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This week, we're pleased to feature the winner of the July Clash of the Titles competition. Susan Page Davis is the author of more than sixty published novels. She’s a two-time winner of the Inspirational Readers’ Choice Award, and also a winner of the Carol Award,  the Will Rogers Medallion, and was a finalist in the WILLA Awards and the More Than Magic Contest. A Maine native, she now lives in Kentucky. Her historical romance The Outlaw Takes a Bride is a finalist in the 2015 Will Rogers Medallion Awards.  Her latest accomplishment is having her brand new June release, River Rest, be chosen as the July Clash of the Titles victor. We asked Susan to tell us a little about writing River Rest. Here's what she had to say. CBA: What made you choose the setting for your story? SPD: My great-aunt left a journal she wrote in the 1920s and ’30s. It gave such a vivid picture of life in rural Maine that I wanted to write a story in that setting. I decided to push it b...

Title:   Home Sewn Author: Cassandra Ellis Publisher:   Clarkson Potter/Publishers Release Date:   June 14, 2016 Genre: Arts & Crafts, Sewing Transform your home with fabric as your foundation This beautiful craft book features distinctive sewing projects dedicated to living, resting, eating, and sharing. Use quality materials—from rustic linen to leather—to create simple ottomans, pendant light shades, a voile bed skirt, and more. With dreamy lifestyle photography and ideas for every room, Home Sewn  is a keepsake for the modern maker. Home Sewn  by Cassandra Ellis is one of those books I don't get tired looking at. Filled with pretty pictures and projects that makes me want to turn on my sewing machine and get working.  Many of the projects are simple enough that I've already had taken a shot at, which also means these are projects that you either don't need instructions or you can easily find elsewhere. However, the pre...

"It's the worst kind of arrogance..." Title:   Deep Shadows Series:  The Remnant , Book 1 Author:  Vannetta Chapman Publisher:   Harvest House Publishers Release Date:   July 1, 2016 Genre:  Inspirational Contemporary Fiction / Dystopia All It Takes Is One Night to Plunge the World into Darkness Life in Abney, Texas, is predictable and safe--until the night a massive solar flare wipes out all modern technology. Shelby Sparks, novelist and single mom, had one goal: to provide for her diabetic son. In the wake of this global disaster, her mission hasn't changed. Only now, medication is a priceless commodity and the future resembles an apocalyptic nightmare. Max Berkman and Shelby were once sweethearts, but he lost his chance at claiming her love years ago. When the abrupt loss of power ushers him into a leadership role, he rises to the occasion. But his highest priority--to keep Shelby and her son safe--could prove to ...

Title:   Honor Redeemed Series: Keys of Promise, Book 2 Author: Christine Johnson Publisher:   Revell Release Date:   July 5, 2016 Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance Her future--and her heart--hang in the balance. Two years ago, Prosperity Jones waved farewell to her beloved David as the army sent him to faraway Key West. Now with her parents gone, she has but one prospect for the future: make the dangerous journey from Nantucket to Key West to reunite with David and secure a happier life. But when Prosperity arrives penniless in the South, she is dismayed to find David has not been eagerly awaiting their reunion. In fact, he is married to someone else. Scrambling to survive and nursing a broken heart, Prosperity gains the friendship--and the affection--of a kind doctor. Could he be the answer to her loneliness? Or will her life be upended by circumstance yet again? With a deft hand, Christine Johnson fills the senses with the sights, soun...

"You're all blessed .  " (44) Title:   No Way Up Series: The Cimarron Legacy, Book 1 Author: Mary Connealy Publisher:   Bethany House Release Date:  July 5, 2016 Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction The Fight for the Cimarron Ranch Has Just Begun! When Cimarron Ranch patriarch Chance Boden is caught in an avalanche, only the quick actions of hired hand Heath Kincaid save him. Before leaving by train to receive treatment to save his leg--and possibly his life--Chance demands that Heath read the patriarch's will and see its conditions enforced immediately. If Chance's three bickering adult children, Justin, Sadie, and Cole, don't live and work at the ranch for an entire year, ownership of the ranch will pass to a despised distant relative.  Before long, however, Heath discovers that the avalanche may have been intentionally set--and that more danger lurks ominously. Finding his own future--and a desired future with Sadie...