tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58564764556494105652024-03-05T03:47:31.254-06:00Imagination InvestigationChawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.comBlogger997125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-73706365763574169492023-10-03T10:00:00.001-05:002023-10-03T10:00:00.216-05:00October 2023 New Christian FictionMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a>
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Children’s:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9738" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9738_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9738" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Road Trip Rescue</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2435" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Becca Wierwille</a> -- After spotting a photo of her lost dog, twelve-year-old Kimmy embarks on a wild road trip to bring him home with her pink-haired, adventure-hungry aunt who makes some unexpected detours. (Children’s/Middle Grade/Chapter Books from Beloved Chronicles LLC)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9733" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9733_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9733" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Christmas Romance</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/33" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annette M. Irby</a> -- A wannabe novelist with writer's block. A best-selling children’s book author with a knack for story. And the romance they brainstorm together. Can they deny their attraction, or will they live their own Christmas romance? (Romance Novella from Prism Effect Publishing) <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9646" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9646_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9646" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Country Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Carter</a> -- The rancher and the city girl have nothing in common…except the wedding that brings them together (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9379" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9379_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Deeper Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heidi Gray McGill </a> -- There’s no such thing as going “too deep” where spiritual things are concerned. But I’ll stay at the surface and snorkel rather than dive into the depths when it comes to relationships. (Contemporary Romance from Celebrate Lit Publishing) </div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9636" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9636_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Horseman’s Mission</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/842" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandra Ardoin</a> -- A guilt-ridden horseman works to establish an equine therapy center for veterans with PTSD while attempting to ease the fears of an overprotective widow whose son suffers panic attacks. (Contemporary Romance from Corner Room Books) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9706" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9706_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9706" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fields of Glass</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2190" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alyssa Schwarz</a> -- A rancher facing bankruptcy and a corporate sales rep who wants to buy his family land. Sparks fly when they are forced to work together toward a common goal, and discover what they're willing to sacrifice to save those they care for most. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9718" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9718_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9718" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mama Dated Santa</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy R. Anguish</a> -- Trudy McNamara doesn’t do Christmas anymore. But Trudy finds herself tangled up with the toy store Santa and Christmas when she discovers her mom … dated Santa. Nick Russo, manager of Russos’ Toy Emporium, is at a loss as to how to save his family’s store. When Uncle Paul, the Santa and part-owner, hires Trudy to revamp their store, Nick’s life turns upside down. (Contemporary Romance from Scrivening’s Press)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9699" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9699_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9699" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Their Holiday Secret</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betsy St Amant</a> -- Preston Green will do anything for a fake girlfriend—even bid on one at a charity auction. Sweet and quirky baker Lulu Boyd is the perfect choice to stop his mother’s constant matchmaking. And it’s just for one holiday family dinner—until his father’s failing health makes ending their ruse impossible. Soon it feels all too real…but another secret might make this their last Christmas together. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary: </span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9735" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9735_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9735" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secret Mercy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynn Waite Chapman</a> -- Talk to Liberty Cassell and you will hear her extoll all the advantages of living in her hometown of Twin Fawn. Little traffic. Easy parking. However, in this little town, when Harley Ottenweller failed to show up for dinner one day, most residents failed to notice. Those who did take note seemed grateful not to meet up with him on the street. His wife Willow and son Johnnie went on with life. No questions. No search. Does the tiny woman with wispy white hair and wild imagination know more about her husband’s disappearance than she’s telling? (General Contemporary from Winged Publications)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Historical:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9595" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9595_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9595" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Appalachian Song </a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1378" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Shocklee</a> -- A young pregnant woman bonds with the midwives who take her into their Appalachian home. Decades later, a famous country singer heads to the Appalachian Mountains to search for the midwife who holds the truth about his past. (General Historical from Tyndale House) </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9756" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9756_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9756" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Kidnapped Groom</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- Riding through the Flint Hills on his way to Dodge City, cowboy Sam Cayford finds himself the kidnapping victim of two children. When he meets their lovely mother, Maggie Piner—whom the kids insist he should marry—Sam starts to question God’s plans versus his own. (General Historical, Tea Tin Press)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9728" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9728_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abounding Hope</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2432" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Kay Stewart</a> -- Poland’s looming defeat forces an American teacher to escape with children wanted by the Nazis. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9618" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9618_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9618" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Against the Wind</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Cabot</a> -- When a female doctor-in-training saves a handsome stranger’s life, little does she know that he’ll bring both love and danger into her life. (Historical Romance from Revell)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9632" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9632_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9632" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angelina’s Resolve</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Ervin Huff</a> -- Architect Angelina DuBois isn't looking for love as she builds a town run by businesswomen. Carpenter and Civil War veteran Edward Pritchard’s dream of building homes for Chicago’s elite must be put on hold until he gains references. Serving as a contractor under Angelina’s well-known DuBois name provides that opportunity. But can Angelina trust her handsome new carpenter to respect her as his boss? Will the project take Edward one step closer to his goals, or will it make him a laughingstock? Can these two strong-willed people find love amid such an unconventional experiment? (Historical Romance from Iron Stream Media)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9713" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9713_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9713" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiseled on the Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1566" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Goshorn</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1685" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elaine Marie Cooper</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1405" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Roemer</a>, and Candace West -- Four generations carve out a journey of faith. <i>The Gift of a Lamb</i> by Elaine Cooper; <i>A Lasting Legacy</i> by Cynthia Roemer; <i>Healing within the Pieces</i> by Candace West; <i>The Christmas Carving</i> by Kelly Goshorn (Historical Romance from Revell) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9534" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9534_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9534" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Case of the Missing Detective</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca Hemlock</a> -- A spin off series of The Granton House Mysteries. We follow sixteen-year-old Dorothy Corbin as the family secrets are passed to her. She's ready to discover her grandfather's past, but nothing could have prepared her for what she'd find there. (Historical Romance from Bluecap Publishing)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Military Suspense:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9697" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9697_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9697" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Havoc</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronie Kendig</a> -- Former Special Forces operator Sergeant Crew Gatlin is putting his life back together after a career-ending incident that separated him from the Army, half a leg, and his beloved working dog, Havoc K027. When he takes a job and is unexpectedly reunited with Havoc, it’s too good to be true. Their first assignment is to work as a K-9 team for a TV drama. Being a stunt double allows Vienna Foxcroft to fulfill her acting dream—with a side of MMA—and stay out of the limelight. Then in walks Mr. Mountain-of-Muscle and his tough-as-nails dog, and Vienna has a bad feeling her life is about to turn upside down as they head overseas for a location shoot in Turkey. When an attack sends the cast fleeing into the streets of Turkey, Vienna must face the demons of her past or be devoured by them. And Crew and Havoc are tested like never before. (Military Suspense from Sunrise Publishing)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense: </span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9690" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9690_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9690" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crime Scene Conspiracy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica R. Patch</a> -- A string of staged deaths forces Texas Ranger Emily O’Connell on a covert mission to investigate a governor’s connection to the deceased women. She doesn’t trust anyone—including crime scene cleaner Stone Spencer. But when Emily’s questioning makes her the serial killer’s next target, she must turn to ex-ranger Stone for help. With threats at every turn, outrunning a merciless villain could be the last thing they do. (Romantic Suspense from Loved Inspired Suspense/Harlequin) </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9579" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9579_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9579" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christmas in the Crosshairs</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2376" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Angelo</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2306" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Underwood</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sami A. Abrams</a> -- Christmas is about to get dangerous! Get ready for three brand new Elite Guardians romantic suspense stories from Sunrise Publishing in this exciting anthology. (Romantic Suspense from Sunrise Publishing) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9736" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9736_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grave Secrets</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1167" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elle E. Kay</a> -- In the historic city of Philadelphia, a mystery begins to unfold that will lead to the tranquil beauty of Ricketts Glen State Park and the dark secrets hidden just beyond the park's borders. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9753" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9753_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9753" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Holiday Menace</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/749" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerusha Agen</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1071" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Alford</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1606" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lori Altebaumer</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danielle Grandinetti</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1815" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Hamaker</a>, Kendall Hoxsey, Karen Kirst, Pat O'Brien, Hope Welborn, and <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2169" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terri Weldon</a> -- Will Christmas be merry and bright? Lives are in danger when menacing pressures threaten to derail Christmas in this heart-pounding suspense—plus a little romance—collection of 10 brand-new novellas from some of the genre's most popular Christian romantic suspense authors! (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9591" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9591_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9591" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Running to You</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- She dumped him, ghosted him for five years...and then showed up on his doorstep with bruises and a head injury she can't explain. She has no memory of the years since she left him--or their breakup. She also has no idea why men are chasing her. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9640" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9640_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9640" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shadows at Dusk</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Goddard</a> -- A missing person. A murder victim. And two hurting people seeking justice, connected in ways they could never imagine. (Romantic Suspense from Revell)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9616 " style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9616_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skye Fall</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2268" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paige Edwards</a> -- The dirty cop who left her for dead now lies in wait to silence her once and for all. (Romantic Suspense from Covenant Communications)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9711 " style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9711_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9711" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Snowbound Escape</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dana Mentink</a> -- After months tracking a colleague falsely accused of a double homicide, officer Tanner Ford and his K-9 partner finally locate crime tech Mara Gilmore—but the real murderer is closing in. Now they must run into a frozen wilderness to survive. Evading the killer is the only way for Mara to clear her name. But will the harsh winter conditions cover their tracks…or bury them forever? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired Suspense/Harlequin)
<center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Western:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9752" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9752_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Another Christmas Story</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- Beryl’s father is badly injured, and the wagon train leaves her and her little brother behind and at the trading post. They are at the mercy of the trading post manager, his wife, and their adult son, James. Grieving after her father's death, Beryl sees that James loves her young brother. Soon she comes to care for James too. Come spring, Beryl will have to decide whether she and her brother will continue on to Oregon or go back East. (Western from Tea Tin Press)
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9704" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal & Ancient</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1789" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Lauer</a> -- When a lightning strike transports a high school senior from modern-day America to 1600s Scotland, she must learn the ways of the Scots before a battle between England and Scotland decimates the land her true love is destined to rule. (Young Adult from Chrism Press/WhiteFire Publishing)
</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-25113690079061993392023-09-06T11:11:00.001-05:002023-09-06T11:11:00.166-05:00September 2023 New Fiction Releases<p style="text-align: left;">More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9593" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9593_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9593" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Louisiana Christmas to Remember</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morgan Tapley Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betsy St. Amant</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/31" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lenora Worth</a> -- Three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, brought to you by three Louisiana-native authors. Will a rare snowy Louisiana Christmas bring restoration and hope to the hometown and hearts of three women from the town’s founding family? In A Louisiana Snow by Morgan Tarpley Smith, meet Mattie: A passionate visionary who learns to forgive and finds love in unexpected places… In Restoring Christmas by Betsy St. Amant, meet Jolene: An artist and prodigal daughter who discovers love exists in the very place she once called home…
In A Christmas Reunion by Lenora Worth, meet Adale: A beautiful widow who finally dares to love again… (Contemporary Romance from Barbour Publishing)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9627" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9627_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9627" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Redeeming the Cowboy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/441" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Jordan </a> -- Five years ago, bull rider Bear Stone lost everything. His best friend. His fiancée. His career. And Piper Healy, his best friend’s wife, never forgave him for the rodeo accident that killed her husband. Now they’re working together to save his family’s ranch. But can this cowboy choose between his last chance at the rodeo…and the woman he’s falling for? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)<div><br /><div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9675" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9675" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9675_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9675" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Love is Planted</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1302" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn Kinzer</a> -- A beautiful horticultural therapist.A handsome social worker in a woman's prison. Will their loyalty to others cost them their own happiness? Or will something beautiful grow where love is planted? (Contemporary Romance from Morningview Publishing)</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9638" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9638_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9638" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Counterfeit Betrothal</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Weimer</a> -- A frontier scout, a healing widow, and a desperate fight for peace. At the farthest Georgia outpost this side of hostile Creek Territory in 1813, Jared Lockridge serves his country as a scout to redeem his father’s botched heritage. If he can help secure peace against Indians allied to the British, he can bring his betrothed to the home he’s building and open his cabinetry shop. Then he comes across a burning cabin and a traumatized woman just widowed by a fatal shot. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9664" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9664_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9664" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Francine’s Foibles</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- World War II is finally over, and America is extra grateful as the country approaches this year’s Thanksgiving. But for Francine life hasn’t changed. Despite working at Fort Meade processing the paperwork for the thousands of men who have returned home, she’s still lonely and very single. Is she destined for spinsterhood? Grateful that his parents anglicized the family surname after emigrating to the United States after the Great War, first-generation German-American Ray Fisher has done all he can to hide his heritage. He managed to make it through this second “war to end all wars,” but what American woman would want to marry into a German family? Must he leave the country to find wedded bliss?? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press) </div><div><br /></div><div>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9665" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9665_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9665" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Legacy of Longdale Manor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carrie Turansky</a> -- In 2012, art historian Gwen Morris travels to England's Lake District to appraise the paintings and antiques of an old family friend, hoping to prove herself to her prestigious grandfather. When Gwen stumbles upon a one-hundred-year-old journal and an intricately carved shepherd's staff similar to one in a photo of her parents, she's left searching for answers. In 1912, after her father's death, Charlotte Harper uncovers a painful family secret she can only confess to her journal. As Charlotte grows closer to shepherd Ian Storey and rebuilds her shattered faith, she must decide whether she will ever trust in love again. (Historical Romance from Bethany House) </div><div><br /></div><div>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9679" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9679_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9679" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wooing Gertrude</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1209" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jodie Wolfe</a> -- Enoch Valentine has given up finding peace for his past mistakes. He throws everything he has into being the new part-time deputy in Burrton Springs, Kansas while maintaining the foreman position at a local horse ranch. But when trouble stirs on the ranch, he questions whether he' s the right man for either job. Peace has been elusive for most of Gertrude Miller's life, especially under the oppressiveness of an overbearing mother. She takes matters into her own hands and sends for a potential husband, while also opening her own dress shop. Gertrude hopes to build a future where she' ll find peace and happiness. Will either of them ever be able to find peace? (Historical Romance from White Rose Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Literary/Contemporary:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9598" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9598_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9598" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass </a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katie Powner</a> -- After years of drifting, fifty-year-old Pete Ryman has settled down with his potbellied pig, Pearl, in the small Montana town of Sleeping Grass--a place he never expected to see again. It's not the life he dreamed of, but there aren't many prospects for a high-school dropout like him. Elderly widow Wilma Jacobsen carries a burden of guilt over her part in events that led to Pete leaving Sleeping Grass decades ago. Now that he's back, she's been praying for the chance to make things right, but she never expected God's answer to leave her flat on her face--literally--and up to her ears in meddling. (Literary/Contemporary from Bethany House)</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Split Time:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9685" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9685_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9685" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fall Back and Find Me </a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2054" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Hanks</a> -- Two resilient women separated by over 150 years are linked forever by their challenges, values, and determination. (Split Time from SonFlower Books)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thriller/Suspense/Romantic:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9458" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9458_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9458" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facing the Enemy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/45" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DiAnn Mills</a> -- When the long-awaited reunion between Risa and her brother, Trenton, ends in tragedy, Risa is riddled with guilt, unable to cope with the responsibility she feels over his death. On leave from the FBI, Risa returns to her former career as an English teacher at a local college, only to see her past and present collide when one of her students, Carson Mercury, turns in an assignment that reads like an eyewitness account of her brother’s murder, with details never revealed publicly. Alarmed by Carson’s inside knowledge of Trenton’s death, Risa reaches out to her former partner at the FBI. Special Agent Gage Patterson has been working a string of baby kidnappings, but he agrees to help look into Carson’s background. Risa and Gage soon discover their cases might be connected as a string of high-value thefts have occurred at properties where security systems were installed by Carson’s stepfather and children have gone missing. There’s a far more sinister plot at play than they ever imagined, and innocent lives are in danger. (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic from Tyndale House)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9662" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9662_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9662" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seeking Justice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1543" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharee Stover</a> An agent and her K-9 partner risk their lives in the ultimate mission.
With her partner gravely injured in the line of duty, FBI agent Tiandra Daugherty has one shot to complete her mission. She’ll have to convince her partner’s twin brother, Officer Elijah Kenyon, to take his place undercover in a deadly drug ring. Together they must find justice for his brother and dismantle the gang. But the target is now on them, and the mission could prove fatal. (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Young Adult:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9683" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/9683_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9683" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Text</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julane Fisher</a> -- In 2048, 25 years after a pandemic killed one-third of the world’s population, America is flourishing under the department of Safety Threats and Reinforcement (STaR). STaR keeps citizens safe and healthy STaR’s social media app, Allicio, boasts two billion users. The a power outage shuts down STaR’s health monitors and disables millions of mobile phones. Sixteen-year-old Rami Carlton earned a starting spot on the varsity volleyball team. For fun, she races tech-genius Finley Drake to decipher the online identities of their techie friends. The game is harmless. So they thought. Rami receives a chilling text message that she’s being watched. That night, her mother disappears. Despite thousands of city-wide monitors, STaR’s Reinforcement Division cannot locate Rami’s mom. And Rami’s stalker threatens to kill her brother if she talks to Reinforcement Officers. When Finley hacks the nation’s cellular provider, Connect Mobile, he discovers STaR has a secret. STAR isn’t just watching. They’re manipulating Allicio. And Rami is their next target. (Young Adult from Infinite Teen) <div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div></i></div></div></div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-20846504074936669952023-08-23T11:01:00.001-05:002023-08-23T11:01:00.140-05:00The Best Author Support You Can Give <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(3 minute read)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Occasionally
posts will pop up on social media about how to support your favorite authors.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">After all, if they are your
favorites, you want them to keep writing, and in order to do that in this
competitive market, they need support from their readers. For according to <a href=" https://stevelaube.com/four-million-books-published-each-year/">one post</a> I read recently</span><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">, an estimated 4,000,000 (yes, </span><i style="text-indent: 0.5in;">4 million</i><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">)
books were published in 2022. That is a lot of books to have to wade through.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">So lists
about supporting authors often include the following suggestions:</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Purchase their books.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Request their books at libraries.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Recommend them to a friend or a book club.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Post reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, and other
such websites.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Subscribe to their newsletters.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Share and comment on their social media posts.</span></b></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Now these are all great ideas, and I hope you are already
doing many of them for your favorite authors. But over the past couple of weeks
I realized that one of the most important ways we as Christians can support
authors is often missing from these lists. Even better, it won’t cost you a
penny:</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">Pray for them.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">That seems so simple and obvious, doesn’t it? Yet when was
the last time you prayed, unprompted, for an author? Or even more, which
authors do you pray for regularly?<br />
Because we do need prayer. A lot of it. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It might not look like it, but writing can take a deep
mental, emotional, and spiritual toll on us. A few of the ways are:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Our work can take us to difficult emotional
places, which will only show up marginally on the page. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Tight deadlines can have us working ten+ hour
days. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Tough edits leave us wondering if the project is
even worth finishing.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Our solitary work can leave us feeling
disconnected from the rest of the world.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->The pressure of self-promotion and the
surrounding competitive atmosphere can be toxic to our creativity, with all its
emphasis on sales numbers, awards, trade reviews, bestseller lists, and social
media followings. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Worries over finances can constantly nag at us,
as few ever earn enough on their books to even make minimum wage for the hours
they spent. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->That is often compounded with concern about
landing a next contract, especially if sales aren’t going well. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->Negative reviews and scathing reader mail can
dishearten writers to the point of giving up.</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Indeed, over the years, I have seen many wonderful authors
burn out and walk away, not believing the work they do worth it.</p><p class="MsoNormal">So, dear
reader, pray for us. Pray for our creativity. Pray for our mental and emotional
energy. Pray for our spiritual health. Pray for courage and encouragement, hope
and perseverance, humility and joy.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Pray,
because our God is able to do more.</p><p class="MsoNormal">And that is
the best support we can give any author.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI";">Looking for ideas of how to pray for authors? Find weekly prayer
prompts on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChawnaSchroederAuthor">Facebook page</a>.</span></i></p><br /><p></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-87608651878395321592023-08-09T11:41:00.001-05:002023-08-15T11:54:36.899-05:00August Book Spotlight: The Paris Betrayal<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Paris</st1:place></st1:city>
Betrayal</span></i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by James R. Hannibal</span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i>(1-minute read) </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIrp9PXTdOYnhS0JGHJZAl98Oius1XD4gNBWVaYXjRnti8IUGgON7t599UkPIpgK8DQubsGjf_ReyKnQ1Zw1ieiIt8N-UMHt1aiwoYMorUqgok1EqIy0gFs7HNhlUgdC3Sps5F_V1eAbp41N9oKZ7U279zevuvJKz4J1JqN7EyIY2SuekmhVWXKTvwPtJ/s500/Paris%20Betrayal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="324" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIrp9PXTdOYnhS0JGHJZAl98Oius1XD4gNBWVaYXjRnti8IUGgON7t599UkPIpgK8DQubsGjf_ReyKnQ1Zw1ieiIt8N-UMHt1aiwoYMorUqgok1EqIy0gFs7HNhlUgdC3Sps5F_V1eAbp41N9oKZ7U279zevuvJKz4J1JqN7EyIY2SuekmhVWXKTvwPtJ/s320/Paris%20Betrayal.jpg" width="207" /></a></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><b><u>What is it:</u></b>
</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">An adult thriller novel (espionage, standalone) which blends Jason Bourne or </span><i style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">Burn Notice</i><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> and </span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;">the biblical book of
Job.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>The story:</u></span></b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> A
spy is shut out by his own organization without explanation, sending him on the
run from friend and foe alike while trying stop a terrorist’s deadly plan.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>What I loved
about the book:</u></span></b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: left;"> The high-octane, keep-the-pages-turning suspense, and though
God is never mentioned in the story, the parallel to Job provides rich
spiritual truth and challenging questions to mull long after you finish the
story.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/VA2RDND3T3HUQ"><span style="font-size: medium;">Buy Now</span></a></b></span></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-8040256246396366632023-08-01T14:13:00.001-05:002023-08-01T14:13:00.145-05:00New Christian Fiction, August 2023<div>More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></div><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Amish Romance:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9611" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9611_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9611" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Heart’s Bidding</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/384" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly S. Irvin</a> -- Together, schoolteacher Rachelle Lapp and auctioneer Toby Miller must face their hardest battle yet: trusting God’s plan for their uncertain future. As their families matchmake, Toby and Rachelle realize their jobs may not be all that’s holding them back from a future together. They both must learn not only to trust each other, but also trust God’s plans for them. But do those plans involve a lifetime together or them going their separate ways? (Amish Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Children’s:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9647" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9647_250_400.png" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9647" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bold and Brave</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1694" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">K.A. Cummins</a> -- Sometimes courage is loud like an elephant, and sometimes it’s quiet like a llama. Lily, a young autistic girl with a vivid imagination, wants to sing the solo in the school’s choir show, but the thought of standing at center stage turns her heart a gloomy grey. School is overwhelming enough. Now all eyes will be on her, and she can’t wear the red polka dots she needs to be bold and brave. (Children’s/Picture Book from Eleonora Press)
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9650" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9650_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9650" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Window of the Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy R. Anguish</a> -- Lennox Malone may not believe in love, but she’s determined to do the best job she can as her friend Sara Beth’s maid of honor. Problem is, the man in charge of fixing up the chapel doesn’t match her determination. Fighting against preconceived notions, a past that catches up to her, and an attraction she wants nothing to do with, this wedding is turning into more than she can handle. Ty Dunne might be laid back and easy-going, but he’s determined to make sure the chapel is ready for his cousin’s wedding. Not only is it his duty as best man, but he wants to preserve the family’s history in the building. If only he could live up to his family’s other expectations—or those of Lennox Malone, the fiery redhead he can’t stop thinking about. Before he can go any further with her, though, he has to convince her that love is real and worth the risk. Lennox has built her walls high and sturdy, but Ty is determined to find a way in—even if it’s a window. (Contemporary Romance from Scrivening’s Press)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9657" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9657_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9657" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Cowboy Blind Date</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/765" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Narelle Atkins</a> -- He’s a small-town guy, a cowboy at heart. She’s a city girl from the other side of the world. Will a blind date lead to a love that lasts a lifetime? Since Becky is only in Gilead until June, a blind date with a suitable plus-one before the wedding seems like the perfect solution for Sam. No strings and no commitment. But the blind date turns into a not-so-fake relationship when Sam and Becky must work together on the passion play. Can they overcome past emotional wounds and geographical distance to create a future together? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9578" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9578_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9578" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Surprise Wedding for the Cowboy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/575" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Valerie Comer</a> -- Everything hit all at once. Tate Sullivan became the guardian of his young nephew after his brother’s death, and now Grandfather has bought a failing guest ranch in Montana. Tate’s used to handling Fortune 1000 companies, but moving halfway across the country and learning an entirely new, rural business is a challenge, especially with a toddler in tow. Nice girls finish last… or that’s what it seems like to Stephanie Simpson when her ex-boyfriend, a pastor, proposes to a former bad girl. It’s not that Stephanie wants her ex to rethink his life choices, but would it be so wrong to move on as quickly as he has? A quick wedding to that cute but faltering cowboy with the adorable toddler might get her what she wants. After all, it’s clear Tate needs a helping hand. He’s a Christian, just like she is. What could possibly go wrong? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9655" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9655_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9655" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Protect His Brother’s Baby</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Goodnight</a> A stranger in his house…Could be the family he never knew he needed? After he spent six months on the road, the last thing cowboy Wilder Littlefield expects to come home to is a pregnant woman living on his ranch. Taylor Matheson not only believes the house is hers, but she’s carrying his estranged late brother’s child. Tied together by blood, Wilder lets Taylor stay as his housekeeper. But as they learn how to be a family, could obligation turn to love? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9602" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9602_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9602" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His Heart Renewed</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1667" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Herron</a> -- Three choices. Two dreams. One path. A girl from his past. The woman who holds his future. Will a wrong detour lead to the right destination? As the couple navigates blunders and heartaches, a new season emerges—one that taps into Erin’s and Mike’s deepest longings and desires—the spring that holds their future. At last, it seems their happily-ever-after is within reach…
But in the bat of an eyelash, a memory from Mike’s past emerges in an unexpected way. Will this change in circumstance hinder what he has with Erin or will truth prevail by way of a divine appointment? (Contemporary Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9253" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9253_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9253" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muskoka Spotlight</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- Jackie O’Halloran never expected her actions at a friend’s wedding in Muskoka to go viral. Even less did she expect to gain the notice of a famous actor, Lincoln Cash, and all the temptation his handsome presence provides. But she’s a good Christian girl, so a man like him has to be out of the picture. Or so she thinks. Linc’s visit to see his ailing grandfather was supposed to be a quick visit to Muskoka. He hadn’t counted on meeting a forthright young lady whose courage made headlines around the world. But as he gets to know her he’s tempted to stay, which just might prove dangerous for his agent’s peace of mind, and for Linc’s own heart. Can these two opposites push past mere attraction to find real love? And what does faith have to do with it at all? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9325" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9325_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9325" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Friendly Disaster</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dineen Miller</a> -- He waited too long to admit how he feels and now she’s found a perfect match. Will this triangle of passion end in calamity or kisses? As Calen’s plan to attract visitors to Emma’s show pales in comparison to her new boyfriend’s connections, the besotted man fears he’ll never be enough. But when Emma’s eyes are opened to her platonic pal’s extreme efforts, she wonders if it’s wrong to keep him in the friend zone. Can a bashful barista prove to a struggling artist that he’s soulmate material? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9599" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9599_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9599" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cowboy Bargain</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/371" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tina Radcliffe</a> -- A little competition…Brings a change of heart. Sam Morgan never thought he’d see his ex-fiancée again after she skipped town days before their wedding. He certainly didn’t expect to find her opening a restaurant on his property—in the building he’d intended to sell his crafts from. This time Olivia’s sticking around, forcing Sam to strike a deal: work together and see whose products sell best. Could their business venture lead to a surprising reunion? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9402" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9402_250_400.png" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9402" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Love Script</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1245" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toni Shiloh</a> -- Hollywood hair stylist Nevaeh Richards loves making those in the spotlight shine but prefers the anonymity of staying behind her stylist chair, where no one notices her. But when a photo of Nevaeh and Hollywood heartthrob Lamont Booker goes viral for all the wrong reasons, her quiet life becomes the number-one trending topic. Lamont Booker's bold faith has gained him a platform, and the authenticity of his faith is well known . . . until the tabloids cause the world to question everything he claims to be. With his reputation on the line, he finds himself hearing out his agent's push for a fake relationship--something he never thought he'd consider in a million years. With their careers at risk, Nevaeh and Lamont have to convince the world that their scripted romance is more than just an act. But when fake seems to turn into something real, can Nevaeh trust her heart in a world where nothing is ever as it seems? (Contemporary Romance from Bethany House)</div><div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9390" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9390_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9390" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Unexpected Gift</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2358" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melissa Wardwell</a> -- Cruising around the island on a Moped in a business suit may seem incongruous, but wedding planner Kiana knows how to blend practicality and professionalism, a strong work ethic and relaxation. With no time for mistakes or changes in plans, she’s also decided to forgo romance (for herself). There just isn’t enough time in the day. That is until the early arrival of one of the groomsmen of Something Suamalie’s first booking throws everything off balance, including her thoughts on long distance dating.
