New Releases in Christian Fiction - April 2010

Yowza, it's a big week in Christian fiction! While there may be other new releases this month, these are the ones I know about...

• A Promise Forged, Heartsong Presents Historical Ohio Series by Cara C. Putman
  An historical from Heartsong Presents. A player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League finds challenges and love as she travels with her team.
• Abbie Ann; Daughters of Jacob Kane, 3rd & final installment, by Sharlene MacLaren
  An historical romance from Whitaker House. Abbie Ann, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1907, butts heads with a handsome divorcee, blindsided when she realizes her utter attraction to him.
• Blood Ransom; Mission Hope Series, Book 1 by Lisa Harris
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from from Zondervan. A woman bounty hunter fights bitterness and revenge to find the killers of her husband.
• Calculated Revenge by Jill Elizabeth Nelson
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Steeple Hill. When a teacher finds on the playground a backpack belonging to her long-ago abducted sister, she turns to the principal, an ex-private detective, to stop a child-killer from targeting her daughter.
• Chesapeake Weddings by Cecelia Dowdy
  A romance from Barbour. Life sends three African American women into a tailspin; Can these women let God rebuild their tattered hopes when new romances unexpectedly enter their lives?

• Code Blue by Richard L. Mabry M.D.
  A suspense/ mystery/thriller from Abingdon. A doctor finds that returning to her home town has put her in the midst of conflict and possibly marked her for death
• Crossroads Bay by Kathleen Kovach
  A romance from Heartsong Presents. A beautiful charter boat captain searches for lost treasure while her real prize is the caterer trying to keep up with her.
• Damages by Deborah Kinnard
  A romance from Desert Breeze. A story of second chances, found in an unexpected place.
• In Plain Sight by Michelle Sutton
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Desert Breeze. Abused by her gypsy ex-boyfriend and left for dead, Jovana moves to America seeking a new life; two handsome men desire her heart, but she must choose the right one or end up in a situation much worse than before.
• Lorenzo and the Pirate by Rick and Lila Guzman
  An historical from Blooming Tree Press. Will Lorenzo Bannister, marooned on a deserted island with two pirates, ever get home to New Orleans?
• Love Lessons by Margaret Daley
  A romance from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. Alexa Michaels brings a breath of fresh air into Ian Ferguson's and his daughter's life, but is it enough to make Ian trust in love again?
• Lucky Baby by Meredith Efken
  A women's fiction from Howard Books/Simon & Schuster. Will adopting an orphan from China bring Meg and Lewis the happiness they long for?
• Mountain Peril by Sandra Robbins
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Steeple Hill, Love Inspired Suspense. A woman discovers violence has once again entered her life when a grisly website sets the stage for murder and terror on a peaceful college campus.
• Queen of Hearts by K. Dawn Byrd
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Desert Breeze. Daphne Dean never knew that serving her country as a spy during WWII would send her into hiding in an abandoned mental institution with secrets of its own.
• Refuge on Crescent Hill by Melanie Dobson
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Kregal. As Camden Bristow works to uncover the past and present mysteries harbored on Crescent Hill, she discovers a deep family secret hidden within the mansion's walls that could change her life˜and the entire town˜forever.
• Rodeo Sweetheart by Betsy St.Amant
  A romance from Steeple Hill Love Inspired. She grew up with a cowboy hat and a pony; he grew up with designer duds and a silver spoon. Will this mismatched couple ever be able to lasso their differences?
• Rooms by Jim Rubart
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from B&H Fiction. A young Seattle software tycoon inherits a home on the Oregon coast that turns out to be a physical manifestation of his soul.
• Scenarios for Girls, Book 3 by Nicole O'Dell
  General fiction from Barbour. Molly Jacobs isn't sure what she should do: Should she follow through with stealing some clothes for her friends from Magna the trendy girls clothing store where she works? Or should she do what she knows is right, even if it means losing her newfound popularity? Scenarios for Girls are interactive books that allow the reader to choose between alternate endings to make important, moral decisions for the main characters.
• Scenarios for Girls, Book 4 by Nicole O'Dell
  General fiction from Barbour. Kate Walker joins the swim team and becomes obsessed with practice and making it through the championships with flying colors. What will Kate do when she's faced with pressure from her teammates to take an illegal substance that will help her swim multiple events in their championship meet? Scenarios for Girls are interactive books that allow the reader to choose between alternate endings to make important, moral decisions for the main characters.
• Seasons in the Mist; Seasons of Destiny Book 1 by Deborah Kinnard
  romance from Sheaf House. An eager historian, a time portal, and intrigue in King Edward III's court.
• She Walks in Beauty by Siri Mitchell
  An historical from Bethany House. As Clara Carter makes her debut, she realizes it's not just her heart at stake--the future of her family depends on how she plays the game.
• Sixteen Brides by Stephanie Grace Whitson
  An historical from Bethany House. Sixteen Civil War widows join the Ladies Emigration Society and head west to claim homesteads, only to find their organization has other plans. . . involving the word "brides.
• Sworn to Protect by Diann Mills
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Tyndale. Border Patrol Agent Danika Morales is caught up in a conspiracy and her life is at stake.
• The Anonymous Bride by Vickie McDonough
  A romance from Barbour. Three mail-order brides arrive expecting to marry the town marshal. But he didn't order a bride. A contest to discover which bride would make the best wife turns into mayhem when there is a fourth anonymous entry.
• The Cowboy's Baby by Linda Ford
  A romance from Love Inspired Historical. The prodigal returns but is he too late for a second chance?
• The Word Unleashed, Book 2 of Face in the Deep by Steve Rzasa
  A sci-fi/fantasy/futuristic from Marcher Lord Press. Baden Haczyk's adventure continues as he tries to keep the last Bible safe from the religious secret police.
• Too Close to Home, Book 1 of the Women of Justice Series by Lynette Eason
  A suspense/mystery/thriller from Revell. An FBI agent and a detective must track down a killer of teenage girls before his next victim hits Too Close to Home.
• Wildflower Hearts, Book 1 in Series Set in North Dakota by Vickie McDonough
  A romance from Barbour. Three siblings who live on a ranch face problems and romance in the North Dakota Badlands
• Wildflowers of Terezin by Robert Elmer
  An historical from Abingdon Press. In Denmark's darkest days, is it duty, faith...or love?