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Christian Fiction May 2022 |
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| Looking for Leroy by Melody CarlsonStarring: Brynna Phillips, a divorced Oregon teacher definitely not looking for love, who joins her coworker Jan on a summer RV trip; and Leroy Sorrentino, a widower with three adult daughters.
A complex pairing: After Brynna talks about a teen romance from summer camp, Jan decides they'll find the boy named Leroy whose family owned a California vineyard. When they find the place, Brynna's roped into a job by Leroy's pregnant daughter...but doesn't mention she knows Leroy.
For fans of: charming second chance romances; middle-aged main characters; wine country settings. |
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| Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa FergusonThe setup: Editor Savannah Cade secretly writes a romance novel while working at an upscale Nashville publishing company where the boss' handsome son has just arrived from New York to be the new VP.
What happens: Savannah stashes her manuscript in a secret room, and when she returns for it, someone's edited her work. As the two editors communicate back-and-forth via the novel, Savannah realizes she's falling for her editor...even though she has no idea who he is.
Is it for you? Though faith doesn't play a role, this clean, sweetly charming romance offers an intriguing look at the publishing world and features a storyline reminiscent of You've Got Mail. |
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| Something Good by Vanessa MillerThree women's lives intersect: Alexis, a CEO's wife with two kids and a mother with mental health issues; Trish, a married mom caring for her adult son who was injured in a car accident; Marquita, a rough-around-the-edges young single mom who's just lost yet another job.
What happens: As they face an assortment of issues, including guilt, family problems, and financial struggles, they grow in their faith together.
Read this next: For other thought-provoking books, try Katie Ganshert's No One Ever Asked or Christina Suzann Nelson's More Than We Remember. |
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The Element of Love
by Mary Connealy
What it's about: After learning their stepfather's plans marry off Laura Stiles and her sisters, they disappear to find matches and claim their father's lumber dynasty. On their expedition they volunteer on a settlement, and Laura sees potential in the local minister. But when secrets buried in his past and the land surface, it will take all they have to keep trouble at bay.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Lumber Baron's Daughters series. The second book, Inventions of the Heart, is set to publish this summer.
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Secrets, Secrets Everywhere
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| Daughter of Rome by Tessa AfsharWhat it is: an evocative, well-researched historical novel based on the stories of New Testament figures Priscilla and Aquila, who traveled and worked with the Apostle Paul.
What happens: In 1st-century Rome, Priscilla, the daughter of a Roman general who died, leaving her in the care of a cruel elder brother, meets Aquila, who has traveled to the large city with his uncle. They fall in love -- but Priscilla has a secret that could change everything.
Reviewers say: "This is Afshar's strongest, most complex scripture-based story yet" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay HarrelFeaturing: counselor and abuse survivor Sophia Barrett, who moves to Cornwall, England seeking a change; and Sophia's new boss, Ginny Rose, who's an American in Cornwall running a bookstore that she co-owns with her husband...who's just left her.
What happens: Sophia finds old letters from a woman who was in love with her upper-class friend and tries to find out more about the Victorian couple with help from Ginny and Ginny's brother-in-law.
For fans of: charming stories of friendship and healing; stories set in bookshops; novels that combine the past and the present. |
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The London House
by Katherine Reay
What it's about: An uncovered family secret sets one woman on the journey of a lifetime through the history of Britain's WWII spy network and glamorous 1930s Paris in an effort to understand her past, save her family, and claim her future.
Reviewers say: "Reay explores the uncertainty of history and how trauma can be carried across generations, but makes clear that it's never too late for redemption" (Library Journal).
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| Secrets of My Heart by Tracie Peterson1879 Portland, Oregon: Though her marriage was loveless, Nancy Pritchard, who's struggling with her faith, is shocked that her newly deceased husband may have been killed due to his illegal activities.
What happens: Nancy gets help digging into her husband's business dealings from a childhood friend, lawyer Seth Carpenter (who has his own secrets), and turns her home into a boarding house for women.
Series alert: This series starter (which includes some characters from the Heart of the Frontier novels) wraps up the romance portion nicely, but those who want to see justice fully realized will want to read the rest of the Willamette Brides trilogy. |
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