 Author: A. L. Sowards Genre: Historical Romance Pages: 328 Release Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: Covenant Communications The Former Russian Empire, 1918 Czech soldier Filip Sedlák never wanted to fight for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. So at the first opportunity, he defected to the Russians. Now he and others like him have formed the Czechoslovak Legion. Their goal: leave the chaos of Russia, sail to France, and help the Allies defeat the Central Powers, thereby toppling a hated empire and winning an independent Czechoslovakia. With the fall of the Tsar, Nadia Linskaya’s life is in ruins. Her family is dead, her lands are confiscated, and her aristocratic world is gone forever. But Nadia is determined to elude the Bolshevik agent who destroyed her family and find a way to survive in this changed world. When Nadia takes refuge with the Czechoslovak Legion, the last thing she expects is an ally. But when Filip proposes a sham marriage to ensure her safe passage across Siberia, she takes it. Neither Filip nor Nadia expect real love, not when the Legion has to take over the longest railroad in the world—and then hold it against Bolshevik counterattacks, partisan sabotage, allied intrigue, and a set of brutal Siberian winters. At risk is the future of Czechoslovakia, the fate of Russia—and their hearts.
3/20/2023 Second Time Around Author: Melody Carlson Genre: Contemporary Romance Pages: 304 Release Date: March 7, 2023 Publisher: Revell Who doesn't love a second chance? When Mallory Farrell inherits her grandmother's run-down tourist shop in Portside, Oregon, she knows selling it is the only sensible thing to do. The place holds treasured memories for her, but it would take a fortune to restore it. But when she learns that her childhood crush, Grayson Matthews, wants to buy the building to redevelop the funky town's business district into a soulless, cookie-cutter outdoor mall, Mallory digs in her heels. With a lot of hard work and a little bit of help, she is sure she can renovate the property herself. Though Mallory makes incredible progress turning the store into an eclectic home decor shop, she's heartbroken when an exciting opportunity turns into a guaranteed nightmare. Should she surrender her dreams to Grayson's bulldozers? Or is there a future for both of them in this charming seaside town?
3/18/2023 Fields of Bounty Author: Lauraine Snelling Genre: Historical Romance Series: Leah's Garden #3 Pages: 320 Release Date: March 21, 2023 Publisher: Bethany House They must set aside their own plans and rely on their faith to bring their true destiny to light. Lilac Nielsen's dream has come true: handsome young Reverend Ethan Pritchard has finally noticed her. Yet she must balance this new courtship with the pursuit of another dream--the publication of her artwork in a New York paper. She has secretly been submitting a series of drawings under a pen name, and if anyone traces the drawings back to her and finds out where Lilac and her sisters settled, the entire Nielsen family could be in danger. As their family farm expands and Lilac's relationship with the reverend grows, it's a time of new beginnings. But when a family crisis back in Ohio shakes the Nielsen sisters, can they continue to build the new life they've begun in Nebraska? And will Lilac be prepared for what God has in store for her future?
3/18/2023 The Metropolitan Affair Author: Jocelyn Green Genre: Historical Fiction Series: On Central Park #1 Pages: 400 Release Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: Bethany House For years her explorer father promised Dr. Lauren Westlake she'd accompany him on one of his Egyptian expeditions. But as the empty promises mounted, Lauren determined to earn her own way. Now the assistant curator of Egyptology for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lauren receives two unexpected invitations. The first is her repentant father's offer to finally bring her to Egypt as his colleague on a new expedition. The second is a chance to enter the world of New York's wealthiest patrons who have been victims of art fraud. With Egyptomania sweeping the city after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Detective Joe Caravello is on the hunt for a notorious forger preying on the open wallets of New York's high society. Dr. Westlake is just the expert he needs to help him track the criminal. Together they search for the truth, and the closer Lauren and Joe get to discovering the forger's identity, the more entangled they become in a web of deception and crime.
3/17/2023 The Unassuming Curator Author: Sian Anne Bessey Genre: Historical Romance Series: Georgian Gentleman #5 Pages: 224 Release Date: April 11, 2023 Publisher: Covenant Communications Emily Norton loves nothing more than losing herself within the pages of a good book. But the solitary pastime is poor preparation for participating in the dreaded London Season. Her trepidation over formally entering Society is all-encompassing, until she stumbles upon an enigmatic gentleman digging up flowers in a hedgerow. Before she can learn his name or the reason for his unusual activity, however, she is whisked into a carriage bound for London. Henry Buckland has a secret: he cannot discern the difference between certain colors. It’s a particularly difficult disability for the curator of natural history at the British Museum, but no more challenging than his repeated attempts to outmaneuver the machinations of the town’s most notorious matchmaker. At his parents’ dinner party, he receives assistance in outwitting the persistent busy-body from a surprising source: the intriguing young lady he met on the country lane. As Emily and Henry become formally acquainted, they discover a shared love of science and nature that makes them ideally suited. However, Henry is not alone in his admiration for the young woman. As the competition to woo Emily escalates, so, too, do tensions at the museum. When an unexpected danger threatens Henry’s livelihood—and life—it appears he may not have the chance to win Emily’s heart after all.
