Showing posts with label April Book Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April Book Day. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

APRIL 2025 Book Day

 RAINING BOOKS


 

 

TITANIC: VOYAGE OF INTENT

By Mary Davis

Will trying to save her brother's life cost Brenna her own? Brenna Kelly's brother has been accused of a murder he didn't commit and sentenced to die. Brenna follows the real murderer aboard the luxury liner Titanic to find the proof to save her brother from the gallows. Little does she know that her fate is as tenuous as her brother’s. Cliffton Statham is charmed by Brenna and sets out to help her and win her affections. But his flimsy relationship with his uncle puts his future in jeopardy, and he must decide between Brenna and saving himself. Can Brenna find the proof she needs in time? Will love be a help or a hindrance? Will the icy waters of the Atlantic be the end of them all?

 

 

 

SWORD OF FORGIVENESS

By Debbie Lynne Costello

When her father died, she had promised herself no man would own her again, yet who could defy an edict of the king? After the death of her cruel father, Brithwin is determined never again to live under the harsh rule of any man. Independent and resourceful, she longs to be left alone to manage her father’s estate. But she soon discovers a woman has few choices when the king decrees she is to marry Royce, the Lord of Rosencraig. As if the unwelcome marriage isn’t enough, her new husband accuses her of murdering his family, and she is faced with a challenge of either proving her innocence or facing possible execution.


 

 

 

SONORAN STAR

By Nancy J. Farrier

She’s come to Tucson for a new start. He believes she’s a criminal in disguise. All her life, Kathleen O'Connor's flaw has isolated her. Even her mother is ashamed of her, and Kathleen fades to the background. Still, she longs for a husband and children. Deputy Quinn Kirby mistakes Kathleen for a criminal but discovers his error. He recognizes this veiled woman's beauty, and he's more than ready to stake his claim. The only problem is, she won't have him. Will God work a miracle to bring these two hearts together?

 

 

 

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.”

 

 

 

THE HEALER'S TOUCH

By Amber Schamel

Aaliyah's last chance at winning her husband's love is destroyed when she is banished from her home as an 'unclean' sinner, exiled to the leper colony. When a chance at being cured comes in the form of a rumor, she must risk her life to appear in public, or die a leper.

 

 

 

PERFECT

HEARTS ON DISPLAY, Book 1

By Kimberly Keagan

When the perfect life unravels, can love turn the page to a new beginning? In 1895 New York, department store heir William Walraven must prove himself by opening Denwall’s newest store before Christmas—until a chance encounter with a lovely bookseller throws him off course. Ivy King is barely keeping her family’s shop afloat and has no time for distractions, especially not a charming man whose emporium threatens her livelihood. But when an attack on Will’s brother draws them together, Will and Ivy must decide what matters most—expectations, ambition…or an unexpected love that just might be perfect.

RELEASES MAY 6th

 

 

 

WHEN MEMORY WHISPERS

By Johnnie Alexander

Marie Wyatt longed for fame and fortune and found herself in wartime London working as an Allied courier. But when a routine mission turns deadly, a mysterious German agent becomes her unlikely savior. Yet the line between duty and loyalty blurs when the German agent is imprisoned in a Florida POW camp with Axis soldiers who consider him a traitor. Marie embarks on a desperate mission to save him before he’s fatally injured. Plummet into a heart-wrenching tale of courage, treachery, and a love that defies all odds.

 

 

 

THE GIRL FROM THE PAPERS

By Jennifer L. Wright

A riveting tale set during the public enemy era of the Great Depression. Beatrice Carraway has dreams. But as the Great Depression drags the working class further and further under, Beatrice struggles just to keep herself and her family afloat. But then, in walks Jack Turner. It isn’t long before Beatrice is swept into an exciting and glamorous life of crime beside the man she loves. Yet as their infamy grows, Beatrice starts to long for something deeper. And when the danger of Jack’s schemes ratchets up, Beatrice fears her dreams―and her future―will end up going down in a hail of bullets.

