The Spirit Within: Inspirational Fiction

The Spirit Within: Inspirational Fiction

A selected list of books published by both Christian and mainstream publishers with Christian or inspirational themes. Please ask the Popular Library staff for help in locating these and other titles.

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Blackwell, Lawana
Like a River Glorious
For years Adam Burke has concealed his scarred face and his broken heart. Then without warning, his fortress begins to crumble when con artist Corrine Hammond and her maidservant Rachel, arrive. Rachel's haunted eyes and exquisite drawings stir Adam -- and somehow he knows his life will never be the same. (first in a series)

Copeland, Lori
Island of Heavenly Daze
Unexpected hijinks and heart-warming results occur when mortals and immortals cross paths - and unaware visitors to the picturesque establishments of Heavenly Daze discover that they have been entertained by angels. (first in a series)

Dekker, Ted
Black
Thomas Hunter narrowly survives a shooting attempt only to awaken in an alternate universe of green forests, a world to which he subsequently travels every time he goes to sleep. (first in a series)

Godden, Rumer
In This House of Brede
This sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman who leaves her life among the London elite to join a cloistered Bendedictine community.

Henderson, Dee
Danger in the Shadows
Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O'Malley,and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. (first in a series)

Higgs, Liz Curtis
Bookends
Dr. Emilie Getz is into saving historical relics; Jonas Fielding into saving souls. When the two meet, sparks fly. But despite their disastrous beginning, neither one will escape unsmitten!

Kingsbury, Karen
Gideon's Gift
A little girl's gift to a homeless man forever changes both their lives and reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas. (first in a series)

Lawhead, Stephen
Byzantium
Young, Irish monk, Aiden, is sent to help deliver an illuminated manuscript to the Holy Roman Emperor at Byzantium. His journey is filled with adventures as he comes of age in this epic novel of theb early centuries of the first millennium.

Lewis, C. S.
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
This tale of two princesses - one beautiful and one unattractive - and of the struggle between sacred and profane love is Lewis's reworking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche and one of his most enduring works.

Long, David Ryan
Ezekiel's Shadow
Best-selling author Ian Merchant struggles with his new Christian faith as he is haunted by the sins of his past, which appear to him as characters in his books, representing danger, betrayal, greed, and long-held grudges.

Martin, Charles
The Dead Don't Dance
As Dylan and Maggie Styles wait expectantly for the birth of their first son, events take a tragic turn in the delivery room. Through friends and grace-filled moments of insight, the defenses around Dylan slowly break away, but it will take a second tragedy -- and an anxious period of wrestling with God -- to truly awaken him from his stupor and open him up to new life.

Odom, Mel
Apocalypse Dawn
This first installment in a new parallel military trilogy features new characters and situations that are added to those from the already explosive Left Behind series to raise the tension to a fever pitch. (first in a series)

Palmer, Catherine
Finders Keepers
Fiery Elizabeth Hayes is determined to preserve Chalmers House. But Zachary Chalmers, heir to the mansion, has very different plans. Together they learn that God has the best plans of all - if we only surrender to him. (first in a series)

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5/6/06
Duluth Public Library, 520 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802

	Blackwell, Lawana Like a River Glorious For years Adam Burke has concealed his scarred face and his broken heart. Then without warning, his fortress begins to crumble when con artist Corrine Hammond and her maidservant Rachel, arrive. Rachel's haunted eyes and exquisite drawings stir Adam -- and somehow he knows his life will never be the same. (first in a series)
	Copeland, Lori Island of Heavenly Daze Unexpected hijinks and heart-warming results occur when mortals and immortals cross paths - and unaware visitors to the picturesque establishments of Heavenly Daze discover that they have been entertained by angels. (first in a series)
	Dekker, Ted Black Thomas Hunter narrowly survives a shooting attempt only to awaken in an alternate universe of green forests, a world to which he subsequently travels every time he goes to sleep. (first in a series)
	Godden, Rumer In This House of Brede This sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman who leaves her life among the London elite to join a cloistered Bendedictine community.
	Henderson, Dee Danger in the Shadows Introducing the O'Malleys, an inspirational group of seven, all abandoned or orphaned as teens, who have made the choice to become a loyal and committed family. They have chosen their own surname, O'Malley,and have stood by each other through moments of joy and heartache. (first in a series)
	Higgs, Liz Curtis Bookends Dr. Emilie Getz is into saving historical relics; Jonas Fielding into saving souls. When the two meet, sparks fly. But despite their disastrous beginning, neither one will escape unsmitten!
	Kingsbury, Karen Gideon's Gift A little girl's gift to a homeless man forever changes both their lives and reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas. (first in a series)
	Lawhead, Stephen Byzantium Young, Irish monk, Aiden, is sent to help deliver an illuminated manuscript to the Holy Roman Emperor at Byzantium. His journey is filled with adventures as he comes of age in this epic novel of theb early centuries of the first millennium.
	Lewis, C. S. Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold This tale of two princesses - one beautiful and one unattractive - and of the struggle between sacred and profane love is Lewis's reworking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche and one of his most enduring works.
	Long, David Ryan Ezekiel's Shadow Best-selling author Ian Merchant struggles with his new Christian faith as he is haunted by the sins of his past, which appear to him as characters in his books, representing danger, betrayal, greed, and long-held grudges.
	Martin, Charles The Dead Don't Dance As Dylan and Maggie Styles wait expectantly for the birth of their first son, events take a tragic turn in the delivery room. Through friends and grace-filled moments of insight, the defenses around Dylan slowly break away, but it will take a second tragedy -- and an anxious period of wrestling with God -- to truly awaken him from his stupor and open him up to new life.
	Odom, Mel Apocalypse Dawn This first installment in a new parallel military trilogy features new characters and situations that are added to those from the already explosive Left Behind series to raise the tension to a fever pitch. (first in a series)
	Palmer, Catherine Finders Keepers Fiery Elizabeth Hayes is determined to preserve Chalmers House. But Zachary Chalmers, heir to the mansion, has very different plans. Together they learn that God has the best plans of all - if we only surrender to him. (first in a series)