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Christian Fiction That Isn't Cringy

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Christian fiction that I actually loved! Christian fiction can sometimes be a hit or miss for me, but I have read most of these and absolutely loved them. The others are on my TBR because I've heard nonstop good reviews.
 
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The first book in the Coastal Hope series. This book is a Christian suspense romance set in a beach town. Full of tension, suspense, and unexpected twists!
Pages of Promise: Christian Romantic Suspense
 
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The second book in the Coastal Hope series. This swoonworthy Christian suspense romance is full of tension and unexpected twists!
Searching for Peace: Clean Enemies to Lovers
 
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A swoonworthy Christian romance set in the big city. This one gives perfect cozy fall vibes!
The Bookish Bandit (Bookish Romance Series)
 
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First book in the Sons of Scandal series. Opposites attract for a swoony clean romance story.
Memory Lane: Sweet Opposites Attract Romance
 
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This is a historical romance with high stakes, a love story to remember, and all tension–zero spice. God is woven in throughout the story making it especially beautiful.
The Lady's Mine
 
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A more contemporary Christian romance that shows God's love and redemption on every single page.
The Masterpiece: A Novel
 
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The first Christian romance I ever read, and still one of my all-time favorites. This historical piece dives into tough subjects in a loose retelling of the story of Hosea.
Redeeming Love
 
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The first book in the Riverbend Romance series. Set in a mountain town near the Appalachian Trail. This forbidden romance is full of tension, life lessons, and love for God.
Riverbend Gap (A Riverbend Romance Book 1)
 
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The second book in the Riverbend Romance series. These books are set on the Appalachian Trail in a beautiful mountain town. This one follows the sister and her unexpected encounter with a man who gets hurt hiking the trail and ends up in her clinic.
Riverbend Gap (A Riverbend Romance Book 1)
 
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A weary young woman joins her grandmother to restore an old house in Redbud, where she finds both healing and unexpected love with a guarded contractor.
My Stubborn Heart
 
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A grieving editor and her former love reunite to honor a late friend’s final request, uncovering secrets, forgiveness, and the chance for love rekindled.
The Words We Lost: Contemporary Romance
 
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Five women from Jesus’ lineage—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—live out stories of courage, redemption, and faith that reveal God’s mercy and plan through even the most unlikely lives.
A Lineage of Grace: 5 Women in Jesus' Lineage
 
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When a struggling writer and a sharp-tongued business icon collide after an accident, they embark on a life-changing “Summer of Yes” filled with second chances, unexpected adventures, and the possibility of love.
The Summer of Yes: A Novel
 
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A small-town woman inherits her grandmother’s beloved bookshop, only to discover she must run it with the ex who once broke her heart, sparking an enemies-to-lovers second-chance romance.
The Second Story Bookshop: Sweet Romance
 
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A widow returning to her seaside hometown for closure is shaken when she sees a man who looks just like her late husband, while her brother-in-law, secretly in love with her, must decide if it’s finally time to confess his heart.
The Summer of You and Me: A Novel
 
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After an accident erases four months of her memory, a big-city dreamer must decide if she can fall in love all over again with the small-town man she once swore she couldn’t stand.
Before We Were Us: Sweet Second-Chance Romance