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Christian Fiction November 2025 |
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When the Road Comes Around
by Katie Powner
How it starts: Tad Bungley has a reputation for trouble, but Anita Wilson believes that all Tad needs is a chance, so she convinces her husband to offer Tad a job at their ranch.
Then what happens: She didn't anticipate the effect Tad would have on her disabled son, and together Anita and Tad must learn when to hold on, when to let go, and how to embrace grace.
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The Women of Oak Ridge
by Michelle Shocklee
How it starts: 1944. Maebelle Willett arrives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to begin her new job and send money home to her family. She knows little about the work she'll be doing, but she's told it will help America win the war. Not all is what it seems, however.
Then what happens: 1979. Laurel Willett is a graduate student in Boston when she learns about the history of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where thousands unknowingly worked on the atomic bomb. Intrigued because she knows her Aunt Mae worked there, Laurel decides to spend the summer with her aunt. But Mae adamantly refuses to talk about her time in the secret city.
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| Gelato at the Villa by Robin Jones GunnWhat it's about: Needing a vacation due to work problems and recent losses, 30-something friends Grace and Claire take a trip to Italy, visiting Venice, Florence, and Bellagio. As they embrace the culture, meet warm locals, and view stunning art, they also grow in their faith, especially Claire, who had left the church years earlier. Though this is the 2nd Suitcase Sisters novel, it can be read on its own.
Read-alike: Lauraine Snelling’s Florence Legacy. |
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| Last Light Over Galveston by Jennifer L. WrightWhat happens: In 1900, 18-year-old Kathleen McDaniel, who’s just returned to New York State after two years in a Swiss finishing school, runs away from home after shocking news. She makes it to Galveston, Texas, where she uses a new name and helps at a convent’s orphanage, making connections with kind people, including a young man. But a brewing hurricane upsets it all in this gripping, atmospheric novel.
Try this next: Kimberley Woodhouse’s A Mark of Grace. |
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Focus on: Christmas Stories
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| A Royal Christmas by Melody CarlsonWhat it is: Barista Adelaide Smith is working her way through law school when she learns she’s the daughter of the king of Montovia, a small European country. With her mother dead, Adelaide travels alone during Christmas break to meet her father and is drawn into family mysteries, royal jealousies, and a chance at her own happily ever after.
For fans of: sweet rags-to-riches romances; Hallmark Christmas movies. |
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| The Christmas Gathering by Shelley Shepard Gray, Lenora Worth, and Rachel J. GoodWhat it is: These three heartwarming novellas feature Amish people navigating faith and love during the holidays. In “A Christmas Reunion,” Tricia falls for her cousin's Englisch friend. Then, a decades-old family feud can’t stop the connection between a couple in “We Gather Together.” Finally, “Hitting All the Right Notes” sees a young Amish man start a rock band during his Rumspringa and fall for a young Amish woman.
Try this next: A Lancaster Amish Christmas: 4 Romance Novellas by Anne Blackburne, Amy Clipston, Mindy Steele, Amy Lillard. |
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| An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie KlassenWhat it's about: Bachelor Richard Brockwell happily lives in his family's London townhouse in 1822, but needs to attend his mother's Christmas country house party or be cut off financially. With the stray dog he's recently adopted in tow, he goes home and finds himself charmed by houseguest Arabella Awdry, who’s planning to devote her life to charity work in this standalone Tales from Ivy Hill novel.
For fans of: Christmas romances with themes of redemption. |
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Holly and Nick Hate Christmas
by Betsy St. Amant
How it starts: After getting fired before her Christmas birthday, Holly returns home to find her brother's best friend posing as her pity date.
Then what happens: They launch a fake-holiday-romance revenge plot that may just lead to real love.
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