{Clean} Fiction Recommendations

It’s no big secret I’m a reader.  I love a good book.  For most of my adult life, I’ve been an avid reader of nonfiction.  But since I got my Kindle (and with it access to a plethora of free e-books), I have noticed I read a lot more fiction.  However, with all those free e-books, it can be hard to know what is worth reading.  So, how about a list of some {clean} fiction recommendations?

The Lineage of Grace series by Francine Rivers.  Oh my word!  Each of these novellas is the account of one of the women named in the lineage of Christ.  Fabulous stories of these women based on Scripture.  Rivers does a fantastic job of adding dialog and setting that enhance our understanding of the times in which each woman lived.

• A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity

The Baxter Family Books by Karen Kingsbury.  I confess I have devoured all the Baxter books.  My favorite characters are Ashley Baxter Blake and Bailey Flanigan.   If you have never read anything by Kingsbury, start with the Redemption series.  From there you’ll dive into the Firstborn series and follow up with the Sunrise series. The Bailey Flanigan series includes many familiar Baxter family members and the final Baxter book is Coming Home.

 

Sarai by Jill Eileen Smith.  This novel is part of her Wives of the Patriarchs series.   I admit I’ve only read this one but I would imagine the others are excellent reads as well.  I also enjoyed Smith’s first novel in the Wives of David series, Michal.   Her writing style and descriptions are amazing.

• Sarai: A Novel (Wives of the Patriarchs)
• Michal: A Novel (The Wives of King David)

Journey to the Well by Diana Wallis Taylor.  Oh. My. Word.  I loved this book! In fact, I’ve read it a couple of times.  A genius telling of the Samaritan woman at the well.  The twists and turns in her story had me up late at night unable to put the book down.

• Journey to the Well: A Novel

The O’Malley series by Dee Henderson.  Totally different than any of my other recommendations, this series is about six siblings, each of whom work in a different area of law enforcement or public service.  Henderson creates compelling story lines that reflect the reality of our modern world while offering multi-dimensional characters you can’t help but cheer for.

• The O’Malley Chronicles, Volume 1 (The Negotiator / The Guardian / The Truth Seeker)
• O’Malley Chronicles, Volume 2 (The Protector, The Healer, The Rescuer)

What great fiction have you read lately?

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