Winner Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
What would happen if an astronaut from Earth, a fallen and sinful man, discovered a planet where Adam and Eve had not eaten from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
Adam Lang, a self-professed atheist, travels to the ends of the universe to discover intelligent life on the only perfect planet left, Adon. There he discovered something he least expected to find . . . God.
Best-selling author, Terry Toler is a well-written, rising star in literary fiction, with his epic fantasy story, The Longest Day, the first in The Eden Stories series and the one that started the franchise. As much as it is about a strange journey across the stars, it’s also about people, and consequences, both of which are captured expertly. The Longest Day is one man’s story of romance, loss, science, discovery, mystery, sin, and salvation.
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
When fifteen-year-old Emily Greene wakes up to police banging on her door, she is shocked to see her mother arrested on drug charges. Uprooted and in disbelief, Emily moves to a new town to stay with her grandmother, known as Crazy Carol for her outspoken faith and quirky behaviors. As if the arrest isn’t enough, kids at her new school immediately begin to stereotype and judge her based on the news they’ve heard about her mom.
Emily is sure her mother's fiancé is to blame for the crime. He has conveniently disappeared since the day of the arrest. She’s determined to find him, and prove he’s at fault. But something awful happens, shaking her world yet again.
After this string of tragedies, Emily starts to question God, but is gently and consistently reminded by her grandmother, through stories she tells of all the sticks, leaves, and stones she collects, that God is her good and faithful parent.
Emily must learn that the words others say about her don’t matter, that her mom’s mistakes don’t define her, and she is always deeply loved by her heavenly father. If only she can learn to forgive herself.
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
Ex-Army Medic, Silton, has had a rough go as of late. Soon after being discharged from the military his wife suffered a tragic accident, then slipped into a coma and died. Now alone, drinking fills his days, and restless sleep plagues his nights. He feels that God is finished with him, that he has no purpose in life, so he ends it all. He falls. Naked and confused, he falls. Silton awakens on a taught expanse of warm Skin Land. Acrid air stings his lungs, tiny hairs jut up like grass under his feet, and the pale blue eye of Heaven stares down on him. In the distance he hears a scream, and as he bounds towards it, finds a fetid swamp of others who have fallen, sinking into the soupy flesh. Quick to his training Silton pulls a woman out of the mess, only to find her legs ravaged with breaks. Using his medical skills and the flesh around him, he binds her injuries, easing her pain. Far off in the distance, on their huge moving home called the Sled, a group of demons set off on a journey out into the Skin Land to harvest those lucky enough to survive the fall. Those like Silton. Silton drags his newfound friend to a distant shelter of bone as they share the reflections of life that have brought them here. With each step the mystery of this place unfolds revealing its true beauty, and its terrifying reality. As the demons draw near, and the pale blue eye of Heaven watches above, it becomes clear that God is not finished with Silton. God has a new purpose for him, a purpose for him in Hell. “Sin follows the sinner, it does not lead them.”
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
As Hitler and his Nazis march across Europe...
The splendors of Detroit's ballrooms spin Esther (McConnell) Meir around like a princess in a fairy tale Here she meets junior engineer Eric Erhardt. But will Eric abandon his playboy ways for Esther?
When war comes to America's shores, Esther questions whether she has the grit to carry on the McConnell legacy. Meanwhile, Eric comes face to face with death when he's drafted into the Army and shipped to fight in Italy.
Once again, war separates a McConnell woman from the man she loves as the Destiny saga reaches a page-turning conclusion.
Award-winning historical fiction author Catherine Ulrich Brakefield weaves fiction with real life events to create this inspirational fourth book of the Destiny series.
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
A maximum-security inmate. A young family. Under one roof.
Corrections officer Rey Mendoza's decades-old dream of systemic prison reform appears to be within reach when he accepts a new position. He’ll not only better provide for his son’s special needs, but also carry forward his father’s failed mission.
It's a grave miscalculation.
His ideal job requires hosting an unwelcome house guest — an inmate from a maximum-security prison.
As a former prison guard, Rey can handle the imminent threat, but can his wife and two young children survive under the same roof?
Rey hangs on tight to his mission for inmate reform only to see it slip further away. His once-promising dream becomes a nightmare.
If he can't find a solution, fast, Rey must abandon everything he's worked for to protect his family from the danger he invited into their home.
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
“The Convergence,” plunges deep into the healing of the human heart and spirit. Lost in tragedy, Weston Tanner sets out on a crash course to find real answers to haunting questions, ones that plague his mind and rob him of inner peace. He loved a woman perfectly, to no avail. Due to the death of his young and beautiful wife Brooklyn, he cannot come to terms with why a God that could have healed her did not, and blames God for his loss. In alternating chapters, the parallel story of Mark Turner is one of epic love, elevating readers to a high position of thought and inspiration. Can these two men’s radically different lives converge in a place where healing is possible? This book addresses the hard subjects of suffering, loss, and grief, with thought provoking insight on life questions such as “Why do bad things happen to good people?”
Finalist Fiction: Religious The 2020 Best Book Awards
They watched a man die. It’s been many years since Gentry and Rosling visited their hometown. It’s been even longer since they spoke to each other. When they were only children, they witnessed a murder. The pain of that day drove a wedge between them and has haunted them ever since. Now, Gentry is the pastor of the local church —the same church where Rosling has taken over her dying grandmother’s duties. Together again in their small Southern town, the two adults wrestle with their faith. Gentry’s faith is strong, while Rosling struggles to believe at all. As they come face-to-face with the pain of their childhoods, they must learn how to be whole again, even when healing seems impossible. Heartbreaking and inspirational, The Thing about Mustard Seeds is a tale of redemption in the face of insurmountable odds.
