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Christian Fiction July 2026 |
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| A Brewed Awakening by Pepper BashamIn Wisteria, North Carolina, Daphne runs her Jane Austen-inspired tea shop solo since the death of her beloved English grandmother the previous year. She's managing okay until a handsome Brit, Finn Dashwood, moves to town and opens a gastropub next door, becoming her business rival. |
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With the Enduring Tides by Jane Kirkpatrick On the rugged Oregon coast in the early 1900s, a group of women's lives intertwine through their shared pioneering spirit and the steadfast presence of Mary Gerritse. Struggling with her daughter Belle's desire to live with her grandparents, Mary discovers her own mother facing illness and her father hiring a caretaker with a troubled past. When past secrets bubble over into troubles in the present, Mary's identity is shaken. As Mary seeks to heal her family--and herself--her friends provide comfort even as they face challenges of their own.
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| The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin When the young wife of a lumber baron vanishes into the wilds of frontier Michigan, 1873, her friend is left to unravel the truth. More than a century later, what begins as curiosity soon becomes Ashley Gilbert’s quest for the truth--one that will connect her to two women whose stories and struggles echo and inspire her own. |
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Brighter Than Before by Courtney WalshIn her 40s, newly single in the Windy City and reeling from a major life shake-up, Claire Karadec finds a reset in the most unlikely of places--a dating profile set up by her adult daughter. From New York Times bestselling author Courtney Walsh comes a refreshing, lighthearted, sweet novel, a feel-good novel about finding yourself and falling in love again, perfect for fans of Annabel Monaghan and Sarah Adams.
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Prose’s imaginative novel inspired by real events explores the strange friendship between Charles Dickens and Danish fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen. In the summer of 1857, when British newspapers warned of an approaching comet about to destroy the earth, Andersen arrived at Charles Dickens's home in the countryside outside London. The visit did not go well. The oblivious, eccentric author outstayed his welcome, and though he was slow to recognize it, he couldn’t help but notice the increasing tension between Dickens and his wife. For Andersen, those five weeks were a series of social mistakes and embarrassments but ultimately a lesson in how life's most humbling experiences can be transformed into art. |
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Two brothers among twelve: one pampered, one petulant. After a stunning betrayal, Judah struggles to forget what he's done while Joseph attempts to move on from what's been done to him. Is there hope for reconciliation for one of Egypt's most powerful men and his wayward brother? Looking for more perspectives on the story of Joseph? Try Potiphar's Wife by Mesu Andrews. |
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A passionate hope : Hannah's story by Jill Eileen SmithTravel back to the Book of Samuel as Jill Eileen Smith brings to life a beloved story of hope, patience, and deliverance that shows that even the most broken of relationships can be restored. Hannah and her husband, Elkanah, share a deep and abiding love, for each other, for their God, and for his tabernacle at Shiloh. Greatly disturbed by the corruption of the priests, they long for restoration and pray for a deliverer. But nothing changes as the years pass. Years that also reveal Hannah to be barren. Pressured by his family to take another wife, Elkanah marries Peninnah, who quickly begins to bear children. Disgraced and taunted by her husband's new wife, Hannah turns again to prayers that seem doomed to go unanswered. |
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Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar Journey to the ancient land of Cush and meet characters from The Biblical book of Acts as one young woman fights to unravel her family's past. Whispered secrets about her parents' past take on new urgency for Chariline as she pays one last visit to the land of her forefathers, the ancient kingdom of Cush. Raised as an orphan by her aunt, Chariline has only been told a few pieces of her parents' tragic love story. While visiting her grandfather before his retirement from the queen's court, Chariline overhears that her father is still alive, and discovering his identity becomes her obsession. However, both her grandfather and the queen have reasons for keeping this secret… Readers will also enjoy Daughter of Rome, Afshar's story of Apostle Paul and Saint Priscilla.
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The Damascus Road: A Novel of Saint Paul by Jay Parini Walk alongside the Apostle Paul in this visionary novel. In the years after Christ's crucifixion, Paul of Tarsus took it upon himself to persecute the small groups of his followers that sprung up. But on the road to Damascus, he had a vision that transformed him into the most effective and influential messenger Christianity has ever had. In relating Paul's journeys, both geographical and spiritual, Parini unfolds a vivid panorama of the ancient world on the verge of epochal change. And in the alternating voice of the Gospel writer Luke, Paul's travel companion, scribe, and ghostwriter, a cooler perspective on his actions and beliefs emerges -- ironic but still filled with wonder at Paul's unshakable commitment to the Christ and his divinity.
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Take inspiration from this soul-searching tale of a young woman’s flight to one of the Levitical cities of Refuge in A Light on the Hill. Though Israel has found relative peace, Moriyah has yet to find her own. Attempting to avoid the scorn of her community, she's spent the last seven years hiding behind the veil she wears. Underneath her covering, her face is branded with the mark of the Canaanite gods, a shameful reminder of her past captivity in Jericho and an assurance that no man will ever want to marry her. When her father finds a widower who needs a mother for his two sons, her hopes rise. But when their introduction goes horribly wrong, Moriyah is forced to flee for her life. |
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