Beau was perfectly content with his job and the growing attraction to a girl back home; however, he hadn’t figured in the sassy and sometimes unprofessional wedding planner. Seeing her world begin to unravel while she and her partners fumble with their first weddings tugs at his heart strings and leaves him second guessing his choices in the romance department. (Contemporary Romance from Celebrate Lit Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9603" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9603_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9603" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where the Wings Rise</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2271" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashlyn McKayla Ohm</a> -- After years of disastrous choices, Addisyn Miles has a second chance with the person she once betrayed—her older sister, Avery. Moving from Whistler, Canada, to Avery’s home in the Colorado Rockies seems like the perfect opportunity to not only rebuild her fragile relationship with her sister but also distance herself from the past she can’t forget. But adjusting to Avery’s life is harder than she expected, especially with her heart drawing her back to the chance at love that she left behind in Canada. When she begins helping her sister care for an injured hawk, Addisyn is forced to confront the fears that have left her just as wounded—or to allow her darkest enemy to sabotage her future. The second book in the Climbing Higher series, Where the Wings Rise is a story of the scars that keep us earthbound, the choices that lead to healing, and most importantly, the faith that allows us to always fly free. (General Contemporary, Independently Published)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Historical:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9334" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9334_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9334" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Girl From the Papers</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2075" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer L. Wright</a> -- Beatrice Carraway has dreams. Although she’s aged out of the childhood pageant circuit, she’s intent on carrying her talents all the way to the big screen―if only she can escape the poverty of West Dallas first. But as the Great Depression drags the working class further and further under, Beatrice struggles just to keep herself, her mother, and her younger sister afloat. And then in walks Jack Turner. Though Beatrice is determined to pull herself up by her bootstraps, Jack has decided on a different path out of the gutters. It isn’t long before Beatrice is swept into an exciting and glamorous life of crime beside the man she loves. Keeping one step ahead of the law, she sees her dreams of fame come true when her name and picture are plastered in newspapers across the country. Yet as their infamy grows, the distance between them widens. While Jack begins seeking bigger payouts and publicity, Beatrice starts to long for a safe, quiet life and something deeper to fill the emptiness in her soul. But when the danger of Jack’s schemes ratchets up, Beatrice fears her dreams―and her future―will end up going down in a hail of bullets (General Historical from Tyndale House)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Historical Romance:</span></b></center>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9635" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9635_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9635" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beryl’s Bounty Hunter</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett </a> -- Orphaned as a child, Beryl Atherton has lived on the streets of London for as long as she can remember. Reduced to stealing for survival, she is arrested. During her incarceration, one of her cellmates shows her a newspaper ad for an American mail-order bride agency. But all is not as it seems, and moments after landing in Boston, she must run for her life. Will things be no different for her in the New World? Working as a bounty hunter since The War Between the States, Lucas Wolf just needs a few more cases before he can hang up his gun, purchase a ranch out West, and apply for a mail-order bride from the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Bride Agency. While staking out the docks in Boston, he sees a woman fleeing from the man he’s been tailing. Saving her risks his job. Not saving her risks his heart. (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense:</span></b></center>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9452" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hunting the Witness</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2376" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Angelo</a> -- Attacked in the mountains with no memory of why…She’s the only witness to see the face of a killer, but a deadly attack leaves Belinda Lewis unable to remember even her own name. She’ll have to rely on her rescuer, FBI special agent Jonah Phillips, to survive repeated attempts on her life—but she doesn’t know he’s in hiding because his description matches the killer’s. Can they unmask the true criminal to clear Jonah’s name and save both of their lives? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired/Harlequin) <div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9626" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9626_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9626" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mountain Abduction Rescue</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: large; outline: none !important;">A wildfire threat…becomes a missing person search. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "New serif"; font-size: large; outline: none !important;">A serial arsonist is out for revenge in the Canadian Rocky Mountains—and kidnaps park warden Hazel Hoyt’s son and his camping troop. Now Hazel must team up with the man who broke her heart, firefighter Mitchell Booth, to find the missing boys as wildfires blaze around them. But someone has no intention of letting the pair get off the mountain alive…</span>(Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
<div></div></div></div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-15471657432282226552023-07-05T14:20:00.001-05:002023-07-05T14:20:00.149-05:00New Christian Fiction, July 2023<p> More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9520" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9520_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dial S for Second Chances</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Jade Williams agrees to be on the high school reunion committee because the-one-that-got-away is out of the country and won’t be home in time to attend the festivities. Now, he’s not only home but joined the committee. Is it too late to back out or can she set aside forty-five years of regret and pretend she isn’t to blame for her broken heart? One of the downsides of being rich means fielding requests for money and favors. But when an old high school buddy contacts Derek Milligan to be on the reunion committee as just one of the gang, no strings attached, he can’t resist. At the first meeting, he’s dismayed to find himself sitting next to his former high school sweetheart. He should be angry. Instead, he’s attracted. Can he risk his heart a second time? (Contemporary Romance from Shortwave Press)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9255" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9255_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9255" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fire and Ice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- Hannah Wade's heart might've once been touched by a rancher's son, but her real passion has always been sports. Years later, when her sports career is cut short by injury and an opportunity arises to be one of Calgary's first female sports analysts, she jumps at the chance. Trouble is, some of the old dinosaurs she works with think she's only there to look good, add ratings, and stir controversy among the fiercely loyal hockey fans. She longs for the chance to prove herself, so when an opportunity comes along to interview newly traded defenseman Franklin James, she meets him. Or, more accurately, re-meets him. With disastrous effect. Can these two overcome prejudice and find a way forward? And what has faith - or the lack of - got to do with anything? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9610" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9610_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9610" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweet Romantic Fiction Editors’ Choice Christmas Collection</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1177" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barbara Britton, </a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Renee Blare, </a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/326" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anne Greene, </a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">C.E. Hilbert, </a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/857" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Lyttek</a>, and Dixie Jarchow -- An editors' choice collection of Pelican Book Group's Christmas stories. Join the fun at Christmas and all the year through. (Contemporary Romance from White Rose Publishing (Pelican)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9600" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9600_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9600" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Room for Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1159" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marguerite Martin Gray</a> -- God gave her peace then; maybe He’ll do it again. When Amy Lee’s son heads off to college, the bed and breakfast owner finds life even lonelier and emptier than she had after losing her husband. She needs something to occupy her mind and heart while she reinvents her life again. What more could she ask for than an after-school program for local children and a renewed interest in painting? Then the arrival of a professor of archeology shakes her world and makes her yearn for the way things were only a few short months ago. Still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, and ignoring the warnings and protests of his grown children, Professor Walker Standish escapes on a six-month sabbatical. His heart, barely beating these past months, jerks to. (General Contemporary from Celebrate Lit Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Historical:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9365" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9365_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9365" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rebecca</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/757" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shannon McNear</a> -- Born the daughter of a Powhatan chieftain and a woman of unknown origins, Mato'aka enjoys a carefree life. When strange men from across the eastern waters appear near her home, she regards them at first as a mere curiosity. Soon, though, she finds herself torn between friendship with one of their leaders and the opinions and politics of her elders. Drawn to a young Englishman, John Rolfe, who has lost a wife and baby daughter, she shares his griefs. . .and perhaps something more. Could she have a future among the English of Jamestown, accepting their ways and even changing her name? Could her fate be a part of the lasting legacy of the Lost Colony of Roanoke? (General Historical from Barbour Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Biblical:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9631" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9631_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plagues and Papyrus: Egyptians</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1481" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christine Dillon</a> -- What if life is built on the wrong foundation? Kheti and his family have farmed papyrus along the Nile for generations. He’s confident the gods of Egypt and the harmony maintained by the divine Pharaoh are the sources of his prosperity. Then he watches his beloved river turn to blood, his crops fail, and his nation descend into chaos. The Hebrew God wants his people released from slavery. When the gods remain silent and Pharaoh is powerless to stop the carnage, Kheti wrestles with which way to turn. Replant his flattened crops and cling to Egypt’s gods? Or forsake his roots to follow new friends and a new faith to a distant land? Could there be a place in God’s family for an Egyptian who kept God's people as slaves? (Historical Biblical from Links in the Chain Press)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9621" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9621_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9621" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Summer at Thousand Island House</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1396" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan G. Mathis</a> -- She came to work with the children, not fall in love. Part-nanny, part entertainer, Addison Bell has always had an enduring love for children. So what better way to use her creative energy than to spend the summer nannying at the renowned Thousand Island House on Staple's Island? As Addi thrives in her work, she attracts the attention of the recreation pavilion's manager, Liam Donovan, as well as the handsome Navy Officer Lt. Worthington, a lighthouse inspector, hotel patron, and single father of mischievous little Jimmy. But when Jimmy goes missing, Addi finds both her job and her reputation in danger. How can she calm the churning waters of Liam, Lt. Worthington, and the President, clear her name, and avoid becoming the scorn of the Thousand Islands community? (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9622" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9622_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9622" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hoping for Treasure</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2412" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bettie Boswell</a> -- A few months after Ginny and Scott's marriage begins, tragedy strikes when a miscarriage dashes their hopes of starting a family. As Ginny seeks comfort through a manuscript about her great-grandparent's unlikely post-WW 2 romance, she discovers secrets about her family and the Woodson House's hidden room. Ginny found the manuscript about her great-grandmother's romance hidden in a secret compartment in an old wooden desk, along with poems about Missy's life after the Civil War. When researching her musical, Ginny wondered if Samuel and Missy's romance led to marriage, but how did her grandmother come into possession of the poetry? As she and Scott read through the story, they find some comfort until Ginny's teaching position is threatened, if a tax levy doesn't pass. Scott helps campaign, but finds his own tenure threatened by the distraction. Can Scott and Ginny survive the trials that face them in their young marriage? (Historical Romance from Mt. Zion Ridge Press) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9293" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9293_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9293" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Over the Horizon</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/354" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penny Zeller</a> -- A most unusual proposal...Alone in 1870s Idaho Territory, Paisley Abbott has nowhere to turn. With no other options, she finds herself consenting to an unconventional, but mutually beneficial agreement. During an unplanned return to his family’s farm, prodigal Tyler Shepherdson inherits three orphans. When Tyler finds a woman hiding in the back of his wagon, an idea begins to form and he makes a rash decision that results in perhaps one of the most spontaneous marriages of convenience ever. Despite an unorthodox beginning to their marriage, will Paisley and Tyler trust God as they forge ahead to create a home for three children? Will love arise from a desperate situation? (Historical Romance from Maplebrook Publishing)
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</i></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9544" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uncharted Grace</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keely Brooke Keith</a> -- An inherited orchard offers a fresh start in a new village for social butterfly Caroline Vestal. She believes Good Springs is where she will finally find a soulmate, but building a genuine relationship means being honest—even with the family secret that could ruin her new life before it begins. With his relaxed manner, professional expertise, and dapper appearance, physician Jedidiah Cotter makes a good first impression in his new village. Once the Good Springs elder council officially titles him, he can establish his career and be safe from the obligation to return to his crooked family’s business back home. But when the council unexpectedly stalls the process, Jedidiah must discover the cause and quickly find a cure. Though Caroline is smitten with the dashing new physician who lives across the road from the orchard house, his attraction to her drives him to ask questions she isn’t prepared to answer. If she trusts the wrong person with the shocking truth about her family’s past, she could lose the inheritance and the man she loves. (Historical Romance from Edenbrook Press)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9586" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9586_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweet Romance for Every Season</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Felicia Ferguson, Hope Bolinger, Renee Leonard Kennedy, and </a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2366" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lori Z. Scott,</a> -- So many sweet romance stories always take place over Christmas. We love an adorable kiss in the flurries of gentle snow. But it’s time some other holidays get a little love too. Set during every month of the year, this collection of sweet romances will have you swooning from early January to summer solstice to New Year’s Eve. Proving that a happily ever after can take place at any time of the year. An anthology from End Game Press authors, we are very proud to bring you their excellent stories! (Romance from End Game Press)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romance Mystery:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9541" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9541_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9541" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Like Honey for the Bones</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2397" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brandy Heineman</a> -- Present Day. Solveig Borja fled Virginia to escape the guilt of one reckless night, and once she settles the family estate, she’s Norway-bound and never looking back. Meanwhile, Kyle Benton has come seeking asylum from past sins—which Solveig shatters even as their hopeless romance blooms. But when they discover a skeleton at Rice Caverns, its century-old mystery holds startling links to the here-and-now. 1919. The Great War is won. Gussie Rice longs for her beau's return from France, until she learns he’s confined at a stateside hospital and her closest confidant is part of the secret. Her bid for love sparks a confrontation that ricochets through time...Bad blood and escalating threats swirl around Solveig, and Kyle’s new life proves no haven from the old with his brother's killer trolling the shadows. As the past rears up, the cavern’s hidden places beckon with power to light their hope or to swallow them in utter darkness. (Romance Mystery, Independently Published)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romance Novella:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9400" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9400_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His to Adore</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2324" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Z. Peabody</a> -- Elise Montgomery has always wanted to be a professional singer. Becoming one of the world’s greatest Gospel singers of all times, is more than a dream, it’s one of her life’s goals. Elise would sing for her supper in almost any venue she could, to pay her dues. Now comes her big break, to join a Gospel tour in New York. When Elise has a five-hour layover on her way to an awards show, Elise gets side-tracked by a tall, handsome cowboy. That night Elise makes one of the hardest decisions of her life when she walks away from her handsome cowboy. But that decision will come back full-circle four-years later. (Romance Novella from Z. Peabody Publishing)
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</i></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9399" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His to Honor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2324" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Z. Peabody</a> -- Braun Hartgrove, is a retired Army Ranger and detective with the Cody, Wyoming police department and a happy bachelor. After ten-years of serving his country, Braun is happy to settle into his life in his childhood town, enjoy his bachelorhood, and enjoy some nights with his military family at his favorite place, The Caverns. While attending his future brother-in-law’s bachelor party, Braun gets an unexpected surprise, one that he will later figure out, too late is his greatest blessing. Now the bachelors’ life doesn’t seem so enjoyable. But Braun needs to wait to claim his blessing, and wait he will, because what is his, only God can take away. (Romance Novella from Z. Peabody Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Science Fiction/Time Travel:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9628" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9628_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9628" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Gilded Age Getaway</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephania McGee</a> -- Can one magical night of glamour in the past save their future? When Fiona Robinson imagined her life with Tyler, she dreamed of a grand adventure. Together. But after a decade of marriage, suburban seclusion, and stress from his job, she’s let the strain of being a stay-at-home mom of two toddlers squeeze all the fun out of their relationship. With pressure mounting at work and his homelife growing stale, Tyler’s fighting to recapture the joy in his marriage. But he can’t seem to do anything right, his job’s drained his energy, and his wife no longer resembles the fun-loving girl he married. Then Fiona’s mother presents them with an anniversary weekend getaway at a seaside B&B, and they hope it can rekindle their romance. But they never could have imagined their room would transport them to the Gilded Age in New York! Now, can one night at the famed Vanderbilt ball reignite their spark, or will they be stuck in a future neither of them expected? (Science Fiction/Time Travel, Independently Published)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thriller/Suspense:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9580" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9580_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9580" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Mountain Too Steep</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- A car accident that might not be an accident at all. A murderer bent on revenge. And a woman desperate to keep her family together. She’s already lost her soul mate. She’ll do anything to protect her children.For the sake of her kids, Camilla Wright managed to survive after her husband's murder. When she’s awakened in the night with the news that her teenage son and nephew have been in a horrific car accident, she rushes to the hospital in a haze of shock and panic.The boys were supposed to be skiing in the mountains east of Salt Lake City. What were they doing so far west? More alarming, the wreck might not have been an accident at all.While Jeremy fights for his life, Camilla is running out of time to discover who lured her son and her nephew into the desert. With each new clue, the terrifying truth becomes clearer. Her husband’s killers are closing intenure threatened by the distraction. Can Scott and Ginny survive the trials that face them in their young marriage? (Thriller Suspense, Independently Published)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thriller/Suspense/Crime:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9608" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9608_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9608" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Child of Mine</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/384" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly S. Irvin</a> -- When the remains of a young girl are found near the site of a foster child’s kidnapping, two colleagues risk their lives to bring one home and find justice for the other. The day a colleague’s eight-year-old foster child is kidnapped at a wedding reception, homicide detectives Deborah Smith and Alex Luna find the bones of a little girl not far from the abduction site. Both are determined to save the boy and solve a five-year-old murder, even as Deborah struggles to hang on to her newfound sobriety while Alex works to get a foothold in her life. The two detectives travel from the seamy underside of San Antonio's drug-dealing gang territory to the back roads of rural America where secrets fester in simple country homes. Their investigation rips off the bandage that covers the cracks in an overburdened, understaffed foster care system and reveals the painful reality that children are all too often battered, terrified victims of the people who should love them Deborah and Alex must risk everything--even their lives--to bring a little boy home safely and unmask a child's murderer. (Thriller/Suspense/Crime from Ally Press)</div><div> <center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9217" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9217_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Defending the Witness</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1543" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharee Stover</a> -- To catch a killer…She must trust her protectors. After witnessing a murder at the hands of a notorious gang leader, Ayla DuPree is a marked woman sent straight to witness protection. But when her handler is killed and her safety compromised, she has no choice but to run—forcing US Marshal Chance Tavalla and his K-9 to chase her. Can Chance keep Ayla alive long enough to find safety and justice? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired/Harlequin) </div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9405" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9405_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9405" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frozen in Jeopardy</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1208" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melanie D. Snitker</a> -- A routine stop turns deadly. When Police Officer Gabe Harrison and his K-9 partner, Loki, investigate a stranded vehicle during the fury of a winter storm, they unexpectedly uncover evidence of a drug shipment. Suddenly, gunfire erupts from the tree line, and Loki is hit. Gabe is forced to shoot the attacker before taking him into custody. With Loki in need of urgent medical care, Gabe races to the veterinarian, praying he'll get there in time. As the storm of the century howls through Destiny, Dr. Paige Wade decides to stay at her clinic to care for any animals that need help. Her quiet night takes a turn when her longtime friend brings in a prisoner along with his beloved dog suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite all the distractions, she'll do everything in her power to save Loki's life. With the storm raging outside and a violent gang intent on freeing the member Gabe has captured, Gabe and Paige must race against the clock to protect the clinic--and each other--until help arrives. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9547" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/9547_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i style="font-weight: bold;">
</i></a><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9547" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unseen Danger</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/749" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerusha Agen</a> -- This woman and her K-9 protect others. Now who will protect them? After a brutal attack, it took Nevaeh Williams six years to rebuild her life. Now a security specialist at the Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency, she faces danger nearly every day. But when an old friend is targeted, her fragile stability begins to crumble. Celebrity bodyguard Branson Aaberg could lose more than his career if he fails to end the mysterious threat against his client. Soon he’s more concerned with rescuing the tough but vulnerable woman who joins his security team. Nevaeh is there to protect her friend, but what if she needs protection? What if the feeling she’s being watched isn’t the result of her traumatized imagination? If the danger is real, Nevaeh's only hope for survival may be the God powerful enough to defeat her worst enemy—the one she doesn't see before it's too late. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)<div><div><div>
</div></div></div></div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-35014417919356134352023-06-21T15:15:00.001-05:002023-06-21T15:15:45.683-05:00My New Release: Simplifying Revelation<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/M43AVE55266BQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXis76SQkyyh-U8XSSN8pADshTpe-bN6hvrFIIHWv31YP6mEeSigCp_3Hdz7JTFNktHYe7E2MqwSzLIVW0BGo5aivjHy_oQqOh2ABhmXIYCkgYYBdsemdxXTpmSU95Ojl4ZOHJ1JTbAv70ztp0XQTZFkTN1Z2PkCa0N29drpIEw5piVIVX23gBsvVpfN4W/s320/Simplifying%20Revelation%20Front%20Cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />My new Bible study, <i>Simplifying
Revelation</i>, is officially available to purchase!<p></p><p>I had never intended to release a Bible study on this difficult
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teach kept asking if we were in Revelation yet. (I do tend to take very long to
teach through a book of the Bible…)</p><p>So eventually I caved to the request and agreed to teach on
Revelation.</p><p>However, I knew I lacked sufficient knowledge and ability to
teach Revelation as I had been teaching other Scripture, working at an in-depth,
word-by-word level. So what could I do? Especially since many of my students had
attended Bible studies for decades. How could I avoid doing what had been done
dozens of other times by them?</p><p>Then I realized that most studies and sermon series either
do a broad overview or focus on how to interpret the events found within
Revelation. Neither really do the book justice.</p><p>So I decided we would do a verse-by-verse study…but focusing
on just the facts. What does <i>Revelation</i>
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matter where we are in history.</p><p>This might not sound like a very intriguing way to study
Revelation. Even I was concerned when I first started teaching it. But though I
have read and studied Revelation several times in the past, I was surprised how
much I learned. There were so many details I had overlooked, some of which
connected to other Scriptures in ways I had never seen and changed the way I
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Revelation </i>and read a sample.</a></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-31249217966156894952023-04-11T13:47:00.001-05:002023-04-11T13:47:00.254-05:00New Christian Fiction, April 2023<p> More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Amish Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9450" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9450_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9450" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courage in the Storm</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1287" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel M. Blount</a> -- Since witnessing the murder of her beloved parents, Miriam Hochstedler suffers from paralyzing anxiety and a deep-seated fear of the Englisch. Unwilling to venture beyond her family’s Tennessee farm, she forms a close bond with a badly injured gelding. Like Miriam herself, the traumatized animal seems unlikely to recover—until skilled horse whisperer Reuben Brenneman arrives. A survivor of an abusive childhood, Reuben understands fear better than most. He’ll do whatever it takes to help a terrified animal, but his compassion doesn’t extend to the church that turned a blind eye to his family’s suffering. Once he finishes this job, he’ll return to the Englisch world, putting his Amish heritage behind him forever. As Miriam works alongside Reuben, battling the horse’s fear—and her own—an unexpected friendship blooms and deepens into romance. But the Amish faith that sustains her inspires only distrust in Reuben, and the Englisch world he’s chosen has already broken her heart once. Falling in love was easy. But staying together will take all the courage they have. (Contemporary Romance, Berkley)
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9484" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignleft wp-image-38682" height="142" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Wiseman-Hopefully-Ever-After-e1680222173345.jpg" width="94" /></a></i></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9484" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hopefully Ever After</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/140" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beth Wiseman</a> -- Sixteen-year-old Eden Hale doesn’t want to be defined by her current circumstances. With absent parents and a troubled past, Eden refuses to become what people expect. When she is sent to live with an Amish cousin she’s never met in Montgomery, Indiana, she welcomes the chance to become the person she wants to be without the burden of anyone’s judgment. Her hopes are confirmed when she meets Samuel, a young Amish man who seems to like her for who she really is. Samuel Byler has grown up with strict Amish parents, and they aren’t happy that their only son is choosing to spend his free time with an outsider. As Eden and Samuel grow closer, disapproval swirls around the young couple. It isn’t long before Eden starts to doubt herself and wonders if she is doomed to repeat the mistakes of her own past, whether she wants to or not. Meanwhile, Samuel finds himself slipping further and further from his faith—to Eden’s dismay. Both Eden’s and Samuel’s futures hang in the balance as they face decisions about who they are meant to be—both as individuals and together. (Amish Romance, HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9423" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9423_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9423" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Holding on to Hope</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1193" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janet W. Ferguson</a> -- Hope Rodriguez loves planning weddings. There’s nothing more special than helping a bride become a princess for a day, but she’s not sure that’s her calling in life anymore. If only she had her own special someone. Her only current prospect leaves her with more questions than answers about where she falls in his list of priorities. Yet, when a lifelong friend asks her to plan a destination wedding across the country in only two weeks, she’ll have to figure out how to pull off the impossible…alone. After being burned as a child and deserted by his family, Caleb Donnelly has an intimate relationship with pain. Despite all he’s endured, one ache refuses to leave him—the throbbing in his heart where Hope is concerned. So when Hope needs help with their friend’s wedding, he can’t stop himself from volunteering to travel two thousand miles to Jackson, Wyoming. As long as he keeps his feelings in check, he might not ruin their friendship. Because a beautiful woman like Hope could never love a scarred man like him. When Hope and Caleb’s plans go up in flames, it’s their hearts that might never recover. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <div><br /></div><div>
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9468" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9468_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9468" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home Away From Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2175" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penny Frost McGinnis</a> -- When Marigold Hayes turned fourteen, her mother died, and her father went missing. For forty years, she searched for her dad and lived a quiet life on Abbott Island, until she met Johnny. As her love for Johnny grows, her sorrow from the relentless search for her father breaks her heart. She begs God to help her move forward with her life before she has no love left to give. Then three mysterious strangers show up who could change her life. Johnny Papadakis moved to Abbott Island ten years ago. His ex-wife had pushed him away and discouraged him from having a relationship with their daughter. After years of hard work, his restaurant flourishes, so does his relationship with Marigold. As he seeks Marigold's hand in marriage, his daughter shows up on his doorstep, looking for a place to call home. Can Marigold and Johnny settle the past and move toward the promise of a blessed future? (Contemporary Romance, from Mt. Zion Ridge Press)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9082" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Now or Never</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1560" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Conrad</a> -- If Tim Bergeron got a lifetime achievement award for anything, it’d be managing the iconic rock band, Awestruck, but he’d trade his successful career for the opportunity to prevent his daughter from repeating his mistakes. When a health scare proves time is short, he talks Isabella into a cross-country road trip. His attempts to talk her out of a hasty marriage drive a wedge between them, and it looks like the best he can hope for from the trip is scouting out promising new talent to represent. That is, until he meets Gabby.
