This is the prime season for easy, entertaining reads. Here are a few that readers are already beginning to line up for.
Beauchamp Hall, Danielle Steel. Steel's latest features a young American woman who finds adventure, professional satisfaction, and love when she becomes involved with the filming of a Downton Abbey-type television program near London. And she's a long way from her roots in small-town Michigan. Lots of heart, lots of fun, perfect for Steel's fans. Also available in Large Print.
Master of His Fate, by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Bradford kicks off a new historical fiction series set in Victorian England in her latest novel. James Lionel Falconer is young, charming and confident, rising from his start as an assistant in his father's Camden Town market stall to a high position in a classy trading company. While personal tragedy nearly undoes James, it's a royal summons that ultimately will let him prove his worth. Bradford fans will be delighted with her new cast of characters.
Night of Miracles, by Elizabeth Berg. This sequel to Berg's hugely popular The Story of Arthur Truluv follows Lucille Howard, who is now teaching baking classes out of her home to help fill her time after a personal loss. She reaches out to a new resident and hires her as an assistant, and helps other neighbors who are experiencing personal struggles. If your preference is warm, comforting, easy reading to curl up with this time of year, this is just the thing. Also available in Large Print.
The Noel Stranger, by Richard Paul Evans. Second in Evans's Noel collection, following The Noel Diary (2017). Maggie, newly divorced and still reeling from her ex-husband's arrest for bigamy, decides to buy a Christmas tree to try and cheer herself up. She's soon swept off her feet by the charming Andrew, who delivers the tree to her home. But when Andrew proves to have some dark secrets of his own, Maggie has to decide whether to trust in the possibility of love again or run for the hills. Can love conquer all?
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