Christian Faith and Fiction

By Louise Allen

Chats about Christian fiction (and nonfiction) books and the Christian faith.

(Just a little note to authors — I’m sorry, I don’t take books for review and I don’t do interviews)... more

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Christian Faith and Fiction episodes:

December 01, 2023 Episode 101: Award Winning Christian Mystery and Suspense Novels (part 2)
Here are some more Christian fiction mystery and suspense books that have won awards in the last 10 years.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/WI6geYs2818
If you want to watch part 1 you can do so here: https://youtu.be/t7clT7aVkUc
You can watch other videos in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUR_Oq3QrxgTzTE8OTm64GZULOkwUKGhT
For more information on the books mentioned or to leave a comment, see my blog post: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/05/12/award-winning-christian-mystery-and-suspense-books-part-2/
Let me know in the comments if you would read any of these books or if you have already read them and can recommend them.

Books Mentioned:
Always Watching by Lynette Eason
When Death Draws Near by Carrie Stuart Parks
The Bones Will Speak by Carrie Stuart Parks
A Cry From the Dust by Carrie Stuart Parks
If I Run by Terri Blackstock
Twisted Innocence by Terri Blackstock
No Place to Hide by Lynette Eason
The Aleppo Code by Terry Brennan
Covert Justice by Lynn Huggins
The Color of Justice by Ace Collins
Under a Turquoise Sky by Lisa Carter

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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December 01, 2023 Episode 100: My Most Anticipated Christian Fiction Books Releasing in 2022 (part 2)
These are the new Christian fiction book releases that I’m most excited about reading in the second half of 2022 (July-December). There are some historical fiction, fantasy, steampunk, and contemporary romance books.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/WuuLBPkF9OE
You can comment on my blog post and find the book descriptions here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/05/05/my-most-anticipated-christian-fiction-book-releases-2022-july-to-december/
Most Anticipated Christian Fiction Books 2022 (Part 1): https://youtu.be/02oWuN7dr_8
Which books are you most anticipating reading this year?
Do you intend to read any of the books I’ve mentioned?
Let me know in the comments.
Books Mentioned:
Edge of Dusk by Colleen Coble
The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron
The Wonderland Trials by Sara Ella
Blood Secrets by Morgan L. Busse
Wishtress by Nadine Brandes
Worthy of Legend by Roseanna M White
To Win a Prince by Toni Shiloh
The Lost Melody by Joanna Davidson Politano
The Brilliance of Stars by J’Nell Ciesielski
The Sisters of Sea View by Julie Klassen
All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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December 01, 2023 Episode 99: What I Want to Read in May (2022)
Hi all. These are the Christian books (fiction and nonfiction) that I’d like to read in May.
Let me know in the comments what you plan to read next.
Links:
Paperbacks and Ponytails — https://youtube.com/channel/UCCB2nEnwxgTi9If_OhnJbYw
Christian fiction readathon for May — https://youtu.be/_GMvrzbMGLI
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/UYuEGNmLeW0
You can comment on my blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/04/28/my-may-tbr-books-im-currently-reading-and-what-id-like-to-read-next/

Books Mentioned:
Close to You by Kara Isaac
The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli
You Were Made for This Moment by Max Lucado
Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
The Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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8min
November 30, 2023 Episode 98: New Christian Fiction Books Releasing in May 2022
These are the books listed as Christian Fiction that I could find releasing in May 2022.
Do you know of any more?
Add them into the comments below.
Which one of these would you like to read?
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/ft3xvSUUTdk
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/04/21/christian-fiction-new-book-releases-may-2022/

Books Mentioned:
Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M White
When the Meadow Blooms by Ann H Gabhart
Written on the Wind by Elizabeth Camden
When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer
To Tame a Cowboy by Jody Hedlund
A Healer’s Promise by Misty M Beller
Besting the Earl by Allie Kensington
All That Fills Us by Autumn Lytle
Bless Your Heart Rae Sutton by Susannah B. Lewis
Turn to Me by Becky Wade
The Sweet Life by Suzanne Woods Fisher
The View From Coral Cove by Amy Clipston
Nerves of Steel by Susan Sleeman
Fatal Code by Natalie Walters
Potiphar’s Wife by Mesu Andrews
Vivid by Ashley Bustamente (Editing me: I DNFd this book because the magic system uses spells)

