Book Excerpts
I posted excerpts of the books below on my blog, so the links below will open up a separate browser window to take you to the excerpt.An asterick (*) means the blog post has a link to click through to another website to read the excerpt.
Contemporary Romance
General Fiction
Historical Romance and Fiction
Mystery, Suspense and Thrillers
Nonfiction
Romantic Suspense
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Contemporary Romance
Age Before Beauty by Virginia Smith
An Amish Christmas: December in Lancaster County anthology: "A Miracle for Miriam" by Kathleen Fuller*
Blessed Are the Meddlers by Christa A. Banister
Bluegrass Blessings by Allie Pleiter
Bluegrass Courtship by Allie Pleiter
The Christmas Lamp by Lori Copeland
Controlling Interest by Elizabeth White*
The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter*
A Cousin's Prayer by Wanda Brunstetter
A Cousin's Promise by Wanda Brunsetter
Critical Care by Candace Calvert
Dad In Training by Gail Gaymer Martin
Engaging Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
Faking Grace by Tamara Leigh
Finally a Family by Carolyne Aarsen*
Finding Father Christmas by Robin Jones Gunn
Finding Stephanie by Susan May Warren*
Georgia On Her Mind by Rachel Hauck
Groom In Training by Gail Gaymer Martin
Hidden by Shelley Shepard Gray
His Forever Love by Missy Tippens
Hometown Courtship by Diann Hunt*
I Heart Bloomberg (86 Bloomberg Place Series book 1) by Melody Carlson
Kelly's Chance by Wanda Brunstetter
The Kidnapping of Kenzie Thorn by Liz Johnson
Leave It to Chance by Sherri Sand
Leaving Carolina by Tamara Leigh*
Love Is a Battlefield by Annalisa Daughety
Love Starts With Elle by Rachel Hauck
Made of Honor by Marilynn Griffith
Menu for Romance by Kaye Dacus
A Mile in My Flip-Flops by Melody Carlson
Never Say Never by Lisa Wingate
Nothing But Trouble by Susan May Warren
Only Uni (Sushi Series book 2) by Camy Tang
The Perfect Match by Susan May Warren
Plain Perfect by Beth Wiseman
Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman
Ready-Made Family (Wings of Refuge, book 3) by Cheryl Wyatt
The Reluctant Cowgirl by Christine Lynxwiler
Return to Love by Betsy St. Amant
Second Chance Family by Margaret Daley
Sincerely, Mayla by Virginia Smith
Single Sashimi (Sushi Series book 3) by Camy Tang
A Sister's Hope by Wanda Brunstetter
Snow Melts in Spring by Deborah Vogts
Soldier Daddy (Wings of Refuge, book 5) by Cheryl Wyatt
A Soldier's Devotion (Wings of Refuge, book 6) by Cheryl Wyatt
A Soldier's Reunion (Wings of Refuge, book 4) by Cheryl Wyatt
The Sound of Sleigh Bells by Cindy Woodsmall
Stuck in the Middle by Virginia Smith*
Sushi for One? (Sushi Series book 1) by Camy Tang
Sweetwater Gap by Denise Hunter
That's (Not Exactly) Amore by Tracey Bateman
Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah (86 Bloomberg Place Series book 4) by Melody Carlson
Together For the Holidays by Margaret Daley
Tour De Force by Elizabeth White
Twice In a Lifetime by Marta Perry
Wanted by Shelley Shepard Gray
When the Heart Cries by Cindy Woodsmall*
When the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall
White Christmas Pie by Wanda Brunstetter
Word Gets Around by Lisa Wingate
General Fiction
Bad Idea by Todd and Jedd Hafer
Demon: A Memoir by Tosca Lee
Dogwood by Chris Fabry
Full Tilt by Creston Mapes
Havah by Tosca Lee
John 3:16 by Nancy Moser
My Name Is Russell Fink by Michael Snyder
One Extraordinary Day by Harold Myra
Squat by Taylor Field
The Shack by William P. Young
The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke
Wind River by Tom Morrisey
Winter Haven by Athol Dickson*
Historical Romance and Fiction
Abiding Darkness by John Aubrey Anderson
Along Came a Cowboy by Christine Lynxwiler
As High as the Heavens by Kathleen Morgan*
Awaken My Heart by DiAnn Mills*
