November Releases in Christian Fiction

Last week was such a bumper reading month I’m only just now getting around to posting about November’s new releases!  And as I post, there are already a bunch of fabulous new releases out there to grab.  I’ve already reviewed Nicole Deese’s The Promise of Rayne and I  highly recommend this if you’re after a contemporary romance.  I’m also looking forward to reviewing Katherine Reay’s A Portrait of Emily Price later this month.  I’ve been hearing plenty of great things about it.

For those who are after some Christmas fiction there are some fantastic romance novellas by Jennifer Rodewald, Melissa Tagg, Sarah Monzon, and Susan May Warren (the last is an extended version of the novella that is included in the Candy Cane Kisses anthology that released recently).  We also pay a return visit to Goose Creek B&B courtesy of Virginia Smith, and Roseanna White has a wonderful full-length historical, Giver of Wonders, that I can’t wait to read.

And, of course, that’s only a few of the highlights.  Below, you’ll find November’s new releases in the following categories: Amish Fiction, Biblical Fiction, Christmas Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Mystery, Romantic Suspense, Speculative, YA Fiction.  What will you be reading in November?

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Amish Fiction

Title:  More Than A Promise
Author:  Amy Lillard
Release Date:  29 November 2016
Publisher:  Zebra
Series:  The Quilting Circle

One of the only women in the quilting circle without children, Mariana Miller prayed to be blessed with a little one throughout fifteen years of marriage. But now, newly widowed, Mariana discovers she’s pregnant—with twins! How will she support herself and the babies, not to mention stay healthy when the doctor puts her on bed rest?

Title:  The Cherished Quilt
Author:  Amy Clipston
Release Date:  29 November 2016
Publisher:  Zondervan
Series:  #3 Amish Heirloom Series

Emily Fisher is eager to meet the new employee at her father’s shop in Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. But when Christopher Hochstetler arrives, his cold demeanor freezes her attempts at building a friendship. When Emily continues to be kind to him, he tries to remain distant, but he soon finds himself stealing glances at her throughout the day.

Biblical Fiction

Title:  Slender Reeds: Jochebed’s Hope
Author:  Texie Susan Gregory
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Shiloh Run Press

Trapped beneath 400 years of Egypt’s injustices, the Hebrew people await deliverance from generations of Egyptian slavery. But while it is still dark, God is at work. Young Jochebed is unaware the Master Weaver is preparing her to mother three formidable leaders: Miriam, Aaron, and Moses. Shiphrah, the half-Egyptian midwife tasked to kill Hebrew male newborns, remembers childhood stories of a merciful God and cannot resist His call on her life.           Read my review.

Christmas Fiction

Title:  Giver of Wonders
Author:  Roseanna M. White
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  WhiteFire Publishing

As the festival of lights bathes their Greek city in beauty, Cyprus, Petros, and Nikolaos celebrate the miracle of their Savior’s birth together one last time. And in remembrance of their Lord’s greatest gift, one of them will make the ultimate sacrifice for the others…and a centuries-long tradition will be born.

Title:  A Goose Creek Christmas
Author:  Virginia Smith
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Harvest House
Series:  #4 Tales from the Goose Creek B & B

Forced into early retirement, Al Richardson knows what his wife will say when she hears the terrible news. Millie will insist that they open their B&B early. Where will that leave him? Carrying luggage and waiting tables? No way! He needs time to come up with another plan. With the help of an unlikely accomplice, Al spends his days scanning want ads and frequenting out-of-town coffee shops in an effort to hide his secret from all of Goose Creek—including his wife.

Title:  12 Days of Snowmen
Author:  Sarah Monzon
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Radiant Publications

Twelve days. That’s all Lucy Nel has left before her foster daughter, Abby, goes back to live with her biological mother. Twelve days to make this the best, most memorable Christmas of Abby’s young life. Lucy plans to provide a snowman for each day—no easy feat with Florida’s unseasonable temperatures. When an attractive new coworker nursing a wounded heart offers to help Lucy, she reluctantly accepts his generosity, determined not to let his friendship sway her from giving Abby her undivided affection.

