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Wow, Barbour has released a lot of great fiction this fall that you have to hear about!

First, in July came Menu for Romance, Kaye Dacus's fun sequel to Stand-In Groom.

Cater to your craving for fabulous fictional fare with Menu for Romance, where a party planner finds herself torn between the contractor and the cook. After eight years of unrequited love, Meredith Guidry makes a New Year's resolution to find someone new and end her single status before the year's over. And when she meets a handsome contractor on New Year's Day, it seems like her prayers have been answered. Executive Chef Major O'Hara has forsworn relationships, knowing he could never saddle the woman he loves with a family situation like his. But when it seems he's about to lose Meredith Guidry to another man, he realizes he must concoct a menu for romance to win her back.

Also in July Montana Rose released, kicking off Mary Connealy's new Montana Marriages series. In true Mary fashion, this series offers loads of laughs.

Fire up your love of romance with Montana Rose, where Cassie Griffin, a seemingly spoiled pregnant woman, is widowed one day and wedded the next. Marrying handyman Red Dawson seems the only alternative to Cassie’s being hitched to a brutal rancher. But can this “china doll” bear exchanging smooth silk for coarse calico? Red was reluctant to be yoked to an unbeliever, but sometimes a man has no choice. Will Red change Cassie’s heart by changing her name? Wade Sawyer is obsessed with saving Cassie from a marriage of convenience. How far will he go make her his own?

August was the month for the second book in MaryLu Tyndall's Charles Towne Belles series. The Blue Enchantress follows the sister Hope and her search for significance.

Get swept away in a high-tide of romance and adventure from acclaimed author M. L. Tyndall. Attempting to forget about a painful past, Hope Westcott plunges into Charles Towne society trying to find love and acceptance. Captain Nathaniel Mason is determined to build his shipping business and doesn’t need a romantic entanglement—especially with a woman like Hope. When Hope’s adventure-seeking puts her freedom—and her life—in jeopardy, will Nathaniel turn his back or follow God’s voice and sacrifice everything to save her?

September heralded the release of several Christmas titles and was the street date for Wanda Brunstetter's A Cousin's Prayer (book 2 in the Indiana Cousins series).

Kumme to Amish country, where the simple ways of life lead to hope and healing. Katie Miller is traumatized after her boyfriend is killed in a van in which she was also a passenger. How will she find her way out of the valley of her depression? Freeman Bontrager will make any excuse to be near to Katie, hoping to win her love. But how far will he go to gain her trust. . .and her heart? What will bring this girl out of the shadows of fear, and open her heart to life—and love?

Then in October came Love Is a Battlefield, the first of A Walk in the Park series about national park rangers. I got to take "hot off the press" copies to ACFW conference and surprise Annalisa Daughety. She received her 3-book contract at ACFW in 2008. Annalisa signed copies at our Barbour author reception.

Take a walk in Shiloh National Military Park in this fun, fast-paced romance. Recent history has taught Kristy O’Neal not to believe in love or risk her heart. Ace Kennedy came to Shiloh to research his family history—but it’s Park Ranger Kristy he’s studying. Using his own ancestors as an example, can he prove that true love really does exist before Kristy walks away forever?

October wrapped up another ACFW contracted author's Texas Fortune series. Marcia Gruver has a fascinating way of handling historical research and characterization, and Emmy's Equal is no exception.

Get ready for a suspenseful romantic adventure deep in the heart of Texas. Emmy Dane doesn’t want to give up her petticoats and frills for boots and spurs when her family decides to learn ranching in South Texas. Diego Marcelo’s mother tells him God will soon deliver him from his loneliness—but he assures her he has no need of deliverance. . .that is, until Emmy disrupts the entire way of life at the ranch. Can Diego put his jealousy aside before time runs out? And will Emmy admit she’s found her match in the stubborn foreman?

These books are all available in stores, so don't miss getting them for yourself as well as for Christmas gift-giving.