It's Wednesday! Time for new inspirational romances
Here are some newer inspirational romance and women's fiction, compiled for you and HEA by some of our favorite romance authors (info provided by publishers and/or their websites.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Renee Ryan, author of Finally a Bride. Her website is reneeryan.com.
Reunited at Christmas by Debra Ullrick. Search and rescue dog handler Shelby Davis is living the dream. Not only does she train search and rescue dogs, but she's a bestselling suspense author who has waterfront property in the beautiful mountain town of Grand Lake, Colorado. All is well until she receives a call to bring her dog Max and her snowmobile to help rescue a man who is lost in a blizzard up on Gravel Mountain. That man is the one person she never wants to see again—Ryker Anderson—the man who broke her heart the day he called three months before their wedding to say goodbye with no explanation as to why. After being gone for eighteen months, Ryker Anderson is back in Grand Lake where he hopes to win back the woman he loves. He only hopes Shelby understands why he left. Will he be able to convince Shelby that she can trust him with her heart again even though he broke it before?
The Waiting Heart (Those Karlsson Boys) by Kimberly Rae Jordan. A family crisis brings Jace Karlsson back to Minnesota and face to face with the girl he loved and abandoned eight years earlier. When the opportunity arises to help her, he hopes that it will make amends for his actions of the past. But old feelings die hard, and Jace soon realizes he feels more than guilt and remorse. While the tragic accident left Mari with a broken and scarred body, it was Jace Karlsson's abrupt departure from her life that left her heart shattered. When he offers to help her realize a dream, Mari accepts but as she deals with the emotions of the past and the present, she wonders if the price is too high.
Praise for Christmas by Vanessa Miller. A new baby, a wedding and an unexpected illness all collide to make this Christmas one that the Marshall-Thomas family will never forget. Carmella Marshall-Thomas loves Christmas and all of the festivities and cookie baking that comes with it. When she is diagnosed with an illness that brings about a lifestyle change, her family begins praying for her health. But with Renee's wedding a few days before Christmas and three unexpected babies popping up, Carmella is not the only member of the Marshall-Thomas family in need of prayer.
Renewing Hope by Jennyfer Brown. Kate Hill hopes to leave her English past behind her in order to be accepted by the Amish of West Grove, and marry her love, Nathan Fisher. But as she struggles to win over her Amish neighbors, she discovers that the sordid past of the Bishop's son has caused a rift in the small community. Shunned for living the English lifestyle, Benjamin Yoder finds a friend in Kate, and wonders if there is hope in returning to the Amish life he misses. Nathan Fisher wants his old friend, Benjamin, back with the Amish for many reasons- by forgiving Benjamin his English transgressions; surely the community will accept his Kate. With the Bishop's steadfast obstinacy towards the English blight on his flock, it will be up to Kate and Nathan to heal their community by bringing home the son of the Bishop and renewing hope in the Amish through forgiveness.
WOMEN'S FICTION
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Angela Kay Austin, author of Sweet Victory. Her website is www.angelakayaustin.com.
The Red Head Plays His Hand by Alice Clayton (Gallery Books). Grace's star is on the rise with a new TV series, but then the director asks her to lose fifteen pounds. When she goes public with her struggles with weight, she suddenly develops a huge fan club of people who are happy to see a curvy actress speak up, and she becomes a flashpoint in society's ongoing conversation about what's beautiful and what Hollywood's responsibility is to portray women of all shapes and sizes. Meanwhile, Jack is voted the Sexiest Man Alive and becomes a little too enamored with the star lifestyle. But while he can have anything he wants, he can't have the one thing he really needs: a public relationship with Grace, which his manager says will hurt his career. When Jack begins to spiral downward into parties, booze, and Hollywood brat behavior, it's time for Grace to set him straight—and maybe dare to walk the red carpet together, hand in hand.
If you're an author who has an upcoming new romance, you can send information about the book (subgenre, title, author, release date, publisher, 75ish-word blurb) to happyeverafterusat@gmail.com. Please include "new release inspirational" (or whatever subgenre it is) in the subject line. HEA will do its darnedest to get your listing into a new releases post as close to your publication date as possible. All romances and subgenres are accepted, including self- and indie-pubbed.