I've gotten behind in sharing some of the new releases with you. I want to catch up on some that are not-to-be-missed!
I know I highlighted a few from June, but here's a few more!
Lead me Home by Stacy Hawkins Adams
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
In a Series? yes, book 2 of Winds of Change Series
Publisher: Zondervan
Description:
Shiloh Griffin has no identity outside of her roles as pastor's wife and mom. Some days that is enough ... but not always. Particularly when partnered with the always confident, always gracious Jade Smith on a church ministry project. Rather than shying away from God in her nervousness, Shiloh clings to him, seeking every day to redeem herself. When Shiloh begins mentoring Monica, a fifteen-year-old member of the church, she confronts an issue she has been praying for years to forget. If she turns away, this teen's life---and her soul---could be in jeopardy. If she decides to stand up and help, she knows she's the one who risks losing everything.
Grace's Pictures by Cindy Thomson
Genre: Historical Fiction
In a Series? yes, book 1 of Ellis Island Series
Publisher: Tyndale House
Publisher's Description:
Grace McCaffery hopes that the bustling streets of New York hold all the promise that the lush hills of Ireland did not. As her efforts to earn enough money to bring her mother to America fail, she wonders if her new Brownie camera could be the answer. But a casual stroll through a beautiful New York City park turns into a hostile run-in with local gangsters, who are convinced her camera holds the first and only photos of their elusive leader. A policeman with a personal commitment to help those less fortunate finds Grace attractive and longs to help her, but Grace believes such men cannot be trusted. Spread thin between her quest to rescue her mother, do well in a new nanny job, and avoid the gang intent on intimidating her, Grace must put her faith in unlikely sources to learn the true meaning of courage and forgiveness.
It Happened At the Fair by Deeanne Gist
In a Series? not sure
Publisher: Howard Books
Publisher's Description:
Gambling everything—including the family farm—Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with his most recent invention. But the noise in the fair’s Machinery Hall makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading.The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips. Like the newly invented Ferris wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Can he keep his feet on the ground, or will he be carried away?
Blood and Bone by Don Hoesel
In a Series? no
Publisher: Bethany House
Publisher's Description:
More Archaeological Adventures from Popular Suspense Writer Don Hoesel
A decade after Serpent of Moses,
Jack is married to Espy and back teaching at Evanston University. They
have two sons, one of whom has cystic fibrosis. Despite this challenge,
life is comfortable. But that all changes when the CIA, while combing
through the papers of the late Gordon Reese, uncovers the secret of
Elisha's bones. Jack's world is then turned upside down by an urgent
call from his old friend Duckey, who's been alerted to the CIA's probing
by one of his former contacts. Jack and his family escape from their
home just ahead of the CIA, and he decides to do what he should have
done long ago: recover the bones and destroy them. Except the bones
aren't where he left them.
So now Jack is in a race, for the last
time, to find the bones. And he's not the only one. Pitted against both
the CIA and an organization that will kill to protect their secrets,
Jack and Espy follow hard-to-decipher clues across the globe before
arriving in the catacombs of Paris for a final showdown that will either
save their family--or tear apart everything they hold dear forever.
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter
In a Series? yes, book 1 of Chapel Springs Romance Series
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publisher's Description:
Madison's heart closed the day her twin brother died.
Since losing her twin, Michael, in a drowning incident, Madison has rejected the faith he lived by. Instead, she's devoted her life to fulfilling Michael’s dream—winning the River Sail Regatta in their small Indiana town, Chapel Springs.
As she trains for the regatta, Beckett O'Reilly is teaching Madison to swim. But he's keeping a painful secret from her—and as they grow closer, that secret threatens to upend their lives . . . and the lives of both their families.
