Inspirational Fiction

New and recommended fiction by Christian authors and publishers

Updated February 8, 2024
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The hidden prince : a novel
Afshar, Tessa
Audiobook
As an Israelite slave, she sees no hope for a future. But she soon discovers the fate of nations may rest in her hands. Keren, a gifted young Jewish scribe in the household of Daniel, learns languages and swordsmanship alongside the great man's sons and their friend Jared....
South of superior
Airgood, Ellen.
Ebook
Dark intercept
Andrews, Brian
Audiobook
When stone wings fly
Barnett, Karen
Paper Book
"Pitch-perfect research and incomparable heart paint every corner of the brilliantly colored canvas of When Stone Wings Fly.Readers, get ready: your newet split-time fiction experience rests in the hands of a master."―Rachel McMillan, author of The Mozart Code Kieran...
My dearest Dietrich : a novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's lost love
Barratt, Amanda
Ebook
Positively, penelope : a novel
Basham, Pepper
Ebook
Unknown threat
Blackburn, Lynn Huggins
Ebook
US Secret Service Special Agent Luke Powell is lucky to be alive. Three of his fellow agents have died in unusual circumstances in the past ten weeks. Luke is devastated by the loss of his friends and colleagues, and his inability to locate the killer feels like a personal failure. He's an expert at...
Aftermath
Blackstock, Terri
Ebook
New York Times bestselling suspense author Terri Blackstock explores complicated what if? questions in this thriller. What if you attended a concert with your best friends where a bomb exploded? What if all the evidence made it appear that you were a terrorist--but you knew you were innocent? ...
The long march home : a World War II novel of the Pacific
Brotherton, Marcus
Paper Book
"A tour de force."--Publishers Weekly starred review "A great read."--Library Journal starred review "A must-read literary triumph."--Booklist starred review Jimmy Propfield joined the army for...
The extraordinary deaths of Mrs. Kip
Brunsvold, Sara
Paper Book
A throwaway assignment is about to change two lives forever Aidyn Kelley is talented, ambitious, and ready for a more serious assignment than the fluff pieces she's been getting as a cub reporter for the Kansas City Star. In her eagerness, she pushes too hard, earning herself...
The Italian ballerina
Cambron, Kristy
Ebook
At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together to save innocent lives in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Ariel Lawhon. Rome, 1943. With the fall of Italy's Fascist government...
The prince of spies
Camden, Elizabeth
Ebook
Luke Delacroix has the reputation of a charming man-about-town in Gilded Age Washington, DC. In reality, he is secretly carrying out an ambitious agenda in Congress. His current mission is to thwart the reelection of Congressman Clyde Magruder, his only real enemy in the world.But trouble begins...
Cold aim
Cantore, Janice
Paper Book
The brilliance of stars : a Jack and Ivy novel
Ciesielski, J'nell
Ebook
"Action! Romance! Spies! Secrets! The Brilliance of Stars has it all. This electrifying read from J'nell Ciesielski comes to life with historical details and sparkling descriptions that will leave the reader begging for book two!" --Amy E. Reichert Amid the chaos of the...
The laws of attraction
Connealy, Mary
Ebook
Can they risk giving in to the attraction between them while their lives are on the line?If widowed seamstress Nell Armstrong has to make one more pair of boring chaps for the cowboys in her tiny Wyoming town, she might just quit the business altogether! So meeting Brand Nolte, a widower...
He should have told the bees : a novel
Cox, Amanda
Paper Book
"Cox's hopeful, heartwarming novel touches on complicated relationships, the value of friendship, and the impact of trauma with great heart and kindness."--BookPage Beekeeper Beckett Walsh was living her dream, until her father's death sent her world into a...
The maid of Ballymacool : a novel
Deibel, Jennifer
Paper Book
"A slow-building, delicious romance wrapped in a mystery!"--Erica Vetsch, author of the Thorndike & Swann Regency Mysteries Brianna Kelly has worked at Ballymacool House and Boarding School since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for...
The one you're with
Denton, Lauren K.
Ebook
A place to land
Denton, Lauren K.
Audiobook
Set the stars alight
Dykes, Amanda
Paper Book
Lucy Clairmont's family treasured the magic of the past, and her childhood fascination with stories of the high seas led her to become a marine archaeologist. But when tragedy strikes, it's Dashel, an American forensic astronomer, and his knowledge of the stars that may help her unearth the truth...
