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  Preacher's Bride, The

  by Jody Hedlund

  In 1650s England, a young Puritan maiden is on a mission to save the baby of her newly widowed preacher--whether her assistance is wanted or not. Always ready to help those in need, Elizabeth ignores John's protests of her aid. She's even willing to risk her lone marriage prospect to help the little family. Yet Elizabeth's new role as nanny takes a dangerous turn when John's boldness from the pulpit makes... (more)
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  A Season of Miracles: A Novel

  by Rusty Whitener

  A touching novel that takes readers down memory lane and into the deep south of the 1970s. A Season of Miracles is a compelling story of a friendship characterized by differences and of grace despite flaws. At times hilarious and at times tearful, it will bring southern fiction fans back to the simpler days they've long forgotten-and will never let them go.
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  The Girl in the Gatehouse

  by Julie Klassen

  Mariah Aubrey lives in seclusion with her secrets. Will an ambitious captain uncover her identity...and her hidden past?Banished from the only home she's ever known, Mariah Aubrey hides herself away in an abandoned gatehouse on a distant relative's estate. There she supports herself and her loyal servant the only way she knows how by writing novels in secret.When Captain Matthew Bryant leases... (more)
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  Courting Miss Amsel

  by Kim Vogel Sawyer

  Edythe Amsel is delighted with her first teaching assignment: a one-room schoolhouse in Walnut Hill, Nebraska. Independent, headstrong, and a strong believer in a well-rounded education, Edythe is ready to open the world to the students in this tiny community. But is Walnut Hill ready for her? Joel Townsend is thrilled to learn the town council hired a female teacher to replace the ruthless man who... (more)
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  Love Finds You

  Love Finds You Under the Mistletoe

  An Appalachian Christmas / Once Upon a Christmas Eve

  by Irene B. Brand, Anita Higman

  Two Christmas stories - one historical, one contemporary - under one cover. Love Finds You under the Mistletoe: An Appalachian Christmas A promise to her dying sister compels Julia Mayfield to take her young nephew to Mistletoe, Kentucky, a tiny town tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains. Sparks fly when she meets David Armstrong, a World War II veteran like herself. Even as shadows from the past... (more)
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  Head in the Clouds

  by Karen Witemeyer

  Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic yearnings behind. When Gideon Westcott left his privileged life in England to make a name for himself in America's... (more)
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  Judgment Day: A Novel

  by Wanda L. Dyson

  Sensational journalism has never been so deadly.   The weekly cable news show Judgment Day with Suzanne Kidwell promises to expose businessmen, religious leaders, and politicians for the lies they tell. Suzanne positions herself as a champion of ethics and morality with a backbone of steel—until a revelation of her shoddy investigation tactics and creative fact embellishing put her in hot water with her... (more)
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  Snow Day

  by Billy Coffey

  In this debut novel, Peter is a simple man who lives by a simple truth--a person gains strength by leaning on his constants. To him, those constants are the factory where he works, the family he loves, and the God who sustains him. But when news of job cuts comes against the backdrop of an unexpected snowstorm, his life becomes filled with far more doubts than certainties. With humor and a gift for storytelling,... (more)
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  Operation Bonnet

  by Kimberly Stuart

  Twenty-year-old Nellie Monroe has a restless brilliance that makes her a bit of an odd duck. She wants to be a private investigator, even though her tiny hometown offers no hope of clients. Until she meets Amos Shetler, an Amish dropout carrying a torch for the girl he left behind. So Nellie straps on her bonnet and goes undercover to get the dish. But though she’s brainy, Nellie is clueless... (more)
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  Hatteras Girl

  by Alice J. Wisler

  There are two things twenty-nine-year-old Jackie Donovan asks God for: an honest, wonderful man to marry, and to own a bed-and-breakfast in the Outer Banks region. In the meantime, Jackie works for Lighthouse Views magazine, writing articles about other local business owners, and intrepidly goes on the blind dates set up by her well-meaning but oh-so-clueless relatives. There's one specific property Jackie... (more)
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  Lydia's Charm

  An Amish Widow Starts Over in Charm, Ohio

  by Wanda E. Brunstetter

  Widowed and jobless, Lydia King moves her son and herself to Charm, Ohio, to be close to her mother and help with her grandfather. Menno Troyer, a furniture store owner, is also recently widowed and the father of four energetic boys. Levi Stutzman, another newcomer to the area, is the only one in his family not handicapped by dwarfism and has dedicated his life to caring for them. As fall colors the countryside,... (more)
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  Timber Ridge Reflections: Book 3

  Within My Heart

  by Tamera Alexander

  Widow Rachel Boyd struggles to keep her ranch afloat and provide for her two young sons, though some days it feels as though her efforts are sabotaged at every turn. When her cattle come down with disease and her sons' lives are endangered, she must turn to Rand Brookston, Timber Ridge's physician and reluctant veterinarian. While Rachel appreciates his help, she squelches any feelings she might have for Rand--her... (more)
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  The Daughters Of Caleb Bender: Book 1

  Paradise Valley

  by W. Dale Cramer

  An Amish settlement in Ohio has run afoul of a law requiring their children to attend public school. Caleb Bender and his neighbors are arrested for neglect, with the state ordering the children be placed in an institution. Among them are Caleb's teenage daughter, Rachel, and the boy she has her eye on, Jake Weaver. Romance blooms between the two when Rachel helps Jake escape the children's home. Searching... (more)
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  The Rhythm of Secrets

  by Patti Lacy

  From 1940s New Orleans to late 1960s Chicago, this is a tale of secrets, betrayal, and a love that can never be lost
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  Immanuel's Veins

  by Ted Dekker

  This story is for everyone--but not everyone is for this story.It is a dangerous tale of times past. A love story full of deep seduction. A story of terrible longing and bold sacrifice.Then as now, evil begins its courtship cloaked in light. And the heart embraces what it should flee. Forgetting it once had a truer lover.With a kiss, evil will ravage body, soul, and mind. Yet there... (more)
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  Striking a Match: Book 1

  Embers of Love

  by Tracie Peterson

  The logging industry in eastern Texas is booming, and Deborah Vandermark plans to assist her family's business now that she's completed college. Unexpectedly, her best friend, Lizzie Decker, accompanies her back home--fleeing a wedding and groom she has no interest in. Deborah, the determined matchmaker, puts her sights on uniting her brother and dear friend in a true love match. Deborah soon meets Dr.... (more)
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  Chocolate: Book 2

  Truffles by the Sea

  by Julie Carobini

  Determined to turn her life around, Gaby Flores moves to a beachfront loft, takes on a new motto--"Be gullible no more--and begins to rebuild her flower store while searching for Mr. So Right. But when a lawsuit, an eviction notice, a near-empty bank account, and quirky neighbors invade her beachy world, not even chocolate can solve her worries as her fledgling faith is put to the test.
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  Seasons of Sugarcreek: Book 3

  Autumn's Promise: Seasons of Sugarcreek, Book Three

  by Shelley Shepard Gray

  Shelley Shepard Gray is the author of the Sisters of the Heart series: Hidden , Wanted , and Forgiven . She lives with her family in southern Ohio where she writes full time.
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  The Silent Order

  by Melanie B. Dobson

  Rural America - 1928. After the murder of his partner, Detective Rollin Wells hides away in an Amish home near Sugarcreek, Ohio, to find out who in the police force is collaborating with Cleveland’s notorious mob. While Rollin searches for answers to his partner’s death, he befriends an elusive young Amish woman named Katie and her young son. As Rollin learns about Katie’s past, he’s shocked at the... (more)