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A Sundog Moment by Sharon Baldacci FIC BAL
Reeling after a diagnosis of MS, the lovely Elizabeth Whittaker turns to her friends and her faith for support.

Levi's Will by W. Dale Cramer FIC CRA
Will Mullet, the 19-year-old son of an Amish farmer leaves home to join the military when his girlfriend becomes pregnant. 2006 Christy Award Winner.

Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs FIC HIG
A 2006 Christy Award winner is the third in this historical series and chronicles the love triangle of Lena, Rose, and Jamie, loosely based on the Biblical figures, Leah, Rachel, and Jacob. Earlier volumes are Thorn in my Heart, and Fair is the Rose.

The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro FIC DEL
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, journalist, Monica Brunetti, finds herself in the hospital with a roommate who challenges her world view.

Seasons under Heaven by Beverly LaHaye and Terri Blackstock FIC LAH
Four suburban women, neighbors on Cedar Circle come together in response to a child's health crisis.

The White Hunter by Gilbert Morris FIC MOR
Set in 1905, the ongoing saga of the Winslow family takes characters from Montana to New York, England, and Africa and includes passage on the Titanic.

The Meeting Place by Janette Oke and T. Davis Bunn FIC OKE
The first book in the Song of Acadia series describes the chance meeting of Catherine and Louisa, one British, one Acadian in 18th century Canada.

The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber FIC MAC
Four women who sign up for a knitting class weave friendships as they learn to make baby blankets. Readers may also enjoy A Good Yarn. FIC MAC

Blind Trust by Terri Blackstock FIC BLA
A fun, undemanding thriller with romance and mystery which begins when Clint, absent without explanation for eight months, returns to his fiancée, Sherry, and expects to be welcomed back.

Bad Ground by W. Dale Cramer FIC CRA
When a dying mother tells her teen-aged son to find his uncle, the boy discovers an embittered, disfigured hard-rock miner called Snake.

The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers FIC RIV
The taboos of abortion are explored when Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by a brutal rape and resulting pregnancy.

The Clowns of God by Morris West FIC WES
A discovery is made that the Pope is about to reveal that he has received a divine message that the world is about to end.

Christy by Catherine Marshall FIC MAR
19-year-old Christy leaves a life of ease to teach the superstitious but proud inhabitants of a primitive Smokey Mountain community.

Dearest Dorothy, Are We There Yet? By Charlene Ann Baumbich FIC BAU
Fans of Midwestern homespun humor will enjoy the spunky heroine, 87-year-old Dorothy Jean Wetstra, and her cast of community characters. Three follow-up titles make this a fun series.

East of the Sun by Linda L. Chaikin FIC CHA
This trilogy set in South Africa contains romance, intrigue, family secrets, gold, and diamonds. Titles are Tomorrow's Treasure, Yesterday's Promise, and Today's Embrace.

Friendship Cake by J. Lynn Hinton FIC HIN
A cast of small-town characters comes together to create a cookbook, and as recipes are shared, personalities are mixed to form new friendships. A sequel is called Forever Friends.

The Happy Room by Catherine Palmer FIC PAL
Brought together by their sister's fight against death from anorexia, siblings relive their less than idyllic upbringing as the children of missionaries.

Once Upon a Gulf Coast Summer by Susan Oliver FIC OLI
Mother-daughter relationships are at the base of this novel as daughter, Kay, cares for her mother who has lung cancer.

In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden FIC GOD
Philippa Talbot, a highly successful woman of London joins a cloistered Benedictine community in this portrait of religious life.

Incriminating Evidence by Sheldon Siegel FIC SIE
In this follow-up to Siegel's Special Circumstances, Mike Daly, ex-priest and public defender, is tapped to defend Skipper Gates, the current district attorney who was responsible for getting Daly fired from his job.

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry FIC BER
The fictional memoir of Jayber Crow, orphan, aspiring minister, and small-town barber.

King's Ransom; A novel based on a true story by Jan Beazely FIC BEA
The heroic story of Tsar Boris III, king of Bulgaria's efforts to save his country's Jewish population from Hitler's concentration camps.

The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers FIC RIV
Beset by family and community tragedies, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes seeks forgiveness for the events she believes she has caused.

The Seasons Series by Beverly LaHaye and Terry Blackstock FIC LAH
Four titles in this series chronicle the sweet and the bittersweet in the lives of the residents of Cedar Circle. The books are Seasons under Heaven, Showers in Season, Times and Seasons, and Season of Blessing.

Leota's Garden by Francine Rivers FIC RIV
Gardening as metaphor for life is the basis of this homey story about 84-year-old Leota. As Leota and various characters work on reviving her desolate plot, relationships bloom and others are mended.

Miss Garnet's Angel by Morris West FIC WES
Retired British history teacher, Miss Julia Garnet, takes a 6-month rental on an apartment in Venice where she befriends some angelic, and not-so-angelic, characters.

The Dead Don't Dance by Charles Martin FIC MAR
Dylan Styles, college professor and farmer, looks forward with his wife, Maggie, to the birth of their first child when tragedy strikes.

The Quilt by T. Davis Bunn FIC BUN
An intergenerational story describes the creation of a grandmother's final project, a quilt in which every stitch is woven with a prayer.

The Secret Santa by Tate Miller and Beth Polson FIC MIL
This tiny Christmas tome places hard-hitting investigative journalist, Rebecca Chandler in a small country town during the holidays to discover the identity of an elusive gift giver.

Bamboo and Lace by Lori Wick FIC WIC
Lily Walsh leaves her rural Asian homeland to visit her brother in Hawaii and falls in love with her brother's friend despite her parents' disapproval.

This Heavy Silence by Nicole Mazzarella FIC MAZ
Dottie Connell has given up everything to farm her family's 300 acres in rural Ohio alone. A turn of events makes her an instant parent much to the community's dismay.

Arena by Karen Hancock SF HAN
An allegorical blend of fantasy and science fiction, Callie Hayes is drawn into another world as part of a research experiment.

The Weeping Chamber by Sigmund Brouwer FIC BRO
Biblical historical fiction depicting the last days of Christ through the eyes of Simeon, a man whose life is falling apart.

All the Way Home by Ann Tatlock FIC TAT
A look at racial discrimination through the eyes of two young friends who are separated during WWII and who find each other during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s.

Almost Friends by Phillip Gulley FIC GUL
Another installment in the delightful small town church series called Harmony, finds the pastor on a leave of absence and his temporary replacement getting conflicting reviews.

The Mitford Years by Jan Karon FIC KAR
A series of stories depicting the delightful antics of small-town characters and their beloved Episcopalian rector, Father Tim.

Daughters of Fortune by Judith Pella FIC PEL
The three Hayes daughters, separated by the circumstances of World War II learn the significance of family in this sweeping series.

 


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