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Inspirational Fiction ~ Christian Fiction - Hot List 2002-2003
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Some of the major Christian Fiction, Inspirational or Religious Fiction titles scheduled for release. The list may not be comprehensive. Series information is noted whenever possible.
| AUTHOR | TITLE | PUBLISHER | DATE | SERIES/NOTES |
| Alexander, Hannah | Necessary Measures | Bethany House | 02/10 | Healing Touch, 2 |
| Alexander, Hannah | Second Opinion | Bethany House | 02/04 | Healing Touch, 1 |
| Arnold, Francena H. | Not My Will | Moody Pr | 02/07 | |
| Austin, Lynn | Candle in the Darkness | Bethany House | 02/10 | Refiners Fire, 1 |
| Bayer, John F. | Satan's Ring | Broadman & Holman Pub | 02/07 | |
| Beale, Theodore | War in Heaven | Pocket Books | 02/09 | |
| Beale, Theodore | World in Shadow | Pocket Books | 02/09 | |
| Bedford, Deborah | A Morning Like This | Warner Books | 02/09 | |
| Bell, James Scott | Deadlock | Zondervan | 02/10 | |
| Bell, James Scott | The Darwin Conspiracy | Broadman & Holman Pub | 02/04 | |
| Bender, Carrie | Woodland Dell's Secret | Herald Pr | 02/07 | |
| Bergren, Lisa Tawn | The Bridge | Waterbrook Pr | 02/04 | |
| Bergren, Lisa Tawn | Christmas Every Morning | Waterbrook Pr | 02/10 | |
| Bessey, Sian Ann | Cover of Darkness | Covenant Communications | 02/03 | |
| Blackstock, Terri | The Gifted Sophomores | Thomas Nelson | 02/07 | |
| Blackstock, Terri | The Gifted | Thomas Nelson | 02/06 | |
| Blackstock, Terri | Covenant Child | Thomas Nelson | 02/04 | |
| Blackstock, Terri | Cape Refuge | Zondervan | 02/04 | |
| Blackstock, Terri& Beverly Lehaye | Times and Seasons | Zondervan | 02/04 | |
| Blackwell, Lawana | Catherine's Heart | Bethany House | 02/10 | Tales of London, 2 |
| Bly, Stephen A. | Strangers and Pilgrims | Good News Pub | 02/08 | |
| Bly, Stephen A. | Strangers & Pilgrims | Good News Pub | 02/08 | Homestead Series, Bk. 1. |
| Bright, Bill | A Man Called Blessed | Thomas Nelson | 02/08 | |
| Brouwer, Sigmund | Crown of Thorns | Tyndale House Pub | 02/10 | Nick Barret/Charleston |
| Bunn, T. Davis | Riders of the Pale Horse | Bethany House | 02/09 | |
| Call, Jeff | Mormonville | Cedar Fort | 02/07 | |
| Carlson, Melody | It's My Life | Multnomah Pub | 02/07 | Dairy of a Teenage Girl, 4 |
| Carlson, Melody | On My Own | Multnomah Pub | 02/07 | Dairy of a Teenage Girl, 2 |
| Carlson, Melody | Looking for Cassandra Jane | Tyndale House Pub | 02/05 | |
| Clark, Mindy Starns | A Penny for Your Thoughts | Harvest House Pub | 02/07 | |
| Coburn Whack, Rita | Meant to Be | Random House (P) | 02/03 | |
| Collins, Brandilyn | Dread Champion | Zondervan | 02/10 | |
| Copeland, Lori | A Perfect Love | Thomas Nelson | 02/05 | |
| Copeland, Lori | Stranded in Paradise | Thomas Nelson | 02/08 | |
| Copeland, Lori | Roses Will Bloom Again | Tyndale House Pub | 02/05 | |
| Copeland, Lori | Ruth | Tyndale House Pub | 02/09 | |
| Cramer, W. Dale | Sutter's Cross | Bethany House | 02/10 | |
| Cutrer, William | False Positive | Waterbrook Pr | 02/07 | |
| Dekker, Ted | Thunder of Heaven | W Pub Group | 02/01 | |
| Depree, Traci | A Can of Peas | Waterbrook Pr | 02/07 | |
| Dorrell, Linda | Face to Face | Baker Book House | 02/10 | |
