Time for a new inspy or some women's fiction
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.
Forget Me Not by Amber Stokes (Seasons of a Story). Old hurts, new betrayals, and a love that survives them all... A startling revelation send Elizabeth Lawson escaping into a stormy night -- and tosses her into the arms of a young mountain man with secrets of his own. When he offers to take her to the Nevada mining town where her long-lost brother lives, she accepts. Suspicions and uncertainties are pushed aside as she struggles to forge a future for herself by meeting her past.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Renee Ryan, author of Finally a Bride. Her website is reneeryan.com.
The Man of Her Dreams by Marcia Lynn McClure. Libby has her eyes on her contractor. It was all so exciting—the renovation, the hope of finding something hidden in the house that no one had ever found before, the fact that the handsome contractor would be in and out of her shop and her life for weeks to come. Looks like life was going to bring Libby an unexpected pleasure.
Broken by Christina Simpson. Rila Miles has lost everything she's ever loved. Losing her parents at a young age, left her lost and confused in life. As an adult, she experiences yet another tragedy. Will she get the healing she so desperately needs? Will she find God working in her life? Vic is the handsome EMT, that rescues her. He only wants to take care of Rila, but is she willing to let someone get close to her again? Is he willing to let God use him?
A Fine Mess by Kristy K. James. Annie Blake put her life on hold to care for her mother when she was diagnosed with cancer. She didn't consider it a sacrifice as much as a labor of love. But then she learns that her father has done something completely out of character, not to mention criminal, in a misguided attempt to save the life of his wife. Annie realizes she will have to give up more than just a job and an apartment this time. To save him from going to prison, she will have to give up her freedom. The last thing Ian McCann expected was the bombshell Annie dropped in his lap at the start of the three-day weekend. She needed help, and plenty of it. He knew he could help her, he just wasn't sure he was prepared to give what it would require to fix everything.
WOMEN'S FICTION
The Girls of Tonsil Lake by Liz Flaherty (The Wild Rose Press). They were four little girls living in ramshackle trailers beside a lake in rural Indiana. They shared everything from dreams to measles to boyfriends to more dreams. As they grew up, everything in their lives changed—except their friendship. Through weddings and divorces, births and deaths, one terrible secret has kept them close despite all the anger, betrayal, and pain. Forty years later, facing illness, divorce, career challenges, and addiction, the women come together again for a bittersweet month on an island in Maine. Staring down their fifties, they must consider the choices life is offering them now and face the pain of what happened long ago. Secrets are revealed and truths uncovered, but will their time together cement their lifelong friendship—or drive them apart forever?
Amanda in the Summer by Brenda Whiteside (The Wild Rose Press). Three generations of women…and the secret that strengthens their love. A line of women, all named Amanda, stretches back for generations. Each with her hopes, her joys, her pain—each pouring out her heart in correspondence with a dear family friend who shares their lives, understands their loves, and joins in their sorrows. But within the correspondence lies a secret. And as the youngest of the Amandas retraces the journey through the years—beginning in post-war America and following through to modern day—the letters reveal, layer by layer, the Amandas who came before her. Soon, the truths and lies hidden in the letters lead her down a path of self-discovery that forges a bond between her past and future.
The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Angela Kay Austin, author of Sweet Victory. Her website is www.angelakayaustin.com.
Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (St. Martin's Press) . One after another, people find their way to Lost Lake, looking for something that they weren't sure they needed in the first place: love, closure, a second chance, peace, a mystery solved, a heart mended. Can they find what they need before it's too late?
Lydia's Party: A Novel by Margaret Hawkins (Viking Adult). Lydia is having a party—it's a party she hosts every year for six women friends who treasure the midwinter bash. Over a table laden with a feast of food and wine, the women revel in sharing newsy updates, simmering secrets, and laughter. As this particular evening unfolds, Lydia prepares to make a shattering announcement.
If you're an author who has an upcoming new romance, you can send information about the book (subgenre, title, author, publisher, release date, 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.