 Author: Christine Hill Suntz Genre: Historical Romance Pages: 368 Release Date: June 10, 2025 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Lawyer James Kinney isn’t looking for love, and laundress Sara O’Connor doesn’t want to be found. When their paths cross in a British colony on the brink of rebellion, a marriage of convenience may be their best hope of survival. Canada, 1837. Widower James Kinney knows his precocious daughter, Evie, needs more than his lessons on law and logic, but Toronto offers few options. Classes with the neighbor children seem ideal until James discovers Evie is secretly spending her time with Sara O’Connor, a kind and mysteriously educated servant. For propriety’s sake, James forbids their friendship. But then Evie falls victim to the illness ravaging the city, and James must call upon Sara’s medical knowledge and her special bond with Evie to save his daughter’s life. When Sara’s presence in his household threatens scandal, however, James offers an unexpected solution: become his wife, in name only, and help him raise Evie to be a proper young lady. If Sara can ignore the sparks she feels when they’re together, his logical proposal could keep her secret secure forever. But soon, the forces of rebellion unravel their tidy arrangement. When James is accused of treason, Sara must find the courage to face a past that could save her husband’s life.
6/25/2025 What the River Keeps Author: Cheryl Grey Bostrom Genre: Contemporary Romance Pages: 368 Release Date: August 12, 2025 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Hildy Nybo is a successful biologist, her study of the Pacific Northwest’s wild fish both a passion and a career. But behind her professional brilliance, Hildy’s reclusive private life reflects a childhood fraught with uncertainty. Despite her father’s love and her mother’s sympathy, she grew up constantly losing even her most cherished belongings, unable to recall where she misplaced them. Haunted by the confusion of those early years, she now records her life in detailed diaries and clings tightly to memory-prompting keepsakes. Then her mother’s health fails, and Hildy accepts a job near her childhood home, joining a team of scientists who will help restore her beloved Elwha River after the demolition of two century-old dams. There Hildy settles into one of the cabins on her family’s rustic resort—a place she both loves and dreads, for reasons she can’t fully explain. When local artist Miranda Rimmer rents an adjacent cabin for her pottery studio, Hildy shrinks from such a close neighbor. But then Miranda’s carpenter brother, Luke, shows up to help with construction and captures Hildy’s attention. Now a few years beyond a tragedy that brought him to his knees, Luke recognizes a kindred soul in Hildy, and they build a relationship that dismantles the walls Hildy’s built to keep people out. As troubling pieces of the past surface, Hildy dares to wonder if she can banish the shadows that have burdened her and follow her river’s course to freedom.
6/24/2025 More Valuable Than Gold Author: Rodney Ray Genre: Action/Thriller Pages: 330 Release Date: May 12, 2025 Publisher: R-Squared Productions, LLC In the heart of ancient Jerusalem, amidst whispers of forgotten secrets and the allure of untold riches, "More Valuable Than Gold" unfolds as an electrifying mystery thriller. Weaving together a tapestry of adventure, intrigue, betrayal, and self-discovery, the novel invites readers to journey alongside Asher Meyer, a determined archaeologist, and his unlikely ally, Winston Saunders, as they embark on a daring quest to locate fifty tons of gold—the legendary treasure once hidden by King Herod the Great. As Asher pursues the treasure, he is tested by trials that shake his faith and challenge his resolve. Navigating shifting alliances and unraveling ancient clues, he becomes ensnared in a web of deceit, ambition, and secrets buried deep beneath the sands of time. Surrounded by ruthless adversaries and haunted by his own doubts, Asher must not only outwit danger but confront the motivations that drive him. Yet amid the shadows of uncertainty, a glimmer of something greater begins to emerge—a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger whose presence hints at a destiny far beyond gold. As the line between fact and fiction begins to become clear, Asher finds himself on a path toward something far more valuable than treasure: a truth that changes everything.
