October 2013 New
Releases
Contemporary
Romance:
by
Renee
Andrews -- Pregnant with twins, Laura Holland needs a friend and a
job, but she gets--a town she adores, a job she cherishes and a guy she loves.
However, it may all go away...at Christmas, unless someone--maybe even a Secret
Santa--decides this is the Christmas for miracles. (Contemporary Romance from
Love Inspired)
by
Sandra D.
Bricker -- A Merry Humbug Christmas features two holiday romance
novellas from hilarious and heartwarming author Sandra D. Bricker. -- the
perfect gift to yourself or someone else at this most wonderfully stressful
time of year. (Contemporary Romance from B&H Publishing)
by
Vannetta
Chapman -- Annie's life is deliciously full as the Christmas season
approaches. She helps her husband, Samuel, attend to the community's minor
medical needs. She occasionally assists Belinda, the local midwife. And most
days, she finds herself taking the buggy to her brother, Adam's home. Leah is
due to deliver their first child before Christmas morning, and Annie is determined
to finish a crib quilt before the boppli arrives. But God's plans are different
from Annie's and she may not finish the quilt in time. And, it may hold a far
greater significance that she ever imagined. (Contemporary Romance from
Abingdon Press)
by
Beth
Shriver -- The Touch of Grace trilogy series is about three faithful
women who, when faced with three separate hardships, are torn between the men
they love and staying true to themselves. Even in a world where retribution is
almost expected, the Amish demonstrate that all can be pardoned, by following
their vow of no resistance which shows the deep-rooted forgiveness within them.
(Contemporary Romance from Realms[Charisma Media])
by
Cindy
Woodsmall -- Sadie Yoder enjoys her freedom away from home but after
four years, her Old Order Amish family insists it's time to come home and
settle down. Levi, a bachelor who distrusts women after a family heartbreak,
also has no desire for romance. To keep their families from meddling in their
lives, Sadie and Levi devise a plan-but soon discover that the walls around
their hearts are breaking down. Can they let go of their prejudices, learn to
trust each other, and embrace a future together? (Contemporary Romance from
Waterbrook Multnomah [Random House])
Romantic
Suspense:
by
Margaret
Daley -- As Sadie Thompson is pulled into doing something about the
growing problem, she becomes involved with Ethan Stone—a Texas Ranger who
suspects the drug ring reaches far beyond the high school. (Romantic Suspense
from Abingdon Press)
by
Katy
Lee -- When a drug-smuggling ring rocks a small coastal town, the DEA
sends Agent Owen Matthews to shut it down. A single father with a deaf son,
Owen senses that the town's number one suspect—the high school's new
principal-doesn't fit the profile. Miriam Hunter hoped to shrug off the stigma
of her hearing impairment when she returned to Stepping Stones, Maine. But her
recurring nightmares dredge up old memories that could prove her innocence-and
uncover the truth behind a decades-old murder. Yet Owen's help may not be
enough when someone decides to keep Miriam silenced-permanently.
(Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired)
by
Marta
Perry,
Diane
Burke,
Kit Wilkinson
-- Love and Danger collide in three new Amish novellas:
Fall from
Grace by Marta Perry,
Dangerous Homecoming by
Diane Burke and
Return to Willow Trace by Kit Wilkinson.
(Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired)
by
Susan
Sleeman-- Can private investigator Dani Justice find the expert
hacker framing Luke Baldwin for espionage before the hacker succeeds in ending
her life? (Romantic Suspense from Love Inspired)
Historical
Romance:
by
Maggie
Brendan -- Anna Olsen knows it's time to leave her sister's
increasingly crowded house and start a life of her own. Following her sisters'
examples, she becomes a mail-order bride, and after a short correspondence with
clock maker and jeweler Edward Parker, she moves to Denver to become his wife.
