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 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 →
The Choice by D. L. WoodBook Three of The Deadly Decisions CollectionPublisher: Silverglass Press, November 12, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I discovered author D. L. Wood a few years ago and she has yet to disappoint me. The Choice is another page-turning suspense novel. Sadie Miles is a young woman living in Nashville and... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Guarding Her Christmas Secret by Jill WeatherholtSeries: Book 25 of 30: K-9Publisher: Love Inspired (November 26, 2024) Review by Gwen Plano Jill Weatherholt’s new release, Guarding Her Christmas Secret, is a story about second chances. A schoolteacher who has lost her loved ones meets a single man who is the guardian of his brother’s twins. These two eventually... Continue Reading →
The Seat Beside Me by Nancy MoserSeries: The Steadfast Series, Book OnePublisher: Mustard Seed Press, 2nd Edition (April 5, 2016) Review by Mae ClairI was unfamiliar with Nancy Moser's work, but after completing this book, I quickly purchased and read three other of her titles, including the remaining two in this series. I don’t read a lot... Continue Reading →
Paint the Sunset by Dawn V. CahillSeries: Book 3 in the Golden State TrilogyPublisher: Spring Mountain Publishing (May 11, 2023) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Paint the Sunset is a contemporary Christian novel with a bit of a mystery and a lot of controversial topics. It’s book three in Cahill’s Golden State Trilogy, but it works... Continue Reading →
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