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Sneak peek at A Time to Gather by Sally John and Dr Gary Smalley

The sequel to A Time to Mend is on its way and it looks great. A Time to Gather will release in September, 2008 from Thomas Nelson.

Siblings Lexi and Eric battle addictions rooted in their pasts. Spurning the safe harbor offered by their parents, they tread unlikely paths to recovery.

After thirty years, Max and Claire are renewing their vows–with changed hearts. But the Beaumont’s grown children still grapple with the effects of their formerly broken home.

Daughter Lexi Beaumont garnered local notoriety when she saved her family from wildfire–a fame rivaled only by that of her …

Wagered Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher

“I’ll wager you five dollars I can get him to come to church within thirty days.”

Pouting from being removed by her parents from the proper society she enjoyed in Philadelphia, Bethany Silverton is hardly enamoured with her family’s final destination ~ Sweetwater, Montana. A town of wild cowboys, darkened saloons and, until the Silverton’s arrival, bereft of a church or pastor.

Yet with one glance at rancher Hawk Chandler’s enigmatic eyes and fine form, Bethany determines that her life is not over after all! When Hawk turns down her invitation to attend her father’s new church, Bethany’s competitive streak …

CFBA Blog Tour of Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Broken Angel
(WaterBrook Press (May 20, 2008)
by
Sigmund Brouwer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Sigmund Brouwer is the author of eighteen best-selling novels for children and adults. His newest book is Fuse of Armageddon and his novel The Last Disciple was featured in Time magazine and on ABC’s Good Morning America. A champion of literacy, he teaches writing workshops for students in schools from the Arctic Circle to inner city Los Angeles. Sigmund is married to Christian recording artist Cindy Morgan, and they and their two daughters divide their time between homes …

Orchid House by Cindy Martinusen

Hoping for a break from the disappointments in her life in California, Julia Bentley accompanies her grandfather’s body to the Philippines for his burial beside his beloved Filipino wife.

Emman of the village Barangay Mahinahon, is a boy with a man’s responsibilities. Trained as a fighter, Emman can’t wait for the American granddaughter of the famous Captain Morrison to return and fulfil his role as her protector and defender.

Not everyone is happy with Julia’s return and the hope it engenders in the people of Hacienda Esperanza, her ancestral home. Manolo, the infamous leader of the Red Bolo communist guerrillas, …

Embrace Me by Lisa Samson & Aussie Giveaway

“It’s amazing how good a priest looks when you’ve got nobody else to turn to.”

The painful confessions of a pastor who once sought fame and fortune to the detriment of his congregation, open this confronting tale by the talented and perceptive, Lisa Samson. Self mutilation seems the only way Drew can get respite from the memories of his egotistical manipulation and betrayal of those who looked up to him and even, especially, those who loved him. Then Drew begins to confide in Father Brian who encourages to him to write his confession.

“No kids I ever knew pictured themselves …