Another cover reveal post from Tyndale House Publishers! I love the books Tyndale release and their team is amazing. While they don’t release as many fiction titles as the other big name publishers, you can always know you will get quality storytelling and cover design., as you can see from this group below.
I adore the covers for T. I. Lowe’s series (you can see the first cover here). They are so enticing and I love the colours and the lack of people on them 🙂 Lynn Austin’s is lovely and so perfect for the era. I love that the dress and shoes reflect the era and all together it’s a fantastic cover. I can’t wait to complete Carla’s MacDonald Family series – her love stories are super smart and savvy, some of the best contemporary romances you can get your hands on.
I’ve read Lori Copeland’s and DiAnn Mill’s repackaged books in their original format, and particularly enjoyed DiAnn’s Sudan novels, so if you have missed them, I can recommend them for those who love unique settings and learning about cultures and places far from your own home.
Which novels/covers catch your eye?
The Best We’ve Been by Beth K. Vogt
Thatcher Sisters #3
How can you choose what is right for you when your decision will break the heart of someone you love?
Having abandoned her childhood dream years ago, Johanna Thatcher knows what she wants from life. Discovering that her fiancé was cheating on her only convinces Johanna it’s best to maintain control and protect her heart.
Despite years of distance and friction, Johanna and her sisters, Jillian and Payton, have moved from a truce toward a fragile friendship. But then Johanna reveals she has the one thing Jillian wants most and may never have―and Johanna doesn’t want it. As Johanna wrestles with a choice that will change her life and her relationships with her sisters forever, the cracks in Jillian’s marriage and faith deepen. Through it all, the Thatcher sisters must decide once and for all what it means to be family.
May, 2020
From bestselling and eight-time Christy Award–winning author Lynn Austin comes a remarkable novel of sisterhood and self-discovery set against the backdrop of WWII.
1950
In the wake of the war, Audrey Clarkson leaves her manor house in England for a fresh start in America with her young son. As a widowed war bride, Audrey needs the support of her American in-laws, whom she has never met. But she arrives to find that her longtime friend Eve Dawson has been impersonating her for the past four years. Unraveling this deception will force Audrey and Eve’s secrets—and the complicated history of their friendship—to the surface.
1951
Eve and Audrey have been as different as two friends can be since the day they met at Wellingford Hall, where Eve’s mother served as a lady’s maid for Audrey’s mother. As young women, those differences become a polarizing force . . . until a greater threat—Nazi invasion—reunites them. With London facing relentless bombardment, Audrey and Eve join the fight as ambulance drivers, battling constant danger together. An American stationed in England brings dreams of a brighter future for Audrey, and the collapse of the class system gives Eve hope for a future with Audrey’s brother. But in the wake of devastating loss, both women must make life-altering decisions that will set in motion a web of lies and push them both to the breaking point long after the last bomb has fallen.
This sweeping story transports readers to one of the most challenging eras of history to explore the deep, abiding power of faith and friendship to overcome more than we ever thought possible.
June, 2020
Carolina Coast #2
Josie Slater has allowed the circumstances anchoring her in Sunset Cove to become a life sentence. Since her mother’s death years before, she’s spent most of her waking hours helping her dad run the Driftwood Diner. As her best friends, Opal and Sophia, make their dreams come true, Josie watches her own art school aspirations drift on by. But when a French-speaking Southern gentleman from her past moves back from Europe, Josie is launched into a tizzy of what-ifs and I-sure-do-hope-sos.
August Bradford left Sunset Cove six years ago to sow some life oats and conquer his ambitious career goals. Finally ready to lay down some roots, the successful artist is back in town and determined to win Josie’s heart. When he enlists Josie’s help in the preparations for a children’s art camp, Josie finds herself unleashing her artistic side in a way she hasn’t since before her mother’s death. August hopes to convince Josie to paint a life with him, but the problem is convincing her to let go of her apprehensions and give him―and her dreams―a fair chance.
June, 2020
Where Tomorrow Leads by DiAnn Mills
Hope of Sudan #2
Once a member of the royal family in Sudan, Paul Farid now carries a price on his head for becoming a Christian. Called to aid his persecuted countrymen, Paul risks his life nearly daily but worries that his sometimes-reckless actions may bring harm to his wife, Larson. This war-torn country is certainly no place to raise a family . . . but that’s little comfort when Larson realizes she’s pregnant.
After fighting more than two decades against the Sudanese government’s mandates, Colonel Ben Alier is wary of the fledgling peace treaty meant to unite the north and south again. Ben vows not to give up the fight, but a pressing health concern turns his thoughts toward securing his legacy and finally acknowledging his son.
The days ahead hold no promise of peace, so Paul, Larson, and Ben must learn to trust God in all things, no matter where tomorrow leads.
Ebook release: June, 2020
Faith by Lori Copeland
Brides of the West#1
Wanted: Women with religious upbringing, high morals, and a strong sense of adventure, willing to marry decent, God-fearing men. Applicants may apply by mail. Must allow at least two months for an answer.
With the matrimonial prospects in her little Michigan town virtually nonexistent, nineteen year-old Faith—along with her two sisters, Hope and June—answers an ad for mail-order brides. Before she knows it, she’s on her way to Deliverance, Texas, to marry wealthy rancher Nicholas Shepherd.
But from the moment she arrives in Deliverance, sparks fly between Faith, a strong-willed tomboy, and her prospective husband—a man with a strong will of his own! After a string of wedding postponements and a slew of interferences, a union between Faith and Nicholas begins to look less and less likely.
In the meantime, Faith and Nicholas are beginning to care for each other—but is their matching stubbornness destined to forever be a barrier between them?
