Spotlight on…
This romantic comedy’s description caught my attention as I was browsing new releases, so I thought I’d feature it here along with a list of this week’s forty (yes 40!) new releases in Christian fiction.
Description (From Publisher, Abindon Press):
One woman’s love of literature inspires dreams she never knew she had.
For 30-year-old literature lover Joan Meeler, there is no heroine so admirable as Gone With the Wind’s Scarlett O’Hara. Joan, with her quiet nature and love of good food, falls shockingly short of Scarlett’s outspoken passion, strength, and 17-inch waist. Yet as the secret hostess of an advice blog called Scarlett Says, she discovers she’s quite adept at dispensing advice in Scarlett’s devil-may-care tone.
Joan is happy to live vicariously . . . until she meets Charles, a Christian and faithful Scarlett Says reader, who suddenly has Joan dreaming of something more. Since Scarlett has never let her down, Joan digs deeper and deeper into her heroine’s mind, searching for something to calm her rising insecurities. But her search falls short, and Joan realizes that she must look within herself—and to God—to uncover the inner confidence she never knew she possessed.
Amish & Mennonite Fiction
Looking For A Miracle (Brides of Lancaster County #2) by Wanda E Brunstetter
The Plain City Bridesmaids: Three Ohio Mennonite Romances by Dianne Christner
A Plain Man by Mary Ellis
The Kissing Bridge (Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors #3) by Tricia Goyer
The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow #5) by Beverly Lewis
The Amish Groom (The Men of Lancaster County #1) by Mindy Starns Clark and Susan Meissner
The Wounded Heart (Amish Quilt #1) by Adina Senft
Contemporary Romance
The Mistaken Heiress (Heartsong Presents) by Shelba Shelton Nivens
Rodeo Song (Heartsong Presents) by Shannon Taylor Vannatter
Historical Fiction
For Such a Time (Women of Valor #1) by Elyse Larson
What Follows After by Dan Walsh
Historical Romance
Rainy Day Dreams (Seattle Brides #2) by Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith
The Lone Star Romance Collection: Five Stories of Untamed Love in a Wild State by Cathy Marie Hake & Kimberley Comeaux
Plots and Pans by Kelly Eileen Hake
An Unconventional Lady (Heartsong Presents) by Cynthia Hickey
Caught in the Middle (Ladies of Caldwell County #3) by Regina Jennings
The Preacher’s Bride Claim (Love Inspired Historical) by Laurie Kingery
Sincerely Yours by Jane Kirkpatrick, Amanda Cabot, Laurie Alice Eakes, and Ann Shorey
Beloved Protector (Heartsong Presents) by Darlene Mindrup
Wyoming Promises (Love Inspired Historical) by Kerri Mountain
A Sensible Arrangement (Lone Star Brides #1) by Tracie Peterson
The Soldier’s Secrets (Love Inspired Historical) by Naomi Rawlings
The Husband Campaign (Love Inspired Historical) by Regina Scott
Willow Creek Brides: Three Loves Are Sweet Surprises in Historic Iowa (Romancing America) by Connie Stevens
Circle of Spies (The Culper Ring #3) by Roseanna M. White
Romantic Comedy
Scarlett Says by Julie L Cannon
Romantic Suspense
Top Secret Identity (Love Inspired Suspense) by Sharon Dunn
Perilous Waters (Love Inspired Suspense) by Sandra Orchard
Wrongly Accused (Love Inspired Suspense) by Laura Scott
Words of Conviction by Linda J White
Lancaster County Target (Love Inspired Suspense) by Kit Wilkinson
Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Apocalyptic)
The Turning by Davis Bunn
The Fearful Gates (Ancient Earth Trilogy #3) by Ross Lawhead
Women’s Fiction
For Such a Time as This (Women of Hope #1) by Ginny Aiken
The Road to Testament by Eva Marie Everson
Paige Turned (Paige Alder #3) by Erynn Mangum
The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek by Jane Myers Perrine
Reunion by Lauraine Snelling
Stardust by Carla Stewart
A Promise in Pieces (Quilts of Love #17) by Emily T Wierenga