THE WIND BLOWS IN SLEEPING GRASS by Katie Powner GENRE: Contemporary Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 26, 2023 PAGES: 363 For the first time in his life, Pete has everything to lose. After years of drifting, fifty-year-old Pete Ryman has settled down with his potbellied pig, Pearl, […]
ON MOONBERRY LAKE by Holly Varni SERIES: Moonberry Lake #1 GENRE: Romantic Women’s Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: September 26, 2023 PAGES: 328 “Delightful! Charming! Full of characters who take up residence in your heart. The best of ‘News from Lake Wobegon’ and Father Tim combined.”—Lauraine Snelling, bestselling author […]
HERO DEBUT by Angela Ruth Strong SERIES: Love Off Script #2 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Kregel RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 308 “Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat!”– Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of […]
ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND CHRISTMAS by Sarah Monzon GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 247 Two workplace rivals. One festive competition. And a romance that upends it all. Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham–Christmas celebrations and the annual […]
RECLAIMING THE SPY by Lorri Dudley SERIES: Agents of Espionage #2 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Wild Heart Books RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 385 How can he protect her from himself when she keeps winding up in his arms? She never gave up hope. After ten years of […]
AN AMERICAN IMMIGRANT by Johanna Rojas Vann GENRE: Women’s Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: WaterBrook RELEASE DATE: August 15, 2023 PAGES: 343 A Colombian American journalist tries to save her career by taking an assignment somewhere she never thought she’d go—Colombia—in this heartwarming debut novel about rediscovering our family stories. “A beautiful […]
COLD CASE REVENGE by Jessica R. Patch SERIES: Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit #6 GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Love Inspired Suspense RELEASE DATE: August 22, 2023 PAGES: 220 A kidnapped child. An unsolved cold case. This K-9 is on the trail. When his three-year-old daughter goes missing, Nick Rossi fears […]
Happy Tuesday, reading friends! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is a genre freebie, and I realized I couldn’t let Read a Romance Month end without giving you some of my recent recommendations. I mean… honestly … EVERY month is read a romance month around here lol but since they […]
IN THE MIDST OF THE STORM by Latisha Sexton SERIES: In the Midst #1 GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Coffee & Grace Publishing, LLC RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2023 PAGES: 349 A deadly threat. A woman in hiding. A man who isn’t all he seems. Olivia James is on the […]
MURDER A LA MODE by Lena Gregory SERIES: Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries #1 GENRE: Cozy Mystery (Clean) PUBLISHER: Gemma Halliday Publishing RELEASE DATE: August 8, 2023 PAGES: 226 From author Lena Gregory comes a delicious new series that will warm your heart and leave you guessing until the very […]
today’s book: The Love Script by Toni Shiloh We are moving right along on our summer-long Road Trip Reads Giveaway where we will be visiting all 50 states on the pages of recently released books. Because road trips are always better with friends – and books – right? So grab […]
A BOOK FOR BEAR by Ellen L. Ramsey ILLUSTRATOR: MacKenzie Haley GENRE: Children’s Picture Book PUBLISHER: Flamingo Books RELEASE DATE: July 18, 2023 PAGES: 33 “An endearing picture book that showcases the lengths readers will go to find the perfect book . . . this lovely book is one to […]
LADIES OF THE LAKE by Cathy Gohlke GENRE: Historical Fiction (Christian) PUBLISHER: Tyndale House RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2023 PAGES: 384 After two young women’s deep bond is torn apart, what will it take to bring them together again? In Ladies of the Lake, the beloved author of Saving Amelie […]
HOW TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR WITHOUT BEING WEIRD by Amy Lively GENRE: Non-Fiction/Relationships (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: May 5, 2015 PAGES: 224 “I want to love my neighbor, but I don’t know how.” Most of us feel guilty about Christ’s command to love our neighbor, but let’s be […]
NO PLACE TO HIDE by Lynette Eason SERIES: Hidden Identity #3 GENRE: Romantic Suspense (Christian) PUBLISHER: Revell RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2015 PAGES: 338 It’s not every day you see your childhood friend and one-time crush on national news. Jackie Sellers just wishes it were under different circumstances. She can’t […]
A PROPER PURSUIT by Lynn Austin GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 1, 2007 PAGES: 491 The World’s Fair. Chicago, 1893. It seems a perfect backdrop for what Violet Hayes longs to experience: a little mystery, a little romance. To be honest, it is more than […]
TO WIN HER FAVOR by Tamera Alexander SERIES: Belle Meade Plantation #2 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Zondervan RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2015 PAGES: 370 A gifted rider in a world where ladies never race, Maggie Linden is determined that her horse will become a champion. But the one man […]
THE HUNTRESS OF THORNBECK FOREST by Melanie Dickerson SERIES: A Medieval Fairy Tale #1 GENRE: Historical Romance / Fairy Tale Retelling (Christian) PUBLISHER: Thomas Nelson RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2015 PAGES: 312 In the Robin Hood reimagining, a beautiful maiden poaches to feed the poor, while a handsome forester is […]
THE THORN BEARER by Pepper Basham SERIES: Penned In Time #1 GENRE: Historical Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Vinspire RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2015 PAGES: 362 BRONZE MEDAL—CHRISTIAN FICTION—READERS FAVORITE BOOK AWARDS FINALIST—2015 GRACE AWARDS SHORT-LISTED—2015 INSPY AWARDS From the decks of the ill-fated Lusitania to the smoke-filled trenches of France, Ashleigh […]
FIVE DAYS IN SKYE by Carla Laureano SERIES: MacDonald Family Trilogy #1 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: David C. Cook RELEASE DATE: June 10, 2013 PAGES: 332 RITA award winner! Andrea Sullivan is so consumed by her hospitality-consultant job that she’s forgotten what brings her joy. She dreads her new […]