Parsons, Preachers and Priests

Remember Me  by Deborah Bedford
This is the poignant story of a pastor with a broken spirit who must confront his lack of faith before he can be whole. On the surface, this novel explores the well-worn plot line of reconnecting with one's childhood sweetheart. But it's about many other things, too: Vietnam, vocation and the difference between dreams and reality. It's a multilayered, rewarding read.

While Mortals Sleep  by Jack Cavanaugh
A young minister cannot reconcile his religion with life under Hitler in Berlin, particularly when it comes to the regime's recruitment of young adults in his church. Josef Schumacher risks everything to save them, but at the same time, he also needs to protect his pregnant wife.

June  by Lori Copeland
Mail-order bride June Kallahan arrives in Seattle to discover that her intended, Eli Messenger, the assistant to a famous evangelist named Isaac Inman, is ill. After he dies, June stays on to work at the local orphanage, where she realizes Inman is allowing the orphans to go without in order to build a showy tabernacle. A romance blooms between June and Parker Sentell, a friend of Eli's, as they try to convince Inman of the errors of his thinking.

Home to Harmony  by Phillip Gully
In the fictional small town of Harmony, Indiana, Sam Gardner becomes the pastor of his hometown church, Harmony Friends Meeting. In this delightful, first-person novel, Sam describes in a warm, down-home style the moving and humorous adventures he encounters his first year home to Harmony.

Whisper Town by Patricia Hickman
The saga of minister Jeb Nubey and his three adopted children in Depression-era Nazareth, AR. When he finds an African American infant abandoned on his doorstep, Jeb's decision to care for her will test the character of his neighbors as they battle their own racism. Hickman's "Millwood Hollow" series.

Cape Light  by Thomas Kinkade
A novel by the American artist journeys to the picturesque village of Cape Light on the coast of New England, a hamlet populated by colorful inhabitants who share a strong sense of community and caring for their neighbors.

Once Upon a Summer  by Janette Oke
Sure, his family isn't typical – Josh knows that. But when Grandpa and Uncle Charlie begin to make plans to find Auntie Lou a husband – and take away the only mother Josh has ever known – he knows something has to be done. How can he find his way when his whole world threatens to come apart?

Bachelor’s Puzzle by Judith Pella
The local church ladies society and their eligible daughters decide to make a quilt for the new circuit-riding preacher and try to outdo one another to gain the attention of the young minister, whose endearing mistakes may not cover up his deception.

Winter Winds  by Gayle G. Roper
Pastor Paul Trevelyan, in accordance to his ailing guardian's wishes, surprises his congregation by reuniting with his estranged wife Dori, an event that begins to cause friction within the church community, not to mention within Paul's house.

Tender Mercies  by Lauraine Snelling
Visiting her brother and his family in Dakota Territory for the holidays, Mary Martha MacCallister wins the affection of the entire community, including Pastor John Solberg, who finds himself heavy-hearted when she must return home.

The Remember Box  by Patricia Houck Sprinkle
Before the Civil Rights movement, Stephen Whitfield, pastor of Bethel Church, lived by his beliefs that all men are loved equally by God regardless of color. This unpopular opinion and his outspoken criticism of anti-Communist rhetoric split his congregation further. As 11-year-old Carley, a ward in her uncle's household, learns to think for herself, murder and sexual assault threatens to tear the community apart and threatens the strength, solidity and beliefs of the Whitfield family.

A Miracle for St. Cecilia’s  by Katherine Valentine
The charming New England town of Dorsetville and its cast of wry, tough inhabitants struggle to stay afloat after the wool mill closes as they gather at the town church of St. Cecilia, slated to be closed following the last mass on Easter Sunday.