Christian Fiction: African American
A guide to Christian Fiction at the Valley Cottage Library.
African American Christian Fiction
- A Million Blessings byBestselling authors Angela Benson, Marilynn Griffith and Tia McCollors - three of inspirational fiction's finest - join together for a compelling collection of novellas in which characters come to terms with newfound wealth and its effect on their faith.
- Love on the Line byIdentity, attitudes, and culture collide as a mother and daughter's values and backgrounds are challenged by everyone around them in this moving, often humorous, and unforgettable novel from Laura Castoro.
- This Fire Down in My Soul byWhen Faylene Watkins begins counseling women of her husband's congregation at Hope Filled Christian Center Church, three women teach her the perils of love, sex and obsession.
- A Woman's Worth byA woman living in sin with a noncommittal man finds her prayers for a healthy and respectful relationship answered when a new man moves in, and steals her heart.
- Someone to Watch over Me byWhen Tori Henderson's beloved Aunt Dottie falls ill, Tori travels back to tiny Bayford to care for her. But when she arrives, she's faced with more than she bargained for, including Dottie's struggling local store and a troubled little step-cousin, DeAndre.
Vanessa Davis Griggs
- The Other Side of Goodness byAward-winning author Griggs--author of "Redeeming Waters" and "Blessed Trinity"--weaves a powerful, church-driven story of a single mother trying to make the wrongs from the past right.
- Redeeming Waters byBrianna is 10 years old when she first meets 25-year-old David R. Shepherd, a devout and gifted gospel recording artist who ultimately becomes world renowned megastar, King d.Avid. He leaves an impression on Brianna she will never forget. And they are destined to meet again.
Kimberla Lawson-Roby
- The Best of Everything byCurtis Black's daughter, Alicia, is all grown up and even more trouble than her rascally father, in this new novel from the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Sin No More" and "Love and Lies."
- A Deep Dark Secret by"New York Times"-bestselling author Roby returns with the moving story of a family who learns to overcome betrayal and secrets with courage and love.
- Be Careful What You Pray For byNew York Times bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby returns with this delightful sequel to The Best of Everything, in which the infamous Reverend Curtis Black's beautiful daughter, Alicia, is all grown up-and headed for trouble of her own.
- Love, Honor, and Betray byThe infamous Reverend Curtis Black's sordid past is no secret, as his wife, Charlotte, is well aware. But when Curtis' longtime mistress and mother of his illegitimate two-year-old dies, he and Charlotte have no choice but to raise Curtina together. Soon, Charlotte's resentment of the child affects her marriage.
Carl Weber
- The Choir Director byBishop T.K. Knight has done all he can to make the First Jamaica Ministries a success. When the last choir director got caught in a scandal, attendance and cash flow started dwindling. Charismatic Anthony Mackie seems like the perfect replacement. The trouble is, he has secrets that could bring the church crashing down - and take T.K. with it.
- The Preacher's Son byThe popular pastor of the largest Black American church in New York, Bishop TK Wilson, has decided to run for borough president. But in public his wife and two children are shining models of respectability, yet in private the Wilson children are succumbing to the very temptations their father so vocally condemns.