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Title:   Flash the Donkey Makes New Friends Author: Rachel Anne Ridge Illustrator:  Rachel Anne Ridge  Publisher:   Tyndale House Publishers Release Date:   October 1, 2016 Genre: Inspirational Children's Picture Book Children will fall in love with Flash the Donkey as they learn the value of true friendship and what it means to be a good friend to others. Hee-haw!  A stray donkey with a penchant for inventions is taken in by a mismatched collection of barnyard friends.  Flash the Donkey Makes New Friends  is the heartwarming story of a not-so-ordinary donkey who needs a special place to belong. Flash is the inquisitive type who loves to invent things and solve problems, but his curiosity sometimes gets him into trouble! With the help of his new-found friends—Jed the Goat, Carson the Pig, and Ruby the Chicken—Flash manages to turn problems into adventures and learns valuable lessons along the way. Inspired by Rachel Ann Ri...

Title:   When Love Arrives Series:   Misty Willow, Book 2 Author:  Johnnie Alexander Publisher:   Revell Release Date:   September 20, 2016 Genre: Inspirational Contemporary Fiction Dani had planned to spy on Brett--so how did she end up on a date with him? Dani Prescott can't believe the lie Brett Somers is trying to sell to the media. During an interview about the plane crash that killed his parents, he blamed Dani's mother. But the crash killed her as well. Vowing to restore her mother's reputation, Dani has been following Brett and taking photos, hoping to find something she can use to discredit him. But when she catches his eye instead, she quickly finds herself agreeing to a date. Brett knows this mystery girl is hiding something--but he's got his own secrets to keep. What will happen when he discovers who she really is? When Love Arrives  by Johnnie Alexander is a sweet and well played sequel to Where She Belongs...

"Could it be you're so determined to follow this path  that you haven't really listened to make sure it's in  accordance with God's plan?"     (235) Title:   Love's Faithful Promise Series:   Courage to Dream, Book 3 Author:  Susan Anne Mason Publisher:   Bethany House Publishers Release Date:   September 13, 2016 Genre: Inspirational Historical Fiction A Stirring Story of Love and Faith and America's Great Promise When her mother suffers a stroke, medical student Deirdre O'Leary makes the difficult choice to put her career on hold to care for her. Dr. Matthew Clayborne is renowned for his amazing results with patients, but when Deirdre approaches him about helping her mother, she finds him challenging and surly. Deirdre has had enough of complicated men in her life. After her fiancé left her, she vowed never to give a man that kind of power again. Widower Dr. Matthew Clayborne is devoted to two...

What happens if you live longer than you wanted to?   (synopsis) Title:   A Time to Speak Series:   Out of Time, book 2 Author: Nadine Brandes Publisher:   Enclave Publishing / Gilead Publishing Release Date:   October 16, 2015 Genre: Christian Young Adult Fiction, Dystopian Parvin Blackwater believes she has wasted her life. At only seventeen, she has one year left according to the Clock by her bedside. In a last-ditch effort to make a difference, she tries to rescue Radicals from the government's crooked justice system.  But when the authorities find out about her illegal activity, they cast her through the Wall -- her people's death sentence. What she finds on the other side about the world, about eternity, and about herself changes Parvin forever and might just save her people. But her clock is running out. Are you kidding me?! How?! How does a story hit you harder and harder when you think it’s given yo...