Inspirational 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.
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. 
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. 
Marrying the Matchmaker by Jody Hedlund
Marrying the Matchmaker
by Jody Hedlund

As the middle child of the Shanahan family, Zaira does her best to keep the peace. She doesn't share her dream of becoming a published author with her family to spare herself their disapproval. When she's caught in a scandal involving the local matchmaker, Bellamy McKenna, she must put her storytelling ability to good use and feign a match with him to avoid wagging tongues and her parents' anger.
Hearts in Circulation
by Sarah Monzon

In southeastern Tennessee, bubbly librarian Hayley Holt is out in the rust-bucket bookmobile when it breaks down and a rockslide traps her in a small hollow. Forced to become roommates with handsome but brusque mechanic Levi Redding, she feels an instant spark, but Levi's sensory processing disorder means he needs downtime, so the two begin leaving letters for each other around the house. Though this is the 2nd in the Checking Out Love series, the novels can be enjoyed on their own.
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.
Track of Courage
by Susan May Warren

In the Alaskan wilderness, pop singer Keely Williams' search for her biological mother didn't go as she'd hoped and now her small plane is hijacked and crashes. Ex-cop Dawson Mulligan sees the wreckage and sets out to help with his newly adopted rescue dog. Keely and Dawson try to get to safety, but the hijacker is on their heels and there's a blizzard brewing. For fans of: fast-paced romantic suspense stories with strong faith elements.
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