Widow Gabrielle Voss has responsibilities to her daughter and patients, deep roots in the community, and a dream that scares her. Though she’d never utter it to the people she lives and works among, the truth slips out with Tim, who’s not in Many Oaks, Iowa, to stay. As her fiftieth birthday party draws near and an attraction to Tim sparks to life, Gabby realizes she must pursue her dream now—or, more reasonably, never. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9414" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9414_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9414" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Baby Inheritance</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/371" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tina Radcliffe</a> -- After the tragic loss of his best friends, rancher Drew Morgan willingly accepts guardianship of their six-month-old baby—until he learns big-city professor Sadie Ross has temporary custody as well. Opposites in every way, the pair now has eight weeks together on Drew’s ranch to decide who will become the permanent parent. Could this makeshift family turn into something real…before the deadline is up? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9441" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rancher’s Sanctuary</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Goodnight</a> -- Could facing her fears…Heal her damaged heart? Physically and emotionally scarred, reclusive cowgirl Monroe Matheson prefers rescue dogs over handsome men. But when Nathan Garrison arrives in town, determined to fix up the guest ranch next door, he needs all the help he can get. Before long, Monroe knows there’s more to this stranger than meets the eye. Can working with a man carrying tragic memories be the key to overcoming Monroe’s wounds—both inside and out?. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)<div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9447" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9447_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9447" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Across the Shores</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1566" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Goshorn</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1569" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angela K. Couch</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cara Putman</a> -- Sometimes love finds you where you are, and other times it meets you across distant shores as four women discover in these four historical stories linked by a shared gold pendant. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9256" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn’s Untrodden Green</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- Not much happens in Theodosia Stapleton's tiny Northumberland village. She has resigned herself to spinsterhood, caring for her ailing mother in the home of her grandfather, known to the locals as "General Contrary." When her dear friend dies and leaves behind a daughter, it's simple enough to take the child into her own quiet world. That is, until her ward's famous uncle unexpectedly arrives and throws Theo's tidy orbit completely off-kilter. Fame was the last thing Daniel Balfour sought when he fought in the Peninsular War. But his brave exploits caught the attention of the King, and now the honors he was given hound him everywhere . . . even on his rushed trip to rescue his orphaned niece. Theo's quick wit and warm smile reassure him that Rebecca is in good hands, and he finds himself free to swiftly return to London and his responsibilities. But those caring hands are beginning to look like they could also safely hold his heart, and he's tempted to linger. Unfortunately, marriage is simply not in the cards; the army is spouse enough for him. Then an accident and a scandal lead both Theo and Daniel to discover that their best-laid plans may not have been what God designed for them after all. (Historical Romance from Kregel Publications) <div> <div><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9427" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9427_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9427" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Whispering Wind</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/285" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janalyn Voight</a> -- Phoebe can have her pick of suitors but never the man she wants. Fancy parties and embroidered fans hold little appeal for Phoebe Walsh. She would rather gallop across the open range or help her father with a wounded calf. Of her many admirers, none spark her interest. Ma seems determined to save her from becoming a spinster, but how can Phoebe accept her mother's choice of suitors when her heart belongs elsewhere? Several years have passed since Will Canfield stole a kiss and her heart. Remembering her passionate response still curls her insides, but how she feels doesn't matter. Will's interest in her isn't serious, as he's made clear. She needs to get over the man. If Uncle Con will stop throwing them together, that could be a whole lot easier. Will feels guilty about Phoebe, but he can't risk another heartbreak. Being left at the altar certainly changed his mind about romance. Phoebe is better off marrying someone else, even if the idea sets his teeth on edge. Phoebe and Will must both, with God's help, conquer an old fear before they can move ahead with their lives. Set during a troubled time in America, the Montana Gold series explores faith, courage, and love in the Wild West. (Historical Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Biblical Romance:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9469" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9469_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9469" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charleston Light</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1726" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurie Larsen</a>, Dianne Miley, Annette Wiley, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jody Stallings</a>, Laurie Ingram Sibley, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2384" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelsey R. Budd</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1654" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melissa Henderson</a>, <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2069" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christina Sinisi</a>: -- A collection of faith-filled novellas all inspired by Charleston Light, the wonderfully awkward-looking lighthouse that sits on the shore of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. The stories range from sweet romance to time travel to fantasy to a modern retelling of a beloved fairy tale. You will definitely find something you love on these pages! (Biblical Romance from Random Moon Books)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9453" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9453_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9453" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perfectly Matched</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2186" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liana George </a> -- Nicki Mayfield is getting married! Or is she? Three days after deciding to marry so she can adopt the young Chinese girl who has captured her heart, Nicki Mayfield heads to Texas to become Mrs. Ben Carrington. However, as the unlikely pair prepares to say, “I do,” a shocking revelation threatens their plans to become a family. While searching for the answers to the mystery holding her future hostage, Nicki must also keep Ms. O’Connor’s legacy alive at New Hope Orphanage – whose future is at serious risk. As she and Ben work toward building their unconventional family, they discover that sacrificial parenting requires putting the child first in ways that bring indescribable joy and unexpected heartbreak to everyone involved. In the end, will Nicki find her happily ever after or will circumstances stop her from being perfectly matched in work, life, and love? (General Contemporary from Scrivening’s Press)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speculative Fiction:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9372" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9372_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9372" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">War of Torment</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronie Kendig</a> -- hey followed him back. Against his will, against his intention. Now enemies threaten from every direction. Amidst it all Marco Dusan struggles to lead his people, to help them survive, even mayhap win the war. He will take any advantage to even the odds. But only after tragedy strikes does he learn just how much he’s willing to sacrifice. He's not alone. Droserans fight as one, united against the offworlders—Symmachians who covet their planet. With the aid of unexpected allies, the Droserans battle on longer than anyone could have anticipated. Yet they cannot win. And the Faa’Cris, those supernatural warriors, fair of face and fierce of mien, do nothing. But not all have turned their backs. After a bitter year of pain and loss, Kersei Dragoumis navigates a new heritage, ever intent on defending her people. Like her, light-years away from the Quadrants and even farther from the girl she thought she was, Eija Zacdari must come to terms with a new role. Or, rather, with an ancient one. And her success or failure may determine back in the Quadrants who lives and who dies. In the end, Marco will have vengeance for the torment brought by this war. No matter the price. Not even if the price is his soul. (Speculative Fiction from Enclave Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense:</span></b></center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9472" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9472_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9472" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Expired Hope</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1552" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Megan Besing</a> -- She battled every fire she ever faced. He’s risking everything for the chance to belong. Veteran and therapist Natalie Atkinson watched her Army career explode in her face. Seeking a new future in Last Chance County doesn’t start so well when she’s the one being rescued from a client’s burning house. To make matters worse, now she’s stuck evaluating the truck and rescue squads for the fire department. When the chief overhears why she left her last job, she’s determined to prove to him and her boss that she’s still the right therapist to assess his crew. No matter if success takes everything she’s got. Fire Chief Macon James is the right man for the job. He doesn’t need a therapist interfering with the running of his crew or putting his position in jeopardy when a counselor is what tore his family apart. He’s got to get his firefighters to be a team, and he can do it without Natalie’s help. After an explosion destroys her car, it quickly becomes clear she might need him as much as everyone thinks he needs her. If these two stubborn hearts will surrender, they could have everything they want. Or it could all go down in flames. (Romantic Suspense from Sunrise Publishing)
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</div></div></div></div></div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-10132835834976847042023-03-17T11:17:00.001-05:002023-03-17T11:17:00.222-05:00The Purpose of Story<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Why do we read story?</p><p class="MsoNormal">The reasons are probably as numerous as the people who enjoy story. For some of
us read to be entertained, to be occupied by something fascinating or
interesting or novel. Some of us read to escape, to leave behind for a short
time the difficult world we occupy. Others of us want certain emotions to be
evoked—fear or thrill, delight or wonder, satisfaction or simply the feeling of
being loved. Still others read for nostalgia, for education, for comfort, for
hope, for answers, for encouragement, for a new perspective. The list could go
on and on.</p><p class="MsoNormal">None of these reasons for reading are wrong. None of them
are bad or evil. There is a place for every single one of them. But recently I
was pondering the ultimate purpose of story. Not merely why I read and write
them, but why I <i>should</i> read and write
them as a Christian.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The conclusion I reached shocked me with its simplicity and
obviousness:</p><p class="MsoNormal">“Whether, then, you eat
or drink or <i>whatever</i> you do, do all
to the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NASB, emphasis mine)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Last time I checked, reading story would be included in
“whatever.” When we read, we are to read to the glory of God.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Of course, that immediately raises the question, “How?” How
do I read to the glory of God? And the answer to that, I found, was equally
familiar and foundational as the first:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><sup>37</sup> And [Jesus] said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL
YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' <sup>38</sup> This
is the great and foremost commandment. <sup>39</sup>The second is like it, 'YOU
SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' <sup>40</sup>On these two commandments
depend the whole Law and the Prophets." (Matthew 22:37-40, NASB)</p><p class="MsoNormal">Love God. Love neighbor. This is how we glorify God. All
other commands, rules, instructions, and principles recorded in Scripture
expound upon how we do these two things.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Now on the surface, that may sound very constricting. Does
that mean we can only read Christian fiction or stories with a clear moral of
the story? On the contrary. These two commands have so much latitude that they
provide immense freedom:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Story can bring us to a place of worship or confession. It
can increase our understanding of God’s character, whether implicitly or
explicitly. It can inspire greater obedience. It can lead us to salvation or
renew the wonder of the salvation that is already ours. It can refresh our
spirit so we are more ready to handle whatever God sends our way in the real
world. It can spark thanksgiving for God’s good gifts. It can remind us of His
promises or encourage us to persevere in our faith. All of these help us to
love God more fully with our whole being.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Story can also help us love our neighbor better: It can
broaden our perspective of the world around us. It can warn us of the
devastating consequences of sin. It can allow us to walk a mile in another
person’s shoes. It can challenge us in the way we treat people—Christian and
non-Christian, those like us and those unlike us. It can deepen our compassion.
It can spur generosity. It can generate conversation about hard topics. It can
show us what we share in common with people throughout the ages and around the
world—and how we can celebrate our differences. It can provide examples of how
each of us has a gift to contribute and how every part of the Body of Christ is
important.</p><p class="MsoNormal">And those two lists are nowhere exhaustive. Rather, they are
just a small sampling of the many possibilities. The ways story can help
fulfill the two greatest commands are as numerous as the people who write and
read them.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Moreover, there’s no stipulation on the type of story that
can fulfill these commands. Not all stories will do so, and many stories may
contain more content that leads away from proper love for God and neighbor than
toward it. So yes, we must be careful and exercise discernment. But nearly
every type of story has the <i>potential</i>
to stir up our love: Books by Christians and books by non-Christians; genres of
every stripe—historicals, thrillers, fantasies, mysteries, science-fiction,
romance, etc.: clean books and edgy books; serious reads and reads brimming
with humor; fast-paced action and contemplative, meandering prose; classics and
modern; books for children and books for adults; the light and the thick; the
escapist and the thought-provoking. In fact, I would contest that we need so
many types of books because each type reveals different aspects of how we can
love God and love our neighbor.</p><p class="MsoNormal">So read for entertainment and escapism. Read for instruction
and nostalgia. Read for thrill and delight. But also read to fulfill your
ultimate purpose—to glorify God by learning to love Him with your whole being
and to love others as yourself. </p><p></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-44100455342925675792023-03-01T14:55:00.001-06:002023-03-01T14:55:00.218-06:00New Christian Fiction, March 2023More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9404" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9404/9404_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Heart to Redeem</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2257" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judith McNees</a> -- Chris Morgan is the black sheep of the family. He’s leaned into the title, finding as many ways as he can to distance himself from his perfect parents and siblings. When he receives shocking news that rocks his perception of his sinful lifestyle, he needs help. Fast. Brandi Blakely knows exactly what kind of person Chris is. When he comes to her begging for help, she agrees to marry him with one caveat. The marriage will have an expiration date. As the two work together to get custody of the little girl he has just learned about, lines blur, and hearts become involved. Brandi refuses to let Chris in and shatter her fragile heart. When tragedy strikes, can Chris hold onto the tenuous changes he’s made, and can Brandi let go of the ugly scars from her past to see herself as a new creation in Christ? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9346" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9346/9346_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hidden in her Heart</a><a></a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1960" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Milla Holt</a> -- Desperate to get away from her dysfunctional family and avoid the heartbreak of seeing Noah marry another woman, Eden left her hometown, dropped her infamous last name, and built a new life for herself. But when her little sister gets in trouble and pleads for Eden’s help, she doesn’t hesitate to go back. Six years after his fiancée dumped him at the altar, Noah has found fulfillment running the youth ministry in his father’s church. When a young man under his pastoral care gets a girl pregnant, Noah’s there to give guidance and support. He’s not prepared to run into the expectant mother’s sister, his former best friend Eden, who ghosted him years ago. Friendship deepens into attraction as Eden and Noah unite to protect the teen couple from Eden’s parents’ headline-seeking schemes. But twice-bitten Noah has thick walls around his heart, and Eden has forgotten how to trust. Will they miss their chance to build a life together? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9296" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9296/9296_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9296" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After the Shadows</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/ 157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Cabot</a> -- A brighter future awaits—if she can escape the shadows of the past. Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but what awaits her back home in Sweetwater Crossing is far from the welcome and comfort she expected. First she discovers her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the handsome new schoolteacher, Craig Ferguson, and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town. Alone and broke, her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father’s death—and to aid Craig, despite her fears of men. The widowed schoolmaster proves to be a devoted father, an innovative teacher, and an unexpected ally. As they work to uncover the truth, they just may find the key to unlock a future neither could have imagined. (Historical Romance from Revell) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9331" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9331/9331_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9331" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond Wounded Hearts</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1405" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Roemer</a> -- They were North and South ~ Faithful and Faithless. After suffering disabling burns during the fall of Richmond, Adelaide Hanover awakens in a hospital alone and destitute, escalating her already stanch hatred for Yankees. When the Union soldier who freed her from the rubble begins paying her visits, she wants nothing to do with him … or his faith. Yet, his persistent kindness penetrates her resolve and forges a much-needed friendship. But after a dangerous man threatens Addie, she flees Richmond, intent on solving the mystery to her aunt’s dying wish before he does. Haunted by a tragic failure in his past, Corporal Luke Gallagher takes Adelaide’s plight on as his own. Though his strong beliefs collide with his growing feelings for her, he offers his family’s home as a place to convalesce. Adelaide’s initial rejection, followed by her sudden willingness to accept his benevolence, hints there’s more to the decision than a mere change of heart. When trouble follows her, endangering her safety, as well as his family’s, Luke must lay his life and his convictions on the line to save them. (Historical Romance, Scrivening's Press) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9199" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9199/9199_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Confessions to a Stranger</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danielle Grandinetti</a> -- She’s lost her future. He’s sacrificed his. Now they have a chance to reclaim it—together. Wisconsin, 1930—While fleeing for her life, Adaleigh Sirland’s rescue of a child introduces her to a family who provides her safe harbor. When her identity comes under threat of exposure, she must choose between running once more or helping the man who teaches her to hope again. First mate David Martins is intrigued by the mysterious woman taken in by his grandmother, but she wrestles with a troubled past. When his estranged father is arrested for murder, can David put aside his own struggles in time to discern which secret threatens Adaleigh before it kills them both? Welcome to Crow’s Nest, where danger and romance meet at the water’s edge. (Historical Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9290" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9290/9290_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9290" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dreams of the Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/354" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penny Zeller</a> -- Sometimes the hardest battles take place in the heart. Poverty and abuse at the hands of her drunkard father leaves Hannah Bane trapped and alone. Without hope, she prays for a miracle just on the off-chance God will hear her. Will the handsome new deputy, who seems to be watching her every move, be Hannah’s one chance to escape the only life she’s ever known? For as long as he can remember, John Mark Eliason has wanted to be a deputy sheriff. When a job opens in the nearby town of Poplar Springs, he eagerly accepts, but finds his greatest mission won’t be tracking down criminals and bringing justice to the ruthless Wyoming town, but saving a beautiful young woman he barely knows. Will an unexpected answer to a difficult situation show how love can endure—and even thrive—in an unconventional situation? Or will fear and uncertainty keep two hesitant hearts apart? (Historical Romance from Maplebrook Publishing) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9391" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9391/9391_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9391" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maeve’s Pledge</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Finally, out from under her father’s tyrannical thumb, Maeve Wycliffe can live life on her terms. So what if everyone sees her as a spinster to be pitied. She’ll funnel her energies into what matters most: helping the less fortunate and getting women the right to vote. When she’s forced to team up with the local newspaper editor to further the cause, will her pledge to remain single get cropped? Widower Gus Deighton sees no reason to tempt fate that he can find happiness a second time around. Well past his prime, who would want him anyway? He’ll continue to run his newspaper and cover Philadelphia’s upcoming centennial celebration. But when the local women’s suffrage group agrees that the wealthy, attractive, and very single Maeve Wycliffe acts as their liaison, he finds it difficult to remain objective. (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9360" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9360/9360_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9360" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scream Blue Murder</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- An old photo, a twister, and a friend being stalked…A tornado rips through town, and Campbell McBride and her dad take shelter. Afterward, they try to help others who were hard hit, and a body is discovered in the debris of a cottage near their friends’ home. Was the man dead before the twister struck? The owners of the ruined cottage hire True Blue Investigations to help identify the victim and find out how he got on their property. Meanwhile, among the volunteers, Campbell meets her mother’s old school friend, Jackie. It seems Jackie married her mom’s former boyfriend—and now she has eyes on Campbell’s widowed father. (Mystery from Scrivening's Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9243" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9243/9243_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lost in Wonderland</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1659" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tabitha Bouldin</a> -- If you make a deal with evil, be prepared for the consequences. When a metal dragon kidnaps Alice, Hatter gathers the troops and charges off to rescue her. If only things were so uncomplicated. In the Ivory Kingdom, they find upheaval of the worst kind and all heading to civil war spearheaded by a man known as the Bandersnatch. Turmoil and the terror of fighting against a giant wolf, the Bandersnatch is bad enough, but when the Ivory Queen’s secrets are exposed, Hatter and Alice face off in a battle of wills and points of view. How can Alice trust a woman who deceived them? Why can’t Hatter see the bigger picture? If they don’t reconcile their differences, more could be at risk than the Ivory Kingdom. More questions than answers bombard them in their quest for truth and freedom for all. Who is stealing children? What dark secret overshadows the Ivory Kingdom? Can they avoid the Bandersnatch’s clutches? And most important of all, who can they trust? (Speculative Fiction from Celebrate Lit Publishing)<br />
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9375" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9375/9375_250_400.png" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9375" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Chaos</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2289" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Karen Randau</a> -- When Kelsey is forced to flee from her ex-husband's family with secrets she can't risk revealing, she finds herself in a situation more dangerous than ever before. With no one else to turn to, Kelsey and her friend Greg must outwit their pursuers or risk becoming victims themselves. From Chaos is the second book in the Peach Blossom Romantic Suspense series, and it follows the riveting journey of two people with very different backgrounds and soul-crushing experiences. If they overcome the unbeatable odds they face together, they'll come out of it stronger and more committed to each other. (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9349" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9349/9349_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9349" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Out of the Ashes</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1208" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melanie D. Snitker</a> -- He thought it was just a structure fire. As a firefighter, Bryce Keyes is no stranger when it comes to running into a burning building. What he didn't expect was coming face-to-face with the woman he loved years ago. Getting her out safely is one thing, but when it looks like she was the arsonist's target, Bryce realizes he can't just let her walk away again. Especially not while her life is in danger. She's desperate to escape. For Megan Bristow, returning to Destiny, Texas was about saying a final goodbye to a dysfunctional family and the memories she's tried hard to bury. She planned to go in, help her mother tie up loose ends, and get out again. When someone makes an attempt on her life, Megan realizes those loose ends are only the beginning of a tangled web, and she's been drawn right into the center of it. They'll have to put the past behind them. Only by working together will they be able to figure out who's hunting her and why - before it's too late. (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic, Independently Published)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9343" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Under Fire</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1183" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynn H. Blackburn</a> -- USSS Special Agent Zane Thacker has landed his dream assignment protecting the president of the United States. When the president plans a fundraiser at the exclusive estate of a political supporter in Raleigh, Zane is thrilled to be working again with Special Agent Tessa Reed, his best friend–and the woman he desperately wishes could be more. Though Tessa almost lost everything, she battled her demons and came out on the other side healthy and healed. But when her role as the liaison between the Raleigh office and the president’s protective detail wrenches her past back into the present, her greatest failure threatens to come to light. Zane refuses to let Tessa go through this alone. But can he stand by the woman he loves and protect the president from a mounting threat at the same time? Sparks fly as award-winning romantic suspense writer Lynn H. Blackburn closes out her Defend and Protect series with this explosive tale of secrets kept, lies exposed, and relationships restored. (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic from Revell)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9153" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yosemite Firestorm</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1895" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tanya Stowe</a> -- A raging forest fire isn’t the only threat…When an act of arson claims the life of a hiker, Yosemite Park Ranger Livy Chatham is the only witness—putting her right into the path of determined criminals. Only rock climber Hayden Bryant can protect her from the killers destroying all evidence of their crimes. But can Livy and Hayden outrun the danger that’s as hot on their heels as the fires blazing through Yosemite? (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-40889470016340532442023-02-15T14:04:00.001-06:002023-02-15T14:04:00.234-06:00My Favorite Reads of 2022<p>Okay, I admit that I’m a little behind this year. Usually
these kinds of lists show up in late December or early January. Fortunately for
me, a good book doesn’t cease to be good simply because I’m running late. Nor
there’s really a bad time of year for a book recommendation, is there? If you
aren’t looking for a book for over the holidays, then you might be seeking one
for spring break. Or summer vacation. Or for back to school. In which case, I
might not be late. I might be early or even right on time.</p><p>So whether late or early or on time, I now offer you some of
my favorite reads that I read in 2022, listed in no particular order:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCiU2HlZoAkdCS0EGy2sVp6gbnaCQh4at9qElMSLDeJdjDWno68OXV9szlZI00uPDR2AgN8RbVR29IgPNsRq4vI7xi-tGBJfZjbB4fxeOPP7VrJWcRp3VMN4Byic44fix1eML4SZS24liKYJa-pY9GHq5YrJ1PQrJLo0Qih9h2ejRQWkZw4wgzXOJww/s448/Recorder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCiU2HlZoAkdCS0EGy2sVp6gbnaCQh4at9qElMSLDeJdjDWno68OXV9szlZI00uPDR2AgN8RbVR29IgPNsRq4vI7xi-tGBJfZjbB4fxeOPP7VrJWcRp3VMN4Byic44fix1eML4SZS24liKYJa-pY9GHq5YrJ1PQrJLo0Qih9h2ejRQWkZw4wgzXOJww/w133-h200/Recorder.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj104_oLIJsAVF2Fr048dNHAfLy_Frnp9aU0lVcyJHRdbEFSUtrjyGjDJ5ZJHXD7mlGzv9bfbuJOpHc7GvUelCZImZXSvNB90jsgjz4OxAEwybMll3x4AH5DlaYmq1M0ANm9aWXSlAZltO8_Ap3jfZNc2yldeZIbz7BxQT7HEiwXOjrkOiIPSHl1c0WGA/s448/Aberration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj104_oLIJsAVF2Fr048dNHAfLy_Frnp9aU0lVcyJHRdbEFSUtrjyGjDJ5ZJHXD7mlGzv9bfbuJOpHc7GvUelCZImZXSvNB90jsgjz4OxAEwybMll3x4AH5DlaYmq1M0ANm9aWXSlAZltO8_Ap3jfZNc2yldeZIbz7BxQT7HEiwXOjrkOiIPSHl1c0WGA/w133-h200/Aberration.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title:</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Recorder</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Aberration </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> Children
of the Consortium #1 and #2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Cathy
McCrumb</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Genre:</b> Adult Science Fiction</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> A
neurally-enhanced woman is sent to observe and record the investigation of an
isolated science station gone dark.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
broad and complex character cast, the mix of hard and soft science fiction, and
the multilayered plot.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/mccrumb-consortium.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/mccrumb-consortium.html</a> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWXkngNoBrMYIxmV_5ga34HJbDTd5A3eqFKZ-b0c1PpEC6VEILMKlSMSk9o2-4WL3ai4doto-vRRfEydXgO7DGUJwhrRexYjA8KBgK1amB1YPsHOpt1zkt-pP-u35GoRmdcTNrJiQeIrQKLUPk3L61f1rVZ_Abo0ZPcjsiNGosFWW4oLe5kS-mjECCg/s448/Wolf%20Soldier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="291" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWXkngNoBrMYIxmV_5ga34HJbDTd5A3eqFKZ-b0c1PpEC6VEILMKlSMSk9o2-4WL3ai4doto-vRRfEydXgO7DGUJwhrRexYjA8KBgK1amB1YPsHOpt1zkt-pP-u35GoRmdcTNrJiQeIrQKLUPk3L61f1rVZ_Abo0ZPcjsiNGosFWW4oLe5kS-mjECCg/w130-h200/Wolf%20Soldier.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title:</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wolf Soldier<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series: </b><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Lightraider</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> #1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>James
Hannibal</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Teen Fantasy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> In this
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Prince Warriors</i> meets <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ranger’s Apprentice</i>, a shepherd boy
seeks to save his father from goblin poison and becomes an initiate in the
dying Lightraider Order.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
interwoven spiritual allegory, cool world building, and fast-paced plotting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information:</b>
<a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hannibal-lightraider.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hannibal-lightraider.html</a>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> Thorndike
& Swann #1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Erica
Vetsch</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Adult Historical Mystery</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> A
debutante searches for clues concerning her missing parents while a Bow Street
Runner suspects her of art theft.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b>
Codes and secret passageways, ballrooms and beautiful dresses, great humor and
an intriguing mystery that kept me guessing, the reappearance of favorite
characters from past books. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/vetsch-thorndike-swann.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/vetsch-thorndike-swann.html</a>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b>
Standalone</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> C. E.
