Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
Labor of Love by Marguerite Martin GraySeries: Gardens in Time, Book 1 of 3Publisher: Celebrate Lit Publishing on February 15, 2022 REVIEW BY GWEN PLANO The setting is 16th century Florence, Italy, and the focus is the royal Medici family. The opulent palace lifestyle comes alive through Marguerite Gray’s able pen. We walk through the lush... 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 →
Cottage By The Sea by Robin Jones GunnHideaway Series Book ThreePublisher: Howard Books July 3, 2012 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Cottage By The Sea was one of my BookBub recommendations a few months ago, so I picked up a copy while it was on sale. It was my first time reading any work by Robin... Continue Reading →
Virginia by Shannon McNearSeries: book four in the Daughters of the Lost Colony seriesPublisher: Barbour Fiction (September 1, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Even though Virginia is book four in McNear’s Daughters of the Lost Colony series, it works perfectly well as a standalone. Virginia is a coming-of-age novel about Virginia Dare, the real-life first... Continue Reading →
Miracle at Angels Bend by R. Christian BohlenStand-alone NovelPublisher: Carpenter's Son Publishing June 9, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Miracle at Angels Bend is a novel in that it tells the story of four people who share a profound encounter with the life of wisdom of Jesus Christ. Yet it’s different than any other novel... Continue Reading →
Ahoti: A Story of TamarSeries: StandalonePublisher: Paraclete Press (May 14, 2024)Review by Mae Clair Ahoti in Hebrew is translated as “my sister.” This is the story of Tamar, daughter of King David. If you’re familiar with the Old Testament, you know that Tamar was the sister of Absalom, the half-sister of Amnon. The Bible tells... Continue Reading →
A River Between Us by Jocelyn Green Stand-alone NovelPublisher: Credo House Publishers, October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL I’ve enjoyed several of Jocelyn Green’s Civil War-era novels in the past, so I was eager to read A River Between Us. Cora Mae Stewart lost her father and brother to the ravages of war. She’s... Continue Reading →
Beyond These War-Torn Lands by Cynthia RoemerSeries: Wounded Hearts, Book OnePublisher: Scrivenings Press (July 25, 2021) Review by Kelly Goshorn Beyond These War-Torn Lands centers around Southerner Caroline Dunbar, an aspiring nurse who stumbles across a wounded Union sergeant. Unable to ignore his plea for help, she chooses to hide him in an abandoned shed... Continue Reading →
Born of Gilded Mountains by Amanda DykesStand-alone NovelPublisher: Bethany House Publishers, June 18, 2024 REVIEW BY JOAN HALL Born of Gilded Mountains is a story of friendship, love, faith, betrayal, healing, and forgiveness with secrets and a mystery interwoven. The book opens with a boyhood pact made in 1894 by the light of a blood... Continue Reading →
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