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.
The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz
The Indigo Heiress
by Laura Frantz

In 1774, Juliet Catesby lives with her father and sister at Royal Vale, the James River plantation founded by her Virginia family over a century before. Indigo cultivation is her foremost concern, though its export tethers her family to the powerful Buchanan clan of Glasgow, Scotland. When the heir of the Buchanan firm arrives on their shores, Juliet discovers that her father has secretly arranged for one of his daughters to marry the Scot as a means of canceling the family's debt. Confident it will be her younger, lovelier sister, Juliet is appalled when Leith Buchanan selects her instead. Despite her initial refusal of him, an ensuing altercation forces Juliet to flee Virginia. Agreeing to marry, she sails with Leith to Scotland, hopeful of a better match for her sister, who accompanies her. But once in Glasgow and faced with the contentious, powerful Buchanan clan, she realizes that the man who saved her from financial ruin and scandal is the very one she must now save in return.
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.
An Overdue Match by Sarah Monzon
An Overdue Match
by Sarah Monzon

After she develops alopecia and her fiancĂ© breaks up with her, librarian Evangeline Kelly gives up on love for herself and plays matchmaker for library patrons instead. When leather-clad tattoo artist Tai Davis offers inside info on the locals if she'll go on a date with him, she reluctantly agrees. This charming 1st in the Checking Out Love series will please fans of Rebekah Millet's Kate Landry Has a Plan or Denise Hunter's A Novel Proposal.
In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh
In Search of a Prince
by Toni Shiloh

A royal surprise: Brielle "Bri" Adebayo, a 25-year-old New York City teacher, learns she's a princess and heir to an African island kingdom. 

A crown...or not? Since the king grandfather she never knew is dying, Bri's eager to learn more about him and her father, who died before she was born. But before Bri can decide if she even wants to rule, political rivals find a stipulation that will force her to marry or give up the throne.

Reviewers say: "a fun, contemporary romance delightfully full of favorite romantic tropes that also conveys serious messages of faith and destiny" (Library Journal).
Midnight on the Scottish Shore: A Novel of World War II by Sarah Sundin
Midnight on the Scottish Shore: A Novel of World War II
by Sarah Sundin

Desperate to escape the Occupied Netherlands in 1941, Cilla van der Zee agrees to become a spy in Britain. But her plans to betray the Germans and work for the Allied cause are derailed when a suspicious Scottish lieutenant finds her on the shores of his home.
The Heart of a Hero by Susan May Warren
The Heart of a Hero
by Susan May Warren

Starring: former Navy SEAL Jake, who's now part of an international rescue team, and dedicated pediatric heart surgeon Aria Sinclair. 

What happens: After meeting during a Mt. Denali rescue, Jake and Aria take steps toward friendship, so when Aria is in Key West for a conference and a hurricane approaches, Jake shows up to help.

Series alert: This is the 2nd in the Global Search and Rescue trilogy; the 1st book, The Way of the Brave, focuses on another couple but details the entire group's harrowing Mt. Denali ordeal. The series finale, The Price of Valor, arrives in October.
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