The Bartered Bride by Erica Vetsch
Before the Season Ends by Linore Rose Burkard
The Believer by Ann Gabhart*
Beloved Captive by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Beloved Counterfeit by Kathleen Y'Barbo
Beyond This Moment by Tamera Alexander*
The Blue Enchantress (The Charles Towne Bells, book 2) by M.L. Tyndall
Breathe by Lisa T. Bergren
The Bride Backfire by Kelly Eileen Hake
The Bride Bargain by Kelly Eileen Hake
A Bride in the Bargain by Deeanne Gist
A Bride So Fair by Carol Cox
Calico Canyon by Mary Connealy
The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke
Chasing Charity by Marcia Gruver
City of the Dead by T.L. Higley
A Constant Heart by Siri Mitchell
Courting the Doctor's Daughter by Janet Dean
A Cowboy Christmas by Mary Connealy
Crescent City Courtship by Elizabeth White
Cursebreaker by Nancy Wentz
Dangerous Heart by Tracey Bateman
Dark Hour by Ginger Garrett
Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson
Deep In The Heart Of Trouble by Deeanne Gist
The Desires of Her Heart by Lyn Cote
Diamond Duo by Marcia Gruver
Emmy's Equal by Marcia Gruver
The Falcon and the Sparrow by M.L. Tyndall
Fields of Grace by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Fit To Be Tied by Robin Lee Hatcher
From a Distance by Tamera Alexander
The Frontiersman's Daughter by Laura Frantz
Gingham Mountain by Mary Connealy
Guardian of the Flame by T.L. Higley
Hannah Grace by Sharlene MacLaren
Her Patchwork Family by Lyn Cote
Hideaway Home by Hannah Alexander*
How Do I Love Thee? by Nancy Moser*
In a Flickering Light by Jane Kirkpatrick
In the Arms of Immortals by Ginger Garrett
In the Shadow of Lions by Ginger Garrett
Just Jane by Nancy Moser*
Longings of the Heart by Bonnie Leon*
Look to the East by Maureen Lang
Love Finds You in Lonesome Prairie by Tricia Goyer and Ocieanna Fleiss
Love Thine Enemy by Louise Gouge
Love's Pursuit by Siri Mitchell
Love's Rescue by Tammy Barley
Maggie Rose (The Daughters of Jacob Kane, book 2) by Sharlene MacLaren
A Measure of Mercy by Lauraine Snelling
Michal by Jill Eileen Smith
Montana Rose by Mary Connealy
My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer*
One Holy Night by J. M. Hochstetler
One Perfect Gift (A Culdee Creek Christmas) by Kathleen Morgan*
Outlaw's Bride by Lori Copeland*
A Passion Most Pure (Daughters of Boston series, book 1) by Julie Lessman
A Passion Denied (Daughters of Boston series, book 3) by Julie Lessman
A Passion Redeemed (Daughters of Boston series, book 2) by Julie Lessman
The Prisoner of Versaille by Golden Keyes Parsons
Ransome's Honor by Kaye Dacus
The Red Siren (The Charles Towne Bells, book 2) by M.L. Tyndall
The Reliance (Legacy of the King's Pirates, book 3) by M.L. Tyndall
Shadow of Colossus by T.L. Higley
The Sheriff's Surrender by Susan Page Davis
The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen
Surrender the Wind by Rita Gerlach
A Surrendered Heart by Tracie Peterson*
The Swiss Courier by Tricia Goyer and Mike Yorkey
Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
A Voice in the Wind by Francine Rivers
A Vote of Confidence by Robin Lee Hatcher
Wagered Heart by Robin Lee Hatcher*
Washington's Lady by Nancy Moser
When Love Blooms by Robin Lee Hatcher*
Where the Heart Leads by Kim Vogel Sawyer*
A Whisper of Freedom by Tricia Goyer*
Mystery, Suspense and Thrillers
All Through The Night by Davis Bunn
Amber Morn (Kanner Lake series, book 4) by Brandilyn Collins*
Blood Bayou by Karen Young
Blood Lines by Mel Odom
Blood Brothers by Rick Akers
Boneman's Daughters by Ted Dekker
Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo
Coral Moon (Kanner Lake series, book 2) by Brandilyn Collins
Daniel's Den by Brandt Dodson
Dark Pursuit by Brandilyn Collins*
Dawn's Light by Terri Blackstock*
Dead Man's Rule by Rick Acker
