It was just by chance that I read this novel while studying the book of Acts. Rainy, the main character in I Cheerfully Refuse, endures a sea voyage much like that of the apostle Paul. His experience tells us much about the kind of faith it takes to risk one’s life…

Friday, November 22, is a milestone in American history. It was on this day in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Today, sixty-one years later, is a good time to review the extraordinary book recording the events of that traumatic weekend. In the weeks following the assassination, Kennedy’s…

Today it’s my privilege to feature author B.D. Lawrence. He’s a member of Brave Authors, a Facebook collaboration of Christian fiction writers. Author Background B.D. Lawrence writes stories about justice, vengeance, and redemption. His latest release is a collection of short stories and novellas set in the fictional town of…

November 2024 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website. Contemporary Romance: Matchmaking the Cowboy by Emily Conrad -- What’s a little covert…

What if you woke up one morning and found yourself back in first grade? For Eve Monroe, the narrator of Sophie Kinsella’s latest novel, life starts over again when a brain illness wipes out her memory. And that’s only the beginning of her problems. What Does It Feel Like? follows…

Sometimes you have to wonder if there is a shred of decency in the human heart. Framed, the non-fiction collaboration between novelist John Grisham and Jim McClosky of Centurion Ministries, is a shocking exposé of criminal cases in which innocent people went to prison because law enforcement officials deliberately twisted…

  October 2024 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website.   General Contemporary: I’ll Be Home by Darlene L. Turner, by Sara…

The first novel I read about the art of writing was John Irving’s The World According to Garp. One of its most delightful features was Garp’s publisher, who decided which books to accept by trying them out on his cleaning lady. In No Two Persons, Erica Bauermeister takes this idea a…

Today it’s my privilege to feature author Aubrey Taylor. She’s a member of Brave Authors, a Facebook collaboration of Christian fiction writers. Author Background As a child, Aubrey spent countless hours creating characters and writing stories. In 2021, God led her back to her love for writing, coupled with her…

Trust begins not with Chapter One, but in the Table of Contents, which lists four chapters by four different authors. “What’s going on?” you wonder. “I thought the author was Hernan Diaz.” Trust me: Diaz knows what he’s doing in this poignant novel about a Wall Street tycoon and his…