New Releases from Loree Lough

 ISBN 978-1-60374-719-6 EMMA'S ORPHANS -- Emma Wright knows the loneliness of being an orphan. Maybe that's why her Maryland home seems to attract children left parentless by accident or the recent Civil War. It is hard to care and provide for them on a nurse's salary, and finding Christian homes for them requires more wisdom than Emma possesses on her own. As able and independent as she seems, Emma dreams of the day a strong Christian husband will share her burden.

She thinks her prayers might have been answered when she meets handsome carpenter Nate O'Neil. But, though the war is over, Nate is still fighting a battle of his own. How can he offer himself to a fine woman like Emma when he still bears the guilt of past deeds? While Emma and Nate wrestle with their problems, the seven children in her care decide to take matters into their own hands....

ISBN 978-1-60374-723-3 LONE WOLF -- Released from prison in 1840 for a crime he didn't commit, Kent McCoy finds himself without friends, family, or a single reason to believe in a merciful God. Like a lone wolf, he leaves Dodge City, Kansas, and heads east in search of a place where his past won't darken his future.

His wandering path collides with that of Abby nelson, who, through a series of tragic events has come to believe that love and happiness are beyond her reach. Life is a matter of existing from one day to the next on her last thread of strength--her faith in God's power.

Despite their tendencies to live on the fringes of life, Abby and Kent are strangely drawn to one another. But will suspicion, self-righteousness, and lack of faith cost them this chance at happiness in one another's arms? Or will they surrender to the love born of forgiveness?

 ISBN 978-1-60374-721-9 PRISCILLA HIRES A HUSBAND -- In Baltimore, Maryland, 1868, Priscilla and Caleb's marriage of convenience seems the only solution. She'll do anything to provide for her beloved grandparents; he needs her help to rescue his failing farm.

Despite her resolve to the contrary, Priscilla finds herself drawn to her husband, a man she knows is still in love with his late wife, Laura, who has been gone for eight years. Meanwhile, Caleb struggles to control the growing love he feels for Priscilla...and the guilt that love awakens.

In desperation, he prays God will give him the strength to solve his dilemma: Keep the precious vow made on the day he buried Laura...or keep his newly-spoken marriage vows to Priscilla....

Whitaker House titles, better than new re-releases (July, 2013):

ISBN 978-1-603748-769-7 DREWRY'S BLUFF --When Drewry Sheffield's uncle promises her in marriage to pay a gambling debt, God seems strangely silent. Orphaned, and with no kin to help her, Drewry feels she must take matters into her own hands, and quickly....

Through an unexpected turn of events, she arrives in Richmond, Virginia, ready to assume a new identity as nanny to two children of wealthy plantation owner, Chase Auburn. Chase, a God-fearing man who prizes honesty above all other virtues, is delighted with Drewry. And yet, he seems strangely preoccupied: The Lord has taken his beloved wife, and he has vowed never to love again. Caught up in the chaos of the post Civil War South and the turmoil of her own heart, Drewry must find a way to gamble on the truth...before Chase decides to call her bluff!

ISBN 978-1-60374-849-0 JAMES'S JOY -- Home from the war a hopeless cripple and the master of a ruined plantation, James Sheffield must learn to live again. But his own conscience won't let him begin. A dark secret holds him prisoner and alcohol is his only escape.

When an intriguing woman enters his life, James resolves to make a new start. But considering his history of misfortune, can he really expect Joy McGuire, the pastor's daughter, to ever be his? Especially when he believes she is promised to another, the handsome young assistant pastor who is quick to cast a stone at James.

Will James conquer the tyranny of his past? And will Joy listen to the truth in her heart before the rumors around her become deafening?

Loree is a bestselling author of over 85 novels, a writing teacher and mentor. Stop by and visit her at:  http://www.loreelough.com

All In Good Time by Maureen Lang

Book 2 in The Gilded Legacy series!
Can one impatient woman with a dream to provide a refuge for women in need melt the heart of an impervious, stingy banker?

Dessa Caldwell has a dream:
to open Pierson House, a refuge for former prostitutes in Denver’s roughest neighborhood. But after exhausting all charitable donations, Dessa still needs a loan. Her last hope hinges on the owner of Hawkins National Bank.

Henry Hawkins has a secret:
he owns the most successful bank in town, but his initial capital came from three successful stage coach robberies. Though he’s Denver’s most eligible bachelor, to protect his past, he’s built a fortress around his heart that no one can penetrate . . . until the day Dessa Caldwell strolls into his bank requesting a loan.

Though he’s certain her proposal is a bad investment, Henry is drawn to Dessa’s passion. But that same passion drives her to make rash decisions about Pierson House . . . and about whom she can trust. One man might hold the key to the future of her mission—but he also threatens to bring Henry’s darkest secrets to light. As the walls around their hearts begin to crumble, Henry and Dessa must choose between their plans and God’s, between safety and love.

