I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them and their books. I like to feature their books whenever possible. So be sure to check out my Christian Fiction Wednesday blog posts. You just may find another favorite author or two.
~robin
THE RECLUSE (ebook)
by Eric Wiggin
THE RECLUSE (novel) tells the story of Amy Miller, who travels with her family to the seaside village of Portugal, Maine in 1942. Her dad, who was reared in an Amish home, was pushed out of his Baptist church by deacons angered that he refused to allow the Armed Services to set up a recruiting office in the lobby of the Baptist church where he was a pastor. Amy’s wise and winsome Amish nana, shunned by her community, travels with the family to live in a Maine parsonage.
Amy meets Vaughn Lehmann, a godly bachelor who is deaf, crippled by polio and who was born with Asperger’s syndrome. His combination of handicaps brings the scorn and persecution of the community on his head, and for a time he lives as a recluse.
Amy, meanwhile, is kicked out of her teaching job for befriending Vaughn. So she enlists as a WAC, and is sent to Italy to drive an ambulance with General Clark’s 5th Army during the Allied invasion of Europe. Here, she is missing in action, presumed dead.
About the Author:
Eric Wiggin has published 17 books, including nine YA, including the HANNAH’S ISLAND series and the REBECCA series, as well as THE GIFT OF GRANDPARENTING (Focus on the Family/Tyndale). He has also published some 1,300 articles and short stories, and he is well known as the author of interview stories in several Sunday school take-home papers. He has been a pastor, school teacher and Christian college instructor.
Eric and his wife, Dot recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They live in Michigan and are the parents of four children, twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
THE JOURNEY OF ELEVEN MOONS (20th anniversary reissue)
by Bonnie Leon
A successful walrus hunt means Anna and her beloved Kinauquak will soon be joined in marriage. But before they can seal their promise to one another, a tsunami wipes their tribe from the rugged shore—everyone except Anna and her little sister, Iya, who are left alone to face the Alaskan wilderness.
A stranger, a Civil-War veteran with golden hair and blue eyes, wanders the untamed Aleutian Islands. He offers help, but can Anna trust him or his God? And if she doesn’t, how will she and Iya survive?
About the Author:
Bonnie Leon is the author of nineteen novels, including the recently released Joy Takes Flight, book three in the Alaskan Skies series, the popular Sydney Cover series published by Revell and the bestselling Journey of Eleven Moons.
She enjoys speaking for women’s groups and teaching at writing seminars and conventions. These days, her time is filled with writing, being a grandmother and relishing precious time with her aged mother.
Bonnie and her husband, Greg, live in Southern Oregon. They have three grown children and seven grandchildren.
A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW (reissue: first time in print)
by Julie Lessman
One Woman. Two Men.
One stirs her pulse and the other her faith.
But who will win her heart?
Marceline Murphy is a gentle beauty with a well-founded aversion to rogues. But when two of Boston’s most notorious pursue her, she encounters a tug-of-war of the heart she isn’t expecting. Sam O’Rourke is the childhood hero she’s pined for, the brother of her best friend, and part of the large, boisterous family she loves. So when his best friend Patrick O’Connor joins in pursuit of her affections, the choice seems all too clear. Sam is from a family of faith and Patrick is not, two rogues whose wild ways clash head-on with Marcy’s—both in her faith and in her heart.
Overseeing the Christmas play fundraiser for the St. Mary’s parish soup kitchen—A Light in the Window—Marcy wrestles with her attraction to both men and her concern for their spiritual welfare. The play is based on the Irish custom of placing a candle in the window on Christmas Eve to welcome the Holy Family, and for Marcy, its message becomes deeply personal. But when disaster strikes, Marcy is destined to discover the truth of the play’s message first-hand when it becomes clear that although two men have professed their undying love, only one has truly responded to “the light in the window.”
