Reading Recommendations

This is where I’ll try to keep a running list of books I personally recommend. I will continually add to this list as I think of books or read new ones. (But be sure to check the main page in case I miss some)

Marriage

Created to be His Helpmeet – Debi Pearl

Five Love Languages – Gary D. Chapman

Men are Like Waffles–Women are Like Spaghetti – Pam Farrel

The Uncommon Marriage Adventure – Tony & Lauren Dungy

Love Unending – Becky Thompson

Power of a Praying Wife – Stormie Omartian

Your Marriage God’s Way (and Workbook) – Scott LaPierre

Parenting

Shepherding a Child’s Heart – Tedd TrippFive Love Languages of Children – Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell

Things I Wish I’d Known Before We Became Parents – Gary Chapman
Hope Unfolding – Becky ThompsonPower of a Praying Parent – Stormie OmartianSpiritual Parenting – C. H. Spurgeon (for parents or anyone who teaches/trains children)
Better Together – Jill SavageMama Bear Apologetics – Hillary Morgan FerrerHomeschool Bravely – Jamie EricksonHave a New Kid by Friday – Kevin LemanRaising Kids Who Care – Suzy Lee

Adventuring Together – Greta Eskridge
The Enchanted Hour – Megan Cox GurdonBringing Up Boys – James C. Dobson

Fiction

Thief of Glory – Sigmund BrouwerFinding Me – Kathryn Cushman Refining Fire (Brides of Seattle book 2) – Tracie Peterson
Love Everlasting (Brides of Seattle book 3) – Tracie Peterson
Remember Me,
Finding Us, and
Knowing You – Tracie Peterson–Book Review
The Justice Game and
Fatal Convictions – Randy Singer
Hiding Places – Erin HealyDrawing Fire , Burning Proof, and Catching Heat – Janice CantoreThe Girl from the Train – Irma JoubertA Respectable Actress – Dorothy Love

All is Calm/All is Bright – Colleen Coble
Inn at Ocean’s Edge, Mermaid Moon,  and Twilight at Blueberry Barrens – Colleen CobleBecause You’re Mine,
One Little Lie, and
The View from Rainshadow Bay – Colleen Coble
The Wedding DressThe Wedding Chapel, The Wedding Shop, and
A Royal Christmas Wedding – Rachel Hauck
One Fine Day – Rachel Hauck and Carrie Padgett

You’ll Be Mine by Rachel Hauck and Mandy Boerma
Fifth Avenue Story Society – Rachel Hauck
Whispers in the Reading Room – Shelley GrayThe Mountain Midwife – Laurie Alice EakesIf I Run, If I’m FoundIf I Live – Terri Blackstock

Smoke Screen – Terri Blackstock
The Newsmakers by Lis WiehlConfessions of X – Suzanne Wolfe
Buckhead Dead – Deborah MaloneKissed by a Cowboy – Debra CloptonThe Goodbye Bride, Just a Kiss – Denise Hunter

Lake Season – Denise Hunter
Traces of Guilt , Threads of Suspicion – Dee Henderson

Taken – Dee Henderson
Sister Dear – Laura McNeill
Dawn at Emberwilde – Sarah LaddThe Witnesses – Robert WhitlowBlueberry Cupcake Mystery – Naomi MillerSister Eve and the Blue Nun – Lynne HintonDelilah: Treacherous Beauty – Angela Hunt
Through Raging Waters – Renee BlareFor No Apparent Reason – S. K. Derban

Circumvent – S. K. Derban
The Memory of You – Catherine WestInvitation-Harbingers Series Cycle 1

The Assault – Harbingers Series Cycle 2

Probing – Harbingers Series Cycle 3
Murder for the Time Being – Joanie Bruce
Still Life – Dani Pettrey

Dead Drift – Dani Pettrey

Killing Tide – Dani Pettrey
Restoring Love, Healing Love – Jennifer Slattery

Dancing in the Rain – Jennifer Slattery
Oath of Honor, Vow of Justice – Lynette Eason

Protecting Tanner Hollow – Lynette Eason
Collateral Damage – Lynette Eason

Life Flight – Lynette Eason

Crossfire by Lynette Eason
Beyond Justice, Imperfect Justice, Delayed Justice – Cara Putman

Flight Risk – Cara Putman
The Masterpiece – Francine RiversSoldier On – Vanessa RasanenAtoning for Ashes – Kaitlin CovelStar of Persia – Jill Eileen SmithFragments of Fear – Carrie Stuart Parks
Hadassah: Queen of Persia – Diane Wallice TaylorThe Land Beneath Us – Sarah Sundin