 

 

 

THE CURATOR'S SECRET

By Denise Weimer

It’s taken six years for Lacey Colbert to escape the heartbreak that caused her to disappear from Golden Isles Christian Camp and the life of her summer sweetheart, Trent Stevenson. Then a museum curator job at a Gilded Age resort lures her back to Georgia’s Jekyll Island. Lacey finds Trent a director of landscaping right in her historic district. Winter Haven cottage’s century-old mystery of a vanished fiancĂ© compels Lacey to settle her own past with Trent. Just one thing stands in the way … the fact that someone else likes uncovering secrets, too—Lacey’s. And her unknown foe won’t hesitate to use them against her.

 

 

 

THE ANGEL AND THE SKY PILOT

Selah Finalist!

By Naomi Musch

In COURTING THE COUNTRY PREACHER

4 STORIES OF FAITH, HOPE, AND FALLING IN LOVE

Everett thought his past was forever buried, until he learned he’d have to prove himself to the lumberjacks—and until he met the woman who lived with her father in great northern forests near the camps. Angel smiled at Everett, but now the look in his eyes said that he believed his rudder had somehow broken loose. And at the end of the day, no matter how he came to the decision to fight Mick, she was the one battering his hull.

 

 

 

CHERISHING HER HEART

By Cindy Ervin Huff

After being falsely imprisoned in an asylum, Susan escapes and assumes the identity to a simple valet’s daughter. Once she starts a new life in Kansas she vows to never be under a man’s thumb again. But Monty’s presence makes her heart race and his care and kindness under different circumstances might win her heart. When her ex-husband puts a bounty on her head for her return, Monty steps up to help. Can she trust this handsome rancher to protect her and not control her?

 

 

 

EVEN IF WE CRY

By Terrie Todd

Nina’s one task is to keep her family together while a world war threatens to rip them apart. Warned they “mustn’t cry,” British teenager Nina Gabriel and her two siblings board a ship bound for Canada as part of the WWII child evacuee program. Nina’s mischievous brother and seasick sister test her limits on the voyage—but her burden of responsibility grows still heavier in Canada. When a telegram arrives after a London bombing, will Nina find a way to fulfill her promise for the brother she’s never met? Will the Gabriel siblings learn they are loved, even if they cry?

 

 

 

WILTED DANDELIONS

By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield

Rachael is eager to leave her life of luxury in Boston to share the gospel with Native Americans in the west. The only problem is the missionary alliance won't let her go unless she's married. When Dr. Jonathan, another missionary hopeful learns about the restrictions, he is desperate to find a wife. They agree to a marriage of convenience and learns God doesn’t create coincidences—He designs possibilities. “…one gripping, compelling read. Wilted Dandelions by Ms. Brakefield had me eagerly turning pages and sighing over the love story premise as well as taking comfort in the spiritual message…” ES Amazon Reader

 

 

 

IVY'S INHERITANCE

By Linda Shenton Matchett

Ivy Cregg’s father is a gambler, but this time he’s gone too far. He loses his mining fortune and her along with it in a high-stakes poker game. Unwilling to go along with the deal, she hides out with a friend who tells her about Ms. Crenshaw, owner of the Westward Home & Hearts Mail-Order Bride Agency who is in town. The prospective groom is a wealthy man which seems like an answer to prayer until Ivy discovers he made his fortune in mining. Is he as untrustworthy as her father?

 

 

 

EL JIREH - THE GOD WHO PROVIDES

Compiled by Living Parables of Central Florida

Mary Dodge Allen, contributor

In A Mother’s Desperate Prayer, Mary Dodge Allen shares her struggle with guilt and despair after her son is badly burned in a kitchen accident. When we are at the end of all we have, El Jireh shows His hand. God doesn’t always give us what we want or when we want it, but He perfectly provides all we need at the right time. The stories, poems, devotions, and essays in this collection demonstrate the various and mysterious ways God is El Jireh—the God who provides—to His children.

 

 

 

MONTANA GOLD

By Janalyn Voigt

Strike it rich with Montana Gold! Escape into six heartfelt inspirational Western historical romances that will affirm your faith in love. Follow the lives and loves of an Irish family in the Wild West. Travel the Oregon Trail to Montana's gold camps and fledgling cattle ranches. Experience each vibrant story and revel in the beauty and resilience of the American West. Here's your chance to savor new love, rousing adventure, and spiritual renewal on every page. Read the Montana Gold series.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

April 2024 BOOK DAY

 GOOD BOOKS ARE BLOOMING EVERYWHERE

 


 

THE QUILTING CIRCLE SERIES Boxed Set

Historical Romance Series

By Mary Davis

THE WIDOW’S PLIGHT (Book1) – Will a secret clouding a single mother’s past cost Lily her loved ones?

