| The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire SwinarskiEsther Larson and her fellow "Funeral Ladies" have been providing home-cooked meals and support to the bereaved families of Ellerie County, Wisconsin for 70 years. But when Esther loses her life savings to an online scammer, she finds herself in a vulnerable position. Will she allow her granddaughter, Iris, and Iris' new friend, Cooper, to help? You might also like: Jane Myers Perrine's Tales from Butternut Creek series; Virginia Smith's Tales from the Goose Creek B&B novels; or Neta Jackson's Yada Yada Prayer Group books. |
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When the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible. A story of family and all its many complexities, The Gardins of Edin is a thoughtful portrayal of four women trying to hold on to their secrets. Women who just might - if they can only let go - find the peace they seek by holding on to one another. |
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| A Love Discovered by Tracie PetersonTo retain custody of her younger sister, Marybeth Kruger agrees to a marriage of convenience with widower Edward Vogel. However, the dangers posed by Edward's new job as a frontier lawman strengthen their bond. This first book in the Heart of Cheyenne series offers "deeply felt meditations on letting go of grief and embracing unexpected love" (Publishers Weekly). For fans of: Mary Connealy's The Laws of Attraction; Amanda Cabot's Out of the Embers. |
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| The Songbird of Hope Hill by Kim Vogel SawyerOrphaned 17-year-old Birdie Clarkson escapes a Texas brothel to join Reverend Isaiah Overly and his son, Ephraim, at the utopian community of Hope Hill, but fears what will happen if others learn the truth about her past. For fans of: Francine Rivers' Redeeming Love; Tracie Peterson's Refining Fire. |
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| The Best We've Been by Beth K. VogtIn this third Thatcher Sisters novel (after Things I Never Told You and Moments We Forget), an unexpected pregnancy throws the lives of sisters Johanna, Jillian, and Payton into turmoil. For fans of: Karen Kingsbury's Baxter family series; Becky Wade's Bradford Sisters books. |
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| If It Rains by Jennifer L. WrightSet in a vividly rendered 1935 Oklahoma, this moving and atmospheric Christian historical novel explores the bond between 14-year-old Kathryn Baile and her older sister, Melissa, and how it changes as their paths diverge during the Great Depression. Read-alikes: Susie Finkbeiner's A Cup of Dust; Ann H. Gabhart's Angel Sister. |
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| What We Found in Hallelujah by Vanessa MillerAs a hurricane approaches the town of Hallelujah, South Carolina, sisters Hope and Faith, who have recently returned home to help their mother, must come to terms with a painful past event: the unexplained disappearance of their other sister, Trinity, during a storm.
For fans of: the Southern setting and complicated mother-daughter relationships of Amanda Cox's The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery; the family drama of Walking in Tall Weeds by Robin W. Pearson. |
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