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Book Preview ~ Memories of Glass

Memories of Glass, by Melanie Dobson

1942. As war rips through the heart of Holland, childhood friends Josie van Rees and Eliese Linden partner with a few daring citizens to rescue Eliese’s son and hundreds of other Jewish children who await deportation in a converted theater in Amsterdam. But amid their resistance work, Josie and Eliese’s dangerous secrets could derail their friendship and their entire mission. When the enemy finds these women, only one will escape.

Seventy-five years later, Ava Drake begins to suspect that her great-grandfather William Kingston was not the World War II hero he claimed to be. Her work as director of the prestigious Kingston Family Foundation leads her to Landon West’s Ugandan coffee plantation, and Ava and Landon soon discover a connection between their families. As Landon’s great-grandmother shares the broken pieces of her story, Ava must confront the greatest loss in her own life—and powerful members of the Kingston family who will do anything to keep the truth buried.

Illuminating the story and strength of these women, award-winning author Melanie Dobson transports readers through time and place, from World War II Holland to contemporary Uganda, in this rich and inspiring novel. Buy the book HERE.

Writing fiction is Melanie Dobson's excuse to explore abandoned houses, travel to unique places, and spend hours reading old books and journals. The award-winning author of twenty novels, Melanie enjoys stitching together both time-slip and historical stories including Hidden Among the Stars, Catching the Wind, Enchanted Isle, and the Legacy of Love novels. Chateau of Secrets and Catching the Wind both received a Carol Award for historical fiction, Catching the Wind's audiobook won the 2018 Audie for Inspirational Novel, and The Black Cloister was ForeWord's Book of the Year for Religious Fiction. Her next time-slip novel, Memories of Glass, comes out in 2019. Learn more about Melanie HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters this Saturday for a performance in Fall River, Kansas.Learn more HERE.
Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Baked Apple Cider Donuts
Featured Author, Susan Miura, shares her recipe for Amaretti Cookies

Book Preview ~ Aiming for Love

Aiming for Love, by Mary Connealy
Brides of Hope Mountain Series

Josephine Nordegren is one of three sisters who grew up nearly wild in southwestern Colorado. She has the archery skills of Robin Hood and the curiosity of the Little Mermaid, fascinated by but locked away from the forbidden outside world--a world she's been raised to believe killed her parents. When David Warden, a rancher, brings in a herd much too close to the girls' secret home, her older sister especially is frightened, but Jo is too interested to stay away.

David's parents follow soon on his heels, escaping bandits at their ranch. David's father is wounded and needs shelter. Josephine and her sisters have the only cabin on the mountain. Do they risk stepping into the world to help those in need? Or do they remain separated but safe in the peaks of Hope Mountain? Buy the book HERE.


Mary Connealy writes "romantic comedies with cowboys" and is celebrated for her fun, zany, action-packed style. She has more than half a million books in print. She is the author of the popular series Wild at Heart, The Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Lassoed in Texas, Sophie's Daughters, and many other books. Mary lives on a ranch in eastern Nebraska with her very own romantic cowboy hero. Learn more at www.maryconnealy.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes. This week, the Vogts Sisters will attend the Walnut Valley Festival. Learn more HERE:
Peach Cobbler
Herbed Brown Rice
Featured Author, Regina Merrick, shares her recipe for Iron Skillet Chocolate Pie

Book Preview ~ Yours Truly, Thomas

Yours Truly, Thomas, by Rachel Fordham

For three years, Penny Ercanbeck has been opening other people's mail. Dead ends are a reality for clerks at the Dead Letter Office. Still she dreams of something more--a bit of intrigue, a taste of romance, or at least a touch less loneliness. When a letter from a brokenhearted man to his one true love falls into her hands, Penny seizes this chance to do something heroic. It becomes her mission to place this lost letter into the hands of its intended recipient.

Thomas left his former life with no intention of ending up in Azure Springs, Iowa. He certainly didn't expect a happy ending after what he had done. All he wanted to do was run and never look back. In a moment of desperation, he began to write, never really expecting a reply.

When Penny's undertaking leads her to the intriguing man who touched her soul with his words, everything grows more complicated. She wants to find the rightful owner of the letter and yet she finds herself caring--perhaps too much--for the one who wrote it. Buy the book HERE.

Rachel Fordham is the author of The Hope of Azure Springs. She started writing when her children began begging her for stories at night. She'd pull a book from the shelf, but they'd insist she make one up. Finally, she paired her love of good stories with her love of writing and hasn't stopped since. She lives with her husband and children on an island in the state of Washington. Learn more about Rachel HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters at George Washington Memorial Park, Pioneer Day in Diamond, MO.Learn more HERE.
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Homemade Fettuccine with Truffle Butter
Featured Author, Tanya Eavenson, shares her recipe for Southern Buttermilk Biscuits

Book Preview ~ Deadly Intentions

 Deadly Intentions, by Lisa Harris

Research scientist Caitlyn Lindsey is convinced that someone is taking out her team one by one. First, a friend and research partner was killed in a home invasion. Three months ago, her boss died in a suspicious car accident. Four days ago, another partner supposedly committed suicide. And now Caitlyn herself has miraculously survived a hit-and-run. Afraid for her life with nowhere to turn, she reaches out to one of the victim's husbands, Detective Josh Solomon.

Though initially skeptical about Caitlyn's theory, Josh soon realizes that the attack that took his wife's life was anything but random. Now the two of them must discover the truth about who is after Caitlyn's team--and what their end game is--before it's too late.

In this nail-biting thriller, award-winning author Lisa Harris will have you believing that there's no such thing as random. Buy the book HERE.


Lisa Harris is a bestselling author, a Christy Award winner, and the winner of the Best Inspirational Suspense Novel from Romantic Times for her novels Blood Covenant and Vendetta. The author of more than thirty books, including The Nikki Boyd Files and the Southern Crimes series, as well as Vanishing Point and A Secret to Die For, Harris and her family have spent almost fifteen years living as missionaries in southern Africa. Learn more at www.lisaharriswrites.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Join the Vogts Sisters tomorrow night at Knuckleheads Saloon ~ Gospel Lounge.Learn more HERE.
State Fair Corn Dogs
Pork Loin in Tomato Sauce
Cookbook Preview ~ The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook

Book Preview ~ Becoming Us

 Becoming Us, by Robin Jones Gunn

Five young moms gather to share meals and soon become unlikely best friends. The regular gatherings provide opportunities for the women to reveal their stories and those life stories endear them to each other. They experience their lives naturally meshing as they raise their children together in community. In Becoming Us the group find ways to challenge, encourage and help each other become the nurturing mothers they wished they'd had when they were growing up. They unite to be remembered for what they do as moms and not for what was done to them. Buy the book HERE.
ROBIN JONES GUNN is the best-selling Christian author of over 82 books, including several series aimed at teen girls, the widely popular Christy Miller series, as well as Christian fiction for adult women and several non-fiction books. Her books have sold over 4 million copies worldwide. She makes her home in Hawaii. Learn more about Robin and her writing HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.Have a great Labor Day weekend!
Pork Burgers
Puff Breakfast Casserole
Labor Day Menu Ideas