Something to Be Saved by Melanie RigneySeries: StandalonePublisher: Rejoice! Be Glad! (April 10, 2026) Review by Priscilla Bettis Something to Be Saved is a Christian womenโs-fiction novel set in current-day Virginia. Peter and Rachel Gregory have been married 26 years, but Peterโs a womanizer, and Rachelโs just barely hanging on ... to her faith as... Continue Reading →
Dorothy’s Gift by Christine Schneider
Dorothy's Gift by Christine SchneiderSeries: a standalonePublisher: Keybobby Books (August 5, 2025) Review by Gwen M. Plano Dorothy's Gift is a story of contrasts and choices. Readers move from the comfort of a middle-class home to the streets of the homeless. The diversity of circumstances is multiple---the haves and have-nots, the Christians and the unchurched,... Continue Reading →
The Likeness of Sinful Flesh by William Isley
The Likeness of Sinful Flesh by William IsleySeries: StandalonePublisher: BillIsleyReflects (July 23, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS In the reading world where AI-generated books are becoming more popular, I was delighted to dig into this human-written book with all its wonderfully human-made flaws. The Likeness of Sinful Flesh by William Isley is a novel that... Continue Reading →
Grandma Ruth Doesn’t Go to Funerals by Sharon J. Mondragรณn
Grandma Ruth Doesn't Go to Funerals by Sharon J. MondragรณnSeries: Stand AlonePublisher: Kregel Publications (February 11, 2025) REVIEW BY KELLY J. GOSHORN I wasnโt really sure what to expect when I started listening to Sharon J. Mondragรณnโs Grandma Ruth Doesnโt Go to Funerals, but what I found was a warm and whimsical contemporary Christian novel.... Continue Reading →
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan KaronSeries: Mitford Series Book 13 of 15Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (May3, 2016) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Come Rain or Come Shine is the story of a country wedding. For those who have followed the series, the book focuses on the long-awaited marriage of Father Timโs son, Dooley,... Continue Reading →
South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe
South of Somewhere by T.I. LoweSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction (March 10, 2026) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Junie is a widowed mother in her 20s living on Sullivanโs Island in South Carolina. She has lost custody of her two-year-old daughter due to drunk driving and a prison sentence. Sheโs out on parole and determined to... Continue Reading →
The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate
The Prayer Boxย 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 Pooleโs small bungalow on Hatteras Island, North Carolina. Tandi has very... Continue Reading →
Visible by Darlene Corbett
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 theyโre doing to move forward. One client was attacked in public which... Continue Reading →
This Promised Land by Cathy Gohlke
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 →