White</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Picture Book, Magical Realism</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> A boy
needs to wash his dragon who hates bathes. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
whimsy and the message about the sometimes unexpected ways God answers prayer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/white-dragon-bath.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/white-dragon-bath.html</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b>
Standalone</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Pepper
Basham</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Adult Historical Romance (Novella)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> In this
Cinderella retelling, a disgraced illustrator hides at the Biltmore and falls
for a millionaire whom she mistakes for a gardener.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
whimsy, the humor, the fun take on the old fairytale, all the feels perfect for
a sappy romantic.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/basham-stairs-stardust.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/basham-stairs-stardust.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXNdIqqJ1yDJ81QFhSdxIW_MPZsHCKWhfuueMeDEvSZ8hDR-Yx4B1CrLjiMQHEgybSdIQuXYBhR1eghdCO5THWQw6HTYrr52aLNfESkfjLjYkBAqNtf4IDtny9KveJJMcjlffwaZQl30C6pCNiJJY7EcdJMDAqNeSogkL8rLaWLzjSvXKKbvV0XITkQ/s448/Dragon%20by%20Any%20Other%20Name.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="298" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXNdIqqJ1yDJ81QFhSdxIW_MPZsHCKWhfuueMeDEvSZ8hDR-Yx4B1CrLjiMQHEgybSdIQuXYBhR1eghdCO5THWQw6HTYrr52aLNfESkfjLjYkBAqNtf4IDtny9KveJJMcjlffwaZQl30C6pCNiJJY7EcdJMDAqNeSogkL8rLaWLzjSvXKKbvV0XITkQ/w133-h200/Dragon%20by%20Any%20Other%20Name.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title:</b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Dragon By Any Other Name<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b>
Standalone</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> S.D.
Grimm</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> YA Magical Realism/Dystopia</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> In this
gender & creature swapped retelling of Beauty and the Beast, a dragon
hunter becomes life bonded to a dragon. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved: </b>The
completely unique reimagining of my favorite fairy tale, the incredible
character arc of the heroine, and the fast-paced plotting. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/grimm-dragon-name.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/grimm-dragon-name.html</a>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> Section
13 #1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> James
Hannibal</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Midgrade Supernatural Suspense</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> A
thirteen-year-old American searches modern-day <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> for a magical object to exchange for
his hostage father. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved: </b>Intellectually
intriguing plot (perfect for the geeky mind), the hero’s synethesia-like
abilities, cool gadgets, the Sherlock Holmes head nods, and the hint of
espionage. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hannibal-section-13.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hannibal-section-13.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series: </b>Timeless
#1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>Gabrielle
Meyer</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Adult Time Travel (with a Dual Time feel)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis: </b>A
time-traveller must decides whether she’ll remain in 1774 or 1914 before her
twenty-first birthday</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
surprise ending, the beautiful picture of God’s sovereignty, the beautifully
drawn historical periods, the creative premise.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information:</b>
<a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/meyer-timeless.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/meyer-timeless.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCbAImWcdDwr6sqsajjGwFbPk3hJmsQH5pcJtNTkD7UZ_GUzhoGsVlOJ4it3y4ekbno1p3TJe8bFoLNk1EClHosZ_Jl0fxNSErbsxbQZ3XbCeHTgm9QWPOopleQKow8fcOnhxTZKSoFy9WhWjv8jW9cymOdGTA8Yi3LMm7Fuooin6ObsPXn27ZIjWPw/s448/To%20Treasure%20an%20Heiress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="291" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCbAImWcdDwr6sqsajjGwFbPk3hJmsQH5pcJtNTkD7UZ_GUzhoGsVlOJ4it3y4ekbno1p3TJe8bFoLNk1EClHosZ_Jl0fxNSErbsxbQZ3XbCeHTgm9QWPOopleQKow8fcOnhxTZKSoFy9WhWjv8jW9cymOdGTA8Yi3LMm7Fuooin6ObsPXn27ZIjWPw/w130-h200/To%20Treasure%20an%20Heiress.jpg" width="130" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title:</b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To Treasure an Heiress<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> The
Secrets of the Isles #2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Roseanna
M. White</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Adult Historical Romance</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis: </b>A lord
with a passion for archeology and a treasure-seeking island lass search to find
a buried treasure before harm comes to those they love</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b>
Sheridan (the hero). The laugh-aloud humor. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/white-secrets-of-isles.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/white-secrets-of-isles.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> Of
Monsters and Men #2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>Michelle
Griep</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Adult Historical Romance</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis: </b>A
rumored-vampire baron returns home to care for his dying mother, sparking
gossip among the townsfolk and love with a progressive-thinking librarian. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
characters. Their journey. Their struggles. The echoes of Beauty and the Beast.
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information:</b>
<a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/griep-monster-men.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/griep-monster-men.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b>
Trailblazers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Dave and
Neta Jackson</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Midgrade Historical Fiction</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis: </b>A boy
is sent to live at the same orphanage from which he stole money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
wrestling of the protagonist; the faith of George Müller. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/jackson-trailblazers-3.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/jackson-trailblazers-3.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series:</b> The
Dancing Realms #1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> Sharon
Hinck</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Adult Fantasy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> A
dancer escapes a cult to seek the Maker of her world.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
beauty—the beauty of the prose, the beauty of the spiritual truth woven in, the
beauty of the character’s growth, the beauty of God’s character. The way the
story leads you to a place of worship.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hinck-dancing-realms.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/hinck-dancing-realms.html</a>
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of Ink #1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b> John W.
Otte</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Adult Science Fantasy</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Synopsis:</b> An
Esther in a Star-Wars world, a king makes queen a woman from a subjugated race
suspected of possessing magical writing powers. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What I Loved:</b> The
slightly unpredictable characters, engaging plot, complex world-building,
laugh-aloud moments. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">More Information: </b><a href="https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/otte-legacy-of-ink.html">https://www.chawnaschroeder.com/otte-legacy-of-ink.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-35650429811841842642023-02-07T14:35:00.001-06:002023-02-07T14:35:00.220-06:00New Christian Fiction, February 2023More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9118" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9118/9118_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Every Good Gift</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/384" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly S. Irvin</a> -- Maisy never expected that a Plain girl like her could have her heart stolen by an Englisch boy. But when her rumspringa ends and Maisy realizes she’s pregnant, the reality of their choices—and their differences—sets in. Maisy knows she will never leave her faith to marry her baby's father. But she also knows the road to acceptance as an unwed mother in an Amish community will be long and hard. To protect her family from the scandal, she goes to live with her cousin in Haven, Kansas, where she will have some solitude to figure out what kind of future she might have. In Haven Maisy begins to find her way—thanks in no small part to Joshua Lapp, a Plain man who’s made it clear he isn’t bothered by her situation or ashamed to be seen with her, despite the bishop’s warnings. But Joshua has struggled with his faith ever since the death of his twin brother, leaving Maisy to wonder: How can two people who are so lost ever help each other discover Gott’s plans for their future? (Amish Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan)) <br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9295" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9295/9295_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9295" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dial V for Valentine</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Being part of the military is not just a job for Fergus Rafferty, it’s a calling. He’s worked his way up the ranks and doing what he loves best: flying Apache helicopters. The only thing that will make his life complete is marrying Celeste. After he transfers to a unit scheduled to deploy in three months, he’s thrilled at the idea of marrying before he leaves so they can start their new life. Except Celeste wants to wait until he returns. Can he convince her to wed before he leaves? Celeste Hardwicke has just opened her law practice when she finally accepts Fergus’s marriage proposal. Not to worry. She has plenty of time to set a date, then plan the wedding. Until she doesn’t. But a quickie wedding isn’t what she has in mind. Besides, why get married when the groom will ship out after the ceremony? When she stumbles on her great-grandmother’s diary from World War II, she discovers the two of them share the same predicament. At an impasse, Celeste and Fergus agree to call into WDES’s program No Errin’ for Love. Will DJ Erin Orberg’s advice solve their dilemma or create a bigger divide? One they’ll both regret. (Contemporary Romance from Shortwave Press) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9269" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9269/9269_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9269" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love Delivered</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Anguish, et. al.</a> -- Romance at Register Five (Amy R Anguish) - Mack McDonald isn't happy about the Grocerease app coming to his grocery store. But he's committed to the sixty-day trial period, and braces himself to lose money. Kaitlyn Daniels loves how the Grocerease app helps her make ends meet so she can assist her mom, the reason she moved to small Sassafras, AR. Mack and Kaitlyn struggle to overcome differing opinions on the perks of the app. But if they don't, it could keep them from something even better. Where Love is Planted (Sarah Anne Crouch) - Ivy Aaronson is surrounded by family at their flower shop in West Texas-just the way she likes it. But she's given up hope on ever finding a man who understands her choices. When attorney Grant Keller orders flowers for his mother, Ivy wonders if maybe there are indeed some considerate men left in the world until she learns Grant's relationship with his parents is less than ideal. How can Ivy ever find love when every man she meets puts career over family? Sweet Delivery (Heather Greer) - After winning Cake That!, Will Forrester thinks his Pastry Perfect baking dreams have come true. The sweetness fades when a chain bakery moves to town, and Will must adjust his plans to keep his customers. Hiring Erica Gerard is one of those changes. As they work together, Erica challenges Will and offers new ideas to improve the bakery. Soon, Erica and Will start bringing out the best in each other. But Erica harbors a secret, and if it's discovered, Will might never be the same. The Mermaids, the Ex and USSS (Rachel Herod) - Braig Sanborn is the most loyal employee the United States Shipping Service has ever seen, which is why he agreed to transfer across the country with only a few weeks' notice. Ella Morrison is so busy planning a friend's wedding, she didn't expect to fall for the carrier who delivers packages to her house. When they both find themselves in too deep, will they agree the relationship was doomed from the start? (Contemporary Romance from Scrivening's Press) <br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muskoka Hearts</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- Toni Wakefield may be a talented artist, but past choices means this single mother never feels the equal of those around her—especially her brother’s best friend, investment funds manager Matt. Matt long ago fell in love with his best friend’s younger sister, and try as he might, he just can’t fall out of it. And between his crazy working hours and the fact she's now settled two hours away in beautiful Muskoka it seems they never have any time together. How can he persuade her to consider to give him a chance, when she’s sworn the only man she can care about is her baby boy? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9264" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9264/9264_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;"> <br />
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9264" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never Find Another You</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/765" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Narelle Atkins</a> -- Hannah Gilbertson has deep roots in her small East Washington home town, including a lake named after her family. Sporty and hard-working, she loves running the rowing club and supporting the town’s water recreation tourism. She’s determined to avoid dating and becoming entangled in her mother’s matchmaking schemes, and she wants to prove to her successful father that she’s worthy of carrying on his legacy. Joel Manning left behind his life in Sydney, Australia, and a broken heart, to start over in Trinity Lakes. A tiler by trade, he’s embarking on a year-long working vacation adventure, and he’s not looking for love. The handsome Aussie captures Hannah’s interest when she hires him to do repair work at her rowing club. Joel is drawn to the beautiful American, and values spending time with her. Their shared faith and love for kayaking lays the foundation for their friendship to become something more. A shocking secret combined with family upheaval leads to more questions than answers, and threatens to push Joel and Hannah apart to faraway shores. Can their love overcome the miles between them? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9056" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9056/9056_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9056" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Songs for a Sunday</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1672" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heather Norman Smith</a> -- Two sets of sisters, generations apart―can one big sister’s sacrifice teach the other about love and forgiveness? 1963: Twenty-year-old Annie dreams of managing the dance studio where she has trained since childhood and of marrying her high-society boyfriend. But when her younger sister with special needs gets pregnant, Annie is forced to set her dreams aside for the sake of family. Present Day: Missy Robbins has always lived in her younger sister’s shadow. When given the opportunity, Missy steps out of her comfort zone as stay-at-home mom of four to prove she’s as good a singer as Erica. Missy’s new pursuit puts her on a path to self-discovery and reclaiming her discarded faith. Until she discovers her grandmother has a sixty-year-old secret. Will Missy conceal Grandma Annie’s deception or will she be forced to reveal the hidden truth. (General Contemporary from Iron Stream Fiction) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9228" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9228/9228_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9228" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Not So Persistent Suitor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/847" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandra Merville Hart</a> -- He’s fighting for his career…She’s bent on achieving her own goals…Will their love survive a second chance at happily ever after? Cora Welch dreams of a future teaching kindergarten, which is in its infancy, and marriage to Ben Findlay, her beau and her twin brother’s best friend. But she returns to college from summer break to learn of Ben’s unwise choices in pursuit of his career—choices that destroy her trust in the man she thought she knew and loved. Ben is working hard toward his dream to become the best reporter in the city. He’s no stranger to fighting for a goal against all odds, ever since he was orphaned at age thirteen. Even though Cora has captured his heart, he makes the mistake of escorting the boss’s daughter to a fancy banquet to further his career—with far-reaching repercussions. Now he’s hurt Cora and botched his career goals. Winning Cora’s trust again proves harder than Ben expects, especially as they both face struggles of their own. When events spiral out of their control, catapulting them into hardship and even danger, only God can restore their dreams—though the outcome may look far different than either of them planned. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9029" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9029/9029_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9029" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Counterfeit Hope</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2164" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crystal Caudill</a> -- When Secret Service operative Andrew Darlington is brought in to support a US Marshal case involving counterfeiters in rural Indiana, he thinks it's simply the next rung on his climb to the top of his career. But liars can only climb so high--and Andrew is keeping a dangerous secret he doesn't ever want to get out. When he clashes with the criminal family that took over the town of Landkreis and killed the Marshal he was sent to assist, his past life is in danger of being exposed. Widow "Lightning Lu" Thorne has only one goal: escape the clutches of the Thorne family with her son. Her decision to be an informant and testify against the Thornes looked like the perfect answer. Until the Marshal ended up dead. Now the tether keeping her tied to her felonious family is tightening, and a forced marriage to someone else in the Thornes' clutches threatens to kill any hope of escape. Andrew and Lu find themselves on the same team--unwillingly. They each believe the other to be the enemy to their future plans. And even if they could learn to work together, the secrets they hold could shatter all hopes and dreams. Despite the encouragement of the local preacher, they're not even sure God can be trusted--much less other humans. Can either of them escape their past--and the family that is willing to kill their own when they smell betrayal? (Historical Romance from Kregel Publications)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9100" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9100/9100_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cairo Curse</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1065" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pepper D. Basham</a> -- Clue meets Indiana Jones with a fiction-loving twist only Grace Percy can provide. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Astley have already experienced their fair-share of suspense within their young marriage, but nothing quite prepares them for Egypt. As a gift to his bride, Frederick takes their honeymoon on a detour to the land of Pharaohs where Frederick's cousins are involved in an archaeological expedition. But soon the trip turns more dangerous than even Grace with her fiction-loving mind could predict. From an assortment of untrustworthy adventure-seekers to a series of “suspicious deaths” to a newly discovered tomb with a murderous secret, Frederick and Grace must lean on each other to navigate their hazardous surroundings and even less predictable cast of characters. As the suspects mount in an antiquities’ heist of novel-worthy proportions, will Frederick and Grace’s attempts to solve the mystery lead to another death among the sands? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)<br />
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9154" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9154/9154_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9154" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sound of Light</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/230" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Sundin</a> -- When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research—her life’s dream—and makes a dangerous decision to print resistance newspapers. As Else hears rumors of the movement’s legendary Havmand—the merman—she also becomes intrigued by the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse. Henrik makes every effort to conceal his noble upbringing, but he is torn between the façade he must maintain and the woman he is beginning to fall in love with. When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. (Historical Romance from Revell)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Thriller/Suspense:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9329" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9329/9329_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9329" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death in High Places</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2249" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sara L. Jameson</a> -- An Interpol agent with a deadline he can’t miss. Urgent intel warns of terrorist cells planning coordinated attacks throughout Europe. Special Agent Jacob Coulter of Brussels Interpol is assigned to find the terrorist financiers supporting these groups and shut down their funding operations. An opera singer’s life and career hang in the balance. The Queen of the Night’s vocal pyrotechnics have launched many a soprano’s international career. But Riley Williams, Jacob’s fiancée, is terrified of heights, and her Antwerp Opera debut as the evil queen requires her to sing from a hydraulic lift forty feet above the orchestra pit. When newspapers cite Riley’s recent unmasking of an international terrorist plot and the lift malfunctions, Jacob suspects terrorist sabotage. (Thriller/Suspense from Scrivening’s Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8955" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8955/8955_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8955" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Detecting Secrets</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sami A. Abrams</a> -- Tracking the scents of the missing might be the only way to save them. Partnered with her air-scent dog and Sheriff Dennis Monroe, marriage and family therapist Charlotte Bradley is desperate to put an end to a black-market baby smuggling ring in Anderson County. Who is kidnapping the pregnant girls she counsels and taking their babies? As Charlotte searches for answers, she and Dennis must dodge gunfire and deadly attacks. But the sinister agenda they uncover just might include her. (Thriller/Suspense from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9328" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9328/9328_250_400.png" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9328" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kill Shot</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2345" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angela L. Gold</a> -- After Rory Rydell invites the world to accept Jesus as Savior while levitating above her execution platform, she is the natural choice to serve as one of the co-presidents of the new nation created by God’s miraculous defeat of the United World Order. But then the Kingdom Advisory Council selects Dawson Fortis—her former jailer under the Order—to serve beside her as co-president. Will the two be able to put their complicated past behind them and serve the needs of the country? Or will the council meetings descend into endless arguments? Although crippled, the Order in the Eastern and Central zones has survived. The Order’s supreme commanders are hotter than a solar flare over their defeat in the Western zone. They see Rory and the new nation as a threat to their very existence … one that must be eliminated. Rory trusts God for protection, even though she understands she is a target and is acutely aware that many of God’s devoted followers have been martyred over the ages, even Jesus. But she has made her choice—serving God is the one thing important enough to risk her life for. The question is, what will it ultimately cost her? (Thriller/Suspense, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Thriller/Suspense/Psychological:</span></b></center>
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8906" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8906/8906_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8906" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Cry in the Dark</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica R. Patch</a> -- Led to an isolated Appalachian Mountain town by a trail of disturbing murders, FBI special agent Violet Rainwater’s determined to catch a serial killer with a twisted agenda. With locals refusing to reveal their secrets, Violet’s only ally is Detective John Orlando. But even John has an ulterior motive—he’s convinced this case is connected to his wife’s murder. As they dig deeper, Violet uncovers a link to her own unresolved past. For years she’s worked the cold case of her mother’s abduction, which had led to her birth. The need to look into the eyes of the sinful man who fathered her consumes Violet. Until she can, she’ll never have peace. Because she’s terrified she might be exactly like him. In this chilling novel, when the present collides with Violet’s mysterious past and John’s tragic loss, they must unravel the warped, sinuous connections before the killer strikes again. But solving the case might not be nearly as terrifying as the possibility that Violet’s finally found her roots… (Thriller/Suspense/Psychological from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> Thriller/Suspense/Romance:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9240" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9240/9240_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9240" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alaskan Avalanche Escape</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- After surviving a sudden avalanche, mountain survival expert Jayla Hoyt and her search-and-rescue K-9 discover that it was no accident—someone deliberately triggered the mountain explosion. To uncover the culprit, she’ll have to partner with Alaska park ranger Bryson Clarke, a man she doesn’t trust. But when the investigators become targets, can they capture the criminal mastermind…before they’re buried alive? (Thriller/Suspense/Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8998" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8998/8998_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cold Light of Day</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Goddard</a> -- Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an unexpected string of criminal activity leaves her with a wounded officer, unexplained murders, and even an attack on her own father. Despite her mistrust of outsiders, she turns to Grier Brenner, a newcomer who seems to have the skills and training Autumn needs to face this threat to her community. Grier is in Alaska for the same reason so many others are–to disappear–when Chief Long enlists his help. He emerges from the shadows and proves his mettle, but his presence in her life could be a deadly trap for them both. If his secret is exposed, all will be lost. And he’s not sure even Autumn could save him. As the stakes rise and the dangers increase, Autumn and Grier must rely on each other to extinguish the deadly threats. (Thriller/Suspense/Romance from Revell)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9124" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9124/9124_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Courage in the Shadows</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- Ever since she and thirteen other models were kidnapped years before, Summer Lake has fought to ensure that she can protect herself. But when her job as a bodyguard brings her into contact with a man she believes masterminded her kidnapping, her first urge is to run, terrified of being taken again. Instead, she follows the stranger, determined to bring him to justice. Bodyguard Grant Wright fell in love with Summer the instant he saw her, a fierce protector standing in front of the other endangered young women he'd come to rescue. Years later, Summer still sees him as barely more than a coworker. Grant bides his time, sticking close in an effort to keep her safe and hoping she'll eventually open her heart to him. When her life is threatened, he's not about to allow her to fight her enemies alone. He'll stay by her side whether she wants him or not. But Summer and Grant have an enemy whose global smuggling organization is so powerful, so pervasive, that it'll be a miracle if either of them emerges from this battle alive. (Thriller/Suspense/Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9232" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9232/9232_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9232" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Every Flower of the Field</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sara Davison</a> -- Safe is the most dangerous feeling of all. For as long as she can remember, Rose Galway has been a captive, controlled by one man or another. To her, though, God is the one holding the keys, refusing to set her free despite the desperate pleas she has sent heavenward. Detective Laken Jones has known hardship too, including the daily trauma of racism. Still, nothing he has gone through compares to what Rose has endured. He wants nothing more than for her to experience hope and healing and maybe even happiness in her life. But first he has to find her. Laken is willing to risk everything to set Rose free. And to help her find her way to God. Even if that means letting go of her—and the future he envisions for the two of them—forever. (Thriller/Suspense/Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9087" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9087/9087_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9087" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perilous Security Detail</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth Goddard</a> -- With threats on all sides…Secrets can prove deadly. Narrowly surviving an intentional hit-and-run, Sawyer Blackwood hires his unexpected rescuer to guard his niece. Bodyguard Everly Honor will do anything to protect a child, even if it means working with her ex. But, as attacks escalate, how can she accomplish her mission to keep them safe when Sawyer is keeping secrets from her…and she’s concealing the truth about her own past? (Thriller/Suspense/Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Western Romance:</span></b></center>
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<br /><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9064" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/9064/9064_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/9064" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forged in Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- When sparks begin to fly, can a friendship cast in iron be shaped into something more? Mariah Stover is left for dead and with no memory when the Deadeye Gang robs the stagecoach she's riding in, killing both her father and brother. As she takes over her father's blacksmith shop and tries to move forward, she soon finds herself in jeopardy and wondering--does someone know she witnessed the robbery and is still alive? Handsome and polished Clint Roberts escaped to western Wyoming, leaving his painful memories behind. Hoping for a fresh start, he opens a diner where he creates fine dishes, but is met with harsh resistance from the townsfolk, who prefer to stick to their old ways. Clint and Mariah are drawn together by the trials they face in town, and Clint is determined to protect Mariah at all costs when danger descends upon her home. As threats pursue them from every side, will they survive to build a life forged in love?. (Western Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
