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The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz tells the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose lives were unknowingly linked by everyday garments, revealing how the ordinary can connect us in extraordinary ways.

FOUR RED SWEATERS

Four Red Sweaters by Lucy Adlington

Jock Heidenstein, Anita Lasker, Chana Zumerkorn, and Regina Feldman all faced the Holocaust in different ways. While they did not know each other—in fact had never met—each had a red sweater that would play a major part in their lives. In this absorbing and deeply moving account, award-winning clothes historian Lucy Adlington documents their stories, knitting together the experiences that fragmented their families and their lives.

Adlington immortalizes these young women whose resilience, skills, strength, and kindness accompanied them through the darkest events in human history. A powerful reminder of the suffering they endured and a celebration of courage, love, and tenacity, this moving and original work illuminates moments long lost to history, now pieced back together by a simple garment.

Four Red Sweaters is illustrated with more than two dozen black-and-white images throughout.

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An exhilarating psychological crime thriller that will have you racing to the finish!

FIRST WIFE’S SHADOW

First Wife’s Shadow by Adele Parks

“Adele just gets better and better and First Wife’s Shadow had me in a chokehold from beginning to end. The twists and the tension-building were spellbinding and masterfully done. A true five-star read.” —Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This is True

HIS FIRST WIFE DIED. NOW THERE’S A VACANCY…

When Emma meets Matthew, a kind, handsome widower, he seems to be just what she needs.

Yet as their relationship moves fast, Emma’s friends worry she might be exploited. She’s a rich woman after all.

Emma doesn’t care Matthew has no money. But as the memory of his perfect first wife hangs over them, Emma does have one tiny doubt.

If Matthew’s wife hadn’t died, he wouldn’t be with her. And Emma wonders if she’s second best. Can she ever fill the dead woman’s shoes?

As jealousy and suspicion blossom between Emma and Matthew, events take a darker, dangerous turn.

Suddenly Emma doesn’t know who she can trust. Her friends? Her husband? Or even herself…?

Don’t miss these other pulse-pounding thrillers from Adele Parks:

• Two Dead Wives
• Woman Last Seen
• One Last Secret
• The Image of You
• Lies Lies Lies
• I Invited Her In
• Just My Luck

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The first book in the riveting new series from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble, where a young woman will do anything to uncover the truth of her parents’ murder–even work alongside the man who once broke her heart.

AMBUSH

Ambush: A Sanctuary Novel, Book 1 by Colleen Coble

“Ambush is electric–the perfect blend of romance, suspense, and characters you swear are real . . . just one more proof of Coble at the top of her game.” –Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author

Paradise Alden’s childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then, life has left her scarred. The abuse she suffered in the foster care system, her first love’s betrayal, and the jaguar attack that nearly destroyed her career have led to an unshakable distrust–in men, in God, and maybe in even in herself.

After fifteen years, returning to her hometown is a last resort to finding her life again. She’s hoping the wildlife refuge where she’s accepted a veterinarian job will be the perfect place to heal from her recent traumas and unlock her memories about the night her parents died. But the day she arrives at The Sanctuary, a body is discovered on the grounds. And soon, a series of deadly events threatens not only her future, but the man who, despite all odds, still makes her pulse stutter. Arson, a shooting, a break-in, and multiple instances of animals being freed from their enclosures all point back to him, but Paradise knows Blake Lawson isn’t responsible. Not the man who has been helping his mother manage The Sanctuary these past six months and care for his stepbrothers in the wake of their father’s death . . . even if his betrayal years ago cost her everything.

Someone dangerous is lurking beneath the town’s moss-draped trees, and Paradise refuses to let another murderer disappear into the shadows.

Colleen Coble’s Ambush is just what her readers want–edge-of-your-seat suspense perfectly balanced with closed-door romance. The intricacies of a wild-animal sanctuary, sabotage, secrets that someone is willing to kill to keep hidden, and reconnecting with a first love make this a compelling story you won’t want to miss. Perfect for fans of Allison Brennan and Dani Pettrey.

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Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer, leaders of the online community Her True Worth, issue a liberating call to stop waiting for permission to pursue your God-given purpose and to step into your calling today with what you already have in hand.

