September 2013 New Releases
Contemporary Romance:
by
Lorraine
Beatty, Sylvia Barnes, Cynthia Leavelle, and Virginia Vaughan -- Will
a reserved widow, a successful novelist, a divorced couple, and a jilted
wedding planner find their hearts rekindled with love just in time for
Christmas? (Contemporary Romance from Barbour Publishing)
by
Mary
Ellis -- Rachel King wants nothing more than to work with horses, but
when her handsome boss sweeps her off her feet, she starts to doubt everything
in life, including her faith. (Contemporary Romance from Harvest House)
by
Laura V.
Hilton -- When her Englisch sister's health worsens, Katie must find
a way to balance her heart, her job, and her faith while risking her own life
for the sister she never knew.
(Contemporary Romance from Whitaker House)
by
Kelly Irvin
-- A group of dedicated families leaves Bliss Creek to establish a
new community in Missouri. Among them is Bethel Graber, a beautiful young woman
with a passion for teaching. But after being disabled in a terrible accident,
overseeing a classroom is out of the question...and romance seems a long-lost
dream.
Bethel begins physical therapy,
determined to make a fresh start. But that won't be easy in the town of New
Hope, where the locals seem anything but eager to welcome their new Amish
neighbors. Amid growing intimidation from the community, Bethel must find the
strength to face her many challenges and the faith to believe that God still
has a plan--and a love--for her life.
(Contemporary Romance from Harvest House)
by
Elizabeth
Maddrey -- Is there an exception to every rule? Karin Reid has never
had much use for God. There's been too much pain in her life. Until she meets
Jason Garcia.
After his own mistakes of
the past, Jason is committed to dating only Christians. He decides to bend his
rule for Karin, as long as she comes to church with him.
As their friendship grows, both will have to
decide if they'll accept the path God has for them, even if it means losing
each other. (Contemporary Romance from HopeSprings Books)
by
Mindy Obenhaus
-- Family means everything to Dr. Trent Lockridge. Growing up without a father,
he always yearned for a family of his own. One long-ago summer in Ouray,
Colorado, he thought he might build a future with beautiful Blakely Daniels.
But when he abruptly fled town, he broke her heart and left behind more than
memories. Years later, Trent is shocked-and overjoyed-to learn he's a father.
He'd like to earn back Blakely's love and trust- but it won't be easy. And the
clock is ticking. He's got only a few weeks to prove that, this time, he's here
to stay...forever. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired)
by
Melissa
Tagg -- Homebuilding TV show host Miranda Woodruff is out to save her
career while juggling a fake husband, former fiance and nosy reporter...all
under the roof of the one house she can't bring herself to finish building. (Contemporary
Romance from Bethany House [Baker])
by
Shannon
Taylor Vannatter -- Pastor Grayson Sterling still loves his wife two
years after the accident that claimed her life. Then florist Adrea Welch begins
to plant new love in his grieving heart. Laken Kroft left home years ago and
never looked back. Who knew when she applied for the promotion to postmaster
that she'd end up in Romance, Arkansas, and much too close to her past--and
Hayden Winters? Shell doesn't have a good reputation. But no matter what
everyone in Rose Bud, Arkansas thinks of her, she's back in town with a job to
do. Ryler also has reasons for being in Rose Bud, and they don't include Shell.
But love can soften the hardest heart and overcome the darkest past. These
hearts may not know it, but they're about to change. (Contemporary Romance from
Heartsong Presents)
by
Cindy
Woodsmall -- Working hard to develop a new Amish community outside of
Unity, Maine, Rhoda Byler is fully committed to rehabilitating an orchard with
business partner Samuel King. But an impulsive decision has created an
unexpected strain in her relationship with her beau, Samuel's brother, Jacob,
threatening plans for the orchard. Amidst mounting tension in matters of the
heart and business, Rhoda finds that this fledging settlement feels like the
home she has always longed for, and she begins to embrace the God-given,
heightened intuition that has always felt like a burden to her. She longs for
Jacob to fully be free of his past, so they can work towards the future
together.
