Summer Readers 2013

Dear Readers,

So the summer reading list got a bit out of hand.  It ended up being 4 pages long.  Oops, but it just goes to show you how many great books are available now.  I am releasing the books in two list, one this week and one next week. 

Enjoy

Happy Reading

Summer Readers 2013

Love in A Broken Vessel – Mesu Andrews – What do you do if God calls you to marry a prostitute?  If you are Hosea you obey.  The re-telling of the Hosea and Gomer story from the Bible.

Always the Baker finally the Bride – Sandra Bricker – Emma Rae and Jackson are already to marry, that is until Jackson decides to sell Tanglewood.

Roses have Thorns – Sandra Byrd – A Novel of Elizabeth I – 17 year old Elin is thrust into the monarchy that is Queen Elizabeth.  What will it cost her?  Her Marriage?  Her Life?

Cast of Stones – Patrick Carr - #1 – The Staff and the Sword – Errol is the most unlikely of heroes, but when it is discover he has unusual gift, he needs to figure out who he really is.  Book #2, A Heroes Lot is due out in July.

Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker – Jennifer Chiaverini – Elizabeth is the dressmaker for the president’s wife.  For an insider look at the Lincoln household this is a great book for that.

Not By Sight – Kathy Herman - #1 in Ozark Mountain Trilogy – After seeing a little girl that looks like her missing sister, Abby has to find out if it is her or not.

Tangled Ashes – Michele Phoenix – Marshall is looking to finish the renovations on Lamorlaye and retreat back to America to lose himself in the bottle once again.  But he doesn’t expect to have a quirky group of owners and workers that help him work through his past.

In Broken Places – Michele Phoenix – Shelby lives a safe life, she likes it that way.  When she becomes legal guardian to Shayla a 4 year old with her own secret, life changes quickly.  Shelby hopes a move to Germany will keep them both safe.

Guardian – Beverly Lewis - #3 in the Home to Hickory Hollows series – Secret Keeper book #4 is releasing in Sept. – Jodi finds a little girl alongside of the road.  No one reports her missing and the little girl knows no English.  Who could she be and why is no one missing her?

Stress Test – Richard Mabry – Matt thought he was going to a more normal life, until he is kidnapped and then charged with murder.  Sandra doesn’t trust doctors, but she believes Matt is innocent.

An Unholy Communion – Donna Crow - #3 in the Monastery Mysteries – When a dead body lands at Felicity’s feet, the police are quick to say it is a suicide.  The wife of the victim is positive it isn’t and Felicity and Anthony set out to prove it was murder.

Rules of Murder – Julia Deering - Releases in August – #1 A Drew Farthering Mystery – I know it doesn’t come out until August, but I so enjoy the advanced copy; I just had to put it on the list.  Kind of a Downton Abbey with a twist.  When not one but two dead bodies turn up at a house party, Drew decides to solve the mystery with a little help from his friend Nick and love interest Madeline.

Soul Saver – Dineen Miller – Lexie usually knows whom God wants her to reach out to because of the face she has sculpted.  But when that face is a local pastor it turns out that not only is his soul on the line, but so is Lexie’s marriage.

One Good Thing – Kevin Milne - Nathan has always kept stones in his pocket with each good deed, he moves a stone to the other pocket.  When Nathan passes away, his wife finds out things about him that make no sense.  Who is the girl that Madeline refers to as “our little girl?”

When A Secret Kills – Lynette Eason - #3 in the Deadly Reunions – Jillian is tired of running so she returns home to put a killer behind bars before he can kill her.

Sovereign– Ted Dekker/Tosca Lee - #3 in Books of Mortals -  For those that have read the first two, nothing more needs to be said.  Releases in June. 

Offering – Angela Hunt –Amanda wanted lots and lots of kids, only they can’t afford more.  She decides to be a gestational carrier for a childless couple would be a wonderful gift, that is until years later she sees the child and wonders if she gave up her own child.

Sweet Mercy – Ann Tatlock – When Eve’s father loses his job a Ford Motor company, the offer to run her Uncle’s Lodge seems God-sent, but there is more than meets the eye about this Ballroom and Lodge.  Set during the Depression

Sinners and the Sea – Rebecca Kanner – The story of Noah told from the perspective of his wife.  Now this book is not going to be for everyone.  There are issues that make it not appropriate for church libraries.  (See me if you have questions)

Talon – Ronnie Kendig - #2 A Breed Apart –Dane swore he would never work with a woman, but now he needs to team up with Aspen to find the truth.  Along with the help of a tracking dog, they must work against elements and extremists.

Stealing the Preacher – Karen Witemeyer – Crockett was headed to an interview for a Pastor’s position and it kidnapped of the train by an outlaw who make him a present for his daughter, who has requested a preacher for their little abandoned church.

Slow Moon Raising – Eve Marie Everson - #3 Cedar Key Novel – Claybourne Home has been a place of rest and healing.  But it also has a secret that is slowing killing the family.

Scent of Lilacs – Ann Gabhart - #1 Heart of Hollyhill – recover of a book that released in ’05. A coming of age book set in the summer of 1964.  Not only is the country in turmoil, Jocie is as she tries to find answers about he life, family and self.

Duchess – Susan May Warren #3 Daughters of Fortune – Roxy Price is a star in the era of the Golden Age of Hollywood.  She has everything that she has always long for.  That is until Black Friday and she loses everything. 

It Happened at the Fair – Deeanne Gist- Cullen is looking to sell his newest invention at the Chicago’s World Fair.  The noise makes it hard to here if anyone is interested in buying, until he takes lip-reading lessons from the fair Della Wentworth. 

Widow of Gettysburg – Jocelyn Green – Heroines Behind the Lines – Civil War #2 – Liberty is a Union widow so when her home is invaded to be used by the Confederate army as a field hospital, she is unsure she can help the wounded soldiers.

Gone South – Meg Moseley –Tish leaves frosty MI to buy her great great great Grandparents home in Alabama, but finds the welcome in the Deep South a bit chilly.

Shattered – Dani Pettrey - #2 Alaskan Courage – The Black Sheep Reef is back in town.  The first anyone sees him; he is breaking into his sisters’ house, covered in blood.  Blood from a fellow skier who was murdered.  Is Reef innocent?  Who is guilty?  Why does all the evidence seem to point to his guilt?

Sky Beneath My Feet – Lisa Samson – Beth’s life is falling apart, her husband is holed up in the shed, her son is caught with drugs and she embarks on a road trip that turns into something surreal.

Tainted Coin – Mel Starr - #5 Chronicle of Hugh De Singleton, Surgeon – Murder in the 1300’s.  Master Hugh finds a badly beaten man, as he dies a coin drops out of his hand.  Hugh goes on a quest to find the man’s killer, but it puts him the path of his old nemesis.