Edgy Christian Fiction
Discover Edgy Christian Fiction—a curated list of captivating books that push boundaries and explore faith through raw, real stories. From Ted Dekker's thrilling *BoneMan's Daughters* and Julie Lessman's passionate *A Passion Most Pure* to Bonnie Grove's gripping *Talking to the Dead*, these thought-provoking novels tackle life's hardest questions with unflinching honesty.
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Ten Thousand Charms
by Allison Pittman
Gloria, a young prostitute who has a son, make an ageement to help widower John Williams raise his infant daughter, but, after a tragic event, she finds herself longing for a family.
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An Irishwoman's Tale
by Patti Lacy
Mary Freeman's earliest memory has tainted her entire life: An old oaken table, moon-shaped faces guzzling bitter tea, cups and cups of the steaming stuff, asking what's to be done with the little eejit-her. Mary's life has taken her a long way from the family that didn't want her, and a long way from her Irish home, to the Midwest United States. Now married with two teenage daughters, Mary's loneliness and torment are as acute as ever.
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It's Not about Me
by Michelle Sutton
Annie has it all. But when her safe world is shattered, she is caught in a war between two brothers, both of whom claim to have her best interests at heart. Who will Annie choose? And will she finally come to know the One whose love will never fail even in her darkest hour? Will she learn the truth about life--that it's not about "me"?
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A Passion Redeemed
by Julie Lessman
Graced with physical beauty, though shallow of heart, Charity O'Connor is a woman who knows what she wants. She sets her sights on the cantankerous Mitch Dennehy, editor at the Irish Times, who has unwittingly stolen her heart. And although the sparks are there, Mitch refuses to fan the coals of a potential relationship with his ex-fiancée's sister. But Charity has a plan to turn up the heat and she always gets what she wants--one way or another. Is revenge so sweet after all? Or will Charity get burned? Full of intense passion, betrayal, and forgiveness, A Passion Redeemed will delight Lessman's fans and draw new ones.
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A Passion Most Pure
by Julie Lessman
Full of passion, romance, rivalry, and betrayal, A Passion Most Pure will captivate readers from the first page.
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The Restitution
by M. L. Tyndall
Lady Isabel Ashton, scorned after the birth of her illegitimate child, longs to regain wealth and position, despite Christs call on her heart. When her son is kidnapped, she must decide how far shell go to save her child and redeem her honor.
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The Duchess and the Dragon
by Jamie Carie
A Regency romance between an American Quaker girl and the Duke of Northumberland, who is forced to become a servant to escape persecution.
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The Black Cloister
by Melanie Dobson
On Elise Friedman's eighth birthday, she lost her mother and any connection to her mysterious past. Now a young woman in college, Elise is traveling to her homeland of Germany to uncover her family's past, but what she finds is much more harrowing than she ever suspected.
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Healing Stones
by Nancy Rue
As her life spirals out of control, Demetria Costanas begins to meet with psychologist Sullivan Crisp at the insistence of a friend, but as Sullivan helps her sort through all the issues in her life, she comes to a new and better premise--a realization that God loves her and wants her to have an abundant life. Original.
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Lady of Milkweed Manor
by Julie Klassen
The engaging and moving story of a once-proper lady who finds herself in a most unexpected situation; a romance set in Regency England.
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Surrender Bay
by Denise Hunter
On the beautiful island of Nantucket, salt and roses scent the air, waves sparkle over hidden currents, and a storm-tossed soul seeks safe harbor. When Samantha Owen's estranged stepfather dies, she inherits his cottage in Nantucket--a place she left years ago, never planning to return. As a single mom, Sam can't afford to pass up on a financial windfall like ocean-front property. So she travels home to fix up the house and sell it . . . never suspecting that Landon Reed still lives two doors down. As their long-dormant romance begins to bud again, Sam must face the fact that Landon still doesn't know why she left the island. Will the secrets she's hidden all these years tear them apart . . . or is Landon's love really as unconditional as he claims? Denise Hunter weaves a heart-tugging tale of shattered trust and enduring love . . . all in a romantic seaside setting.
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After the Leaves Fall
by Nicole Baart
Escaping a life marked by loss, young Julia DeSmit leaves for college--the perfect place to reinvent herself--but one wrong decision changes her forever, and she returns to her grandmother's farm, weary and defeated. Original. 10,000 first printing.
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A Bride Most Begrudging
by Deeanne Gist
When Lady Constance Morrow ?nds herself held against her will aboard a ship bound for the American colonies--a ship ?lled with "tobacco brides" and felons--she is quite sure that as soon as she arrives she will ?nd a reasonable man who will believe her father is an earl and send her back on the next ship to England. Instead she meets Drew O'Connor, a determined Colonial farmer who is nearly as headstrong as she is. Drew wins Constance as his bride but soon realizes he has taken on much more than he bargained for
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Crimson Eve
by Brandilyn Collins
Realtor Carla Radling finds herself on the run after a charming British gentleman client turns out to be an assassin hired to kill her.