Deadlock by Robert Liparulo
Deadly Charm by Claudia Mair Burney
The Death and Life of Gabriel Phillips by Stephen Baldwin with Mark Tabb
Death of a Six-Foot Teddy Bear by Sharon Dunn*
Double Cross by James David Jordan
Double Minds by Terri Blackstock*
The Edge Of Recall by Kristen Heitzmann
Elisha's Bones by Don Hoesel
The Enclave by Karen Hancock
Enduring Justice by Amy Wallace
Exposure by Brandilyn Collins
Fatal Deduction by Gayle Roper*
Fatal Illusion by Adam Blumer
The Final Crumpet by Ron and Janet Benrey
Forsaken by James David Jordan
Fossil Hunter by Dr. John Olson
Grits and Glory by Ron and Janet Benrey*
The Guardians by Jack Cavanaugh*
Healing Promises by Amy Wallace*
The Heir by Paul Robertson
Hell in a Briefcase by Phil Little with Brad Whittington
Intervention by Terri Blackstock
Isolation by Travis Thrasher
The Justice Game by Randy Singer*
Kiss by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy
Less Than Dead by Tim Downs
Lost Mission by Athol Dickson
Merciless by Robin Parrish
Miss Fortune by Sara Mills*
The Molech Prophecy by Thomas Phillips
Murder in House by Veronica Heley*
Murder on the Ol' Bunions by Sandra Moore
Night Watchman by Mark Mynheir
Offworld by Robin Parrish
Pirate Hunter by Tom Morrisey
Riven by Jerry Jenkins
The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan
Scimitar's Edge by Marvin Olasky
Through the Fire by Shawn Grady
Tribulation House by Chris Well
Try Darkness by James Scott Bell
Try Fear by James Scott Bell*
Whispers of the Bayou by Mindy Starns Clark*
Non-Fiction
Apologetics for a New Generation by Sean McDowell
Be Last by Jeremy Kingsley
Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back by Josh Hamilton
Blue Like Play Dough by Tricia Goyer
Bringing Home the Prodigals by Rob Parsons
First Place 4 Health by Carole Lewis
The Five Senses of Romantic Love by Sam Laing
For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
For Women Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn
God's Prayer Book by Ben Patterson
He Loves Me! Learning to Live in the Father's Affection by Wayne Jacobsen
How Harry Cast His Spell: the Meaning Behind the Mania for J.K. RowlingÕs Bestselling Books by John Granger
How to Hear from God: Learn to Know His Voice and Make Right Decisions by Joyce Meyer
How to Solve Your People Problems by Dr. Alan Godwin
The Husband Project by Kathi Lipp
I Do Again by Cheryl and Jeff Scruggs
If God Disappears: 9 Faith Wreckers and What to Do about Them by David Sanford
IÕm Not Crazy, But I Might be a Carrier by Charles Marshall
Lessons from the Road by Nigel James
Love as a Way of Life Devotional by Gary Chapman
Me, Myself and I Am created by Matthew Peters in partnership with Elisa Stanford
Mom NEEDS Chocolate by Debora M. Coty
Move On, Move Up: Turn Yesterday's Trials into Today's Triumphs by Paula White
Never Say Diet book and Personal Trainer by Chantel Hobbs
Never Surrender: A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom by Lieutenant General William "Jerry" Boykin with Lynn Vincent
New Birth or Rebirth?: Jesus Talks with Krishna by Ravi Zacharias
A Novel Idea by ChiLibris
Once an Arafat Man: The True Story of How a PLO Sniper Found a New Life by Tass Saada and Dean Merrill
Once Blind by Kay Marshall Strom
One Simple Act by Debbie Macomber
The One-Day Way by Chantel Hobbs
Pearl Girls by Margaret McSweeney
A Perfect Mess by Lisa Harper
Pope John Paul II: An Intimate Life - The Pope I Knew So Well by Caroline Pigozzi
Pure: A 90-Day Devotional for the Mind, the Body & the Spirit by Rebecca St. James
The Rosary: A Journey to the Beloved by Gary Jansen
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore
So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore by Wayne Jacobsen and Dave Coleman
The SOS for PMS: Practical Help and Relief for Moms by Mary M. Byers
