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Today’s question is:
Who is your favourite Christian romance heroine? What makes her so special?
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When I first read this question, I thought hmm… this is another question that’s like asking who is your favourite child, lol. My favourite heroine is the one I’m either reading about or writing about right now. Sometimes I remember their names and sometimes I don’t, and sometimes I remember the heroine for all the wrong reasons!
I do have a soft spot for Brandy Bruce’s heroine, Deb, in After the Rain. One reason I was cheering for her was because I’d journeyed with her during The Last Summer, and I wanted to see Deb catch a break. And, I loved Rachel in Carla Laureano’s The Saturday Night Supper Club. And, Carolyn Miller’s regency heroines are fabulous, too! I just can’t pick a favourite, lol.
What do you think? Do you have a favourite Christian romance heroine? If yes, what makes her so special?
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Hard question. I remember a couple of favourite heros but not as many heroines. I think I am like you its often in the book I read or recently read till the next book. I do sometimes have heroines I don’t like but even to say who I tend to forget names.
Me too. I read so many novels, I can’t keep up or have favourites for long. Unless of course it’s one of the classics—Anne of Green Gables type of thing. 😊 She did pray! Loved her honesty.
Hi Jenny, yes, I typically remember heroes more than heroine’s. Those forgettable heroine’s are best forgotten, lol. 🙂
Oohh, thanks for the mention, Narelle!💐 One of my favourite Christian romance heroines is Kate Donovan from My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade. I like her because she’s so relatable (& has red hair!) but the thing that most stood out is the fact she made some difficult God-trusting choices, which felt quite radical to read, as it wasn’t just fluffy ‘get what you want’ but ‘trust God despite this’ which IS faith. One of my favourite contemporary books ❤️
Hi Carolyn, yes, I enjoyed that book, too. 🙂 It’s nice when we can relate to the heroine, even if it’s something as simple as hair colour. I remember when Carla Laureano’s award winning debut, Five Days in Skye, was first released – our friend Andrea Grigg was raving about how good the book is and how fun it was that the heroine’s name was Andrea, lol. 😊
This question was unexpectedly easy to answer (unexpectedly, because it took a fair amount of thinking to work out my favourite Christian romance hero).
My favourite Christian romance heroine is Nora Bradford from True to You by Becky Wade, the first of the Bradford Sisters trilogy, because Nora is a heroine I can relate to. She’s a lifelong reader, which means she knows far too much about some subjects (in her case, it’s given her a vivid imagination over everything that could possibly go wrong in any given scenario).
She loves British period dramas. She runs a museum, and she’s a historian and genealogist. And while I’m more than satisfied with my own life, if I had to pick a dream life from a novel, I suspect I’d pick Nora’s life (even before she meets John Lawson).
While I do have a fascination for period dramas and historical fiction, I wouldn’t want to live in the past. I’m partial to indoor plumbing, and am grateful to live in a time and place where hot and cold running water are normal.
Also, the novel had a great opening line:
Finding oneself at the mercy of a crazed gunman isn’t all fun and games.
Doesn’t that make you want to keep reading?
Hi Iola, You’ve done well to pick one heroine! Becky’s book is on my bookshelf, waiting to be read. Time to push it up the tbr list. 🙂
Oh my goodness, soooo many amazing heroines to choose from. One who stands out a lot is Hadassah in the “Mark of the Lion” series by Francine Rivers. She inspires my faith, lives the power of forgiveness, and truly brought me to tears. I’ve read the series through at least 3 times. 😍
Hi Becky, I read the Mark of the Lion series years ago, and I really enjoy Francine Rivers’ Biblical fiction. Hadassah is a great choice. 🙂