Adult Books
The genres listed below are separated into Fiction and Nonfiction. The fiction categories are: Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical, Romance, and Romantic Suspense.
Fiction
Contemporary
Is Molly willing to cross the one line she swore she never would to put her shattered life back together again?
Hope needs more hope. Faith needs more faith. They both need a whole lot of love.
Jess Cardelle likes to fix people. She's used to being the helper, the dependable one. But losing her brother Toby was never part of the plan. Why didn't God give her a chance to save him?
Dive into this inspirational split-time journey where three lives, separated by centuries, collide in unexpected ways.
Natassa seems to live a charmed life—blessed with a loving husband, a comfortable home, thriving children, and a loyal best friend. But when a single night shatters her perfect world
Three stories, centuries apart, continue to intertwine in this gripping split-time sequel.
Natassa has settled into a “new normal” three years after the assault that changed her life.
Four stories merge in this compelling conclusion to the split-time Mercy series.
After being released from prison, DeAndre struggles to make a new life for himself and his family. But when his past shows up in the doorway of his art studio, begging for a place in his heart and life, he is forced to make decisions that will alter his life forever.
We all have one thing in common. . . we all bear the image of God.
In this anthology you will find works that celebrate life—no matter the size or capability
Dystopian/ Sci-fi
The year is 2117, and Lydia Klein has lived a sheltered life in New Augsburg, a small town established as an oasis in an increasingly secular world. In the face of a government that heavily regulates publishing of explicitly Christian materials, Lydia’s family operates a privately owned press dedicated to printing books that proclaim the timeless Word of God.
Faced with the loss of their parents, her brother’s unwillingness to carry on the family business leaves Lydia uncertain of the future.
When the charming and polished Zachary Barrett, a wealthy son of the town, expresses interest in marrying her and buying her family’s press, she imagines that her problems may soon be solved. But as disagreements and new acquaintances threaten to come between them, will Lydia learn to act out of trust or be trapped in fear?
Every decision of Callie Foster’s adult life has led to this moment—her chance to run for a seat in the U.S. Congress. Every move has been calculated, except for one. She never counted on falling for Micah Klein. Their relationship threatens her campaign, but Callie is determined to have the best of both worlds: the career she’s always dreamed of and the unconditional love of a good man.
Micah Klein’s unique New Augsburg upbringing has left him disillusioned with organized religion and with more questions than answers. As he struggles to sort out the truth of his father’s mysterious disappearance and carve out a future independent of his birthright, only one thing stands out with certainty: Callie Foster is the best thing to have ever happened to him. Their wedding day cannot come soon enough.
As a volatile political campaign amidst a series of terrorist attacks throw Micah and Callie’s relationship and their Christian faith into the national spotlight, their future teeters in the balance. Will their choices drive them apart or draw them together?
Fantasy/ Speculative
Cinder Allia has spent eight years living under her stepmother’s brutal thumb, wrongly punished for having caused her mother’s death.
Dreamwalker: A Gripping Supernatural Christian Fiction
Two star-crossed hearts share a connection that’s over a hundred years in the making…
Historical
She’s lost her future. He’s sacrificed his. Now they have a chance to reclaim it—together.
Valentine defies the emperor and becomes a hero . . . and the most wanted man in the empire.
Certain things ruin a girl’s reputation, and madness is one.
Escaping her shattered past is much more difficult than she imagined.
Calcutta, 1886.
1945. World War II has come to an end. But the battle for a young boy's future is just beginning.
Augusta Travers has spent the last three years avoiding the stifling expectations of New York society and her family's constant disappointment.
With secrets dating back two generations, will Wisteria House unite or destroy an already-fractured family?
When Justin Young is reunited with his orphaned siblings during the American Civil War, he decides to bring his widowed sister and younger brothers to live with him in Chicago, desiring to give them a home and a family
"I told her that I would not stay home while my comrades risked their necks on the front lines."
He was just a youth when he received his baptism of fire in June 1944. Eighty years after the defeat at Normandy, he is asked to share his story, dredging up the horrors of war and challenging his loved ones to discover the truth about the past. Could this be an opportunity to mend the wounds that have never been healed?
Can a soldier stand for his country without bowing his knee to evil?
American-born Frederick Smith has left everything he’s ever known to return to his German homeland.
A spark ignites a flame that could burn down everything they hold dear.
Contrary to her name, Patience Abbott has long felt unsettled and anxious to leave behind her painful memories in England for a fresh start in America. But her new life isn’t quite what she expected, and as tension grows in her new home of Boston, so does the distance between Patience and her estranged father. So when Josiah Wagner walks into her life, it finally feels like she’s not alone. If only his patriotic leanings didn’t put him at odds with her father’s loyalties.
Baltimore, 1828
Spinning. Turning flax to fine linen thread for her family’s weaving business keeps Betha’s hands occupied all day, but it’s the concerns spinning in her heart that never truly rest.
At the brink of the Civil War, Henrietta Frontenac is a fierce protector of her five younger sisters. As poverty and despair threaten their survival, Henrietta takes a bold step to protect her family. She disguises herself as a man to find work at the docks and is soon swept into the ranks of the Confederate army.