<br /><br />Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-17229124559390321692022-01-17T15:37:00.001-06:002022-01-31T15:39:19.931-06:00February 2022 New Christian Fiction More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Amish Romance:</span></b></center><br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8666" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8666/8666_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8666" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Strength in the Storm</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1287" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurel M. Blount</a> -- After the murder of both her parents, Emma Hochstedler returns to the small community of Johns Mill, hoping to resume her quiet existence. Reclaiming her place proves harder than expected—especially now that a movie is being made about her family’s loss. But then, an old friend offers her a lifeline that gives her new purpose. Amish builder Samuel Christner is the biggest—and the strongest—man in town. In fact, the gentle giant has only one weakness—Emma. Even though she broke his heart, he won’t let his childhood sweetheart face her troubles alone. He hires Emma as a nurse for his elderly aunt…and finds himself falling for her all over again. (Amish Romance from Berkley Penguin Random House)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8518" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8518/8518_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8518" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Defending David</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1177" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barbara M. Britton</a> -- When a quiet journey to Jerusalem turns tragic, newly orphaned Rimona must flee a kinsman set on selling her as a slave. Racing into the rocky hills outside of Hebron, Rimona is rescued by a Philistine commander journeying to Jerusalem with six-hundred warriors. Exiled commander, Ittai the Gittite, is seeking refuge in the City of David. Protecting a frantic Hebrew woman is not in his leadership plan. Although, having a nobleman's niece in his caravan might prove useful for finding shelter in a foreign land. Rimona and Ittai arrive in Jerusalem on the eve of a rebellion. In the chaos of an heir's betrayal, will they be separated forever, or can they defend King David and help the aging monarch control his rebellious son? (Biblical from Harbourlight Books (Pelican))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8553" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8553/8553_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8553" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Checked Impressions</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- parks fly when a hometown hockey hero meets a classy art-loving museum guide hiding a secret...Jai Mullins is used to being the fastest man on ice. Trouble is, his ability to find a genuine woman is tracking at glacial melt levels. He’s trusting God she’s out there, but he’s wary of getting trapped by a superfan, when all he wants is someone with whom he can be real. Allie Davis has two great loves: impressionist art and hockey. More specifically, a certain hockey player. But between her shyness and her family, she’s convinced she’ll never meet him, let alone connect with him in a non-embarrassing way. Until she does. And they connect. And romance sparks. But she is hiding a big secret, and he’s about to find that first impressions sometimes need a reality check. Will they learn to trust and find a way forward, or will half-truths lead to further hurt on opposite sides of the country and lonely lives? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/2803" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/2803/2803_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/2803" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Tycoon Hero</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/765" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Narelle Atkins</a> -- Cassie Beaumont believes in second chances. Cassie is set on proving she’s no longer a party girl, instead focusing on her career as an event planner. Ryan Mitchell, her dad’s top executive, proves to be a handsome distraction, especially when someone from Cassie’s wild past tries to draw her back into the life she has worked hard to escape. Ryan is taken with his boss’s beautiful daughter. But he is slow to trust, having been burned by a brother who ran in the same circles. When Cassie’s newfound faith works its way into his heart, Ryan wants to claim both Cassie and her faith as his own. Can they forgive past mistakes and navigate a future together? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8459" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Search of a Prince</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1245" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toni Shiloh</a> -- Brielle Adebayo is fully content teaching at a New York City public school and taking annual summer vacations with her mother to Martha's Vineyard. But everything changes when her mom drops the mother of all bombshells--Brielle is a princess in the kingdom of Oloro Ilé, Africa, and she must immediately assume her royal position, since the health of her grandfather, King Tiwa Jimoh Adebayo, is failing. Distraught by her mother's betrayal, Brielle is further left spinning when the Oloro Ilé Royal Council brings up an old edict that states she must marry before assuming the throne or the crown will be passed to another. Uncertain who to choose from the council's list of bachelors, she struggles with the decision along with the weight of her new role in a new country. With her world totally shaken, she must take a chance on love and brave the perils a wrong decision may bring. (Contemporary Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8709" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8709/8709_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8709" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secrets of Their Past</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allie Pleiter</a> -- Facing the past could change his future. Veterinarian Neal Rodgers is in Wander Canyon seeking the truth about his past—not to rescue a litter of kittens under his next-door neighbor’s porch. But persistent single-mom Tessa Kennedy is impossible to ignore—especially when she uncovers a family secret of her own. Discovering the hidden facts of their histories could be the key to unlocking everything in this small town. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8691" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8691/8691_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8691" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Valentine Proposal</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2230" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beth Pugh</a> -- Can Love Be 10 Years in the Making? Award-winning photographer Mason Montgomery is back in Pine Valley, Kentucky. Hopefully, for good, if his business proposal is accepted. On paper, he’s the perfect buyer for Forget-Me-Not Photography. Too bad the seller, Ol' Man Rowe, doesn't see it that way. He's looking for a family man to take over, and Mason's bachelor status doesn't fit the bill.For shy Lily Anne Dawson, life has not turned out the way she'd hoped. Working at her mother's bakery and editing for the local newspaper is a far cry from her journalistic dream. She's a failure. A lonely failure worrying about infertility with no romantic prospects in sight. That all changes when a decade-old promise to marry on Valentine's Day pushes the two together at their high school reunion. The impromptu proposal offers a solution to their problems. But marriage requires honesty―and both have secrets. Secrets that could make or break their budding love. (Contemporary Romance from Candlelight (an imprint of Iron Stream Media))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8684" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8684/8684_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8684" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Belong Together</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1560" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Conrad</a> -- Fame and money have a way of complicating love. Drummer John Kennedy can keep a beat, but he can’t hold a conversation, so he relies on actions to show he cares. Unfortunately, when he’s instantly intrigued by a spunky female mechanic, he can’t seem to convey the sincerity of his intentions. And the rejections don’t stop there. His own sister is pushing him away just when he could help her most. Erin Hirsh’s life would be easier if God hadn’t given her a love for cars. Only her father understood her, and she’s losing him to dementia. Her brief romances have always backfired worse than a mistuned engine, and she refuses to give John the chance to wreck her heart. A rock star with a supermodel ex can’t possibly see anything in her. At least that’s what she thinks until they find common ground in faith and their worsening family situations leave them each longing for a place to belong. Could God intend for this pair of opposites to belong together? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8596" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8596/8596_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8596" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Avenue of Betrayal</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/847" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandra Merville Hart</a> -- Betrayed by her brother and the man she loves…whom can she trust when tragedy strikes? Soldiers are pouring into Washington City every day and have begun drilling in preparation for a battle with the Confederacy. Annie Swanson worries for her brother, whom she’s just discovered is a Confederate officer in his new home state of North Carolina. Even as Annie battles feelings of betrayal toward the big brother she’s always adored, her wealthy banker father swears her and her sister to secrecy about their brother’s actions. How could he forsake their mother’s abolitionist teachings?Sergeant-Major John Finn camps within a mile of the Swansons’ mansion where his West Point pal once lived. Sweet Annie captured his heart at Will’s wedding last year and he looks forward to reestablishing their relationship—until he’s asked to spy on her father.To prove her father’s loyalty to the Union, John agrees to spy on the Swanson family, though Annie must never know. Then the war strikes a blow that threatens to destroy them all—including the love that’s grown between them against all odds. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8721" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8721/8721_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8721" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gold Rush Bride Tegan</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Tegan Llewellyn has always been different than her adopted family, except Grandmother Hannah, a prospector during the 1829 Georgia gold rush. Now, seventy years later there are reports of gold in Nome, and the opportunity is too good to pass up. But Tegan doesn’t count on the dangers that strike from the moment she steps off the steamer, including the threat of losing her heart. Elijah Hunter has prospected for gold all over the US and Canada and likes being on the move. The last thing he expects to find on his latest search is a lady miner who proves to be nothing but trouble. Can he convince her that leaving is for her own good before it’s too late...for both of them? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8711" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8711/8711_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8711" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lumberjacks and Ladies</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1258" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Lamont Leo, et. al</a> -- Lumberjacks and Ladies Work Together to Build America...Struggling to remain independent in the 1800s, four women reluctantly open up to help from lumberjacks—and love. All That Glitters by Candice Sue Patterson, 1851—Maine. Winifred finds herself running the family lobstering business when her father and brothers join the California gold rush. Will she stubbornly reject help from a local lumberjack? Winter Roses by Pegg Thomas, 1865—Michigan. Elizabeth cooks for a logging crew, spurning the men’s advances, until reoccurring gifts capture her attention. Will she heed her mother’s warning about “shanty boys”? Not for Love by Naomi Musch, 1881—Wisconsin. Widowed, Maggie seeks a husband—in name only—from the logging camps, but the man who answers her letter is a surprise. Can she open her heart to love again? Undercover Logger by Jennifer Lamont Leo, 1890—Idaho. Carrie will not sell her timberland and allows the banker’s nephew to sign onto her logging crew to ferret out the reason she is losing money at an alarming rate. Will truth be revealed to her forlorn heart? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8412" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8412/8412_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8412" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mrs. Witherspoon Goes to War</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/654" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Eileen Davis</a> -- A WASP Goes Above the Call of Duty to Free Captive American Soldiers. Full of intrigue, adventure, and romance, this new series celebrates the unsung heroes--the heroines of WWII. Peggy Witherspoon, a widow, mother, and pilot flying for the Women Airforce Service Pilots in 1944 clashes with her new reporting officer. Army Air Corp Major Howie Berg was injured in combat and is now stationed at Bolling Field in Washington D.C. Most of Peggy's jobs are safe, predictable, and she can be home each night with her two daughters--until a cargo run to Cuba alerts her to American soldiers being held captive there, despite Cuba being an "ally." Will Peggy go against orders to help the men--even risk her own life? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8605" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8605/8605_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8605" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Until Leaves Fall in Paris</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/230" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sarah Sundin</a> -- As the Nazis march toward Paris in 1940, American ballerina Lucie Girard buys her favorite English-language bookstore to allow the Jewish owners to escape. Lucie struggles to run Green Leaf Books due to oppressive German laws and harsh conditions, but she finds a way to aid the resistance by passing secret messages between the pages of her books. Widower Paul Aubrey wants nothing more than to return to the States with his little girl, but the US Army convinces him to keep his factory running and obtain military information from his German customers. As the war rages on, Paul offers his own resistance by sabotaging his product and hiding British airmen in his factory. After they meet in the bookstore, Paul and Lucie are drawn to each other, but she rejects him when she discovers he sells to the Germans. And for Paul to win her trust would mean betraying his mission. (Historical Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8693" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8693/8693_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8693" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wilderness Wife</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2073" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Delores Topliff</a> -- arguerite Wadin MacKay believes her 17-year marriage to explorer, Alex MacKay, is strong—until sudden fame makes him announce their frontier marriage is void in Montréal where he now goes to choose a society wife—not one with native blood. Taking their son, MacKay sends Marguerite and their three daughters to a trading post where she lived as a child. Deeply shamed, she arrives in time to assist young visiting Doctor John McLoughlin with a medical emergency. Marguerite now lives only for her girls. When Fort William on Lake Superior opens a school, Marguerite moves there for her daughters’ sake. Newly assigned there, Doctor McLoughlin’s friendship with Marguerite grows. When he declares his love, she dissuades him from a match harmful to his career. She’s mixed blood and nine years older. He will have no one else. After abandonment, can a woman love again and fulfill the key role in North American History that is her destiny? (General Historical from Scrivenings Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8655" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8655/8655_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8655" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">With a Trusting Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/AuthorNumber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn Kinzer</a> -- Will trust be the winning ticket to mending two wounded hearts? The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is taking place in Seattle with participants from all over the world when Lizzie Clark accepts a position at an orphanage in the city. After suffering heartbreak and loss, she is determined to make a life for herself independently. Jack Butler’s mother abandoned their family when he was a young boy. Loyalty to his father cost him fulfilling his own aspirations, so Jack strives to take their family farm in a new direction. A newborn is left at the orphanage with a note asking Lizzie to take care of him. Why did the woman abandon her child? And why is Jack, a handsome local farmer so interested in helping Lizzie search for the infant’s mother? When shocking revelations disrupt their plans, Lizzie and Jack are faced with life-changing decisions. Will they open their hearts to trusting again? (Historical Romance from Morningview Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8689" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8689/8689_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8689" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cliffhanger</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- The Novel Inn’s reopening goes smoothly until a guest vanishes. The new owners prepare for their first large group—a former squad of cheerleaders meeting for a reunion. Things go awry when the head cheerleader fails to show up. Sisters Kate and Jillian, the innkeepers, enlist the help of their brother Rick, a local police officer. They’re confident the missing woman will be found, but they soon learn to expect the unexpected, even during a walk on the beach. (Mystery: Cozy from Scrivenings Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8710" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8710/8710_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8710" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Prediction</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/AuthorNumber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean Rezab</a> -- Thea deals with the limits her father places on her when she has a vision of his death. He has never accepted her ability, and he also deals with his own depression regarding his past. (Mystery: Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8613" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8613/8613_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8613" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Safe House Exposed</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- Witness protection should have kept them safe. Instead, it left them completely exposed…Canadian border patrol officer Emma James has only one concern after putting a crime boss behind bars: keeping her daughter safe. But witness protection has a leak, and Emma's enemies know exactly where to find her. Now on the run with no safe haven, trusting her estranged former brother-in-law, police constable Mason James, to shield them is her only hope… (Thriller/Suspence/Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8665" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8665/8665_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8665" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">That Scott Woman</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carlene Havel</a> -- Maggie Scott returns home in 1966 after serving four years in prison. She has only one goal in mind, to create a secure and stable life for herself. Then Maggie meets Blake Hamilton, ex-rodeo cowboy turned preacher. The chemistry between this unlikely pair is undeniable, but there are problems. Blake is sure his calling is to serve God. Maggie is convinced she is beyond redemption. Common sense tells Maggie her attraction to Blake will end in heartbreak. (Thriller/Suspense/Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8616" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8616/8616_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8616" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Touch of Innocence</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- How can she protect the child if nobody believes her? Grace used to try to save people, but that was before she realized how powerless she is. Now, she avoids emotional ties, working from her secluded cabin, content with her aloneness. When eight-year-old Lily starts hanging around, Grace enjoys her company but carefully keeps her distance—until she discovers the girl is being exploited. Little though she wants to, she must get involved, even if it means risking her own safety to secure Lily’s. Andrew can’t help but be drawn to his new neighbor and her beautiful foster child. When he learns about Lily’s disturbing history, he offers to help Grace prove her suspicions about the girl’s father. But the more they learn, the more puzzling Lily’s history seems. They work together to unravel the mystery, determined to ensure Lily ends up with a family who loves her. But Lily’s father isn’t giving up his muse—or his obsession—that easily. He believes Lily is rightfully his, and he’ll do anything to get her back. (Thrilled/Suspense/Romance, Independently Published)<br /><div><br />
</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-79349365012844298822022-01-05T15:17:00.001-06:002022-01-05T15:17:03.569-06:00January 2022 New Christian FictionMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8636" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8636/8636_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8636" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Across the Miles</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1481" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christine Dillon</a> -- How can you belong when you don't know who you are? Gina Reid is surrounded by people getting married or having babies. She's under pressure to settle down but how can she do that when she doesn't even know where she came from? Since the startling revelation that she was adopted, it's felt like there is something missing. But fear has kept her from searching for her biological parents. What if learning the truth is worse than not knowing? Now an overheard comment has propelled her into action. Can Gina find out who she truly is? Or will she discover that some secrets are best left undisturbed? (General Contemporary, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8643" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8643/8643_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8643" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mercy's Legacy</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2054" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Sarah Hanks</a> -- After being released from prison, DeAndre struggles to make a new life for himself and his family. But when his past shows up in the doorway of his art studio, begging for a place in his heart and life, he is forced to make decisions that will alter his life forever. Nine-year-old Mercy has questions no one will answer. That is, until her brother reveals that he knows the whereabouts of her birthfather. Is the man whose blood runs in her veins a bad man like her parents told her? Or a good one? Could he fulfill the longing in her heart to truly belong? (General Contemporary, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8594" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8594/8594_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Faith Restored</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1667" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Herron</a> -- Can two polar opposites meet in the middle to achieve a winning outcome? Sunset Meadows’ activity director Melinda Brewer has her work cut out for her. As a five-year veteran with the cutting-edge retirement community, “Mel” wears many hats. But her job is more than a title. The residents at “The Meadows” are like family—some of whom she’s known her entire life. Ruby—this little niche in the Ozark Mountains—may be a mere dot on the Missouri map, but it’s also Mel’s birthplace, the land of her heritage, reminiscent of old ways while cognizant of new seasons.Leave it to new kid on the block Matt Enders to upset the apple cart. When Enders is hired as the facility’s new social worker, his idea of a well-oiled machine is to eliminate a few rusty cogs—chiefly, some of Mel’s most successful programs. Mr. City Slicker doesn’t care about making waves. He delivers a hurricane! (Contemporary Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8623" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8623/8623_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8623" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His Road to Redemption</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/441" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Jordan</a> -- Veteran Micah Holland's scars go deeper than anyone knows. An inheritance from his mentor could be a new beginning—if he shares the inherited goat farm with fiercely independent Paige Watson. Now the only way they can keep the farm is to work together. But first Micah must prove he's a changed man to keep his dream and the woman he's falling for. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin)).<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8551" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8551/8551_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8551" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love on Ice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- She’s focused on winning gold. He wants to lose the player tag. Can a fake relationship become something real? Aussie short track skater Holly Travers has one goal - make the Vancouver Games, no matter what it takes. She has no time for distractions, even if they come in the handsome form of her Canadian best friend’s twin brother. This hockey player may say he’s not a player, but can she trust him? Brent Karlsson has one goal - make his sister’s best friend realize he’s a changed man and she should give him a chance. When a set-up in Hawaii helps these two opposites realize they have more in common than they thought, what happens when he wants to turn their fake relationship into something real? And how can a relationship work when these two elite athletes never see each other and live on opposite sides of the world?
(Contemporary Romance, Independently Published).<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8639" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8639/8639_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8639" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Searching for Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1244" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jill Weatherholt</a> -- When injured professional bull rider Luke Beckett returns to his hometown to recover, he doesn’t expect his B and B host and physical therapist to be his first and only love, Meg Brennan. He’s also unprepared for Meg’s adorable triplets to steal his heart. Luke’s past has him doubting he’s good enough for Meg and the children, but they might be just what the doctor ordered to help him heal. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8497" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8497/8497_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8497" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harmony on the Horizon</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Denly</a> -- Her calling to change the world may be his downfall. On the heels of the Great Rebellion, Margaret Foster, an abolitionist northerner, takes a teaching position in 1865 San Diego—a town dominated by Southern sympathizers. At thirty-seven years of age, Margaret has accepted spinsterhood and embraced her role as teacher. So, when Everett Thompson, the handsomest member of the School Board, reveals his interest in her, it’s a dream come true. Until her passionate ideals drive a wedge between them. After two decades of hard work, Everett Thompson is on the verge of having everything he’s dreamed of. Even the beautiful new teacher has agreed to his courtship. Then two investments go south and a blackmailer threatens everything Everett has and dreams of. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8473" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8473/8473_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Darling Mr. Day</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Hitchcock</a> -- New Orleans' most eligible bachelor insists he's not on the market . . . but he couldn't be more wrong. Jilted in front of all New York, Theodore Day decides to lose himself in his family's luxury riverboat business in New Orleans and compete against his brother to become the next company head. The brother with the most sales by summer's end will win the position. Thanks to Theodore's fame as a suitor in a socialite's outlandish competition to find a husband, he has become very desirable royalty in Southern society and thus has an advantage. It took Flora Wingfield's best work to convince her family to summer in New Orleans, but with Teddy Day a bachelor once again, she's leaving nothing to chance. Desperate to stand out from all the clamoring belles, Flora attempts a bold move that goes completely awry, only to find it's her interior design skills that finally catch his notice. But when Flora's father's matchmaking schemes come in the way of her plans, Teddy will have to decide where his happiness truly lies and what he is willing to sacrifice for it. (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8647" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8647/8647_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8647" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love’s Twisting Trail</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2217" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betty Woods</a> -- Stampedes, wild animals, and renegade Comanches make a cattle drive dangerous for any man. The risks multiply when Charlotte Grimes goes up the trail disguised as Charlie, a fourteen-year-old boy. She promised her dying father she'd save their ranch after her brother, Tobias, mismanages their money. To keep her vow, she rides the trail with the brother she can't trust. David Shepherd needs one more successful drive to finish buying the ranch he's prayed for. He partners with Tobias to travel safely through Indian Territory. David detests the hateful way. Tobias treats his younger brother, Charlie. But what does he do when he discovers Charlie's secret? What kind of woman would do what she's done? (Historical Romance from Scrivenings Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8646" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8646/8646_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8646" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marrying Mr. Wrong</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/741" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melissa Jagears</a> -- Gwendolyn McGill wants to be loved and accepted for who she is, but that’s hard to do in a small town where everyone judges her by the scandal her father caused. Unfortunately, the man she hoped would sweep her away from all the wagging tongues is no longer interested in marrying her. Unable to leave town, she’s determined to prove she’s more than just a pretty face who knows how to bat her eyelashes. For years, Timothy O’Conner has loved Gwen from a distance, knowing someone like her would never be attracted to a lowly ranch hand with a blemished face like him. When Gwen unexpectedly shows up at the ranch, asking him to help her learn how to attract a man of quality, Tim’s feelings become even harder to suppress. When danger pushes them together, they discover there’s more to each other than either of them imagined. Though God is no respecter of persons, is the desire of their hearts strong enough to defy society’s expectations? (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8633" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8633/8633_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8633" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Song for the Hunter</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1444" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Naomi Musch</a> -- Wed to a trading company partner to escape life in Montreal under her harsh father's thumb, Camilla Bonnet finds herself tragically widowed and pregnant in the Upper Country frontier. When her brother fails to return for her from Fort William, she is cast on the mercy of the trading post owner's family. She also draws comfort from Bemidii Marchal, a Métis hunter who soothes away her misgivings as he finds his own refuge on Lake Superior's Madeline Island. Bemidii’s thoughts of courting a maiden are cut short when he raises his knife against a company man at Fort William’s Great Rendezvous. No one will believe he killed to protect his sister—least of all the beautiful Frenchwoman on Madeline Island who stirs his affections—not when she learns that her brother is dead and Bemidii stands accused of his murder. As the sharp blade of truth divides them, will Bemidii survive the justice of powerful men who are a law unto themselves? Or will his life—and Camilla—be lost to him forever? (Historical Romance from Iron Stream Media (Smitten Historical Romance, imprint of LPC, division of ISM))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8637" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8637/8637_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8637" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Four Days Famous</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luana Ehrlich</a> -- Mylas Grey doesn’t want to be famous. Not even for a day. As a private investigator, he prefers to fly under the radar. However, when a well-known doctor asks Mylas to investigate his father’s murder, that’s exactly what happens. Suddenly, Mylas is dodging reporters while interviewing suspects and searching for the dead man’s elusive girlfriend. (Mystery/Crime, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8483" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8483/8483_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8483" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sword and the Song</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/964" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carla Laureano</a> -- With a storm on the horizon, who will stand against the darkness? Conor and Aine have barely escaped Seare with their lives. Conor knows he must return to find the harp that could end the Red Druid’s reign of terror, but he must first see Aine safely to her family home on the isle of Amanta. When an unnatural storm tears them apart, they find themselves in even more danger than that which they fled. Because magic is not the only thing to fear in Aine's homeland, where the Sofarende invaders harry the coasts and shifting clan alliances make it impossible to know who to trust. Conor and Aine must cling to the whispers of Comdiu’s plans for them and their enduring love for one another, even when the future looks darkest. But with betrayal at every turn, will they give into fear? Or will they learn to depend on Comdiu completely ... before all hope is lost? (Speculative from Enclave Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8529" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8529/8529_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8529" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shadow of Fear</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Urcelia Teixeira</a> -- What seemed like the end was really the beginning. Enemies collide in the second installment of the toe-curling Christian Suspense Thriller that left readers gasping for more at the end of book one! Blinded by revenge of her own, she hunted down her enemies, hoping to put her past behind her. Only to find that breaking free isn’t as easy as she’d thought it would be. Blood got shed, lives lost, and now, more lives are at stake. Caught in a deadlock between enemies who won’t stop until they serve revenge, Jorja has to make a choice. Die, or make a deal with the devil. Her choice sets in motion one of the biggest assignments she has ever undertaken. One where fear threatens to seize her heart and take her soul. Can she finally break free from death’s clutches, risk it all, one last time? (Thriller Suspense, Independently Published)<br /><div><br />
</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-76811956421515104232021-12-10T20:32:00.006-06:002021-12-10T20:32:36.013-06:00December 2021 New Christian Fiction<p>More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p>
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary - General:</span></b></center>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8364" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8364_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8364" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broken Together</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/898" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brenda S. Anderson</a> -- Jennifer and Chad Taylor had dreamed of opening a coffee and cocoa shop since before they said, “I do.” When Chad is sent to prison for murder despite claiming innocence, that dream—along with their family—is shattered. After years of fighting for Chad’s release, Jennifer finally breaks free from her shame, anger, and hopelessness, and forges ahead with the dream the two of them once shared. With the help of their college-aged twins, she begins to move forward. Without Chad. When their lawyer arrives with news of evidence that may prove Chad’s innocence, a strange mixture of emotions overtakes her. Does she want Chad to return home? He isn’t the same man he once was, and she certainly isn’t the same woman. She’s worked hard to piece the remnants of their family back together, and his coming home could fracture the family once again. (General Contemporary, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center> <br />
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8602" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8602_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8602" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Healing Skye</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1193" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janet W. Ferguson</a> --People can’t be trusted. Animals always made more sense than humans did to marine biologist Skye Youngblood. After her mother’s suicide, she left Alabama and never looked back. These days, she pours her heart into protecting nature’s sea creatures. When she returns to Dauphin Island, Alabama, for a temporary manatee migration study, her dark past is much too close. She can’t let her guard down. But how can she keep her heart hidden when a kind man with a genuine smile makes her want a fresh start? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8612" style="clear: right; left: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8612_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Place Like Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy R. Anguish</a> -- Roots are overrated, at least to someone like Adrian Stewart, preacher’s kid, who has never lived anywhere longer than six years. That’s why her job with MidUSLogIn, Inc. is so perfect for her—lots of travel and staying nowhere long enough to have it feel like home. But when work takes her to Memphis, TN, closer to her family for the first time in years, and in the same small office as Grayson Roberts, she starts to question her job, her lack of home, and even her memories of her rocky past with the church. Gray is intrigued by Adrian from the moment he sees her, and he’s determined to get to the bottom of why this girl who loves old movies and hums when she works won’t go to church with him. As they grow closer, he wants more, too, but how can he convince her to stay in Memphis when she doesn’t believe in home—or God? Can he use his own broken past to break through hers? (Contemporary Romance from Scrivenings Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8559" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8559_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8559" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reclaiming Hope</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> -- Callie Steele might be a bit… focused on work, but despite what her employers say, she enjoys her well-ordered, productive life. When she’s sent to meet the owners of an estate requiring post-hurricane landscaping, Callie meets their son, Kai Brody, a super-chilled pro surfer, who is as opposite from her as they come. Though initially smitten, Callie knows a relationship with Kai is a bad idea—a very bad idea. Kai, however, can’t help but be intrigued by someone who challenges him to make something of his life again. He’s determined to pursue her, if she’ll give him half a chance. The more time they spend together, negotiating the challenges of work, illness, and family, the more their opposing outlooks clash and connect. What do these unlikely friends really want from life? Is it best to focus on work or recreation? As Kai and Callie answers from the Lord, they also must consider if such complete opposites have enough in common to make a relationship last. (Contemporary Romance from Celebrate Lit)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8550" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8550_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8550" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Breakup Project</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carolyn Miller</a> --As the twin sister of hockey’s hottest forward, romance-loving Bree Karlsson is used to being ignored, leading to a New Year’s resolution to not date any athlete in her attempt to find Mr. Right. But what happens when the man who might prove to be her personal Mr. Darcy is her brother’s hockey-playing best friend? Mike Vaughan might be happy playing in Boston, but he’d be even happier if Bree could one day see him as more than a good friend. He agrees to help Bree with a special project in the hope she’ll finally see him as something more. But when a misunderstanding ends in a Valentine’s Day disaster, Bree realizes that her breakup project may have broken her friendship with Mike in two. Can she ever redeem her mistake? