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Character spotlight ~ Catherine Richmond’s Susannah Underhill & Jesse Mason

Susannah & Jesse

Meet debut novelist Catherine Richmond’s mail order bride and the man who loves her!

Over to you, Catherine:~

Brief physical description

Susannah 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 a dozen hairpins.” Her husband likens her eyes to the color of the evening sky.

Jesse Mason has a rugged face with a nose that runs straight down from his wide forehead, deep eye sockets, high cheekbones, and a jutting …

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 going to ship her back to Detroit.

In spite of her petite size and the fact that Susannah doesn’t look like she could survive on the prairie, Jesse quickly discovers that his new wife is a greater blessing than he even hoped for. The years …

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 fire at the Grove Street homeless shelter, but the devoted rookie can no longer do the work he loves after being crippled in the tragic event. When friendship with his buddy’s beautiful widow turns into more, he wonders, what could he possibly offer Jenna? Jenna …

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 curve of her cheekbones that is especially lovely. Her smile can light up a room.

The picture on the book’s cover is a wonderful resemblance. An actress – I would think of someone like Kiera Knightly.

Ahasuerus

Light brown hair, light gray eyes. Drop dead

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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, misfits Mace, Raven, and Vine battle to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret—and the wings that come with. A growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a whole other danger. While she risks a broken heart, …

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 college. Then Daniel sees Charlotte with the handsome but annoying English astronomer Alex Hambly, and everything changes.

Though Alex and Charlotte can barely stand one another, Daniel offers them a deal they can’t refuse: if they agree to marry, he will save Alex’s family from …