Gunter Schrader was left behind when his brothers went to war in 1914. Two and a half years later, he makes his way to the front, though it means leaving the young woman he loves and lying to his widowed mother.
Mystery & Suspense
Ammi is a young woman striving for a life of independence in Los Angeles, far away from the troubled childhood she left behind. Loneliness fades as she develops a friendship with the unforgettably kind Joel Hayes, an architect whom she meets over lunch at a park.
Romance
A family scarred by tragedy…
Will find hope in an unlikely gardener
Can Molly let go of her dreams to take ahold of the plans God has for her?
Shame chases her to Minden.
Grief traps him in the past.
But they can't deny the spark between them.
In the span of a moment, Genny Jones’s life is turned upside down when she receives devastating news about her brother serving in Iraq.
Can accidentally becoming a beekeeper lead to love?
Four Novellas
Where Love is Planted (Sarah Anne Crouch) - Ivy Aaronson is surrounded by family at their flower shop in West Texas-just the way she likes it.
Can two hearts reluctant to love find a future together?
There's SNOW way she'll fall for his charms again...
First comes a lifelong crush, then comes . . . a marriage of convenience to her sister?
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that Mr. Darcy does not exist.”
What if the only way to discover who you are is to look for it in your scars?
Erinma Roberts thought her life was perfect because she was the CEO of a multinational beauty corporation, had an adoring boyfriend, and amazing friends. Tragic events, on the other hand, have a way of defining who is most important and what truly matters.
It was love at first sight . . . or at least, love at first bloody nose.
If there’s one thing the Marines taught me, it’s that you don’t quit until you’ve completed your mission. Or you die trying. And by the way Clover Mason keeps shooting fire at me from those violet-colored eyes of hers, it just may be the latter. But like me or not, her Hollywood producer father hired me to protect her, and I will risk my life before letting any harm come to the grumpy recluse.
Marry a stranger, adopt my nephew. Sounds easy enough...right?
Roxy:
After my brother’s untimely death, I’m left brokenhearted and fighting for a teenage nephew who doesn’t seem to care whether he’s out on the streets or tucked into bed at night.
Sometimes the love you need most looks different than you imagined.
Clare Martin thought nothing of agreeing to live with her dementia-ridden grandmother when her parents left on mission. Balancing that with her job as a social worker and the expectations of her career-driven boyfriend proved doable—until Grandma started a house fire.
Three women’s lives intertwine in the yarn aisle of a craft store.
Grieving the unexpected loss of her beloved grandmother, Marin wants to honor her grandmother's memory by teaching herself to knit. While shopping for yarn, she's overcome with grief, and is comforted by a grandmotherly woman who offers her knitting lessons.
Romantic Suspense
A series of bad choices culminated in the worst day of Jamie Moreno’s life.
Laurelin Dedeaux Holt’s deep roots and robust family legacy serve her well on the day her world comes crashing down.
Heading home in high spirits after securing a career-building business deal, Cynthia Sumrall
encounters a grumpy—and handsome—ginger.
She's running from her past. He's avoiding his future.
She can’t keep running…
Ambitious paralegal Bristol Chaplin knows that achieving her dream of becoming a lawyer won’t be easy, but there’s a price that even she isn’t willing to pay.
Sometimes the devil lurks in paradise...
Office manager Grace Hinton is used to working behind the scenes at Forge Brothers Security.
The serpent isn’t dead. She’s only sleeping…
When it comes to finding a research breakthrough, scientist Karlin McKenna won’t let anything get in her way–at least not until her employer pressures her into crossing an ethical line. If she refuses to play their game, it could cost her everything. Including her brother’s life.
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Non-Fiction
Learn to grab readers' attention when you go beyond the story beats of the romance genre by harnessing the impact of the relationship arc, character arc, conflict, key moments, and other writing techniques.
Based on her experience working with dozens romance novelists over the last decade and insight from reading and studying thousands of romance novels, editor and story coach Jessica Barber has compiled the most lucrative advice for writing a well-developed, engaging novel that will have your readers begging for more.
This book will teach After reading this book, you can be confident that you will have the tools to take your novel from a good book to a book that readers can't put down .
Are you comforted by the Church? Are you irritated by the Church? Does the thought of walking into those doors on a Sunday morning bring you peace or does it bring you anxiety?
For many, the Church is no longer a safe place, even for those who attend regularly. Societal pressures, frustration caused by bureaucracy and abuse within churches, and the negative perception of institutions today result in pain and confusion around the idea of "church."
Gathered by Christ: The Overlooked Gift of Church helps readers see the Church through Jesus' eyes. It examines how the Church provides comfort and strengthening of faith in a concrete way, with Scripture and faithful witness as a guide.
It's time to change how we understand grief.
Grief is not only a reaction to death and loss, but also a natural part of life as we learn to let go of how we thought life would or should go.
By leaning in to the transformative process of grief, Katie Rössler normalizes a topic society doesn't discuss enough. One that when ignored, can lead to addiction, disconnection from loved ones, and increased stress.
Within these pages, Katie provides indispensable tools of support. On your grief journey, learn to turn pain into empowerment.