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8500" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8500_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8500" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Their Yuletide Healing</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/720" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Obenhaus</a> -- Foster mom Rae Girard’s determined to make her children’s first Christmas with her the best they’ve ever had—and she’s shocked when the town scrooge, attorney Cole Heinsohn, offers to pitch in. Rae’s young charges have melted Cole’s heart, and he wants them to experience the special day he never had. But when disaster strikes, an imperfect holiday might bring them something better: a family… (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8608" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8608_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8608" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elinor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/757" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shannon McNear</a> -- In 1587, Elinor White Dare sailed from England heavy with her first child but full of hopes. Her father, a renowned artist and experienced traveler, has convinced her and her bricklayer husband Ananias to make the journey to the New World. Land, they are promised, more goodly and beautiful than they can ever imagine. But nothing goes as planned from landing at the wrong location, to facing starvation, to the endless wait for help to arrive. And, beyond her comprehension, Elinor finds herself utterly alone. The colony at Roanoke disappeared into the shadows of history. But what if one survived to leave a lasting legacy? (General Historical from Barbour Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8615" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8615_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8615" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Matters Most</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1316" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Ashby</a> -- For ten years, the incorruptible Tribune Titianus enforced Rome’s laws. He’s four days from leaving the Urban Cohort to teach at his brother-in-law Kaeso’s school when Emperor Hadrian and the Praetorian Prefect draft him to secretly investigate and thwart an assassination plot…one that might involve his own commander. He can’t refuse, but if Hadrian’s enemies discover his Christian faith, will it mean death for everyone he loves? The new tribune Glabrio wants two things as Titianus trains him: to discover for their commander who Titianus is investigating and to gain the support of Titianus’s powerful relatives. Marrying Sabina would secure the backing of her grandfather, but because of the teacher, she's making choices no noblewoman should. As he gets closer to both his goals, will he realize in time what matters most? (General Historical from Cerrillo Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8578" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8578_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8578" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Covert Cowboy Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2089" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol James</a> -- A December ice storm destroys Rebekah Kingston's Christmas plans. With the power out and the West Texas roads closed indefinitely, she's forced to spend Christmas at her brother Braden's ranch instead of at home with her parents. But Rebekah and Braden are not alone. Also stranded is an annoyingly chatty ranch hand, Dirk Sims. While Rebekah is certain she's met him before, Dirk insists she's mistaken. However, when Rebekah inadvertently eavesdrops on one of Dirk's phone conversations, she discovers his lie. Dirk is not who he seems. This Christmas just got interesting. (Romance Novella from White Rose Publishing (Pelican))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8513" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/8513_250_400.png" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8513" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buried Cold Case Secrets</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sami A. Abrams</a> -- She can’t remember and he can’t forget. When a killer targets Melanie, it is only through her determination to relive the past and Jason’s willingness to let go of his resentment, can they find his sister’s killer and keep Melanie alive. (Thriller/Suspense from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-17663240991728304642021-11-29T11:45:00.001-06:002021-11-29T11:45:15.114-06:00Fantasy & Sci-Fi For Christmas<p><i>The Vault Between Space, </i>along with several of my fellow-Enclave authors, are participating in the following book tour. There will be fun posts from each other, with one day highlighting each author. (<i>Vault </i>will be highlighted on December 6). And of course, what tour would be complete without a giveaway? So check out all the fun:</p><p> <img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj6-kgaHc6nOS7IODYgNVAc3xoa7G-6Nt6AsUVxGz6N_gumx_rRW2-nWJ6g_llKzZ8geiMFB98noFMsQ_W2U79FUcAIuqtTia3ASPkjBRiwsEst3tNkLKjDlto2hcLjVgC2UaDtG4ST4/w640-h320/Banner+-+Fantasy+for+Christmas.png" height="320" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Drzq5Rf5ziEB5DEqcj23MjQhKYiUiWZ3FJl5rEfXM3KGB5fegemHNTn1Lu4Pb6SdjnPlqUdtlMJRx_ZneLhT1OAb4r6zRZk_PjFp4RSAUFDGNd7Lh4xBnAYwHLsQC0glNvj_ZMIG" style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="640" /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e9b3da65-7fff-4b55-8e9b-7b0906b78f39"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.prismbooktours.com/2021/11/were-launching-fantasy-sci-fi-for.html">More Tour Information</a></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; 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height: 200px; overflow: hidden; width: 200px;"><br /></span></span></div></span>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-2447466698870003772021-11-01T17:05:00.001-05:002021-11-01T17:05:06.245-05:00New Christian Fiction, November 2021<p>More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8590" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Awestruck Christmas Medley</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1560" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Conrad</a> -- The members of the rock band Awestruck battle a snowstorm and relationship difficulties in hopes of spending a joyful Christmas with their loved ones in this novella, which continues the story begun in the first novel in the Rhythms of Redemption Romances, To Bring You Back. (Contemporary Romance from Hope Anchor LLC)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8350" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Small-Town Christmas Challenge</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/966" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susanne Dietze</a> -- Will reviving an old tradition be the start of something new? When she inherits a beautiful historic house, nurse Leah Dean knows selling it could solve all her problems. But there’s just one catch—she and co-owner Pastor Benton Hunt must cohost the Gingerbread Gala in the home first. As Christmas approaches, Leah and Benton grow closer, and parting with the house—and each other—is not as easy as they thought… (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8569" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Never Too Late</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1968" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan L. Tuttle</a> -- Widowed homemaker Rachael Stark isn’t quite sure what comes after her only child leaves for college. To fill her suddenly quiet hours and scrawny bank account, she needs a job. But painful memories prevent her from resurrecting her former art career, and motherhood isn't much of a résumé. When her best friend needs help recovering from a gunshot wound that occurred in the line of duty, she is there. Finally, someone to take care of. Evan Wayne won't let his injury keep him from being a police officer. His dedication to protect the innocent stems from the guilt he carries over having failed his childhood friend. What he needs now is to recover and get back on the streets. Instead, he's handed a myriad of light-duty tasks by his captain―one of which involves heading up the department's entry into the town's annual mural contest. He's not an artist, but he definitely knows one. And he'll take any excuse to spend more time with her. (Contemporary Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8549" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />You and Me</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Becky Wade</a> -- Easy-going, artistic Connor Bryant fell hard for his friend Shay Seaver when they were both in the seventh grade. Sixteen years later, he’s returned to Misty River. She’s finally between boyfriends. And his crush on her hasn’t wavered. Now’s his chance. He tells Shay that he’s found someone he wants to date and is in need of a makeover when it comes to his appearance and dating strategies. He asks if she’ll serve as his consultant — in hopes that he’ll learn how he can become her ideal man. What he doesn’t tell her? That she’s the one he wants to date. Sporty stationery shop owner Shay immediately agrees to Connor’s request because he’s one of the best guys she knows. However, she quickly realizes she’s in over her head. She’s pledged to help him win the affection of another woman — even though she dearly wants to claim his heart. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8579/8579_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8561" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8561/8561_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8573" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8573/8573_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8579" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Corporal's Codebook</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- Jack Miller stumbles through the Civil War, winding up a telegrapher and cryptographer for the army. In the field with General Sherman in Georgia, he is captured along with his precious cipher key. His captor, Hamilton Buckley, thinks he should have been president of the Confederacy, not Jefferson Davis. Jack doubts Buckley's sanity and longs to escape. Buckley's kindhearted niece, Marilla, might help him-but only if Jack helps her achieve her own goal. (Historical from Scrivenings Press LLC)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8561" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magi Journey: Assyria</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2192" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Phillip Garner</a> -- The first in a three-book series that follows a Family of Chaldean Magi from the court of Tiglath—Pileser III, King of Assyria in 734 BC, to Bethlehem in -0- BC. Through the eyes of the Magi, we see the history of prophecy, judgment, and redemption unfold. In book one, the Magi recount: meeting Isaiah, King Ahaz, and King Hezekiah of Judah; campaigning with King Tiglath-Pileser III and King Sennacherib as they subdue the Levantine States and deport the people of Israel to Assyria, and creating the Magi school that will survive the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires and serve as the foundation of the Magi Family of faith. (Historical from Bookbaby)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8573" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Last Piece</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terrie Todd</a> -- When his father dies during the Great Depression, Ray Matthews is forced to drop out of art school to support his mother and sister as a jigsaw puzzle artist. Ray has only one painting he vows never to sell: the portrait of his beloved sweetheart. When pressured to break his oath, Ray sends the painting off with a promise and a prophecy. Through eight decades, the puzzle of the beautiful girl at the wishing well passes through four households, deeply affecting each without ever being fully completed. When Leesha Pennington’s weekly treasure hunt at her local thrift shop produces an old jigsaw puzzle that might be worth something, she adds it to her shopping cart despite the old man’s mysterious warning: “Be careful with that one. Some puzzles don’t like to be solved.” Her decision sets in motion a chain of events that causes all five stories to converge. (Historical, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8308" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8308/8308_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8546" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8546/8546_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><center></center>
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8308" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Honor in the Mountain Refuge</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/875" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Misty M. Beller</a> -- This epic journey is his last chance to start a new life. After being cast out of his Blackfoot village for his kindness to the Nez Perce captives, Chogan travels west in search of meaning for his life. Meaning that doesn’t require killing or torturing innocent people. Though the lovely face of Telípe, a Nez Perce woman, is imprinted on his heart, he avoids her village. She deserves a happy life with her husband and coming child. With her husband dead and the birth of her babe imminent, Telípe’s reality looks nothing like she planned. She’s been forced to return to the village where she grew up and the chaos of her family’s lodge—with all her boisterous younger brothers. She desperately desires to start a new life for herself and the babe growing within her, but she can’t seem to climb above the mire of her past. When she stumbles into the brave who’d shown her kindness during her captivity, something ignites within her—a new hope. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8546" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Protecting Annie</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1209" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jodie Wolfe</a> -- After twenty years living along the trail as a deputy U.S. Marshal, Joshua Walker takes a job as sheriff in Burrton Springs, Kansas so he can be closer to his sister. Only problem is, she no longer requires his protecting. After the death of her father, Annie McPherson needs a change. She accepts a position as schoolmarm hoping her past won't catch up with her. Life is good, except for the pesky lawman who creates confrontations at every turn and continually questions her ability to adjust to life in the west. When the irritating schoolteacher's past and present collide, dragging Josh into the turmoil, he has to decide who he's willing to defend. (Historical Romance from White Rose Publishing (Pelican))<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mystery:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8363" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8363/8363_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8167" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8167/8167_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center></div><center><br /></center><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8363" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Circumvent</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2131" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SK Derban</a> -- French-born, Nikki Sabine Moueix travels to Hawaii for a special work assignment, but the job of writing an article about a famous Swiss pastry chef generates more than a magazine piece. They fall in love, get married, and Nikki Moueix becomes Mrs. Ruggiero Delémont. When another assignment calls for Nikki to spend three weeks in France, Ruggiero’s schedule prevents him from joining her. She travels alone, advancing straight into danger. After a threatening confrontation, Nikki wakes up in a French hospital with no knowledge of her past. After she fails to check in, Ruggiero panics and pushes for an immediate investigation. But as he closes in, Nikki’s new found friend moves her to another city. It becomes a game of hide and seek with Nikki as the prize. (Mystery from TouchPoint Press)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8167" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merry Murder and Small Town Santas</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2099" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KC Hart</a> -- Katy's husband John discovers Santa dead in the bakery, but in Katy's effort to find the killer, she is making her husband look more and more guilty. (Cozy Mystery, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speculative Fiction:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8369" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8369/8369_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center>
<div><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8369" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All That’s Fair</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/851" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda G. Stevens</a> -- Unable for the last century to grow old or succumb to injury, Cady Schuster has lost a lot of people, some more recently than others. She's trying to find new belonging in Harbor Vale, Michigan, among a welcoming little group of fellow ageless folk. Then she meets Paige, a mortal woman who needs a friend-and might need help. Paige's husband rules their church with an authority unquestioned by his congregation. When Paige suddenly severs all communication, Cady determines to find her. Churchgoers warn her off, and the behavior of Paige's husband proves a still bigger warning. Is this friend lost too, or can Cady help her? And how far should an ageless woman involve herself in the conflicts of mortals? (Speculative Fiction, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thriller/Suspense/Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8525" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8525/8525_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8525" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uncharted Courage</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keely Brooke Keith</a> -- When Bailey accepts John Colburn’s offer for her to visit Good Springs, she leaves the Inn at Falls Creek expecting to spend the autumn relaxing in her favorite seaside village. Upon her arrival, Connor asks her to cover a shift of guard duty on the equinox, and her quiet vacation takes a shocking turn. Revel Roberts works hard to keep his life commitment-free, making it easy to leave community decisions to men like Connor and John. But when the Land is threatened, Revel sees his chance to prove he is a man worthy of Bailey’s love. Amid the chaos in Good Springs, his unrequited feelings for her preoccupy him. One wrong choice could ruin everything. As Bailey’s new life in the Land unravels and threats from the outside world loom, a yearning she can’t define surges within her. It distracts her from defending the hidden world she loves, and a tragedy reinforces her need for independence. With the survival of the Land at stake and their hearts on the line, Bailey and Revel will need more courage than fighting ever required. They will need to find the courage to love. (Thriller/Suspense/Romance from Edenbrooke Press)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Women’s Fiction:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8567" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8567/8567_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8540" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8540/8540_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div>
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8567" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unpacking Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/626" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beth K. Vogt</a> -- As Johanna, Jillian, and Payton look forward to celebrating the Christmas holidays with their families, they’re not prepared for an announcement that changes everything they’ve grown to love and cherish. Their parents are selling their long-time family home. One change seems to lead to another, with Payton and Zach announcing their own decision to move, while Jillian and Geoff tackle the challenge of starting a family. The only ones maintaining the status quo are Johanna and Beckett—but romantic limbo is no place to be. Then their dad’s sudden health crisis spins life further out of control. Instead of putting up holiday lights and decorating the family Christmas tree, the Thatcher sisters are helping pack up their childhood home. Along the way, they share treasured memories, try to hold onto valued traditions, discovering the struggles they’ve endured pale in comparison to the love they share with each other. (Women’s Fiction from Never Door Press)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8540" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where Memories Await</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1427" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heidi Chiavaroli</a> -- Can memories of old restore a forgotten love? Camden, Maine ~ Present Day: Spunky octogenarian Priscilla Martin is a woman with many Christmas secrets. When a beloved niece tempts her to bare her wounded soul, Priscilla must decide whether to share the secret of her sister’s demise—and the reason she abandoned the man she loved in favor of a loveless marriage. Camden, Maine ~ December, 1957: The only person Priscilla loves more than Ed Colton is her younger sister, Hazel. But when Ed is drafted and Hazel runs away to New York to be with a man she believes will make her famous, Priscilla’s plans crumble around her. Ed’s silence and Hazel’s tragic return leads Priscilla to make a choice she will forever regret. Can revisiting long-ago memories give Priscilla what she’s longed for all these years? (Women’s Fiction, Independently Published)Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-17784303209359496602021-10-11T17:15:00.007-05:002021-10-11T17:15:38.817-05:00New Christian Fiction, October 2021<p>More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8523" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8523_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center><br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8523" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perfectly Arranged</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2186" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liana George</a> -- Can Nicki risk letting go of her well-ordered life plans and embrace what God has perfectly arranged? (General Contemporary from Scrivenings Press LLC) <br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8511" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8511_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8515" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8515_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8519" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8519_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8514" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8514_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8522" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8522_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8502" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8502_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center><br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Tacos for Two</i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/55" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bestsy St. Amant</a> -- Rory Perez, a food truck owner who can't cook, is struggling to keep the business she inherited from her aunt out of the red--and an upcoming contest during Modest's annual food truck festival seems the best way to do it. Then maybe Rory will have enough time to meet the man she's been talking to via an anonymous online dating site. Complications arise when Rory's chef gets mono and she realizes she has to cook after all. Then Jude discovers that his stiffest competition is the same woman he's been falling for online the past month. Will these unlikely chefs sacrifice it all for the sake of love? Or will there only ever be tacos for one? (Contemporary Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group) <br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Riverbend Gap</i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/37" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Hunter</a> -- She came in search of the family she’d always wanted—and found the kind of love she’d never dared to imagine. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worthy of Redemption</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2159" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Krystina Renae Rankina </a> -- Ten years ago, tragedy sent her running… can friendship and maybe even love prove him worthy of redemption? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8514" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home for Christmas</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathe Swanson, et. al.</a> -- The 6th annual Christmas Lights Collection features active duty and veteran military members. (Contemporary Romance from Havilah Press Publications)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8522" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />A Harvest Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Denise Weimer</a> -- Hope Richardson is good at just that—hoping. Problem is, she’s often disappointed—by fathers who die, boyfriends who ghost her, and lack of promotion at her event planning firm. It’s her twin sister, Faith, for whom things work out. When Faith’s fiancé lands an out-of-town job, Hope is called home to plan a wedding in the Georgia foothills … and jumpstart the tea room Faith was supposed to run with their mother. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8502" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />The Billionaire’s Secret</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2005" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meghann Whistler</a> -- He’s a billionaire hiding a devastating diagnosis. She’ll do whatever it takes to help her sick, matchmaking mom. A freak accident throws them together, but will his big secret tear them apart? Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9, The Billionaire’s Secret is a sweet inspirational romance with a swoony hero, LOTS of entertaining banter, and a strong Christian message. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Mystery:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8231" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8231_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></center><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8231" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Murder at the Empire</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathe Swanson</a> -- They call him the Emperor. John Starek fills his theater with fine artwork and treasures. He’s particularly pleased to have one of the country’s first female organists – and he thinks Gayle Wells is the bee’s knees. Despite pressure from her social crusader mother, Gayle isn’t interested in changing the world. She just wants a car of her own – and a career playing the organ at the Empire movie palace would be especially ducky. Then the Empire’s treasures start disappearing and employees start dying. Are a few pieces of art really enough motive for the string of murders? Will Gayle be next? (Historical Mystery from Celebrate Lit Publishing)
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8461" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8461_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8527" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8527_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8520" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8520_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8465" style="clear: right; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8465_250_400.png" width="80" /></a> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8471" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8471_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8494" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8494_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8512" style="clear: right; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8512_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8431" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8431_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center><br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8461" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Stand in the Breach</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2170" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Danielle Grandinetti</a> -- 1933, Wisconsin – Large animal veterinarian Katy Wells takes her patients’ welfare personally, so it’s no surprise when she stands up to angry farmers planning a milk strike or takes in an injured draft horse to save its life. But after a visitor from the past discovers her location and reveals a threat, she must choose between her work and her freedom, and whether to trust a man to keep her safe. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />The Petticoat Spy</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1400" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elva Cobb Martin</a> -- A feisty Southern belle and a blockade runner ignite romance, faith, and fireworks to save Charleston during the American Revolution. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />A Family for Hazel</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- After the Civil War takes Hazel Markham’s father, and her mother dies of a broken heart, a friend of her parents hires Hazel as a companion. All is well until the woman’s lecherous son takes an interest in his mother’s assistant. When Hazel spurns his advances one too many times, the man frames her for theft, and she is fired. As a last resort she applies to be a mail-order bride, and to her dismay, her groom-to-be is a preacher. Will he believe her claims of innocence or reject her as unacceptable? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8465" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />In Pieces</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2172" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhonda Ortiz</a> -- Boston, 1793—Beautiful and artistic, the only daughter of a prominent merchant, Molly Chase cannot help but attract the notice of Federalist Boston—especially its men. But she carries a painful secret: her father committed suicide and she found his body. Now nightmares plague her day and night, addling her mind and rendering her senseless. Molly needs a home, a nurse, and time to grieve and to find new purpose in life. But when she moves in with her friends the Robbs, spiteful society gossips assume the worst. And when an imprudent decision leads to public scandal, Molly is tempted to take the easy way out: a marriage of convenience. In the wake of tragedy, these longtime friends discover a new intimacy. But slander, confusion, absence, and a wealthy, conniving bully stand between them. And with French spies on the loose, they not only have to rescue their reputations—they have to protect their lives. (Historical Romance from WhiteFire Publishing)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8471" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />The Wrangler’s Woman</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davalynn Spencer</a> -- Corra Jameson doesn’t think of herself as a spinster and is content to spend quiet evenings with her books. Paper beaus, her sister calls them, teasing her about the stories Corra reads. But when a rugged widower asks her to come to his ranch for the summer to help him with his tomboy daughter, she sees opportunity to earn a side of beef for her sister’s family. Besides, she has nothing to lose in the arrangement. Except perhaps her heart. Re-released from the 2016 ECPA bestselling Barbour collection, The Cowboy’s Bride. (Historical Romance from Wilson Creek Publishing)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8494" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Christmas Tree Wars</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2073" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Delores Topliff</a> -- Kris Lundquist, am ambitious New York City financial planner, comes home to Wisconsin for two weeks to help his Swedish-American Christmas tree grower dad meet a financial crisis. While there, he gets re-acquainted with Marcie Halvorsen, the idealistic forestry-major niece of their cranky Norwegian neighbor who is also home to solve a financial shortfall. Both enter contests to provide national Christmas tree to build their businesses and sales. Despite their relationship seeming as star-crossed as Romeo and Juliet’s, they fall in love and help their families and town rediscover the reason for the season. (Historical Romance from Scrivenings Press LLC) <br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />A Heart for the Sailor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terri Wangard</a> -- Working as a Winnie the Welder during World War II, Evelyn builds submarines. She’s good at her job, but men begrudge women taking jobs in heavy industry. She dreams of the day her sailor comes home and the life they’ll have, but does Jerry dream about her? When a typhoon threatens the US Fleet in the Pacific, Jerry and his shipmates aboard the Tabberer rush to the aid of their fellow sailors. The typhoon prompts a greater awareness of what he wants in life. First, though, they have to survive. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8431" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />A Deep Divide</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1579" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberley Woodhouse</a> -- After being kidnapped as a child, heiress Emma Grace McMurray has seen firsthand the devastation that greed causes in the world, and she wants nothing to do with it. When she discovers her father has offered her up as a bargaining chip to expand his empire, she disappears into the night. Determined to stay hidden, even if it means always looking over her shoulder, she finds herself working as a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar Hotel. When the son’s owner, Ray Watkins arrives at the hotel on business, he immediately admires Emma Grace, and though an attraction begins to form, she can't let go of the deep-rooted fear that he's just like every other wealthy man she's known. When suspicious activity follows Emma Grace and Ray to the El Tovar, they are pulled into a mystery that stirs up their worst fears. And as shocking revelations come to light, they are left to question all they thought to be true. (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8320" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deadly Connection</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/576" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathy Harris</a> -- After fending off a would-be abductor, 27-year-old singer-songwriter Hannah Cassidy hides behind a car in the half-empty parking lot behind Pancake Pantry in Nashville. From there, she watches in horror as her attacker grabs another woman and pushes her into a nearby car. Within seconds, the vehicle speeds away. TBI Special Agent Jake Matheson may have planned a quiet day off and a date with Shannon―the only name her online profile revealed―for an introductory lunch, but after pulling into a parking space on 21st Avenue South, he hears a scream. He races to the back of the building and finds a frightened young woman bent forward and gasping for breath. Thrown together by uncanny circumstances and driven by the whys and what-ifs of secrets yet to be revealed, Hannah and Jake set out to find the connection between them before it becomes deadly. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Iron Stream Fiction (an imprint of Iron Stream Media))<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Yuletide Cold Case Cover-Up</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1124" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jessica R. Patch</a> -- The mystery of her sister's death is about to reveal some deadly answers…When her sister’s remains are found just before Christmas, cold case agent Poppy Holliday is determined to solve the years-old murder—even if it turns the killer’s sights on her. But her investigation with her straitlaced partner, Rhett Wallace, is stirring up the town's old memories—and bitter grudges. And this killer will do anything to keep secrets buried. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
<br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8403" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Traces of Virtue</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Patchen</a> -- From her deathbed, Carly Garcia's mother asked Carly to look after left her stepfather and her sisters. Carly is doing everything in her power to keep that promise, but now she has a new life to protect, this one innocent and vulnerable. She visits her ex to tell him a truth he doesn't deserve to know... and witnesses his murder. Now, Carly's on the run from killers whose faces she never saw. Braden Reilly is building a career in Coventry, New Hampshire, happy to put the drama of his crime-ridden Boston neighborhood behind him. When a woman he's spent years trying to forget shows up on his doorstep, his first instinct is to turn her away. But the bruises on her arms and the fear in her eyes have him offering her sanctuary. The story she tells him makes his blood curdle. Together, they must discover who's behind a murder nobody believes occurred before the killers catch up to Carly and her unborn child. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller, Independently Published)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8367" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Flicker of Light</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2037" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Katie Powner</a> -- For generations, the Jensens have raised their families in the small Montana town of Moose Creek, where gossip spreads faster than the wind. Yet some secrets need to be told. When twenty-one-year-old Bea discovers she's pregnant on the heels of her husband losing his job, she's forced to admit she needs help and asks her dad for a place to stay. But past resentments keep her from telling him all that's going on. Grandma June is good at spinning stories, but there's one she's never told. Now that her mind is starting to fade, her time to tell it is running out. But if she reveals the truth before her memories are gone forever, the Jensen family will never be the same. (Literary from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8369" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book Title</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/851" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda G. Stevens</a> -- Unable for the last century to grow old or succumb to injury, Cady Schuster has lost a lot of people, some more recently than others. She's trying to find new belonging in Harbor Vale, Michigan, among a welcoming little group of fellow ageless folk. Then she meets Paige, a mortal woman who needs a friend-and might need help. Paige's husband rules their church with an authority unquestioned by his congregation. When Paige suddenly severs all communication, Cady determines to find her. Churchgoers warn her off, and the behavior of Paige's husband proves a still bigger warning. Is this friend lost too, or can Cady help her? And how far should an ageless woman involve herself in the conflicts of mortals? (Speculative Fiction, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Thriller/Suspense:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8524" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8524_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8524" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><br />Ice Cold Blue</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Page Davis</a> -- Campbell McBride is now working for her father Bill as a private investigator in Murray, Kentucky. Xina Harrison wants them to find out what is going on with her aunt, Katherine Taylor. Katherine is a rich, reclusive author, and she has resisted letting Xina visit her for several years. Xina arrived unannounced, and Katherine was upset and didn’t want to let her in. When Xina did gain entry, she learned Katherine fired her longtime housekeeper. She noticed that a few family heirlooms previously on display have disappeared. (Thriller/Suspense from Scrivenings Press LLC)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Western:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8434" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8434_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><center><br /></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love on the Range</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother's mistakes. But when another Pinkerton agent gets shot, they realize Hawkins isn't the only danger. The Hunt brothers will have to band together to face all the troubles of life and love that suddenly surround them. (Western from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br /><div><br />