3/16/2023 Blind Trust Author: Natalie Walters Genre: Romantic Suspense Series: The Snap Agency #3 Pages: 320 Release Date: April 11, 2023 Publisher: Revell She's risking her life. He's risking his heart. It's unclear which is more dangerous. Lyla Fox knows she has a reputation at the SNAP Agency for being impulsive, but when she receives a threatening letter from a man she helped put in prison, she can't stop herself from going all in to find out why he's coming after her. Unfortunately, she's going to need the help of the one person who questions her choices more than anyone else. Explosives and weapons specialist Nicolás Garcia agrees to help Lyla in order to keep her safe, but her recklessness continues to be a major concern, especially when her investigation into a conspiracy puts a target on her back. Dealing with bombs is dangerous. Working with Lyla is proving to be just as treacherous--to both the mission and his heart.
3/16/2023 After the Shadows Author: Amanda Cabot Genre: Historical Romance Series: Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing #1 Pages: 352 Release Date: March 21, 2023 Publisher: Revell A brighter future awaits--if she can escape the shadows of the past Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but what awaits her back home in Sweetwater Crossing is far from the welcome and comfort she expected. First she discovers her father has died under mysterious circumstances. Then the house where the handsome new schoolteacher, Craig Ferguson, and his son are supposed to board burns, leaving them homeless. When Emily proposes turning the family home into a boardinghouse, her sister is so incensed that she leaves town. Alone and broke, her family name sullied by controversy, Emily is determined to solve the mystery of her father's death--and to aid Craig, despite her fears of men. The widowed schoolmaster proves to be a devoted father, an innovative teacher, and an unexpected ally. As they work to uncover the truth, they just may find the key to unlock a future neither could have imagined.
3/14/2023 The Mercy Tree Author: Sharlene MacLaren Genre: Historical Romance Pages: 336 Release Date: February 7, 2023 Publisher: Whitaker House It’s 1955, when scandalous affairs are never talked about, divorce is rare, a wife is a “homemaker” more often than not, and every Christian home displays its family Bible front and center. Certainly, a well-respected pastor in the conservative city of Muskegon, Michigan, would never be caught in the middle of a heinous secret that could ruin his career and break up his beautiful marriage and family. Or would he? When Henry Griffin was stationed in occupied Japan in the mid-1940s, he met Rina Hamada, a Japanese woman who fell head over heels for him. Despite having a young wife and baby daughter waiting at home in the States, Henry had too much to drink one night, and one thing led to another… He knew it was wrong. He struggled with guilt and expressed his resistance, but she professed her love and continued to pursue him. Now, ten years later, a letter from Japan arrives and threatens to upend Henry’s world. What to do and how to tell his wife are just the beginning of his troubles. Tough questions about faith, redemption, and preserving his reputation bring us here, under the shade of The Mercy Tree.
3/12/2023 The Vanishing at Castle Moreau Author: Jaime Jo Wright Genre: Dual-time Suspense Pages: 384 Release Date: April 4, 2023 Publisher: Bethany House A haunting legend. An ominous curse. A search for a secret buried deep within the castle walls. In 1870, orphaned Daisy François takes a position as housemaid at a Wisconsin castle to escape the horrors of her past life. There she finds a reclusive and eccentric Gothic authoress who hides tales more harrowing than the ones in her novels. As women disappear from the area and the eerie circumstances seem to parallel a local legend, Daisy is thrust into a web that could ultimately steal her sanity, if not her life. In the present day, Cleo Clemmons is hired by the grandson of an American aristocratic family to help his grandmother face her hoarding in the dilapidated Castle Moreau. But when Cleo uncovers more than just the woman's stash of collectibles, a century-old mystery and the dust of the old castle's curse threaten to rise again . . . this time to leave no one alive to tell the sordid tale. Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright seamlessly weaves a dual-time tale of two women who must do all they can to seek the light amid the darkness shrouding Castle Moreau.
3/12/2023 Queen of the Bay Author: J. Clare Genre: Mystery/Suspense Series: King's Ransom #1 Pages: 364 Release Date: February 11, 2023 Publisher: Old Dominion Press The secret history of America’s founding revealed in the lives of those who carry on the perilous responsibility to preserve a noble tradition. Too strange to believe? Too real to forget! Jeb Carter, owner of the Shop, has settled in Virginia’s Northern Neck to rebuild his life after the death of his wife. A lawyer by training, he’s come to small town America to raise his daughters and build a lifestyle business as a paddleboard eco-tour guide along the beautiful creeks and bays of the Chesapeake’s western shore. Just when life seems to be getting back on track, his life is upended with the arrival of a quirky visitor who befriends his daughters. Amanda West, estranged from her father, is trapped in a career she dreads as a CIA logistics officer. Learning that her father has become engaged, she begins a quest to locate her mother’s wedding ring, a family heirloom with unusual maritime etchings. Abetted by two of her co-workers, she returns incognito to her hometown with the tradecraft of a pro. No man has ever touched her heart, but in Jeb, she’s found her alter-ego—in so many mysterious ways—and a man that seems able to quell her impetuous nature. Get ready for a wild ride as the two suspect each other of ulterior motives. Although Amanda senses foul play in the death of Jeb’s wife, they work together to unravel the unusual history of the ring and other pre-colonial artifacts tied to Captain John Smith and the founding of Jamestown. Will their discoveries cause them to turn on each other? … or possibly ... miraculously, bring them together?
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