Lily
Aaron McCarver, Diane Ashley
Paperback, 320 pp., $12.99
Barbour Books (June 1, 2012)

In 1858 Natchez, Mississippi, Lily Anderson is determined to thwart a marriage of convenience. She embarks on a riverboat venture to keep her and her two sisters afloat financially. But gambler Blake Matthews has won part ownership of Lily’s riverboat. How will their business profit if he and Lily disagree about everything? The affluent Jean Luc Champney will do anything to get back what he lost in a card game, including wooing and endangering the pretty new owner. Will the song of the river evolve into a serenade or a lament?

Unending Devotion
Jody Hedlund
Paperback, 374 pp., $14.99
Bethany House Publishers (September 1, 2012)

Lily Young longs to find her lost sister. Heedless of any danger, she searches logging camps and towns. Connell McCormick is determined to increase the fortune of his lumber-baron father and figures as long as he’s living an upright life, that’s what matters. But when Lily arrives in town she upends his world, forcing him to confront the truth that dangerous men have gained too much power while good men turn a blind eye. Vexing but persuasive, Lily soon secures Connell’s help. Will standing for what’s right cost them both everything?

Over the Edge
Mary Connealy
Paperback, 336 pp., $14.99
Bethany House Publishers (August 1, 2012)

Seth Kincaid survived a fire in a cave, but he hasn’t been the same since. Then he fought in the Civil War and returned to Colorado crazier than ever. And his wife isn’t too happy to find out Seth doesn’t remember her. Callie isn’t a long-suffering woman. When Seth disappeared, she searched, prayed, and worried. Now she’s come out west to wrangle her long-lost husband. Seth is willing to make amends. Callie is more interested in shooting him. Can they rekindle their love before one of them goes over the edge?

Glamorous Illusions
Lisa T. Bergren
Paperback, 416 pp., $14.99
David C. Cook (June 1, 2012)

The first book in the Grand Tour series, Glamorous Illusions will take readers on a pilgrimage through Europe—and straight into the soul.

Short-Straw Bride
Karen Witemeyer
Paperback, 368 pp., $14.99
Bethany House Publishers (June 1, 2012)

Has fate given her the man of her dreams… Or the short end of the stick? Don’t miss this lighthearted historical romance from Karen Witemeyer! When repaying a debt suddenly goes awry, Meredith finds four brothers drawing straws for her hand! Can the future hold love for this short-straw-bride?