This is another fact-finding post in preparation for my upcoming presentation at the 2017 Romance Writers of New Zealand Conference. In case you missed it, I’m presenting on Christian Romance: the biggest genre you’ve never heard of.
Last week we discussed the (not easy) question of how you define Christian fiction in general, and Christian romance in particular. Well, it’s a romance writer’s conference. That’s what they want to read.
As part of my presentation, I’d like to be able to recommend some excellent examples of Christian romance novels.
What’s the novel you’ve read over and over because you love it so much? What novel do you loan out to friends over and over again? What novel do you recommend to people who ask you what they should read?
More importantly, why?
Do you love and recommend that novel because of the plot? The subplot? The characters? The writing? The way it shows the Christian faith? The setting? The author? The emotion? The theme? The message?
One of the best romance novels I’ve read is The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bichof. The story is very touching emotionally, and the hero’s sacrifice is a great picture of Christ’s love for us. The setting of the circus in the late 1800s is so unique and interesting. The writing is beautiful.
I’ve heard lots of good things about The Lady and the Lionheart. I managed to download it last week when it was on sale, and I’m looking forward to reading it.
It sounds as though I might need a tissue or two!