Touched By a Vampire: Discovering Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga by Beth Felker Jones
Welcome Home by Kimberley Woodhouse
What Women Wish You Knew About Dating by Stephen Simpson
When Did My Life Become a Game of Twister by Mary Pierce
Wild Goose Chase: Reclaim the Adventure of Pursuing God by Mark Batterson
Your Best Life Begins Each Morning by Joel Osteen
Romantic Suspense
Against All Odds by Irene Hannon
Anathema by Colleen Coble*
Bayou Paradox by Robin Caroll*
A Cry in the Night by Colleen Coble
Deadly Competition by Roxanne Rustand
Deadly Intent by Camy Tang
Double Blind by Hannah Alexander*
Final Exposure by Roxanne Rustand
Flee the Night by Susan May Warren
Forsaken Canyon by Margaret Daley
Lonestar Secrets by Colleen Coble*
Scent of Murder by Virginia Smith*
Shadows on the River by Linda Hall
Under the Cajun Moon by Mindy Starns Clark*
Witness to Murder by Jill Elizabeth Nelson
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Auralia's Colors (The Auralia Thread series, book 1) by Jeffrey Overstreet
Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer
By Darkness Hid (The Blood of Kings, book one) by Jill Williamson
Cyndere's Midnight (The Auralia Thread series, book 2) by Jeffrey Overstreet
Enoch by Alton Gansky
eye of the god by Ariel Allison
Hero, Second Class by Mitchell Bonds
The Hunted by Mike Dellosso
The Personifid Invasion by R. E. Bartlett
The Restorer (Restorer series, book 1) by Sharon Hinck*
Restorer's Journey (Restorer series, book 3) by Sharon Hinck
Summa Elvetica: A Casuistry of the Elvish Controversy by Theodore Beale
Thirsty by Tracey Bateman
Tuck by Stephen Lawhead
Women's Fiction
Above All Things by Deborah Raney*
Becca By the Book by Laura Jensen Walker
Beyond the Night by Marlo Schalesky
The Bishop's Daughter by Tiffany L. Warren
Bon Appetit by Sandra Byrd*
Coming Unglued by Rebeca Seitz
Cottonwood Whispers by Jennifer Erin Valent
Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth*
Daring Chloe by Laura Jensen Walker*
Dear Baby Girl by Jane Orcutt*
Echoes by Kristen Heitzmann*
The Familiar Stranger by Christina Berry
Fireflies in December by Jennifer Erin Valent
A Gift of Grace by Amy Clipston*
Gone To Green by Judy Christie
The Great Christmas Bowl by Susan May Warren
Heavenly Place by Kimberly Cash Tate
Home Another Way by Christa Parrish
A Hundred Years of Happiness by Nicole Seitz
If Tomorrow Never Comes by Marlo Schalesky
Just Between You and Me by Jenny B. Jones
Knit Two by Kate Jacobs*
Leaving November by Deborah Raney*
Long Journey Home by Sharlene MacLaren
Loving Cee Cee Johnson by Linda Leigh Hargrove
The Making of Isaac Hunt by Linda Leigh Hargrove
A Man of His Word by Kathleen Fuller*
The Moment Between by Nicole Baartr*
Mom's the Word by Marilynn Griffith
My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang
Never the Bride by Cheryl McKay and Rene Gutteridge
The Note II by Angela Hunt
The Oak Leaves by Maureen Lang*
On Sparrow Hill by Maureen Lang*
One Imperfect Christmas by Myra Johnson
One Perfect Day by Lauraine Snelling
Out of Her Hands by Megan DiMaria
Painted Dresses by Patricia Hickman*
The Passion of Mary Margaret by Lisa Samson
The Pastor's Wife by Jennifer AlLee
Piece De Resistance by Sandra Byrd
The Prayers of Agnes Sparrow by Joyce Magnin
Prints Charming by Rebeca Seitz
The Queen of Sleepy Eye by Patti Hill*
Rain Song by Alice J. Wisler
Raising Rain by Debbie Fuller Thomas
Rose House by Tina Ann Forkner
Ruby Among Us by Tina Ann Forkner
Ruby's Slippers by Leanna Ellis
RV There Yet? by Diann Hunt
Scrapping Plans by Rebeca Seitz
Searching for Spice by Megan DiMaria
The Secret by Beverly Lewis
She Always Wore Red by Angela Hunt
Sisterchicks Go Brit by Robin Jones Gunn
Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes by Robin Jones Gunn
