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Shortbread in the Highlands by Robin Jones Gunn

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Proverbs 3:5–6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” I grew up reading Robin Jones Gunn, and her Christy Miller series.  Her books are one of the reasons I love and continue to read all types of Christian fiction.  If you love Karen Kingsbury and Tracie Peterson and have not read Robin Jones Gunn, you need to pick up her latest novel Shortbread in the Highlands.  In this third novel of her suitcase sisters series, this stand alone book is a delightful book that gives us a glimpse into what full surrender to our loving heavenly Father looks like.  It shows that if we open ourselves and hold our hands up and empty ourselves, our Great and Sovereign God has something beautiful planned for you.  He loves you and is calling you to step out in faith and trust in His plans for your life.  When this will happen, it might not look how you always pict...
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Returning to Romance By: Jennifer Shirk

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  "Life takes you to unexpected places. Love brings you back home." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Fans of Jenny Hale, Debbie Macomber, and RaeAnne Thayne will adore Jennifer Kirk's newst book in her Sunny Banks book two, Returning to Romance.  In this heartfelt romantic comedy, Kirk tells the story of oldest sister,  Kalinda Wingate and her ex, first love, Clarke Cantor.  When he returns home to North Carolina for his sister's wedding he is also assigned a job as the Secret Sightseer at the Sunshine Sister's resort.  In his heart, he regrets his long ago break-up with Kalinda, but are there too many secrets and too much stacked against them to give love a second chance?    Readers will fall in love with Kirk's delightful, and in depth characters as they navigate life, business, and romance.  While the story line touches on some weighty issues (family secrets, adult child/parent relationships, and broken hearts), Kirk touches on these with grace and...
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Christmas at Pine Ridge Inn By: SAvannah Carlisle

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  "The Love between a Mother and daughter is forever.  The bond between their hearts is unbreakable.  The connection between their souls is eternal"  Simply Well Balanced Pine Ridge, Colorado:  a quaint, pictturesque, charming town where visitors feel wrapped up in Christmas love like a warm quilt.  If you love Hallmark Christmas movies, Debbie Macomber, or just want a beautiful, cozy Christmas story, that is more than just a romance novel, you have to read Savannah Carlisle's newest book Christmas at Pine Ridge Inn.  Yes, there is the love story between Lila McAllister and inn manager, Brady, but this story is so much more than that.  It is a beautiful story of a mother/daughter finding each other 34 years after the birth of a Christmas baby girl.     Lila, 34 years old, a hospitality consultant,  is facing her first Christmas without her adopted mother.   With both her adoptive parents now gone, she is alone without...
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Once Upon a Christmas Carol By: Melody Carlson

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"When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive."  Alan Paton It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  Now that Halloween is past, we are officially entering the Thanksgiving/Christmas season.  Starbucks will soon have their Christmas or holiday seasonal drinks, the Christmas trees will soon go up, and plans for a special, memorable Christmas will be under way for many.  There are those who for many reasons, however, just strive to get through the next few months.  They may have past hurt or trauma from their childhood, painful memories associated with Christmas.  Even the Grinch and Ebeneezer Scrooge had a past that led them the point in their stories where they had no Christmas cheer.  Melody Carlson, in her new Christmas novella, gives readers a glimpse into how or why this can happen, but with the hope of how a little bit of love, family, and forgiveness can melt even the hardest of hearts. In Once Upon a Christmas readers...
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The Noel Bridge By: Jenny Hale

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  "And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it,' whenever you turn to the right or to the left."  Isaiah 30:21 Life is a journey, and our path is filled with many hills and valleys.  For believers, we hold onto the promises of the Lord in scripture that our Sovereign Lord is leading us and directing our paths.  As David promises in Psalm 23,  "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for you are with me."  We are not promised easy, just that the Lord, our Good Shepherd will never leave or forsake us.  Even when we get lost along the journey, our Heavenly Father will guide us gently back through those he puts in our lives and the places he leads us.   In those unexpected places, sometimes, is where you will find the healing and peace that you have been searching for. The Noel Bridge  by Jenny Hale, is a beautifully written Christmas romance, that like many of th...
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The Lighthouse at the Cove By: Amy Clipston

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  "Home is Where your heart is" Home,  has many definitions and meanings for us all.  For some of us it is the place that we grew up, for others it is where we live.  Once we can truly realize that home is not just about the four walls or the physical place we live, and open our hearts to those we love, we really find our true home and a inner joy and happiness that truly allows us to reach for all our dreams.   In The Lighthouse at the Cove freelance travel writer Kaiah Ross is looking for that place.  Growing up in the middle of her sisters, Kaiah has felt lost and alone since her mom died and her dad abruptly remarried a woman with a houseful of boys.  Kaiah his closest to her sister Kam, but finds herself running around writing travel articles.   We meet up with Kaiah on her journey from Maryland to Florida hitting small coastal towns for an article she is writing.  When her beloved range Rover, Daisy, over heats in the charming...
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A Little Paris Christmas: A Delightfully Festive Holiday Escape By: Jennifer Shirk

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  "There is real beauty in the flaws and normalcy of family that maybe other people take for granted."  Sophia to Mason in 'A Little Paris Christmas' Want a holiday rom-com sprinkled with a some Christmas magic?  Look no farther than Jennifer Shirk's newest release A Little Paris Christmas A Delightfully Festive Holiday Escape .   Set in the charming small town of Paris, Pennsylvania (a town that richly embraces it's French history and all things Christmas), this delightful story will invite readers in.  The characters will become like friends, and you will feel wrapped in a warm holiday hug.  From ice skating,  hot chocolate with whipped cream, and Festive holiday decor, readers will feel like they are in their own Winter wonderland (the perfect Hallmark Christmas movie). Sophie Dubois, Chamber of Commerce Director, is all things Christmas.  From her life-sized Rudolph yard display to her two amazingly decorated trees cheerful, and extrovert...
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