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Today’s question is:
Do you remember the first Christian fiction book you read as an adult?
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Yes. I hadn’t read for several years lost my passion for it. At Christmas and older lady who we were friends with gave me a book as a gift. The book was When Calls The Heart by Jeanette Oke. I started the book that day and then was chatting with the lady and she had book 2 to give me for my birthday in Feb. She gave it to me early and I was able to order book 3 and 4. It started me back to reading and will always have a special place in my heart.
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I never used to read much fiction at all, Christian or otherwise, until I received a Koorong catalogue in the mail once that had a big section on fiction (bigger than usual). I decided I really should try some Christian fiction, so I read all the synopses and found a Dee Henderson one that I thought sounded good–‘The Truth Seeker’. I could see that it was Book 3 in the O’Malley series, and I knew I should probably read a series from the beginning. But I really liked the sound of this one. I bought it, loved it, went back and read the rest of the O’Malley series and loved it. I discovered a whole bunch of other Christian authors who wrote romantic suspense, and I’ve been reading them ever since.
Thats an interesting way to be introduced. I haven’t read Dee Henderson I think cos I didn’t resonate with the books like you did.
I’ve never read a Dee Henderson book, although I have seen them. You have me curious to want to read one now!
Hi Leila – I haven’t enjoyed some of her more recent books as much, but I really loved the O’Malley series at the time. Best to start with ‘Danger in the Shadows’ and then the 6 other books in order. There’s a shorter prequel book, but it’s really just to fill in a few details and not really a stand-alone.
Good to know, thanks Nola!
I had never read any Christian fiction until one day I filtered ‘free Christian romance’ on Amazon and a Kimberley Rae Jordan book came up which was part of a series. I read book one, then purchased the entire series. Then I found a Hallee Bridgeman book which was also part of a series and was hooked even more on Christian fiction. I think I was in my mid thirties when I started reading Christian fiction and haven’t stopped.
I know I have read Hallee Bridgeman (I won a book at one stage) I think I have read Kimberley Rae Jordan also. I am glad you found some. I know for some they never stopped reading and it followed from child hood. I had been reading a lot of teen books and I remember reading Agatha Christie but back then there wasn’t as many Christian books out.
I’ve always liked reading, just never read Christian books because I didn’t become a Christian until my late 20’s. But love reading them now.
I am glad you are able to read them now.
No I can’t remember, I have seizures so my memory is swiss cheese. I have browse my Goodreads profile to remember what I read last week.
Oh thats not fun, I think I remember due to the impact of the book and also the lady who gave it to me. But I do get the trying to remember things Took me 3 trips to the shops to remember bandaids the other week. (cat food is the one thing I don’t forget)