Beautiful Things Happen When a Woman Trusts God
Sheila Walsh
Hardcover, 224 pp., $21.99
Thomas Nelson (February 16, 2010)

Most Christian women live with a deep sense that they can’t get things right, that if only they were a little better, life would straighten out. Through her personal hardships, Sheila Walsh learned that “Christ comes not to get us out of our difficulties but to live in us through them.” She shows women that God has a beautiful moment of redemption for them that leads to a lifetime of peace and joy. She presents a moving look at her own story as she dives into the lives of Bible characters, drawing lessons from their trials that women can use to establish a deep, life-altering trust in the Father.

Never Let You Go
Erin Healy
Hardcover, 320 pp., $17.99
Thomas Nelson (May 4, 2010)

Lexi lives in the shadow of choices her husband made, especially Grant’s choice to leave seven years ago, without a word. When Grant shows up declaring his intent to re-enter Molly’s life, Lexi determines not to let him near their daughter. Then a drug dealer arrives on Lexi’s doorstep, demanding payment of Grant’s debts. But that’s just the earthly perspective; staggering supernatural events are spilling into her world. Hell’s fury is great, but Heaven’s power is greater still. In a novel that defies easy categorization, this has all the early buzz of the breakthrough read of 2010.

Corner of Blue
Sharon McAnear
Paperback, 268 pp., $16.95
OakTara (November, 2007)

Author Sharon McAnear takes you on a tour of the setting for Corner of Blue and her other books in The Jemma Series. “The Jemma Series is more than a love story,” Sharon says. “It rekindles a sweeter time when family and friends were everywhere, and you were frequently glad of it. When needed, the good citizens of Connelly County stood ready to help out with chores, form a prayer circle, or stretch the truth about your situation. Take your pick.”

Treasures in Clay Vessels
Angela T. Pisaturo
Paperback, 300 pp., $16.99
Xulon Press (September 23, 2008)

Nellie Parker is a middle-aged eccentric woman with a disfigured face. While on her daily trek to Tanner’s Bakery, Nellie runs into Henry J. Lewiston, famous Biblical Archeologist. Henry pursues Nellie in vain until he convinces her that everyone is disfigured in some way. Then, while on an excursion to the Casco Bay lighthouse she discovers a mysterious vessel. Meanwhile, Henry embarks on a mystery of his own. When Nellie receives his frantic call from London, she puts aside her own feelings and rushes to his side. What follows is a remarkable testament to God’s loving plan of redemption.

Rebekah Redeemed
Dianne G. Sagan
Paperback, 112 pp., $11.95
Buoy Up Press (January 5, 2009)

The daughter of a shepherd who saw the Christ child that first night, Rebekah is thrown into a life of servitude. Traded from relative to relative, she suffers through hard labor, neglect, and abuse. What will become of her? No one cares until a kinsman redeemer reveals himself. Can Rebekah forgive the past?