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Christian Fiction March 2024
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| All My Secrets by Lynn AustinWhen businessman Arthur Stanhope III dies and leaves his fortune to a male relation, his widow, Sylvia, seeks a wealthy husband for their 19-year-old daughter, Adelaide, in the hope of maintaining their opulent Gilded Age lifestyle. But Junietta, Sylvia's mother-in-law and Adelaide's grandmother, who understands the price of society's approval, encourages Adelaide to follow her heart. Read-alikes: Susan May Warren's Daughters of Fortune series. *This book may be requested from our LibShare partners, Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library & Marion Co. Public Libraries. |
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Double take
by Lynette Eason
"Lainie Jackson survived her fiance's murder plot and her attacker is dead--isn't he? Now, with the help of former Army Ranger James Holton, it's time to find out if the past has come back to haunt her--or if the recent attempts on her life come from a new threat"
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| Amish Love Letters by Shelley Shepard Gray, Charlotte Hubbard, and Rosalind LauerCorrespondence leads to love in this sweet Valentine's Day-themed anthology of Amish romance novellas, which offers "plenty of clean, slow-burning romance for readers to savor" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: An Amish Heirloom by Amy Clipston, Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller, and Kelly Irvin. |
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Chasing the horizon
by Mary Connealy
"Beth Rutledge and her mother's one chance to escape Beth's tyrannical father is a wagon train heading west. Wagon train scout Jake Holt senses the secretive Beth is running from something and finds a new hope for his future in protecting her. Can they risk trusting each other with their lives--and their hearts--with danger threatening their every step?" *This book may be requested from our LibShare partner, Marion Co. Public Libraries.
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| The American Queen by Vanessa MillerIn 1865, formerly enslaved Louella Bobo and her pastor husband, William, leave Mississippi with a group of other newly free people and settle in North Carolina, where they found a utopian community known as The Kingdom of the Happy Land. Inspired by true events, this novel by Vanessa Miller (The Light on Halsey Street) illuminates a fascinating chapter of Black history. |
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| In the Shadow of the River by Ann H. GabhartTwenty-year-old Jacci Reed loves her life aboard the Kingston Floating Palace, her grandfather's Ohio River showboat. But when long-buried family secrets threaten everyone on board, Jacci, with the help of handsome actor Gabe Kingston, must seek the truth about her own, barely remembered past. An atmospheric setting full of well-researched historical details enhances this uplifting novel by the author of When the Meadow Blooms. |
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| The Heirloom by Beverly LewisUnsure of what her future holds, 19-year-old Clara Bender visits her widowed great-aunt, Ella May Zook, in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania and bonds with the older woman as they work together to restore an antique wedding quilt. Although this prequel to The Shunning stands easily on its own, readers of Beverly Lewis' other Heritage of Lancaster County books will recognize a number of series characters. |
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The divine Proverb of Streusel : a novel
by Sara Brunsvold
"Shaken by her parents' divorce, Nikki Werner seeks solace at her uncle's farm, leaving her life and relationships behind. She discovers her great-grandmother's notebook full of German recipes and wise sayings. With each recipe she makes, Nikki not only discovers her heritage but also learns to reconnect with what has been scattered"
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Into the starlight
by Amanda Cabot
"With her career as a concert pianist at an end, Joanna Vaughn comes home to Sweetwater Crossing, widowed and unsure what the future holds when the arrival of a pair of newcomers stirs up a decades-old mystery, a shocking revelation, and the chance for true love" *This book may be requested from our LibShare partner, Marion Co. Public Libraries.
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For more great book recommendations, visit bplwv.org |
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Bridgeport Public Library 1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport, West Virginia 26330 304-842-8248https://www.bplwv.org/ |
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