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| Second Chance at Sunshine Inn by Amy ClipstonInheriting half of a coastal North Carolina Bed & Breakfast, Everleigh Hartnett is surprised that the co-owner is grumpy Cade Witherspoon, who’d worked for her godmother. Now, he wants to run the B&B, she wants to sell it, and they’re going to need to get better acquainted before anything is solved in this sweet romance. |
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| Unshaken by Shelley Shepard GrayThis fast-paced romantic tale starts with a bang when Stephanie Miller witnesses a gang murder in an Ohio parking lot and is then shot in the arm herself. Rescued by a social worker, Stephanie is taken to a remote Kentucky ranch managed by the social worker’s army veteran brother, who isn’t sure what to make of the young Amish woman he is suddenly tasked with protecting. |
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| The Atlas of Untold Stories by Sara BrunsvoldPlanning a move to Europe to teach at a Christian school, Chloe knows her mom will be upset she's leaving, so she plans a Midwest road trip to break the news. But literary sightseeing combines with troubled family dynamics when her older sister comes along with her own secrets. Fans of bookish novels that explore family relationships should try this thoughtful tale. |
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Had to Be You
by Lyn Cote
Coming of age during the Depression, Bette McCaslin faces a troubled world. Her parents have taken in Gretel, a Jewish girl her same age sent to the U.S. by her family from Nazi Germany. In the KKK South this is met with animosity. As Bette finishes high school, she falls in love with Curt Sinclair, who applauds her family's decision. The two become informally engaged and Bette dreams of a future as a wife and mother, clipping recipes and living the quiet life. But Hitler and others who seek world domination interfere with her plans. Bette never considered being a spy even in her wildest dreams. But when J. Edgar Hoover, FBI chief, asks her to be part of an investigation ('unofficially, of course'), she says yes. She will do anything to stop those who are persecuting Gretel's family. But after swearing an oath, she can tell no one--not even Curt. Then the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor and war crashes over them all. When the war's won, she thought she knew how it would all end but she's finding that isn't so. Now, which will she choose--the young man she fell in love with as a girl, or the man who taught her how to be a spy?
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| Designed With Love by Tracie PetersonAfter her new husband is killed at the church altar by a jilted lover, Emma Johnson heals from her own bullet wound and returns home to Wyoming, accompanied by her brother-in-law Colton. His family wants him to marry Emma to keep control of their dead brother’s wealth, while he wants to because he loves her. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Albert Lea Public Library
211 E Clark St.
Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007
(507) 377-4350alplonline.org |
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