Welcome to Christian Fiction Devourers!

[Diamond]

Thank you Loraine.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Diamond! Thank you for doing the prison ministry. That is such a needed thing and takes courage and faith to step into that battleground for Christ. Blessings for your journey.

[Diamond]

Thank you for the blessing Andrea.
God Bless You

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Diamond! You’re such a wonderful person—you’re doing something that my mom and I have always wanted to do, and that’s prison ministry ! 🤗🙏

[Diamond]

Thank you ClaraBelle. I hope you make your dream come true.
Be Blessed.
Diamond

[Lyvita]

Loraine wrote: "Welcome Wanda. We are so happy to have you here. Best wishes on writing your husband's story. What a blessing it will be to you and all the others who read it."

Hey Loraine welcome to the group!

[Mark]

Greetings! I just had a book published!!!

The book is entitled "The Words of My Father" and, though intended for children as its audience, many adults find it relevant. It has received 5 star reviews on Amazon.

"The Words of My Father" captures the nightly dialogue between a father and son before the boy falls asleep. Every evening, before tucking him in, Giuseppe tells his son stories, some from his own life, some fictional, which serve to illustrate the phrases which make up the Lord’s prayer. “Pappa, I don’t understand!” the boy protests. So his father, step by step, illustrates what the words mean for him in the light of his life and imagination before his son dozes off.

The stories transport the boy into far off kingdoms or into his father’s childhood where he learns to reflect on the meaning of words and experiences captured by the Lord’s Prayer rather than simply passing over them. Little by little both son and father reach a deeper understanding of fatherhood, kinship, faith and gratitude.

I would love to offer a print or audio version of my book if you would like to review it.

Or, buy a copy and let me know what you think!

I also made a short video overview of the story which can be found here: https://youtu.be/o_RbHC3v3sY

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Congratulations, Mark, and welcome!

[ClaraBelle]

Diamond wrote: "Thank you ClaraBelle. I hope you make your dream come true.
Be Blessed.
Diamond"

Aww thanks 🙏 😊

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and congratulations to Mark !

[Lyvita]

Welcome! Who put your trailer together? Congratulations on finishing your book.

[Laura (kroosreadsandreviews)]

so excited to join this group! I love reading and average about 200 books a year.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Laura! We're so glad to have you join us.

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Laura!

[Mary]

HI My name is Mary. I belonged to this group a few years ago. I am back

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome back, Mary!

[Mary]

thanks Andrea

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Mary!

[Mary]

thank you ClaraBelle

[ClaraBelle]

Mary wrote: "thank you ClaraBelle"

You’re welcome 😉 😊

[Katie]

Hello! My name is Katie. I absolutely love reading (of course, or I wouldn't be here:) and I love teaching! So if you put those together, I love teaching students to read! I'm always looking for good books to read "for fun" during my holiday breaks or over the summer. Recently I have been reading through Lynette Eason's series. They are a nice distraction from the craziness of online teaching right now. If you have any other suggestions for authors, i'd love to hear them! Now i'm off to go grade papers! :)

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Katie! It's great to have another teacher among us. I'm a middle grade tutor (in my home), and it's always been fun for me to see some of the kids come in raving about the books they're reading. I always encourage those conversations before we get down to business of helping with homework and test prep.

Lynette Eason is my favorite suspense author. Here are a few more favorites...

Kim Vogel Sawyer - historical
Melissa Tagg - contemporary
Joanna Davidson Politano - Gothic
Karen Witemeyer - western

[Emma]

Hi everyone,
I'm still learning Goodreads, but I'm excited to be part of the group.
I live in Scotland with my husband, three kids and my sourdough starter, Doris. Here, I write books which might be considered edgy contemporary Christian romance set in Scotland. They are edgy because they deal with real issues, like menstrual health poverty, alcoholism, cancer, loss, etc, and I go deep into faith issues. But they are romance novels first and foremost - I promise!

But most of all, I am a reader, and I write what I like to read, so if you have any recommendations of books that sound similar, please let me know!

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Emma and Katie!

[Betty]

Hello! I love to read historical, Christian fiction and I’m so happy to be here!

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Betty!

[Lyvita]

Hello & Welcome to the group.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Emma! We're so glad you found us.

[Carolyn]

Katie, I also like amish suspense. No sex, swearing and often non-murder novels. I liked Linda Bylers series, the 'Lancaster burning'.
easy reading, but, maybe not nail biter suspense. always check the reviews on books

[Lyvita]

Betty wrote: "Hello! I love to read historical, Christian fiction and I’m so happy to be here!"