THE DAUGHTER’S PREDICAMENT (Book2) *SELAH & WRMA Finalist* – As Isabelle’s romance prospects turn in her favor, a family scandal derails her dreams.

THE DAMSEL’S INTENT (Book3) *SELAH Winner* – Nicole heads down the mountain to fetch herself a husband. Can she learn to be enough of a lady to snag the handsome rancher?

THE DÉBUTANTE’S SECRET (Book4) – Complications arise when a fancy French lady steps off the train and into Deputy Montana’s arms.


 

BRIDE BY BEGUILEMENT

By Debbie Lynne Costello

Kirsten father’s last will and testament stipulates that she must either marry, lead the plantation into a first year profit, or forfeit it to her uncle. Thefts are hurting the profit and marriage is proving no easy option. Every suitor seems more enamored with the land than with her. Silas’s last year at veterinary school ends abruptly when he is called home to care for his young orphaned sisters. Troubles compound when he finds an insurmountable lien on the family home and an unscrupulous banker is calling in the loan. How will the two overcome pride and distrust to find real happiness?

 

 

PRECIOUS JEWELS

By Nancy J. Farrier

Forced to marry a stranger—Will she ever find true love? On a trip to the barn during a winter storm, Megan Riley stumbles over a nearly frozen man. She helps Jesse Coulter into the house and nurses the stranger back to health as she anticipates her parents' and brother's return from town. Several days pass before Megan learns that her parents and brother are dead. Then the preacher and banker who brought the news discover the man staying under her roof. How can Jesse help this your woman who saved his life?

99¢

 

 

 

WHEN HOPE SANK

By Denise Weimer

The Civil War has taken everything from Lily Livingston. Speaking up proved too costly in a part of Arkansas overrun by spies and bushwhackers. Lieutenant Cade Palmer is crowded onto the Sultana with other paroled POWs for the journey north. But a fiery explosion rends the steamer and empties two thousand men into the Mississippi River. Recovering from wounds that might end his career as a surgeon, Cade threatens Lily's defenses. How can she tell him she might've prevented the tragedy if she'd reported a suspected saboteur's claims? When encoded messages pass through the hotel, will Lily follow her convictions?

 

 

 

BLEAK LANDING

By Terrie Todd

In the dead-end Canadian town of Bleak Landing, Irish immigrant Bridget O’Sullivan lives in a ramshackle house as the Great Depression rages. The fiery redhead lands a job at a garment factory, the first step on her journey to shed her past and begin anew. When her father dies, Bridget―now a striking and accomplished woman―returns home to claim her inheritance. But she has no identification to prove her stake, and no one in town recognizes her―except her old nemesis, Victor Harrison. Now a war veteran, can Victor prove he’s a changed man worthy of Bridget’s forgiveness and more?

 

 

 

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.”

 



 

SPIES & SWEETHEARTS

By Linda Shenton Matchett

She wants to do her part. He’s just trying to stay out of the stockade. Will two agents deep behind enemy lines find capture… or love?

 

 

CACTUS LIL’S BIG CITY DEBUT

By Donna Schlachter

When Peter and Lily arrive in New York City for their honeymoon, they learn of Uncle Phillip’s mysterious disappearance, and are pulled into the dark underside of the Big City, then thrust onto the front pages of the newspapers as ‘persons of interest’ in the investigation. Can they survive the onslaught of attention on themselves, their marriage, and the seedy side of the publishing industry? Or can they discover who is behind this nefarious act, save Uncle Phillip—and themselves?

 

 

 

WALTZ WITH DESTINY

By Catherine Ulrich Brakefield

From out of the pages of the Great Depression comes the Big Band Era. Esther (McConnell) Meir is in a story-book romance that swirls into a rendezvous with destiny when Eric Erhardt is swept up into Hitler's diabolical world. "…of Waltz with Destiny…The message of the Destiny series is even more applicable today than when it was first released. Praying for America’s repentance and to embrace God like never before." Debra B.