Women’s Fiction


Rachel’s Contrition
by Michelle Buckman

Published in 2010 by Sophia Institute Press

Rachel’s Contrition is about a young woman who had nothing, won it all, and then lost everything. After the death of her daughter, grief-spawned delusions cause Rachel to lose her husband, her home, and custody of her son. Help arrives from two unlikely sources: a young teen, Lilly, battling her own demons, and a tattered holy card depicting Saint Therese of Lisieux. As Rachel grows closer to Lilly and comes to know Saint Therese, unbidden memories from her edgy past reveal fearful mysteries of seduction, madness, and murder . . . and a truth that will haunt her forever.




Poor Banished Children
by Fiorella De Maria

Published in 2011 by Ignatius Press

Poor Banished Children is a truly unforgettable historical novel about rejection, survival, despair, and redemption. Read our full review here.




In Name Only
by Ellen Gable

Published in 2009 by Full Quiver Publishing

In Name Onlyis a powerful Catholic historical romance set in1876 Philadelphia. Follow nineteen-year-old Caroline Martin through the course of several years during which she faces challenges and heartaches . . . Read the full review here (you may need to scroll down to find it.)




Stealing Jenny
by Ellen Gable

Published in 2011 by Full Quiver Publishing

Stealing Jennyis a smoothly written, chilling tail of gripping suspense. Catholic faith and hope are tested in this contemporary story involving the kidnapping of a young pregnant mother. Read our full review here.



Past Suspicion
by Therese Heckenkamp

Originally published in 2003 by Publish America
Republished in 2012 by Ivory Tower Press

Past Suspicion is a modern suspense story about a teen on a quest to unravel the dangerous secrets of her mother’s past. Read reviews here.



Death in the Choir

Death in the Choir
by Lorraine V. Murray

Published in 2009 by Tumblar House

In Death in the Choir, widow Francesca is looking for love, not a murder mystery, when she joins the choir at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. But she may just find both . . . Read our review here.

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