Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
This Promised Land by Cathy GohlkeSeries: Stand Alone NovelPublisher: Tyndale Fiction (April 8, 2025) REVIEW BY KELLY J. GOSHORN In This Promised Land, award-winning author Cathy Gohlke delivers a deeply moving, multi-generational story of family, forgiveness, and the restorative power of grace. This heartfelt family saga centers around Ginny Pickering Boyden. At age 60, Ginny... Continue Reading →
Survival Secrets by Lana ChristianSeries: Book 2 of 2 (Book 3 to come)Publisher: Scrivenings Press LLC (September 23, 2025)Review by Mae Clair I love Biblical fiction, especially when it is well-researched and presented. Lana Christian promises an “immersive experience” for readers and more than delivers with this sprawling tale set shortly after the birth of... Continue Reading →
Secondary Target by Angela CarlisleSeries: Book 1 of 2 in the Secrets of Kincaid seriesPublisher: Bethany House, May 7, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Secondary Target is Angela Carlisle's debut novel. I purchased the book last year when it was first released because the description was intriguing, but it sat on my Kindle for over... Continue Reading →
Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman Series: Book 1 of 12, Coming Home to North Dakota SeriesPublisher: Jessie Gussman (March 1, 2022) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO In this Christian romance story, Rose’s husband leaves her for another woman. She is devastated and questions herself, life, and even God. Soon thereafter, she meets Derek, who... Continue Reading →
Written in Secret, by Crystal CaudillSeries: The Art of Love and Danger, Book 1Kregel Publications (March 11, 2025) REVIEW BY KELLY J. GOSHORN Written in Secret is a compelling blend of historical romance, suspense, hope, and humor woven together with vibrant characters, moral dilemmas and a mystery that keeps the reader turning the pages. While... Continue Reading →
Leah’s Faith by Joanne LehmanSeries: Book 1 of the Benville Community SeriesPublisher: Masthof Press (February 24, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Leah is an Amish teenager with severe scoliosis. Surgery would help her, but she and her family accept her disability as God’s will. The story takes place in Ohio. Even though Leah is young,... Continue Reading →
Paul: A Novel by Walter Wangerin, Jr.Series: StandalonePublisher: Zondervan (November 1, 2001)Review by Mae ClairLet me start by saying any review I write of this book won't do it justice. It’s. Just. That. Good. If you want to immerse yourself in the early church of the New Testament, the life of Saul-become-Paul, and the spread... Continue Reading →
Storm Warning by Elizabeth GoddardBook One of Hidden BayPublisher: Revell, February 18, 2025 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL When you can’t remember all the past, who do you trust? Former Army photographer Remi Grant escaped to Cedar Trails Lodge on the rugged Washington coast. Where better to hide than a place with no internet, no television,... Continue Reading →
The Feathered Bone by Julie CantrellSeries: StandalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson (January 26, 2016) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Amanda is mother to Ellie and a chaperone for her daughter’s sixth-grade field trip to New Orleans. Ellie and Sarah are classmates and best friends. Sarah disappears on the field trip. Amanda and the teacher panic—they have LOST Sarah!... Continue Reading →
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