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A Most Peculiar Providence
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerChristian FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781969011139
Publisher: Hunthaven Press
Published: Mar 10 2026
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.95 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Joshua Donnelly has lived a careful, orderly life in the old house on Church Street, as his mama taught him. Then, on the coldest night of the year, a newborn baby appears in his care with no explanation and no instructions. Only a prayer answered in the most unexpected way.
Heather Thomas arrives in Peculiar carrying her own heartbreak, running from mistakes she cannot undo. When her path crosses Josh's, the two form a fragile, improbable unit built on kindness, faith, and more hope than sense.
As gossip swirls, authorities ask questions, and the town watches closely, Josh and Heather must decide whether to trust coincidence or believe some gifts are heaven-sent.
A Most Peculiar Providence is a tender small-town novel about grace, second chances, and the quiet miracles that arrive when love opens the door.
Primary - Inspirational / Christian General Market (age 35-75, predominantly female).** Readers who buy faith-based fiction, church book-club selections, and holiday moral-centered novels. This group values explicit spiritual language and providential plot beats (e.g., miracles, unanswered vs. answered prayer scenes - They respond to tidy moral arcs, clear hope and redemption, and family restoration.
**Secondary - Mainstream Women's Fiction / Cozy General Market (age 30-65).** Readers of small-town domestic fiction who prioritize relational plots, community dynamics, and second-chance romance over doctrinal specifics. The novel's strong local color (Peculiar's surveillance, gossip and civic characters - and human first-person police narrator also appeal to fans of character-driven narratives who may not read overtly Christian fiction regularly.
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