Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
The Ballad of Midnight and McRae by Jess LedermanSeries: StandalonePublisher: Azure Star, LLC (July 24, 2025) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS This is going to be a divisive review for a divisive book because The Ballad of Midnight and McRae is a Christian Western with a gay protagonist. Matt is a contemporary man who tells the... 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 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 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 →
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 →
Her Darkest Secret by Jessica R. Patch Series: FBI: Strange Crimes Unit Publisher: Love Inspired Trade on June 28, 2022 REVIEW BY STACI TROILO Her Darkest Secret is the first book in the FBI: Strange Crimes Unit series written by Jessica R. Patch. As I’m a huge fan of law enforcement procedurals, this description immediately... Continue Reading →
Three Little Things by Patti StockdaleStand Alone NovelIndependently Published, July 5, 2024 REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN I absolutely adored Patti Stockdale's debut historical romance, Three Little Things, which is based on the real WWI era love letters between the author's grandparents. Hattie Waltz, a wholesome American gal from a small town in Iowa, wishes to... Continue Reading →
Between the Lightning and the Thunder by B.F. RandallSeries: a standalonePublisher: Brookstone Publishing Group (January 10, 2023) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Between the Lightning and the Thunder is a Biblical fiction retelling of the events surrounding Jesus’ ministry and crucifixion. The point-of-view character is James, the brother of Jesus. Throughout the book, James is either... 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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