Books

Lori Copeland | Zondervan Life is throwing Jules Matias a lot of curveballs and they’re coming at her all at once. Jules has had to break off her engagement to Cruz Delgado not once, but twice. She loves him, but she had good reason, or a good person—Pop—to make such a sacrifice. Now she must

Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoko | Zondervan Not to be read alone, Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals was not written alone either. Shane Claiborne, an activist who lives in a “new monastic” community in inner-city Philadelphia; Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, a Baptist minister also in a monastic community; and Enuma Okoko, a woman

Bert Ghezzi | Brazos Press In the well-named Adventures in Daily Prayer: Experiencing the Power of God’s Love, Bert Ghezzi shares his experience in daily communication with God and encourages the reader to begin his or her own adventure of meaningful prayer. Along with relating his personal experience, Ghezzi, a Catholic charismatic Christian, also offers

Carol Kent | ZondervanBest-selling author and speaker Carol Kent continues the story of her son Jason's life imprisonment and the emotional consequences to his family, in Between a Rock and a Grace Place: Divine Surprises in the Tight Spots of Life.Kent reveals the hard truths she had to re-learn more than 10 years after Jason…

Vanessa Miller | Whitaker House  Talk-show host Serenity Williams’ fiancé can’t cope with her popularity and calls off their wedding. Serenity decides that all pastors are prideful and arrogant and determines to never fall for one again. But when she meets pastor Phillip McKnight, recently divorced, she sees a man humbled and broken. Serenity will

Loree LoughWhitaker House  Kate Wellington is a wanted woman. She led a bank heist in San Antonio that left three men dead. But Kate is innocent; a gang of robbers forced her participation. Now she’s not only running from the gang but also from the law. On her escape to Mexico, she meets rancher Josh

Christians Are Hate-Filled Hypocrites … and Other Lies You’ve Been ToldBradley WrightBethany House Despite media depictions of Christians as hypocritical bigots who are under siege by the public, sociologist Bradley Wright says neither is the case. Using a style comparable to the MythBusters TV show, Wright argues that many statistics spread about the world

When as a boy you spend your formative years moving every couple of years to a new place and to a new church, while watching your Baptist preacher-father burning out in the ministry, seeds are planted in your heart.For Chris McClarney those seeds—full of the potential for disillusionment and doubt—grew instead a garden of gracious…

Sheila Walsh and Kathryn Cushman | Thomas NelsonAnnie Fletcher is proud of her sister Sarah and her upcoming graduation. But a night of celebrating new beginnings turns into tragedy as Sarah loses her life.In the midst of loss, Annie finds herself hearing music and quickly realizes that no one else is hearing it. In her…

    Courting Morrow LittleLaura FrantzRevell Much of Marrow Little’s family died in a Shawnee raid. Now this young woman is drawn to a forbidden love that both intrigues and terrifies her. Will she betray her family’s memory and follow her heart? Or  will she choose a man she doesn’t love?

  A Shore ThingJulie CarobiniB&H Books Eco-friendly Callie Duflay is determined to stop a development project. She confronts the architect, Gage Mitchell, who is easygoing but not easily swayed. The two are actually perfect for each other—if they could just figure that out.       

Chasing LilacsCarla StewartFaithWords Tackling topics such as puberty, suicide and hope, this story centers on Sammie Tucker, a 12-year-old in a small Texas town. Her mother is deeply depressed, and Sammie worries about everything. The situation turns even darker when her mother suddenly commits suicide. Frightened and sad, Sammie wonders if she also may be

  Anatomy of the SoulCurt ThompsonTyndale House Physician Curt Thompson says the more you know about the brain the more you can enrich your life and relationships, and increase your impact on others. He claims it’s possible, by combining new discoveries in neuroscience with Christian spirituality, to “rewire your mind”—thus altering your brain patterns and

A Nation in Crisis Chuck Bates and Larry BatesExcel The reality established in A Nation in Crisis is that the United States is in a real mess in the areas of money, politics and religion. Fortunately, after a short glimpse of how the nation got into its predicament, the authors don’t leave readers despondent, but offer hope

BrokenTravis ThrasherFaithWords Laila has a great life, but a crisis of faith leads her to become a call girl. In self-defense, she kills a client. Even though she was justified, she is wracked with guilt and doesn’t dare tell anyone her secret. But a stranger who knows and is following her. Laila doesn’t realize he’s