Betty, have you checked out any of Micheal Jack Webb books?

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome Rebecca, Gloria, Henrieke, and EB!

[Lila]

Welcome, Laura! I'm a homeschool mom of 2. You'll find lots of "Jesus-loving bookworm friends" here. :) Feel free to friend me, if you'd like.

[Loraine]

Welcome Laura. I am a retired elementary teacher. We're so glad you have joined us, and there are plenty of bookworms here and I am one of them.

[Lyvita]

Welcome, Welcome! Fellow educator who enjoys Christian fiction and Laura, reading is an enjoyment & escape for me. Looking forward to “talking book” with you.

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Laura, to CFD and God's family. It's always great to have another sister in Christ! :) Have you read any of Joanna Davidson Politano's books yet? I've read two of her four, and they're wonderful with a Gothic vibe that gives me the great sort of goose pimples. Let us know if you have any questions.

[S.K.]

Good morning!

My name is Sara and I'm a bigtime Christian book fanatic... fiction, nonfiction, and children's books. I have a Christian book podcast and I am always excited to find new recommendations. I also homeschool my four children and am a newbie homesteader. Just deleted my FB, IG and Twitter accounts so excited to make more friends on Goodreads!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Welcome, Sara! I just deleted FB and IG too. Have you read Kim Vogel Sawyer? She’s one of my favorites.

[S.K.]

Andrea wrote: "Welcome, Sara! I just deleted FB and IG too. Have you read Kim Vogel Sawyer? She’s one of my favorites."

No, and I don't recognize the name! Any specific favorites to recommend?

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

Yes! I have enjoyed all of hers that I've read, but these are my favorites:

[ClaraBelle]

Welcome and hi to Sara! I’m homeschooled and hope to be a homeschool mom when I get married and have children one day!

[ClaraBelle]

Andrea wrote: "Welcome, Sara! I just deleted FB and IG too. Have you read Kim Vogel Sawyer? She’s one of my favorites."

Yes love her books especially My Heart Remembers

[S.K.]

Andrea wrote: "Yes! I have enjoyed all of hers that I've read, but these are my favorites:
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Oh i didnt know you could reply with a book linked so nicely... This is great!

[Andrea, Hospitality Coordinator]

On the desktop version, there's an "add book/author" button above the comment box. That will help you link to the books. If you want the cover shown, be sure to click the little "cover" button at the bottom of the pop-up box.

[Anna]

Hi! My name is Anna. My reading taste have changed A LOT the past five years alone, but this last year, especially (and as my walk with God has changed), I have been drawn to reading more Christian fiction. I just love it! My goal is also to read the Bible this year.

[Niese]

Hello. My name is Denise. I love reading Christian Faith based books. I'm currently working my way through Joanna Weavers Bible Study series.
I read mostly classics from the 1800's but would like to dive into more Christian Fiction books. My genre is kind of all over the place....
Happy to be here.

[Wanda]

Hi everyone,
I’m just getting used to Goodreads and how to interact in these groups.
I’m a Christian author. I wrote and published my first Christian Fiction book last year.
It’s a short story.
It’s about what happened to the soldier who won Jesus’ cloak at the foot of the cross.
It came to me during a meditation I was doing on scripture.
If you choose to read it, I believe you will be blessed.
It can also be used as a tool for witnessing as it has a prayer at the back for salvation.
It’s called simply, The Cloak.

[J]

Hi Denise, welcome to the group. You'll find lots of good suggestions. I'll make one selfish one. I'm a new author with a Christian fiction book whose genre is all over the place. It has a budding romance, but it's more of an action adventure. It's Biblical, but set in the future, during the thousand-year reign of Christ. It recently won a silver medal in the Christian-General category of the Readers Favorite International writers contest. It's called Mojave Rift by JW Gilbert. I haven't launched it yet, because the print book is held up. But it's available as an ebook. I guarantee you'll enjoy it, or I will personally give you your money back.

[Mahoghani 23]

Hi, I'm Lea. I've been a member of good reads for a while and i was invited to join another bookclub. Unfortunately, the genre wasn't working with my spiritual growth.....and then I found you all. Just looking for a group that enjoys reading without a lot of graphic or explicit detail and not a lot of violence.

[Joseph]

Welcome, Lea!

[Mahoghani 23]

Joseph wrote: "Welcome, Lea!"

Thank you