Tag Archives: Christian fiction

SISTERCHICKS Down Under! – Robin Jones Gunn

I’ve never read a book by Robin Jones Gunn before, and I didn’t know what a SISTERCHICK was, either. It’s a copyrighted term meaning a friend who loves you like a sister and tells you things you need to hear. Sounds like the kind of friend we all need. I was very pleased to make the acquaintance with the author and the term—“SISTERCHICKS Down Under!” was a fun read. We start the book by meeting Kathleen and Tony. Tony works for a movie studio and has been asked to go to New Zealand for three months for his current project. … Continue reading →

Engaging the Emotions

On the whole I’m not a huge fan of Christian fiction. But last year I picked up a book by Karen Kingsbury and found myself searching for the rest of the Firstborn series. Over the next week or so, I read the rest, even when it meant ordering the middle book of the series in and paying $2 which I thought steep for a reservation fee. Our old library in Orange used to charge 55 cents. When trying to read a series where the middle books never seem to be on the shelves, or work through the novels of a … Continue reading →

Author Interview: Nicola Beaumont

We are joined today by Nicola Beaumont, an award-winning Christian author. Nicola, congratulations on the awards you have won with your books. Can you tell us a little about those awards and what all goes in to being nominated, and then winning? Thanks! The award won by “The Resurrection of Lady Somerset” was from the Southwest Writers Workshop. The entry took second place. This was special to me because at the time, I wasn’t even sure I could pen a Regency, so the affirmation from the judges was a real nudge forward. You mention that you’re a homeschooler, as am … Continue reading →

What She Left for Me – Tracie Peterson

This Christian fiction novel is a blazing testament to the importance of forgiveness. However, it’s not an easy read and I offer that upfront. The author herself admits this – she includes a note at the beginning, stating that the book deals with issues of infidelity and abuse, and that she would recommend mothers read it before handing it over to their daughters. I agree with her caution, but that doesn’t keep me from recommending the book. Bad things happen to good people – and we need to know to Whom we can turn for deliverance from it. Eleanor Templeton … Continue reading →

California Chances – Bateman, Hake, and Hake

“California Chances” is actually three novellas put together into one volume. In the first novella, entitled “One Chance in a Million” written by Cathy Marie Hake, we meet the Chance brothers. They live on a ranch an hour outside of the small town of Reliable, back in the 1870’s. Both their parents have passed away and now it’s up to them to improve the land and make a living. They’re all in their adult years, with the two youngest brothers having just left their teens. Hannah was married to Daniel, the second oldest of the Chance men. She died shortly … Continue reading →

Before I Wake – Dee Henderson

The huge Dee Henderson fan that I am, I looked forward to the release of “Before I Wake” most anxiously and have been reading it every night before bed for the last week. Rae Gabriella was a police officer before she joined the FBI. Bruce Chapel, her boyfriend, was sad to see her move to Washington DC in the course of her work, but he knew it would be good for her career. Eleven years have gone by since then, and Rae has resigned from the FBI due to a case gone terribly wrong. When Bruce contacts her and asks … Continue reading →

Charade – Gilbert Morris

Ollie Benson is a computer genius. He’s been working for years on a computer program to help people create movies at home, and as soon as he gets all the bugs worked out, he thinks it will be pretty cool. His ambitions don’t go much further than that, though – Ollie is a hundred pounds overweight and he doesn’t have very much self-esteem. He’s tried blind dating, but his appearance seems to repulse most women, and his hang-dog attitude doesn’t help, either. His program finished, he sends it off to a major software corporation and sits back to see what … Continue reading →

Beneath a Southern Sky – Deborah Raney

“Beneath a Southern Sky,” a Christian romantic suspense novel, is the story of Daria, a young woman who is married to Nate Camfield, a missionary serving in a Columbian village. He’s a doctor, and when he learned of conditions in Columbia, he felt called to go there and see what he could do to help the people. Taking his wife and just a few possessions, he’s made himself a home in a small village, finding the people resistant to hearing the gospel, but loving and serving them just the same. When he’s sent to attend a case of sickness up … Continue reading →

Whispers from Yesterday – Robin Lee Hatcher

Karen Butler has a past that won’t leave her alone. Her father was convicted of stealing large quantities of money from his company, and solved the problem by taking his own life. Now Karen feels alone, abandoned, unloved, and betrayed, and feels that she should take her own life as well. Isn’t that how it’s done? But when an attempt to slit her wrists fails, she’s taken in by Mac, her father’s good friend and lawyer, and he helps her mend and recover. But now Karen has nowhere to go. She’s penniless and alone. Her only living relative now is … Continue reading →

One Tuesday Morning – Karen Kingsbury

When I reviewed nationally published Christian author Karen Kingsbury’s “Like Dandelion Dust,” I said I would be hunting down more books by her. Well, I did, and while I didn’t enjoy this book quite as much as I did “Dandelion,” I liked it quite a bit, so much that I was up until 3 a.m. finishing it. As you may have guessed from the title, “One Tuesday Morning,” this book is about the 9/11 bombings. Jake Bryan is a firefighter who is deeply in love with his wife, his daughter, and with the gospel. He’s concerned because his wife Jamie … Continue reading →