Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
Celebrity Pastor by Creston MapesPublisher: Rooftop Press (June 6, 2024)Review by Gwen M. Plano Creston Mapes is one of my favorite writers. His stories are fast-paced and thought-provoking—just what I enjoy. Though a suspense and thriller writer, he sidesteps gruesome details, as well as explicit sexual encounters, and creates stories that stand on their own. This book... Continue Reading →
Not by Sight: A Novel of the Patriarchs by Elizabeth JacobsonSeries: StandalonePublisher: WordCrafts Press (March 16, 2022) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Elizabeth Jacobson released this Not by Sight in 2022, and this debut novel was a double Carol Award Finalist in 2023. But just as the novel was released, Jacobson was struck with a long-term... Continue Reading →
A Tapestry of Light by Kimberly DuffySeries: Stand Alone TitlePublisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 16, 2021) Book Review by Kelly Goshorn I was completely enchanted by A Tapestry of Light. Duffy does an excellent job bringing the sights and sounds of colonial India to life. Through crowded streets, lush gardens, and the scent of Indian... Continue Reading →
Forgotten Identity by Penny ZellerStand Alone NovelPublisher: Maplebook Publishing, January 14, 2025 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Mariah Holzmann is a single mom, raising and homeschooling her two children. She works from home as an editor for a Christian publishing company and lives in a remote mountain town with her mother. When the family dog, Nosy,... Continue Reading →
As Sure as the Sea by Jamie OgleSeries: StandalonePublisher: Tyndale Fiction REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS It’s 310 AD, and Nikolas becomes the pastor of the church in Myra (a port city in what is now present-day Turkey). One of the church members is a young woman named Demi. She’s lost almost all of her family... Continue Reading →
Fractured Memories by Lynn ShannonBadge of Honor Series Book OnePublisher: Creative Thoughts, LLC, September 27, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I'm always intrigued by a story that includes an unsolved crime. When the main character was a witness, and has memory issues, that adds to my curiosity. Such was the case with Fractured Memories. (Not... Continue Reading →
A New Year's Kiss by Delaney CameronFinding Love: Book 11 of 11Publisher: Wisteria Press January 4, 2019 REVIEW BY Gwen M. Plano On the surface, A New Year's Kiss is a story of love lost and love found. The focus is on two characters whose lives unexpectedly cross. Each of them had a failed love relationship... Continue Reading →
My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Lost Love by Amanda BarrattSeries: Stand Alone NovelPublisher: Kregel Publications (June 9, 2019) My Dearest Dietrch first introduced me to Barratt's writing and I've been a huge fan ever since. The depth of research that Barratt undertook to write this novel is staggering. It takes a talented... Continue Reading →
The Unfinished Gift by Dan WalshSeries: Book 1 of 2 in The Homefront SeriesPublisher: Revell (June 1, 2010) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO The Unfinished Gift is a Christian Historical Fiction novel set at Christmas in 1943. A seven-year-old boy, Patrick Collins, has lost his mother, and his father is missing in action somewhere in Germany.... Continue Reading →
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