Almost immediately it's painfully apparent that Anna and Edward are very
different. Anna is a free spirit who would rather be painting and enjoying the
company of friends than cleaning house. Edward is a consummate perfectionist
who, on their wedding day, hands Anna a list of chores that need to be done
around the house daily. Can this mismatched couple see past their differences
to a harmonious future? (Historical Romance from Revell [Baker])
by
Margaret
Brownley -- She's a Pinkerton detective. He's working undercover for
Wells Fargo. Neither has a clue about love. (Historical Romance from Thomas
Nelson)
by
Lori
Copeland and
Virginia
Smith -- Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith, beloved authors of the
Amish of Apple Grove series, team up again in an exciting new series for
devoted fans and new readers. It's 1851, and Evie Lawrence is penniless and
heartbroken after a failed romance. When a kind elderly man announces his plan
to move west and make his fortune, Evie jumps at the chance to go with him and
start a new life. She says goodbye to the only home she's ever known and sets
out for the Northwest. There she meets Noah Hughes, a handsome young man who
has gambled everything he owns on the chance to make a fresh start.
(Historical Romance from Harvest House)
by
Melissa
Jagears -- Set in 1876 Kansas, a love story reminiscent of Love Comes
Softly meets poignant romance in the style of Deeanne Gist. "Melissa's
writing put me in mind of Janette Oke's sweet prairie romances but with a bit
more edge, which I found compelling...I loved it." - Mary Connealy
(Historical Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
by
Ruth
Trippy -- Celia is searching for her own sense of hope after the
tragic death of her closest friend. Moving in 1876 to work in a Massachusetts
bookstore to start life afresh, she soon catches the eye of not one, but two
men: the elite but unkempt Edward Lyons and the charming law student Charles
Harrod. One is hiding from his past and from God. The other promotes a
religious belief Celia had never before considered. (Historical Romance from
Abingdon Press)
by
Carrie
Turansky -- Two worlds . . . one calling. Will Julia return to her
missionary work in exotic India, or should she follow her heart and stay on as governess
at the magnificent country estate of Sir William Ramsey? Fans of Downton Abbey
and the Edwardian era will love the romance of The Governess of Highland Hall
where the divide between upper and lower class meets the spirit of faith, hope,
and trust. (Historical Romance from Waterbrook Multnomah [Random House])
by Elizabeth Byler Younts -- When World War II
breaks out, Miriam's fiancé, Henry, is drafted and sent to a
conscientious objector camp. But when Henry feels called to fight on the front
lines, he goes against the Amish church to follow God's will - forcing Miriam
to choose between the rules of her religion and the leading of her heart.
(Historical Romance from Howard [Simon & Schuster])
Medical
Suspense:
by
Richard L.
Mabry, MD -- When her fiance's dangerous secrets turn her world
upside down, a beautiful doctor must choose between her own safety and the man
she loves--and thought she knew. (Medical Suspense from Thomas Nelson)
General
Contemporary:
by
Diane Dean
White -- A nightmare witnessed between two young women, and one
couldn't forget or forgive. Kate had never told her husband about the
experience that changed their lives forever in southern Florida. Maybe it was
time to tell him her story. (General Contemporary from CrossLink Publishing)
General
Historical:
by
Laurie Alice
Eakes -- A woman without a prospect. A man without a homeland. Can
love give them a future? (General Historical from Revell [Baker])
by
Peter
Leavell -- Tad, a very clever slave boy, comes of age as the American
Civil War intrudes on the tropical sea islands of South Carolina. But his
desire to better himself is obstructed by the color of his skin, until Northern
soldiers force the evacuation of white plantation owners, setting 10,000 slaves
free in a single day. These circumstances seem like a dream, but the newly
freed slaves have no money, no education, no leadership, and little hope for
the future. This is the story of how a boy grows into a man. (Literary
Historical from Worthy Publishing)
by
Carolyn R.
Scheidies -- Turned out of the village, Angella has nowhere to go,
but when the Earl rescues her she wonders if things have taken a turn for the
better...or the worse. (Historical from Heartsong Presents)
Speculative
Fiction:
by
Bonnie
Doran -- A scientist, marooned on the International Space Station,
races to develop a vaccine for a deadly virus her brother unleashes on Earth at
their father's Christian marriage seminar. (Speculative Fiction from
Harbourlight Books [Pelican])