A Hopeful Heart by Amy Clipston
In a Series? yes, book 1 of Hearts of the Grand Lancaster Hotel Series
Publisher: Zondervan
Publisher's Description:
In A Hopeful Heart, the first novel of the new Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel series from best-selling author Amy Clipston, Hannah finds herself at a crossroads in her life. Her community offers her love and support after the untimely death of her husband, but an Englisher offers her the chance of a new life after her unexpected tragedy. Wealthy businessman Trey Peterson is surprised by his attraction to the gentle Amish woman who works as a housekeeper in the Lancaster Grand Hotel. They share a common bond of loss and are able to offer each other comfort and support as they journey through their grief. Joshua Glick wants nothing more than to offer his friendship and love to Hannah and her family. Not only is he her late husband's brother and business partner, he has always been in love with Hannah. A Hopeful Heart is filled with surprising twists as Hannah tries to balance her life in the Amish community and her growing love for an outsider.
Mistaken by Karen Barnett
In a Series? no
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publisher's Description:
Since booze and prohibition have made criminals out of every man in her world, Laurie Burke resolves to find at least one honorable man to fill her life. Convinced that handsome newcomer Daniel Shepherd is connected with her brother’s rum-running gang, Laurie quickly scratches his name off her list. Daniel has mixed feelings about returning to the dirty mill town of his youth, but grudgingly agrees to manage his grandfather’s drug store until a replacement can be found. The moment he meets Laurie on the windswept bluff overlooking the beach, he knows that if he can earn her love, he might have a reason to stay. But when Laurie pushes him away--for none other than Federal Agent Samuel Brown--Daniel wonders if Laurie really is the upstanding woman he thought her to be. The Strait of Juan de Fuca, just off the beaches of Port Angeles, Washington, was treacherous water for reckless rum-runners—and the agents who tried to catch them. So when she realizes her brother is in danger, romance is the last thing on Laurie's mind. Yet the people she believes she can trust, may not be so honorable after all.
Rosemary Cottage by Colleen Coble
In a Series? yes, Hope Beach Series book 2
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publisher's Description:
The cottage by the sea offers Amy a refuge to mourn her brother’s death and perhaps even discover a new love. But what if Ben’s death was no accident?
Rosemary Cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina has been in Amy Lang’s family for generations and offers her a haven within its peaceful walls. There she hopes to discover what really happened to her brother, Ben, even as she tries to come to grips with his death in the ocean months before.
She hopes the Coast Guard team will help her find closure, but they are quick to dismiss her concerns of foul play. Everyone in Hope Beach regards the suspicious e-mail she received as a vicious prank. When it seems discovering what happened to Ben will take longer than she expected, Amy moves her midwifery practice to Hope Beach.
Coast Guard officer Curtis Ireland may hold the key to many of her questions, but he also hides a secret that will change her world forever. And her own secrets could tear apart the fragile love developing between them. Will Amy have the courage to put down her mask and let Curtis love her for who she is? And can they both weather the danger that threatens to destroy the most precious thing in their lives?
Anomaly by Krista McGee
In a Series? yes, book 1 of Anomaly Series
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Publisher's Description:
Thalli has fifteen minutes and twenty-three seconds left to live. The toxic gas that will complete her annihilation is invading her bloodstream. But she is not afraid.
Thalli is different than others in The State. She feels things. She asks questions. And in the State, this is not tolerated. The Ten scientists who survived the nuclear war that destroyed the world above believe that emotion was at the core of what went wrong—and they have genetically removed it from the citizens they have since created. Thalli has kept her malformation secret from those who have monitored her for most of her life, but when she receives an ancient piece of music to record as her community's assigned musician, she can no longer keep her emotions secreted away.
Seen as a threat to the harmony of her Pod, Thalli is taken to the Scientists for immediate annihilation. But before that can happen, Berk—her former Pod mate who is being groomed as a Scientist—steps in and persuades the Scientists to keep Thalli alive as a test subject.
The more time she spends in the Scientist’s Pod, the clearer it becomes that things are not as simple as she was programmed to believe. She hears stories of a Designer—stories that fill her mind with more questions: Who can she trust? What is this emotion called love? And what if she isn’t just an anomaly, but part of a greater design?
