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The Mountain Between Us
by Charles Martin
Stranded in the snow-covered wilderness, two strangers must work together to survive.
On a stormy winter night, Dr. Ben Payne and writer Ashley Knox are stuck in Salt Lake City International Airport when their flights are canceled. Both are eager to reach their destinations—Ben has ... (Wikipedia)
Chasing Fireflies
by Charles Martin
A grieving widower finds hope and new purpose in a small Southern town.
They have one summer to find what was lost long ago., ,"Never settle for less than the truth," she told him,., But when you don't even know your real name, the truth gets a little complicated. It can ... (Goodreads)
Wrapped in Rain
by Charles Martin
A story of love and redemption as a man finds his way back to faith and love.
“Tucker, I want to tell you a secret.” Miss Ella curled my hand into a fist and showed it to me. “Life is a battle, but you can’t fight it with your fists. You got to fight it with your heart.” An ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Masterpiece
by Francine Rivers
A successful LA artist's life is turned upside down when he meets a young woman who challenges his worldview and faith.
New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers returns to her romance roots with this unexpected and redemptive love story, a probing tale that reminds us that mercy can shape even the most broken ... (Goodreads)
I'll Be Your Blue Sky
by Marisa de los Santos
A woman inherits a house from a stranger and discovers secrets that lead her on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in this captivating, beautifully written drama involving family, friendship, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Stolen Marriage
by Diane Chamberlain
A small-town woman faces societal pressure to make a difficult choice between family and her own dreams.
Steeped in history and filled with heart-wrenching twists,, The Stolen Marriage, is an emotionally captivating novel of secrets, betrayals, prejudice, and forgiveness. It showcases Diane Chamberlain ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Walk
by Richard Paul Evans
After losing everything, Alan embarks on a walk from Washington to Florida, finding hope and redemption along the way.
"My name is Alan Christoffersen. You don’t know me. ‘Just another book in the library,’ my father would say. ‘Unopened and unread.’ You have no idea how far I’ve come or what I’ve lost. More ... (Goodreads)
The Story of Arthur Truluv
by Elizabeth Berg
A young boy and two older people form an unlikely friendship, finding solace in one other amidst life's struggles.
A beautiful, life-affirming novel about a remarkably loving man who creates for himself and others second chances at happiness. A moving novel about three people who find their way back from loss and ... (Goodreads)
Gap Creek
by Robert Morgan
A rural family's struggles with poverty and hardships of life in the Appalachians.
Gap Creek's main character is a young girl, Julie, who does everything she possibly can to help her family and her new husband, Hank. Julie works hard to help her family when they need it, some even ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Sin Eater
by Francine Rivers
A young girl's journey to discover the truth behind an ancient Appalachian ritual.
The Last Sin Eater revolves around Cadi Forbes, ten-year-old girl who lives in a settlement community of Welsh Americans in the mid-1850s. Cadi carries a heavy burden of guilt and grief because of ... (Wikipedia)
Playing for Pizza
by John Grisham
A former NFL quarterback's winding journey of rediscovery, finding a sense of belonging in a foreign land.
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. ... (Goodreads)
Redemption
by Karen Kingsbury
A family struggles to overcome the pain of their past, finding hope and redemption in the process.
The Redemption series won "Christian Retailing"’s 2005 Retailer’s Choice Award for Best Series! When Kari Baxter Jacobs finds out that her husband is involved in an adulterous relationship and wants ... (Goodreads)
How to Walk Away
by Katherine Center
After a tragic accident, Margaret struggles to rebuild her life and find happiness. A heartwarming story of resilience and hope.
From the author of, Happiness for Beginner,s comes the instant, New York Times, bestseller (May 2018), an unforgettable love story about finding joy even in the darkest of circumstances. Margaret ... (Barnes & Noble)
All Your Perfects
by Colleen Hoover
A couple's marriage is tested by infertility and secrets, forcing them to confront their past and present struggles.
Colleen Hoover delivers a tour de force novel about a troubled marriage and the one old forgotten promise that might be able to save it. Quinn and Graham’s perfect love is threatened by their ... (Goodreads)
The Reckoning
by John Grisham
A WWII veteran murders a local minister and refuses to explain why. The town seeks justice, but the truth is more complicated than they realize.
