This Month on FaithfulReader.com...
2013 Father's Day Roundup
Father's Day is that special time of year when we honor the men who do so much for us. What better way to let your father know you appreciate him than by giving him a book that will lift his spirit? We've compiled a number of fiction and nonfiction titles that we hope will inspire the man in your life who inspires you --- in all ways, big and small. This Father's Day, give dad a gift for the soul that comes from the heart.
» Click here to see our roundup of Father's Day titles.
Win a Copy of JENNIFER by Dee Henderson
We are celebrating the release of JENNIFER: An O'Malley Love Story with a special contest that will give 40 readers the opportunity to win a copy of Dee Henderson's uplifting story about Jennifer O'Malley --- a woman whose faith is about to be tested, and in a way she never expected. To enter, please fill out this form by Thursday, June 13th at noon ET.
JENNIFER: An O'Malley Love Story by Dee Henderson (Romance)
Jennifer O'Malley has a pediatrics practice in Dallas, Texas, and meeting and falling in love with surgeon Tom Peterson is adding a rich layer to her life. She’s sorting out how to introduce Tom to her family and thinking about marriage. She is falling in love with Jesus too, and knows God is good. But that faith is about to be tested, and in a way she didn't expect. The results will soon transform her entire family.
» Click here to enter the contest.
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read Dee Henderson's bio.
» Click here to visit Dee Henderson’s official website.
» Click here to connect with Dee Henderson on Facebook.
Leslie Gould
Leslie Gould, the award-winning author of COURTING CATE, is back with the second installment in her Courtships of Lancaster County series. In ADORING ADDIE, the rivalry between the Cramers and the Mosiers heats up again when Addie Cramer and Jonathan Mosier fall head over heels in love with each other. As in ROMEO AND JULIET, the Shakespeare classic that inspired this book, the lovers will have to overcome many obstacles if they hope for any chance at a happy ending together. In this interview, Gould talks about how her love of the Bard dates back to preschool, the challenges she faced in adapting a classic story to an Amish setting, and the new romance that’s budding in Lancaster County.
ADORING ADDIE: The Courtships of Lancaster County, Book 2 by Leslie Gould (Romance)
The rivalry between the Cramers and Mosiers heats up again when Addie Cramer and Jonathan Mosier fell head over heels for each other. Now old tensions are renewed, and Addie's parents insist she marry stolid and uninspiring Phillip Eicher. Distraught at a future apart, the two decide their best hope is to reconcile the two families. Will their love be enough to keep them together, or will long-held secrets ruin their chance at happiness?
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read the interview.
» Click here to read Leslie Gould’s bio.
» Click here to visit Leslie Gould’s official website.
» Click here to connect with Leslie Gould on Facebook.
CONFESSIONS OF A RAGING PERFECTIONIST: Learning to Be Free by Amanda Jenkins (Memoir)
Amanda is a raging perfectionist who determines each day’s worth, and ultimately her own, by keeping track of her stats --- pounds gained or lost, stuff accomplished. That is, until God spoke into her life, waking her up to the true costs of her addiction to perfection. CONFESSIONS OF A RAGING PERFECTIONIST is more than Amanda’s confession; it’s a journey of letting go of the subtle but destructive idols of her overactive inner voice and replacing them with God’s truth.
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read Amanda Jenkins’s bio.
» Click here to visit Amanda Jenkins’s blog.
RESCUE TEAM: Grace Medical, Book 2 by Candace Calvert (Romance)
Tired of running from her past, nurse Kate Callison intends to become Austin Grace Hospital’s permanent ER director and make Texas her home. Despite staff friction, she’s moving ahead. Then unthinkable tragedy wraps the ER in crime tape, bringing swarms of media, legal chaos --- and a search-and-rescue hero who seems determined to meddle in her life.
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read Candace Calvert’s bio.
» Click here to see all of Candace Calvert’s books.
» Visit Candace Calvert’s official website and blog.
» Connect with Candace Calvert on Facebook and Twitter.
IN BROKEN PLACES by Michèle Phoenix (Fiction)
When, under staggering circumstances, Shelby becomes a single mother to four-year-old Shayla, her carefully managed world begins to fall apart. In a drastic attempt to escape her own violent childhood, Shelby moves to Germany, but quickly discovers how intimately linked memory and healing are --- and how honestly she must scrutinize her past in order to aspire to a richer future.
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read Michèle Phoenix’s bio.
» Visit Michèle Phoenix’s official website and blog.
» Connect with Michèle Phoenix onFacebook and Twitter.
WHEN LOVE CALLS: The Gregory Sisters, Book 1 by Lorna Seilstad (Historical Romance)
Hannah Gregory is good at many things, but that list does not include following rules. So when she must apply for a job as a switchboard operator to support her two sisters, she knows it won’t be easy. “Hello Girls” must conduct themselves according to strict --- and often bewildering --- rules, which include absolutely no consorting with gentlemen while in training. Hannah doubts it will be difficult to keep that rule --- until a handsome young lawyer starts getting under her skin.
» Click here to read more about the book.
» Click here to read an excerpt.
» Click here to read critical praise.
» Click here for the study guide.
» Click here to read Lorna Seilstad’s bio.
