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Coming in mid 2013 from River North

Here’s a peek at River North’s mid 2013 releases which includes romantic comedy, suspense, Biblical fiction and historical novels ~ something for everyone, really!!

I’m not a huge fan of Dana’s cover but I’m looking forward to her story, Sandie’s books are always fun, and I’m intrigued by the late Roberta Kells Dorr’s story about David ~ her family is re-releasing her novels.

Your thoughts, please?!

If the Shoe Fits by Sandra D. Bricker

Julianne used to believe in fairy tales; she’s been watching for Prince Charming to come charging in on his white steed ever since the day

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Character Spotlight ~ Leslie Gould’s Cate Miller

Meet a very unique Amish woman in

Leslie Gould’s

Courting Cate

Bethany House

The Story

When Amish farmer Pete Treger moves to Paradise Township, Pennsylvania, seeking a better life, he meets sisters Cate and Betsy Miller. Both are beautiful, but older sister Cate is known more for her sharp tongue and fiery temper than her striking appearance. Betsy, on the other hand, is sweet and flirty–and seems to have attracted most of the bachelors in Lancaster County! However, the sisters’ wealthy father has made one hard and fast rule: elder sister must marry first, before the younger can even start …

Judge by R. J. Larson

Synopsis:~

The last thing Kien Lantec expects on his first day of military leave is to receive marching orders from his Creator, the Infinite. Orders that don’t involve destroyer-racing or courting the love of his life, Ela. Adding to Kien’s frustration, his Infinite-ordained duties have little to do with his skills as a military judge-in-training. His mission? To warn the people of ToronSea against turning their backs to the Infinite to worship a new goddess. But why Kien? Isn’t this the role of a true prophet, such as Ela of Parne? Seeking answers, Kien visits Ela and finds her stricken …

Character Spotlight ~ Courtney Walsh’s Lila Adler Olsen with giveaway

Lila is reunited with her friends for a small-town Christmas in

Courtney Walsh’s

A Sweethaven Christmas

Guideposts

The Story

It’s holiday time in Sweethaven, but things don’t go quite as planned for these scrapbookers. Lila is thrown for a loop when a woman claiming to be her sister arrives in town. As she begins digging into the woman’s claims, Lila uncovers things about her family she may never be able to accept or forgive.

After the girls find an old scrapbook on Adele’s bookshelf, she is reminded of her first love, a Sweethaven boy whose heart she broke so many

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Courting Cate by Leslie Gould

Synopsis:~

Aussie Giveaway III

Given that it has been a few weeks since I’ve offered an Aussie giveaway, I’m offering four this week! Enter the draw for each book you are interested in.

Here’s the lowdown on the books!

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Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar

The prophet Nehemiah’s cousin can speak numerous languages, keep complex accounts, write on rolls of parchment and tablets of clay, and solve great mysteries. There is only one problem: she is a woman.

In her early childhood years, Sarah experienced the death of her mother and her father’s subsequent emotional distance and she came to two conclusions: that

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