The plot centers on the 1946 murder trial of prominent family patriarch Pete Banning, a war hero who has returned home from the Second World War . The story takes place in the fictional town of ... (Wikipedia)
Standing in the Rainbow
by Fannie Flagg
A comedic story of a small town in Alabama and its eccentric inhabitants, highlighting the beauty of human relationships.
Along with Neighbor Dorothy, the lady with the smile in her voice, whose daily radio broadcasts keep us delightfully informed on all the local news, we also meet Bobby, her ten-year-old son, destined ... (Goodreads)
Where the Heart Is
by Billie Letts
A journey of resilience and courage, as a young woman faces her struggles with poverty and hardship.
This novel opens with Novalee and Willy Jack, her then boyfriend, traveling from Tennessee to California , where Willy Jack claims he was promised by his cousin, J. Paul, a job working at a train ... (Wikipedia)
The Broken Girls
by Simone St. James
A journalist investigates the murder of a girl at a boarding school, uncovering dark secrets and a ghostly presence.
A suspense novel from the award-winning author of, The Haunting of Maddy Clare..., Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants–the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart ... (Goodreads)
Camino Island
by John Grisham
A heist of priceless manuscripts from a university library leads to a hunt for the thief on a small Florida island.
A gang of thieves stage a daring heist from a vault deep below Princeton University's Firestone Library. Their loot is priceless, impossible to resist. Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the ... (Goodreads)
A Voice in the Wind
by Francine Rivers
A Christian-inspired story of love, hope, and courage in the face of persecution.
“The city was silently bloating in the hot sun, rotting like the thousands of bodies that lay where they had fallen in street battles.” With this opening sentence, A Voice in the Wind transports ... (Goodreads)
Magpie Murders
by Anthony Horowitz
A detective story set in the English countryside, featuring a mysterious murder, a missing manuscript and a secret that goes back generations.
When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway’s latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime ... (Goodreads)
All Summer Long
by Dorothea Benton Frank
A woman's idyllic life in the Lowcountry of South Carolina is upended when her husband announces he wants a divorce.
Filled with her trademark wit, poignant themes, and rich characters, the perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with a sensational novel that follows the travels of one couple though a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Staying For Good
by Catherine Bybee
Zoe Brown returns to her hometown to take care of her grandmother's farm and falls in love with the local sheriff.
Zoe Brown may have been voted Most Likely to Never Leave River Bend, but the paper-thin walls and suffocating air of her family’s double-wide trailer were, not, what she wanted for her life. Other ... (Barnes & Noble)
Beaches
by Iris Rainer Dart
A lifelong friendship between two women, their ups and downs, and how they support each other through life's challenges.
Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.
At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)
The Letter
by Richard Paul Evans
A man finds a letter from his deceased wife, leading him on a journey of self-discovery and healing.
Nineteen years after the death of their young daughter, an estranged couple finds a letter at the base of the girl's gravestone. Feeling in his heart that the letter is from the mother who abandoned ... (Goodreads)
Hurricane Season
by Lauren K. Denton
Two sisters navigate the aftermath of a hurricane in their small Alabama town, uncovering family secrets and finding unexpected love.
This USA TODAY, bestseller is now available in mass market paperback!, “A poignant and heartfelt tale of sisterhood, motherhood, and marriage,, Hurricane Season, deftly examines the role that coming ... (Barnes & Noble)
Summer House
by Nancy Thayer
A family gathers at their summer house in Nantucket, where secrets and tensions rise to the surface.
After years of wandering from whim to whim, thirty-year-old Charlotte Wheelwright seems to have at last found her niche. The free spirit enjoys running an organic gardening business on the island of ... (Goodreads)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan
True story of a young Italian man's courage and heroism during WWII.
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero,, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man’s incredible courage and resilience during one of history’s darkest hours., Pino ... (Goodreads)
We Were Mothers
by Katie Sise
Four suburban mothers' lives are upended when one of their newborns goes missing. Secrets and betrayals are revealed as they search for the truth.
A brilliant, twisty novel about a missing woman, an unfaithful husband, and the dark secrets that will destroy two perfect families., A scandalous revelation is about to devastate a picturesque town ... (Barnes & Noble)
