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Cherry Blossom Capers: Novella Collection

Posted on January 5, 2012 by CherryBlossomMJ

Four townhouse neighbors encounter romance and mystery near our nation’s capital. In State Secrets, White House assistant chef Tara Whitley and FBI agent Jack Courtland stop a plot to sabotage a State dinner—and find love still hidden in their hearts. In Dying for Love, attorneys and opponents Ciara Turner and Daniel Evans uncover love while searching for justice. In Buried Deception, archaeologist Samantha Steele and security guard Nick Porter dig up love while uncovering a forged artifact. In Coffee, Tea and Danger, amateur sleuths Susan Holland and Vince Martini find love while investigating a string of mysterious accidents. Continue reading →

New Historical Romance from Popular Author Amanda Cabot!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by CherryBlossomMJ

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Best Creative Madness Mama Reads of 2011

Posted on December 20, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

Yes, there is about ten or so more days left… but I’ll cut it off here. This year I read 313 of my goal for 300 books this year. I might make 315 by years end! Then there is also a good half dozen or so in the DNF pile that I may or may not ever go back to. My understanding is that I read approximately 53,069 pages. Lots of children’s picture books, a few board books, some non fiction, and tons of Christian Historical Fiction. Earlier today I was asked for my favorite read of 2011. That was … Continue reading →

Anessia’s Quest by Karen Arnpriester {Preview}

Posted on December 19, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

Making mistakes is a part of life…

Social butterfly, Caroline Larson, longs for adventure. Since her best friend left Texas, she grows dissatisfied with her life. A little lie to her parents sends her on the journey of her life. Stranded in the Arizona desert, far from her final destination, she must rely on a stranger who gets under her skin.

Thomas Anderson has always struggled with making good decisions. A twist of fate, or Providence, leads him to Arizona to take a job as an express rider. Dealing with the ghosts of his past threatens to overshadow his future—until he meets a woman needing his help. Sparks fly as she grates on his nerves.

As they both struggle to move beyond their past mistakes, will they find their lives restored? Continue reading →

Lost Melody by Lori Copeland and Virginia Smith {Preview}

Posted on November 28, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

The beautiful piano sitting in the corner of Jill King’s apartment begs to be played. For over a year, it has sat untouched, ever since a terrible accident shattered Jill’s ambition of becoming a concert pianist. The ragged scar on her left hand is a cruel and constant reminder of the death of her dream. But another dream is about to come to life—an unexpected, horrifying dream that will present Jill with a responsibility she never wanted. And choices she never wanted to make. Hundreds of lives depend on Jill’s willingness to warn her small, oceanside town in Nova Scotia of a nameless, looming disaster. But doing so could cost Jill her reputation, jeopardize the political career of the man she loves, and ruin their plans for a future together. The fate of an entire community hangs in the balance as Jill wrestles with the cost of heeding one still, small voice. Continue reading →

Book of Dreams by Davis Bunn

Posted on November 17, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

For Dr. Elena Burroughs, life is divided into two chapters—before and after the death of her husband. Today marks the point that her span of being a wife is equal to her span of being a widow. Even her success as a psychologist and her worldwide acclaim for a book on the interpretation of dreams is dimmed by an unspoken If only.

Then a new patient arrives, one so private only her first name is given. Impeccably dressed and escorted by two bodyguards, Sandra recounts a frightening series of recurrent nightmares. Elena agrees to consider her case more carefully, convinced that something ominous may be at work here. Elena’s interpretation of her dreams confirms that, indeed, the new patient and her family confront a powerful global network of dangerous forces.

As the story unfolds, they face a key question of the Christian life: How do you understand and fulfill the will of God?
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A Sound Among the Trees by Susan Meissner

Posted on November 14, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

A house shrouded in time. A line of women with a heritage of loss. As a young bride, Susannah Page was rumored to be a Civil War spy for the North, a traitor to her Virginian roots. Her great-granddaughter Adelaide, the current matriarch of Holly Oak, doesn’t believe that Susannah’s ghost haunts the antebellum mansion looking for a pardon, but rather the house itself bears a grudge toward its tragic past.

When Marielle Bishop marries into the family and is transplanted from the arid west to her husband’s home, it isn’t long before she is led to believe that the house she just settled into brings misfortune to the women who live there.

With Adelaide’s richly peppered superstitions and deep family roots at stake, Marielle must sort out the truth about Susannah Page and Holly Oak— and make peace with the sacrifices she has made for love. Continue reading →

The Christmas Shoppe by Melody Carlson

Posted on November 12, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

The small town of Parrish Springs is not quite ready for Matilda Honeycutt.

