Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
Over the Waters by Deborah RaneySeries: StandalonePublisher: Raney Day Press (February 13, 2019)Review by Gwen M. Plano Writer Deborah Raney’s book, Over the Waters, is a layered journey through wealth and poverty, hope and despair, faith and its absence. The setting is the small Caribbean nation of Haiti, and specifically, one of its orphanages. In this... 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 →
The Five Times I Met Myself by James L. RubartSeries: StandalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson (November 10, 2015) Review by Mae ClairBrock Matthews is a successful businessman—part owner (along with his brother, Ron) of Black Fedora, a specialty coffee company started by their father. Although life has treated Brock well---now in his fifties---he’s met with several challenges.... Continue Reading →
Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse by Jaime Jo WrightStand-alone NovelPublisher: Bethany House Publishers, April 1, 2025 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I've always had a fascination with lighthouses. When I learned Jamie Jo Wright's latest release was set in a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, I immediately preordered a copy. After... Continue Reading →
The Reunion by Dan WalshSeries: StandalonePublisher: Bainbridge Press; 2nd edition (August 28, 2019)Review by Gwen M. Plano The Reunion by Dan Walsh is a story of interwoven journeys. The one constant is Aaron Miller, a maintenance man for a trailer park. When he returned from the Vietnam War, he was accompanied by PTSD and an addiction to... Continue Reading →
Weeping Boughs Don't Break by Staci TroiloSeries: StandalonePublisher: Indie Release (April 8, 2025)Review by Mae Clair Claudia’s life imploded the day she found out her husband had been having an affair with a much younger woman. Though her marriage had been troubled, she’d remained faithful to, and stood by, the vows she’d taken on her... Continue Reading →
Daughters of Northern Shores, by Joanne BischofSeries: A Blackbird Mountain Novel, Book TwoPublisher: Thomas Nelson (March 12, 2019) Review by Kelly Goshorn It’s been way too long since I’ve finished a book that has left me as satisfied as Daughters of Northern Shores or one that made my writers heart cry out to the Lord... Continue Reading →
Three Gates to Hell by B.F. RandallSeries: StandalonePublisher: Iron Stream Fiction (March 26, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Bobby Richards is a man’s man: a Vietnam combat vet, a police officer, a prison chaplain (in San Quentin!), a devoted husband, and a dad. Bobby is the first-person narrator in this crime-procedural novel that’s so suspenseful... Continue Reading →
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