The Sound of Light – Sarah Sundin
Way of the Brave – Susan May Warren

Sunburst – Susan May Warren

Sundown – Susan May Warren
Fatal Code – Natalie WaltersA Rose for the Resistance – Angela Couch

Capturing Hope – Angela Couch
Saving Mrs. Roosevelt – Candice Sue PattersonEscape from Amsterdam – Lauralee BlissUnknown Threat – Lynn Blackburn

Malicious Intent – Lynn Blackburn

Under Fire – Lynn Blackburn
The Struggle for Love: the Story of Leah – Marilyn ParkerCapitol in Crisis – Kathy Roy Johnson
Methuselah Project SOS – Rick BarryLegends of the Donut Shop – Terry OvertonTwin Murder Mix-up – Sami AbramsRachel’s Reunion by Susan G. MathisCold Light of Day – Elizabeth Goddard

Present Danger – Elizabeth Goddard
Pursued in the Wilderness – Loretta EdisonWhat I Would Tell You – Liz TolsmaThe Finding of Miss Fairfield- Grace Hitchcock

The Pursuit of Miss Parish by Grace Hitchcock

Hearts of Gold by Grace Hitchcock
The Escape Game – Marilyn TurkBody of Evidence – Irene Hannon

Windswept Way – Irene Hannon
The Bookshop of Secrets – Mollie RushmeyerInto the Fog – Karen RandauDeath in High Places – Sara L. JamesonThe Starlet Spy – Rachel Scott McDanielThe Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem – Kurt Brouwer

The Last Disciple: Escape to Antioch – Kurt Brouwer
Beneath a Peaceful Moon – Debby LeeRebecca – Shannon McNearMan of Shadow and Mist – Michelle GriepThe Warsaw Sisters – Amanda BarrattRevenge – Tamara Cooper

Non-Fiction

The Duck Commander Family: How Faith, Family, and Ducks Built a Dynasty – Willie Robertson, Korie Robertson, Mark Schlabach (contributor)The Women of Duck Commander – Jessica Robertson, Kay Robertson, Korie Robertson, Lisa Robertson, Missy Robertson, Beth ClarkBlessed, Blessed…Blessed – Missy RobertsonIt’s a God Thing Volume 2 – Don JacobsonBella’s Gift – Rick and Karen Santorum
Against All Odds: My Story – Chuck NorrisEight Twenty Eight – Larissa and Ian Murphy
Trim Healthy Mama Plan and Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook
This Life I Live – Rory FeekDear Joey – Alicia Eggers
Capital Gaines – Chip GainesGod’s Hostage – Andrew BrunsonChild of Grace: A Death Row Story – Dr. Chris BrownWhen Faith is Forbidden – P. Todd NettletonSusie by Ray Rhodes
The Lazy Genius Way – Kendra AdachiStar Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and the American Anthem – Tim GroveThe Clutter Fix — Shannon AchesonTime-Saving Mom – Crystal PaineA Life Set Free – Rena Groot

Christian Living

Storm–Hearing Jesus for the Times We Live In – Jim CymbalaThe Frazzled Female – Cindi WoodThirty Days in the Land with Jesus – Charles H. DyerA.D. The Bible Continues: The Book of Acts – Dr. David Jeremiah

A.D. The Bible Continues: The Revolution that Changed the World – Dr. David Jeremiah
How to Enjoy Reading Your Bible – Keith Ferrin
Devotions from the Garden – Miriam DrennanFervent – Priscilla ShirerUnglued – Lysa TerkeurstPrayer Points5 Minutes with Jesus; Peace for Today – Sheila Walsh
Pressing Pause – Karen Ehmen and Ruth SchwenkMoments with the Savior – Ken GireNever Unfriended by Lisa-Jo Baker–Book ReviewLife in Community – Dustin WillisMornings with Tozer

From the Grave – A.W. Tozer
Empowered – Catherine ParksEncountering God’s Heart for You by Diane StortzLegion, Hagar, Tamar– Shadia HrichiGrowing in Holiness – R.C. SproulOn Bended Knee – Crickett Keeth
Victory – Jim SchettlerWhat do I know About My God? – Mardi CollierLove a More Excellent Way – Linda WilkersonSpurgeon on the Power of Scripture – Jason K AllenGlimpses of God – Debi Pryde