Repackage release: June, 2020
June by Lori Copeland
Brides of the West #2
Wanted: Women with religious upbringing, high morals, and a strong sense of adventure, willing to marry decent, God-fearing men. Applicants may apply by mail. Must allow at least two months for an answer.
Like her sister before her, June leaves her Michigan home to embrace her future as a mail-order bride to a young Washington State pastor. But from the start, nothing works out as June expects. Caught up in her fiancé’s vision for an elaborate tabernacle that would befit God’s glory, she soon learns that not everyone approves of the plan; some would rather support the local orphanage. June finds herself drawn to the orphanage run by her friend Samantha and her aging aunt. Caring for the orphans is a natural outlet for June’s generous, nurturing spirit. But the two projects seem incompatible, and June finds herself faced with difficult choices—choices that challenge both her faith and her heart.
Repackage release: June, 2020
Under Scottish Stars by Carla Laureano
The MacDonald Family Trilogy #3
Recently widowed Serena MacDonald Stewart focuses on her children to the exclusion of her career, her art, and her sanity. When her brothers ask her to oversee the family guest house on the Isle of Skye, it’s a chance to dust off her long-ignored business skills and make a new start. But her hopes for a smooth transition are dashed when the hotel manager, Malcolm Blake, turns out to be irritating, condescending . . . and incredibly attractive.
Malcolm Blake gave up everything―his home, his girlfriend, and his career―to return to Skye and raise his late sister’s teenage daughter. With few job opportunities available on the island, he signs on as the manager of the MacDonald family hotel, which he’s soon running successfully without interference from the owners. That is, until Serena shows up, challenging his authority and his conviction that there’s nothing missing from his new life on Skye.
Before long, Serena and Malcolm have to admit the spark between them is more than mere irritation. But as single parents, there’s more on the line than their own hearts. Will their commitment to family be the thing that draws them together or the only thing that could keep them apart?
July, 2020
Carolina Coast #3
Sophia Prescott is still mending from the embarrassment of a highly publicized divorce from a pro football player, and the now-single mother is back in Sunset Cove, surrounded by the supporting love of her family and the Sand Queens. Sophia doesn’t think there’s any hope for starting over until an unexpected trip to the pediatrician’s office gives her a second chance after all.
Dr. Weston Sawyer knows all about lives shattering into millions of pieces. His own all but ended when a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and barreled head-on into his pregnant wife’s sedan, killing her instantly and leaving Wes with a soul so wounded that it has refused to heal. He packed up and left swampy southern Alabama for South Carolina with the hope of fading into the sleepy coastal town of Sunset Cove. Instead, feisty brunette Sophia Prescott will have him braving something different and entirely unexpected. If Sophia and Wes can take the leap to give love another try, they just might find that hope has a way of coming back around and weaving into one’s heart.
August, 2020
November 18, 2019 at 9:55 pm
Rel, thank you so much!
November 19, 2019 at 1:42 am
High quality cover design!!! I’ll be reading under Scottish Stars by Carla Laureano.
November 19, 2019 at 4:22 am
Hey Rel,
This is certainly an interesting group of covers. I do like the design of Lynn Austin’s new book. The shoes and clothes definitely tell the historical era. I just wish the picture at the bottom was a bit more distinct as to a locale. I like the redesigns of Lori Copeland’s books fine, but a couple of things bother me a bit. As the story is historical, I’m not sure a wagon wheel that looks that aged is the best choice. I would think a newer looking one would be better for a story set in the past. I like the cowboy boots, too, but this cover reminds me of Mary Connealy’s early covers. Carla Laureano’s cover is wonderful, but I wish the stars nearer the top, at the darkest part of the sky, were brighter since “stars” is in the title. Beth K. Vogt’s is also good. While I have never been a big fan of the large words covering up much of the picture, the title words are placed much better on this one. T. I. Lowe’s designs are beautiful pictures, and that comes from someone who is definitely not a beach person. DiAnn Mills’ redesign is fine, but I wish the plane was a bit more prominent. Thanks for sharing!
January 7, 2020 at 6:37 am
Thank you!
November 19, 2019 at 8:29 am
It’s always fun to see covers for upcoming releases. Diann’s cover is so intriguing, isn’t it? Thanks for sharing the cover for The Best We’ve Been, my upcoming release, the last book in the Thatcher Sister Series. I’ve appreciated how the graphic artist captured the personality of each one of the sisters who is “front and center” in each book, and she did it again with this cover, as well as the sense of waiting.
November 20, 2019 at 12:10 am
Excited about all the books and glad to see some favourites
November 20, 2019 at 6:46 am
The book on that list I most want to read is Under Scottish Start – I’ve been waiting for it for years!
November 20, 2019 at 11:52 am
I think I may have read the Lori Copeland books years ago!
November 20, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Rel, thank you for sharing these gorgeous covers!
November 20, 2019 at 1:39 pm
Definitely T.I. Lowe’s covers – especially Driftwood Dreams. There are several books in this line up that I’m looking forward to their release.
January 7, 2020 at 6:38 am
Aww! Thank you so much! I’m so excited to share them soon!
November 21, 2019 at 3:15 am
As a beach lover, I am fascinated with The Sea Glass Castle! So pretty!
January 7, 2020 at 6:38 am
Thank you!!
January 7, 2020 at 6:39 am
Such beautiful covers. Thank you, Rel, for sharing.
January 8, 2020 at 11:12 am
T. I. Lowe » My pleasure!
January 7, 2020 at 9:47 am
Thank you for sharing, the book covers are beautiful. My TBR pile is growing. Looking forward to reading Lynee Austin’s new book.
January 8, 2020 at 11:12 am
Cheryl Wood » I so agree!