Title:  Other Than a Halo
Author:  Valerie Comer
Release Date:  3 November 2016
Publisher:  GreenWords Media
Series:  #2 Christmas in Montana

Even though she’s a new woman in Christ, single mom Bren Haddock was no angel as a teen. Now managing the Hiller Farm for a CSA, life is good until a friend offers to enter her daughter into the Little Miss Snowflake Pageant. Rob Santoro isn’t so sure about handling the pageant portfolio until he meets Bren. Soon he’s fallen for her and her two kids, but when a Thanksgiving adventure goes awry, he’s left wondering how to love a woman who refuses to be loved.

Title:  Christmas by the Sea
Author:  Beth Wiseman
Release Date:  4 November 2016
Publisher:  Self-published

When Parker becomes trapped in rising floodwaters, he is going to drown if help doesn’t arrive soon. Alexandria Hanson is on her way off the island to escape the immediate storm threat, but she spots a person trapped in the water. As Alex joins Parker in the murky Gulf waters, a dangerous situation becomes even more serious as they wait to be rescued. With only each other to lean on, they attempt to quell their fears by praying together and sharing stories.

Title:  Ordinary Snowflakes
Author:  Jennifer Rodewald
Release Date:  7 November 2016
Publisher:  Rooted Publishing

A secret Santa gift left on Kale Brennan’s front porch opens up a fresh view of her ordinary life, and perhaps of God. Maybe she does matter. Maybe God sees her—as does a new-to-town music teacher who has her seven-year-old daughter gushing and her own knees buckling with his killer smile. But as Kale embraces new possibilities, a staple in her life—a man who is kind and steady, not to mention necessary for her injured daughter’s recovery—also snatches her attention in an unexpected way.

Title:  One Monday Prayer
Author:  T. K. Chapin
Release Date:  10 November 2016
Publisher:  Branch Publishing
Series:  #5 Diamond Lake Series

Two years after losing her husband, Angela’s apartment suffers a fire and forces her out. Taking up her cousin Serenah’s offer to visit Eastern Washington for the Holidays, she looks forward to a white Christmas while repairs are being completed back home. On the plane ride to Spokane she is confronted head on with a fear that shakes her to the core. Through the comfort of a thoughtful prayer with a stranger, Angela finds peace. Could she ever see the mysterious man again? Or are some things never meant to be?

Title:  One Enchanted Eve
Author:  Melissa Tagg
Release Date:  22 November 2016
Publisher:  Larkspur Press

After years of mistakes and regret, Colin Renwycke finally has a plan: Hone his baking talent at the Denver Culinary Institute and embark on a new career as a pastry chef. Culinary school instructor Rylan Jefferson has the chance to reclaim her dream of running her own bakery. But she only has until Christmas Eve to come up with the perfect recipe to impress an eccentric investor. Colin has the one ingredient Rylan needs most–talent. Lots of it. And when he makes a proposal that just might solve both their problems, Rylan can’t say no–even if it does mean traveling all the way to Iowa.

Title:  Oh, The Weather Outside is Frightful
Author:  Susan May Warren
Release Date:  29 November 2016
Publisher:  SDG Publishing
Series:  A Montana Fire Novella

When Hannah discovers that CJ plans on skipping out on their mutual friends’ wedding, she knows he’s been lying to her about his recovery—and determines to give him the same stubborn encouragement he’s given her by forcing him to attend. But when a blizzard detours them, and worse, they’re run off the road, they’ll have to face their darkest fears to survive. A Christmas story about the miracles that happen when the weather outside becomes frightful.

Contemporary Fiction

Title:  Barefoot: A Story of Surrendering to God
Author:  Sharon Garlough Brown
Release Date:  3 November 2016
Publisher:  IVP Books
Series:  #3 Sensible Shoes

The spiritual journey takes unexpected turns for the women of Sensible Shoes in this third book of the series, continuing on from the events of Two Steps Forward. Having been challenged to persevere in hope, can they now embrace the joy of complete surrender?

Contemporary Romance

Title:  How to Charm a Beekeeper’s Heart
Author:  Candice Sue Patterson
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Pelican Group

Weddings are the last thing beekeeper Huck Anderson wants to be associated with, considering his past. So when he inherits a building occupied by a bridal boutique, he aims to evict the failing business and open a sporting goods store. That is until his tenant ends up being Arianne Winters, a woman he’s indebted to from a mistake made years ago.

