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Post by 5peanutsnana on Jul 27, 2014 14:34:04 GMT
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Post by cropduster on Jul 27, 2014 14:54:09 GMT
I can't believe I did not mention her. Along with Tamera Alexander and Lauraine Snelling.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 27, 2014 18:20:32 GMT
Francine Rivers is an amazing writer. (Yes, I realize I'm not Christian and now I am sidling quietly out of the room before anyone catches me in here.) Lucy, You're ALWAYS welcome. Sweet! Thank you.
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Post by jcmom04 on Jul 27, 2014 20:22:43 GMT
There was a series of books I read last year by Kenneth Zeigler. He wrote about Heaven and Hell (the places) and his interpretation of Revelation. Very interesting and a different perspective for me.
Kristin
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Post by *KatyCupcake* on Jul 27, 2014 20:35:51 GMT
I saw recently that Redeeming Love is going to be made into a movie! Another author not yet mentioned is Dee Henderson. I love her O'Malley series, its about a group of orphans who decide to become a family but they are all grown up. The books are part suspense, part romance, all redemption. Each book focuses on a different sibling. Bodie Thoene has the Zion Chronicles series, which takes place when Israel first became a nation. There is a prequel series, The Zion covenant, which is set in WWII Europe. LOVE the Zion Covenant series and have read them all three times. I'm reading Francine Rivers right now. The Mark of the Lion trilogy. Interesting that it starts with the Jews being murdered and forced out of Jerusalem by the Roman army. I read Ted Dekker- the Red, Black, Green, White circular book series. It was weird but I liked the symbolism. Dee Henderson and Lynn Austen are great choices. Karen Kingsbury is okay- but it's pretty cliche to me.
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Post by femalebusiness on Jul 27, 2014 20:45:09 GMT
A good friend of mine has a brother that writes "clean" romance novels. His first was Of Love and Heartbreak, the Lockhart Trilogy his second book is just out, it is Roses, Redheads and Truckers. The author is Herb Durbin.
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Post by newlywoods03 on Jul 27, 2014 20:58:33 GMT
Thanks, everyone! I have lots of new authors to check out
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 27, 2014 22:38:17 GMT
I just finished Francine Rivers' newest book, Bridge to Haven. I will talk more about it on the book thread. It's a pretty decent read, but she set the bar for herself VERY high with Redeeming Love and the Mark of the Lion trilogy. Interestingly enough, it has THE steamiest s3x scene I have ever read in a Christian book. I did not think it was over the top, but I heard that at least one church would not keep it in their library because of that. I think that's a bit over the top, but their decision of course. I really hope her DIL comes back.... I adore Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. [HASH]Patter, your descriptions was excellent. I got nothing else.... Thanks for chiming in, [HASH]lucyg. Lisa
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Jul 27, 2014 22:59:41 GMT
What is "women's fiction"? (Mentioned twice in this thread.) Does it have a connection to Christian fiction? Please and thank you.
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Post by shinyhappytina on Jul 27, 2014 23:10:26 GMT
I'm making a list. I appreciate this discussion! I am Christian and love to read, but haven't specifically read this genre. I have read several of books about the Amish...although I'm not Amish, just thought they were interesting and they are clean. I've read Courtney Walsh's books too, she is Christian and her books are also pretty wholesome, but aren't Christian themed, they had scrapbooking woven through them.
I've read John Piper, and several other theological books, but they are not light reading. Thanks for the suggestions ladies!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 23:30:50 GMT
I usually don't care for Christian fiction, but I ADORE the Gods and Kings series by Lynn Austin.
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Post by ljs1691 on Jul 27, 2014 23:44:21 GMT
And so many more I am forgetting. LOL! I mostly read historical romance. Have you read any Lisa Tawn Bergren? She is how I got into historical romance and Christian romance.
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 28, 2014 0:04:52 GMT
Added Gods and Kings to my to-read list.
Lisa
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Post by octoberbeauty on Jul 28, 2014 2:17:07 GMT
Dee Henderson (mystery) and Denise Hunter (contemporary romance) are my favorites.
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Post by scraptag on Jul 28, 2014 3:19:53 GMT
My friend is a newly published Christian author. Her name is Karen Barnett. She has two books published, with several more on the way.
Mistaken and Out of the Ruins.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 3:28:52 GMT
Try Broken Wings, Soaring Heart by Beverly A. Rogers and/or Fearless Love by Kate Kadence. Both are new Christian authors in the romance genre. But of course, there are no beds involved in these romances, just lots of emotion.
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Post by donna on Jul 28, 2014 3:33:44 GMT
Lauraine Snelling is a really good one too. She has a series about the settling of the Red River area of the Dakota Area. The first one is called An Untamed Land and is currently free on Kindle.
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Post by Patter on Jul 28, 2014 10:11:36 GMT
And so many more I am forgetting. LOL! I mostly read historical romance. Have you read any Lisa Tawn Bergren? She is how I got into historical romance and Christian romance. No I haven't. I will have to look into her books. Thank you!
