Christian Fiction
October 15, 2025

Recent Releases
My beloved by Jan Karon
My beloved
by Jan Karon

When Father Tim's wife, Cynthia, asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the letter goes missing and circulates among his astonished neighbors. So much for private. Can a letter change a life? Ask Helene, the piano teacher who has avoided her feelings for a lifetime. Ask Hope, the village bookseller who desperately needs something that's impossibly out of reach. Or, if you'd like to know how a brush with death can be the portal to a happy marriage, Cynthia will tell you all about it. In My Beloved, Harley gets an important letter of his own; a broken heart teaches the Old Mayor, Esther Cunningham, a lesson long in coming; and thanks to Lace and Dooley, readers get what they've beenwaiting for: Sadie. Poignant, hilarious, and life-affirming, My Beloved sets a generous table for millions of readers who love these characters like family. With Karon's signature humanity shining through on every page, this is a season of life in Mitford you won't want to miss.
Over yonder by Sean Dietrich
Over yonder
by Sean Dietrich

After his release from prison, disgraced former priest Woody Barker hopes for peace on his Alabama houseboat, but his plans are derailed when he crosses paths with seventeen-year-old Caroline Boyer, a pregnant teen whose mother’s dying words have put her in grave danger. Together—with the help of an emotional support goldfish named Gary—they embark on a perilous journey across the Deep South, pursued by men desperate for Caroline’s secret and haunted by Woody’s past. Along the way, they forge an unlikely bond that challenges their notions of family, forgiveness, and faith.
The second story bookshop by Denise Hunter
The second story bookshop
by Denise Hunter

Shelby Thatcher inherits half of her grandmother's beloved bookstore after she dies but the other half is left to Gray Briggs, the man who broke Shelby's heart years ago, and as the adversaries are forced to work together, Shelby's old feelings for Gray resurface -- and so do the problems that destroyed their relationship. 
Last Light over Galveston by Jennifer L. Wright
Last Light over Galveston
by Jennifer L. Wright

In September 1900, Kathleen McDaniel arrives in Galveston, Texas, seeking refuge from a tragic past that destroyed her once-privileged life in New York. Working at St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum, she begins to find solace and friendship with a novice nun, a troubled orphan, and Matthew, a kind man at the local Weather Bureau. But as her past threatens to resurface and a powerful storm gathers in the Gulf, Kathleen must summon all her courage to protect those she loves when the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history strikes the island.
Behind enemy bylines : a novel by Kathleen Fuller
Behind enemy bylines : a novel
by Kathleen Fuller

Brimming with small-town charm, this rom-com offers a second chance at romance for Arkansas reporter Sebastian Hudson and his big-city accountant ex, Jade Smith, who is sent back to Arkansas to convince Sebastian to sell his small-town newspaper to her company in Atlanta. 
Out of Time by Irene Hannon
Out of Time
by Irene Hannon

For historical anthropologist Cara Tucker, a sabbatical at a remote country estate with a vast library is a dream come true . . . until it becomes clear someone doesn't want the past unearthed. With danger lurking, she joins Sheriff Brad Mitchell to uncover the perpetrator behind a string of menacing incidents before they strike another deadly blow.
Rescued Heart : The Story of Sarah by Angela Hunt
Rescued Heart : The Story of Sarah
by Angela Hunt

In Ur of the Chaldees, Ishcah faces the daunting prospect of marrying Abram, a man she has never met and who renames her Sarai on their wedding day. Their union tests her as she grapples with uncertainty and Abram's devotion to an unseen God. Her skepticism toward seemingly impossible promises grows, and only a miracle can prove Adonai's faithfulness.
Christmas in Wisconsin by Linda Byler
Christmas in Wisconsin
by Linda Byler

When a late autumn Wisconsin snowstorm leaves Amish schoolteacher Lydia Beiler trapped alone at the schoolhouse without heat, it is none other than her incorrigible student, Jesse Stoltzfus, who comes to her rescue and helps bring her safely to his house, where Lydia is embraced by the Stoltzfus family. 
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