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Sarah Hanks Author Of Whatever It Takes

From Sarah's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Sarah's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Sarah Hanks Why Sarah loves this book

Morning Fawn is a delightfully spunky character, and the romance that blooms between her and Devon is swoon worthy. Sherry Shindelar's writing is skillful and beautifully worded. She immerses you in the story. This one was a page-turner.

By Sherry Shindelar ,

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1 author picked Texas Divided as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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He thought he was rescuing her from the Comanche. Now the Civil War soldier must prove he isn't the villain she thinks he is. Driven by the looming expectation of becoming a suffocatingly proper lady, Morning Fawn is determined to escape the confines of her uncle’s plantation and return to her adoptive Comanche tribe. But with each failed attempt, her hopes dwindle, and she wonders if she'll ever find her way back home or if that world is forever lost to her.Devon Reynolds, disillusioned by the price of affluence and the horrors of war, leaves his privileged life to join…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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Sarah Hanks Author Of Whatever It Takes

From Sarah's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Sarah's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Sarah Hanks Why Sarah loves this book

I finished this one in tears. Jamie Ogle tackles the subject of Christian persecution with both grit and grace, pointing to the goodness of God on every page. Excellent writing and emotionally evockative. This novel with move your soul.

By Jamie Ogle ,

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1 author picked As Sure as the Sea as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Once she denied everything she believed in. Now she'd give anything to choose differently. But in the shadow of the Roman Empire's persecution and the shame of her past, she fears that what she wants most will be forever out of reach.

Eastern Roman Empire, AD 310. In the shadow of Emperor Diocletian's anti-Christian edicts, Demitria makes a meager living harvesting coral and pearls for a merchant who turns a blind eye to her faith. By night, Demi goes upriver with her brother, Theseus, to obtain provisions for fellow believers in the port city of Myra. While willing to risk…


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