» Click here to visit Lorna Seilstad’s official website.
THE DANCE: The Restoration Series, Book 1 by Dan Walsh and Gary Smalley (Fiction)
Jim Anderson is a successful businessman, and his wife, Marilyn, is the perfect wife. But after 27 years of marriage, Marilyn has had enough of feeling unloved and neglected. She wants to experience some measure of happiness before she's too old to enjoy it, even signing up for dance lessons, something Jim would never do. What will it take for Jim to finally become the man Marilyn needs him to be? Reviewed by Lynda Lee Schab.
ISCARIOT: A Novel of Judas by Tosca Lee (Historical Fiction)
ISCARIOT is the story of Judas, from his tumultuous childhood to his emergence as the man known to the world as the betrayer of Jesus. But even more, it is a singular and surprising view into the life of Jesus that forces us to reexamine everything we thought we knew about the most famous --- and infamous --- religious icons in history. Reviewed by Marcia Ford.
JONI & KEN: An Untold Love Story by Ken and Joni Eareckson Tada, with Larry Libby (Memoir)
The love story of Joni and her husband of 30 years, Ken Tada, shows what it truly means for a man and a woman to live in love...in sickness and in health. As their marriage years moved on, Ken became increasingly overwhelmed by the never-ceasing demands of caring for his quadriplegic wife, who begins to experience chronic, extreme, nightmarish pain. Ken sinks into depression, and the couple finds themselves living under the same roof yet drifting apart emotionally. Reviewed by Michele Howe.
BEYOND HEAVEN'S DOOR by Max Lucado (Christian Life)
There is much about heaven that we don't yet understand. And while thoughts on our final destiny may stir questions, they needn't stir our fears. In BEYOND HEAVEN'S DOOR, Max Lucado takes us on a journey from finding certainty in our destination to God's great promises of the hereafter. Open the door and catch a glimpse of the joy that awaits you in heaven --- and find hope for today in the process. Reviewed by Lynda Lee Schab.
A MATTER OF TRUST: A Mia Quinn Mystery by Lis Wiehl, with April Henry (Mystery)
One minute Mia Quinn is in her basement, chatting on the phone with a colleague at the prosecutor’s office. The next minute there’s a gunshot over the line, and Mia listens in horror as her colleague and friend Colleen bleeds to death. Despite much reluctance, Mia teams up with detective Charlie Carlson to investigate this tragedy. But the deeper they dig, the more complications unfold --- even the unsettling possibility that someone may be coming after her. Reviewed by Lynda Lee Schab.
THE COLOR OF HOPE by Kim Cash Tate (Romance)
Despite its small-town charm, Hope Springs is at a crossroads. After a failed reconciliation attempt by two well-meaning pastors, the town is split along racial and cultural lines, with little hope for redemption. When a terrible tragedy puts Hope Springs on the national radar, the entire town is tested, while the story's two female protagonists --- Stephanie London and Charlotte Willoughby --- feel their lives unraveling. Reviewed by Michele Howe.
THE SKY BENEATH MY FEET by Lisa Samson (Fiction)
Beth's husband won't be joining the family on vacation at the beach this year. Instead, Rick has holed up alone in the backyard shed, and nobody knows exactly what he's up to. While "St. Rick" waits for an epiphany, Beth will have to figure out what to do with herself and their teenage sons. What happens next is both uproarious and bittersweet: a peace march turns violent, her son is caught with drugs, and she embarks on an ambitious road trip that turns into something nearly surreal. Reviewed by Susan Miura.
FINDING MOOSEWOOD, FINDING GOD: What Happened When a TV Newsman Abandoned His Career for Life on an Island by Jack Perkins (Memoir)
For 25 years, millions of Americans watched Jack Perkins on NBC News as a correspondent, commentator and anchorman. Yet at the age of 52 and at the height of his career, Jack disappeared from the public eye and moved with his wife, Mary Jo, to a bare-necessities cabin on an uninhabited island off the coast of Maine. This isolated home they came to call Moosewood was the setting for Jack and Mary Jo’s spiritual awakening. Reviewed by Evelyn Bence.
WINGS OF GLASS by Gina Holmes (Fiction)
Eighteen-year-old Penny Carson is swept off her feet by a handsome farmhand named Trent Taylor. Before the ink even dries on their marriage certificate, he hits her for the first time --- and it won't be the last. When Trent is injured in a welding accident, he has no choice but to finally allow Penny to take a job cleaning houses. Here she meets two women from very different worlds who will teach her to live and laugh again. Reviewed by Lynda Lee Schab.
BEAUTIFUL NATE: A Memoir of a Family's Love, a Life Lost, and Heaven's Promises by Dennis Mansfield (Memoir)
A leader in the evangelical public policy arena, Dennis Mansfield was a candidate for U.S. Congress in 2000 when he learned of his oldest son’s drug use. Though Dennis and his wife, Susan, turned their attention to helping drug addicts and their families, they were powerless to stop the death of their own son in 2009 at the age of 27. BEAUTIFUL NATE lucidly recounts these difficult years while painting a picture of what did and did not work in raising a child within the evangelical framework. Reviewed by Michele Howe.
» Click here for more reviews.
