August 2019 New Releases
More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on
the ACFW Fiction
Finder website.
Contemporary Romance:
The Butterfly
Recluse by Therese
Heckenkamp -- Lila finds solace in her sheltered world by raising
butterflies and surrounding herself with their gentle beauty. They’re all she
needs—until a motorcycle-riding stranger roars up her driveway, invading her
safe haven, throwing her life off-kilter, and forcing her to question
everything. What exactly is he after, and what is he not telling her? In one
intense night of desperation and revelation, Lila must confront her darkest
fears—and hopefully discover that with faith and courage, shattered dreams can
be restored, damaged hearts can love again, and broken wings can heal . . .
maybe even fly. (Contemporary Romance from Ivory Tower Press)
A Glitter of Gold by
Liz
Johnson -- Anne Norris moved to Savannah, Georgia, for a fresh start.
Now her pirate-tour business is flagging and paying the rent requires more than
wishful thinking. When she discovers evidence of a shipwreck off the coast of
Tybee Island, she knows it could be just the boon she needs to stay afloat. She
takes her findings to local museum director Carter Hale for confirmation, but
things do not go as planned. Carter is fascinated with the wreck, the discovery
of which could open the door to his dream job at a prestigious museum. But
convincing Anne to help him fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle is no easy
task. And working with Carter means that Anne will have to do the one thing she
swore she'd never do again: trust a man. (Contemporary Romance from Revell-A
Division of Baker Publishing Group)
Hometown Healing by
Jennifer Slattery
-- She’s home again, but not for long… Unless this cowboy recaptures her heart
Returning home with a baby in tow, Paige Cordell’s determined her stay is only
temporary. But to earn enough money to leave, she needs a job—and her only
option is working at her first love’s dinner theater. With attraction once
again unfurling between her and Jed Gilbertson, can the man who once broke her
heart convince her to stay for good?
(Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin])
General Contemporary/Women's Fiction:
Grace in Deep
Waters by Christine
Dillon -- William Macdonald is at the pinnacle of his career. Pastor
of a growing megachurch and host of a successful national radio programme.
Clever and respected, he’s a man with everything, including a secret. His wife
has left him and he can’t risk anyone finding out. Blanche Macdonald is
struggling. Her once rock-solid marriage is showing cracks. She promised to
love her husband for better or for worse, but does loving always mean staying?
Blanche desires to put God first. Not William. Not her daughter. Not herself.
When is a marriage over? When do you stand and fight? (Women’s Fiction,
Independently Published)
When Mountains
Sing by Stacy
Monson -- Mikayla Gordon loves nothing more than sleeping under the
stars, reeling in the “big one,” and long hikes in the wilderness. A medical
crisis reveals a 30-year-old secret that turns everything she’s known and
believed upside down, unraveling her dreams and her identity. In search of
answers, she follows a trail from Minnesota to Colorado and discovers more
unwelcome secrets even as she falls in love with the majestic beauty of the
Rocky Mountains, and a wilderness camp leader who shares the greatest secret of
all. Knowing her life can never go back to what it was, she must make decisions
that will impact far more than just her future. (Contemporary from His Image
Publications)
All
In by L. K.
Simonds -- Cami Taylor: a blackjack dealer, a bestselling author, and
a fraud. Cami's boyfriend, Joel, loves her in spite of her flaws. He wants to
marry her, buy a house on Long Island, and raise a family--a life that's a
million miles from Cami's idea of happiness. Her therapist suggests compromise
and trust, but Cami bolts like a deer. She breaks off the relationship and
launches on a new quest for happiness, not knowing that a nasty surprise waits
around the corner. What follows is a fight to the death. Who will be the one
left standing? (Contemporary from Morgan James Fiction)
Historical:
Finding Lady
Enderly by Joanna
Davidson Politano -- A rag girl accepts an invitation to become the
lady she's always dreamed of being, but some dreams turn out to be nightmares.
(Historical from Revel - A Division of Baker Publishing Group)
Historical Romance:
Lady and the
Lawman by Crystal L.
Barnes, Vickie
McDonough, Annette
OHare, and Kathleen
Y'Barbo -- Four historic stories of lawmen and the ladies who love
them. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
The Farmer’s
Daughter by Mary
Davis, Kelly Eileen Hake, Tracie J.
Peterson, Jill Stengl, and Susan May Warren -- Enjoy five
historical novels by some of Christian fiction’s bestselling authors. Meet
daughters of prairie farms from Montana south to Kansas who find love in the
midst of turbulent life changes. Marty’s nieces are kidnapped. Rosalind’s town
is overrun by a railroad company. Amy’s jealousy comes between her and her
twin. Beulah’s answer is needed to a marriage proposal. Lilly’s choice puts her
at odd with her neighbors. Into each of their lives rides a man who may only
make their situations worse. (Historical Romance from Barbour Publishing)
The
Cowboys by Sandra
Merville Hart, Cindy Ervin
Huff, Jennifer
Uhlarik, and Linda W.
