MARCH 2023 BOOK DAY

 SPRING INTO A NEW BOOK!

  

THE LADY’S MISSION

2023 SELAH Award Finalist!

By Mary Davis

Will Cordelia abandon her calling for love? Cordelia wants to escape the social norms for her society station. Unless she can maneuver her father into relinquishing her trust fund, she might have to concede defeat—as well as her freedom—and marry. Every time Lamar finds a fascinating lady, her heart belongs to another. When a vapid socialite is presented as a prospective bride, he contemplates flying off in his hot air balloon instead. Is Lamar the one to finally break the determination of Cordelia’s parents to marry her off? Or will this charming bachelor fly away with her heart?

 

BRIDE BY BLACKMAIL

By Debbie Lynne Costello

A broken heart, controlling father, and intrusive Scot leave Charlotte reeling. Accused of stealing an heirloom pin, she must choose between an unwanted marriage and the ruin of her family name. With her and her sister’s futures at stake, Charlotte must navigate through injustice to find forgiveness and true happiness. Eager to find the traitor who caused the death of his brother, Duncan comes to America attempting to fit into Charleston society. But when the headstrong Charlotte catches his eye, Duncan acquires a second mission—winning the lass's hand. After several spurnings, he uses unconventional ways of winning her heart.

 

 

SONORAN SUNRISE

By Nancy J. Farrier

After her mother’s death, Glorianna Wilton is forced to join her father at his Arizona army post. Leaving the comforts of a big eastern city—not to mention her only hope for marriage—is not her ideal. She wants to see her father but isn’t interested in the handsome cavalryman. Lieutenant Conlon Sullivan believes his prayers for a suitable wife have been answered when feisty Glory arrives at the fort. Will a conniving female and a drunken outlaw steal Conlon and Glorianna’s hope?

 

 

HUNT FOR A HOMETOWN KILLER

By Mary Dodge Allen

2022 Christian Indie Award Winner, First Place – Mystery Suspense

2022 Angel Award Winner – Mystery Suspense

While Roxy is working her mail route, a sinkhole opens up, uncovering the car used in her husband’s murder, years earlier. Roxy turns amateur sleuth, using her photographic memory to piece together clues, and her relationship with the town’s handsome detective grows close. When the killer takes Roxy captive, she must use her wits to survive.

 

 

TITANIC: LEGACY OF BETRAYAL

A Time-Slip Novel

By Kathleen E. Kovach, et al.

A secret. A key. Much was buried on the Titanic, but now it's time for resurrection. Follow two intertwining stories a century apart. 1912 - Matriarch Olive Stanford protects a secret after boarding the Titanic that must go to her grave. 2012 - Portland real estate agent Ember Keaton-Jones receives the key that will unlock the mystery of her past... and her distrusting heart. Review: “I told my wife to move this book to the top of her reading list... This titanic story is more interesting than the one told in the Titanic movie... She will absolutely love it.”

 

 

WHAT HIDES BEHIND THE WALLS

By Sherri Stewart

Historical Biblical Fiction Finalist--Selah Awards

When Tamar Feldman admits to her husband, Daniel, and mentor, Neelie Visser, that she broke into her former home, they scold her for taking such a risk. Tamar is tired of being careful. She’s tired of living in the present, as if the past doesn’t matter. But the painting of the violin girl in her former bedroom draws her back again and again. What Tamar doesn’t realize is the past isn’t finished with her yet; in fact, it’s as close as the walls in her house.

 

 

COUNT THE NIGHTS BY STARS

By Michelle Shocklee

1961. After a longtime resident at Nashville’s Maxwell House Hotel suffers a stroke, Audrey is tasked with cleaning out the reclusive woman’s room. She discovers an elaborate scrapbook filled with memorabilia from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Love notes on the backs of unmailed postcards inside capture Audrey’s imagination with hints of a forbidden romance . . . and troubling revelations about the disappearance of young women at the exposition. Audrey enlists the help of a handsome hotel guest as she tracks down clues and information about the mysterious “Peaches” and her regrets over one fateful day, nearly sixty-five years earlier.

