November 2018 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on
the ACFW Fiction Finder
website.
Contemporary Romance:
Christmas in Jingle
Junction by Tabitha Bouldin
-- In the small town of Jingle Junction, Holly Winters owns the local coffee
shop, Jolly Java. It's here that she meets Patrick Cooper and promptly throws
coffee everywhere. Not only does Patrick not like coffee, he also despises
Christmas! It's up to Holly to show Patrick that Christmas is worth giving a
second chance, just as Patrick himself deserves a second chance when he is
accused of robbing a local convenience store. In a town full of Christmas
spirit, lively debates over the best superhero and riding in a sleigh pulled by
actual reindeer is just a normal day. Will Holly be able to prove to Patrick
that Christmas is more than a holiday that has to be endured? (Contemporary
Romance, Independently Published)
A Picture Perfect
Christmas by Candee Fick --
Freelance photographers Liz Foster and Ryan Callahan are finally making plans
for their future. And what better time to get married than during the festive
holiday season that brought them together? If only Liz’s parents weren’t
standing in the way of a picture-perfect wedding. Spurred on by the ghosts of
Christmases past, Dan Foster has already written Liz out of his will, so even
attending the wedding—let alone walking his daughter down the aisle—is out of
the question. However, this is the season for miracles and Ryan will do
anything to make his bride smile. What will it take to bring this family back
together in time for the wedding? (Contemporary Romance, Independently
Published)
On Magnolia
Lane by Denise Hunter
-- When his secret crush joins a dating website, Jack takes a leap of faith and
soon becomes Daisy's online suitor. But when they begin growing closer in real
life also, Jack finds himself with an unexpected dilemma. Is Daisy falling for
the real Jack or for the online version of himself? And how is she going to
respond when she finds out they’re one and the same? (Contemporary Romance from
HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
A Merry Miracle in
Romance by Melanie D.
Snitker -- Baxter Reid returns to his hometown of Romance, eager to
see his childhood crush. Unfortunately, Savannah hasn’t forgotten all the ways
he used to tease her back then. He’s got his work cut out for him if he’s going
to get a second chance. Savannah Miller avoids Baxter and the embarrassing
childhood memories he evokes…until he apologizes and suggests a truce. Now what
is she supposed to do? Only time will tell whether the spirit of Christmas in
Romance is enough to transform a grudging relationship into true love.
(Contemporary Romance, Independently Published)
I Still
Do by Melanie D.
Snitker -- What's worse than running into your ex-husband? Becoming
snowbound with him and an avalanche of memories you can't escape. (Contemporary
Romance, Independently Published)
Contemporary/Women’s
Fiction:
A Southern
Season by Eva Marie
Everson, Claire Fullerton, Ane Mulligan,
and Linda Yezak --
Four seasons. Four stories. Each one set in the enchanting world of the South.
These are the kinds of stories your grandmother told you from a front porch
swing. (Women’s Fiction from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Historical:
Second
Chances by Carol Ashby --
A widowed father, still grieving the loss of his wife and child, and a devoted
mother, who leaves behind everything she’s ever known to rescue her daughter
from the ex-husband who would hurt her, are first drawn together by their love
for her little girl, but God has much more for them than either could have
imagined. (Historical, Cerrillo Press)
Historical Mystery:
Murder of
Convenience by Linda Shenton
Matchett -- May 1942: Geneva Alexander flees Philadelphia and joins
the USO to escape the engagement her parents have arranged for her, only to
wind up as the number one suspect in her betrothed’s murder investigation.
Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, she must find the real killer before she
loses her sight…or is convicted for a crime she didn’t commit. (Historical
Mystery, Independently Published)
Historical Romance:
The Great Lakes
Lighthouse Brides Collection by Lena Nelson
Dooley, Rebecca Jepson,
Carrie Fancett
Pagels, Candice Sue
Patterson, Kathleen
Rouser, Pegg Thomas,
and Marilyn Turk
-- Along the Great Lakes, America’s inland seas, lighthouses played a vital
role in the growth of our nation. They shepherded settlers traveling by water
to places that had no roads. These beacons of light required constant tending
even in remote and often dangerous places. Brave men and women battled the
elements and loneliness to keep the lights shining. Their sacrifice kept goods
and immigrants moving. Seven romances set between 1883 and 1911 at Great Lakes
Lighthouses bring hope to the lonely lighthouse keepers and love to weary
hearts. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
A Musket in My
Hands by Sandra Merville
Hart -- Two sisters have no choice but to disguise themselves as men
to muster into the Confederate army in the fall of 1864--just in time for
things to go very badly for the Southerners at the Battle of Franklin.
(Historical Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Uncharted Journey by Keely Brooke
Keith -- Young widow Eva Vestal assumes loneliness is God’s permanent
plan for her life. She keeps busy by raising her son and co-managing the Inn at
Falls Creek with her elderly father, but her heart yearns for more. Solomon
“Solo” Cotter has spent his life working with horses, but he secretly wants to
write a book of the children’s stories his grandfather told him as a boy. He
barters with Eva’s father for a 40-night stay at the inn, a needed respite from
work to get his stories on paper. Once Eva discovers the barter, she believes
Solo is taking advantage of her father’s failing memory. But when tragedy
strikes and Solo works hard to save the inn, Eva sees his true nature. As her
heart stirs with feelings for Solo, she wrestles with the guilt of loving
someone new. (Historical Romance, Independently Published)
Snow Angel by Davalynn
Spencer -- Lena Carver works as her physician brother’s medical
assistant, housekeeper, and cook. Maimed in a childhood accident at Christmas,
she believes she is beyond love’s reach—until a dark-eyed cowboy arrives
broken, bruised, and bent on changing her mind. Wil Bergman wakes in a
stranger’s home with a busted leg and a bullet-creased scalp. Trail-weary,
robbed, and penniless, he is at the mercy of a country doctor whose sister’s
healing touch has power to stitch up his heart and open his eyes to the
impossible. (Historical Romance from Wilson Creek Publishing)
Romantic Suspense:
Tell Her No
Lies by Kelly Irvin --
After Nina Fischer is accused of murdering her uncle and adopted father, she
must unlock deadly family secrets in order to clear her name and learn to trust
love again. (Romantic Suspense from HarperCollins Christian Publishing)
North by Starlight by Diane and David
Munson -- Attorney Madison Stone hurries to help her client Jordan
Star defeat a mysterious relative who claims a share in his inheritance, and
during the Christmas season Maddie learns to leave past regrets behind her,
embrace the warmhearted people of Starlight, and dig deep to find her true
heart. (Romantic Suspense from Micah House Media)
Her Deadly
Reunion by Beth Ann
Ziarnik -- What will it cost an estranged daughter when she meets her
birth father at his home and discovers it's a dangerous place to mix past and
present? (Romantic Suspense from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Speculative:
Mark of the
Raven by Morgan L. Busse
-- When the new Lady of Ravenwood inherits her family’s secret gift of
dreamwalking, she discovers a dark history. Women in her family have been
wielding the gift to preserve her family’s legacy—through assassinations. She’s
determined to find the true reason behind the gift, convinced there must be a
more noble purpose. But she’s torn about upholding her family's legacy--a
legacy that supports her people. What will she do when she is tasked with
assassinating the one man who can bring peace to the nations--but who is also
prophesied to bring about the downfall of her own house? One path holds glory
and power and will solidify her position as Lady of Ravenwood. The other path
holds shame and likely death. Which will she choose? And is she willing to pay
the price for the path chosen? (High Fantasy from Bethany House [Baker])
Thriller/Suspense:
Stratagem by Robin Caroll --
Psychologist Grayson Thibodeaux creates mind-bending adventure games for
businesses as team-building explorations. When his ex-wife’s company hires
Grayson’s for their executive retreat, he doesn’t see how things can get worse.
Until she dies during the course of the game he created…making him the prime
suspect for murder. (Suspense from Barbour Publishing)