Yezak -- Taming the West--one heart at a time. Healing
Heart: A physically scarred cowboy finds solace with a ranch girl who
is hiding from her past. Becoming Brave: A cattle drover
wants to get his boss’s heard safely through Indian Territory...as soon he
figures out why a bloodstained woman is holding a gun on him. Trails End:
Waiting for his boss’s cattle to sell, a cowboy takes a kitchen job at a
restaurant where the beautiful and prickly owner adds spice to his workday.
Loving a Harvey Girl: To improve the local preacher’s
opinion of career women, a Harvey Girl makes it her mission to redeem a wayward
cowboy, but finds herself longing for a husband, hearth, and home. (Historical
Romance from Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas)
Lost in the
Storm by Tamera Lynn
Kraft -- Lavena, a journalist during the Civil War, wants to become a
war correspondent. She finally gets her chance, but there's a catch. She has to
get an interview from a war hero who has refused to tell his story to every
other journalist, and she has to accomplish this impossible task in a month or
she'll lose her job. Captain Cage, the war hero, has a secret that will destroy
his military career and reputation. Now, a new journalist wants him to reveal
what he's been hiding. He’d prefer to ignore her, but from the moment she came
into camp, he can't get her out of his mind. Leading up to the turbulent
Battles for the city of Chattanooga, will Lavena and Cage find the courage to
love and forgive, or will they be swept away by their past mistakes that don't
want to stay buried? (Historical Romance from Mt Zion Ridge Press)
Love's
Allegiance by Linda Shenton
Matchett -- Inspired by the biblical love story of Rebekkah and
Isaac, Love’s Allegiance explores the struggles and sacrifices of those whose
beliefs were at odds with a world at war. (Historical Romance from Shortwave
Press)
The Brightest
Hope by Naomi
Musch -- Five years after the Great War, Holly Allen is a
well-adjusted war widow with a knack for running the family press. She’s over
the days of waiting for a white knight to ride in and sweep her away from her
cares. Besides, if Hugh Phelps is a knight, he's certainly a black one—with his
prison record, personal demons, and the ghosts of war that haunt him. When
Holly hires Hugh, despite her reservations, it isn’t long before she sees the
man he could really be, and as Hugh finds his niche at Allen’s Printing, he
finds his lady boss equally appealing. Despite the attraction, however, Holly
won’t let herself fall for a faithless man, and Hugh isn’t on gracious terms
with God. Then, just when new beginnings seem possible, old heartaches from the
war come calling. Now it might only be in letting go of everything dear that
they both discover what real love is. (Historical Romance, Independently
Published)
Annabelle’s
Joy by Betty Thomason
Owens -- She's waited too long. When Tom proposed last year,
Annabelle wasn't ready to open her heart to another man. Pain still held a thin
crust around it. Time has healed her heart, but with a new woman in town, one
who clearly has her sights set on Tom, does it matter if Annabelle's heart is
ready to love again? Folks in town are keeping a close eye on their pharmacist,
hoping to be the first to hear the good news. He’s been courting the widow
Cross for nigh on two years now. Annabelle Cross better wake up and put her
dancing shoes on. Mr. Tom is prime real estate. (Historical Romance from Write
Integrity Press)
Mystery/Cozy Mystery:
Hidden
Secrets by Janet
Sketchley -- When an online vendetta against the Green Dory Inn
escalates to physical threats, a cryptic message about a tunnel points to the
property’s original owner, a notorious Prohibition-era sea captain rumoured to
have left hidden wealth. (Mystery, Independently Published)
Murder at
Rendsburg Resort by C. L.
Wells -- Trapped in a remote resort with a killer on the loose, the
body count piling up, and no one else to save them, mystery writer Jill
Pemberton must help find the killer before they claim their next victim. (Cozy
Mystery, Independently Published)
Romantic Suspense:
Two Steps
Forward by Luana
Ehrlich -- When CIA operative Titus Ray has an unexpected encounter
with a Jihadi terrorist while he and Nikki are on their honeymoon in Morocco,
he assumes it’s a coincidence, but when they travel to Israel for the second
half of their honeymoon and encounter him again, he takes action, which takes
him to Baghdad to prevent the assassination of a high-profile government
official. (Romantic Suspense, Independently Published)
Edge of
Truth by Kimberly Rose
Johnson -- The DEA sends two of its best agents, Kara Nelson and Jeff
Clark, to Central Oregon, to shut down a major drug ring. Kara and Jeff usually
work alone, but Operation Trail Ride throws them undercover together in a way
neither of them expected. A notorious Miami drug lord wants Kara dead. Can
these agents pull off the greatest acting job of their lives—and manage the
sparks flying between them? Or will they die trying? (Romantic Suspense,
Independently Published)
Speculative:
Redemption by Jacques R.
Pye -- Sterling Newman and Armena Sandal face death as they struggle
to help the Alesandrans and the Kirilleans combat a force seeking the
destruction of both worlds. (Speculative, Independently Published)
Young Adult:
Shards of
Light by Susan
Miura -- Sometimes the pieces of a shattered dream can transform into
something extraordinary. (Young Adult from Vinspire Publishing)
