Posts by FamilyFiction
These Empty Places | What Dreams Are Worth Chasing?
These Empty Places by Sarah Loudin Thomas is a wonderfully thoughtful book that explores the uncertainties and heavy decisions of life. Main Themes The two main characters in These Empty Places are Claire and Lena, who both have big dreams for a life of adventure. When life pulls them in a different direction and dreams…
Read MoreVinny Author Q&A with MaryAnn Diorio
MaryAnn Diorio writes award-winning fiction from a quaint small town in southern New Jersey where neighbors still stop to chat while walking their dogs, families and friends still gather on wide, wrap-around porches, and the charming downtown still finds kids licking lollipops and old married folks holding hands. A Jersey girl at heart, MaryAnn is…
Read MoreLies, Spies, and Alibis Author Q&A with Natalie Walters
Natalie Walters is a best selling author who loves writing romantic suspense with dynamic plots, memorable characters, humor, heart, and adventure. As an Army wife, she fills her stories with the right balance of romantic and suspenseful tension to get the heart-racing and a cast of witty characters–all of which, may or may not be…
Read MoreRiptide | A SILENT HORIZONS Military Thriller
Chad Robichaux is back with another Silent Horizons Series thriller, this one the second installment in Foster’s journey as a soldier, husband, and father. Main Themes Foster has another SILENT HORIZONS mission, but this time, the quest for personal revenge is pushing the boundaries of what’s legal. After suffering a terrifying panic attack, Foster thinks…
Read MoreA Chance for Kallie Mae | Historical Romance With Impossible Dreams
As an oldest daughter myself, A Chance for Kallie Mae hit so hard. I felt like I could relate to so many of the pressures and expectations Kallie dealt with. This was an absolutely phenomenal book! Main Themes After her mother died giving birth to her little sister, Emmie, Kallie assumed the responsibilities of raising…
Read MoreSilent Menace | Serial Killer Suspense in a Small Town
Angela Carlisle delivered one of the most mild serial killer novels I’ve ever read, and I thoroughly enjoyed the thrill of the suspense without feeling like I had to double check the locks on my door that night. Main Themes Hailey Nieland wants to leave the crimes of her dead husband in the past and…
Read MoreThe Brunswick | WWII Historical Romance in a Small Town
The Brunswick is a wholesome historical novel set in a small town in America right before Europe entered into WWII. One thread of the story follows Cora as she struggles to keep her father’s business afloat. The other thread follows Charlotte, a Jewish girl in Austria who is forced to flee her country to avoid…
Read MoreTop Shelf Book Cover Award program unveils new logo, opens 2026 submissions, and announces judges
Chandler, AZ — May 14, 2026 — The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) today announced a new visual identity for its prestigious Top Shelf Book Cover Award program, alongside the opening of submissions for the 2026 awards cycle and the selection of this year’s panel of expert judges. Now in its 14th year, the Top Shelf Book…
Read MoreChase the Light | Contemporary Romance with a Love Triangle
Book review contributed by guest reader Elizabeth M. Chase the Light is about a young female park ranger who stumbles across a hidden treasure. Trying to keep it a secret, it quickly blows out of proportion to where she, along with her rag-tag group of helpers, has to find it before the rest of the…
Read MoreInto a Golden Era | Historical Dual-Timeline
Into a Golden Era is Gabrielle Meyer’s seventh book in her Timeless series and an absolutely masterclass in the dangers of trying to manipulate history instead of trusting God. Main Themes The plot was wonderfully intricate in Into a Golden Era, and nothing was predictable or guaranteed. Ally is only weeks away from her 25th…
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