Here’s a preview of some of Zondervan’s mid 2013 novels….and I can’t wait to get my hands on some of these ones!

I adore Rachel’s books and while I’m not a girly girl the cover really appeals to me (chopped off head included, Aaron!) – love the joy it conveys. Noel knows how to write a pulse pounding thriller and I’m keen to see how things turn out for his heroine, Alex.

I’m intrigued by A.L. Shield’s synopsis – no cover yet – nor identity of the author other than that he is a using a pseudonym and his alter ego is a New York Times bestselling author! 

Lastly, while I’m not a big YA reader, Running Lean has drawn me in completely from the cover art to the synopsis – looking forward to Diana’s debut, for sure.

Remember to click on the links for more info or to pre-order.

Your turn ~ what do you think about this batch?

Once Upon a Prince by Rachel Hauck

Susanna Truitt never dreamed of a great romance or being treated like a princess—just to marry the man she has loved for twelve years. But life isn’t going according to plan. When her high-school-sweetheart-turned-Marine-officer breaks up instead of proposing, Susanna scrambles to rebuild her life.

The last thing Prince Nathaniel expects to find on his American holiday to St. Simon’s Island is the queen of his heart. A prince has duties, and his family’s tense political situation has chosen his bride for him. When Prince Nathaniel comes to Susanna’s aid under the fabled Lover’s Oak, he is blindsided by love. Their lives are worlds apart. He’s a royal prince. She’s a ordinary girl. But everything changes when Susanna receives an invitation to Nathaniel’s coronation. It’s the ultimate choice. His kingdom or her heart? God’s will or their own?

May, 2013

The Wishing Tree by Marybeth Whalen

Ivy Marshall, a savvy, determined woman, finds out her husband has cheated on her on the same day her sister’s perfect boyfriend proposes on national television. When Ivy’s mother asks her to return to her family’s beach home to plan her sister’s upcoming wedding, she decides to use the excuse to escape from the pain of her circumstances.

When her return to Sunset Beach, North Carolina, brings her face to face with her former fianci, old feelings rise to the surface and she wonders if there is a future for them. However, her husband has started tweeting his apology to her and doesn’t want to give up on their marriage. As she helps prepare the wishing tree for her sister’s wedding, she must examine her own wishes for the future and decide what love should be…..

May, 2013

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The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer

Every year, young Amish men descend on the cozy little town of West Kootenai, Montana, arriving in the spring to live there for six months and receive “resident” status for the hunting season in the fall. They arrive as bachelors, but go home with brides!

In The Promise Box, the second book of bestselling author Tricia Goyer’s Seven Brides for Seven Bachelors series, Lydia Wyse, a book editor from Seattle who grew up Amish, returns to the small community of West Kootenai, Montana to give comfort to her father after her mother’s death. She is drawn back to the familiar Amish ways after finding her mother’s most precious possession, a Promise Box of prayers and scripture. What her publisher sees, though, is an opportunity for a sensational “tell-all” book about the Amish.

Lydia soon finds herself falling in love with Amish bachelor Gideon Hooley. She wants nothing more than to forget her past and look forward to a future as an Amish bride. Will the pain of her childhood—and her potential betrayal of her community—keep her from committing her whole heart?

May, 2013

Harriet Beamer Strikes Gold by Joyce Magnin

In Harriet Beamer Strikes Gold by Joyce Magnin, Harriet settles into a new life in Grass Valley, California, and gets caught up in another adventure when she decides to lease a gold mine. After listening to the pleas of a desperate teen whose daddy needs money right away—and happens to have a gold mine to lease—Harriet falls hook, line, and sinker into the venture. Although she is nervous about her investment, Harriet chooses to keep it a secret from her son, Henry, and his wife who have just learned they are expecting a baby. And besides, this just may be the ticket to a golden windfall.

But when Harriet’s friend Martha comes for a visit, she convinces Harriet to come clean because she is suspicious and just doesn’t buy that the operation is legit.

Harriet may never see an ounce of gold, but it is the fate of the young teen that really begins to matter. And it takes an emergency with her daughter-in-law, Prudence, for Harriet to learn where her true treasure lies.

June, 2013

The Church Builder by A.L. Shields

The Church Builder is the first book in a series of at least three Christian-themed thrillers written by A. L. Shields, the pseudonym of a New York Times bestselling author. Each story is fast-paced and intricate, with the clock ticking as the protagonist battles malevolent forces.

Harry Stean is an architect who designs traditional church buildings and cathedrals around the world. A former believer but now an agnostic, he is also an expert on the historical use of symbols in Christianity; that special knowledge is the key to each of the stories.

Each of the novels revolves around a centuries-old struggle between believers and a shadowy organization known simply as The Garden, which has devoted itself, working entirely in secret, to the destruction of the faith. Manipulating events from behind the scenes, the Garden has devoted itself patiently over the centuries to what it calls “snakebites”—causing tiny scandals here and there, enough to shake people’s faith just a little, hoping, as time passes, that the cumulative effect of its work will bring an end to belief.

July, 2013

Payback in Panama by Noel Hynd

In Payback in Panama, the final book in Noel Hynd’s Cuban Trilogy, U.S. Treasury Agent Alex LaDuca enters the endgame of her long running and treacherous duel with the heads of the Dosi Cartel, an international money laundering and drug smuggling ring. At the same time, Alex finds romance for the first time since her fiancé was killed in Kiev many months earlier.

Reaching deeply into her Christian faith for spiritual guidance and a moral compass, Alex moves resolutely against her foes. She calls in trusted contacts from the past for a do-or-die operation. Her path takes her into the criminal underground of America’s east coast, south into the violent underworld of Central America, across Honduras, El Salvador, and finally to Panama for a shattering confrontation with her foes.

Alex’s career, her life, and her future with the man she loves are all at stake. After a final payback in Panama, nothing will ever be the same.

August, 2013

Running Lean by Diana L. Sharples

Running Lean [run·ning leen]

A term referring to a deficiency of fuel in the fuel-to-air ratio of an internal combustion engine.

A physical condition where not enough caloric fuel is present for optimal performance of the body.

A spiritual condition in which a believer relies on his own strengths.

Equilibrium. That’s what Stacey and Calvin found in each other. He is as solid as his beloved vintage motorcycle and helps quiet the constant clamor in Stacey’s mind. She is a passionate, creative spirit—and a lifeline after Calvin’s soldier brother dies.

But lately the balance is off. Calvin’s grief is taking new and more dangerous forms. Voices of self-loathing are dominating Stacey’s life. When struggles with body image threaten her health, Calvin can’t bear to lose another person that he loves. Taking action may destroy their relationship, but the alternative could be much more costly.

August, 2013