B&H Fiction return in 2013 with a mix of titles including contemporary, Amish, historical and suspense.
So, do share your thoughts on these covers and the story lines and click on the links for more details
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The River Palace by Gilbert Morris
The Civil War has ended when Yankee Captain Dennis Wainwright and Confederate Sergeant Gage Kennon cross paths. Forming an unlikely alliance, their travels become very interesting when they stumble across a band of Gypsies. Gage saves an older Gypsy woman from a terrible accident, earning the respect, but not the friendship, of her granddaughter Nadyha. Later Gage finds himself in the unlikely position of saving an innocent young woman from being arrested and possibly hanged.
These unlikely people seem bound together mysteriously by unaccountable forces; but always Gage Kennon, a humble and devout Christian man, is at the center of the turns and twists their lives take. The road soon leads them to a grand showboat, the Queen of Bohemia, and exciting journeys on the Mississippi River.
The River Palace is based on a very old story, that of the Good Samaritan, but it is also a new story of faith, romance, and classic adventure from beloved Christian author Gilbert Morris.
January, 2013
Flight of the Earls by Michael K. Reynolds
It’s 1846 in Ireland. When her family’s small farm is struck by famine, Clare Hanley and her younger brother, Seamus, set out across the ocean to the Promised Land of America.
Five years prior, Clare’s older sister Margaret and her Uncle Tomas emigrated in similar fashion and were not to be heard from again. But Clare must face her fears as she lands in the coming-of-age city of New York. There she discovers love, adventure, tragedy, and a terrible secret which threatens to destroy her family and all she believes.
Flight of the Earls is the first book in a historical novel trilogy based on Irish immigration in the 1840s.
January, 2013
A Plain Scandal by Amanda Flower
The people of Appleseed Creek in the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country are under attack. Soon after the dust has settled on a buggy accident that turned out to be murder, an unknown assailant begins cutting off the long hair of Amish women and the beards of Amish men.
New to the area, computer specialist Chloe Humphrey may not share their customs, but she is certainly alarmed over these crimes against the Amish and worries how such events will impact her growing number of friends who are more connected to that way of life.
In this small community, when Chloe discovers the body of an Amish businessman who was stabbed in the back and whose beard was cut off, she knows that finding the murderer and restoring peace to Appleseed Creek is as much her responsibility as anyone else’s.
February, 2013
Strand of Deception by Robin Caroll
When Gina Ford, the daughter of a prominent Tennessee politician, goes missing from the University of Memphis a week after another girl was murdered on the same campus, police call in the FBI. Nick Hagar, married to his job as Special Agent in Charge, is assigned to the case, and when Gina’s body is found, her father demands justice.
Maddie Baxter is the forensic expert running DNA tests from the crime scene. When they come back without a match, Nick asks her to do a familial DNA run that yields a shocking result: the prime suspect is Adam Alexander, the very same guy who broke Maddie’s heart when she was in college.
But do scientific advancements tell the whole story? Strand of Deception offers romance, suspense, and a lively debate about the impact of DNA testing, for better or worse, on the United States justice system.
March, 2013
Invisible by Ginny Yttrup
Ellyn DeMoss — chef, café owner, and lover of butter — is hiding behind a layer of fat. But what is she hiding? While Ellyn sees the good in others, she has only condemnation for herself. So when a handsome widower claims he’s attracted to Ellyn, she’s certain there’s something wrong with him.
Sabina Jackson — tall, slender, and exotic — left her husband, young adult daughters, and a thriving counseling practice to spend a year in Northern California where she says she’s come to heal. But it seems to Ellyn that Sabina’s doing more hiding than healing. What’s she hiding from? Is it God?
Twila Boaz has come out of hiding and is working to gain back the pounds she lost when her only goal was to disappear. When her eating disorder is triggered again, though she longs to hide, she instead follows God and fights for her own survival. But will she succeed?
As these women’s lives intertwine, their eyes open to the glory within each of them as they begin to recognize themselves as being created in God’s image.
April, 2013
July 9, 2012 at 4:59 pm
Excellent once again, Rel – have posted it on my Soul Inspirationz FB page 🙂
July 10, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Ellie Whyte » Glad it was helpful, Ellie – more to come soon 🙂
July 9, 2012 at 9:59 pm
Thanks for the post, Rel. I have to say I am looking forward to the two historical novels, but I don’t care for any of the covers. They all look pretty drab to me. I have seen a slightly different cover for “Flight of the Earls” on Christianbook.com and I like that one better.
July 10, 2012 at 1:10 pm
Aaron McCarver » I hadn’t seen that cover, Aaron. I’ll check out which one has got the final nod!
July 9, 2012 at 11:41 pm
All sound intriguing. I haven’t read a Gilbert Morris book for a while, but do plan on reading this series at some point.
Strand of Deception, Invisible, and A Plain Scandal are on my wishlist, as is Flight of the Earls. I do agree with Aaron and much prefer the cover on christianbook.com.
July 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Ooooh! Goody another one by Robin. 🙂