Christian Fiction
November 2023*
Recent Releases
He Should Have Told the Bees
by Amanda Cox

The death of her father upends apprentice beekeeper Beckett "Beck" Walsh's quiet and predictable life, and that's before she learns that he's left his apiary to both Beck and a stranger named Callie Peterson. Read-alikes: Katie Powner's The Sowing Season; Christina Suzanne Nelson's Shaped by the Waves; Kathryn Cushman's Finding Me.
Lost and Found
by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Trudy Yoder has long been in love with her friend, birdwatcher Micah Weaver, who, in turn, carries a torch for Trudy's sister, Shelley. Now Shelley, who left their Old Order Amish community in Stoney Ridge, Pennsylvania for Nashville to pursue a musical career, is back, and her return changes everything. Although Lost and Found shares a setting with the author's A Season on the Wind and Anything But Plain, no knowledge of previous books is required.
The love script
by Toni Shiloh

"Hollywood hair stylist and makeup artist Neveah loves making those in the spotlight look their best. But when the spotlight is on her after a photo of her and Hollywood heartthrob Lamont goes viral for all the wrong reasons, they suddenly find themselves in a fake relationship to save their careers. In a world where nothing seems real, can Neveah be true to herself...and her heart?"
An American Immigrant
by Johanna Rojas Vann

While on assignment in Bogotá, Miami-based journalist Melanie Carvajal sees her complicated relationship with her Colombian mother in a new light after reconnecting with extended family and discovering her mother's diary. This debut offers a nuanced depiction of a loving but fraught mother-daughter bond and an ultimately uplifting story of family and faith. 
Merry Christmas
The Wish Book Christmas
by Lynn Austin

In 1951, best friends Audrey Barrett and Eve Dawson look forward to starting new holiday traditions with their five-year-old sons, but the arrival of the Sears Christmas Wish Book prompts the pair to show their kids the true meaning of the holiday. This charming, nostalgic novel features characters from If I Were You, highlights the meaning of the season, and shows hearts healing from the tragedies of war.
An Amish Christmas Wedding: Four Stories
by Amy Clipston, Kelly Irvin, Kathleen Fuller, and Vannetta Chapman

Four faith-filled Amish novellas by bestselling authors showcase romantic love during the Christmas season. From reunited exes (in Amy Clipston's "Evergreen Love" and Kathleen Fuller's "Wreathed in Joy") to later-in-life love (Vanetta Chapman's "A Christmas Prayer"), these heartwarming tales offer holiday comfort and joy.
First Christmas on Huckleberry Hill
by Jennifer Beckstrand

During this holiday season, Anna Yoder can't help hoping that she and her old schoolmate Felty Helmuth, who is being ostracized by their Amish community for his Korean War army service, can find a way to be the perfect match. Original.
Catching Christmas
by Terri Blackstock

Relegated to work as a cabdriver after losing his restaurant to an economic downturn, a once-acclaimed chef unexpectedly bonds with an elderly passenger and her beleaguered attorney granddaughter during a transformative holiday season. By the award-winning author of Intervention. (religious fiction). Simultaneous
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