</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-39140271665269433522021-10-01T15:02:00.001-05:002021-10-01T15:02:55.048-05:00Christy Award Finalists 2021<p>Yesterday the finalists were announced for the <a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html">Christy Award</a>, which some consider to be the Oscars of Christian Fiction. So to make the list is a huge honor and is often an indicator of excellent writing. So if you enjoy reading Christian fiction, no matter the genre, this is a great place to look to find great books and new favorite authors:</p><p><b>Contemporary Romance: </b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/justlikehome.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/somebrightsomeday.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/staywithme.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /></a></p><p><b>First Novel (4 finalists due to a tie):</b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/rain.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/edgeofbelonging.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /></a></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/anoblecalling.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/rootswoodstone.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="127" /><br /></a></p><p><b>General Fiction: </b></p><p><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/wayitshouldbe.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/waterkeeper.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/setstarsalight.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a></p><p><b>Historical: </b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/undertuliptree.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/likeflamesinnight.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/whiteroseresists.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a></p><p><b>Historical Romance:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/whentwilightbreaks.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/princespies.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/aportraitloyalty.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a></p><p><b>Mystery/Suspense/Thriller:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/unknownthreat.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/relativesilence.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/portoforigin.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Short Form:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; font-family: "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/matchmadechristmas.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/joytoworld.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a></p><p><i>A Match Made at Christmas</i> by Courtney Walsh</p><p><i>Joy to the World: Far as the Curse is Found</i> by Amanda Barratt</p><p><i>Joy to the World: Wonders of His Love</i> by Erica Vetsch</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Speculative:</b></p><p><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/storyhunter.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="129" /><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/forsakenisland.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/extinctionisland.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="125" /></a></p><p><b>Young Adult:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/rebeldaughter.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/mortalsight.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="134" /></a><b><a href="https://www.christyawards.com/finalists-winners.html?fbclid=IwAR1R4pH5CgNgwUSfNdtGI57CZH5WCcMKXk-53g0Ri5z0u9r0DLDjVC92B-w#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #428bca; margin-top: 8px; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Blog Thumb" height="200" src="https://www.christyawards.com/img/2021/dust.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="130" /></a></b></p>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-56112167031104797292021-09-01T15:25:00.001-05:002021-09-01T15:25:00.211-05:00New Christian Fiction, September 2021More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary/Women’s Fiction:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8330" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8330/8330_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8330" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gathering Table</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/659" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathryn Springer</a> -- Winsome Lake, Wisconsin, is postcard pretty, but for personal chef Jessica Keaton it's also a last resort. Fired from her dream job, Jess is starting over as a live-in cook and housekeeper. When she arrives, she finds her new employer is in rehab after having a stroke, and Jess expects she'll be all alone in Elaine Haviland's quaint house. A chef with no one to cook for. Instead, she encounters a constant stream of colorful visitors who draw her back into the world. (Contemporary/Women’s Fiction from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8216" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8216/8216_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8470" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8470/8470_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8216" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Heart of Splendid Lake</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Clipston</a> -- When Brianna Porter’s father unexpectedly dies, Brianna is steeped in grief and guilt—then left alone to clean up the mess. To make matters worse, a constant stream of real estate brokers begins marching through her property, offering to buy the family land. In particular, she keeps running into handsome real estate mogul Scott Gibson. As Brianna struggles to keep it all together, Scott finds his way into her heart. And as the two fight against their feelings, they just might find themselves forging a surprising and exciting new love at Splendid Lake. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Midnight Dance</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1388" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joanna Davidson Politano</a> -- All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most--and certainly different than the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><center><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8407" style="clear: left; float: righ; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8407/8407_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8456" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8456/8456_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8466" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8466/8466_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></center></div>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8407" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brides of the Old West</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Cabot</a> -- Four unlikely couples. Four unexpected chances at happiness. Four unforgettable stories of love and faith in the Old West. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8456" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daria’s Duke</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- After the death of her father, Daria Burke is thrust into the role of a servant by her stepmother. Locked in her room one night, Daria watches as the woman and her daughters sashay from the house wearing her mother’s gowns and jewelry. Realizing she’ll never be accepted as family, she flees the house and applies to be a mail-order bride. Then the sheriff arrives on the eve of her wedding with an arrest warrant. Can she prove her innocence or will she go to jail and lose her one chance at happiness? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8466" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hers to Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1736" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sherrinda Ketchersid</a> -- Fiona McGowan, a beautiful Scottish widow without hope for a family of her own, travels to St. Mary’s Convent to become a nun. In route she is kidnapped by handsome Highlander Adam MacIntosh in a case of mistaken identity. Adam, laird of the MacIntosh clan, is attempting to free his brother held captive by the rival Fergus clan. The failure of his plan leaves him reeling with betrayal, death, and a wee babe in sore need of a healer. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mystery:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><center><a 1em="" clear:="" float:="" href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8458style=" left="" margin-bottom:="" margin-right:="" right=""><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8458/8458_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8464/8464_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></center></div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8458" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Notorious Noel Caper</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2090" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sally Carpenter</a> -- A former teen idol investigates murders at a Christmas theme park while he tries to figure out his relationship with his girlfriend. (Mystery/Cozy from Cozy Cat Press)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8464" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Secret of Emerald Cottage</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/113" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julie Lessman</a> -- Twenty-five-year-old Molly Stewart—ex-Navy nurse and former evidence technician for the Charleston Police Department—has been burned by love. So when her friend, Pastor Chase Griffin, begs her to move to scenic Lake Loon to be a nurse and companion for Miss Lilly, his elderly landlady, she jumps at the chance. The secluded and cozy cottage on a clear mountain lake seems the perfect place to heal from her fiancé’s betrayal as well as indulge in one of her greatest passions—cozy romance. First with reading them by the bookcase and then hopefully, if dreams come true, writing and solving them one day as an author and detective. But when Miss Lilly’s estranged great nephew shows up, it’s no mystery as to why he and Molly butt heads. Because it only takes one stolen kiss—while she’s sleeping, no less—to discover he’s an even bigger player than the ex-fiancé who broke her heart. (Romance/Mystery, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Romantic Suspense:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8230" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8230/8230_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8440/8440_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8230" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Home Run</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Cathe Swanson -- Phoebe Schenstrom's always been a bit bossy. After all, she's the oldest of ten children, has worked as a nanny and run the children's ministry at the Unity Plenkiss Community Center for three years. But when a clash - or two - with clients leads to her suspension, she needs to prove that she's more than a babysitter. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8440" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Personal Threat</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/770" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberly Rose Johnson</a> -- Christmas is supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but when Sally’s young daughter, Emma, becomes the target of child traffickers, and the little girl’s biological father wants Sally dead, the Christmas season takes a dark turn. Police officer, Dillon Brady, responds to a call for help at the home of his friend and Protection Inc. bodyguard, Sally Wilson. When their relationship tips beyond friendship, Dillon is determined no one will hurt Sally or her daughter again. Will his resolve be enough? (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)<br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Speculative Fiction:</span></b></center><center><b><u><br /></u><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8455" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8455/8455_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a></div></span></b></center>
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Next Fithian: An Ordinary Teen on a Strange, New World</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/27" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick Barry</a> -- Was this a new life - or a death sentence? When Rankin Johnson boards a flight to Israel, he expects an adventure in archeology. But the airplane comes under attack and explodes in midair. Rankin shouts, "God, I'm yours!" Instantly, he's in some other place. An angel informs Rankin the Lord is pleased to accept his offer. He dubs Rankin "the next Fithian" - a messenger from God, not to Earth, but to planet Zemna in the alternate dimension. What happened to the previous Fithian? "He was killed," the angel says before vanishing. (Speculative Fiction/Soft Science Fiction, Independently Published)</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-16049729610648698502021-08-05T16:00:00.003-05:002021-08-05T16:00:29.708-05:00New Christian Fiction, August 2021More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a><div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Amish Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8365" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8365_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8218" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8218_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8365" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cowboy’s Amish Haven</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2149" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pamela Desmond Wright</a> -- Her home and her heart are on the line… On the same day Gail Schroder’s faced with losing her Amish family ranch, her old crush Levi Wyse shows up on her doorstep. He doesn’t know that when he left ten years ago he'd taken Gail’s heart with him. Now Levi’s her only hope of keeping a roof over her head. But can this cowboy teach Gail the ropes in time to save her home? (Amish Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin)) </div><div><br /></div><div>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8218" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Amish Schoolroom</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Clipston</a>, Kathleen Fuller, and Shelley Shepard Gray -- From three bestselling authors of Amish fiction come three charming stories of new school years and new romance. (Amish Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></div></div><div><b><u><br /></u></b><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8416" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8416_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8392" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8392_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8196" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8196_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8404" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8404_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8422" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8422_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8416" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Bring You Back</a></i><span style="text-align: left;"> by </span><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1560" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Emily Conrad</a><span style="text-align: left;"> -- He's determined to confront the past she's desperate to forget. When Adeline Green’s now-famous high school crush descends on her quiet life, a public spotlight threatens to expose her deepest regret. After eight years of trying to bury her mistakes under a life of service, she's broke financially and spiritually. The last thing she can afford is feelings for the man who took center stage in her past—even if he does claim to know the secret to her redemption. But when Gannon’s fame and their mutual regrets jeopardize their relationship anew, will grace be enough to bring them back to God and each other? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></center><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8392" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cornerstone</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2041" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nancy J. Farrier</a> -- She’s been hurt one time too many—can his patience and love may heal her empty places. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8196" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond the Tides</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/66" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liz Johnson</a> -- When Meg Whitaker's father decides to sell the family's lobster-fishing business to her high school nemesis, she sets out to prove she should inherit it instead. Though she's never had any interest in running the small fleet--or even getting on a boat due to her persistent seasickness--she can't stand to see Oliver Ross take over. Not when he ruined her dreams for a science scholarship and an Ivy League education ten years ago.
(Contemporary Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cottage on Seagull Lane</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1568" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Jo Moore</a> -- Mindi Kirkland hopes her move to the quaint town of Ocean Mist, Florida, will help her move forward in her life. The widowed introvert is happy to live closer to her grown daughter, and has no interest in romance after enduring a painful marriage to an alcoholic. (Contemporary Romance from Winged Publications)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8422" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Mother’s Strength</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allie Pleiter</a> -- Will finding her son a friend lead to forever love? Single mom Molly Kane will do anything to help her son overcome his anxieties—including enlisting former police officer Sawyer Bradshaw to give him golf lessons. Sawyer’s a loner, yet he quickly forms a bond with little Zack. And with Molly. But protecting Zack means Molly must keep her heart off-limits from Sawyer, even as her little boy draws them together…(Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))</div><div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:</span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8309" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8309_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8411" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8411_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8393" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8393_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8343" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8343_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div><center><br /></center><center><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8309" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Warrior’s Heart</a></i><span style="text-align: left;"> by </span><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/875" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Misty M. Beller</a><span style="text-align: left;"> -- Brielle Durand is a key defender and hunter for her people's peace-loving French settlement in the Canadian mountains. When a foreigner wanders too near to their secret homes, she has no choice but to disarm and capture him. She won't allow another massacre like the one that killed her mother a dozen years before. But now, what to do with this man who looks at her in a strange way? (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)</span></center><center><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8411" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Debutante’s Secret</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/654" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Davis</a> -- Will Geneviève open her heart to a love she never imagined? Geneviève Marseille, a French socialite, has only one purpose in coming to Kamola—stopping her brother from digging up the past. She has reluctantly journeyed alone to the quaint college town in central Washington State. Kamola is so different from her beloved Paris that she is tempted to abort her mission, but the kindness of a handsome deputy tempers her desire to flee. (Historical Romance from Mountain Brook Ink)
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8393" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyond These War-Torn Lands</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1405" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Roemer</a> -- The War brought them together ~ Would it also tear them apart? While en route to aid Confederate soldiers injured in battle near her home, Southerner Caroline Dunbar stumbles across a wounded Union sergeant. Unable to ignore his plea for help, she tends his injuries and hides him away, only to find her attachment to him deepen with each passing day. But when her secret is discovered, Caroline incurs her father’s wrath and, in turn, unlocks a dark secret from the past which she is determined to unravel. (Historical Romance from Scrivenings Press) </div><div><br /></div><div>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8343" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rose Among Thornes</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terrie Todd</a> -- War might be raging overseas, but Rose Onishi is on track to fulfill her lifelong goal of becoming a concert pianist. When forced by her government to leave her beloved home in Vancouver and move to the Canadian prairie to work on the Thornes' sugar beet farm, her dream fades to match the black dirt staining her callused hands. Though the Thorne family is kind, life is unbearably lonely. In hopes that it might win her the chance to play their piano, Rose agrees to write letters to their soldier son. Will Rusty survive the war only to encounter the Japanese on his own doorstep? Can Rose overcome betrayal and open her heart? Or will the truth destroy the fragile bond their letters created? (General Historical from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)</div><div><br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8419" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Into the Unknow</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/592" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daphne Self</a>, Daniel Peyton, Lauren Smyth, <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1640" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Landfried</a>, <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1703" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allen Steadham</a>, P.S. Patton, and <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2111" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jake Tyson</a>
-- Humanity has spread and colonized regions of the galaxies. As their reach expanded, countries, colonies, and planets joined to form the Federated Nations, providing a centralized government among the stars. Along with the Science Conglomerate—who explores and researches the unknown regions—and the Judicial Clerical Court—purveyors of truth, history, and justice—humanity discovers new beings, wondrous worlds, old temptations, and strength in horrendous trials. (Speculative from Ambassador International)</div><div><br />
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<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Mystery/Thriller/Suspense:</span></b></center><center><br /></center><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8346" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8346_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/8408_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Hundred Proof Murder</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Ellis</a> -- ravel writer Jill Curtis is in Louisville, Kentucky, on the next stop of her bourbon tour assignment, and is keen to explore the local distilleries with her videographer, Michael Erickson – especially since her new beau, Lieutenant Nick Harris, lives in the city. But the night before Jill’s first tour at Parker’s Distillery, she is shocked to learn that the master distiller, William Scott, has died suddenly of a heart attack – and even more shocked when she discovers William’s daughter, Alexis, suspects foul play. Is there more to William’s death than meets the eye? Jill is soon drawn into a deadly blend of rivalry, jealously, and cold-blooded murder as she attempts to uncover the truth behind William's unexpected demise. (Cozy Mystery from Severn House) </div><div><br /></div><div>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8408" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exile</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2161" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Shotton</a> -- Gone for three years, Scott returns home to find Aurora in decay. A curse has descended on the small Kentucky town. Someone is convincing the young to take their own lives, and with each suicide the death-cycle grows stronger, entangling all it touches. Scott and Father Stan must find the source of the evil if they hope to heal and restore community. Meanwhile, Dee and Tim find their own trouble at the Order of the Third Sister. A demon has infiltrated the Sisters, hellbent on discovering the truth behind the prophecy of the Scion and secretly ushering in the destruction of the enclave. (Thriller/Suspense/Biblical, Independently Published)
</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-12812203938304629012021-06-30T17:06:00.004-05:002021-06-30T17:06:54.235-05:00New Christian Fiction, July 2021<p> More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8386" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8386_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8386" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rocky Mountain Restoration</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1121" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa J. Flickinger</a> -- Josephine Thorebourne doesn’t deserve happiness. Not after the mess she’s made. Mid-voyage, on the steamship Jameson, she learns of the tragic loss of her family’s money. Money she stole with the hopes of turning a profit. What should be a delightful voyage up the Canadian coast turns into a journey of regret. Josephine seeks the solace of the man she loves, only to find out he’s an imposter. Left with no other choice, she must return to her home town of Stony Creek and face the anger of those she’s betrayed. Owen Kelly was given the opportunity of a lifetime to steward on the SS Jameson. The work meant he could escape his difficult upbringing along the wharves of Chicago. When his heart falls for the woman in cabin eight, Owen must decide if he will continue his work on the ship or follow the love of his life to her Rocky Mountain home. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8352" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rescuing Her Heart</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1670" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cindy Ervin Huff</a> -- On visitation rounds as a lay preacher, the last thing rancher Jed Holt expects is to be shot at from the barn next to a burned-down homestead. But the soot-covered woman hiding inside needs protecting, and Jed is the man to do it whether she likes it or not. Delilah James's nightmares began when she came to Kansas as a mail-order bride. Her husband was nothing like his letters. Now that he is dead, she can't shake his abuse from her heart. Trusting men tops her never-again list, and taking a job on the Holt ranch as a housekeeper is a means to save money and bring her parents west. But her attraction to the compassionate former chaplain both angers and confuses her. Jed has his own nightmares from a POW camp and understands Delilah better than she knows. Can two broken people form a forever bond? (Historical Romance from Iron Stream Media)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8378" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8378_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8378" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gold Rush Bride Caroline</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Scarred in a childhood accident, Caroline Vogel has yet to find a man willing to marry her, so she heads to the Pike’s Peak goldfields to pan enough ore to become a woman of means. When she and the handsome assistant trail boss hit it off, she begins to hope her future may not be spent alone. Then she catches wind of dark secrets from the man’s past, and she’s not sure what or who to believe. Orphaned as a teenager, Oliver Llewellyn stole to survive, then used his skills for the army during the war. Nowadays, he applies his knowledge to catch dangerous thieves for the Pinkerton Agency, so guarding a young woman during a wagon train journey should be easy. But he didn’t count on the fact she’d angered a man bent on revenge. He also didn’t count on losing his heart. (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8319" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8319_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8319" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood is Not Home</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annmarie M. Roberts</a> -- Would you trade fame for privacy? Movie star Maggie Malone has a glamorous lifestyle with everything money can buy―except privacy. Hounded by the paparazzi and ridiculed for her faith, Maggie secretly struggles with severe anxiety and loneliness. All she desires is to be herself--southern girl by birth, ranch lover by heart. When an anonymous benefactor invites Maggie to participate in a secret project, will her hopelessness find a new direction? Or will she become another celebrity travesty? What if she discovers Hollywood is not Home? Her faith, family, love, and future hang in the balance . (General Romance from Ambassador International)<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8224" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Scarlet Pen</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1351" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Uhlarik</a> -- Enjoy a tale of true but forgotten history of an 19th Century serial killer whose silver-tongued ways almost trap a young woman into a nightmarish marriage. In 1876, Emma Draycott is charmed into a quick engagement with childhood friend Stephen Dee Richards after reconnecting with him at a church event in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. But within the week, Stephen leaves to “make his fame and fortune.” The heartbroken Emma gives him a special pen to write to her, and he does with tales of grand adventures. Secret Service agent Clay Timmons arrives in Mount Pleasant to track purchases made with fake currency. Every trail leads back to Stephen—and therefore, Emma. Can he convince the naïve woman she is engaged to a charlatan who is being linked a string of deaths in Nebraska? (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8081" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8081_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">If it Rains</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2075" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer L. Wright</a> -- It’s 1935 in Oklahoma, and lives are determined by the dust. Fourteen-year-old Kathryn Baile, a spitfire born with a severe clubfoot, is coming of age in desperate times. Once her beloved older sister marries, Kathryn’s only comfort comes in the well-worn pages of her favorite book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Then Kathryn’s father decides to relocate to Indianapolis, and only the promise of a surgery to finally make her “normal” convinces Kathryn to leave Oklahoma behind. But disaster strikes along the way, and Kathryn must rely on her grit and the ragged companions she meets on the road if she is to complete her journey. Back in Boise City, Melissa Baile Mayfield is the newest member of the wealthiest family in all of Cimarron County. In spite of her poor, rural upbringing, Melissa has just married the town’s most eligible bachelor and is determined to be everything her husband―and her new social class―expects her to be. But as the drought tightens its grip, Henry’s true colors are revealed. Melissa covers her bruises with expensive new makeup and struggles to reconcile her affluent life with that of her starving neighbors. Haunted by the injustice and broken by Henry’s refusal to help, Melissa secretly defies her husband, risking her life to follow God’s leading. (General Historical from Tyndale House)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8385" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8385_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8385" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Make You Feel My Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/150" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robin Lee Hatcher</a> -- In 1895, Cora Anderson jumps on a cross-country train to escape New York society and her domineering father. She leaves with only some spare clothing, jewelry that once belonged to her grandmother, her cherished violin, and hopes for an uncertain future. The tiny town of Chickadee Creek is idyllic and welcoming, but it’s only a matter of time before Cora’s new friends discover the secrets of her past. More than a hundred years later, Chelsea Spencer is fleeing a dangerous situation of her own when her great aunt’s antique shop in Chickadee Creek becomes the perfect haven. At the same time, up-and-coming Hollywood star Liam Chandler has returned to the town of his ancestors to grieve some painful family losses and ponder the direction of his career. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8283" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8283_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Future to Fight For</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/720" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Obenhaus</a> -- Widow Paisley Wainwright’s so close to taking her Texas event-planning business to the next level by turning Renwick Castle into a wedding venue. Only one thing stands in the way: her longtime rival, Crockett Devereaux, who wants the building to become a museum. When the building’s owners insist they collaborate to implement both plans, can Paisley and Crockett put their differences aside…and fight for their dreams together? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8303" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8303_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8303" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cowgirl’s Sacrifice</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/371" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tina Radcliffe</a> -- Needing time to heal after a rodeo injury, Kate Rainbolt heads to her family ranch to accept the foreman job her brothers offered her months ago. But the position’s already been filled by her ex-boyfriend, Jess McNally, and the only open job reports to him. With Jess as her temporary boss—and turning into something more—might he finally convince Kate to put down roots? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8375" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8375_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8375" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Yes Dare</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/198" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Y’Barbo</a> -- After spending most of her adult life as a football wife and mother to twin sons, fashionista Coco Sutton is learning how to be single and fabulous. Emphasis on Fabulous. The sports trophies, memorabilia, and heavy masculine wood furniture in the home she used to share with Ryan have been banished to the attic, and her home is now a cozy haven of plush candle-scented comfort. She’s got big plans that include owning a boutique or maybe an art gallery, but she never planned to take on the biggest challenge of her life: staying single. Then her best friend gives her a copy of a book called The Yes Dare, and all her plans are turned upside down. (Contemporary Romance from White Glove Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8337" style="clear: right; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8337_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8337" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Her Sanctuary, His Heart</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Dykman</a> -- Five years ago, Braelyn Kane's daughter died. Her marriage imploded, and Forest Hill became Braelyn's sanctuary. She's praying for her new life to start, but she doesn't know where to find it. (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Ambassador International)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8349" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lethal Cover-Up</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- Some secrets are dangerous…But uncovering the truth could be deadly. Border patrol officer Madison Steele knows her sister Leah’s fatal car crash was no accident. Someone’s willing to kill to cover up a pharmaceutical company’s deadly crime of distributing tainted drugs. Now they are after Madison to tie off loose ends. But with her high school sweetheart, Canadian police constable Tucker Reed, at her side, can Madison expose the company’s deadly plan before she becomes the next victim? (Romantic Suspense/Thriller from Love Inspired (Harlequin))<br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8355" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Journey to ChiYah</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberly Russell</a> -- JADE PEPPERDINE HAS A PROBLEM: Her life is crumbling beneath the weight of the past, events of the present, and fears for her future. Things need to change, but she doesn’t know where to start. Answers come in the form of an unexpected opportunity when Jade finds herself stuck in a mythical land. She meets Mayor Dudley, who insinuates she is emotionally broken and in need of repair ... a fact she’d just as soon ignore. He offers to help her get home if she is willing to face her issues through a process of restoration. Frightened and skeptical yet out of options, Jade grudgingly agrees. And soon figures out that change is a journey, not a destination. (Speculative Fiction/Fantasy, Independently Published)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8158" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8158_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8158" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Man with a Past</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- Falcon Hunt awakens without a past, or at least not one he can recall. He's got brothers he can't remember, and he's interested in the prettiest woman in the area, Cheyenne. Only trouble is, a few flashes of memory make Falcon wonder if he's already married. He can't imagine abandoning a wife. But his pa did just that--twice. When Falcon claims his inheritance in the West, Cheyenne is cut out of the ranch she was raised on, leaving her bitter and angry. And then Falcon kisses her, adding confusion and attraction to the mix. Soon it's clear someone is gunning for the Hunt brothers. When one of his brothers is shot, Falcon and Cheyenne set out to find who attacked him. They encounter rustled cattle, traitorous cowhands, a missing woman, and outlaws that take all their savvy to overcome. Ajs love grows between these two independent people, Falcon must piece together his past if they're to have any chance at a future. (Western from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing)<br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8387" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8387_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8387" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You, Me and the Stars</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2138" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Dykman</a> -- He thinks she's shallow, she thinks he's a nerd. What happens when they are forced to work together?
