Sarah Schwerin's debut novel delves into the early 1950's and the era of rampant polio infections. When one couple's daughter contracts the disease, their family fragments, with each parent pulling in a different direction. Just when things start looking up, something else pushes the couple apart. They alternately blame the other and then themselves for its failure. Only God can restore their marriage, but they must stop their struggle and turn to Him.

Romantic suspense is a extremely popular now. If you grew up with or learned to love TV shows such as Man From U.N.C.L.E., CSI, or NCIS, this book will remind you of those nail-biting episodes. Ericson's writing is superb, loaded with details and plot twists, but the romance takes center-stage, which is what I like.

Regency-era romance can be predictable, and it takes a good writer to hold my attention when I can...

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This is a cute second-chance-at-love story involving older adults. Donna, a romance author with some success, has fashioned her heroes after Jacob, who broke her heart years ago. When circumstances keep throwing them together, she has to resist the pull to fall for him again. Clueless Jacob doesn't understand why she pushes him away until he reads her novels, but he's got his work cut out for...