The Voyage of Promise
Kay Marshall Strom
Paperback, 320 pp., $14.99
Abingdon Press (October 2010)

The Grace in Africa series is a sweeping three-part historical saga of slavery and freedom that takes the reader from an island off the west coast of Africa to Southern plantations and finally on to Canada. In The Voyage of Promise, slavers blast into Grace Winslow’s life with guns blazing, and tear her family apart forever. As she watches her husband led away in chains aboard a ship bound for America, Grace finds herself scared, alone, and at the mercy of lecherous seamen. She passes her time at sea reading the Captain’s Bible and forms a desperate plot to find her husband.

Hometown Ties
Melody Carlson
Paperback, 336 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (September 1, 2010)

In this second installment of Melody Carlson’s engaging Boomer series, four fifty-something women discover you really can go home again… but it’s not always easy!

Fear No Evil
Robin Caroll
Paperback, 344 pp., $14.99
B&H Books (August 1, 2010)

With his father in a nursing home and his mother needing support, former Great Smoky Mountains park ranger Lincoln Vailes moves to the bayou town of Eternal Springs, Louisiana, to become a police officer. Recent college graduate and eager social worker Jade Laurent has also moved there to try and right the wrongs of an abusive past. But someone is running her car off the road and pointing guns in her direction. As Lincoln investigates her case, he uncovers ties to big-city gang warfare up north that appears to be making its evil way down south.

Extraordinary Life Lessons
From Ordinary Christian Women
Kathy Eberly
Paperback, 114 pp., $19.99
Xlibris (November 12, 2009)

Whether we believe it or not, the people that come into our lives are not there by accident; rather, every connection that we make is not only purposeful, but it also serves to further God’s will for all of our lives. No matter how large or small in scope, our encounters and relationships with others make indelible impressions on us, helping to shape and mold our personalities and outlooks on life. As a result, we honor both ourselves and God by recognizing and appreciating the people who help to make our lives complete.

Whiter Than Snow
Paul David Tripp
Paperback, 160 pp., $12.99
Crossway Books (July 31, 2008)

Paul David Tripp describes his new book, Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy in stores from Crossway Books.