Title:  A Portrait of Emily Price
Author:  Katherine Reay
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Thomas Nelson

Emily Price—fix-it girl extraordinaire and would-be artist—dreams of having a gallery show of her own. There is no time for distractions, especially not the ultimate distraction of falling in love. But Chef Benito Vassallo’s relentless pursuit proves hard to resist. Emily astonishes everyone when she accepts Ben’s proposal and follows him home to Italy. Yet when she unearths long-buried family secrets, Emily wonders if she really fits into Ben’s world.

Title:  The Promise of Rayne
Author:  Nicole Deese
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Waterfall Press

Rayne Shelby has spent her entire life trying to earn the approval of her high-powered family, with the hope of one day managing her late grandfather’s prestigious Idaho lodge. But when she makes a mistake that puts her future in jeopardy, she faces an impossible choice: defy her family or deny her dream. The only way to fix the mess she’s created is to enlist the help of her neighbor, Levi, the apprentice of her family’s greatest enemy. And if Rayne gets caught crossing the divided property lines, the consequences will be irreparable.          Read my review.

Title:  Beside Still Waters
Author:  Ryan Jo Summers
Release Date:  9 November 2016
Publisher:  Soul Mate Publishing

Top Journalist and corporate climber McKayla Buchanan is sent to a remote California mountain camp for inner-city, at-risk teens. At Camp In As Much, she meets eight hostile and distrustful teens, assorted volunteers, rescued horses—and Clay. Between McKayla’s worldly experience and Clay’s strong faith, they form a partnership to help with the endless challenges of the kids. A serious situation will force McKayla to decide if she can give up her worldly ways and place her faith in the same higher source that Clay does.

Title:  Finding Margo
Author:  Jen Turano
Release Date:  15 November 2016
Publisher:  Gilead Publishing
Series:  #1 Finding Home

International pop star Margo Hartman could use a night off. A grueling tour and overbearing entourage have sent her over the edge. It’s time for this diva to disappear. And who would think to look for the superstar in a small Dutch town in Ohio? Sheriff’s deputy Brock Moore is undercover as well. He knows Margo isn’t who she appears to be, but her uncanny resemblance to a local Amish woman is raising all sorts of questions… the kind that make her a target for a killer.

Historical Fiction

Title:  Giver of Wonders
Author:  Roseanna M. White
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  WhiteFire Publishing

As the festival of lights bathes their Greek city in beauty, Cyprus, Petros, and Nikolaos celebrate the miracle of their Savior’s birth together one last time. And in remembrance of their Lord’s greatest gift, one of them will make the ultimate sacrifice for the others…and a centuries-long tradition will be born.

Title:  Forest Child
Author:  Heather Day Gilbert
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  WoodHaven Press
Series:  #2 Vikings of the New World

Viking warrior. Dauntless leader. Protective mother. Determined to rise above her rank as the illegitimate “forest child” of Eirik the Red, Freydis launches a second voyage to Vinland to solidify her power and to demand the respect she deserves. She will return home with enough plunder to force her brother, Leif, to sell her the family farm in Greenland. But nothing can prepare her for the horrors she must confront in Vinland…

Title:  Harvest of Thorns
Author:  Paul E. Woottoon
Release Date:  15 November 2016
Publisher:  Self-published – http://www.paulwoottenbooks.com/

It’s 1934, and an enemy is at work in Saxon County; awakened by the arrival of the first Negro farmers. The battleground is Grebey Island, where Levi Manning looks to make a name for himself by leading a band of small-minded men bent on maintaining racial purity. Within days innocent people are dead, and families, black and white, are left to pick up the pieces. Over the next sixty years, none will be impacted more than Levi’s own family.

Title:  Merchants of Virtue
Author:  Paul C. R. Monk
Release Date:  25 November 2016
Publisher:  Bloomtree Press
Series:  #1 The Huguenot Connection

It is 1685. Against the advice of her merchant husband, Jeanne Delpech returns to her hometown with her three children to give birth to her baby. She soon discovers that the dreaded commander of the Sun King’s dragoons has also arrived, to convert the city by billeting his army in Huguenot homes. Time and again Jacob and Jeanne find themselves faced with the heart-wrenching question: Should you give up your faith to save your children?