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 28, 2014 10:23:40 GMT
Lucy... the thread title said specifically "Christian authors" so I doubt many of the people who are replied are that. I know I'm not. An author, anyway. As for Christian fiction, it's not something I've ever read, despite being in ministry myself. I do like historical fiction in general, so the one I did read and liked very much was "The Red Tent". So I might like that "Gods and Kings" one that someone mentioned. I'll check out the first one and see. I'm always happy to discover an already-written series because then I have more to look forward to. I have also read (and own) all the Mitford books. But, if asked I would not have called that "Christian fiction". To me it's a story about a minister and his life and family. I'm not sure what the difference is for me, I'm going to have to think about it.
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Post by ingrid6 on Jul 28, 2014 12:17:14 GMT
I just finished Francine Rivers' newest book, Bridge to Haven. I will talk more about it on the book thread. It's a pretty decent read, but she set the bar for herself VERY high with Redeeming Love and the Mark of the Lion trilogy. Interestingly enough, it has THE steamiest s3x scene I have ever read in a Christian book. I did not think it was over the top, but I heard that at least one church would not keep it in their library because of that. I think that's a bit over the top, but their decision of course. I really hope her DIL comes back.... I adore Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker. [HASH]Patter, your descriptions was excellent. I got nothing else.... Thanks for chiming in, [HASH]lucyg. Lisa Redeeming Love is one of my all time favorites. I didn't realize that she had a new book out - off to look for it! I'll have to stalk you on the book thread to read more about it Robert Whitlow is another favorite of mine.
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 28, 2014 16:40:31 GMT
[HASH]ingrid6, are you on Goodreads? I posted a longer review there and didn't say much on the book thread. Copy and pasting my GR review below.
3/5 stars, but Bridge to Haven is really more like a 3.5 star book.
Francine Rivers has set a very high bar for herself with the amazing book Redeeming Love and the epic Mark of the Lion trilogy. This just didn't quite live up to her previous books. It was a bit predictable and could have been shorter. I saw the twist coming the second the character came on the scene.
Still, this is a wonderful story of redemption. I agree with another poster who felt that forgiveness for Abra (what a beautiful name!) at the end by Joshua, Pastor Zeke, Peter and Priscilla, Mitzi and even Penny seemed too pat and easy, which was another difficulty with this novel.
Even so, I will keep reading whatever FR churns out!
Lisa
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Post by ingrid6 on Jul 28, 2014 16:54:20 GMT
gottapeanow I used to be on Goodreads but haven't been there in ages. Just went back and started reading some of the reviews. Thanks so much!
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 28, 2014 18:18:02 GMT
[HASH]ingrid6, friend me on there if you want. I love tracking my reading, writing reviews, finding new books, seeing what my friends are reading. And the app is really fun too! Love the ability to scan books! I am just under Lisat. Lisa
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Post by smokeynspike on Jul 29, 2014 3:55:00 GMT
I don't think anyone has mentioned Liz Curtis Higgs. She is AWESOME! I don't usually read Christian fiction either. She does historical fiction and some contemporary fiction as a subset to that genre.
Melissa
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 4:40:07 GMT
I read mostly historical romance fiction and Bible stories.
Some of my favorite authors: Beverly Lewis Janette Oke, especially her books co-authored with T. Davis Bunn Jill Eileen Smith Mesu Andrews Leslie Gould and Mindy Starns Clark Laura Frantz Lynn Austin BJ HOff Tracie Peterson
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Post by mom2samlibby on Jul 29, 2014 5:05:57 GMT
Karen Kingsbury is my favorite Christian author.
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Post by claire on Jul 29, 2014 10:14:05 GMT
Great thread! Because of threads like this on 2Peas, I have discovered some great books. Could you guide me to Christian detectives? I have tried the thriller genre, but found the few books I read too dark (a Frank Peretti was one of them). Thank you so much!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 13:15:27 GMT
Irene Hannon is a fairly new author, and her writing style is similar to Dee Henderson. She has 3 series that I really like: Private Justice Heroes of Quantico Guardians of Justice
They're all thrillers/mysteries.
In addition to the Francine Rivers' books mentioned above, try reading the Lineage of Grace series about women who were in the genealogical history of Jesus - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary. Very, very good. She also has a series called Sons of Encouragment about 5 men in the Bible who were "sidekicks" of more well-known men - Aaron, Caleb, Jonathan, Amos and Silas.
Another great Biblical series is the Genesis Trilogy by Kacy Barnett-Gramckow. It tells about the events leading up to the Noahic flood and the Tower of Babel. Very well done.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 29, 2014 14:28:39 GMT
Really? That is so cool. Francine is an amazing writer!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2014 14:38:24 GMT
Francine Rivers is an amazing writer. (Yes, I realize I'm not Christian and now I am sidling quietly out of the room before anyone catches me in here.) Lucy, Christian or not, we're glad you joined in! You're welcome to join in on the discussion any time. And I agree with you about Francine Rivers. She's my favorite Christian fiction author of all time!
I like Terri Blackstock and Frank Peretti too. I'm going to have to go find the author of the "Elmo Jenkins" trilogy. They were independent books that I found on Amazon, lighthearted and fun, but yet with some very good underlying messages about our walks as Christians.
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