7 best-selling christian fiction books like The First Gift by Ruth Logan Herne

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The First Gift

By: Ruth Logan Herne

4.57

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Kindergarten teacher Kerry McHenry is nobody’s fool. She sees her own tough upbringing in the face …

If you liked the christian fiction plot in The First Gift by Ruth Logan Herne , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2) by M.C. Beaton

1. Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.83

Format: 214 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...DEATH OF A CAD: A Hamish Macbeth MysteryWh… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, #1) by Robyn Carr

2. Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, #1)

By: Robyn Carr

4.11

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Welcome to Grace Valley, California---where blood runs thicker...ties bind stronger...and love is a… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1) by Charles Martin

3. The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)

By: Charles Martin

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the mi… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • inspirational
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4. The Indigo Girl

By: Natasha Boyd

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. The yea… read more

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  • fiction
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5. Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth, #3)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.81

Format: 194 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, or-more accuratel… read more

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  • fiction

6. Blue Lightning (Shetland Island, #4)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.34

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

Shetland Detective Jimmy Perez knows it will be a difficult homecoming when he returns to the Fair … read more

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7. Must Love Flowers

By: Debbie Macomber

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hard… read more

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  • fiction
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8. South of the Buttonwood Tree

By: Heather Webber

4.29

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Blue Bishop has a knack for finding lost things. While growing up in charming small-town Buttonwood… read more

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  • fiction
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9. Life, Loss, and Puffins

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.42

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An exhilarating and emotional novel about grief, hope, friendship, and taking life one beautiful an… read more

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  • fiction
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10. Penelope in Retrograde

By: Brooke Abrams

4.09

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

In this witty and heartfelt debut from author Brooke Abrams, a romance writer with a passion for as… read more

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  • fiction
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11. Just a Regular Boy

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.46

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

An orphaned boy raised by a survivalist wends his way into the real world in an emotional novel abo… read more

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  • fiction
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12. Dreaming of Flight

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.35

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

An unexpected connection becomes the saving grace for two unlikely friends in a heart-stirring nove… read more

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  • fiction
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13. The Magic of Sea Glass

By: Jenny Hale

4.39

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

After the loss of her fiancé a year ago, event planner Lauren Sutton can’t seem to go on with her c… read more

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  • fiction
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14. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

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15. When the Rain Ends

By: Mary Ellen Taylor

4.14

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

From The Brighter the Light author Mary Ellen Taylor comes the emotional story of a mother and daug… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) by Susan Wiggs

16. Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

By: Susan Wiggs

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop brings readers a can't-miss ta… read more

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  • fiction
"Is she pretty?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"It’s a Kalahari diamond,"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"What kind of books do you like?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"Do you wish I’d given you to some rich people to raise like that Falcon girl?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

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17. Kinfolk

By: Sean Dietrich

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts. 1970s, Southern Alaba… read more

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  • fiction
"But then, life was full of overlooked miracles. And miracles never happened the way you expect them to. They are softer than a baby's breath. They are, at times, as noticeable as a ladybug. A miracle…"

-Sean Dietrich, Kinfolk

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18. A Family Affair

By: Robyn Carr

3.98

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Life’s biggest dilemmas can provide its sweetest rewards Anna McNichol knows how to take charge. Ra… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of When It Falls Apart (The D'Angelos, #1) by Catherine Bybee

19. When It Falls Apart (The D'Angelos, #1)

By: Catherine Bybee

4.38

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee comes a bittersweet romance ab… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Not Until Then (Hope Springs #9) by Valerie M. Bodden

20. Not Until Then (Hope Springs #9)

By: Valerie M. Bodden

4.75

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Neither is looking for a new family. But that may be just what they find in Hope Springs… After … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
Cover of Unlikely Date (Calloway Brothers, #1) by Samantha Christy

21. Unlikely Date (Calloway Brothers, #1)

By: Samantha Christy

4.29

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

A grumpy hero, single parent romance. Town playboy. CEO extraordinaire. Monumental prick. And… read more

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Cover of The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1) by Debra Webb

22. The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan, #1)

By: Debra Webb

4.06

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb comes the thrilling first installment in the Finley O’… read more

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  • fiction
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23. This Place of Wonder

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.27

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

In the wake of a personal tragedy, four women face the past, their futures, and each other in a nov… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1) by Charles Martin

24. The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

By: Charles Martin

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A riveting new story of heroism, heartache, and the power of love to heal all wounds. Murphy She… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"Love is an amazing thing. It takes the brokenness, the scars, the pain, the darkness, everything, and makes it all new."

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"Belonging comes before identity. Ownership births purpose. Someone speaks whose we are, and out of that we become who we are. It's just the way the heart works."

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"...we wrestle and search. But regardless of where we search and how we try to answer the question or what we ingest, inject, or swallow to numb the nagging, only the Father gets to tell us who we are…"

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

"...despite the mask we are all so good at wearing, we somehow manage to wake up every day hoping there's still a chance. That maybe, somehow, we can balance the debt ledger we carry in our hearts. Th…"

-Charles Martin, The Water Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #1)

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25. The Christmas Letters

By: Jenny Hale

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Elizabeth Holloway's sparkling world comes crashing down around her when her boyfriend of seven yea… read more

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  • fiction
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26. Refuge

By: Dot Jackson

4.25

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

“An intensely readable novel of the complexity of family ties . . . Dot Jackson is a true Southern … read more

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  • fiction
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27. The Memory Keeper

By: Jenny Hale

4.40

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Summer House comes a story about family bonds, one sma… read more

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  • fiction
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28. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

Cover of The First Gift by Ruth Logan Herne

29. The First Gift

By: Ruth Logan Herne

4.57

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Kindergarten teacher Kerry McHenry is nobody’s fool. She sees her own tough upbringing in the face … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • inspirational
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30. Christmas at Star Inn

By: Margaret Brownley

4.33

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

In classic romance style, these great authors give readers a real holiday treat with three novellas… read more

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  • christian fiction
Cover of Christmas in Silverwood by Dorothy Dreyer

31. Christmas in Silverwood

By: Dorothy Dreyer

4.38

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Dorothy Dreyer, comes a beautiful story about the magic of Christ… read more

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  • fiction

28 Best fiction books like The First Gift by Ruth Logan Herne

Transform Your Habits

Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2)

M.C. Beaton

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Deep in the Valley (Grace Valley Trilogy, #1)

Robyn Carr

4.11

Transform Your Habits

The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)

Charles Martin

4.31

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The Indigo Girl

Natasha Boyd

3.94

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13 must-read fiction books like The Christmas Letters by Jenny Hale

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Sleigh Bells & Second Chances (A Frosty Season Series Book 1)

Katie Winters

4.49

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The Christmas Reunion (Snowy Pine Ridge Book 6)

Fiona Baker

4.60

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A Cozy Christmas Escape (Snowy Pine Ridge Book 5)

Fiona Baker

4.52

Transform Your Habits

The Asheville Christmas Wedding (Carolina Christmas, #3)

Hope Holloway

4.72

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