Here are the novels that I’m giving away for the month of August. Please note that these books are new/slightly used. All of these books will be given to one person! If you want to enter the drawing, you’ll need to leave your email address when you comment. Be aware that by entering the drawing, you’ll automatically be added to my mailing list. I only send out mass newsletter mailings a few times a year, so don’t worry about being inundated with email from me. This contest is for continental U.S. and Canada residents only:
1. 
The Hope Of Refuge by Cindy Woodsmall – Please note that I will be posting a review for this novel within the next couple of weeks.
From Amazon.com:
Product Description
Raised in foster care and now the widowed mother of a little girl, Cara Moore struggles against poverty, fear, and a relentless stalker. When a trail of memories leads Cara and Lori out of New York City toward an Amish community, she follows every lead, eager for answers and a fresh start. She discovers that long-held secrets about her family history ripple beneath the surface of Dry Lake, Pennsylvania, and it’s no place for an outsider. But one Amish man, Ephraim Mast, dares to fulfill the command he believes that he received from God–“Be me to her”– despite how it threatens his way of life.
Completely opposite of the hard, untrusting Cara, Ephraim’s sister Deborah also finds her dreams crumbling when the man she has pledged to build a life with begins withdrawing from Deborah and his community, including his mother, Ada Stoltzfus. Can the run-down house that Ada envisions transforming unite them toward a common purpose–or push Mahlon away forever? While Ephraim is trying to do what he believes is right, will he be shunned and lose everything–including the guarded single mother who simply longs for a better life?
2. 
The Believer by Ann H. Gabhart – Please note that I recently finished reading this novel and will be posting a review shortly.
From the Back Cover
Will a forbidden love destroy all they know? Elizabeth Duncan has nowhere to turn. In charge of her younger brother and sister after their parents die, her options are limited: she can give in to the unwanted advances of an odious landowner–or she can flee. When Elizabeth hears that the Shaker community in the next county takes in orphans, she presents herself and her siblings at Harmony Hill. Despite the hard work and strange new beliefs around her, Elizabeth is relieved to have a roof overhead and food to eat. But life gets complicated when she finds herself attracted to a handsome young Believer named Ethan. Ethan has never looked on the opposite sex as anything but sisters, but he can’t shake the new feelings that Elizabeth has awakened in him. Will Elizabeth be forced to leave the village to keep Ethan from stumbling? Or could Ethan’s love for her change their lives forever? Living just thirty miles from a restored Shaker village in Kentucky, Ann H. Gabhart has walked the same paths that her characters might have walked in generations past. Gabhart is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Outsider.
3. Montana Rose by Mary Connealy – I’ve also finished this novel, and will post a review soon.
4. 
Beacon Of Love by Darlene Franklin
From Heartsong Presents website:
Sam Hathaway left Capernaum Island, and he thought he would never return to the scene of his father’s death at sea. But years later, as a doctor who has faced the worst of wartime battle injuries, Sam believes God is calling him to treat the fishermen and families of Capernaum Island. Judith Morrison lives with her father in the lighthouse, where he is keeper. Her first sight of Sam after his return stirs something in her. But her father and other men ridicule Sam for his fear of the ocean. When a great storm hits, the lighthouse may not endure it. With her father injured and the wooden tower damaged, will Judith be able to keep the lighthouse lamps lit, providing a beacon of love that will guide Sam to safety and reveal his true worth?
5. A Gift Of Grace by Amy Clipston
6. As American As Apple Pie – A Barbour Romance Novella Anthology
7. 
A Promise Kept by Cara C. Putman
From Heartsong Presents website:
Josie begins her newlywed life with excitement. Art is everything she’s hoped for in a husband. It seems her prayers have been answered as many dreams come true. But when one dream dies, Josie is not sure her wounded heart will ever heal. Art adores his bride, but he never anticipated how challenging marriage could be, especially with the distraction of a new job in a strange city coupled with the arrival of a distant cousin seeking refuge from the bombings in London. Josie and Art wonder where God is when one dream dies and another is blessed. Can they keep the promises they vowed and build a love that will last a lifetime?
8. Beyond Today by Janelle Jamison
9. Worth A Thousand Words by Stacy Hawkins Adams
10. 
When Silence Falls by Shirlee McCoy
From the back cover:
SHATTERED PEACE
Life was busy and organized, just the way Lakeview music history professor Piper Sinclair like it. Some recent family research even meant a new book to write. Until she witnessed an attempted kidnapping – and became a target herself. Someone wanted her out of the way permanently. Someone who seemed to know her all too well. . .
A DEADLY PUZZLE
His expertise as a former crime scene photographer left Cade Macalister with memories he couldn’t shake. Encountering Piper at the crime scene brought a different set to mind – his friend’s little sister had certainly grown up well, and she couldn’t take on this mysterious assailant alone. Of course, convincing Piper of that would be the only way to solve this dangerous riddle. . .and keep her alive.
11. 
A Father Is A Gift – Reflections On Love, Strength, And Wisdom by Joann Davis, Langdon Davis
12. 
A Whole New Light by Kim O’Brien
From Heartsong Presents website:
New York fashion designer Celie Donovan returns home from work one night to find her apartment building in flames. Homeless, jobless, dreams destroyed, Celie escapes the city, hoping her friend Kiera can help her out. Matthew Patrick can’t believe the woman who helped break his sister’s heart would have the nerve to show up on his doorstep – much less accept his mother’s invitation to stay! But the longer Celie stays, the less she fits the tainted image he has of her. Could God’s plan to piece together Celie’s shredded dreams really mean life on a Connecticut apple orchard with a man like Matthew?
~Cecelia Dowdy~