6/19/2025 The Atlas of Untold Stories Author: Sara Brunsvold Genre: Contemporary Fiction Pages: 352 Release Date: June 17, 2025 Publisher: Revell A literary journey beckons them . . . and may profoundly rewrite their stories. Chloe Vance, dreamer of the family, needs to tell her pragmatic mom, Edie, that she has accepted a low-paying art instructor role at a Christian school in Prague. Her older sister, Lauren--the "responsible one"--is doing all she can to hide the fact she's been fired for a foolish mistake and is desperately seeking her next career move. Meanwhile, Edie, estranged from her own sister following their mother's recent death, is frankly in no mood for anything else to change. The one thing they can all agree on? Life in books sure is easier to navigate than life in the real world. As the three women embark on a nine-day road trip to visit significant literary sites throughout America's heartland, they hope to find inspiration through the works and lives of literary greats. As they experience firsthand the adventure and wonder of the classics, they'll discover the value of being honest with themselves--and their family--about their losses and failures. Only then can they come to terms with their own needs and desires and find support from the most important women in their lives--each other.
6/19/2025 The Codebreaker's Daughter Author: Amy Lynn Green Genre: WWII Historical Fiction Pages: 400 Release Date: June 17, 2025 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers In the heart of the US capital, Dinah Kendall's role for the Office of Strategic Services isn't the thrilling espionage career she dreamed of. Instead, she spends her days crafting rumors aimed at undermining Axis morale. As Dinah navigates her duties, she uncovers a startling revelation: Her mother, Lillian, was once a codebreaker, cracking military ciphers during the Great War alongside some of the nation's most brilliant minds. The deeper Dinah dives into her mother's past, the more secrets come to light--including the heavy cost of high-stakes codebreaking. Lillian, though resolute in her decision to avoid war work, reluctantly enters the fray when old friends in Washington, DC, seek her expertise. Both mother and daughter find themselves working behind the scenes--and working together--to support the Allied cause. But just when Dinah begins to excel in her new position, everything she's worked so hard to obtain comes crashing down around her. Caught in a web of intrigue and unsure who to trust, she must piece together the truth in time to confront the shadowy threat that could compromise the impending D-Day invasion.
6/16/2025 A Lesson in Propriety Author: Jen Turano Genre: Historical Romance Series: Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies #1 Pages: 352 Release Date: May 20, 2025 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers LESSON ONE: Stand in the way of the Windy City's criminal world and expect a most improper proposal from an eligible gentleman in return. With her father dead, her fortune stolen, and her fiancé casting her aside, Miss Drusilla Merriweather's privileged life has been upended. She is left with only one option: to provide for her family by opening a finishing school in the allegedly haunted castle she's inherited from her eccentric aunt. However, her plan is immediately threatened by unscrupulous developers keen on claiming the coveted estate for themselves by any means necessary. Mr. Rhenick Wittenbecker, a dashing architect with a tendency to charm his way out of trouble, is convinced he can protect Drusilla but is challenged by her fierce independence. Yet when strange occurrences--walking suits of armor and unexpected ghostly visitors--arise within the castle's grounds, Drusilla must decide whether to risk her family's safety and her school on the gallant architect who seems to have found his way into her heart.
6/16/2025 Legends of Gold Author: Mary Connealy Genre: Historical Romance Series: Golden State Treasure #2 Pages: 304 Release Date: June 17, 2025 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers On a risky treasure hunt in the rugged wilderness, can love trump all odds? After years of solitude, Tilda Muirhead's life takes an unexpected twist when she accepts a teaching position at Two Harts Ranch following her cross-country pursuit of two brothers obsessed with a treasure map left by their grandfather. Tilda is now tasked with educating those mischievous MacKenzie boys, who are bent on remaining out west with the rest of their family until they find the hoped-for treasure. Then a man named Ben arrives, claiming to be her own long-lost brother. Raised as an orphan with no memory of her past, Tilda is both fascinated and wary of Ben's sudden interest in finding her. When Ben's motives grow increasingly suspect, rancher Josh Hart suggests Tilda and the young MacKenzies set off on a quest with him that aims to protect Tilda while unearthing the map's secrets. As they explore the wilderness, Tilda becomes captivated by the history behind the map, though she doubts it leads to anything more than old artifacts. Yet danger looms ever closer, and Tilda and Josh must rely on faith and their blossoming love to navigate the treacherous path ahead.