| Eno, Thomas D. | Deep Waters | Covenant Communications | 02/06 | |
| Flinchbaugh, C. Hope | Daughter of China | Bethany House | 02/09 | |
| Gansky, Alton | Dark Moon | Zondervan | 02/06 | |
| Girzone, Joseph F. | The Messenger | Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub | 02/04 | |
| Gordon-Love, Sharel E. | When He Calls | LA Caille Nous Pub Co | 02/06 | |
| Hagee, John | Avenger of Blood | Thomas Nelson | 02/08 | Apocalypse Diaries, 2 |
| Hatcher, Robin Lee | Firstborn | Tyndale House Pub | 02/08 | |
| Hawkins, Don | Flambeau | Kregel Pubns | 02/10 | |
| Heitzmann, Kristen | Twilight | Bethany House | 02/07 | |
| Henderson, Dee | The Healer | Multnomah Pub | 02/06 | |
| Henderson, Dee | Danger in the Shadows | Multnomah Pub | 02/06 | O'Malley |
| Herman, Kathy | The Day of Reckoning | Multnomah Pub | 02/04 | |
| Herman, Kathy | Vital Signs | Multnomah Pub | 02/10 | |
| Herrick, Rick | A Week in October | Parkway Pub | 02/08 | |
| Hickman, Patricia | Sandpebbles | Thomas Nelson | 02/03 | |
| Hinton, J. Lynne | A Clean Heart | Harpercollins | 02/10 | |
| Hinton, Lynne | Garden of Faith | Harpercollins | 02/04 | |
| Hollon, Frank Turner | The God File | Macadam Cage Pub | 02/03 | |
| Horsfall, Melissa | Double Honor | Waterbrook Pr | 02/04 | |
| Illinik, C. J. | The Tablets of Ararat | Kregel Pubns | 02/06 | |
| Jenkins, Jerry | The Remnant | Tyndale House Pub | 02/07 | |
| Ingermanson, R.S. | The Fifth Man | Bethany House | 02/10 | Sequel to Oxygen |
| John, Sally D. | After All These Years | Harvest House Pub | 02/07 | |
| John, Sally D. | A Journey by Chance | Harvest House Pub | 02/03 | |
| Johnson, Shane | Ice | Waterbrook Pr | 02/07 | |
| Karon, Jan | In This Mountain | Penguin USA | 02/05 | |
| Karon, Jan | Esther's Gift | Penguin USA | 02/10 | |
| Kee, John P. | Not Guilty | Moody Pr | 02/03 | |
| Kelly, Leisha | Julia's Hope | Baker Book House | 02/09 | |
| Kingsbury, Karen | A Time to Embrace | Thomas Nelson | 02/10 | |
| Kingsbury, Karen | Waiting for Morning | Multnomah Pub | 02/04 | |
| Kingsbury, Karen | Halfway to Forever | Multnomah Pub | 02/04 | |
| Kraus, Harry Lee | Serenity | Good News Pub | 02/07 | |
| Lacy, Al | So Little Time | Multnomah Pub | 02/04 | |
| Lacy, Al & Joanna | Undying Love | Multnomah Pub | 02/07 | |
| Lahaye, Tim & Bob Demoss | The Last Dance | W Pub Group | 02/07 | |
| Larson, Elyse | The Hope Before Us | Bethany House | 02/08 | |
| Lawhead, Stephen | Mystic Rose | Zondervan | 02/04 | |
| Lewis, Beverly | The Covenant | Bethany House | 02/09 | |
| L'Heureux, John | The Miracle | Pub Group West | 02/10 | |
| Long, David Ryan | Quinlin's Estate | Bethany House | 02/08 | |
| Lucado, Max | An Angel's Story | Thomas Nelson | 02/10 | |
| MacDonald, George | The Curate of Glaston | Bethany House | 02/07 | |
| Manning, Brennan | The Journey of the Prodigal | Natl Book Network | 02/09 | |
| Martinusen, Cindy McCormick | North of Tomorrow | Tyndale House Pub | 02/05 | |
| Marzulli, L. A. | The Unholy Deception | Zondervan | 02/10 | |
| McCourtney, Lorena | Riptide | Baker Book House | 02/10 | |
| Miller, Calvin | Frost | Bethany House | 02/10 | |
| Morris, Gilbert | Heart of a Lion | Bethany House | 02/10 | Lions of Judah, 1 |
| Morris, Gilbert | Jordan's Star | Zondervan | 02/04 | |
