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Cover Reveals: Bethany House, Summer 2015

It’s that time of year, dear readers, when we see more cover art releases from Bethany House. Bethany have long been known for their eye-catching covers and for their historical romance novels so it’s no surprise that we are seeing them feature heavily in these 2015 releases.

I’m a bit disappointed to see only one contemporary romance and one romantic suspense in this list. An Amish novel, one Biblical fiction, and the rest focus on historical romance. I’m not disrespecting historical romance – I’m a fan – but I would have loved to have seen a bit more diversity of …

An October Bride by Katie Ganshert & A November Bride by Beth K. Vogt

An October Bride by Katie Ganshert

What if the only way you could make your father’s last wish come true . . . was to marry the man of your dreams?

Emma Tate has just moved on from one fiancé, so when she announces a sudden engagement to her lifelong buddy Jake Sawyer, every busybody in Mayfair goes into high alert. Of course, no one but Jake and Emma know the real reason they’re getting married—so Emma’s dying father will have a chance to walk her down the aisle. But while Jake and Emma move forward with their plan—and frantically …

Character Spotlight: Putman, Sundin, & Goyer’s Turner Siblings

Meet the Turner siblings in

Cara Putman, Sarah Sundin, & Tricia Goyer’s

WW2 Christmas Novella Collection

Where Treetops Glisten

Waterbrook Multnomah

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The Stories

The crunch of newly fallen snow, the weight of wartime

Siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of Christmas

Turn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of America’s involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, Indiana.

In Cara Putman’s White Christmas, Abigail Turner is …

Davis Bunn: Pop Quiz & a giveaway

Get to know

Davis Bunn

and his international suspense novel

The Patmos Deception

Bethany House

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What was a favourite childhood book of yours?

The first author who really impacted me was Robert Heinlein. I don’t know how old I was when I first discovered his books, six or seven. My mother took me to the public library once a week. I was allowed to take out one book for each day, seven in all. The first place I would go was the Heinlein shelf, to see if any had come available that I hadn’t read. Sometimes if she …

Character Spotlight: Sarah E. Ladd’s Cecily & Nathaniel

Meet a lady’s companion and a steward in

Sarah E. Ladd’s

historical romance

A Lady at Willowgrove Hall

Thomas Nelson

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The Story

Her secret cloaks her in isolation and loneliness. His secret traps him in a life that is not his own.

Darbury, England, 1819

Cecily Faire carries the shame of her past wherever she treads, knowing one slip of the tongue could expose her disgrace. But soon after becoming a lady’s companion at Willowgrove Hall, Cecily finds herself face-to-face with a man well-acquainted with the past she’s desperately hidden for years.

Nathaniel Stanton has a secret of …

Lizzy & Jane by Katherine Reay

Synopsis:~

Sometimes the courage to face your greatest fears comes only when you’ve run out of ways to escape.

At the end of a long night, Elizabeth leans against the industrial oven and takes in her kingdom. Once vibrant and flawless, evenings in the kitchen now feel chaotic and exhausting. She’s lost her culinary magic, and business is slowing down.

When worried investors enlist the talents of a tech-savvy celebrity chef to salvage the restaurant, Elizabeth feels the ground shift beneath her feet. Not only has she lost her touch; she’s losing her dream.

And her means of escape.

When …