A piece of the moon
Fabry, Chris
Audiobook
2022 Carol Award Winner!An inspiring southern fiction story from the bestselling author of War RoomWhen eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley receives a divine revelation to hide his earthly treasure somewhere in the hills, he sets out to find a fitting hiding spot, choosing only a few...
Meet me in the margins
Ferguson, Melissa, (Assistant professor)
Audiobook
The nature of small birds : a novel
Finkbeiner, Susie
Ebook
"Finkbeiner has deftly written this narrative of ordinary people finding their way, set against a backdrop of global upheaval and war; the characters are realistic and vibrant. Readers looking for realist family stories with a subtle thread of faith . . .will want to read Finkbeiner's latest."--...
Anything but plain
Fisher, Suzanne Woods
Ebook
It's not easy being the bishop's daughter, especially for Lydie Stoltzfus. She's not like other Amish girls, as much as she wishes she were. The only thing she does well is disappoint others. Leaving her family and church seems unbearable, but staying might be worse. Knowing Lydie is "between" jobs,...
Sold on love
Fuller, Kathleen
Ebook
She's a high-fashion realtor; he's a low-maintenance mechanic. What on earth could they have in common? Dressed in designer labels and cruising around town in her red Mercedes, workaholic realtor Harper Wilson presents the picture of success in charming Maple Falls. But Harper's carefully...
Along a storied trail
Gabhart, Ann H.
Paper Book
"Gabhart's skillful use of period details and the Appalachian landscape lend plenty of atmosphere to accompany the lessons of hope, compassion, and fortitude amid hardship. This is her best historical inspirational yet."--Publishers Weekly starred review "Gabhart...
Her heart's desire
Gray, Shelley Shepard
Ebook
Mary Margaret Miller needs an escape from her small Amish community. She boards a bus, all alone, for a vacation in Pinecraft, Florida. Meeting Betsy and Lilly on the way, she's amazed to find two kindred spirits. They become fast friends and determine to have the best two weeks of their lives. For...
The lines between us
Green, Amy Lynn
Paper Book
A WWII novel of courage and conviction, based on the true experience of the men who fought fires as conscientious objectors and the women who fought prejudice to serve in the Women's Army Corps. Since the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gordon Hooper and his buddy Jack Armitage have stuck to...
Who I am with you
Hatcher, Robin Lee
Ebook
For these two broken hearts, the first step toward love will be a huge leap of faith.  Jessica Mason isn't looking for love when she meets Ridley Chesterfield. Instead she is still reeling from the tragic, unexpected loss of her husband and daughter--and awaiting the arrival of her...
The best summer of our lives
Hauck, Rachel
Ebook
Twenty years ago, the summer of '77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde's life. She and her best friends, Spring, Autumn, and Snow--the Four Seasons--had big plans.But those plans never had a chance. After a teenage prank gone awry, the Seasons found themselves on a bus to Tumbleweed,...
The shepherd's wife
Hunt, Angela Elwell
Ebook
Yeshua of Nazareth has two sisters: Damaris, married to a wealthy merchant's son, and Pheodora, married to a simple shepherd from Bethlehem. When Pheodora's husband suffers an unexpected reversal of fortune and is thrown into debtor's prison, she returns to Nazareth, where she pins her hopes on two...
Mulberry Hollow
Hunter, Denise
Audiobook
On the corner of Hope and Main
Jenkins, Beverly
Paper Book
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins celebrates her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas. "If you haven't yet gotten your hands on [this] author's work, you should do so immediately."--Shondaland Citizens...
A girl's guide to the Outback : a novel
Kate, Jessica
Ebook
How far will a girl go to win back a guy she can't stand? This funny, sweet, and romantic story proves that opposites do attract--and that God has a sense of humor.  Samuel Payton is a passionate youth pastor in Virginia, but below the surface, he's still recovering from the blow...
Someone like you : a novel
Kingsbury, Karen
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Science raises questions only love can answer in this moving and thought-provoking novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "heart-tugging and emotional" (Romantic Times Book Reviews) life-changing fiction...
Beneath the bending skies : a novel
Kirkpatrick, Jane
Ebook
Bound by duty--loosed by destinyMollie Sheehan has spent much of her life striving to be a dutiful daughter and honor her father's wishes, even when doing so has led to one heartbreak after another. After all, what options does she truly have in 1860s Montana? But providing for her stepfamily...
