Fiction and Nonfiction Choices for Last Minute Gifts!

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It’s a busy season full of wonder, miracles, and–let’s be honest–at least a little stress! Gift cards are an easy option when we’ve run out of ideas or energy, but how about the gift of literature? After all, a book is like a present that you get to open again and again, right? Here are two new titles that have recently released from our CAN authors!  Care to put a little mystery and suspense in your holiday shopping? Try Pendant, a new release from M L Hamilton. A field trip gone awry. A student gone missing. Haunted by her student’s…

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NEW RELEASE: Vindicating the Vixens by Dr. Sandra Glahn

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Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible by Sandra Glahn Kregel Academic, November 2017 ISBN0-13: 978-082544413 Book description:  Did the Samaritan woman really divorce five husbands in a world in which women rarely divorced even one? Did Bathsheba seduce King David by bathing in the nude? Was Mary Magdalene really a reformed prostitute? While many have written studies of the women in the Bible, Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible is a new kind of book—one in which a diverse team of male and female scholars look afresh at women…

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New Release: Daily Wisdom for Women 2018 Devotional Collection

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Daily Wisdom for Women 2018 Devotional Collection by Barbour Publishing Month of November written by Darlene Franklin Release date: November 1, 2017 ISBN: 9781683222118   About the book:  Experience an intimate connection to your heavenly Father with the Daily Wisdom for Women devotional collection. Featuring a powerful devotional reading and prayer for every day of 2018,this beautiful volume provides inspiration and encouragement for your soul. In these pages you’ll find comfort, challenge, and spiritual blessing as you experience an intimate connection with the Savior all 365 days of 2018.   About the CAN contributing author:  Best-selling hybrid author Darlene Franklin’s greatest claim to…

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NEW RELEASE: Girl Talk Guy Talk by Jesse Florea and Karen Whiting

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Girl Talk Guy Talk by Jesse Florea and Karen Whiting Tyndale House Publishers ISBN 978-1496417862 Release date: August 1, 2017 About the book Communication is a key tool in life. We interact with words, gestures, and movements. The devotions in Girl Talk Guy Talk give insights that focus on different aspects of teen life to help both guys and girls better understand and communicate with the opposite sex.  Various styles of devotions, including stories, checklists, quizzes, fact-based news, text messages, and skill-building tips will encourage and equip young girls and guys to understand how the opposite sex is wired and how to best…

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NEW RELEASE: THE GIFT OF BREAD BY KAREN WHITING

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The Gift of Bread: Recipes for the Heart and the Table By Karen Whiting Woorthy Publishing Group Release date: July 25, 2017 ISBN 9781683970255 About the Book The aroma of warm fresh bread delights our senses and invites us to thank God for providing it as we share bread with family, friends, and new people we meet. Inviting recipes, heart- warming stories, and biblical insights into bread in the Bible offer encouragement and instructions on how to live fully on God’s bounty and discover more about Jesus as the Bread of Life. About the Author Karen Whiting (www.karenwhiting,com) is an international speaker,…

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NEW RELEASE—Over Maya Dead Body by Sandra Orchard

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Over Maya Dead Body by Sandra Orchard (Revell Publishing) 978-0800726706   July 4, 2017 About the Book: FBI Special Agent Serena Jones arrives on Martha’s Vineyard for a little bit of R&R, but crime doesn’t take a vacation, and she’s soon entangled in an investigation of a suspicious death tied to an antiquities smuggling ring. When her investigation propels her into danger, Serena must stay the course and solve the case before anyone else dies. But how is she supposed to do that when the two men in her life arrive on the scene, bringing with them plenty of romantic complications–and…

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NEW RELEASE- AN ENCORE FOR ESTELLE BY KIMBERLY ROSE JOHNSON

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An Encore for Estelle by Kimberly Rose Johnson Sweet Rose Press Released May 29th ISBN 978-0998431512 About the Book:  The theater ties them together but a painful past could pull them apart. A former A-list actress seeks to redeem herself in the most unlikely of places—a children’s theater. The writer/director didn’t anticipate a famous actress would ever show interest in his musical much less him. Will their pasts pull them apart or join them together? About the Author: Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader….

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NEW RELEASE: THE DANDELION PATCH BY MARYANN DIORIO

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The Dandelion Patch by MaryAnn Diorio Publisher: TopNotch Press Release Date: April 1, 2017 ISBN: 978-0930037482 Book Description: When Yolanda Riggins discovers that the government plans to build a new highway through her beloved dandelion patch, she rises up in protest and asserts her God-given right to private ownership of property. Will she succeed against all odds to save her dandelion patch? Will tact, truth, and tough love win the day for Yolanda and the children who love her? Read this delightful book to find out. About the Author:  Dr. MaryAnn Diorio is a widely published, award-winning author of fiction…

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NEW RELEASE: MESSY JOURNEY by Lori Wildenberg

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Messy Journey: How Grace and Truth Offer the Prodigal a Way Home By Lori Wildenberg New Hope Publishers, May 1st, 2017 ISBN-13: 978-1-62591-523-8 Messy Journey is for parents walking the difficult road with a wayward child. Be inspired to drink the deep waters of peace as you draw closer to the Father of all prodigals. Author and licensed parent and family educator Lori Wildenberg offers practical grace- and truth-filled ways of navigating your relationship with a detoured child whether they are rejecting faith, dabbling in sin, or wholeheartedly embracing sinful behavior. There is hope. After all, their struggle isn’t really with…

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NEW RELEASE: ROAD TO HARMONY BY SHERRY KYLE

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Road to Harmony By Sherry Kyle May 1st, 2017 ISBN 10: 1543043127 ISBN 13: 9781543043129 Torn between love and loyalty, will they choose the road to harmony?  It’s 1907 and a cattle thief is loose in Harmony Valley. Elena Seifert wants to help her father guard his dairy farm, but everyone thinks that’s a man’s job. When her childhood sweetheart returns to Harmony, her heart is torn between Jonas Bollinger, her secret love, and Lars Rissler, the wealthy middle-aged storeowner her parents hope she marries. Jonas never imagined he’d be back in Harmony Valley, but his pa isn’t well. When…

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