Christian Fiction Reviews by Christian Authors
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 →
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 →
The Garden Girls by Jessica R. PatchSeries: FBI: Strange Crimes Unit book 3Publisher: Love Inspired Trade (April 23, 2024) REVIEW BY PRISCILLA BETTIS Tiberius Granger is an FBI agent in the Strange Crimes Unit. The Unit investigates crimes with a religious nature–think cults, abusive megalomaniac preachers, stuff like that. Despite knowing the Bible and other... Continue Reading →
When the Day Comes, by Gabrielle MeyerTimeless, Book 1Bethany House Publishers (May 3, 2022) Review by Kelly Goshorn It’s not often I can say that I’ve read a completely new-to-me author as well as genre. But Gabrielle Meyer’s When the Day Comes, is one such book. In this first installment in her Timeless series, Meyer... Continue Reading →
Appalachian Song by Michelle ShockleeSeries: a standalonePublisher: Tyndale House Publishers on October 3, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY It’s 1943, and five spinster sisters live together in a cabin in the Tennessee Appalachian Mountains. They have no electricity, no plumbing, and no phone. Songbird is a pregnant teenager who crosses paths with the sisters. Reese... Continue Reading →
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara BrunsvoldSeries: Standalone NovelPublisher: Revell - July 5, 2022 REVIEW BY KELLY GOSHORN The title of this book captured my attention from the get-go. I mean how many deaths can one person have and why would they be considered "extraordinary?" However, what kept me reading were the well-crafted... Continue Reading →
The Year of Goodbyes and Hellos by Kelly IrvinSeries: a standalonePublisher: Thomas Nelson on December 5, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY This inspiring novel is based on Irvin’s real life experience with stage four ovarian cancer. In the Author’s Notes, she says, “I remember in intimate detail what it felt like to wait in a... Continue Reading →
Redemption: A Father’s Fatal Decision by Gwen M. PlanoSeries: a standalone bookPublisher: Fresh Ink Group on February 21, 2023 REVIEW BY VERA DAY Redemption is a Christian suspense novel featuring adult sister and brother, Lisa and Trace. Their hateful father has died. The siblings must untangle the mystery surrounding Dad’s life because the bad guys... Continue Reading →
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