Books appropriate for most adult readers, 16+ years.
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Soul Chronicles by Morgan Busse
A steampunk duo with a Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde vibe about a woman searching for the cure to the monster consuming her soul. Moderate violence and strong supernatural elements. Some Christian content, overt and implied.
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Ravenwood Saga by Morgan Busse
A high fantasy trilogy about a woman being trained to assassinate people via their dreams. Some violence. Allegorical Christian content. Mark of the Raven Review Flight of the Raven Review Cry of the Raven Review
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Books by Athol Dickson
Contemporary novels that make you think with a twist of the supernatural. Light supernatural elements. Light to moderate violence. Overt Christian content.
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Bow Street Runners by Michelle Griep
Romantic suspense stories set in Regency England following three men who worked as Bow Street Runners (the original London police force). Moderate violence. No supernatural. Overt Christian content.
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Other historical romance by Michelle Griep
A Heart Deceived is an English gothic-styled story about the sister of a pastor descending into madness and a former opium addict. The Captive Heart is an Americana novel about an English governess who becomes an indentured bride for a wild frontiersman. The Captured Bride is part of the Daughters of the Mayflower series and is about a half-Mohawk guide and a condemned traitor tasked with secretly moving a shipment of gold for the English. The House at the End of the Moor is an English regency about a retired opera singer who finds a half-dead escaped convict on her home's doorstep at the edge of the moor. Review All book have a twist of suspense and overt Christian content. |
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Novellas by Michelle Griep
12 Days at Bleakly Manor is a Christmas novella with a mystery-dinner air, where a set of eclectic guests are invited to an odd manor, being promised their heart's desire should they remain for the entire 12 days of Christmas. A Tale of Two Hearts is a Christmas novella wherein a fake marriage is conceived in order to prevent an elderly uncle being placed into an asylum by a devious cousin. Once Upon a Dickens Christmas is a Christmas novella collection containing 12 Days at Bleakly Manor and A Tale of Two Hearts, along with a third novella The Old Lace Shop about a widowed woman determined to take over her deceased husband's lace factory. Review Ladies of Intrigue contains three historical romance novellas with a twist of suspense, all set in the 1800s. |
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Time Travel Novels by Michelle Griep
Historical romances that involve a contemporary character traveling into the past (medieval England for Gallimore and Vikings for Undercurrent). Moderate to strong violence. Light supernatural element. Moderate overt Christian content.
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Legends of the Guardian King by Karen Hancock
Enclave and Arena by Karen Hancock The work of Karen Hancock includes a contemporary thriller about a secretive science project (Enclave), an allegorical multiple dimensions story that fans of Hunger Games will enjoy (Arena), and a four-book high fantasy/allegorical series about a displaced king (Legends of the Guardian King). Contains moderate violence, strong supernatural elements, and some other content (including sexual). Strong allegorical Christian elements.
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Books by Jody Hedlund
Historical novels about the romance between Martin Luther and his wife Katharina, and between John Newton ("Amazing Grace") and his wife Polly. Moderate to strong violence, some sexual content. No supernatural. Overt Christian content.
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Evie Blackwell Cold Case by Dee Henderson
Suspense novels following the work a state team set up to solve cold cases. Light to moderate violence. No supernatural. Overt Christian content.
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The O'Malleys by Dee Henderson
Romantic suspense series following seven kids who adopted each other at an orphanage and who grew up to work in high-tension jobs such as hostage negotiator (Negotiator), U.S. marshal (Guardian), forensic pathologist (Truth Seeker), firefighter (Protector), children's trauma psychologist (Healer), and paramedic (Rescuer). Danger in the Shadows is a prequel following the sister of Negotiator's hero, while Jennifer is a pure romance providing the backstory of the seventh O'Malley sibling. Moderate violence. No supernatural. Overt Christian content.
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Additional Books by Dee Henderson
Four loosely interconnected romance stories with a light suspense twist about a Midwest homicide investigator & a FBI agent (Full Disclosure), an heiress to an unwanted fortune (Unspoken), a brilliant scientist & a submarine commander (Undetected), and a recently escaped abduction victim (Taken). Moderate violence. No supernatural. Overt Christian content.
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Novella Collections
by Dee Henderson, Dani Pettrey & Lynette Eason In Sins of the Past, Henderson tells the story of a sheriff searching for his mother, who disappeared from a retirement community; Pettrey tells the story of the parents of her Alaskan Courage siblings, and Eason tells the story of a woman hunted by a criminal on parole who believes she knows where the loot is hidden. In The Cost of Betrayal, a woman falsely accused of murder searches for the real killer; an isolated island becomes the hunting ground of a murder during a storm; and a trauma surgeon helps a wounded detective elude killers.
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Sword of Lyric by Sharon Hinck
Fantasy series about a soccer mom pulled into an alternate reality where she is called to fulfill a role like Deborah in the book of Judges. Light to moderate violence. Moderate supernatural elements. Strong Christian content, allegorical and overt.
