My Stubborn Heart
Becky Wade
Paperback, 352 pp., $13.99
Bethany House (May 1, 2012)

When Kate’s grandmother asks her to help restore the grand old house she grew up in, Kate jumps at the chance. From the first moment she meets renovator Matt Jarreau, Kate can’t help but be attracted to him–but she knows there’s zero chance of a romance between them. But when the stilted, uncomfortable interactions between Kate and Matt slowly shift into something more, is God finally answering the longing of her heart? Or will Kate be required to give up more than she ever dreamed?

Love Finds a Way
Wanda E. Brunstetter
Paperback, 288 pp., $12.99
Barbour Books (January 3, 2012)

Love finds a way into three women’s hearts when widow Lorna Patterson heads back to school and meets culinary novice Evan Bailey; a search for a lost doll leads Shelia Nickels to antique dealer Dwaine Woods… and some unexpected feelings; and Wendy Campbell’s father plays matchmaker with paramedic Kyle Rogers.

Southern Fried Sushi
Jennifer Rogers Spinola
Paperback, 384 pp., $12.99
Barbour Books (October 1, 2011)

Ride the rollercoaster of Shiloh Jacobs’s life as her dreams derail, sending her on a downward spiral from the heights of an AP job in Tokyo to penniless in rural Virginia. Trapped in a world so foreign to her sensibilities and surrounded by a quirky group of friends, will she break through her hardened prejudices before she loses those who want to help her? Can she find the key to what changed her estranged mother’s life so powerfully before her death that she became a different woman—and can it help Shiloh too?

Learning
Karen Kingsbury
Paperback, 352 pp., $14.99
Zondervan (June 21, 2011)

Bailey Flanigan is growing closer to her dream to be an actress and dancer in New York while Cody coaches a small high school football team … on and off the field. But neither feels complete without the chance to share their dreams with one other. Can distance truly make the heart grow fonder? Or will Cody learn to turn to others to share in his happiness? And when tragedy strikes, who will be there to provide comfort in the face of loss? Both Bailey and Cody find themselves learning significant life lessons in this poignant love story.

Longing
Karen Kingsbury
Paperback, 352 pp., $14.99
Zondervan (November 22, 2011)

After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan becomes closer to her one-time Hollywood co-star. Meanwhile, Cody’s work coaching a small-town football team has brought him and his players national attention, and he finds himself much closer to a woman who seems to better understand him and his new life. Even so, never does much time go by without Bailey and Cody experiencing deep feelings of longing for each other, longing both for the past and for answers before they can move forward… Book 3 in the Bailey Flanigan Series.

Belonging
Robin Lee Hatcher
Paperback, 288 pp., $14.99
Zondervan (August 16, 2011)

Can two bitter pasts make one sweet future? In tiny Frenchman’s Bluff, Idaho, Felicia Kristoffersen must prove herself as the new school teacher. But some never wanted her there to begin with. Widowed five years, Colin Murphy cares about just one thing: raising his daughter, Charity. Colin wants to give her the educational advantages he never had, but the new schoolmarm’s inexperience doesn’t sit well with him. In the midst of the wide, sage-covered plains, each is about to discover that life’s bitterest circumstances truly can work together for good.

From Ashes to Honor
Loree Lough
Paperback, 336 pp., $14.99
Abingdon Press (September 2011)

Minutes before two jumbo jets changed history, police officer Austin Finley ignored the call from his brother. Regret causes hatred and bitterness to consume Austin, and when counselor Mercy Samara recommends desk duty, Austin resigns. Haunted by her own memories of 9/11, Mercy takes a job as a school counselor in Baltimore. When Austin, now an EMT, responds to an emergency at Mercy’s school, both are stunned and wary. Finally their common—and painful—memories turn suspicion into friendship, then romance. But hard questions linger…

Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball
Donita K. Paul
Hardcover, 240 pp., $14.99
WaterBrook Press (October 5, 2010)

In a sleepy, snow-covered city, Cora Crowder is busy preparing for the holiday season. Searching for a perfect gift, a fortuitous trip to Warner, Werner, and Wizbotterdad’s (a most unusual bookshop) leads to an unexpected encounter with co-worker Simon Derrick. And the surprise discovery of a ticket for a truly one-of-a-kind Christmas Ball.

Treasures in Clay Vessels
Angela T. Pisaturo
Paperback, 292 pp., $16.99
Xulon Press (September 2008)

What do you get when you mix old world charm with genuine love – you get Treasures in Clay Vessels, the fast paced, plot twisting love story that depicts the human condition with humor and profound insight.

Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Catherine West
Paperback, 336 pp., $18.95
OakTara (March 15, 2011)

Vietnam, 1967. Independent, career-driven journalist Kristin Taylor wants to honor her father’s memory by becoming an award-winning overseas correspondent. Brilliant photographer Luke Maddox, silent and brooding, exudes mystery. Kristin is convinced he’s hiding something. Willing to risk it all for what they believe in, Kristin and Luke engage in their own tumultuous battle until, in an unexpected twist, they’re forced to work together. Ambushed by love, they must decide whether or not to set aside their own private agendas for the hope of tomorrow that has captured their hearts.