Tricia Goyer
The Buggy Before the Horse
By Tricia Goyer (Guideposts)
Release date: April 6, 2018
As Thanksgiving approaches, Cheryl stumbles across a startling discovery: someone is sleeping in Naomi and Seth Millers’ winter buggy and helping himself to food from their farmhouse cellar. Could it be the same person who is stealing from businesses up and down Sugarcreek’s Main Street? Despite Naomi’s insistence on extending the hand of hospitality to their unknown guest, when items are stolen from the Swiss Miss gift shop, Cheryl intends to get to the bottom of these mysteries. While odd notes and other clues begin to surface, the list of suspects grows to include a troubled foster child, an Amish handyman, a homeless shelter volunteer, a young backpacker, and just about every other tourist passing through town. Can Cheryl catch the thief before the Millers fall victim to a more serious crime?
In the Fullness of Time
By Elizabeth Ludwig, Nancy Mehl, Cara Putman, Tricia Goyer, Elizabeth Adams (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
With each passing season in their first year of married life, Cheryl and Levi Miller find a fresh set of challenges and adjustments to be made as the Englisher and her Amish farmer husband learn to live together. But by observing their friends and loved ones in the Sugarcreek community, the newlyweds see firsthand how God uses each new phase of life to reveal inspiring insights, spiritual truths, and future surprises. all while they harvest a whole new crop of mysteries as well! Join Cheryl, Levi, and Cheryl’s best friend (and now mother-in-law) Naomi as they take a fresh look at life in its various stages and solve four fun mysteries.
Mason Jar Mayhem
By Tricia Goyer (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
Spring has come to Sugarcreek, and the community is rallying behind an effort to help victims of domestic violence. At a work day to remodel abandoned cottages for families in need of safe havens, volunteers discover dozens of jars filled with old coins hidden within the walls of a kitchen. When the money is stolen from the safe in Cheryl’s office at the Swiss Miss, she feels responsible to find the thief and recover the loot. The investigation takes her back to the 1940s and connects people and events from the past to current friends and neighbors. It’s a journey to discover invaluable truths, such as “one doesn’t have to be rich to be generous” and “It’s those who give most freely of their time and treasure who find true peace for their souls.
To Have and to Hold
By Tricia Goyer (Guideposts)
Release date: September 21, 2018
In mere days, Cheryl Cooper and Levi Miller will be married! But nothing seems to be going quite as planned. Cheryl had hopes of cutting back on her workload at the Swiss Miss in the week leading up to the wedding. After all, someone needs to corral her mother’s efforts to make their simple ceremony a large-scale and elaborate event. But instead of marking items off her to-do list, Cheryl finds it’s growing longer and longer. To make matters worse, someone is stealing package deliveries all over town.
Shelley Gray
Whispers in the Reading Room (The Chicago World’s Fair Mystery Series)
By Shelley Gray (Zondervan)
Release date: November 10, 2015
Lydia’s job at the library is her world—until a mysterious patron catches her eye. and perhaps her heart. Just months after the closure of the Chicago World’s Fair, librarian Lydia Bancroft finds herself fascinated by a mysterious dark-haired and dark-eyed patron.
Shelley Shepard Gray
Found: The Secrets of Crittenden County, Book Three
By Shelley Shepard Gray (William Morrow Paperbacks)
Release date: September 4, 2012
“Shelley Shepard Gray writes with honesty, tenderness, and depth. ”—Jillian Hart Found is the final book in the Secrets of Crittenden County trilogy by beloved author Shelley Shepard Gray, who writes powerful novels set in a world of strong faith and simple living. The New York Times bestselling author of the popular Sisters of the Heart and Seasons of Sugarcreek series immerses her readers in the Amish life, like fellow bestselling authors Beverly Lewis, Wanda Brunstetter, and Cindy Woodsmall. In Found, Gray’s unforgettable trilogy of what happens when a terrible crime that strikes a close knit Amish community comes full-circle, “Englisher” Detective Luke Reynolds discovers the identity of Perry Borntrager’s killer and the community must come to terms with the surprising revelation. It’s a remarkably heartwarming conclusion to this series, and readers will not be disappointed.
Missing: The Secrets of Crittenden County, Book One
By Shelley Shepard Gray (William Morrow Paperbacks)
Release date: March 20, 2012
Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Families of Honor, Seasons of Sugarcreek, and Sisters of the Heart series, returns with another page-turning romance set in Amish country. Gray’s eagerly anticipated fourth series, The Secrets of Crittenden County, begins with Missing, a poignant and compelling tale of an unlikely romance born of tragedy. When the shocking death of a young man rocks a quiet Amish community, the dead man’s former girlfriend and his “Englisher” best friend find themselves murder suspects. But they are strengthened by their faith, and by an unanticipated love that awakens. Readers of Christian romance and inspirational fiction are captivated by stories of love among the Amish, as proven by the phenomenal success of Beverly Lewis, Wanda Brunstetter, Cindy Woodsmall, and the previous novels of Shelly Shepard Gray.
Michelle Griep
Out of the Frying Pan: A cozy little romance … with murder on the side.
By Michelle Griep, Kelly Klepfer (Bling! Romance)
Release date: September 6, 2016
“A laugh out loud mystery with quirky, lovable characters who find themselves in all sorts of trouble. ” 4-Stars! RT Book ReviewsWhen the chef of Sunset Paradise Retirement Village ends up dead, life for sisters Fern and Zula Hopkins is whipped into a froth. Their zany attempts to track down the killer land them in hot water with Detective Jared Flynn. Should he be concerned about their safety or the criminal’s? But there are deadly ingredients none of them expect. Drugs.
Rene Gutteridge
The Storm Collection: The Splitting Storm / Storm Gathering / Storm Surge
By Rene Gutteridge (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Release date: April 29, 2016
This collection bundles all 3 of Rene Gutteridge’s “Storm” suspense novels into one e-book for a great value!The Splitting Storm:Unsatisfied with the police investigation of his brother’s murder, FBI agent Mick Kline embarks on a journey to discover the truth. A young blind woman holds the key, but her fear for her own life keeps her silent. Readers will be gripped by the suspense and moved by the underlying themes of faith and spiritual blindness in this novel by up-and-coming author Rene Gutteridge. Storm Gathering:In this exciting prequel to The Splitting Storm, we meet Mick Kline at a time when his life is spiraling out of control. Mick finds himself accused of the kidnapping of a woman he hardly knows, and he refuses to turn to his estranged brother for help.