"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." ~ Proverbs 3:5
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| A Beauty So Rare: A Belmont Mansion Novel by Tamera AlexanderHistorical Romance. Twenty-six-year-old spinster Eleanor Braddock believes herself too tall and too plain to ever marry, so she finds another purpose for her life. While volunteering during the recently ended Civil War, she saw many young men die, leaving behind wives and children. After moving in with her wealthy aunt (the richest woman in America), Eleanor convinces her to finance a home for Civil War widows and orphans. Developing a friendship with the Austrian architect her aunt hires, Eleanor wonders if God doesn't have other plans for her after all. This 2nd in the Belmont Mansion series is a "sweeping Southern romance that is engaging and full of hope" (Library Journal). |
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Walking on water : the fifth journal of the Walk series
by Richard Paul Evans
In this fifth entry in the New York Times best-selling Walk series, Alan Christoffersen must say some painful goodbyes and learn some important lessons as he comes to the end of his cross-country walk to Key West
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| The Turning: A Novel by Davis BunnSuspense. Do modern people still hear the voice of God? In The Turning, five very different people from five varied locations each receive a message to "take the turning, and walk the unlikely road" -- and they do. The five -- John, Alisha, Jenny, Ruth, and Yussuf -- individually travel to New York City, where a power-hungry young ad executive has convinced his powerful global corporation to mold the outlook of the entire world by declaring that "hope is dead." But the believers work together to challenge the nefarious company's plans, working to prove that hope is alive and well. |
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| Bridge to Haven: A Novel by Francine RiversHistorical Fiction. When Pastor Ezekiel Freeman finds a newborn near the bridge in his small California town of Haven, he and his wife name the little girl Abra and keep her. But when his wife dies five years later, Ezekiel gives Abra away to another family. After this abandonment, Abra never settles in with her new family, and at the age of 17, runs off to 1950s Hollywood while her best friend, Joshua, goes off to fight in the Korean War. Renaming herself Lena Scott and finding success as a starlet doesn't bring her peace or happiness -- but God and Joshua, who goes looking for her, just might help her get there. In a starred review, Library Journal calls this story, based on Ezekiel 16, "another compelling and moving story by one of the genre's most honored and talented writers." |
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| When a Heart Stops: A Novel by Lynette EasonRomantic Suspense. Serena Hopkins deals with death and dead bodies on a daily basis as a medical examiner -- though she's not usually working on someone she knows. But her most recent case, a murder victim, is a former high school classmate. Also working at the crime scene is her high school crush, Dominic Allen, who's now a FBI agent. As the couple go about their jobs, they soon realize that they'll need to join forces in order to stop a serial killer, one who may have the beautiful Serena in mind for his next victim...and Serena must decide if she can trust Dominic enough to share a dangerous secret. Dee Henderson fans should enjoy this pulse-racing novel, which won the 2013 Carol Award for Romantic Suspense and is the 2nd in a series. |
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| Where Lilacs Still Bloom: A Novel by Jane KirkpatrickHistorical Fiction. Following the life of German-American Hulda Klager, Where Lilacs Still Bloom shows how her botanical hobby and desire to create an easy-peeling apple for her pies eventually became a driving purpose in her life. But there are obstacles: not everyone is happy with a farm wife dealing in plant hybridization, seasonal floods continually threaten to erase her Woodland, Washington garden, and a series of family tragedies causes even Hulda to question her focus. Based on groundbreaking horticulturist Hulda Klager's life, this Winner of the 2013 Carol Award for Historical Fiction is sure to please fans who'd like to know more about plant grafting and gardening. |
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