Category: Christian Fiction

Most of the time, none of us like being told what to do, especially when we really don’t have a heart for it. This…

Some books are easy to dip in and out of, to pick up and read to fill a few moments here and there. Sensible…

I found myself researching Near Death Experiences (NDE) quite deeply when writing my novel, Beneath the Tamarisk Tree. It seemed to me that an…

This is a slightly unusual one to review – the book, Pilgrim’s Progress is of course a classic, timelessly presenting a journey of faith,…

This fourth and final instalment in the “Untaken” series covers the 12 months after the Rapture. The now well-known characters endure the first year…

On the surface this may look like an ordinary, unremarkable family. But this story highlights that nobody is ordinary. Everyone has a rich and…

This is an exceptional book. It deals with the difficult topic of the holocaust, not holding back on the horrors. Not in any graphic…

We have possibly all read the Gospel passages and asked questions like : what happened to the legion of demons when the pigs leaped…

This concept continues to fascinate me, offering a view of what the world would look like after the Rapture. With all believers gone, all…

Just Benny is a story of reconciliation, and how the power of love can break in to repair brokenness, especially in relationships. Initially the…

Firstly, let me address the issue of the genre that this book finds itself in, that of ‘Christian horror’, as I am not sure…

Fraud and scams can happen to anyone, whoever we are, whatever our beliefs and however clever or educated we think we are, and it…

A delightful novel, set in the typically English village of Nun’s Drift. It follows the stories of four individuals, across a year in village…

This is a delightfully written book, following the story of five main characters whose lives are unknowingly intertwined, but brought together by circumstances and…

Once again, Joy delights the reader with some great storytelling, immersing us in the medieval world of monasteries and monks. Although this novel is…

No one has an ordinary life. What from the outside may look like a mundane existence or an uneventful life, discounts the individual. It…

Untaken Too is the sequel to Untaken, which I reviewed here at the start of last yar. This instalment now follows the next 12…

This is not my usual sort of read, but I had been told a while ago that some of my own writing reminded the…

This is lovely, gritty novel, focusing on characters who experience tough circumstances and difficult lives. It is well written, switching between the stories of…

Another delightful novel from Sara Brunsvold. This is a story of Nikki, who suffers what can be best described as a relationship crisis –…

Thankfully I read the last few chapters of this book on my own, considering how much I wept! Packed with emotion, this sequel to…

The Bride is an opportunity to once again jump back into medieval Wales, to discover a little more of the story that was told…

I only got halfway through this novel before I placed an order for the sequel. Charles Martin writes so well and I knew it…

What a fascinating concept … this story is of a few residents of a small, uninspiring and unsuspecting town, begin to receive regular brief…

Through a series of life changing circumstances and loss, Doug, our main protagonist in this novel, is led to a point where he needs…

Untaken is a bit quirky, written as an internal monologue which in fact really offers a deep insight into the characters emotions, thoughts and…

This novel is engaging from the offset as we begin a journey of discovering the main character’s fascinating back story. It is a loose…

Right from the start, in the intriguing Prologue, the reader is pulled in to this story, leaving you desperate to know how it will…

This is the third book in Isabella M Smugge series and the storyline remains as engaging as ever. Although on the surface Isabella is…

Traveling is certainly one of life’s pressure points, especially navigating airports, so it is a great setting for exposing the needs of people who…

Having read The Healing a few months ago, to which this book is the prequel, The Pilgrim offers an opportunity to learn the full…

An unusual story with an unusual title, following the main character’s life from a key moment in her childhood, which then provides an anchor…

Truth can often be a rarity… real truth and honesty, especially in a family that is heading rapidly towards a cliff edge of being…

Recently, I have read a lot of books about heaven, having researched and written about it in Beneath The Tamarisk Tree. But this is…

It was so nice to be back in Isabella’s company for another season of relaxation and enjoyment. This is the second book offering us…

I have seen great things about the recently launched second book in this series (The Trials of Isabella M Smugge), and am very keen…

The Gardener’s Daughter, by K A Hitchins, is a story of a young girl, on a roller-coaster of a journey searching for her true…

This one took me by surprise. The story dives straight in, leaving reader intrigued and focused on the events unfolding. It is well written,…

This is a debut novel from Amada Cox and credit to her for stepping out and applying her superb storytelling abilities to this story….

I was at a breakfast meeting recently and the chap I was talking to was just in the throes of changing jobs. His deep…

The Healing is a lovely story, a medieval road trip, which like all road trip stories is a journey of discovery, or in this…