07/20/15

Winners of Christian Retailing’s Best Awards were announced Tuesday morning, June 30, at the International Christian Retail Show in Orlando, Florida. Two Baker Publishing Group titles received awards: The River by Beverly Lewis won in the Fiction: Amish category, and For Such a Time by Kate Breslin won in the First-Time Authors category. These awards are seen as an important way of recognizing some of the most significant new life-changing products in the Christian retail industry. For the complete list of winners, please visit http://christianretailingsbest.com/.

The River by Beverly Lewis
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764212451; ebook ISBN 9781441264909; $15.99)
Tilly and Ruth, two formerly Amish sisters, are plagued by unresolved relationships when they reluctantly return to Lancaster County for their parents' landmark wedding anniversary. Since departing their Plain upbringing, Tilly has married an Englisher, but Ruth remains single and hasn't entirely forgotten her failed courtship with her Amish beau. Past meets present as Tilly and Ruth yearn for acceptance and redemption.

For Such a Time by Kate Breslin
(Bethany House; ISBN 9780764211607; ebook ISBN 9781441263469; $14.99)
In 1944, blonde Jewess Hadassah Benjamin—hiding behind the false identity of Stella Muller—is pressed into service at a transit camp by SS-Kommandant Colonel Aric von Schmidt. Unable to stand by as her people are sent to Auschwitz, Stella bravely appeals to her employer on the prisoners’ behalf. She soon discovers that Aric is a man of hidden sympathies and finds herself battling an attraction to a man she should despise. When her true heritage is revealed, Stella’s life hangs in the balance.

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