A strange older woman with scraggly gray hair and jewelry that jangles as she walks, Matilda is certainly not the most likely person to buy the old Barton Building on the town’s quaint main street. When it becomes apparent that her new shop doesn’t fit the expectations of Parrish Springs residents, a brouhaha erupts. After all, Christmas is approaching, and the last thing the town needs is a junky shop run by someone who looks and acts like a gypsy. But as townsfolk venture into the strange store, they discover that old memories can bring new life and healing.

Once again, Melody Carlson delivers a Christmas story that will touch hearts and delight the senses. Sure to be a classic, The Christmas Shoppe is filled with the special magic the best Christmas stories share—that intangible mixture of nostalgia, joy, and a little bit of magic.
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Katie’s Choice by Tracie Langford {Preview}

Posted on November 9, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

These autumn days we watch trees flinging their colorful leaves to the chilly breezes.

The word “fling” also brings mental pictures of Scottish Highlanders dancing with energy and abandon the “Scottish Fling.”

With the same gusto Cladach is celebrating and broadcasting the stories written by our fiction authors. More than good reads – these Christian novels elevate and inspire as they reach deep into the heart and soul of the reader. Stories can help us to more clearly see ourselves, God, each other, and the world around us.

“Reading about the responses of people in stories … helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments of turning.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle

We think you’ll find this true of Cladach’s fiction titles:

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Mercy Come Morning by Lisa Tawn Bergren

Posted on November 7, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

There are no second chances. Or are there?

Krista Mueller is in a good place. She’s got a successful career as a professor of history; she’s respected and well-liked; and she lives hundreds of miles from her hometown and the distant mother she could never please. It’s been more than a decade since Alzheimer’s disease first claimed Charlotte Mueller’s mind, but Krista has dutifully kept her mother in a first-class nursing home.

Now Charlotte is dying of heart failure and, surprised by her own emotions, Krista rushes to Taos, New Mexico, to sit at her estranged mother’s side as she slips away. Battling feelings of loss, abandonment, and relief, Krista is also unsettled by her proximity to Dane McConnell, director of the nursing home—and, once upon a time, her first love. Dane’s kind and gentle spirit—and a surprising discovery about her mother—make Krista wonder if she can at last close the distance between her and her mother … and open the part of her heart she thought was lost forever.

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Scheming Seniors Meet Their Match

Posted on November 4, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

Scheming Seniors Meet Their Match in the Conclusion of Dacus’s Matchmakers Series Acclaimed author Kaye Dacus brings humor, romance, and inspiration in book 3 of The Matchmakers series. Turnabout’s Fair Play is scheduled to release in November 2011. In this novel, the tables are turned when scheming seniors meet their match and unwittingly end up with loves of their own. When Maureen O’Connor begins conniving to match her grandson Jamie with Flannery McNeill, the last thing she has in mind is a romance of her own. But when Jamie turns the tables and conspires with Flannery to bring Maureen and … Continue reading →

A Hurricane Sweeps Love onto a Woman’s Path

Posted on November 3, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

A New Series that Brings Contemporary Mennonite Romance to Life Sweep into Florida, where a hurricane leaves a self-made man homeless and faithless in A Stranger’s Gift. Releasing November 2011, A Stranger’s Gift is book one of Anna Schmidt’s new series, Women of Pinecraft. On the heels of a horrific hurricane, Hester Detlef, field director for the Mennonite Disaster Service, blows into the life of self-made, shunned Amish man John Hafner. Will she find a way through his shield and into his heart? Although the hurricane has left John homeless and badly injured, the last thing he wants is some … Continue reading →

Lethal Remedy by Richard L. Mabry, MD {Preview}

Posted on November 1, 2011 by CherryBlossomMJ

An epidemic of a highly resistant bacteria, Staphylococcus luciferus, has ignited, and Dr. Sara Miles’ patient is on the threshold of death. Only an experimental antibiotic developed and administered by Sara’s ex-husband, Dr. Jack Ingersoll can save the girl’s life.

Dr. John Ramsey is seeking to put his life together after the death of his wife by joining the medical school faculty. But his decision could prove to be costly, even fatal.
Potentially lethal late effects from the experimental drug send Sara and her colleague, Dr. Rip Pearson, on a hunt for hidden critical data that will let them reverse the changes before it’s too late. What is the missing puzzle piece? And who is hiding it? Continue reading →