Best christian contemporary romance books according to redditors

I checked the Amazon description to make sure that the dog was supposed to be a ghost, and isn't just semi-transparent for no good reason.

At Home In Mitford might suit you. I read it many years ago, something my mom had laying around her house when I was visiting, and while I'd never have bought it for myself, I found it unchallenging and relaxing, sort of like visiting Mayberry for an afternoon.

There is a bit of romance, but it's pretty low key and absolutely no sex. Mostly you are following the daily life of an older, single Episcopalian minister who has moved to small town in the North Carolina foothills. He discovers he is diabetic and has to say no to the parishioner's cakes. He takes up jogging. He somehow ends up adopting a huge stray dog. Not a lot of drama, just sort of putts along, and I know that sounds really horrible. But it's quaint and charming and lets you just relax a few minutes, and I ended up reading the whole series despite myself.

This is part of a series and it kind of broke my heart - but they're all good:

https://www.amazon.com/When-Parents-Forgot-Friends-About/dp/0764131729/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1543117725&sr=8-13&keywords=books+about+divorce+for+young+children

Maybe a bit too young for a 10 yo, esp if your child is a girl.

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This is great but only for a good 10 yo reader... just deals with grief and tragedy in childhood well:

https://www.amazon.com/Thing-About-Jellyfish-Ali-Benjamin/dp/0316380849/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1543117858&sr=8-10&keywords=books+about+divorce+for+young+children

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This too. I tried to read it but it broke my heart but it helped my son:

https://www.amazon.com/Things-We-Knew-Catherine-West/dp/0718078101/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1543118051&sr=8-14&keywords=books+about+divorce+for+young+children

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Edit: Mostly kids feel suddenly like things aren't as they should be and the fictionalized version of this in Young Adult (which is where 10 yos often are now, sadly) has a deep and awesome history going back to Judy Bloom.

Rapture of Canaan?

http://www.amazon.com/Rapture-Canaan-Sheri-Reynolds/dp/0425162443/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418856824&sr=1-1&keywords=rapture+of+canaan

My favorite is a bit odd. I love the story of Hosea.

You have to read between the lines quite a bit, but God calls Hosea, a holy prophet, to marry a prostitute. He's thinking, OK, God, but I'm gonna have to make sure it's you first...lol.

So he marries Gomer, and they have a couple of kids. The way the Hebrew reads, the first is probably his, but the second, there is no mention of his being involved.

Then they split up. She could not remain faithful to him. Time goes by. Eventually he's going to the market, and there he sees her: on the auction block being sold as a slave.

God tells him to "buy back" his wife, and command her to live with him and him only from that point on.

The whole scenario is an analogy of Israel's relationship with God, and deeper than that, our relationship with God. We are, and have been unfaithful to God, repeatedly, and sold into slavery to sin. But God, through Jesus, bought us back to be faithful to Him.

It's a wonderful love story, and a great Biblical lesson. I love it.

There is a fictional re-telling of it by Francine Rivers, called "Redeeming Love" available at Amazon. I have not been paid for this endorsement...:)

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I have this on my Digital list that I'd love to read. It's a holiday story :)

I know my mom likes All is Calm, All is Bright. Romance plus mystery.

Contemporary Christian romance

www.amazon.com/Falling-Main-Street-Minden-Book-ebook/dp/B07JH44JLQ/

I know of an author called Dee Henderson who does crime thrillers/suspense/romance and throws a little bit of Christianity into the mix. I recommend The O'Malley series (this is the first book of the series) by her. There's also Francine Rivers and she has a popular novel called Redeeming Love but she's written a ton of stuff.

The reason I know about these is because my Mom's friends all read these authors and they are always going on and on about their books. Hopefully by reading some of the excerpts you can get an idea of whether your grandmother would enjoy them. :)

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Yeah, it's too wacky for analogies.

I haven't read it, but I hear that https://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Love-Francine-Rivers/dp/1590525132 is a pretty interesting "modern" retelling of the book of Hosea.

The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds

I just got At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon (19 hours, 20 minutes). With the purchase of the kindle at $1.99, you can add the audible audiobook for $5.49.

kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/At-Home-Mitford-Jan-Karon-ebook/dp/B0018MS1Y6

audiobook:

https://www.audible.com/pd/At-Home-in-Mitford-Audiobook/B002V8HKQG

I recommend reading the book "Redeeming Love" by Francine Rivers.
Sex is beautiful gift from God to us to enjoy with the love of our spouse/future spouse. Like you say, it is also a wonderful gift from us to our spouse/future spouse. However, sex might be important for a healthy marriage but know that it isn't everything. There is a lot more to a marriage than intercourse, intimacy; sex. If you marry this man, then know that he will make mistakes because he is not perfect -- when that happens, will you be there to pick him up and encourage him or will you tare him down? Will you forgive him? A healthy, strong and loving marriage revolves around God and forgiving your spouse is one of the greatest 'actions' we can do for our brethren... just as God does daily for us. To me, and in my marriage, sacrificial love appears to be one of the biggest keys to our healthy marriage alongside communication and loving forgiveness. Like I said, sex is a beautiful gift from God that we share with our love, but it isn't everything in a marriage. I pray and encourage you to forgive this man because in God's eyes he is pure... Show the world that a God-loving, a God-fearing couple can overcome the desires of our hearts to condemn one another by the simple act of forgiveness and compassion. It isn't easy and neither is a life of marriage.

Second Chance Ranch - A Sweet Billionaire Romance .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RLVSVT4

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In this book, I've put a unique twist on a typical love story where two orphans meet and start to fall in love. But the secrets in their past might be enough to keep them together in spite of the attraction they feel for one another.

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I've also included a link to the Audiobook version of this INSIDE of the ebook as well in case you're busy and would like to listen to it. I hope you enjoy it!