents were con artists, and insurance investigator Andi Forester, who was forced out of the F.B.I., team up to figure out who subverted Christian's intricate security measures and pulled off multiple Southwest art gallery heists. Fans of faith-filled romantic suspense will enjoy this action-packed series starter; the 2nd book, Two Seconds Too Late, is out in April. |
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| A Run at Love by Toni ShilohWanting to prove herself, Piper McKinney leaves her adoptive parents' horse business to start her own with trainer Tucker Hale. The two childhood friends develop strong feelings for each other while dreaming of a Kentucky Derby win. But a horse doping scandal means they must lean on their faith and each other in this 2nd Love in the Spotlight novel, which works well for series newcomers. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library
408 S. Bray St.
New Carlisle, Indiana 46552
(574) 654-3046ncpl.lib.in.us |
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