About the Author:
Award-winning author of “The Daughters of Boston” and “Winds of Change” series, Julie Lessman was American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Debut Author of the Year and voted #1 Romance Author of the year in Family Fiction magazine’s 2012 and 2011 Readers Choice Awards. She has also garnered 17 RWA awards and made Booklist’s 2010 Top 10 Inspirational Fiction. Her book A Light in the Window is an International Digital Awards winner, a 2013 Readers’ Crown Award winner, and a 2013 Book Buyers Best Award winner. You can contact Julie and read excerpts from her books at www.julielessman.com.
PRETTY IS AS PRETTY DOES
by Debby Mayne
Priscilla Slater goes to her ten-year high school reunion with equal parts dread and eager anticipation. Even though she’s a successful owner of a chain of hair salons and no longer has the mousy brown hair, crooked teeth, and discount-store wardrobe, she still feels like the ugly duckling. But when she arrives at the reunion, Priscilla soon realizes that her old classmates aren’t exactly as she remembers them. With humor and a just a touch of sassiness, Priscilla finds herself facing her own truth—and she may be surprised at what she discovers.
About the Author:
Debby Mayne is a best-selling author who has published more than 30 books and novellas, 1,000 short stories and articles, and devotions for women. She has also worked as managing editor of a national health magazine, product information writer for HSN, a creative writing instructor, and a copy editor and proofreader. Her novel, Love Finds You in Treasure Island, Florida received 4-1/2 stars from RT Book Review, and was named a Top Pick for the month of July. She and her husband Wally have two grown daughters, and live in Palm Harbor, Florida. To learn more about Debby visit DebbyMayne.com.
AN ARIA FOR NICK
by Hallee Bridgeman
The only man who can save her life has been dead for a decade.
Raised in a loving home, Aria Suarez dreamed of becoming a professional pianist happily married to her high school crush. After the only boy who ever caught her eye dies a hero’s death and her wrist is shattered along with her future plans, she turns her brilliant musical mind to nuclear engineering and solving mysteries of science.
Abandoned to an abusive father at five, Nick Williams grew up dreaming of escape; of enlisting in the Army and leaving his wretched life behind; of proving himself worthy of the girl he loves. But the crucible of combat offers only the escape of death.
A decade later, Aria uncovers a nuclear plot that threatens the heart of our very nation. Sinister forces surround and threaten her when, out of nowhere, the man who reportedly died so many years before returns as if from the grave — intent on protecting her.
Has God finally joined them together?
Or is Aria doomed to mourn Nick twice?
About the Author:
Hallee Bridgeman lives with her husband and their three children in small town Kentucky. When she’s not writing Christian romance novels, she blogs about all things cooking and homemaking at Hallee the Homemaker (http://www.halleethehomemaker.com).
Hallee started writing when her oldest child and only daughter was a baby, but a busy professional career and being the wife of a deployed soldier had her shelve her books for another time. Two more children, a cross country move, and God’s perfect timing brought the books off of the shelf to be dusted off and presented to you now.
Hallee loves coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. Above all else, she loves God with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength; has been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ; and relies on the presence of the Holy Spirit. She prays her books are a blessing to you and would love to hear back from you.
GUNPOWDER TEA
by Margaret Brownley
Pinkerton Detective Miranda Hunt has been tasked with apprehending the Phantom – a notorious train robber thought to be hiding on the sprawling Last Chance Ranch.
But she isn’t the only one there with something to hide. Wells Fargo detective Jeremy Taggert is working the scene undercover as well. Although their true identities are a secret—and both are suspicious of the other—it is impossible for Jeremy and Miranda to hide the spark that flares between them. But with careers and lives on the line, love will have to wait—perhaps forever.
About the Author:
Known for writing with warm humor Margaret Brownley has published more than 30 books and is N.Y. Times bestselling author.
Hey, it’s great to see my stuff out on the web again. THE RECLUSE (full-length novel), and its short-story companion LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD, are both available via Amazon’s Kindle. I’ve just added SKINNY DIPPING at MEGUNTICOOK LAKE, and today I finished editing A HOUND FOR HANNAH, the first of the HANNAH’S ISLAND series, for republication. Look for THE RECLUSE as a free book Thanksgiving weekend (November 28, 29 & 30). Just go to Amazon>Books>title>Wiggin