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Christian Fiction November 2025 |
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| The French Kitchen by Kristy CambronBoston's Kat Fontaine, who as a child spent summers in France, follows her brother into the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Working undercover as a kitchen maid in a chateau occupied by the Nazis, Kat faces danger helping the resistance and hears nothing from her sibling. After the war, she returns to uncover what happened to him, getting help from friends, including Julia Child. Try this next: Amy Lynn Green's The Codebreaker's Daughter. |
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What Not to Do on Vacation
by Rachel Magee
Savannah is on a mission to reconnect the Prestly sisters. Sun, sand, and sisterly bonding-- what could go wrong? Enter Bianca, the baby of the family, with a huge announcement: she's getting married! Her sisters' reactions are not what she hoped for, but Bianca is on a mission to prove she's not the mess they think she is. Her plan? Find love for Cora, her perpetually single sister, on the same dating app where she found her fiancé. As Cora fills out her profile, she knows it'll be easy to show her sisters how absurd this whole thing is. So what if this Jax guy she matched with is hot? Love just doesn't come easily to Cora. And she's getting ready to prove it.
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| Gelato at the Villa by Robin Jones GunnNeeding a vacation due to work problems and recent losses, 30-something friends Grace and Claire take a trip to Italy, visiting Venice, Florence, and Bellagio. As they embrace the culture, meet warm locals, and view stunning art, they also grow in their faith, especially Claire, who had left the church years earlier. Though this is the 2nd Suitcase Sisters novel, it can be read on its own. Read-alike: Lauraine Snelling’s Florence Legacy. |
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The Sands of Sea Blue Beach
by Rachel Hauck
Highschool sweethearts Emery Quinn and Caleb Ransom both return to Sea Blue Beach for a fresh start, but painful memories resurface, and they're faced with new challenges. As they each work to preserve the divided town, they take a chance at joining forces to reunite the division between old and new while rekindling love in the process.
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Focus on: Christmas Stories
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| The Christmas Gathering by Shelley Shepard Gray, Lenora Worth, and Rachel J. GoodThese three heartwarming novellas feature Amish people navigating faith and love during the holidays. In “A Christmas Reunion,” Tricia falls for her cousin's Englisch friend. Then, a decades-old family feud can’t stop the connection between a couple in “We Gather Together.” Finally, “Hitting All the Right Notes” sees a young Amish man start a rock band during his Rumspringa and fall for a young Amish woman. Try this next: A Lancaster Amish Christmas: 4 Romance Novellas by Anne Blackburne, Amy Clipston, Mindy Steele, Amy Lillard. |
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| An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie KlassenBachelor Richard Brockwell happily lives in his family's London townhouse in 1822, but needs to attend his mother's Christmas country house party or be cut off financially. With the stray dog he's recently adopted in tow, he goes home and finds himself charmed by houseguest Arabella Awdry, who’s planning to devote her life to charity work in this standalone Tales from Ivy Hill novel. For fans of: Christmas romances with themes of redemption. |
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| The Christmas Catch by Toni ShilohIn this appealing second-chance romance, divorced Bebe Gordon isn’t interested in being hurt again and just wants to be a good mom to spunky seven-year-old Hope. But old feelings resurface when her high school boyfriend, injured NFL player Jahleel Walker, returns to their hometown to recover, and the two end up helping plan their church’s Christmas ball. Try this next: Betsy St. Amant's Holly and Nick Hate Christmas. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books! |
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Avon Lake Public Library
32649 Electric Blvd.
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
440-933-8128alpl.org |
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