Bea Abbot ran a domestic agency which didn't
`do' murder – except that every now and then she found
herself dealing with just that. At sixty years of age, she thought
she ought to take it easy and let others handle routine cases,
but what might be routine to some could be murder to others.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Feb. 1st, 1020
Heley's cast of intriguing characters
from every walk of life will please British cozy fans.
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Second in the Pleasant
Valley Amish series
by Marta Perry
Berkley Books, March,
2010
It has been almost a year since the Amish community
of Pleasant Valley lost Ezra Brand to a tragic accident—a
year in which Rachel Brand has struggled to raise their three
children and run their dairy farm. The community has come forward
to help, including Gideon Zook, Ezra's best friend, who survived
the accident that took Ezra, but all their well-intentioned
advice just puts more pressure on Rachel. As spring turns to
summer, can Rachel discover the courage to make her own choices...and
embrace new beginnings?
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February 28, 2010
Monterey Memories
Gail Gaymer Martin
Barbour Publishing
ISBN 978-1602605824
California's Central Coast and Romance. What
could be better?
Walk the streets and countryside of Monterey,
California, with three couples who are surprised by love in
the midst of their busy lives. Chad helps Felisa when she goes
into labor in his lettuce field. Juli meets Alan while volunteering
at a soup kitchen. Ross takes an overdue vacation at Alissa's
bed-and-breakfast. Can busy people slow down enough to realize
the love God has brought into their lives?
Book Description
Chad helps Felisa when she goes into labor
in his lettuce field. Juli meets Alan while volunteering at
a soup kitchen. Ross takes an overdue vacation at Alissa's bed-and-breakfast.
Can these busy Californians slow down enough to realize the
love God has brought into their lives?
Reader Comments
In each of the three novels, set in the central
coast of California, Gail writes of God's love with such ease
and weaves His love throughout each story. I'm adding this book
to my gift list for friends and family. Carolyn Devaney, Reader
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The Dark Man
By Marc Schooley
Back cover copy
The World Has Turned Over
The Dark Man is a near-future thriller about
a master of disguise working to eradicate Christianity in America.
Charles Graves is haunted by his dead brother, his lost mother,
and a phantom arising cryptically from a child's puzzle. Charles
goes undercover to infiltrate one of the last Christian cells
in the South, only to find that someone else is working to infiltrate
him. In a world turned over by an oppressive government and
a godless society, Charles strives to bring down the last Christian
leaders. But sometimes he who persecutes the church is destined
to serve her.
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February 19, 2010
An Honest Love by Kathleen
Fuller
Book Two in the Hearts of Middlefield Series
from Thomas Nelson
Two "outsiders" must experience God's
love in order to accept their love for each other.
Carefree Elisabeth Byler doesn't always fit
in with her serious-minded family, yet she loves them and her
Amish faith. A mistake Aaron Detweiler made as a teenager fills
him with regret and drives him back to the safety of his community.
When Elisabeth carelessness puts her in harms way, Aaron must
forgive himself to truly save her.
Meanwhile, Elisabeth's brother, Lukas, has
fallen for Anna Esh--and he's asked her to marry him. But Anna
has a secret she won't reveal. Will she find the courage to
be honest with Lukas? And will he still love her once he learns
the truth?
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Red Bird
by Stephanie Grace Whitson
www.stephaniewhitson.com
Carrie Brown still treasures her childhood
memory of Soaring Eagle, the man she loved both for his wildness
and freedom—and his gentle heart. But Carrie's dream has
been shattered and Soaring Eagle's way of life is gone forever.
An ECPA best seller, Soaring Eagle chronicles the journey of
a white woman and a Lakota Sioux man as they discover that surrendering
personal dreams can be the key to seeing them come true.
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February 12, 2010
FATAL BURN
Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense
February, 2010
Roxanne Rustand
Smoke and mirrors...Someone's after Kris Donaldson,
and they don't just want her hurt--they want her ruined. First,
an arsonist tries to destroy her cabin, and evidence points
to Kris as possible insurance fraud. Then an injured deputy
is found at her place...with ballistics proof that he was shot
with her rifle. Even Trace Randall, the arson investigator who's
helped her before, seems to doubt her now. She has to prove
her innocence, but how? Her reputation, her life--and her chance
for happiness with Trace--are all on the line.
Roxanne Rustand is the author of twenty-eight
romantic suspense and heart-warming relationship novels, including
eleven inspirational titles, and has sold over 1.7 million books.
Her 2010 releases include two books in her Big Sky Secrets series
for Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense: Fatal Burn in February
and End Game in June. In November, 2010, Winter Reunion will
be released, the first book in her Aspen Creek Crossroads series
for Love Inspired. She lives in the country with her family,
and a menagerie of pets that frequently find their way into
her books. For information, visit her blogs and website at:
www.roxannerustand.com
www.shoutlife.com/roxannerustand
http://roxannerustand.blogspot.com (The All
Creatures Great and Small Place)
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Amanda Bodine's new boss
is so...bossy! The hard-nosed newspaperman will only assign
her fluff pieces. She longs to prove herself with a serious
story, until she realizes Ross Lockhart is after a scandal that
will harm her family. What will she have to sacrifice to save
them?
HEART OF THE MATTER, Love Inspired, February,
2010, by Marta Perry, www.martaperry.com.
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