Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
The Prayer Box by Lisa WingateSeries: Book 1 of 3 of A Carolina ChroniclesPublisher: Tyndale Fiction (September 1, 2013)Review by Gwen M. Plano Tandi Jo Reese runs from an abusive marriage. With her two children in tow, she finds a hiding place in Iola Anne Poole’s small bungalow on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Tandi has very... Continue Reading →
Visible by Darlene CorbettSeries: StandalonePublisher: WordCrafts Press (May 14, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Rachel is a psychotherapist who runs a weekly group session with five clients: Yardley, Matt, Jason, Shalene, and Sapphire. We learn why each client is in therapy and what they’re doing to move forward. One client was attacked in public which... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
What the River Keeps by Cheryl Grey BostromSeries: StandalonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction (August 12, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS In this contemporary women’s fiction novel, thirty-four-year-old Hildy is a wildlife biologist in the state of Washington. She knows a lot about rivers and trees and fish, especially fish. When Hildy was little, she told her dad... Continue Reading →
The Light on Horn Island by Valerie Fraser LuesseSeries: StandalonePublisher: Revell (April 29, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS The Light on Horn Island is a Christian, Southern, women’s-fiction story. This book! I loved it, and it bored me. First, the lovin’ part: Luesse infuses the story with Southern charm, quintessential Southern characters, precious multi-generational friendships,... Continue Reading →
The Orchard House by Heidi ChiavaroliSeries: Stand AlonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction, February 9, 2021 Review by Kelly Goshorn As a fan of Little Women, Heidi Chiavaroli’s other books, as well as ALL things historical, I had a sneaking suspicion that I would love The Orchard House before I read a single word. That being said, I... Continue Reading →
Cottage By The Sea by Robin Jones GunnHideaway Series Book ThreePublisher: Howard Books July 3, 2012 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Cottage By The Sea was one of my BookBub recommendations a few months ago, so I picked up a copy while it was on sale. It was my first time reading any work by Robin... Continue Reading →
The Choices She Made by Felicia FergusonSeries: A standalonePublisher: End Game Press (October 18, 2022) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS The Choices She Made is a dual-timeline, coming-of-age/women’s-fiction novel. In 1997, a teenager named Madeline is assaulted and becomes pregnant. The rest of the book follows the results of the choices she makes, some good, some... Continue Reading →
The Well Read Fish 