December 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/Middle Grade: Key’s Secret by Jennifer Arrington and Albrey Arrington — A strange blue envelope greets the kids of Coral Canal right before Labor Day weekend. Inside it contains a riddle and a set of instructions. Nobody, not even their parents, seems …
ACFW New Releases: November 2025
November 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: A Daughter’s Choice by Kelly S. Irvin — Henrietta Miller loves animals—especially her goats. She wants to marry and have children someday, but right now her goal is to have her own business selling snacks made from goat’s milk and …
How To Research Biblical Fiction: Finding Truth & History – Part 1
by Mesu Andrews Do you read the Author’s Notes in the back of a book? I write them for my books and always read authors’ notes for biblical novels. My Author’s Notes often contain spoilers, but this post is spoiler free! Today’s post will give you a taste of my research process for my 8/19/25 release, Noble: The Story of …
Write Like a Four-Year-Old
by Dr. Dwight David Croy There is a very common story told about a four-year-old girl who was concentrating on drawing a picture of God. Very intense, very serious, putting her all into an important project in her mind. An adult teacher, thinking to help instruct the little girl in correct theology, said to her, “You know, according to the …
ACFW New Releases: July 2025
July 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: Caleb’s Choice by Z Peabody — Caleb Jacobson, rancher, farmer, and a first-generation veterinarian, has always loved to care for animals. When he was given his choice to either stay in the small community and become a full-time farmer or …
The Invisible Pillar of Author Platform: Money
By Barbara M. Britton Does social media sell books? In the recent webinars I have attended, the answer is no. Social media may help in the “Rule of Seven” where a reader has to see a book seven times before they buy it, but purchases from social media do not seem to be significant. Not to mention the horror stories …
ACFW New Releases: April 2025
April 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Earning the Veteran’s Trust by Lisa Jordan — After leaving the navy, Mallory Stone plans to buy her best friend’s fruit farm, a safe place to raise her son and adopt senior dogs like her dear Rosie. Until her ex-husband, …
ACFW New Releases: January 2025
January 2025 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children/Middle-grade: Feather by Susan Page Davis — Feather is snatched by a fierce tribe and forced to work for them. Her younger brother, Karsh, vows to find her. When Feather learns the arrows she makes will be used against her own people, …
ACFW New Releases: November 2024
November 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Matchmaking the Cowboy by Emily Conrad — What’s a little covert matchmaking between friends? (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published [ACFW QIP] The Daze Before Christmas by Laurie Germaine — She fled her old life for a new one. Trouble is, she …
ACFW New Releases: October 2024
October 2024 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website General Contemporary: I’ll Be Home by Darlene L. Turner, by Sara Davison, Helena Smrcek, Melanie Stevenson — With chaos and confusion all around them, can they find their way home this Christmas? The people in these four stories are all searching for …