(Young Adult from Ambassador International)<br />
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</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-90116243637951435502021-06-24T17:03:00.000-05:002021-06-24T17:03:23.409-05:00Vault Reaches Carol Finals<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhal7yrn5VFkW5GVeYuh86b-Bld1XUMvh-vreX4FtNi5FWBOF_uGMybMZzBRjA87917i05fRSYvUsVS4UlFCjI99RZOQdhwdbvzSuvjxqM2xc_uJnCFhcdPvmJZMHVhDVSRUQb6jt7BrM/s125/award_silver_carol.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="114" data-original-width="125" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhal7yrn5VFkW5GVeYuh86b-Bld1XUMvh-vreX4FtNi5FWBOF_uGMybMZzBRjA87917i05fRSYvUsVS4UlFCjI99RZOQdhwdbvzSuvjxqM2xc_uJnCFhcdPvmJZMHVhDVSRUQb6jt7BrM/w200-h183/award_silver_carol.png" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">The Carol Awards is a prestigious award competition for Christian Fiction, held by the American Christian Fiction Writers. Much to my delight, <i>The Vault Between Spaces </i>has reached the finals of this competition! Some of my favorite books have been honored to final and win this competition, and I feel honored that <i>Vault </i>found favor to join their ranks. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3k54h0gfcESQJXmYEyg-90sX799OS8r9GpqnEuFGkt6Wb6RyYa9EHL7ZubrvnduURLmxXS77-l3KpfLnVDkzeLNju7KOcHuM-HEsmjuXSnig6EZiICn-ZLJ0ZcR2xqxs_bDeI6dScKsb/s1080/ACFW+Vault.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr3k54h0gfcESQJXmYEyg-90sX799OS8r9GpqnEuFGkt6Wb6RyYa9EHL7ZubrvnduURLmxXS77-l3KpfLnVDkzeLNju7KOcHuM-HEsmjuXSnig6EZiICn-ZLJ0ZcR2xqxs_bDeI6dScKsb/s320/ACFW+Vault.png" /></a> </div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the complete list of </h4><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the 2021 ACFW Carol Awards Finalists:</h4><p></p><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><u style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Contemporary</span></u></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Promised Land</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Elizabeth Musser</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: L.B. Norton</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">If For Any Reason</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Courtney Walsh</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Tyndale House</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Stephanie Broene and Danika King</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">On a Coastal Breeze</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Suzanne Woods Fisher</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Revell, A Division of Baker Publishing Group</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Andrea Doering and Barb Barnes</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Historical</span></u></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Things We Didn’t Say</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Amy Lynn Green</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Dave Horton and Rochelle Gloege</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">In High Cotton</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Ane Mulligan</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Heritage Beacon/Iron Stream Media</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: Denise Weimer</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Right Kind of Fool</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Sarah Loudin Thomas</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: David Long</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Historical Romance</span></u></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Daughter of Rome</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Tessa Afshar</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Tyndale House</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Stephanie Broene and Kathy Olson</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Like Flames in the Night</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Connilyn Cossette</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Raela Schoenherr and Jennifer Veillieux</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Runaway Bride</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Jody Hedlund</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: Dave Long</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mystery/Suspense/Thriller</span></u></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; 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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Cry of the Raven</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="text-align: justify;"> <i>(Book 3, The Ravenwood Saga)</i></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Morgan L. Busse</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Dave Long and Jennifer Veilleux</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Stealing Embers</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Julie Hall</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">ACFW Qualified Independently Published</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Rebecca Heyman and Janelle Leonard </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Vault Between Spaces</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Chawna Schroeder</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Enclave Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Young Adult</span></u></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Victoria Grace the Jerkface</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by S.E. Clancy</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">WhiteFire Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: Cara Grandle</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Story Hunter</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Lindsay A. Franklin</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Enclave Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mortal Sight</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Enclave Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Debut </span></u></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Things We Didn’t Say</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Amy Lynn Green</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Bethany House (Baker) Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Dave Horton and Rochelle Gloege</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">The Edge of Everywhen</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by A.S. Mackey</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">B & H Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editor: Michelle Freeman</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><i><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Mortal Sight</span></i><span face="Arial, sans-serif"></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Enclave Publishing</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Editors: Steve Laube and Lisa Laube</span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><p class="yiv0163820433MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: small;">The winners will be announced at the ACFW Gala Presentation on September 11th, 2021. </span><span style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium;">See </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://acfw.com/acfw-conference" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="color: #196ad4;" target="_blank">https://acfw.com/acfw-conference</a> for more information</span><span style="font-family: "New serif";"> </span></span></p></div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-23501292174431637952021-06-11T16:52:00.000-05:002021-06-11T16:52:01.554-05:00New Christian Fiction, June 2021<p>More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p>
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8146" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8146/8146_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Chance for the Newcomer</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Carter</a> -- She’s stirring things up…A big-city chef. A small-town single dad. And matchmakers with marriage in mind… Chef Kara Lockwood didn’t think changing a small-town diner’s menu would cause a boycott, but the locals sure do love their apple pie—especially fire chief Will MacKenzie. Kara’s not sure she and the single father can ever learn to live peacefully as neighbors. But even as they clash over pastries, local matchmakers and Will’s little boy are determined to bring their stubborn hearts together. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired (Harlequin)) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8348" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">His Secret Daughter</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1726" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurie Larsen</a> -- he had the perfect life all on her own …Alyssa Stark works hard to make her life's dreams come true … all on her own. She built her reputation as New York City's top advertising executive, client by client. And when her ill-advised marriage didn't work out, she knew she had to make her dream of becoming a mother happen by untraditional means. Now, she and her eight-year-old daughter Caroline are living the dream life in the Big Apple. He'd lost everything that meant anything until he made a discovery …Grant Fontaine is the widowed president of his father-in-law’s electronics company. Since the tragic death of his pregnant wife a decade ago, he’s become a high achieving businessman, but a social hermit. Several years ago, his lonely life took on new meaning when he discovered that the donation he’d made to a reproductive clinic long ago had sired a child. Through the services of a discreet private eye unafraid to push legal limits, he identifies his “daughter,” Caroline, and her mother, Alyssa. Could it be time to reveal his secret? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8264" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Always a Wedding Planner</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/779" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davalynn Spencer, R.L. Ashely, LeeAnn Betts, Toni Shiloh</a> -- Love Is Only Business for 4 Wedding Planners Discover how keeping secrets from each other threatens four women’s friendships, wedding business, and their own ability to find love in Loveland, Colorado. Business partners Felicity Anderson, the cake baker; Kiki Bell, the seamstress; Cassie Blackthorn, the coordinator; and Chef Saffron Delarosa are best of friends in a town that is a romantic wedding destination for many couples—who work together at Weddings by Design to make every bride’s special day perfect. Could each falling into their own romance be the key to working out their differences and learning to trust each other—and God—with their futures? (Contemporary Romance from Barbour Publishing) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8186" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8186/8186_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8186" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matched Hearts</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1276" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathe Swanson</a> -- She’s looking for a "Plus One" for her parents' anniversary party. He’s looking for “Happily Ever After.” When a matchmaking agency pairs them up, is it a computer error or a match made in heaven?Eleanor Nielson always wanted to follow in her distinguished parents’ footsteps, becoming a teacher and living a life of selfless community service – until she tried it. Now, she’s run away to find herself and decide what she wants to do with the rest of her life, but she can’t skip her parents’ anniversary party, and she needs a date. Can a matchmaking agency find her a fake boyfriend who will impress her parents? Mechanical engineer David Reid has his life all planned out, and he’s ready for the next phase: a loving wife who will share his faith and work at his side when he becomes a pastor. But a good woman is hard to find, so like any good engineer, David turns the project over to experts: an online matchmaking agency. The pretty, blond teacher with denim blue eyes seems like a match made in heaven. Or is she too good to be true? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8251" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8251/8251_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8251" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Plot Twist</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1392" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bethany Turner</a> -- February 4, 2003, is just another day for Olivia Ross—a greeting card writer whose passion project is a screenplay of her own. After she and a handsome, struggling actor have a near-magic encounter in a coffee shop, they make a spontaneous pact: in ten years, after they’ve found the success they’re just sure they’re going to achieve, they’ll return to the coffeehouse to partner up and make a film together. The only problem? Olivia neglected to get the stranger’s name. But she doesn’t forget the date. For the next ten years, every February 4, Olivia has an exceptional day, full of coincidences and ironies. As men come and go and return to her life, and as she continues to write her screenplay, she still wonders about the guy from the coffee shop—the nameless actor she’s almost certain was Hamish MacDougal, now a famous member of the Hollywood elite. But a lot can happen in ten years, and while waiting for the curtain to rise on her fate, the true story of Olivia’s life is being written—and if she’s not careful, she’ll completely miss the epic romance playing out right before her eyes. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan)) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8339" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8339/8339_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><i style="font-weight: bold;">
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8339" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Than Honor</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1316" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Ashby</a> -- Devotion to duty and dogged determination make Tribune Titianus the most feared investigator of the Urban Cohort. Honor drives him to hunt down anyone who breaks Roman law, but it becomes personal when Lenaeus, his old tutor, is murdered in his own classroom. Why kill a respected teacher of the noble sons of Rome, a man who has nothing worth stealing and no known enemies? Had he learned something too dangerous to let him live? Pompeia was only a girl when Titianus studied with Father before her family became Christians. She and her brother Kaeso can’t move their school from the house where their father was killed. But what if the one who killed Father comes to kill again? Kaeso’s friend Septimus insists they spend nights at his father’s well-guarded home. But danger lurks there as well. As Titianus hunts for the murderer, will he discover their secret faith and arrest them as enemies of the Empire? (Historical from Cerrillo Press) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8332" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="http://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8332/8332_250_400.jpeg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8332" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Dream Weaver’s Bride: Asenath’s Story</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2082" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janelle Hovde</a> -- As the daughter of the high priest of On, Asenath has a solid vision of her future. Her education with the royal scribe is a luxury not usually afforded to women, and even though she is betrothed to the pharaoh’s half-brother, she has dreams of something more. But everything changes when the pharaoh has troubling nightmares that only a prisoner named Joseph can interpret. Suddenly, Asenath finds herself married to this foreigner, who demands that no god but his own be worshipped in his house. Despite her fears, Asenath is touched by Joseph’s kindness and humility, even as he steps into his newfound power. Can Asenath trust the God of Joseph and forsake her old deities? Can she learn to love this stranger from another land, a stranger with scars from a painful past? As a famine sweeps across Egypt and the surrounding lands, Asenath and Joseph find themselves face-to-face with the men who caused Joseph’s suffering. Can Asenath embrace the power of El Shaddai and help her husband forgive? (Historical from Guideposts Publications) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8307" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8307/8307_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8307" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faith in the Mountain Valley</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/875" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Misty M. Beller</a> -- After eleven years spent looking for the girl who stole his heart, Jean-Jacques Baptiste-better known as French to his friends-is tempted to give up. Until the day he spotted the flaxen-haired stranger traveling the wooded path with Blackfoot Indians. He never imagined he'd find his childhood friend masquerading as a man in this Rocky Mountain wilderness, hundreds of miles from the Canadian town where he last saw her. No matter her reasons, he can't let her go this time. From a USA Today bestselling author comes another epic journey through breathless landscapes and adventure so intense, lives will never be the same.
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8322" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8322/8322_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8322" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Captain’s Quest</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1891" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorri Dudley</a> -- Pricilla Middleton only attended the Lemoore house party to keep her friend out of trouble. Now, her only chance to keep from becoming a gossip column headline is to sneak aboard her brother's ship and pretend she'd been visiting him instead of taking part in the debacle. Before she can speak to her brother, the ship sets sail, and the man in charge is not at all who she expects. Captain Tobias Prescott, son of an infamous war hero, has been assigned on a critical mission to deploy warships in St. Kitts for battle in New Orleans. Unfortunately, his orders require him to assume command of a friend's ship, and he must weigh anchor the instant the former captain is escorted down the gangplank. When they reach open waters, the last thing he expects is to find a woman hiding in the captain's cabin, yet his mission is too urgent to return her to England. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8072" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://www.fictionfinder.com/uploads/book_images/8072/8072_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8072" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Along a Storied Trail</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/367" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ann H. Gabhart</a> -- Kentucky packhorse librarian Tansy Calhoun doesn’t mind the rough trails and long hours as she serves her Appalachian mountain community during the Great Depression. Yet she longs to find love like the heroines in the books she loves. When a charming writer comes to town, she thinks she might have found it—or is the perfect man actually closer than she thinks? Perdita Sweet has called these mountains home for so long that she’s nearly as rocky as the soil around her small cabin. Long ago she thought she could love, but when the object of her affection up and married someone else, she stopped giving too much of herself away to others. As is so often the case, it’s easier to see what’s best for others than to see what’s best for oneself. Perdita knows who Tansy should choose, but why would anyone listen to the romantic advice of an old spinster? (Historical Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8340" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">To Find Her Place</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/844" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Anne Mason</a> -- In the midst of WWII, Jane Linder, a childless divorcée, puts all her energy into her career at the Toronto Children’s Aid Society. As acting directress, Jane hopes to be awarded the position permanently so she can continue making a difference in the lives of troubled children. Garrett Wilder has been hired to overhaul operations at the Children’s Aid Society. He hopes to impress the board members with his findings and earn the vacant director’s position. A war injury ended his dream of taking over his parents’ farm, but with the security of the director’s job, he’d be able to contribute financially and help save the family business. As Garrett works closely with Jane, he comes to admire her tenacity and her dedication to the children. Just as feelings begin to blossom between them, her ex-husband returns from overseas with an unexpected proposition that could fulfill Jane’s deepest desires. With the odds stacked against them, can Garrett and Jane navigate the obstacles to their relationship and find lasting love? (Historical Romance from Bethany House (Baker) Publishing) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8345" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Bride for Keegan</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Fiona Quigley’s parents came to America for a better life, but illness and the Civil War took them from her. Now, she’s barely scraping by as a seamstress to Boston’s elite. A chance for a new start arises in the form of being a mail-order bride, but to her dismay she must marry the man by proxy. Once they’re wed, there will be no turning back. After being jailed one too many times for protesting against the Unionists in Ireland, Keegan O’Rourke heads for America—land of the free. He takes advantage of the Homestead Act to create a farm in his new country, but he has no one to share his success, so he advertises for a mail-order bride. They wed by proxy, but after she arrives, he discovers his Irish lass hails from the northern reaches of the Emerald Isle – the very area he fled. (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8333" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">On Sugar Hill</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ane Mulligan</a> -- She traded Sugar Hill for Vaudeville. Now she’s back. The day Cora Fitzgerald turned sixteen, she fled Sugar Hill for the bright lights of Vaudeville, leaving behind her senator-father’s verbal abuse. But just as her career takes off, she’s summoned back home. And everything changes. The stock market crashes. The senator is dead. Her mother is delusional, and her mute Aunt Clara pens novels that have people talking. Then there’s Boone Robertson, who never knew she was alive back in high school, but now manages to be around whenever she needs help. Will the people of her past keep her from a brilliant future?
(Historical Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas) <br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8311" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Journey Too Far</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/26" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carrie Turansky</a> -- In 1909, Grace McAlister set sail for Canada as one of the thousands of British Home Children taken from their families and their homeland. Though she is fortunate enough to be adopted by wealthy parents, the secrets of her past are kept hidden for ten years until someone from her long-buried childhood arrives on her doorstep. With this new connection to her birth family, will she be brave enough to leave her sheltered life in Toronto and uncover the truth? After enduring hardship as an indentured British Home Child, Garth McAlister left Canada to serve in World War I. His sweetheart, Emma Lafferty, promised to wait for his return, but after three long years apart, her letters suddenly stopped. When Garth arrives home from the war to unexpected news, he is determined to return to Canada once more on a daunting mission to find the two women he refuses to abandon—his long-lost sister and his mysteriously missing sweetheart. (Historical Romance from Waterbrook/Multnomah (Random House)) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8335" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Life Redeemed</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1051" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olivia Rae</a> -- Upon Queen Elizabeth’s order, Audrey Hayes travels to the borderlands of Scotland to learn where the fierce Laird Armstrong’s loyalties lie. Is he aligned with his mother’s English roots in support of the queen, or does he hold with the beliefs of his father, who wishes to see Mary of Scots on the English throne? The fate of Audrey’s family rests on her success in finding the answer. After losing his lands in a wager and being betrayed by his kin, Gavin Armstrong entered a loveless marriage to obtain the funds to buy back his family home, Warring Tower. Now a widower, struggling against countless border wars, he is on the verge of losing his home and lands again. With few resources, he reluctantly makes another risky wager, one he cannot hope to win without trusting the secretive Audrey Hayes, a woman he suspects is an English spy. (Historical Romance from HopeKnight Press)<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8336" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chase</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2137" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bradley Caffee</a> -- in the Chase. Be the hero. Or die trying. The chaos and anarchy following the Great Collapse nearly brought the world to its knees until the unchanging Law brought order and peace. Generations later, the twelve alliances of the World Coalition come together once a year to allow their best and brightest young people to compete in the Chase. The prize? A chance to pass exactly one new law. The son of two former Chase runners, Willis Thomson is the top trainee in the Western Alliance. With the expectations of the world and his heritage driving him, he leads his elite Red Team as they prepare for his moment to become a coveted law-changer. Perryn Davis, the new leader of the Blue Team, struggles to survive as she competes as one of the designated losers. She knows that losing means genetic recoding, a process that cannot go on indefinitely, and longs to age out of the program before it kills her. When a mysterious new racer with knowledge of the outside shows up at their orbiting training center, the natural order of the Western Alliance trainees is upended. In a world where too much knowledge is dangerous, Willis and Perryn find themselves in a race to save their lives and uncover the hidden underbelly of the peaceful World Coalition. (Speculative/Science Fiction from Mountain Brook Fire) <br />
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<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8334" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cold Case Trail</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1543" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharee Stover</a> -- Following the clues could be the last thing they do… Temporarily working in the cold case division was supposed to mean less danger for state trooper Trey Jackson and his injured K-9 partner, Magnum—until they thwart an abduction. Now he must protect profiler Justine Stark, even as she blames him for her friend’s death ten years ago. Can he right past wrongs by finally solving the murder…and making sure Justine lives to find closure? (Thriller/Suspense/Romantic from Love Inspired (Harlequin)) <br />
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<a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aslan: Running Joy</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/2085" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristin Kaldahl</a> -- For fourteen-year-old Krissy, her new life maxim is pretty sad: First choices out. Second choices in. It's been that way since dialysis left her disabled. Her limitations went from none to a ton, and now they stand in the way of her dream―to compete in dog agility with her runty sheltie pup, Aslan. (Young Adult from CrossLink Publishing)<br />
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</div>Chawna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05000233082405487558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5856476455649410565.post-22110201995331362002021-03-08T16:50:00.003-06:002021-03-08T16:50:11.824-06:00New Christian Fiction: March 2021<p> More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ACFW Fiction Finder website</a></p><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Biblical:</span></b><div class="separator"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7862" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/7862_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><div class="separator"><br /></div></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7862" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miriam’s Song</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/136" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jill Eileen Smith</a> -- In her eventful lifetime, Miriam was many things to many people: protective older sister, song leader, prophetess, leper. But between the highs and the lows, she was a girl who dreamed of freedom, a woman who longed for love, a leader who made mistakes, and a friend who valued connection. (Biblical from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group)<div><br />
<center></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Contemporary Romance:</span></b></center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8214" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8214_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8018" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8018_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8214" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amish Midwives</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Clipston</a> -- From bestselling authors of Amish Fiction come three sweet stories about new life, hope, and romance. (Contemporary Romance from HarperCollins Christian Publishing) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8018" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Brother’s Promise</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/720" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mindy Obenhaus</a> -- He didn’t realize he wanted a family… Until he suddenly became a single dad. After his sister’s death, rancher Mick Ashford’s determined to ensure his orphaned niece, Sadie, feels at home. And accepting guidance from Christa Slocum is his first step. But just as Christa and Sadie begin to settle into Mick’s heart, Sadie’s paternal grandparents sue for custody. Now Mick must fight to keep them together…or risk losing the makeshift family he’s come to love. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired/Harlequin)</div><div><br />
<center></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">General Contemporary:</span></b></center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8103" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8103_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8103" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facing the Dawn</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/162" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cynthia Ruchti</a> -- While her humanitarian husband Liam has been digging wells in Africa, Mara Jacobs has been struggling. She knows she's supposed to feel a warm glow that her husband is nine time zones away, caring for widows and orphans. But the reality is that she is exhausted, working a demanding yet unrewarding job, trying to manage their three detention-prone kids, failing at her to-repair list, and fading like a garment left too long in the sun. (General Contemporary from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group)</div><div><br /></div><div><br />
<center></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical:</span></b></center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8163" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8163_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8086" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8086_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8133" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="size-full alignnone" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8133_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8163" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Tapestry of Light</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1825" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kimberly Duffy</a> -- Ottilie Russell is adrift between two cultures, British and Indian, belonging to both and neither. In order to support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women. When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie is shattered by the secrets that come to light. (General Historical from Bethany House) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8086" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rose Keeper</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1258" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Lamont Leo</a> -- July 1944. Chicago nurse Clara Janacek has spent her whole life taking care of other people. Grumpy yet loveable, all she wants now is to live out her life in peace, tending her roses and protecting her heart. But beneath the gruff exterior lies a story, and when new neighbors move in and shake up her quiet world, Clara must grapple with long-buried realities. (General Historical, Independently Published) </div><div><br /></div><div> <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8133" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In the Dead of the Night</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1512" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JP Robinson</a> -- Leila is forced back into the shadows when the leader of a German spy ring kidnaps her child, jeopardizing Europe’s fragile bid for peace. (General Historical from Logos Publications)</div><div><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center><center>
<b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Historical Romance:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8091" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="size-full alignright" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8091_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8024_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8147" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8147_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7785" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/7785_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8184" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8184_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></span></b></center><center><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></b></center>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8091" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dreams Rekindled</a></i> by <a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/157" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amanda Cabot</a> -- Though she hopes for a quiet, uncomplicated life for herself, Dorothy Clark wants nothing more than to stir others up. Specifically, she dreams of writing something that will challenge people as much as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin seems to have. But in 1850s Mesquite Springs, there are few opportunities for writers -- until newspaperman Brandon Holloway arrives, that is. (Historical Romance from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8024" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sing in the Sunlight</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathleen Denly</a> -- Richard Stevens isn't who he thinks he is. Neither is the woman who now claims his last name. Disfiguring scars stole Clarinda Humphrey's singing career, her home, and her family, but she refuses to let her appearance steal her future. While attending The Young Ladies Seminary in 1858 Benicia, California, she finds a man who promises to love and cherish her. Instead he betrays her, leaving her with child, and Clarinda must take drastic measures to ensure her child doesn't suffer for her foolishness. (Historical Romance from Wild Heart Books) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8147" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Curator’s Daughter</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/246" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melanie Dobson</a> -- 1940. Hanna Tillich cherishes her work as an archaeologist for the Third Reich, searching for the Holy Grail and other artifacts to bolster evidence of a master Aryan race. But when she is reassigned to work as a museum curator in Nuremberg, then forced to marry an SS officer and adopt a young girl, Hanna begins to see behind the Nazi facade. A prayer labyrinth becomes a storehouse for Hanna’s secrets, but as she comes to love Lilly as her own daughter, she fears that what she’s hiding―and what she begins to uncover―could put them both in mortal danger. (Historical Romance from Tyndale House) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7785" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Dear MISS DUPRÉ</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1356" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Hitchcock</a> -- Willow Dupré never thought she would have to marry, but with her father’s unexpected retirement from running the prosperous Dupré sugar refinery, plans changed. The shareholders are unwilling to allow a female to take over the company without a man at her side, so her parents devise a plan—find Willow a spokesman king in order for her to become queen of the empire. Willow is presented with thirty potential suitors from the families of New York society’s elite group called the Four Hundred. She has six months to court the group and is expected to eliminate men each month to narrow her beaus. (Historical Romance from Bethany House) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8184" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rayne’s Redemption</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Shenton Matchett</a> -- Will she have to lose her identity to find true love? Twin sisters Rayne and Jessica Dalton have been swapping places their whole lives, so when Jessica dies on the eve of heading west to become a mail-order bride, Rayne decides to fill her sister’s shoes. The challenge will be faking Jessica’s faith in God. Can Rayne fool her prospective groom without losing her heart...or her soul? (Historical Romance from Shortwave Press)</div><div><br />
<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Romantic Suspense/Thriller:</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8051" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8051_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/7800_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8074" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignright size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/8074_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div></div><p></p>
<i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8051" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unknown Threat</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1183" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynn H. Blackburn</a> -- US Secret Service Special Agent Luke Powell is lucky to be alive. Three of his fellow agents have died in unusual circumstances in the past ten weeks. Luke is devastated by the loss of his friends and colleagues, and his inability to locate the killer feels like a personal failure. He and his team are experts at shielding others, but now the protectors are in need of protection. (Romantic Suspense from Revell - A Division of Baker Publishing Group) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7800" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hours to Kill</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/284" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susan Sleeman</a> -- Just as Homeland Security Agent Addison Leigh reaches the pinnacle of her cyber investigation into a firearms smuggling ring, she's attacked and left for dead. Her estranged husband, ICE Agent Mack Jordan, is notified that she's at the hospital in a coma. He may have let his past military trauma ruin their short marriage, but she never gave up on their relationship, and he remains her next of kin. hen a second attempt to take her life is made, it's clear something very sinister is going on, and Mack and Addison are in for the ride of their lives. (Romantic Suspense from Bethany House) </div><div><br /></div><div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/8074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abducted in Alaska</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/1944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Darlene L. Turner</a> -- Saving a boy who has escaped his captors puts Canadian border patrol officer Hannah Morgan right into the path of a ruthless child-smuggling ring. Now with help from police constable Layke Jackson, she must keep the child safe. But can they rescue the other abducted children and bring down the gang…all while protecting a little boy and keeping themselves alive? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired/Harlequin)</div><div><br /></div><div><center><b><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Western:</span></b></center><i style="font-weight: bold;"></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7797" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="alignleft size-full" height="122" src="https://acfw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/7797_250_400.jpg" width="80" /></a></div><br /> <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/book/detail/7797" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Braced for Love</a></i> by <a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author/detail/4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Connealy</a> -- Left with little back in Missouri, Kevin Hunt takes his younger siblings on a journey to Wyoming when he receives news that he's inheriting part of a ranch. The catch is that the ranch is also being given to a half-brother he never knew existed. Turns out, Kevin's supposedly dead father led a secret and scandalous life. (Western from Bethany House)
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