Christian Fiction January 2026 |
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| The Royal Artisan by Tessa AfsharA talented potter for Queen Esther in ancient Persia, Sazana hides her Jewishness. But when a court official manipulates the king into ordering the killing of Jewish people, Sazana teams up with the man who broke her heart in order to save her people and help the queen in this sequel to The Queen's Cook. For fans of: faith-filled biblical fiction with touches of romance. |
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| C Is for Courting by Shelley Shepard GrayThe adult Schrock siblings, who were raised in the English world by their divorced parents, visit their Amish grandparents in small-town Ohio to consider becoming Amish. Two have already made decisions. Now the last two, unmarried realtor Beth, who's pregnant after a one-night stand, and Martin, who has fallen for an Amish neighbor but isn't sure he wants to leave his old life, make their choices. This 3rd in the Amish ABCs series will please fans of modern Amish stories. |
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| The Fault Between Us by Stephanie LandsemIn 1959, with her rebellious teenage sister in tow, Bridget Reilly travels to an area near Yellowstone National Park because she's worried about her other sister Claire, a new mom living far away from her family. When Claire's cowboy husband takes a long-distance job, it leaves the three sisters alone together as a devastating earthquake hits. For fans of: book club reads based on real events (discussion questions are included). |
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Welcome to the Honey B&B
by Melody Carlson
With multiple narrators, including 60-something Honey, her husband CT, and their artist daughter Jewel, this moving story follows the family as they deal with CT's worsening dementia. To help out, Jewel and her 14-year-old daughter move to Oregon where they work to turn the family farmhouse into a bed-and-breakfast. Read-alikes: Katie Powner's A Flicker of Light; Pat Simmons' Lean On Me.
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Books You May Have Missed
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| Ambush by Colleen CobleWildlife veterinarian Paradise Alden returns to her hometown on Alabama's Gulf Coast after 15 years away. But it's not all happy memories for her since her parents were murdered and she suffered in foster homes afterwards. Employed at an exotic animal refuge, she must work with Blake Lawson, her first love, but danger is afoot as someone starts a fire, releases animals, and more. This fast-paced romantic suspense series starter is followed by Prowl, which was recently released. |
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| Across the Crying Sands by Jane KirkpatrickIn 1888 Oregon, young Mary Gerritse and her husband try to keep their homestead going while raising a family. Dealing with grief and longing for adventure, Mary takes on a treacherous postal route along the coast, becoming the first woman to do so. Readers who enjoy evocative, well-researched novels based on true stories will appreciate this 1st entry in The Women of Cannon Beach series. |
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| When the Road Comes Around by Katie PownerTad Bungley has earned a bad reputation and not a lot else in his 24 years, so when Anita Wilson offers grace and pushes her husband Dan to hire him at their Montana guest ranch for the summer, he's determined to do good. As Tad stumbles, Dan and Anita worry about him and his effect on their intellectually disabled 20-year-old son, who wants more freedom. If you like "believable, genuine characters...who live out their faith" (Booklist), pick this up. |
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Serial Burn
by Lynette Eason
Now the fire marshal of Lake City, Jesslyn McCormick is determined to find the person who started the fire that robbed her of her family when she was just seven years old. As the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy approaches, a string of fires--including at Jesslyn's church--brings up all those old feelings and offers new evidence. Because church fires are considered a hate crime, FBI Special Agent Nathan Carlisle is called in to work with local law enforcement. Nathan has his own past--one he'd prefefocusing on helping Jesslyn track down the arsonist is a great distraction. As both the case and the chemistry between Jesslyn and Nathan heat up, memories will come flooding in from the past to bump up against hopes for the future. And when Jesslyn comes face-to-face with her worst nightmare, she'll have to confront her fears and rely on Nathan and her community of friends in order to survive.--
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| These Blue Mountains by Sarah Loudin ThomasWhen her beloved fiancé, sailor Fritz Meyer, vanished during World War I, German pianist Hedda Schlagel wondered what happened to him. In 1933, she sees a photo of a American memorial with Fritz's name on it and heads to North Carolina for closure, finding long-buried secrets and a new mystery. She teams up with a local deputy to investigate, but her visa limits her time even as danger increases at home with Hitler's rise to power. Try this next: Roseanna M. White's Yesterday's Tides. |
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