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Finding Harmony

by Karen Rigby

A talented vocalist and a frustrated worship team leader find love through music in Alyssa Roat and Hope Bolinger’s lighthearted romance novel. The Vine Community Chapel’s worship team needs help with its lineup. Elijah, its new... Read More

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Hearts of Briarwall

by Karen Rigby

A spirited maverick with a passion for cars meets her match in Krista Jensen’s ebullient Edwardian romance, "Hearts of Briarwall". Lydia, whose parents died in her youth, is shepherded by her conscientious brother, Andrew, though... Read More

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Mission Improbable: Vietnam

by Karen Rigby

In Nancy Nau Sullivan’s cozy mystery novel "Mission Improbable: Vietnam", two women in search of their families’ stories forge a sisterhood—and consider the human impacts of wars. Jean’s mother was Vietnamese, but Jean doesn’t... Read More

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The Griefmaker

by Karen Rigby

Set in a small Midwestern town, the novel "The Griefmaker" follows two men through their family trials. In George Gurley’s novel "The Griefmaker", a small town is polarized over plans for the local land. The Tenbrooks once owned a... Read More

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An Open Door

by Karen Rigby

"An Open Door" is a sensitive, intelligent historical novel focused on an unraveling marriage. A wife yearns for more substance in Anne Leigh Parrish’s "An Open Door", an insightful postwar novel about reconciling one’s sense of duty... Read More

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The Sunshine Shenanigan

by Karen Rigby

In the medical thriller "The Sunshine Shenanigan", public servants rally to combat white collar crimes. John M. Whiddon’s multi-perspective thriller "The Sunshine Shenanigan" follows a case of Medicaid fraud in Florida. Inspired by... Read More

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