READY AS YOU ARE

Ready As You Are: Discovering a Life of Abundance When You Feel Inadequate, Uncertain, and Disqualified by Brittany Maher & Cassandra Speer

Are you eager to walk in the calling and purpose God has for your life but are feeling uncertain? Maybe you’re not sure if you’re educated enough, or if it’s the right time, or if you even have the authority to take a step forward. Perhaps you’re at a standstill and are holding out for ideal conditions, or even an invitation, before you act.

In Ready As You Are, Brittany Maher and Cassandra Speer say it’s time to stop waiting to live on mission. God wants to use you now, right where you are, with the tools you already have. In this book, they’ll help you . . .

• Discover that obedience is rarely about feeling prepared or confident but about doing scary things scared
• Understand the difference between your macro purpose and your micro purpose
• Explore four biblical ways to combat your natural trauma responses when the Enemy tries to sidetrack you
• Recognize what you already have in your hand and what God can do when you offer that up to Him

God wants yielded vessels, not perfect ones with the just-right set of qualifications. If you desire to live a life of abundance and mission, Ready As You Are will help you walk forward in surrender and make much of your little. God will fill in the gaps, as you choose to believe that He is who He says He is and He does what He says He’ll do.

Purchase Links

Faith Gateway | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

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Three voices, one dream, and a chance to uncover the truth.

FOREVER WE DREAM

Forever We Dream by Mark Workman

It’s 1978, and the glittering disco craze is sweeping across America. Identical conjoined triplets Elliana, Bellamona, and Gabriella have one shared dream: finding their mother, who vanished without a trace years ago. Singing is their only solace, and now they have a chance to take that passion to the national stage.

When they’re invited to compete in Your Shooting Star, a famous music competition, the teenage sisters see it as their chance to reunite with the woman they can’t remember but long to know. But stepping into the spotlight means facing their greatest fears. As the underdogs fight to stay in the contest, they must brave ruthless rival Twyla-Violet, a former child model determined to claim the coveted title at any cost.

While the four-round competition heats up, secrets, lies, and conspiracies threaten to tear their world apart. Can the triplets stand strong and use the power of television to reconnect with their past? Or will their dream shatter under the pressure of fame?

Purchase Links

IndieBound | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

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The first book in a new series, The Detective Abbey Rhodes Mysteries!

WATER GRAVE

Water Grave by Mitchell Karnes

Six years ago, Hannah Leah Abelard needed a fresh start. She changed her name to Abbey Rhodes and enlisted in the United States Army as a part of the “Ever Vigilant,” 18th Military Police Brigade. They taught her how to be a great cop. Abbey moved to Tennessee three years later and joined Metro Nashville’s Police Department.

Now, in her third month with Homicide, Abbey is thrust into a case that may bring the walls she built crashing down around her, exposing a dark past she thought she’d left behind. A young pastor is found dead in the bottom of his baptistery and Abbey is forced to investigate the one place she swore never to return-the church. The case takes Abbey deeper into a tangled web of lies and secrets where the most dangerous ones may be her own.

Purchase Links

Wordcrafts Press | Amazon | Barnes & Noble

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Two brilliant but haunted agents plunge into the dangerous world of 21st century technological warfare.

ALTERED PAST

Altered Past by Marc Sheinbaum

Alina Petrova’s mother died of cancer twenty-five years ago. At least, that’s what Alina was always told.

Set to launch her career in artificial intelligence, the brilliant and beautiful software engineer learns the painful truth: her parents were Russian spies when her mother disappeared in America.

Desperate to find her mother, Alina poses as a Sugar Baby in Chicago, seducing CEOs and planting ransomware, where she uncovers clues that lead her closer to the truth. With the help of her parents former handler, Alexi Romanoff, Alina pieces together her mother’s covert life as a spy—and ultimately discovers Romanoff’s sinister intentions.

Now, as the FBI closes in and danger lurks at every turn, Alina must race against time before the Russian plot plunges the world of artificial intelligence into chaos. Will she uncover the secret of her mother’s disappearance? Or will she become the next victim in a deadly game of espionage?

Purchase Links

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org

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