Christian Fiction May 2026 |
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| All Booked Up by Melody CarlsonHaving lost her husband to cancer a year earlier, 61-year-old Riva Owen deals with grief and tries to pay her mortgage. She doesn't want to leave the old Victorian that's been in her family for generations or its well-stocked library, so after praying, she takes in four women boarders. This leads to new friends and experiences, as well as drama and romantic rivalries in this fun and moving novel about single older women. Try this next: Lauraine Snelling's "The Florence Legacy". |
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| When Justice Comes by Colleen Coble and Rick AckerHistory professor Savannah Webster and her former husband Hez are planning to remarry and adopt Savannah's nephew, Simon. But first they have to get through troubles related to Tupelo Grove University, where Savannah's family has deep ties. There has already been murder, now there's more danger as well as a custody fight for Simon. This satisfying 3rd romantic suspense novel concludes the Tupelo Grove trilogy; newcomers can start here or with the 1st book, "What We Hide". |
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| The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins by Melanie DickersonGoverness Charlotte Robbins is hired by the Earl of Brookhaven to care for his younger siblings and soon falls for the earl, though their different social levels make a match impossible. Then Charlotte unexpectedly inherits a fortune and enters London society, but secrets and an array of men who are drawn to her money complicate her future in this charming Regency romance. |
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| Faithful of Heart by Tracie PetersonThough she has strong faith, Judith Stanford doesn't have any family left except her wealthy grandfather, who's dying and wants to meet her. After his poor treatment of her parents, she hesitates before finally going to Minneapolis, planning to use any inheritance for good. She also hopes to run into Dr. Roman Turner, a handsome acquaintance who helps the poor, in this 1st in the Minnesota Legacy duology. Try these next: Christian historical novels by Kimberley Woodhouse or Mary Connealy. |
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The Belle of Chatham
by Laura Frantz
In 1777 New Jersey, as their brothers fight for liberty in the Continental Army, sisters Coralie and Mae Bohannon find themselves on opposite sides of the American Revolution: loyalist Coralie is secretly engaged to a British lieutenant stationed in New York, while Mae falls for an American officer billeted in their home. Then events lead Mae to suspect Coralie of gathering information for the British. For fans of: well-researched, faith-filled historical romances.
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The Fault Between Us
by Stephanie Landsem
In this gripping new work of historical fiction, three sisters fight for their lives and for each other amid the danger of a cataclysmic earthquake that rips Yellowstone National Park asunder.1959. Claire, Bridget, and Frannie Reilly were once as close as sisters can be. Though their mother left when they were young, their loving father raised them with everything they could want. But when Claire marries a handsome cowboy and settles out west, a thousand miles away, the sisters' strong bond begins to unravel.Claire struggles to adjust to a life utterly unlike her upbringing, and surprising revelations about her husband's past make her wonder if she's made a terrible mistake.
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Hearts on the Fly
by Toni Shiloh
Jabari Hall has spent his life on the ice until an injury leaves him benched. When his teammates set him up on a blind date, he never expected to be sitting across from Val Elliott, his ex's sister. With Val's loyalty on the line and Jabari searching for a new purpose, can they make it to the goal together, or will their hearts wind up in the penalty box?
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Track of Courage
by Susan May Warren
Pop singer Keely Williams's trip to Alaska turns into a nightmare when her plane is hijacked, forcing her through the woods with a killer in pursuit. Ex-cop Dawson Mulligan and his adopted rescue dog come to the rescue, but he has no idea he's being pulled into a race for his life. Together, Keely and Dawson must stay one step ahead of the killer on their tail.
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The Stories We Carry
by Robin W. Pearson
Glory Pryor has carved out a life for herself in Gilmore, North Carolina, cultivating a community around her bookstore, By the Book. While her business is a success, she carries the weight of stories of her own she's never told anyone. She holds out hope that one day her estranged brother will turn up on her doorstep so she can finally learn where he' been all these years. Glory's husband Eli thinks she has her arms wrapped too tightly around the could-have-beens, and that it's time for them to let go of the store as they head into their retirement years. Glory has different opinions on that she's not ready to give up the dream she's built just yet. Then Adelle Simonette shows up with her young son, Bennett, and Glory's carefully controlled life begins to crumble. Newly widowed Adelle Simonette is a single mother trying to find her footing and navigate parenting her young son. Lost in her grief, one thing she's certain of is that she needs to confront Glory Pryor and everybody who knows her because the woman's been living a lie. Adelle thinks it's high time Glory made things right. But Adelle's finding it hard to tell the truth . . . and there will be no going back once she does.
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