Sisters, Ink by Rebeca Seitz
Stepping Into Sunlight by Sharon Hinck*
Stretch Marks by Kimberly Stuart
Sunset by Karen Kingsbury
The Sweet By and By by Sara Evans and Rachel Hauck
The Sweetgum Ladies Knit For Love by Beth Patillo
Talking to the Dead by Bonnie Grove
Thicker Than Blood by C.J. Darlington
Things Left Unspoken by Eva Marie Everson
This Side of Heaven by Karen Kingsbury*
Turning the Paige by Laura Jensen Walker
Up Pops the Devil by Angela Benson
What the Bayou Saw by Patti Lacy
White Picket Fences by Susan Meissner
Wishing On Dandelions by Mary DeMuth
Wounded: A Love Story by Claudia Mair Burney
Yesterday's Embers by Deborah Raney
Young Adult
Always Watching (The Rayne Tour, book 1) by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
Angel of Wrath by Bill Myers*
Be Strong and Curvaceous (All About Us Series, Book 3) by Shelley Adina
Beyond Corista (The Shadowsode Trilogy, book 3) by Robert Elmer
Beyond the Reflection's Edge by Bryan Davis
The Blue Umbrella by Mike Mason
The Book of Names (Legends of Karac Tor) by D. Barkley Briggs
Breaking Up is Hard to Do (Miracle Girls series, book 2) by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
The Chic Shall Inherit the Earth (All About Us Series, Book 6) by Shelley Adina
Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles) by Ted Dekker
Dragonlight by Donita K. Paul
Eternity's Edge by Bryan Davis
Eye of the Oracle by Bryan Davis
The Fall of Candy Corn (A Sweet Seasons Novel, #2) by Debbie Viguie
Finding Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody series, book 2) by Lisa Samson
The Fruit of My Lipstick (All About Us Series, Book 2) by Shelley Adina
Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo
Goodbye Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody series, book 4) by Lisa Samson
Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody series, book 1) by Lisa Samson
House of Dark Shadows by Robert Liparulo
House of Wolves by Matt Bronleewee
It's a Green Thing (Diary of a Teenage Girl: Maya, Book 2) by Melody Carlson
It's All About Us (All About Us Series, Book 1) by Shelley Adina
Katy's New World (The Katy Lambright Series, Book 1) by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Last Breath (The Rayne Tour, book 2) by Brandilyn and Amberly Collins
A Little Help From My Friends (Miracle Girls series, book 3) by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
Lost in Las Vegas by Melody Carlson
The Miracle Girls (Miracle Girls series, book 1) by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt
Mixed Bags (Carter House Girls, Book 1) by Melody Carlson
My Life, Unscripted by Tricia Goyer (nonfiction)*
New York Debut (Carter House Girls, Book 6) by Melody Carlson
Nightmare's Edge by Bryan Davis
The Owling (The Shadowsode Trilogy, book 2) by Robert Elmer
Ripple Effect by Paul McCusker
Romancing Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody series, book 3) by Lisa Samson
Ruby Unscripted by Cindy Martinusen
Ryann Watters and the King's Sword by Eric Reinhold
Sir Kendrick and the Castle of Bel Lione by Chuck Black
So Not Happening by Jenny B. Jones
Spring Breakdown (The Carter House Girls series, book 7) by Melody Carlson
The Spring of Candy Apples (A Sweet Seasons Novel, #4) by Debbie Viguie
The Summer of Cotton Candy (A Sweet Seasons Novel, #1) by Debbie Viguie
Tidings of Great Boys (All About Us Series, Book 5) by Shelley Adina
Trion Rising (The Shadowsode Trilogy, book 1) by Robert Elmer
The Vanishing Sculptor (Dragonkeeper series prequel) by Donita K. Paul
The Voice by Bill Myers*
Watcher in the Woods: Dreamhouse Kings, Book #2 by Robert Liparulo
Who Made You a Princess? (All About Us Series, Book 4) by Shelley Adina
The Winter of Candy Canes (A Sweet Seasons Novel, #3) by Debbie Viguie
