Christian Fiction

 Christmas Fiction

A holiday sweater is the last thing 13-year-old Eddie wants for Christmas, but it's all his single mother can afford. Deeply disappointed, he scorns her gift, only to lose her soon afterward in a car accident. Now he's tormented by regrets. Can a mysterious neighbor help him make peace with his memories---and God?

Christmas Fiction

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Although she still prays for Caleb, Nellie Mae Fisher has broken up with her beau. Now, her heart's greatest longing is for more knowledge of the Lord. Caleb yearns for freedom, as his plans to leave Honeybrook have been thwarted. He must stay on as caretaker for his father, who was crippled in a wintertime accident. He also longs for Nellie Mae, still hoping that she will return to the Old Order...and to him.

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When Seth suddenly returns to town claiming he's a man changed by faith, Jessie is reluctant to trust him or God with her family's future. But Seth sets out to prove his commitment and his love. This is a timeless story of the transforming power of God's love and forgiveness.
     

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After his graduation from college, Thomas Ollenburger is filled with big dreams and even bigger questions. What will he do for a job? Should he marry? Where will he call home? Torn between his Mennonite roots on the Kansas prairie and his love for the big city of Boston, as well as his affection for a girl from each location, Thomas doesn't know which path he is meant to take. He has always sought God's help with his decision-making, but now it seems Heaven is staying stubbornly silent. What will Thomas choose?

Kim Vogel Sawyer

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Essie Spreckelmeyer is the last woman anyone in Corsicana, Texas, expected to see with a man on her arm. Independent and outspoken, she's known more for riding bicycles in outrageous bloomers than for catching a man's eye.
 
And the last man who seems willing to give her a second glance is Tony Morgan, newly hired at Spreckelmeyer's oil company. The disinherited son of an oil baron, Tony wants most to restore his name and regain his lost fortune--not lose his heart to this headstrong blonde. She confounds, contradicts, and confuses him. Sometimes he doesn't know if she's driving him toward the aisle or the end of his rope.

Deeanne Gist

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Jeremiah Grant, on a secret mission with the underground railroad is wounded and knows he needs to find shelter to recuperate before continuing.  Jeremiah stumbles into Riverhaven, a rural Amish community, who looks upon him as an "outsider" but recognizes his need to mend.  While in Riverhaven, Jeremiah manages to bring chaos and conflict to the communtiy, which starts to escalate as he falls for the young widow, Rachel Brenneman... a forbidden relationship that will hinder both his and Rachel's destiny...or does God have another direction for them?

B.J. Hoff |  Discussion Questions

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As a nanny, Millicent Fairweather poured her energy and talents into the two young charges under her care- only to have them suddenly and without explanation sent to a boarding school. Bereft and unsure of where life will lead her, she agrees to accompany her sister and brother-in-law to America. They board the Opportunity, confident a better life awaits.

Widower Daniel Clark determines to begin life anew in Gooding, Texas, operating a mercantile. But when his nanny leaves him stranded aboard the ship with his young son, he finds himself in dire need of assistance. Obtaining temporary help from steerage, Daniel is initially taken aback by the pretty bundle of energy who takes over his suite. Yet Miss Fairweather's unique child-rearing techniques and tireless devotion to his son soon win him over.

Cathy Marie Hake

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After years spent following their father and his wanderlust, the three Gallatin sisters begin to fashion a life for themselves in the Montana wilds, operating a roadhouse at the crossroads of two stage lines. When their father is accidently killed, however, the oldest sister, Gwen, reasons that she's cursed. Death seems to haunt her every step.

As the sisters work to maintain the roadhouse, an unexpected visitor arrives, sending Gwen into turmoil. Is he whom he claims to be? And can she dare to hope that love might again be hers?

Tracie Peterson

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As the Pulses that caused the outage are finally coming to an end, thirteen-year-old Beth Branning witnesses a murder. Threatened by the killer, she keeps the matter to herself. But her silence could cost her life.
 
Meanwhile, as Deni’s ex-fiancé returns to Crockett with a newfound faith and the influence to get things done, Deni is torn between the man who can fulfill all her dreams and Mark Green, the man who inhabits them.
 
As the world slowly emerges from the crisis, the Brannings face their toughest crisis yet. Will God require more of them than they’ve already given? How will they keep their faith if he doesn’t answer their prayers?

Restoration Series  |  Terri Blackstock

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After experiencing a devastating period in her Amish life, where she was effecitvely shunned by her father and  rejected by her fiance,' Hannah Lapp chose to board a train for Chicago, leaving her family, friends and life as she knew it behind.  After several months, Hannah finally established herself and begun her life with the help of Martin and his adpopted niece and nephew.  It wasn't long before Hannah enrolled in nursing school, her passion throughout her life. 

However, her past was not forgotten, so when she received a phone call  from her friend who desperately needed her help at home. Her memories pulled her Amish heart back to her former life an she headed back to Pennsylvania to familiar roads of her youth.  Some embraced her with open arms, but others...

Sisters of the Quilt Series | Cindy Woodsmall | Discussion Questions | Audio Interview

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In the murky waters of Savannah's shoreline, a young law student is under fire as she tries her first case at a prominent and established law firm. A complex mix of betrayal and deception quickly weaves its way through the case and her life, as she uncovers dark and confusing secrets about the man she's defending--and the senior partners of the firm.

How deep will the conspiracy run? Will she have to abandon her true self to fulfill a higher calling? And how far will she have to go to discover the truth behind a tragic cold case?

Robert Whitlow

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Captain Caleb Holt is a reliable firefighter, but at home, his marriage is a flickering ember. Caleb's father challenges him to give it one more shot---with a 40-day dare! Will Caleb rescue his "wedded bliss" by loving his wife the way God loves us, or has it already gone up in smoke?

Eric Wilson

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Rebecca Baard's young life has been filled with trials, but she's determined to open a soda shop in Blessing, North Dakota, to make a life of independence for herself.  Her friends have other ideas in mind...namely finding an eligible bachelor for her, unbeknownst to Rebecca.

She decides to travel to Bismarck in search of a soda shop to get ideas for her own when she meets a sophisticated, charming young man who makes her question her long-held decisions about where where her future lies.

Daughters of Blessing Series  |  Lauraine Snelling

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Now it's time for 3,000 to stand in the gap.

Sinner is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords or guns. Beware all who stand in his way. It's also the story of Billy Rediger and Darcy Lange, two unsuspecting survivors of a research project gone bad, who discover that they are perhaps the two most powerful souls in the land. Listen to them or pay a terrible price.

This exclusive edition features Dekker's signature on the cover, his letter to CBD customers, and an interview.