Avon Lake Public Library: Christian Fiction: March 2026

Recent Releases

The Lighthouse at the Cove
by Amy Clipston

When her car breaks down in Coral Cove, North Carolina, travel writer Kaya Ross is offered a garage apartment by handsome single dad Reid Turner, who ropes Kaya into penning an article about the town's upcoming "Light the Dark" festival. When she ends up helping him plan the event, which will fund renovations for the town's historic lighthouse, they grow close in this sweet romance. For fans of: Denise Hunter's More than Friends; Irene Hannon's Hope Harbor series.

Whispers at Painswick Court
by Julie Klassen

Though Anne Loveday has assisted her physician father for years, her stepmother finds it inappropriate and pushes 27-year-old Anne to marry. While visiting a friend, Anne agrees to stay and nurse town matriarch Lady Celia. Soon, she falls for a handsome doctor with secrets and hears rumors of ghosts amid strange accidents. This slow-burn Gothic romance takes place in a well-drawn 1821 England. For fans of: Sarah E. Ladd's Cornwall novels; Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey.

A Moment to Love
by Tracie Peterson

Dr. Carrie Vogel faces heartbreak from stolen work credited to her ex-fiancé, and she leans on her faith for strength. After learning that her Pinkerton friend Spencer Duval is on a mission to catch his father's killer, she agrees to an arranged marriage. Together, they navigate a web of intrigue and growing love as they trust in God's plan for their future.

Mists Over the Channel Islands
by Sarah Sundin

As World War II rages, the Germans invade the English Channel island of Jersey. With her physician father at war, Dr. Ivy Picot provides care to locals and helps the resistance as best she can. Meanwhile, Dutch engineer Gerrit van der Zee signs on to work with the Nazis as part of a secret plan to help the resistance. Unfortunately, instead of France, he's sent to Jersey, where he has no contacts. Try this next: From the Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser; The Warsaw Sisters by Amanda Barratt.

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