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Bestselling, Christy Hall of Fame, and Carol and INSPY Award-winning author, Cathy Gohlke writes novels steeped with inspirational lessons, speaking of world and life events through the lens of history. She champions the battle against oppression, celebrating the freedom found only in Christ. Her critically acclaimed novels include Every Given Day, This Promised Land, Ladies of the Lake, A Hundred Crickets Singing, Night Bird Calling, The Medallion (Christy Award), Until We Find Home, Secrets She Kept (Christy Award; Carol Award; INSPY Award); Saving Amelie (INSPY AWARD); Band of Sisters; Promise Me This (listed by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2012); I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires (Christy Award, American Christian Fiction ...more

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Looking for the perfect vacation read? Ladies of the Lake about the wonders and complexities of the friendships of women is on sale now until the end of July for $2.99 from your favorite ebook vendor. You’ll find it at Amazon, Apple Books, NOOK (Barnes & Noble), Google and Koble—lots of choices!

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Average rating: 4.27 · 24,952 ratings · 3,654 reviews · 16 distinct worksSimilar authors
Secrets She Kept

4.31 avg rating — 4,197 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions
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Saving Amelie

4.27 avg rating — 3,683 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions
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Night Bird Calling

4.33 avg rating — 3,043 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions
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Promise Me This

4.09 avg rating — 3,004 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions
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Ladies of the Lake

4.28 avg rating — 2,641 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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Band of Sisters

4.13 avg rating — 2,053 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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The Medallion

4.55 avg rating — 1,612 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions
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A Hundred Crickets Singing

4.28 avg rating — 1,656 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions
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Until We Find Home

4.12 avg rating — 1,125 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions
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This Promised Land

4.48 avg rating — 978 ratings7 editions
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First book in the Sovereign Liberty Series: The Ravensworth family challenges England’s strict inheritance laws through the lines of a mysterious poem. Will all be ruined before the true heir is known? Can a new start in a new land on the cusp of Rev ...more
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A fast-paced mix of danger, intrigue, romance and faith set amid fascinating Free and Vichy France. The wonderfully developed characters of The Spy Keeper of Marseilles kept me on my toes and awake at night. I expect nothing less from Roseanna White. ...more
Every Given Day by Cathy Gohlke
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Every Given Day completely surprised me. I knew I was picking up historical fiction, but I didn’t realize how deeply rooted it would be in real historical events like the Spanish flu pandem" Read more of this review »
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"This is a beautifully written Christian read, and I loved unwrapping it.
As the story begins the year is 1918, and we are still in the Great War, but the Spanish Flu is also rearing its ugly head.
We are given family, love and loss. A sister taking the" Read more of this review »
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"An epic tale beginning in 1918 New York, that encompasses a lot of real history, especially focusing on medical problems of the time. Family bonds are tested, friendships forged, and faith grows in the midst of difficult times.

The author has clearl" Read more of this review »
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“What would Jesus do with this gift of writing, this God-given love of writing? What would He write?”
Cathy Gohlke, Band of Sisters

“You've made a god of your fear and jealousy, Sister. For what is a god but what we go to again and again?”
Cathy Gohlke, Band of Sisters

“As long as a man has two hands and a strong back, he can make things happen. It's no good being fearful. Worry won't change the future a whit, and it misses the joy of this glad day.”
Cathy Gohlke, Promise Me This

Polls

This poll is for September's Books of the Month - the two books with the most votes will be our reads!

The Dandelion Field (Banister Falls, #1) by Kathryn Springer The Dandelion Field by Kathryn Springer
 
  9 votes 21.4%

Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke
 
  7 votes 16.7%

Tried and True (Wild at Heart, #1) by Mary Connealy Tried and True by Mary Connealy
 
  6 votes 14.3%

The Crown and the Crucible (The Russians, #1) by Michael R. Phillips The Crown and the Crucible by Michael R. Phillips
 
  5 votes 11.9%

The Legend of Sheba Rise of a Queen by Tosca Lee The Legend of Sheba by Tosca Lee
 
  4 votes 9.5%

Summer of Promise (Westward Winds, #1) by Amanda Cabot Summer of Promise by Amanda Cabot
 
  3 votes 7.1%

Catch a Falling Star by Beth K. Vogt Catch a Falling Star by Beth K. Vogt
 
  3 votes 7.1%

The Covered Deep by Brandy Vallance The Covered Deep by Brandy Vallance
 
  2 votes 4.8%

Illusion by Frank E. Peretti Illusion by Frank E. Peretti
 
  2 votes 4.8%

The Call of Zulina (Grace in Africa, #1) by Kay Marshall Strom The Call of Zulina by Kay Marshall Strom
 
  1 vote 2.4%

42 total votes
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Topics Mentioning This Author

“When I type a title page, I hold it and I look at it and I think, I just need four thousand sentences to go with this and I’ll have a book.”
Betsy Byars, The Moon and I

“Over the river and through the wood
To grandfather's house we go”
Lydia Maria Francis Child

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
Toni Morrison

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