 

 

MARY’S MOMENT

By Susan G Mathis

Summer 1912 Thousand Island Park’s switchboard operator Mary Flynn saves dozens of homes from a terrible fire. Less than a month later, when another disastrous fire rages through the Park. Will she remember the truth of who she is or be deceived by a treacherous scoundrel? Widowed fireman George Flannigan is enamored by the brave raven-haired lass. But he has hidden griefs. When George can’t stop the destructive Columbian Hotel fire from eradicating more than a hundred businesses and homes, he’s distraught. Yet George’s greater concern is Mary. Will she remember their budding relationship or be forever lost to him?

 

 

ROLLIE’S RIDDLE

By Donna Schlachter

A senate contender, a suffragette journalist, and a man jailed for theft—which is more important for Rollie to address first?

 

 

SWEPT INTO DESTINY

Book 1 of the Destiny Series

By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield

Ben McConnell is a proud Irish immigrant who is determined not to give up despite hunger and deprivation. He clings to his mustard-seed faith believing—nothing is impossible. Maggie Gatlan is a rebel disguised as a Southern belle. Bens and Maggie’s journeys delve deeply into the truth about faith and devotion. “…Brakefield’s flowing descriptions pull you into Swept into Destiny and keep immersed in the world of the Antebellum south…This isn’t just a world of beaus, belles, and balls, but of moral ambiguity and searches for truth…” L.H. Reader

 

 

MAUVE’S PLEDGE

By Linda Shenton Matchett

Pledges can’t be broken, can they? Finally, out from under her father’s tyrannical thumb, Maeve Wycliffe can live life on her terms. So what if everyone sees her as a spinster to be pitied. She’ll funnel her energies into what matters most: helping the less fortunate and getting women the right to vote. When she’s forced to team up with the local newspaper editor to further the cause, will her pledge to remain single get cropped?

 

 

A MATCH FOR GABE

By Kimberly Grist

Carrie Dixon’s impulsive nature has cost her a teaching position leaving her destitute and seeking the help of a matchmaker. She believes there’s a happily ever after within reach for everyone, so casting her past failures aside, she requests a match with someone who embraces adventure and will be enthusiastic about building a romantic relationship. Gabe Russell, former soldier and regimented rancher, isn’t looking for love. Instead, he needs a cook, housekeeper, and babysitter for his four younger siblings. His request to the matchmaker includes “… a no-nonsense, hard-working woman who knows the importance of following a schedule.

 

 

ELLIE’S REDEMPTION

By Molly Jebber

Ellie returns to her Amish life, and she’s seeking redemption after the danger and trouble she's caused her community. Not everyone is welcoming, especially when someone from her past visits. She's ready to fall in love, but Amish men shy away, until Caleb. Will he listen to the naysayers or give her a chance?

 

 

EZEKIEL’S SONG

By Naomi Craig

Ezekiel is struck mute and paralyzed as he begins his prophetic ministry, and Shiriel devises a plan to get the Lord's message back to the unfaithful people of Judah. Shiriel struggles with discontentment as serving the Lord looks nothing like she'd imagined. Can she provide for her family and carry out her husband's ministry when her joy is gone, and her own dreams are placed on hold? ...an incredibly timely story reminding us that in judgment, there is always the melody of mercy and hope even when its harmony is in a discordant minor key. ~Amazon Review

 

 

THE WHISPERING WIND

By Janalyn Voigt

Phoebe can have her pick of suitors but never the man she wants. Fancy parties hold little appeal for Phoebe Walsh. She would rather gallop across the open range with the wind in her hair. Ma seems determined to save her from becoming a spinster, though. Several years have passed since Will Canfield stole a kiss and her heart. If Uncle Con would stop throwing them together, getting over Will might be easier. Unwilling to risk another heartbreak, Will encourages Phoebe to marry someone else. If only the idea didn’t set his teeth on edge.

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THE SILVER SUITCASE

By Terrie Todd

It’s 1939. Canada is on the cusp of entering World War II. Seventeen-year-old Cornelia Simpson has been heartbroken since the day her mother died. As a new tragedy provides still more reason to reject her parents’ faith, a mysterious visitor appears in her hour of desperation. Alone and carrying a heavy secret, she makes a desperate choice that will haunt her for years. Decades later, Cornelia’s granddaughter, Benita, is in on the brink of divorce when she discovers Cornelia’s diary. Now the secrets of her grandmother’s past will lead Benita on an unexpected journey of reconciliation and faith.

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