(Contemporary Romance from
Waterbrook Multnomah [Random House])
by
Cheryl
Wyatt -- Trauma nurse Kate Dalton can handle any challenge-except
love. The combat veteran dreams of settling down, but heartbreak is one risk
she won't take. Then a chance encounter opens her heart to a masked
stranger...who might not be a stranger after all! Caleb Landis, the army medic
behind the disguise, has always admired Kate, even though she only saw him as
her best friend's brother. What will it take for Kate to discard her fears and
discover the man she's always hoped to unmask? (Contemporary Romance from Love
Inspired)
Romance:
by
Jennifer
AlLee,
Carla Olson
Gade,
Lisa
Karon Richardson and
Gina
Welborn -- One of America's earliest summer resorts began atop the
majestically wooded Schooley's Mountain where the mecca of chalybeate springs (or
"magic water") drew visitors from near and far. Eventually the magic
water disappeared, but the memories remained. Folks who live there tell the
stories they heard from their grandparents who heard them from their
grandparents. The four stories in MISTLETOE MEMORIES cover the almost 200 years
after the house was built and center around a house that became a refuge that
became an orphanage that became a home. (Romance from Barbour Publishing)
Contemporary Women's
Fiction:
by
Debby
Mayne -- Priscilla Slater shows up at her 20-year reunion as a
national celebrity. Her hair salon dynasty has skyrocketed, and to top it off,
she has her own line of hair products. Her classmates have finally come to
terms with adulthood, but they're handling it with the grace of a Southern
woman wearing white after Labor Day. Asserting the maturity that her classmates
have often lacked, Priscilla holds her head high. But she can't ignore
everything. When she catches her mother in the arms of her former high school
principal, Priscilla can't get out of town fast enough. Eager to get back to
her more comfortable life, Priscilla runs head on into an ultimatum: Tim tells
her they're not getting any younger-as if she has to be reminded. (Contemporary
Women's Fiction from Abingdon Press)
by
Lisa
Wingate -- A young woman, an old woman, the story of a lifetime. A
young woman hired to clean out an old house on Hatteras Island discovers a
life-changing story in eighty-one prayer boxes kept by the former owner.
(Contemporary Women's Fiction from Tyndale House)
Cozy Mystery:
by
Amanda
Flower -- It's Christmastime in Amish Country, and Chloe Humphrey has
begun settling into her life in Appleseed Creek excited to see where her new
relationship with Timothy Troyer will lead. Unfortunately it leads to murder
when the couple discovers the body of Amish teenager Katie Lambright while on
their first date. Near the scene there is evidence that Timothy's friend and
auto mechanic Billy Thorpe is involved with the crime. The police reveal Billy
is not really who he said he was and has been living the last decade in Knox
County under a stolen alias. Now, Chloe and Timothy must find Billy, bring him
to justice, or prove his innocence. (Cozy Mystery from B&H Publishing)
General Contemporary:
by Jo-Anne Berthelsen -- Michael Trevelyan is
determined to claim his inheritance at all costs. Bitterness consumes him and
he refuses to forgive those who have betrayed him. Yet, when he meets Alexandra
Hope, things begin to change. She challenges his views but also listens while
he shares his pain.
Can Michael move on
from the past and learn to forgive? Can Alexandra hold onto her faith in God as
she deals with their deepening relationship? (General Contemporary from Even
Before Publishing [Wombat])
by
April
McGowan -- She survived her past but how can she face it?
Jasmine is a survivor. She's lived through
the abuse of her father, running away at age fourteen, living on the streets,
and now she counsels at risk young women giving them a second chance at
life.