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To Love Anew
by Bonnie Leon
Hannah Talbot is banished from London and taken to Australia. Aboard a ghastly, nineteenth-century prison ship, she is about to cross paths with destiny. Book 1 in the Sydney Cove series.
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A Tendering in the Storm
by Jane Kirkpatrick
This lyrical novel gives voice to a mother's fears for her family and a woman's search for her truest self in the second book of the Change and Cherish series set in the 1850s in a remote coastal forest of the Washington Territory.
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Wedding Bell Blues (The Piper Cove Chronicles)
by Linda Windsor
Not even a big budget can help Alex make her sister's wedding the event of the year. The usually calm and collected Alex is rattled when the man who walked out on her sixteen years ago to pursue a rock-and-roll career returns to be the best man. In desperation, she calls on her three best friends to help pull off the shindig, and keep her away from the devastatingly handsome Josh. Tomboy Ellen, shy Jan, and vivacious Sue Ann join forces to keep Alex on track. But fate won't be stopped in this small seaside town. Alex finds it as impossible to avoid Josh as it is to deny that he's a changed man. Is it too late for their love? Only faith, family, and best friends will tell.
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Diva NashVegas
by Rachel Hauck
Country music singer Aubrey James manages to keep her private life away from the tabloids until she is betrayed by a former bandmate, but when she agrees to finally share her story, Aubrey recognizes the interviewer from "Inside NashVegas" as someone from her past.
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As I Have Loved You
by Nikki Arana
Leigh Scott's worst fear is realized when her only son's dropping grades and bad choices are a result of his seeing a young woman with a troubled past and a questionable future.
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The Color of the Soul
by Tracey Victoria Bateman
Andy Carmichael, a reporter given the chance to cover the story that will make his career, finds more than he bargained for within the pages of Miss Penbrook's diary. The Color of the Soul will keep readers captivated from beginning to end.
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In Honor Bound
by DeAnna Julie Dodson
Prince Philip's heart is hardened to God and to his new wife through the misdeeds of his father. With the fate of the kingdom lying in the balance, can Rosalynde's love break through to restore his faith?
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Revealed
by Tamera Alexander
Annabelle Grayson has been given a second chance at life, but she can't claim it with the cloud of her past hanging over her in Willow Springs. After her husband dies, she advertises for a trail guide to accompany her to land waiting for her in Idaho--and a most unlikely candidate applies for the job. Matthew Taylor is a man on the run, with consequences of past mistakes pursuing him at every turn. Meeting Annabelle Grayson the first time was unpleasant enough, but when she crosses his path again, her presence in his life--and what she reveals--is devastating. If given a single wish, Matthew would turn back time and right a grievous wrong. If given a second wish, he would make Annabelle Grayson pay.
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Abiding Darkness
by John Aubrey Anderson
Even though their families are of differing faiths and of different races, seven-year-old Missy Parker, her big brother Bobby, and her best friend Junior Washington are inseparable, but the struggle between good and evil ensues when a demon targets non-Christian Missy and creates havoc throughout her childhood, family, and community. Originally published as Black or White. 75,000 first printing.
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Freefall
by Kristen Heitzmann
Deception, betrayal, and romance as Jade determines why she is in Hawaii with no memory of who she is or how she got there.
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Scared
by Tom Davis
Scared is a sweeping saga of redemption and hope. When a heartbroken photojournalist encounters a struggling orphan in the African countryside, their lives are forever changed.
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Talking to the Dead
by Bonnie Grove
Grieving widow Kate Davis cannot get the voice of her dead husband Kevin out of her head and no one can help her, until she meets Jack, a gentle and unconventional pastor.
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BoneMan's Daughters
by Ted Dekker
They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, and when his victims fail to meet his lofty expectations, he kills them by breaking their bones and leaving them to die. Intelligence officer Ryan Evans, on the other hand, has lost all hope of ever being the perfect father. His daughter and wife have written him out of their lives. Everything changes when BoneMan takes Ryan's estranged daughter, Bethany, as his seventh victim. Ryan goes after BoneMan on his own. But the FBI sees it differently. New evidence points to the suspicion that Ryan is BoneMan. Now the hunter is the hunted, and in the end, only one father will stand.
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A Passion Denied
by Julie Lessman
Young Elizabeth O'Connor is the little sister John Brady always longed for. But she wants much more than that from her spiritual mentor. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman intent on loving John, he must push back the very real attraction he feels for her. His past just won't let him go there. Unfortunately, Lizzie won't let him go anywhere else--until she discovers he is not all that he seems. Can true love survive such revelations? Full of the romance and relationships Lessman readers have come to love, A Passion Denied is the final book in the popular Daughters of Boston series.