Throughout the year, we have done various Genre Starter Lists. Today, I bring you our next installment, and we will be discussing Christian Fiction. This is a genre that I read a lot while growing up. While many of mine also involved romance, I appreciated this type of writing because it often focused on positive things like hope and forgiveness, while also giving the reader something to think about. There are some that may be too “fluffy” or “light” for me, but it does help me to stay focused on better things.
Here is a small sampling of Christian Fiction books within the Logos…
*Book descriptions provided by the publishers via the library catalog, unless noted otherwise.
Behind the Stories: Christian Novelists Reveal the Heart in the Art of their Writing by Diane Eble
A rare, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the personal lives of dozens of your favorite storytellers, revealing their hopes and dreams, their successes and failures, and providing fascinating insights about what it means to craft stories from a Christian worldview.
A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity by Francine Rivers
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary, five women—all chosen by God. In this compilation of the five books in the best-selling Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers, we meet the five women whom God chose. Each was faced with extraordinary—even scandalous—challenges. Each took great personal risk to fulfill her calling. Each was destined to play a key role in the lineage of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World.
The Broken Road by Richard Paul Evans
A broken man. A twist of fate. A second chance. Chicago celebrity Charles James can’t shake the nightmare that wakes him each night: He sees himself walking down a long, broken highway, the sides of which are lit in flames. Where is he going? Why is he walking? What is the wailing he hears around him? By day, he wonders why he’s so haunted and unhappy when he has all he ever wanted—fame, fans, and fortune and the lavish lifestyle it affords him. Coming from a childhood of poverty and pain, Charles finally has the life he’s dreamed of. But now, at the pinnacle of his career, he’s started to wonder if he wanted the wrong things. His wealth has come legally but questionably, from the power of his personality and his ability to seduce people out of their hard-earned money. When he learns that one of his customers has committed suicide because of financial ruin, Charles is shaken. The cracks in his façade widen, spurring him to question everything: his choices, his relationships, his future, and the type of man he’s become. Then a twist of fate changes everything. Charles is granted something remarkable: a second chance. The question is, what will he do with it?
A Lasting Impression by Tamera Alexander
After an unwanted past, Claire strives to create something that will last as an artist among Nashville’s elite society in the 1860s.
Thunder and Rain by Charles Martin
Modern cowboy Tyler Steele must raise his son, Brodie, save his ranch, and rebuild his life after his wife leaves him for being emotionally distant. Samantha and her daughter, Hope, are on the run from an abusive ex who has the resources and the determination to hunt them down. Tyler knows he can help—but letting them into his life may cost more than he’s willing to pay as he learns that being a man means confronting your true weaknesses.
The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck
One dress. Four women. An amazing destiny. Charlotte Malone is getting married. Yet all is not settled in the heart of Birmingham’s chic bridal boutique owner. Charlotte can dress any bride to perfection—except herself. When she discovers a vintage mint-condition wedding gown in a battered old trunk, Charlotte embarks on a passionate journey to discover the women who wore the gown before her. Emily in 1912. Mary in 1939. And Hillary in 1968. Each woman teaches Charlotte something about love in her own unique way. Woven within the threads of the beautiful hundred-year-old gown is the truth about Charlotte’s heritage, the power of faith, and the beauty of finding true love.
The Book of Mysteries by Jonathan Cahn
A traveler encounters a man known only as “the teacher.” They begin an odyssey through desert mountains, valleys, and plains; encounter nomads, ancient ruins, and chambers of scrolls. Over the year the traveler writes down each of the mysteries given to him by the teacher, one for each day of the year. The result is a daily devotional unlike any other, full of revelations from heaven, secrets of the ages, and the hidden keys that can transform your life to joy, success, and blessing.
Freedom’s Light by Colleen Coble
Hannah Thomas left the South and all that was familiar to marry her beloved John. But the fact that she’s never been quite accepted by his mother and sister and that she doesn’t quite fit the strict Massachusetts Puritan community only becomes more difficult when John is killed in one of the first battles in the war for freedom. Hannah is allowed to continue to serve as lightkeeper for the twin tower lighthouses on the lonely coastline, but it is grueling work for a woman alone. One of the first shipwrecks washes ashore a handsome captain she thinks is a Tory, but she soon finds out he’s working as a spy for Washington. Much stands in the way of their happiness including the need to protect his secret, pressure from John’s family to marry another, near-constant disapproval from the townspeople, and the appearance of Hannah’s wayward sister. Coupled with the strain of war, Hannah isn’t sure she’ll ever see the light of freedom.
The Shunning by Beverly Lewis
On the eve of her wedding, Katie Lapp discovers she is not the birth daughter of her Amish parents but their adopted daughter. After finding out the truth, she knows she must find her birth mother no matter what the cost.
The Chance by Karen Kingsbury
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
Which of these will you add to your TBR list? Happy reading!
Rachel Bloomingburg’s reviews reflect her personal opinions and not necessarily those of the library or university.
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