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Christian Fiction July 2026 |
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| The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn AustinIn 1873, Hannah Wagner and her physician husband arrive in a rural village near Lake Michigan, recruited by lumber baron Henry Abernathy. Hannah meets Henry's young wife, ex-burlesque performer Kate, who later mysteriously vanishes. In the present day, newcomers Ashley Gilbert and her conservationist husband move into the Wagners' old home, and after finding old papers, Ashley investigates Kate's long-ago disappearance. For fans of: faith-filled dual-timeline mysteries. |
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| A Chance for Kallie Mae by Ann H. GabhartIn 1911 Kentucky, 19-year-old Kallie Bertram dreams of both an education and a forbidden love. Caring for her siblings after her mother died in childbirth, she's never learned to read or write, but a new school for adults might change that. Meanwhile, she runs into Quinn Spencer, and while their feelings are still strong, their feuding families make a match seem impossible. For another faith-filled historical romance set in 1911 Kentucky, read Suzanne Woods Fisher's The Moonlight School. |
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| The Manhattan Confessions by Jocelyn GreenIn 1926, New York Historical Society librarian Ivy Malone is dedicated to preserving Manhattan's history. When society matron Adeline King shares her secret past as a young Irish immigrant who joined a gang to survive, Ivy records the tale while hiding Adeline's criminal connection, leading to danger for both. Also, Ivy's cousin, Gina, is stuck in limbo at Ellis Island and will be killed if she's sent back to Mussolini's Italy. Like the other books in the On Central Park trilogy, this evocative final entry works as a standalone. |
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| Birds on a Wire by Katie PownerNearing 40, mom-of-three Laura Gambler agrees to be a foster parent for the first time and takes in newborn Providence. Providence's biological mom, 18-year-old Bri, has no family to help and struggles with drug addiction, but wants her baby back -- if Child Protective Services will ever allow it. Narrated by both women, this moving realistic novel is a "gift of a book" (Library Journal) and is great for book clubs. Read-alikes: South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe; The Way It Should Be by Christina Suzann Nelson. |
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| Where We Belong by Kim Vogel SawyerAfter his wife dies during the Great Depression, Callum Holbrook takes his two girls to a New York City orphanage until he can get himself together. When he returns, they've been put on an orphan train heading west, so he sets out after them. The girls do all they can to avoid being adopted, but are finally left in Kansas with widow Hester Weber Haak, who's long wanted to be a mother. Read-alike: Jody Hedlund's Orphan Train trilogy. |
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