Albert Lea Public Library: Christian Fiction: November 2025

Recent Releases

The Atlas of Untold Stories
by Sara Brunsvold

Planning 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.

An Amish Thanksgiving
by Beth Wiseman

Catherine Lapp's parents fled her Amish community and left her to tend to her ailing grandmother who suffers from dementia. Often embarrassed by her grandmother's off-the-wall behavior, Catherine mostly stays to herself. When an unseasonal winter storm sends visitors to Catherine's farmhouse for shelter, she has no choice but to take them in as borders. She is rattled by the unexpected company who witness her grandmother's odd behavior right away. But instead of judgment, her new friends not only help her with her grandmother but provide an opportunity to learn what real unconditional love can be. As two romances blossom, Catherine finds hope in her circumstances.

Freedom's Distant Frontier : Wagon Train Matches
by Lacy Williams

Lily Fairfax is drowning in grief and mourning the man she once loved when she finds herself tangled in a web of danger. She has no choice but to lean on a hired hand she barely knows for protection, though she vows she won't open her heart to love again. Matt Grayson has been traveling with the Oregon-bound wagon train on a secret mission to recover a stolen jewel. He knows Lily's family is involved, and as he gets closer to Lily, he soon finds himself torn between his quest and protecting the tenacious woman who quickly captures his heart. Because of his deception, he finds himself part of a family forged on the wilderness trail. But as the threat draws ever closer, Matt's secrets loom large. If Lily discovers the truth about him, Matt will lose the future he's barely allowed himself to dream of. And if he can't protect her, he might lose Lily completely.

Hunting for a Husband
by Mindy Steele

Ten years ago, Joe Shetler took a leap that cost him his ability to walk. Accepting this as God's will for him, Joe has found his independence running a shop called Shetler Outdoors & Archery. Leah Wickey moves to Kentucky, where her father has set up a deer farm. With a strong desire to marry, she soon discovers that love isn't so easy... until she meets Joe. Despite his diability, Joe has an easy-yet-determined personality that Leah finds refreshing. A sticky situation finally affords the opportunity for a friendship to form between them. However, when the Wickeys' prize buck attracts attention from poachers, Leah is caught in the crosshairs. Joe's fears of inadequacy haunt him when he fails to protect her. Will Cupid's arrow meet its mark?

Focus on: Christmas Stories

A Royal Christmas
by Melody Carlson

Barista Adelaide Smith is working her way through law school when she learns she’s the daughter of the king of Montovia, a small European country. With her mother dead, Adelaide travels alone during Christmas break to meet her father and is drawn into family mysteries, royal jealousies, and a chance at her own happily ever after. For fans of: sweet rags-to-riches romances; Hallmark Christmas movies.

The Christmas Gathering
by Shelley Shepard Gray, Lenora Worth, and Rachel J. Good

These three heartwarming novellas feature Amish people navigating faith and love during the holidays. In “A Christmas Reunion,” Tricia falls for her cousin's Englisch friend. Then, a decades-old family feud can’t stop the connection between a couple in “We Gather Together.” Finally, “Hitting All the Right Notes” sees a young Amish man start a rock band during his Rumspringa and fall for a young Amish woman. Try this next: A Lancaster Amish Christmas: 4 Romance Novellas by Anne Blackburne, Amy Clipston, Mindy Steele, Amy Lillard.

An Ivy Hill Christmas
by Julie Klassen

Bachelor Richard Brockwell happily lives in his family's London townhouse in 1822, but needs to attend his mother's Christmas country house party or be cut off financially. With the stray dog he's recently adopted in tow, he goes home and finds himself charmed by houseguest Arabella Awdry, who’s planning to devote her life to charity work in this standalone Tales from Ivy Hill novel. For fans of: Christmas romances with themes of redemption.

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