Books appropriate for most adult readers, 16+ years.
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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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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. |
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. |
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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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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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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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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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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