The list starts with the author, then the typical subjects, and then a good starter title.
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Ginny Aiken |
Light, cozy contemporary mysteries & romances |
Decorating Schemes |
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Randy Alcorn |
Mysteries, thrillers & fantasies with afterlife connections |
Deadline |
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Hannah Alexander |
Gentle suspense: some romantic, some medical |
Second Opinion or Hideaway |
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Tamera Alexander |
Frontier romance in the 1860s |
Rekindled |
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Lynn Austin |
Biblical retellings and historical family sagas |
Gods & Kings |
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Judy Baer |
Light “chick-lit” romance with Christian themes |
The Whitney Chronicles |
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Tracey Bateman |
Single-mom romance, historical romance, and suspense |
Leave It to Claire |
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Charlene Ann Baumbich |
Folksy, funny hijinks in quirky little Partonville, IL |
Dearest Dorothy Are We There Yet? |
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James BeauSeigneur |
Apocalyptic thrills at the end of times |
In His Image |
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Deborah Bedford |
Contemporary romance meets social problem novel |
When You Believe |
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James Scott Bell |
Legal suspense, both contemporary and historical |
Breach of Promise |
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Angela Benson |
Faith overcomes problems for modern African-Americans |
Awakening Mercy |
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Lisa Tawn Bergren |
Romance with a dash of adventure |
Refuge |
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Kristen Billerbeck |
Comedy, shopping, romance: Christian chick lit |
She’s Out of Control |
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Terri Blackstock |
Nail-biting inspirational suspense with a touch of romance |
Evidence of Mercy |
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Ray Blackston |
Goofy, quirky, contemporary Christian comedy |
Flabbergasted |
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Lawana Blackwell |
Victorian historicals with a hearty dash of romance |
The Widow of Larkspur Inn |
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Stephen A. Bly |
Christian Western sagas with plenty of wit |
The Senator’s Other Daughter |
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Michele Andrea Bowen |
Steamy morality tales in earthy, funny churches |
Church Folk |
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Sigmund Brouwer |
Westerns and thrillers, even kids’ books |
Evening Star |
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Wanda E. Brunstetter |
Live and love among Amish families |
The Storekeeper’s Daughter |
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T. Davis Bunn |
Globe-trotting adventure, historical suspense, legal thrills |
The Book of Hours |
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Melody Carlson |
Women navigate life’s problems guided by faith |
On This Day |
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Linda Chaikin |
Adventure and romance in global settings |
Tomorrow’s Treasure |
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Lori Copeland |
Gentle western romance or quirky small town fun in Maine |
The Island of Heavenly Daze |
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Lyn Cote |
Historical romance; contemporary romantic suspense |
Chloe |
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W. Dale Cramer |
Christian fiction for the literary set |
Levi’s Will |
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Ted Dekker |
Dark and twisty thrillers with a dose of the fantastic |
Black |
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Robert Elmer |
Poignant romance: a Christian Nicholas Sparks |
The Celebrity |
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Sharon Ewell Foster |
Soulful, realistic novels in historical and modern settings |
Passing by Samaria |
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Robert Funderburk |
Mysteries and literary fiction set in Louisiana |
The Fires of Autumn |
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Ann H. Gabhart |
Family secrets and struggles in rural Kentucky |
The Scent of Lilacs |
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Joseph F. Girzone |
Parables of Jesus (Joshua) returned to the modern world |
Joshua |
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Deeanne Gist |
Historical romance in early American settings |
A Bride Most Begrudging |
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Philip Gulley |
Gentle fiction from small towns and front porches |
Home to Harmony |
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Robin Jones Gunn |
Christian chick lit and sweet contemporary romance |
Sisterchicks on the Loose |
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Rene Gutteridge |
Quirky character-driven humor or suspenseful mysteries |
Scoop |
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Beth Webb Hart |
Precocious southern narrators in literary Christian fiction |
Grace at Low Tide |
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Robin Lee Hatcher |
Tender historical and contemporary romance |
Dear Lady |
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Kristen Heitzmann |
Romantic suspense or contemporary small town love |
Halos |
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Dee Henderson |
Romantic suspense in the FBI or Navy SEALs |
The Negotiator |
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Roxanne Henke |
Women find home, overcome challenges in North Dakota |
After Anne |
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Patricia Hickman |
Historical rambles told with humor and a touch of romance |
Fallen Angels |
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Liz Curtis Higgs |
Bible stories recast in other historical periods |
Thorn in My Heart |
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Denise Hildreth |
Southern charms clash with contemporary life |
Flies on the Butter |
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J. Lynne Hinton |
Friendship and faith conquer all for women of Hope Springs |
Friendship Cake |
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B.J. Hoff |
Irish, immigrant, and Appalachian historical sagas |
Song of the Silent Harp |
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Angela Hunt |
Historical fiction, contemporary thrills, and more |
The Silver Sword |
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Neta Jackson |
Adventures of an ethnically diverse women’s prayer group |
The Yada Yada Prayer Group |
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Jerry B. Jenkins |