Title:  Lucifer’s Harvest
Author:  Mel Starr
Release Date:  27 November 2016
Publisher:  Lion Fiction
Series:  #9 Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton

Lord Gilbert Talbot must provide soldiers for Prince Edward’s battle in France. He wishes his surgeon–Hugh de Singleton–to travel with the war party to tend any injuries. Among those on the road is Sir Simon Trillowe, Hugh’s old nemesis, who had once torched Hugh’s house. Finding himself in the same war party, Hugh resolves to watch his back in the presence of the knight, who is still holding a grudge. But it is Sir Simon who should not have turned his back….

Historical Romance

Title:  Transplanted to Red Clay
Author:  Janice Cole Hopkins
Release Date:  3 November 2016
Publisher:  Ambassador International
Series:  #4 Appalachian Roots

When her Aunt Ivy invites Rachel Moretz to come to the family’s Stanly County farm, she jumps at the chance. She barely remembers her half-cousin, Patrick, though he seems to have intriguing memories of her. He soon becomes Rachel’s best friend, helping her navigate many uncertainties while introducing her to Stanly County society. Rachel will have to rely on family for support as she faces unexpected trials and prejudices.

Title:  Road to Forgiveness
Author:  Carol Cox
Release Date:  7 November 2016
Publisher:  Aspen Hill Press
Series:  #3 Arizona Territory Brides

Hallie Evans has stolen Jacob Garrett’s heart, but before seeking Hallie’s hand in marriage, Jacob feels he must prove his worth to local ranchers–and himself. He’s determined to expose a ring of cattle thieves, then fight in a war for Cuba’s freedom. His plans, however, are sabotaged by Hallie’s impatient though well-meaning father, whose own attempt at revealing the rustlers leaves Jacob wounded and unable to fulfill his duty–for the community or for his country.

Title:  Beneath a Golden Veil
Author:  Melanie Dobson
Release Date:  8 November 2016
Publisher:  Waterfall Press

As elegant as the Sacramento residence she operates, Isabelle Labrie keeps her past concealed, like the treasure she hides under the Golden Hotel. It’s 1853, the heyday of the California Gold Rush. Isabelle is full of hope, staking her claim on the city’s refined clientele and her future on a sweetheart’s promise to marry her when he returns from the gold fields. Then, unexpected guests—fugitive slaves seeking safe passage to the North—force her to confront her past and reconsider her path.

Title:  The Silent Songbird
Author:  Melanie Dickerson
Release Date:  8 November 2016
Publisher:  Thomas Nelson

Evangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal until she embarks on a daring escape and meets brave Westley le Wyse. Can he help her discover the freedom to sing again?

Title:  Coming Home
Author:  Jennifer Vander Klipp
Release Date:  9 November 2016
Publisher:  Tandem Services Press
Series:  #1 The Route Home

It’s 1881 in Oregon, and Becca Wilson is back from the university only long enough to bury her brother. And avoid Seth Blake. Becca dreads seeing her girlhood crush to whom she confessed her love before she went off to college. Seth is happy to see Becca, but as a grown woman she’s a stranger to him, stirring up feelings he can’t identify. When he finds a piece of evidence implicating him in Thomas’s death, he struggles with helping Becca find answers while keeping her from learning he could have prevented it.

Title:  Hope’s Design
Author:  Dawn Kinzer
Release Date:  11 November 2016
Publisher:  Morningview Publishing
Series:  #2 Daughters of Riverton

In 1904, Hope Andrews, an aspiring fashion designer, struggles with leaving New York City. Talented Benjamin Greene can’t deny his passion for painting, but guilt over a painful incident in his past keeps him from sharing his gift. In the small rural town of Riverton, Wisconsin, Hope and Ben can’t help but be thrown together. But as feelings for each other deepen, tension thickens over how talent should be used. Their mutual passion for art brings them together, but will it also drive them apart?

Title:  My Enemy, My Heart
Author:  Laurie Alice Eakes
Release Date:  15 November 2016
Publisher:  Waterfall Press

The sea is Deirdre MacKenzie’s home, and the crew of her father’s Baltimore clipper is the only family she loves.  When the War of 1812 erupts, the ship is captured by a British privateer, leaving her father, the captain, dead. Deirdre watches her crew herded into the hold, destined for the notorious Dartmoor prison in England. Though her fate as a noncombatant is uncertain, she knows she must find a way to free her crew.