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The Dancing Realms by Sharon Hinck
In a world literally moved by dance, a young woman has striven her entire life to earn the privilege to be one of those who shape the world around her by her movement. But not everything is as it seems... Contains some violence and supernatural elements. Strong Christian content, overt and allegorical. Limited edition hardback editions. Hidden Current Review Forsaken Island Review
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Other books by Sharon Hinck
Becky Miller books are humorous, contemporary stories about a mom dreaming of doing big things for God. Symphony of Secrets is a cozy mystery about an orchestra being sabotaged. Stepping into Sunlight is a contemporary women's fiction story about a women dealing with the trauma of witnessing a crime while her husband is deployed overseas. No supernatural or violence. Strong, overt Christian content.
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Synapse by Steven James
In this thought provoking near-future science fiction, a grieving mother witnesses a terrorist attack against a robotics plant and is pulled into the investigation, along with an AI companion she didn't want. Moderate to high violence. Low-key romance. Overt Christian material. Review
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The Chronicles of Sarco by Joshua Johnston
A space opera series wherein a captain of a small crew is sent to undercover the originals of a strange artifact that may hold a clue to defeating a seemingly unstoppable invader. Some violence and supernatural elements. Overt Christian elements. Edge of Oblivion Review Through Chaos Review
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Tales from Ivy Hill by Julie Klassen
Historical romances set in England.
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Other books by Julie Klassen
Historical romances set in England, with a strong Austen and Bronte flair. No supernatural. Some light sexual elements in some of the books. Overt Christian content. The Secret of Pembrook Park Review
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Bright Empires by Stephen Lawhead
A multiple universe story about the search for a map that leads to the well of life. Moderate to strong violence. Moderate to strong supernatural. Mostly subtle, implied Christian elements.
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King Raven by Stephen Lawhead
Historical retelling of Robin Hood. Strong violence. Some supernatural. Some other content. Mostly subtle, implied Christian content.
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My Imaginary Jesus by Matt Mikalatos
Humorous Christian satire to make you think about how we make God in our image. Strong, overt Christian content. By Matt Mikalatos.
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Ladies of History by Nancy Moser
Fictionalized biographies of four historical women, as if they were telling their own stories (Nannerl Mozart, Martha Washington, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning). Overt Christian content.
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Oxygen and The Fifth Man by John Olson & Randall Ingermanson
Two science fiction books about a manned mission to Mars which goes terribly wrong. Some violence. Overt Christian content.
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Numb and The Hive by John W. Otte
Two science fiction novels set in the same universe, one about a church assassin who has no feeling (Numb) and a computer hacker helping a pregnant cyborg (The Hive). Some violence. Overt Christian content.
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Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul
A humorous, romantic Christmas story about a magical invitation to a Christmas Ball. Great humor, wonderful characters. Subtle Christian content. Moderate to strong supernatural elements.
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Alaskan Courage by Dani Pettrey
Romantic suspense novels set in a small tourist town in Alaska. Moderate violence. No supernatural. Light overt Christian content.
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Chesapeake Valor by Dani Pettrey
Romantic suspense novels about four college friends in the Chesapeake Bay area. Moderate violence. No supernatural. Some overt Christian content.
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Coastal Guardians by Dani Pettrey
Romantic suspense series following the coast guard. Romance, moderate violence, and overt Christian content.
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Beast by Chawna Schroeder
Beast is a coming of age fairytale about a feral child raised among dogs who becomes prey in a royal hunting tournament. Better for girls than boys. Strong allegorical Christian elements. No romance.
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The Vault Between Spaces by Chawna Schroeder
A fantasy with a WWII/Cold War-like setting about a girl who intentionally gets herself arrested in order to escape from a prison camp reputed as inescapable. Targeted for a slightly older audience than Beast. Some violence. (Limited edition hard cover.)
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Firebird by Kathy Tyers
Science fiction with a Star Wars feel about a princess set on a suicide mission and is captured by the enemy instead. Moderate violence. Moderate supernatural. Strong allegorical Christian content. Review of Firebird
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Shivering World and One Mind's Eye by Kathy Tyers
Shivering World is a standalone science-fiction novel about a women seeking an illegal treatment for her incurable illness. One Mind's Eye: In this science-fiction novel a young woman who has no memory beyond the artificial reality machine she was found trapped within becomes the key to stopping an interplanetary war and alien invasion. Review
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The Codebreakers by Roseanna M. White
A romantic historical series set in World War I England, surrounding Room 40 code breakers. The Number of Love follows an injured spy and a brilliant female code breaker who talks to God through numbers. On Wings of Devotion follows a wealthy nurse and pilot-turned-code-cracker, who is believed to be a traitor to his country. The Portrait of Loyalty follows a Russian defector and a photographer. Romantic elements, some violence, and overt Christian content. The Number of Love Review
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The House on Foster Hill by Jamie Jo Wright
A time-slip novel (a book that follows two, intertwining storylines, usually one in the past and one in the present) with a twist of suspense about a woman who buys, sight unseen, a "haunted house" (surrounded by the mystery of a hundred-year-old murder) in order to escape a stalker. Review
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