Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
Restoring Hope by Philippa CleallSeries: StandalonePublisher: Ark House Press (October 31, 2025) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO In some ways, Restoring Hope is a familiar story. A young woman, Hope Elkins, escapes an abusive marriage and returns to her hometown to rebuild a family café and rediscovers herself. As the story unfolds, so do the foundational... Continue Reading →
Married to Christmas: Diamond Cruise by Vaughn WeatherfordSeries: StandalonePublisher: Indie Release (September 9, 2025) Review by Mae Clair I received an ARC of Married to Christmas: Diamond Cruise from the author for an honest review. Perry Most developed a crush on Mary Kris Muscovey in grade school. Many years later when they wed, Mary (who... Continue Reading →
Cowboy Walking Away by Jessie Gussman Series: Book 1 of 12, Coming Home to North Dakota SeriesPublisher: Jessie Gussman (March 1, 2022) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO In this Christian romance story, Rose’s husband leaves her for another woman. She is devastated and questions herself, life, and even God. Soon thereafter, she meets Derek, who... Continue Reading →
Evermore, by Jody HedlundSeries: The Lost Princesses, Book 1Published: Northern Lights Press (August 27, 2019) REVIEWED BY KELLY GOSHORN The story opens with Adelaide masquerading as her male cousin in a joust. Soon after, she learns that her true identity is the Crown Princess of Mercia. From that moment forward, she is on a quest... Continue Reading →
To Love a Beast by Karen WitemeyerSeries: Once a Upon a Time in Texas, Book OneHope & Light Publishing, June 10, 2025 Review by Kelly Goshorn Disclaimer: Before I even picked up this novella, I knew I would love it. Karen Witemeyer is an auto buy author for me. Plus, I have enjoyed the author’s... 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 →
Signs of Life by Creston MapesBook 1 of 6: Signs of Life SeriesPublisher: Independent (August 7, 2019) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Signs of Life focuses on the ramifications of a mass shooting. It is told in the first person from the perspective of an aging detective (Wayne Deetz) and a bereaved husband (Tyson Cooper). The... Continue Reading →
Chasing Fireflies: A Novel of Discovery by Charles MartinSeries: A StandalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson (February 10, 2008) REVIEW BY GWEN M. PLANO Chasing Fireflies is ultimately a journey of self-discovery. Through the struggles of the impoverished but proud Southern family of Willie McFarland and the skill of author Charles Martin, readers are drawn into the pain associated... Continue Reading →
Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart ParksStand-alone NovelPublisher: Thomas Nelson (July 14, 2020) REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN Relative Silence centers around the Boone family and their lives on the private and exclusive Curlew Island. The heroine, Sandpiper “Piper” Boone still reals from her own tragedy, the loss of her only child fifteen years prior that destroyed... Continue Reading →
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