Posts by Family Fiction Staff
Contemporary Q&A: Amanda Cox (The Bitter End Birding Society)
Amanda Cox is the Christy Award–winning author of The Edge of Belonging, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, He Should Have Tol the Bees, and Between the Sound and Sea. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, but her first love is communicating through story.…
Read MoreRomantic Suspense Q&A: Lynette Eason (Final Approach)
Lynette Eason is the USA Today bestselling author of Double Take, Target Acquired, and Serial Burn, as well as the Extreme Measures, Danger Never Sleeps, Blue Justice, Women of Justice, Deadly Reunions, Hidden Identity, and Elite Guardians series. She is the winner of three ACFW Carol Awards, the Selah Award, and the Inspirational Reader’s Choice…
Read MoreDani Pettrey Reaches 1,000,000 Sales Milestone
Ada, Mich. (August 14, 2025)—Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is delighted to announce that ECPA bestselling author Dani Pettrey has reached a momentous sales milestone. Since her debut novel Submerged released in 2012, she has published over fifteen novels with more than one million copies sold. Winner of Christian Retailing’s Best…
Read MoreBaker Publishing Group Authors Shine at AWSA’s 2025 Golden Scroll Awards
Ada, Mich. (August 14, 2025)—On Sunday, August 10, four Baker Publishing Group authors celebrated a triumphant evening at the 2025 Golden Scroll Awards banquet held at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia. The Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) sponsored the banquet and announced this year’s award winners. Among the evening’s winners, Revell…
Read MoreBiblical Fiction Q&A: Connilyn Cossette (Splendor of the Land)
Connilyn Cossette is a Christy Award–winning and bestselling author of stories that illuminate the ancient world of the Bible in hopes readers will dig deeper into the Word and encounter the Great Storyteller himself within their pages. A recent breast cancer survivor and adoptive mom of her two greatest gifts, she lives in a small…
Read More‘When the Road Comes Around’ Book Review
Katie Powner’s When the Road Comes Around describes the unshakable bonds of family, with unique perspectives into the minds of mothers, sons, and those with special needs. This heartwarming tale is a must-have for every bookshelf! I absolutely loved Powner’s ability to take the outcasts of society and make them the stars of this novel.…
Read MoreContemporary Q&A: Katie Powner (When the Road Comes Around)
Katie Powner is an award-winning author who lives in Montana, where cows still outnumber people. She writes contemporary fiction about redemption, relationships, and finding the dirt road home. Katie is a mom to the third power (biological, adoptive, and foster) who believes every child deserves a loving family. Visit www.katiepowner.com. In this novel that hits…
Read MoreFantasy Q&A: Morgan L. Busse (Winter’s Chill)
Morgan L. Busse is a writer by day and a mother by night. She is the author of multiple series including The Ravenwood Saga and Skyworld Series. She is a three-time Christy Award finalist and won the INSPY, Selah, and Carol Award for best in Christian speculative fiction. During her spare time she enjoys playing…
Read MoreHistorical Q&A: Kelly Goshorn (The Undercover Heiress of Brockton)
Kelly Goshorn weaves her affinity for history and her passion for God into inspiring stories of love, faith, and family set in America’s vibrant past. Her debut novel, A Love Restored, won the Director’s Choice Award for Adult/YA fiction at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference in 2019 and earned recognition as both a…
Read MoreRegency Romance Q&A: Jenelle Hovde (No Stone Unturned)
Jenelle Hovde is an illustrator, a pastor’s wife, and a homeschooling mother with eight novels in print. She adores faith-inspired stories and Regency romances that make readers swoon. A transplant to Florida, Jenelle currently pens romantic tales while at the beach. In this interview, Janelle talks about some of the ways being a pastor’s wife…
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