To find out more about Maureen and her books visit her website at  http://maureenlang.com/
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Widow of Gettysburg by Jocelyn Green

For all who have suffered great loss of heart, home, health or family; true home and genuine lasting love can be found.

When a horrific battle rips through Gettysburg, the farm of Union widow Liberty Holloway is disfigured into a Confederate field hospital, bringing her face to face with unspeakable suffering-and a Confederate scout who awakens her long dormant heart.

While Liberty’s future crumbles as her home is destroyed, the past comes rushing back to Bella, a former slave and Liberty’s hired help, when she finds herself surrounded by Southern soldiers, one of whom knows the secret that would place Liberty in danger if revealed.

In the wake of shattered homes and bodies, Liberty and Bella struggle to pick up the pieces the battle has left behind. Will Liberty be defined by the tragedy in her life, or will she find a way to triumph over it?
Inspired by first-person accounts from women who lived in Gettysburg during the battle and its aftermath, Widow of Gettysburg is Book 2 in the Heroines Behind the Lines  series.

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EBOOK RELEASE ~ Thorns in Eden & The Everlasting Mountains, by Rita Gerlach

John Nash, has built a new life in the Maryland frontier, and journeys back to England to see his father before the first shots of the Revolution are fired. Rebecah, a young woman who has known little more than the solitude of an isolated manor has lost her father and is now under the control of a domineering patriarch. As their romance unfolds, they become trapped in the schemes of her uncle and immersed in one of the most infamous Indian wars in Colonial history. 

As the firebrands of Revolution grow hot, they marry and work together to build their estate, Laurel Hill. Facing a strange new world, Rebecah experiences the prejudice of being English, but finds friendship and acceptance in the wilds of the Maryland frontier. Joy reins at Laurel Hill when she announces she is carrying a child. Nash, known as Jack, is captain of a band of rangers who protect the frontier families from Indian attack. His friendship with Chief Logan has not prevented the Indian War from reaching their peaceful home along the lush hills of the last outpost.  

Can he protect his wife from warring Indians and from a man who has no allegiance to any nation, tribe, or creed, wanted for robbery and murder, who has vowed vengeance? In Thorns in Eden and The Everlasting Mountains, love and faith are the sustaining forces that cannot be overtaken by the vines of adversity.  


 In EBook:   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CIV5IRO
Paperback to Follow.

Praise for 'Thorns in Eden & The Everlasting Mountains.

Rita Gerlach captures the feel of Colonial America in her sweeping saga, Thorns in Eden. With lush descriptions and well-drawn, captivating characters, Gerlach creates a story I won't soon forget. ~ Author Jamie Carie  

Rita's Website: http://ritagerlach.blogspot.com

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(That's me in the first grade at St. Catherine Laboure School. All those English lessons paid off.) 

To read more about the adventure of writing these two novels go to Rita's blog at http://inspire-writer.blogspot.com/

Stress Test by Dr. Richard Mabry

Kidnapping... A near deadly escape...

 What would you do if you woke to find you’ve been charged with murder? And there’s no evidence to prove otherwise?

THEY MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVICT HIM, BUT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO RUIN HIS LIFE.

Dr. Matt Newman thought he was leaving his life as a surgeon in private practice for a better one in academic medicine. But the kidnappers who attacked him as he left the hospital at 2 a.m. have no such plans—they just want him dead. Bound and in the trunk of his car, Matt’s only thought is fleeing with his life. He does escape, but at a price: a head injury that lands him in the ICU . . . where he awakens to discover he’s being charged with murder.

 

Sandra Murray is a fiery, redheaded lawyer who swore she was done with doctors after her last relationship. But when Matt calls, she knows she can’t walk away from defending someone who is truly innocent.

Matt’s career is going down the drain. His freedom and perhaps his life may be next. But with the police convinced he’s a killer and the kidnappers still trying to finish what they started, finding the truth—and the faith to keep going—will be the toughest stress test Matt has ever endured.

“This is a terrific read, by a surgeon who clearly knows his stuff as a doctor and his craft as a writer.” —MICHAEL PALMER, New York Times best-selling author of Oath of Office

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Julie Lessman's newest, LOVE AT ANY COST

Fooled by a pretty boy once, shame on him.

Fooled by a pretty boy twice, shame on me.

Jilted by a fortune hunter, cowgirl Cassady McClare is a spunky Texas oil heiress without a fortune who just as soon hogtie a man as look at him … until Jamie MacKenna, a handsome pauper looking to marry well lassoes her heart. But when Jamie discovers the woman he loves is poorer than him, Cassie finds herself bucked by love a second time, sending her back to Texas to lick her wounds and heal her heart. In her absence, Jamie discovers money can’t buy love, but love built on faith can set a heart free, a truth he discovers a little too late … or is it?





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