A castaway in Cornwall
Klassen, Julie
Audiobook
Set adrift on the tides of fate by the deaths of her parents and left wanting answers, Laura Callaway now lives with her uncle and his disapproving wife in North Cornwall. There she feels like a castaway, always viewed as an outsider even as she yearns to belong. While...
Code name Edelweiss
Landsem, Stephanie
Ebook
"What I am looking for--what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss--is a spy."Adolf Hitler is still a distant rumble on the horizon, but a Jewish spymaster and his courageous spies uncover a storm of Nazi terror in their own backyard.In the summer of 1933, a man named Adolf Hitler is the new...
The thorn
Lewis, Beverly,
Paper Book
Lancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns. THE ROSE TRILOGY is the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church, and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives. Rose Kauffman, a spirited...
Marry me, Millie
Lillard, Amy
Ebook
Marrying Matthew
Long, Kelly
Ebook
The record keeper
Martin, Charles
Audiobook
What happens next
Nelson, Christina Suzann
Paper Book
2024 Carol Award Winner "An uplifting story of faith, hope, and healing."--Booklist"Everyone has a story, and maybe everyone needs a little help toward healing." Popular podcaster and ex-reporter Faith Byrne made a name for herself...
The Inn at Hidden Run
Newport, Olivia
Ebook
A Father-Daughter Genealogy Team Link Present to Past on Family Trees   Meri's family has been producing doctors for so many generations that no one remembers why, so when she flunks out of medical school, she runs as far from her parents as she can get. In the small...
Fallout
Parks, Carrie Stuart
Ebook
Her carefully crafted life is about to be demolished. After a difficult childhood, Samantha Williams craves simplicity: jigsaw puzzles, lectures at the library, and the students she adores in her role as an elementary school art teacher in the dusty farming community of LaCrosse,...
Walking in tall weeds
Pearson, Robin W.
Audiobook
The printed letter bookshop
Reay, Katherine
Paper Book
Books. Love. Friendship. Second chances. All can be found at the Printed Letter Bookshop in the small, charming town of Winsome. One of Madeline Cullen's happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the...
Sister friends forever
Roby, Kimberla Lawson
Paper Book
This emotional novel from a New York Times bestselling author follows four lifelong friends as each faces a crisis in family, love, and forgiveness.  Serena, Michelle, Kenya, and Lynette have been best friends since they were small children....
In search of a prince
Shiloh, Toni
Paper Book
Oprah Daily Best Romance Novel of 2022 ● POPSUGAR Best Novel to Read for a Romantic Getaway ● 2022 Christy Amplify Award Winner It seems like a dream come true . . . until it forces her to question everything. Brielle Adebayo...
Stand by me
Simmons, Pat
Ebook
The Sound of Light
Sundin, Sarah
Paper Book
"Sundin shines in her newest novel. Her craft is inimitable, and her literary finesse radiates from every page."--Booklist starred review When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so...
A match in the making
Turano, Jen
Paper Book
"Turano takes readers on a lighthearted romp through matchmaking season in 1888 Newport, R.I. This is a delight."--Publishers Weekly Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to spend...
Plot twist
Turner, Bethany
Ebook
An aspiring screenwriter has a chance encounter with an actor who could be the man of her dreams. Over the next ten years, she'll write the story . . . but will he end up being the star? February 4, 2003, promises to be a typical day for Olivia Ross--a greeting card writer whose passion...
Turn to me
Wade, Becky
Audiobook
His promise will cost him far more than he imagined. Guilt has defined Luke Dempsey's life. But it was self-destructiveness that landed him in prison. When his friend and fellow inmate lay dying shortly before Luke's release, the older man revealed he left a string of clues for his daughter, Finley,...
The happy life of Isadora Bentley : a novel
Walsh, Courtney
Ebook
Sunrise
Warren, Susan May
Ebook
Pilot Dodge Kingston has always been the heir to Sky King Ranch. But after a terrible family fight, he left to become a pararescue jumper. A decade later, he's headed home to the destiny that awaits him. That's not all that's waiting for Dodge. His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo...
The bookseller's promise
Wiseman, Beth
Audiobook
The souls of Lost Lake
Wright, Jaime Jo
Ebook
"Wright has proven time and again with her masterful storytelling in exceptionally crafted novels that she is a trailblazer extraordinaire in the niche genre combining horror, intrigue and spirituality."--Booklist starred reviewTo save the innocent, they must face...

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