I've always been someone who enjoys a good book. Even in high school I would make plans to go to the library after school to check one out. Being so busy though, it takes me months to get through a single book, and sometimes I read multiple books at one time just because I can't wait to start the next one before I finish the one I'm reading. I'm willing to admit that I'm a Twilight geek and a Harry Potter fanatic, but most of all I enjoy reading love stories. I'm especially a fan of Nicholas Sparks! I've been reading his books since High School and was so excited when they started making some of them into movies (although the movie is NEVER as good as the book)! I'm currently reading one of his new books called "Safe Haven" that is also being made into a movie.
http://www.nicholassparks.com/
Another author I really enjoy is Francine Rivers. She is my absolute favorite Christian author. Her books are based off the Truth of the Bible and God really speaks to me through her stories. If you haven't already, I would recommend reading "Redeeming Love" AH! It's by far my favorite book of all time and definitely the best romance ever (since it models God's love for us)! She also has a series called "Lineage of Grace" which tells the stories of some incredible women from the Bible. She does a great job of pulling you into the story so you can experience the emotions that some of these women faced; such as Mary the mother of Jesus, Tamar, and Rahab. One series of hers that I really enjoyed (and I've currently got my mom hooked on) is the "Mark of the Lion." It takes you back to the first Jewish-Roman war and brings about a romance between a young slave girl named Hadassah and her master's son Marcus and the struggles she faces being a Christian. I actually still have the last book in that series to read, but as I said earlier I start new books before I finish others, so I must admit that I'm also in the middle of another one of her series that has two books "Her Mother's Hope" and "Her Daughter's Dream" which contain the memories of her great grandparents. All of these are incredible books and I truly believe Francine Rivers is writing the from mouth of God.
http://francinerivers.com/
This year I have hopes of actually finishing some of these books and starting new books from different authors. I would really like to read "Jane Eyre" (which they are making into a movie of by the way) and I've heard great things about the author Beverly Lewis (another Christian author). If you have other suggestions of good love stories or authors please let me know!
http://www.nicholassparks.com/
Another author I really enjoy is Francine Rivers. She is my absolute favorite Christian author. Her books are based off the Truth of the Bible and God really speaks to me through her stories. If you haven't already, I would recommend reading "Redeeming Love" AH! It's by far my favorite book of all time and definitely the best romance ever (since it models God's love for us)! She also has a series called "Lineage of Grace" which tells the stories of some incredible women from the Bible. She does a great job of pulling you into the story so you can experience the emotions that some of these women faced; such as Mary the mother of Jesus, Tamar, and Rahab. One series of hers that I really enjoyed (and I've currently got my mom hooked on) is the "Mark of the Lion." It takes you back to the first Jewish-Roman war and brings about a romance between a young slave girl named Hadassah and her master's son Marcus and the struggles she faces being a Christian. I actually still have the last book in that series to read, but as I said earlier I start new books before I finish others, so I must admit that I'm also in the middle of another one of her series that has two books "Her Mother's Hope" and "Her Daughter's Dream" which contain the memories of her great grandparents. All of these are incredible books and I truly believe Francine Rivers is writing the from mouth of God.
http://francinerivers.com/
This year I have hopes of actually finishing some of these books and starting new books from different authors. I would really like to read "Jane Eyre" (which they are making into a movie of by the way) and I've heard great things about the author Beverly Lewis (another Christian author). If you have other suggestions of good love stories or authors please let me know!
I used to read a lot of "Inspirational Fiction" and liked Dee Henderson's books.
ReplyDeleteI also read a series of books by Liz Curtis Higgs that are based on the story of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel. When I read them I couldn't put them down. The first book in the series is called Thorn in My Heart. She also has other books that aren't part of the series that are Bible based.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Redeeming Love! And that was the first book I thought of when I started reading your post. I am glad to have others to look for to read and Rachel gives a good suggetion that I might look into as well!
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