Michael: Last Days Lightning by Terry James Series: Book 2 of the Revelations series Publisher: CKN Christian Publishing on April 14, 2021 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO Michael: Last Days Lightning by Terry James is listed as Christian Fantasy/Christian Futuristic Fiction. I found these categories to be more appropriate than those for the first book in... Continue Reading →
Like Honey for the Bones by Brandy Heineman
Like Honey for the Bones by Brandy HeinemanSeries: a standalonePublisher: Brandy Heineman on July 24, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Solveig Borja had a run-in with the law when she was a teenager. She was living with her grandfather in the small town of Cross Keys, Virginia. She fled to Norway. It’s years later, and... Continue Reading →
The Near-Death Experience of Justin Parks by R.A. Williams
The Near-Death Experience of Justin Parks by R.A. WilliamsSeries: a standalonePublisher: Fall Haven Press; September 23, 2021 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO The Near-Death Experience of Justin Parks by R.A. Williams is a Christian suspense novel set in Atlanta, Georgia. As the story unfolds, the protagonist, Justin Parks, is a rookie police officer on his... Continue Reading →
Revelations by Terry James
Revelations by Terry James Series: Book 1 of the Revelations series Publisher: CKN Christian Publishing on May 8, 2018 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO Revelations by Terry James is listed as Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy. I’m inclined to put it toward the “supernatural” categories, maybe later in the series apocalyptic, but I think there is merit to... Continue Reading →
This is Where It Ends by Cindy K. Sproles
This is Where It Ends by Cindy K. SprolesSeries: a standalonePublisher: Revell on June 27, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY It’s the early 1900s. Minerva Jenkins lives alone on a mountain in Kentucky. She’s ninety-four years old, and she’s been widowed for three decades. Her husband made her promise to keep his secret. She buried... Continue Reading →
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green
The Metropolitan Affair by Jocelyn Green Series: On Central Park Book One Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; March 14, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL This historical fiction novel is set in New York City in late 1925. Dr. Lauren Westlake has always been fascinated by Egyptology and longed to accompany her father on one of his... Continue Reading →
The Last Sin Eater by Francine Rivers
The Last Sin Eater by Francine RiversSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers; Media tie-in edition (May 13, 2013) REVIEW BY MAE CLAIR This is a thoroughly immersive story set in the Appalachia of the 1850s. From the spot-on dialect to amazingly vivid descriptions of mist-shrouded mountains, valleys, and the thorny ties that bind a small... Continue Reading →
A Trial Of Innocents by Michael Swiger
A Trial of Innocents by Michael SwigerSeries: Book 1 of 2Publisher: Independent on December 8, 2020 REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO A Trial of Innocents by Michael Swiger is a Christian suspense novel involving multiple crimes. The tension is palpable throughout. The “good guys” and “bad guys” stretch across the legal terrain and into the... Continue Reading →
Prophet by Frank Peretti
Prophet: A Novel by Frank Peretti Series: a standalone Publisher: Howard Books on February 14, 2012 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO Prophet is a Christian mystery/suspense novel told from the perspectives of several characters. The titular character is John Barrett Jr., a news anchor whose father's protest causes him embarrassment during the coverage of a political... Continue Reading →