Author: Olivia Lauritzen

The Wedding Shop By Rachel Hauck Zondervan PB, 384 pages Through the lives of two women connected through an old wedding dress shop, we find redemption, forgiveness, and true love. Cora Scott in the 1930s and Haley Morgan in 2010 both find the …

THE CALL OF ELLA MCFARLAND by Linda Brooks Davis Mountainview Press 978-1-94129122-1 PB, 376 pages, $14.99 Farm dweller and aspiring schoolteacher Ella McFarland finds her life taking a different turn when a needy neighborhood girl, Lily, …

LONG WAY GONE by Charles Martin Thomas Nelson Co. PB, 291 pages Cooper O’Connor needs only his voice and a guitar to captivate an audience. A musical prodigy, he dazzles throngs of fans each weekend at his father’s tent revivals and soon realizes …

Mentor for Life: Finding Purpose through Intentional Discipleship by Natasha Sistrunk Robinson Zondervan, PB 272 pages Church programs teach all sorts of things, but rarely how to mentor believers the way Jesus did. Natasha Sistrunk Robinson …

THE GREAT SPIRITUAL MIGRATION by Brian D. McLaren Penguin Random House, PB, 266 pages An insightful work, The Great Spiritual Migration is an observation of Christianity’s present condition. Brian D. McLaren studied his subject matter …

If I Could Do It All Over Again: Christian Leaders Share the Most Important Lessons of Their Lives Compiled and Edited by Jon Gauger Harvest House Publishers Hardbound, 978-0-7369-9 157 pages, $12 This is a book aimed at speculating about how …

THE FAITH OF CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: THE RESTLESS SOUL OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS ATHEIST by Larry Alex Taunton Thomas Nelson Publishers, hardbound 217 pages, 2016 He was known as one of the “Four Horsemen of the New Atheism.” The hero of many …

FULL STEAM AHEAD by Karen Witemeyer Bethany House Publishers, 978-0-7642-0967-3 PB, 348 pages, $14.99 In this 19th century novel, Nicole Renard has taken it upon herself to find a suitable husband to be the heir of her sickly father’s shipping …

A MOUNTAIN OF MYSTERY by Carole Jefferson Guideposts Books and Inspirational Media HB, 2015, 275 pages In the Colorado town of Silver Peak, Sadie Speers runs an antique shop, which brings her in contact with many different types of people and …

THE FAITH OF CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: THE RESTLESS SOUL OF THE WORLD’S MOST NOTORIOUS ATHEIST by Larry Alex Taunton Thomas Nelson Publishers Hardbound, 217 pages, 2016 He was known as one of the “Four Horsemen of the New Atheism.” The hero of many …

Eden Hill by Bill Higgs Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4964-1083-2 PB, 384 pages $14.99 Grab an ice-cold lemonade and head out to your hammock on a warm summer day to read Eden Hill by Bill Higgs. It’s a gentle tale of a Kentucky small …

Create vs Copy by Ken Wytsma Moody Publishers, Hardbound 187 pages, 2016 College professor Ken Wytsma’s nonfiction book Create vs Copy argues that being creative in the workplace is not only possible, it is natural and beneficial for the worker …

The Moment Between by Nicole Baart Tyndale House PB, 362 pages Abigail Bennett has been in her sister’s shadow since the day she was born. The only one able to calm her sister’s instability, Abigail has never truly been free to live her own life. …

THE METHUSELAH PROJECT by Rick Barry Kregel Publications PB, 320 pages What do you get when you cross Captain America with alternate history and secret Nazi science? Rick Barry’s The Methuselah Project. This novel tells the intertwining …

COUNTER CULTURE by David Platt Tyndale House PB, 256 pages Counter Culture is a call to Christians and all faith-based people to step away from the way the world is doing things. Platt claims that the world’s obsession with pornography, with …

The Makings of a Great Novel TWICE A SLAVE by Sammy Tippit and Randy Willis SamRan Publishing PB, 306 pages American slavery is a sensitive subject, and few people know that African-Americans were not the only people sold as slaves. Twice A Slave …

CHASING SUNSETS By Karen Kingsbury Howard Books HB, 310 pages Jag and Aspyn are angels sent to earth with an important mission—protect the lives of Marcus Dillinger, Mary Catherine, and their friends. There is only a small chance their mission …

BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE By Nancy Mehl Guideposts Books & Inspirational Media HB, 238 pages Nancy Mehl weaves an intricate plotline in Blessings in Disguise, a mystery novel, set in an Amish community. Cheryl Cooper has recently taken over …

FEAST FOR THIEVES by Marcus Brotherton Moody Publishers PB, 280 pages Rowdy Slater, a former paratrooper, has fallen on hard times since his dishonorable discharge at the end of World War II. Desperate for money, Rowdy agrees to participate …

Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar Moody Publishers PB, 316 pages Rahab is a character in the Bible who is a mystery. She plays a significant role, but little is told about her. The Bible lays a small foundation, but with little detail. Afshar took …

The Choosing by Rachelle Dekker Tyndale House Publishers 434 pages Who am I? It’s a question that looms before everyone, and the world offers a thousand answers. I am a consumer. I am a patriot. I am an athlete. I am a husband. I am a wife. Yet, ultimately, …

Through Waters Deep by Sarah Sundin Revell Publishers PB, 368 pages It is the year 1941, and America is on the brink of World War II. Naval Ensign Jim Avery encounters his childhood friend, Mary Sterling, now a shipyard secretary in Boston. A …

Harvest of Rubies by Tessa Afshar Moody Publishers PB, 317 pages Sarah, the protagonist of Harvest of Rubies, is one of the few female scribes in ancient Persia and the only one employed by the queen. Sarah sees her work as a way of finding self-worth …

PSEUDONYM by Dennis E. Hensley and Diana Savage Whitaker House, PB 294 pages, 2016 Sheila Davis dreams of becoming a published author. When a scholarship allows her to attend a summer program at a nearby college, she jumps at the chance to leave …

ARE YOU ATTACKABLE? Embracing God During the Battles of Life by David H. Judson Certa, 978-1-939748-74-4 PB, 260 pages $15.95 As Christians, our lives are bound to come under attack. When these attacks come, the way we respond shows where our …