6/12/2025 Gone Dark Author: Ryan Steck Genre: Mystery/Suspense Series: Matthew Redd #4 Pages: 352 Release Date: June 17, 2025 Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers In this pulse-pounding thriller, former Marine Raider Matthew Redd, “a force to be reckoned with” (Jack Carr) and “the go-to man in a bad situation” (Brad Taylor), must face his greatest fears and figure out how to escape when the one way out goes up in flames. Matthew Redd doesn’t go looking for trouble. But this time, it’s found him anyway . . . and he’s not the only one in the crosshairs. Late-summer wildfires are a fact of life in Montana. But as an inferno nears Wellington, Matthew Redd gets the unusual call that a team of smokejumpers has suddenly gone dark. As head of the county’s fledgling search and rescue team, Redd drops into the fire zone and finds way more than he bargained for: a killer has taken out the smoke jumper team along with two civilians, and only a terrified young boy is left as witness. Redd and little Jack narrowly escape the raging fire, and Redd calls in Gavin Kline, now acting director of the FBI, to investigate the bigger forces at play. That afternoon, during one of her last clinic shifts before the birth of her second child, Emily Redd loses a young patient to an overdose. Fed up with yet another loss to the opioid crisis—this one a former schoolmate and a wounded veteran—Emily tracks down and confronts the retired doctor responsible for feeding her patient’s deadly addiction. Hours later, when their home is attacked, Redd and Emily wonder which of them kicked a hornet’s nest—or if they’ve both stumbled onto pieces of a much bigger puzzle. As the fire closes in, they follow the connections from a corrupt doctor and a local opioid supplier all the way to a murdered whistleblower for a Big Pharma giant. As Redd’s concern for young Jack grows, those who want to silence him forever hunt him down. Redd will do whatever it takes to protect the boy and his family . . . even if it means he’ll have to outrun an inferno and come face-to-face with his greatest fear.
6/11/2025 Worthless Treasures Author: Mary L. Hamilton Genre: Contemporary Fiction Pages: 200 Release Date: May 14, 2025 Publisher: Blue Mist Books Worth isn’t always calculated in dollars and cents. Sometimes it's measured with the heart. Professional organizer Diamond Lange helps clients declutter their homes and let go of what no longer serves them. But when her mother, Eva, suddenly passes away, Diamond is left with a house overflowing with junk and a promise she regrets making. Although Diamond considers everything in her mother's house trash, Eva left behind a specific list of five seemingly worthless objects—a piano, a rag doll, a ceramic vase, a vintage necklace, and a star painting. Eva requested these items be passed on to others who will cherish them as much as she did. At a time when Diamond questions her own self-worth, she sees little value in the items on the list. Who in the world would accept--much less treasure--a piano that will always be out of tune, a doll that’s lost half its hair, or any of the other worthless items on Eva’s list? But to assuage her guilt, and Eva's perceived disappointment in her, Diamond determines to honor her mother’s last wishes, commencing an emotional journey through dusty memories and buried regrets. The unexpected arrival of an old flame, the threat of her childhood home being demolished, and a child’s urgent health problem force Diamond to consider what truly matters.
6/9/2025 Say & Pray God's Names Author: Kimberley Payne Genre: Children's Book Pages: 58 Release Date: May 12, 2025 Publisher: Self-published Are you looking for a meaningful way to help your child connect with God’s character? Discover these prompts to encourage kids to pray God’s names. Do you wish there was a simple, engaging tool that could help your child learn more about who God is? Are you seeking a way for your child to explore the Bible in a hands-on way? Have you been searching for something that helps children not only understand God’s names but also apply them to their prayer lives? As a mother, faith leader, and author, Kimberley Payne created Say & Pray God’s Names with your child’s spiritual growth in mind. Say & Pray God’s Names is a prayer journal that introduces your child to seven powerful names of God that all begin with "Jehovah." Each section is filled with a P.A.T.H. prayer, helping kids understand and reflect on God’s character in an easy-to-understand, age-appropriate way. Through this journal, your child will discover how God’s names reveal His love, power, and faithfulness, and how those qualities can impact their own lives. In Say & Pray God’s Names, you and your child will discover:
Help your child connect with God today—get Say & Pray God’s Names and watch their faith grow!
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