Apocalyptic thrillers (with Tim LaHaye) |
Left Behind |
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Jan Karon |
Father Tim and the quirky town folk of Mitford |
At Home in Mitford |
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Karen Kingsbury |
Melodrama and contemporary Christian romance |
Oceans Apart |
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Al & JoAnna Lacy |
Western and Civil War historical action series |
Legacy |
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Tim LaHaye |
Apocalyptic thrillers with Jerry Jenkins and others |
Left Behind |
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Thom Lemmons |
Character-focused fiction in 20th century historic settings |
Sunday Clothes |
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Beverly Lewis |
Family sagas among the Amish with plenty of romance |
The Shunning |
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C.S. Lewis |
Christian parables told through symbolic fiction |
The Screwtape Letters |
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Charles Martin |
Tragedy, sentiment, and redemption in Southern settings |
Wrapped in Rain |
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Cindy Martinusen |
A blend of romance, mystery, and suspense |
Winter Passing |
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Lorena McCourtney |
Twisty mysteries with romantic subplots |
Whirlpool |
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Susan Meissner |
Faith leavens tragedy in mysteries and melodramas |
Widows and Orphans |
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Judith Miller |
Romantic American historical sagas |
First Dawn |
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Gilbert & Lynn Morris |
Historical sagas, most often set in early America |
The Honorable Imposter |
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Nancy Moser |
Contemporary problems solved and survived |
The Good Nearby |
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Victoria Christopher Murray |
Hot romance, infidelity, and faith among African-Americans |
Temptation |
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Linda Nichols |
Poignant dramas about contemporary relationships |
At the Scent of Water |
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Mel Odom |
Apocalyptic thrillers in the Left Behind universe |
Apocalypse Dawn |
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Janette Oke |
Western and Canadian romantic historical sagas |
Love Comes Softly |
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Mark Andrew Olsen |
Supernatural suspense thrills with youthful perspective |
The Assignment |
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Catherine Palmer |
Clean Christian romances, mostly historical |
Prairie Rose |
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Delia Parr |
Small town domestic fiction with upbeat endings |
Abide with Me |
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Judith Pella |
Historical romance with action: western, WWII, Russian |
Bachelor’s Puzzle |
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Frank Peretti |
Suspense thrillers dark enough to verge on horror |
The Oath |
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Tracie Peterson |
More romantic western historical sagas, often in Alaska |
Treasures of the North |
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Michael Phillips |
Inspirational historicals in American and European settings |
The Crown and the Crucible |
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Deborah Raney |
Poignant contemporary romance tales |
Beneath a Southern Sky |
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Francine Rivers |
Biblical and historical romance with strong issues woven in |
A Voice in the Wind |
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Gayle Roper |
Women in danger! Contemporary romantic suspense |
Caught in the Middle |
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Joel C. Rosenberg |
Apocalyptic political thrills informed by Revelations |
The Last Jihad |
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Patricia H. Rushford |
Mysteries with female leads for adults and young adults |
Deadly Aim |
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Lisa Samson |
Struggling protagonists find help from friends and faith |
The Church Ladies |
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Randy Singer |
Standalone legal thrillers with a touch of evangelism |
False Witness |
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Lauraine Snelling |
Historical romance on the prairie, mostly |
An Untamed Land |
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Patricia Sprinkle |
Small town southern cozy mysteries |
But Why Shoot the Magistrate? |
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Ann Tatlock |
Believable, poignant stories of redemption and homecoming |
A Room of My Own |
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Bodie & Brock Thoene |
Husband and wife write detailed historical sagas |
Vienna Prelude |
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Jacquelin Thomas |
Modern African-Americans push through life’s problems |
The Prodigal Husband |
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Travis Thrasher |
Carefully plotted crime and psychological suspense tales |
Gun Lake |
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Jamie Langston Turner |
Character-driven southern domestic fiction |
Winter Birds |
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Katherine Valentine |
Catholic counterpart to Karon covers quirky Dorsetville, CT |
A Miracle for St. Cecilia’s |
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Laura Jensen Walker |
Humorous fiction for Christian singles |
Dreaming in Black and White |
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Walter Wangerin |
Biblical lives fleshed out in historical novels |
Paul |
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Susan May Warren |
Small town contemporary romance with a drop of mystery |
Happily Ever After |
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Robert Whitlow |
Legal thrillers with colorful southern backgrounds |
The List |
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Stephanie Grace Whitson |
Some western romance, some modern women’s fiction |
Secrets on the Wind |
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Lori Wick |
A queen of Christian romance, usually Western historical |
Where the Wild Rose Blooms |
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Linda Windsor |
Chaste contemporary romance novels |
Wedding Bell Blues |
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Lisa Wingate |
Warm-hearted domestic fiction about family and love |
Tending Roses |
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Vinita Hampton Wright |
Authentic small-town stories with literary merit |
Velma Stil l Cooks in Leeway |