But when her mother dies, can
she go home again and face the past she's forced herself to forget for the last
twenty years? Or will the past she's now forgotten take over her present once
again? (General Contemporary from Whitefire Publishing)
General Historical:
by
Anne
Mateer -- Sadie Sillsby works as the assistant to the matron at the
Raystown Home for Orphan and Friendless Children and dreams of the day she'll marry
her beau, Blaine. But when the matron surprises everyone by announcing her own
engagement, Sadie is suddenly next in line for the job. For a young woman who
was once an orphan herself, a shot at such an esteemed position is a wish come
true. But the matron of the Home cannot be married. Is Sadie willing to give up
her dreams of a life with Blaine and a family of her own? When it's revealed
that the Home is spending a lot more money than it's taking in, can Sadie turn
things around before the place is forced to close forever? (General Historical
from Bethany House [Baker])
by
Anna Schmidt
-- Quaker Beth Bridgewater came to Munich to live with her aunt and uncle and
care for their daughter. But after eight years Beth longs for her home in
Wisconsin. Josef Buch, son of a Gestapo agent, moves in with the family while
he completes his medical studies. When Josef helps Beth rescue a young Jewish
family, she realizes that he does not share his father's politics. Soon they
are both drawn into the work of the White Rose-a German resistance movement
intent on overthrowing Hitler. As their feelings for each other deepen, Josef
and Beth risk everything for peace-and for love. (General Historical from
Barbour Publishing)
Historical Romance:
by
Margaret
Brownley,
Kathleen
Fuller,
Marcia
Gruver,
Cynthia
Hickey,
Vickie
McDonough,
Shannon
McNear, Lauraine Snelling,
Michelle
Ule and Anna Carrie Urquhart -- Journey along with American
settlers who learn that despite where the trail takes them or how primitive their
lodgings may be Christmas is all about the heart. Determined to honor Christ's
birth, these pioneers find a way to make Christmas happen in places like a
cave, a tipi, and a dugout. Modern readers will enjoy a peek into life before
commercialism took over the sacred day, distracting us from the true blessings
of faith, hope, and love. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
by
Margaret
Brownley,
Wanda E.
Brunstetter,
Jane
Kirkpatrick, Kelly Eileen Hake,
Liz
Johnson,
Liz
Tolsma,
Michelle
Ule,
Debra
Ullrick,
Erica
Vetsch -- Experience Christmas through the eyes of adventuresome
settlers who relied on log cabins built from trees on their own land to see
them through the cruel forces of winter. Discover how rough-hewed shelters
become a home in which faith, hope, and love can flourish. Marvel in the
blessings of Christmas celebrations without the trappings of modern
commercialism where the true meaning of the day shines through.
(Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
by
Melanie Dobson
-- An unlikely spy discovers freedom and love in the midst of the American
Revolution. (Historical Romance from Summerside Press [Guideposts])
by
Keli
Gwyn and
Erica
Vetsch -- Sunny California is the place for two historical romances.
Elenora Watkins, willful widow and single mother, is determined to best
merchant Miles Rutledge in business-and love. Harvey Girl Meghan Thorson
discovers the truth about horseman Caleb McBride-whom the townsfolk have
branded a coward-and true love. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
by
Olivia
Newport-- Sarah Cummings has one goal in life--to break into
Chicago's high society. Desperate to stop serving dinner and to start eating at
society tables, Sarah alters cast-off gowns from the wealthy Banning women to
create lustrous, flattering dresses of her own. On a whim at a chance meeting,
she presents herself as Serena Cuthbert, weaving a fictitious past to go with
her fictitious name. But as she gets closer to Simon Tewell, the director of
St. Andrew's Orphanage, Sarah finds that she must choose between the life she
has and the life she dreams of.
(Historical Romance from Revell [Baker])
by
Sandra
Robbins -- It's 1935, and Laurel Jackson fears the life she's always
known is about to become a memory. The government is purchasing property to
establish the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and nearly all the families
in Cades Cove have decided to sell. Laurel is determined to save the land her
family has lived on for a hundred years.
Andrew Brady, the son of a wealthy Virginia congressman, arrives in the
Cove to convince the remaining landowners to sell. Sparks fly when he meets
Laurel, the outspoken young woman who is determined to thwart his every effort.
Will they ever be able to put aside their differences and accept what their
hearts already know?
(Historical Romance
from Harvest House)
Romantic Suspense:
by
Dani
Pettrey -- When her friend vanishes from a cruise ship, reporter
Darcy St. James isn't satisfied with their explanation that she simply left her
job of her own accord. Within days, Darcy learns her friend wasn't the only
person to disappear mysteriously. Last summer, a woman vanished under almost
identical circumstances. Gage McKenna has taken a summer-long stint leading
adventure excursions for the passengers of various cruise lines that dock for a
few days of sightseeing. He's surprised to find Darcy working aboard one of the
ships, investigating a troubling report. Something sinister is going on and the
deeper they dig the more Gage fears they've only discovered the tip of the
iceberg.
(Romantic Suspense from Bethany
House [Baker])
Suspense:
by
W. Richard
Lawrence -- Sara, a computer programmer, is forced by the evil Ulrich
Levy to develop a scheme to steal millions of dollars from credit card
companies. But when she decides to take the money for herself, she begins down
a road of distrust, deceit, murder, treachery, faith, love and the ultimate
sacrifice. (Suspense Thriller from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