Mystery

Title:  The Kill Fee
Author:  Fiona Veitch Smith
Release Date:  27 November 2016
Publisher:  Lion Fiction
Series:  #2 Poppy Denby Investigates

Poppy Denby, Arts and Entertainment Editor at The Daily Globe, covers an exhibition of Russian Art, hosted by White Russian refugees, including members of the surviving exiled Romanov Royal family. There is an armed robbery, a guard is shot, and the largest Faberge Egg in the collection is stolen. The egg itself is valuable, but more so are the secrets it contains within – secrets that could threaten major political powers.

Title:  Death in the Shadow
Author:  Paul McCusker
Release Date:  27 November 2016
Publisher:  Lion Fiction
Series:  #2 Father Gilbert Mysteries

When Father Gilbert traded in his detective’s badge for an Anglican priest’s collar, he never expected that murder would follow him. Even a church conference in the quaint seaside town of Anglesea offers no escape.

Title:  Lucifer’s Harvest
Author:  Mel Starr
Release Date:  27 November 2016
Publisher:  Lion Fiction
Series:  #9 Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton

Lord Gilbert Talbot must provide soldiers for Prince Edward’s battle in France. He wishes his surgeon–Hugh de Singleton–to travel with the war party to tend any injuries. Among those on the road is Sir Simon Trillowe, Hugh’s old nemesis, who had once torched Hugh’s house. Finding himself in the same war party, Hugh resolves to watch his back in the presence of the knight, who is still holding a grudge. But it is Sir Simon who should not have turned his back….

Romantic Suspense

Title:  Fatal Frost
Author:  Nancy Mehl
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Bethany House
Series:  #1 Defenders of Justice

When a gang has reason to believe Mercy has possession of some highly sensitive and incriminating information, her boss assigns Mark St. Laurent–a Deputy U.S. Marshal and Mercy’s ex-boyfriend–to get her out of town until they can guarantee her safety.

Title:  Holly in December
Author:  Clare Revell
Release Date:  4 November 2016
Publisher:  White Rose Publishing
Series:  Flowers Can Be Fatal

When Hope ran away from home at seventeen it was just the start of a downward spiral that led to mistakes that have plagued her since. Now accused of a crime, she’s lost her job and housing. With a young daughter to care for, she finds a place at a church-run shelter. Nick Slater is a new assistant pastor at Headley Cross Baptist. His focus should be on his job and volunteering at the shelter, but when the same woman keeps crossing his path, he knows God has orchestrated their meetings and resolves to help her, no matter what it takes.

Title:  Murder for the Time Being
Author:  Joanie Bruce
Release Date:  29 November 2016
Publisher:  Ambassador International

Computer expert Lexi Wynn is frightened. Someone is after her, but she doesn t know why. Is it because of her past or because she was thrust into a deadly bank robbery and might identify the ones responsible? When a tall, dark, and handsome stranger rams into her truck with the hearse he’s driving and puts his life in danger to save hers, can she ignore the attraction she feels for him to concentrate on the killers? Or is God the only one who can save her now?

Speculative (Fantasy, Dystopian, SciFi, etc)

Title:  The Shattered Vigil
Author:  Patrick Carr
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Bethany House
Series:  #2 Darkwater Saga

Victory over the dark forces during the feast of Bas-solas should have guaranteed safety for the continent. Instead, Willet and the rest of the Vigil discover they’ve been outsmarted by those seeking to unleash the evil that inhabits the Darkwater. Jorgen, the member of the Vigil assigned to Frayel, has gone missing, and new attacks have struck at the six kingdoms’ ability to defend themselves.

Title:  Maelstrom
Author:  Jill Williamson
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Bethany House
Series:  #5 Kinsman Chronicles  (eBook only)

As the king’s illness worsens, Sâr Wilek takes authority over the expedition and struggles to rule the disjointed people, while assassination attempts, vicious serpents, and dark magic endanger his life. One prophecy has come to pass, but another looms dauntingly in the future. Who is this Deliverer? And if the Magonians have him, what might that mean for the realm of Armania?

Title:  Storm
Author:  Bonnie S. Calhoun
Release Date:  1 November 2016
Publisher:  Revell
Series:  #3 Stone Braide Chronicles

Selah has survived the forces of both man and nature to reunite her family. But her happiness is short-lived as they are forced into a barren world of volcanic ash that conceals the storm boiling beneath. The clock is ticking and Selah’s abilities are growing–along with the list of those out for her blood.