Our fiction team here at Bethany House can’t wait to introduce you to five books, in different genres, to fill your shelves. Whether you’re taking a trip across the historical Lake Superior or enjoying the natural beauty of India, these new releases will transport you to a different time and place for an armchair adventure. Be sure to enjoy an excerpt of each by clicking on the cover.

Destined for You by Tracie Peterson
Ladies of the Lake #1

Plot Summary: After smallpox kills her mother and siblings, Gloriana Womack is dedicated to holding together what’s left of her fractured family. Luke Carson arrives in Duluth to shepherd the construction of the railroad and reunite with his brother. When tragedy strikes, Gloriana and Luke must help each other through their grief and find their lives inextricably linked.

My Dear Miss Dupré by Grace Hitchcock
American Royalty

Plot Summary: Upon her father’s unexpected retirement, his shareholders refuse to allow Willow Dupré to take over the company without a man at her side. Presented with twenty-five potential suitors from New York society’s elite, she has six months to choose which she will marry. But when one captures her heart, she must discover for herself if his motives are truly pure….

A Tapestry of Light by Kimberly Duffy

Plot Summary: When a stranger appears in India with news that Ottilie Russell’s brother must travel to England to take his place as a nobleman, she is shattered by the secrets that come to light. But betrayal and loss lurk in England too, and soon Ottilie must fight to ensure her brother doesn’t forget who he is, as well as stitch a place for herself in this foreign land.

Braced for Love by Mary Connealy
Brothers in Arms

Plot Summary: After his father’s death, Kevin Hunt inherits a ranch in Wyoming–the only catch is it also belongs to a half brother he never knew existed. But danger follows Kevin, and he suspects his half brother is behind it. The only one willing to stand between them is Winona Hawkins–putting her in the cross hairs of a perilous plot and a risk at love.

Hours to Kill by Susan Sleeman
Homeland Heroes

Plot Summary: Attacked and left in a coma, FBI Special Agent Addison Leigh has no memory of the incident or her estranged husband when she wakes. Full of regret over letting his military trauma ruin their marriage, Deputy U.S. Marshal Mack Jordan promises to hunt down the man who attacked her, and soon it becomes clear that the killer won’t rest until Addison is dead.

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