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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13min
November 30, 2023 Episode 97: Award Winning Christian Mystery and Suspense (part 1)
Here are some Christian mystery and suspense books that have won awards in the past few years.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/t7clT7aVkUc
Find out more about these books and comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/04/14/award-winning-christian-mystery-and-suspense-novels-part-1/
You can find some Award winning Christian books here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUR_Oq3QrxgTzTE8OTm64GZULOkwUKGhT

Books mentioned:
Lost Down Deep by Sara Davison
Relative Silence by Carrie Stuart Parks
Dead End by Nancy Mehl
The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker
Hidden Peril by Irene Hannon
Every Wicked Man by Steven James
The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond by Jaime Jo Wright
Fatal Mistake by Susan Sleeman
The House on Foster Hill by Jaime Jo Wright
Portrait of Vengeance by Carrie Stuart Parks

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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8min
November 30, 2023 Episode 96: Christian Fiction Book Reviews and Other Recent Reads (April 2022)
Here are the books that I’ve read recently and what I thought about them. There are some Christian fiction books, Christian nonfiction, classics and children’s books.
What have you read recently? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/10Q5Gyb40L0
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/04/07/my-recent-reads-christian-books-fiction-and-nonfiction-classics-childrens-books/

Books mentioned:
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Perelandra by C.S. Lewis
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden
The Case for Heaven by Lee Strobel
In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat by Enid Blyton

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
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12min
November 30, 2023 Episode 95: What I Want to Read in April (2022)
These are the Christian fiction and nonfiction books that I’d like to read in April.
What are you planning to read?
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/Xp_rxmKkpvw
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/03/30/my-april-tbr/
Books Mentioned:
Oathbound by Victoria McCombs
Uncovering the Love of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu
Close to You by Kara Isaac
The Tea Chest by Heidi Chiavaroli
You Were Made for This Moment by Max Lucado

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen

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4min
November 29, 2023 Episode 94: New Christian Fiction Books Releasing in April 2022
Here are the new Christian fiction books that I could find that release in April 2022.
If you know of any more add them in the comments.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/-Ko4FUDwldc
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/new-releases-april-2022/

Books Mentioned:
A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke
Just Once by Karen Kingsbury
Sea Glass Cottage by Irene Hannon
All It Takes by Nicole Deese
What Matters Most by Courtney Walsh
Mulberry Hollow by Denise Hunter
The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright
The Catch by Lisa Harris
Relative Justice by Robert Whitlow
The Master Craftsman by Kelli Stuart
Arena by Karen Hancock

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen

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11min
November 29, 2023 Episode 93: Award Winning Christian Romance Novels (part 2)
Here are some more Christian romance books that have won awards in the past.
Hopefully you will find some good Christian book recommendations from among these.
Let me know in the comments if you have read any of these and can recommend them.
Also let me know which books you most want to read in the future.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/oCm0oboLvlw
You can see more Christian romance recommendations in the first part of this video here: https://youtu.be/2nxjsjOt7Pg
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/03/10/award-winning-christian-romance-books-part-2/

Books Mentioned:
Close to You by Kara Isaac
The Dandelion Field by Kathryn Springer
The Wedding Chapel by Rachel Hauck
Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Beth K. Vogt
A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert
Meant to Be Mine by Becky Wade
The Wishing Season by Denise Hunter
Second Chance Summer by Irene Hannon
An October Bride by Katie Ganshert
Barefoot Summer by Denise Hunter

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen

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11min
November 29, 2023 Episode 92: What I Want to Read in March (2022)
Here are all the Christian fiction and nonfiction books (and one classic) that I’d like to read in March.
Let me know in the comments what you plan to read.
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/efBs7abqT48
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/march-tbr-the-books-i-want-to-read-this-month/
Books Mentioned:
The Case for Heaven by Lee Strobel
In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden
Oathbound by Victoria McCombs
Uncovering the Lord of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu

You can connect with me in the following places:
On my blog: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen

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5min

FAQs about Christian Faith and Fiction:

How many episodes does Christian Faith and Fiction have?

The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.