Susannah & Jesse Meet debut novelist Catherine Richmond’s mail order bride and the man who loves her!Over to you, Catherine:~Brief physical descriptionSusannah Underhill hasn’t been eating; she’s pale and thin. She describes her hair as “dirt brown, with enough wave to keep it from being silky, but not enough curl to hold a style without… Continue reading Character spotlight ~ Catherine Richmond’s Susannah Underhill & Jesse Mason
Spring for Susannah by Catherine Richmond
Synopsis:~ With no prospects for marriage and her parents recently deceased, Susannah Freemont agrees to go west to the Dakota territory to marry her minister’s homesteading brother, Jesse. But Susannah is painfully shy, doesn’t see herself as worthy of love from either a husband or from God, and lives in constant fear that Jesse is… Continue reading Spring for Susannah by Catherine Richmond
Forever After by Deborah Raney
Synopsis:~ A fire killed his best friend and his lifelong dream of being a firefighter. The same fire killed her husband and hopes for a family. Can new dreams replace old? Lucas Vermontez was a proud firefighter like his father. Now, not only has he lost his father and his best friend, Zach, in the… Continue reading Forever After by Deborah Raney
Character spotlight ~ Joan Wolf’s Esther & Ahasuarus
Esther & Ahasuarus Joan Wolf’s first foray into Christian Fiction is the retelling of the story of Esther in The Reluctant Queen. Enjoy her perspective on Esther and Ahasuarus. Over to you, Joan:~ Brief Physical Description Esther Esther has long black hair and brilliant dark eyes. She is extremely beautiful, with a sweetness to the… Continue reading Character spotlight ~ Joan Wolf’s Esther & Ahasuarus
Coming in early 2012 from Zondervan
Here are some of Zondervan’s 2012 offerings including YA from Heather Burch and Tim Shoemaker. Enjoy! Halflings by Heather Burch After being inexplicably targeted by an evil intent on harming her at any cost, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings. Sworn to defend her,… Continue reading Coming in early 2012 from Zondervan
The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck by Kathleen Y’Barbo
Synopsis:~ Unlikely romance is sometimes just an inconvenient marriage away. Charlotte Beck may be entering adulthood, but she can’t seem to keep to her stubborn, independent spirit from bucking social protocol. Fed up with her behavior, Charlotte’s father Daniel pressures her to settle into a nice marriage despite knowing she is set on going to… Continue reading The Inconvenient Marriage of Charlotte Beck by Kathleen Y’Barbo