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About the Book Title: A Tapestry of Light   Author: Kimberly Duffy   Genre: Historical Fiction/Historical Romance   Publisher: Bethany House Publishing   Release Date: March 16, 2021 Click here to purchase a copy of this novel.   Publisher's Book Description “Calcutta, 1886.     Ottilie Russell is adrift between two cultures, British and Indian, belonging to both and neither. In order to support her little brother, Thaddeus, and her grandmother, she relies upon her skills in beetle-wing embroidery that have been passed down to her through generations of Indian women.     When a stranger appears with the news that Thaddeus is now Baron Sunderson and must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, Ottilie is shattered by the secrets that come to light. Despite her growing friendship with Everett Scott, friend to Ottilie's English grandmother and aunt, she refuses to give up her brother. Then tragedy strikes, and she is f...

About the Book Book:  Amish Midwives: Three Stories   Author: Amy Clipston , Shelley Shepard Gray, and Kelly Long   Genre: Amish Fiction /Novella Collection Publisher: Zondervan   Release Date: March 2 , 2021 Click here to purchase a copy of this book.   Publisher's Book Description "From bestselling authors of Amish Fiction come three sweet stories about new life, hope, and romance.     Bundles of Blessing  by Amy Clipston   Lost in grief after the death of her husband, Kristina Byler gave up remarrying and found comfort and purpose in becoming a midwife. She is surprised when Aidan Smoker—her ex-boyfriend and the man she was sure she’d one day marry—moves back to the community after living in Ohio for the past eight years. They’re both certain there’s too much pain in their shared past for them to have a future, but they keep finding themselves drawn together. As Kristina helps other women bring children into the world, she starts...

About the Book Book:  Courting Misfortune   Series: The Joplin Chronicles, Book 1   Author: Regina Jennings   Genre: Historical Fiction/Historical Romance   Publisher: Bethany House Publishers   Release Date: December 1 , 2020 Click here to purchase a copy of this novel. Publisher's Book Description “ Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's assigned to find the kidnapped daughter of a mob boss, she's sent to the rowdy mining town of Joplin, Missouri, despite having extended family in the area. Will their meddling expose her mission and keep Lila Seaton from being recovered? When Matthew Cook decided to be a missionary, he never expected to be sent only a short train ride away. While fighting against corruption of all sorts, Matthew hears of a baby raffle being held to raise funds for a children's home. He'll do what he can to stop it, but he also wants to stop the reckless Miss York, wh...