It’s no secret that women have identity issues. Fashion changes by the week and beauty is becoming defined in narrower and narrower terms. Wholesome beauty is being replaced by plastic and women are left trying to get themselves out of the widening “ugly” category. The first section of Beauty Secrets from the Bible explores this problem while encouraging women to develop their relationship with God—the source of true beauty. Readers are encouraged to understand what Biblical beauty means.
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We hope you each had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to hit the books again!
Did you read anything over your break? We’d love to hear about it!
A worn family Bible. A packet of ribbon tied letters. A faded family photograph. These are the things that hold each of the scattered Gallagher siblings together. Orphaned by a fire, the three siblings are brought to Missouri to be adopted by separate families. Kim Vogel Sawyer masterfully weaves together the stories of the siblings in My Heart Remembers.
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Nellie Mae Fisher lives in Honeybrook, an Amish community. Her family is grieving the loss of her younger sister, Suzy, who died in a boating accident. Many questions surround the death of Suzy and as those answers begin to surface Nellie hopes they will not get in the way of her future with Caleb Yoder who has just begun to court her.
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Did you know that many libraries are now offering e-book downloads? With a library membership you can log on and download e-books. The files usually expire after a few weeks, but it looks like you can check them out again if to continue reading.
Learn more about the e-book service and find a library offering it in your local area using the Digital Media Locator.



This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Distant Heart
(Avon Inspire January 2, 2008)
by
Tracey Bateman
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Katie Parks finds herself in a foster home in In Between, Texas when her mom lands in jail and her dad is a no-show. Katie is slow to warm up to her foster family who seem to be hiding secrets of their own. As she hangs out with the wrong crowd, Katie finds herself on the wrong side of the law. While doing community service and hanging out with her foster mom’s eccentric mom, Katie’s defenses begin to crumble as she comes to know the love of God.
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It’s snowing here in Nebraska, so I decided it was time to find a great Christmas book to help get myself into the Christmas spirit. Robin Jones Gunn’s novella Finding Father Christmas did just that.
It’s just a few days before Christmas and Miranda Carson has just arrived in England on a spur of the moment trip. She’s in search of a father she isn’t sure exists and her only clues are a few mementos left from her mother’s belongings. Miranda doesn’t have much to go on, but she knows she’ll regret it if she doesn’t at least attempt to uncover the truth.
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Gone with the groom by Janice A. Thompson is another book where super-sleuth Annie Peterson comes alive. Last time Annie was solving the crime of the missing night deposit but this time she has moved her detective work from inanimate objects to a missing person. Not just any person but her daughter Brandi’s fiancé!
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