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Christian Fiction November 2024
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| Before We Were Us by Denise HunterIn rural New Hampshire, Lauren Wentworth awakens after an accident with no memories of the past four months, including falling for Jonah Landry as they worked together at his family's resort. Jonah tries to help her, but all Lauren remembers is clashing with Jonah, so she plans to leave for her Boston dream job in just a few months. This feel-good romance is perfect for fans of atmospheric enemies-to-lovers tales. Read-alike: Jenny Erlingsson's Her Part to Play. |
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Saved by the Matchmaker by Jody HedlundEnya Shanahan's ill-fated marriage has left her with an annulment and a child on the way. Her father's solution is for her to marry again, and the local matchmaker knows just the man: Captain Sullivan O'Brien. Enya's heart is closed off to love in this marriage of convenience, but a greater purpose draws them together.
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Christmas at Sugar Plum Manor by Roseanna M. WhitePlumford Manor is destined to go to Lady Mariah's estranged childhood friend, a distant relative of her stepfather. When he arrives at the start of the Christmas season, their friendship re-ignites--despite the strong attentions of a certain Danish Lord--and Mariah begins to hope for something more this Christmas season.
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One Last Promise by Susan May WarrenWhen Tillie, a waitress at his favorite diner, comes to him for help, beaten up and desperate, pilot Arlo Mulligan must rescue her kidnapped daughter, keep Tillie safe and outwit a man fueled by revenge while protecting his heart from a love he never saw coming.
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'Tis the Christmas Season!
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| A Christmas Courtship by Shelley Shepard GrayBookmobile librarian Sarah Anne Miller gives a middle-aged Amish woodworker sweet romance novels to aid his courting of Sadie Mast, an Amish widow with three kids. Meanwhile, Sadie's teen son begins his own romance with his boss's daughter. This final book in the Berlin Bookmobile trilogy features engaging characters and a heartwarming story culminating at Christmas. Read-alike: Jennifer Beckstrand's First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill. |
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| All's Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah MonzonShy Mackenzie Graham and her work crush, Jeremy Fletcher, are up for the same promotion, which means the duo are soon trying to out-Christmas each other to impress their boss. Both need the raise -- Mackenzie is paying for her mother's memory care facility and Jeremy is raising his niece and nephew -- but they might also need each other. Read-alikes: Kathleen Fuller's Much Ado About a Latte; Melissa Ferguson's Meet Me in the Margins. |
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| Beyond the Desert Sands by Tracie PetersonIn 1911, Isabella Garcia reluctantly leaves her comfortable California life with her aunt for a rustic Christmas with her parents in remote New Mexico. She's accompanied by Aaron Bailey, a Christian business associate of her father, and the two grow close even as she gets life-changing news. This 2nd Rio Grande romance, which works for newcomers, offers a "poignant rendering of transformation through faith" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Toni ShilohAfter losing her job, Starr Lewis unhappily comes home for Thanksgiving, where everyone's excited for her sister's Christmas Eve wedding. The problem? Her sister is marrying Starr's ex, who broke up with Starr to date her sister. Thankfully, her brother's handsome best friend is there and needs help running the Christmas shop he recently inherited. If you want a quick read this holiday season, try this sweet, faith-filled novella. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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