| Myers, Bill | Face of God | Zondervan | 02/07 | |
| Nichols, Linda | Not a Sparrow Falls | Bethany House | 02/09 | |
| Nordberg, Bette | Thin Air | Bethany House | 02/09 | |
| Oke, Janette | The Beloved Land | Bethany House | 02/10 | Song of Acadia, 5 |
| Oke, Janette | Heart of the Wilderness | Bethany House | 02/10 | Classics for Girls, 2 |
| Oke, Janette | Roses for Mama | Bethany House | 02/10 | Classics for Girls, 1 |
| Olson, John | The Fifth Man | Bethany House | 02/10 | Sequel to Oxygen |
| Orcutt, Jane | Lullaby | Tyndale House Pub | 02/04 | |
| Palmer, Catherine | English Ivy | Tyndale House Pub | 2/02 | |
| Palmer, Catherine | The Happy Room | Tyndale House Pub | 02/09 | |
| Parr, Delia | A Place Called Trinity | St Martins Pr | 02/01 | |
| Parshall, Craig | The Resurrection File | Harvest House Pub | 02/04 | |
| Pella, Judith | Somewhere a Song | Bethany House | 02/10 | Daughters of Fortune, 2 |
| Peters, Dory J. | The Warrior's Code | Cedar Fort | 02/04 | |
| Peterson, Tracie | Angel of Mercy | Bethany House | 02/06 | |
| Peterson, Tracie | The Eyes of the Heart | Bethany House | 02/10 | |
| Peterson, Tracie | Shadows of the Canyon | Bethany House | 02/09 | Desert Roses, 1 |
| Peterson, Tracie | Julotta: A Christmas Story of Faith & Love | Barbour Pub Inc | 02/09 | |
| Philips, Michael | Destiny Junction | Destiny Image | 02/04 | |
| Plass, Adrian | Ghosts | Zondervan | 02/10 | |
| Pontius, John M. | Angels Among Us | Cedar Fort | 02/08 | Millennial Quest Series, Bk. 2. |
| Proctor, William & David J. Weldon | Moongate | W Pub Group | 02/04 | |
| Raney, Deborah | After the Rains | Waterbrook | 02/09 | sequel to Beneath a Southern Sky |
| Reece, Colleen | The Heirloom | Kregel Pubns | 02/09 | |
| Roper, Gayle | Summer Shadows | Multnomah Pub | 02/05 | Seaside Seasons, 2 |
| Scott, Kathleen | A Test of Love | Kregel Pubns | 02/03 | |
| Simon, Frank | The Third Dragon | Broadman & Holman Pub | 02/04 | |
| Singer, Randy | Directed Verdict | Waterbrook Pr | 02/10 | |
| Slezak, Ellen | Last Year's Jesus | Hyperion | 02/04 | |
| Smith, Debra White | This Time Around | Harvest House Pub | 02/07 | |
| Snelling, Lauraine | The Healing Quilt | Waterbrook Pr | 02/07 | |
| Snelling, Lauraine | Believing the Dream | Bethany House | 02/07 | |
| Snelling, Lauraine | The Gift | Barbour Pub Inc | 02/09 | |
| Steward, Carol | This Time Forever | Harlequin Sales Corp | 02/01 | |
| Stokes, Penelope J. | The Memory Book | Thomas Nelson | 02/06 | |
| Thoene, Bodie | Jerusalem's Hope | Penguin USA | 02/10 | |
| Thoene, Jake | Shaiton's Fire | Tyndale House Pub | 02/08 | |
| Valentine, Katherine | A Miracle for St. Cecilia's | Penguin USA | 02/08 | |
| Vaughan, Robert | Touch the Face of God | Thomas Nelson | 02/03 | |
| Wells, Marian | The Wedding Album | Bethany House | 02/01 | |
| Whitlow, Robert | The Sacrifice | Thomas Nelson | 02/03 | |
| Wick, Lori | The Rescue | Harvest House Pub | 02/07 | The English Garden Series, 2 |
| Windsor, Linda | Deirdre | Multnomah Pub | 02/03 | Fires of Glenmara, 3 |
| Winterbourn, Sally Brice | Autumn Return | Thorndike Pr | 02/08 | |
| Wise, Robert L. | The Dead Detective | W Pub Group | 02/06 | Sam and Vera Sloan mystery |
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