Daines’s novel breaks with genre conventions to deliver a tale with broad appeal. In Julie Daines’s Havencross, a young woman finds romance and adventure in the nineteenth-century Cornish countryside. Retreating from London after a... Read More

Though draped in the mythic, the novel’s blood and bones are thoroughly and relatably human. The otherworldly and the mundane collide in Shawn Smucker’s "The Day the Angels Fell", a humanizing tale of cosmic proportions. When death... Read More

In time for the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s challenge to the Catholic Church, Allison Pittman’s "Loving Luther" is a moving and rich historical romance based on Luther’s relationship with his wife, Katharina. In addition,... Read More

"The Saint James Conspiracy" satisfies through a blend of scholarly passion and suspense. Jessica Murphy’s "The Saint James Conspiracy" is an entertaining, intricate cloak-and-dagger novel that explores a controversial theory in... Read More

Gentle allusions to the power of belief and of God form the story’s foundation. Liz Johnson combines a tender inspirational romance with the gritty impact of childhood abuse for a powerful story about the struggle to find, accept, and... Read More

This family-centered young adult fantasy novel successfully integrates its spiritual themes. The first book in a young adult Christian fantasy series, J. F. Tucker’s "Revelations" is a well-composed drama in which a teenager fights to... Read More

"The Order" offers an engaging and original story that is well conceived and artfully rendered. Lynn Chase’s "The Order" is an ambitious and complex Christian thriller. The plot involves the archangel Gabriel and numerous other members... Read More

At the center of Kelley’s story is a theme of peace and unity among diverging religions, as well as the eternal search for one’s purpose. Young Mekhaeil Zacharias may have escaped the beheadings that claimed the lives of his fellow... Read More