LibraryAware November 2025

Recent Releases

The French Kitchen
by Kristy Cambron

Boston's Kat Fontaine, who as a child spent summers in France, follows her brother into the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Working undercover as a kitchen maid in a chateau occupied by the Nazis, Kat faces danger helping the resistance and hears nothing from her sibling. After the war, she returns to uncover what happened to him, getting help from friends, including Julia Child.

The Christmas Ring: A Holiday Romance
by Karen Kingsbury

While searching for her family's long-lost heirloom ring, military widow Vanessa Mayfield meets handsome antique dealer Ben Miller. The two are drawn to each other and forge a friendship that soon becomes a deep and breathtaking romance. But neither are sure that what they've found can last. Days before Christmas, when all seems hopeless, Ben and Vanessa learn an important eternal truth: Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Gelato at the Villa
by Robin Jones Gunn

Needing a vacation due to work problems and recent losses, 30-something friends Grace and Claire take a trip to Italy, visiting Venice, Florence, and Bellagio. As they embrace the culture, meet warm locals, and view stunning art, they also grow in their faith, especially Claire, who had left the church years earlier. Though this is the 2nd Suitcase Sisters novel, it can be read on its own.

The Second Story Bookshop: A Delightful, Sweet, Second Chance Romance
by Denise Hunter

Shelby Thatcher adores working in the charming small-town bookshop her grandmother opened years ago. When her beloved grandma passes away, Shelby inherits the bookstore. But to her shock, Gram leaves half ownership to Gray Briggs, the man who broke Shelby's heart years ago. Booklist says it "highlights the imperfect but enduring bonds of family and community, and features tender notes of second chances."

Out of Time
by Irene Hannon

For historical anthropologist Cara Tucker, a sabbatical at a remote country estate with a vast library is a dream come true . . . until it becomes clear someone doesn't want the past unearthed. With danger lurking, she joins Sheriff Brad Adams to uncover the perpetrator behind a string of menacing incidents before they strike another deadly blow. A page-turning, clean thriller for fans of Colleen Coble.

The Christmas House: An Amish Christmas Novella
by Beverly Lewis

Liz Lantz runs a buggy tour business in Hickory Hollow, assisted by a handsome young Amish man during the Christmas season. Her Englisher neighbor's lavishly decorated house has brought the quiet community unwanted attention, and Liz is determined to find a way to bring harmony to Hickory Hollow in time for Christmas.

My Beloved: A Mitford Novel
by Jan Karon

When Father Tim's wife Cynthia asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the letter goes missing and circulates among his astonished neighbors. So much for private. Can a letter change a life? Poignant, hilarious, and life-affirming, with Karon's signature humanity shining through on every page, this is a season of life in Mitford you won't want to miss.

The Women of Oak Ridge
by Michelle Shocklee

In the hills of Tennessee, two women work at a Manhattan Project site during World War II and uncover truths that irrevocably change their lives. Maebelle is in the thick of the 1944 project, and Laurel is a graduate student in 1979, who tries to uncover her Aunt Mae's secrets. This is a novel about the weight of secrets and the power of forgiveness, great for fans of Lisa Wingate and Donna Everhart.

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