Thursday, March 3, 2011

Shelf Cravings (9)


 
Welcome to Shelf Cravings a weekly feature hosted by me and inspired by tons and is all about new release books, coming soon, just discovered and cant wait to read...this week Im excited for... 
 
 
~Coming Soon~
~A Special Bethany House Edition~
 
 
 

Vigilante by Robin Parrish
July 2011 by Bethany House
Nolan Gray is an elite soldier, skilled in all forms of combat. After years fighting on foreign battlefields, witnessing unspeakable evils and atrocities firsthand, a world-weary Nolan returns home to find it just as corrupt as the war zones. Everywhere he looks, there's pain and cruelty. Society is being destroyed by wicked men who don't care who they make suffer or destroy.
Nolan decides to do what no one else can, what no one has ever attempted. He will defend the helpless. He will tear down the wicked. He will wage a one-man war on the heart of man, and he won't stop until the world is the way it should be. The wicked have had their day. Morality's time has come. In a culture starving for a hero, can one extraordinary man make things right?



Love Amid the Ashes by Mesu Andrews
March 2011 by Bethany House
An epic story of love and forgiveness, suffering and restoration

When her beloved grandfather Isaac dies, Dinah must follow his final command: travel to Job's household to marry his son. After Job's world comes crashing down, Dinah finds herself drawn to this great man brought low. What will she risk to fight for his survival?

Mesu Andrews weaves an emotional and stirring account of Job and Dinah. Love Amid the Ashes breathes life, romance, and passion into the classic biblical story of suffering and steadfast faith.



 
 

A Wedding Invitation by Alice J. Wisler
October 2011 by Bethany House

After returning home from teaching English at a refugee camp in the Philippines, Samantha Bravencourt enjoys her quiet life working at her mother's clothing boutique in Falls Church, Virginia. When she receives an invitation to a wedding in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she looks forward to reconnecting with her college friend. Instead her life collides with Carson, a fellow teacher and the man who broke her heart, and a young Amerasian refugee named Lien, who needs Samantha and Carson's help to find her mother before Lien's own wedding.

When the search for Lien's mother reveals surprising secrets from the past, Samantha must reevaluate her own memories and decide whether to continue to play it safe or take a risk that could change her life.




House of Secrets by Tracee Peterson
October 2011 by Bethany House

When her father orchestrates a surprise trip to the summer house of her childhood, Bailee Cooper is unprepared for what follows. What is intended to be a happy reunion for Bailee and her sisters, Geena and Piper, quickly becomes shrouded by memories from the past. Together again, the three sisters sift through their recollections of fifteen years ago... of an ill mother, and of their father making a desperate choice. They vowed, as children, to be silent--but one sister believes the truth must now be revealed. Yet can they trust their memories?

Mark Delahunt arrives in the wake of this emotional turmoil. Determined to win Bailee's affection, Mark becomes the strong fortress for her in this time of confusion, and what was once a tentative promise begins to take root and grow. Caught between the past and an uncertain future, can Bailee let God guide her to heal the past and ultimately to embrace love?


~Just Discovered~


Angel Sister by Ann H. Gabhart
February 2011 by Bethany House

It is 1936 and Kate Merritt is trying hard to keep her family together. Her father has slipped into alcoholism, her mother tries to come to grips with their dire financial situation, and her sisters seem to remain blissfully oblivious to all of it. Kate could never have imagined that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong would be just what her family needs.

In this richly textured novel, award-winning author Ann H. Gabhart reveals the power of true love, the freedom of forgiveness, and the strength to persevere through troubled times, all against the backdrop of a sultry Kentucky summer.





~Cant Wait to Read~


The Doctor's Lady by Jody Hedlund
September 2011 by Bethany House

Priscilla White knows she'll never be a wife or mother and feels God's call to the mission field in India. Dr. Eli Ernest is back from Oregon Country only long enough to raise awareness of missions to the natives before heading out West once more. But then Priscilla and Eli both receive news from the mission board: No longer will they send unmarried men and women into the field. Left scrambling for options, the two realize the other might be the answer to their needs. Priscilla and Eli agree to a partnership, a marriage in name only that will allow them to follow God's leading into the mission field. But as they journey west, this decision will be tested by the hardships of the trip and by the unexpected turnings of their hearts.



Bethany House is on the top for my favorite Publishing Company. I cant wait to read all of these novels, Jody Hedlunds debut The Preachers Bride was among my favorites of 2010 along with Robin Parrish's Nightmare and hello cover love for A Wedding Invitation!!

~All Synopsis taken from Bethany House~

 

6 comments:

  1. Melissa (i swim for oceans)March 3, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    I am completely sold on all of these...especially Vigilante. You always find the best titles, Tina! :)

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  2. Yes! Vigilante and a wedding invitation! Me want.

    Great picks, T. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Wow, Vigilante sounds really powerful and intense, that one is definitely going on my list. A Wedding Invitation will be joining it just because it has a wedding in it and since I work in the wedding industry, I always like books that feature them:) Great cravings as always, I love when you do this feature!

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  4. bibliophile brouhahaMarch 3, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I really love the sound of Vigilante!!! That's a book right up my alley :) I think House of Secrets also sounds promising! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. Juju at Tales of Whimsy.comMarch 3, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Ooooo new TP? Cool! Good to know :) All beautiful covers btw.

    The second cover reminds me of Pearl in the Sand a bit. Though not as vivid.

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