Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
The Booked for Love anthology started with a post in a Facebook readers group. Right there in the middle of it all, a woman typed out a question no one expected. Does anyone know a sweet, book-loving girl who might want to meet my brother-in-law? The group members loved it. So many people commented, and…
Julie’s Note: I have a September release! Below you will find Autumn’s Grace, my contemporary Christian small-town romance. It’s part of the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers series also featuring Leah Atwood, Robin Bayne, JoAnn Durgin, Dawn Kinzer, Lisa Prysock, and Lori Soard. You can read the series (SO GOOD) or enjoy the titles as standalones. September…
The “American Jesabel”—was she? By Lynne Tagawa In writing about the American Puritans—prominent ministers who served during the 17th century —I faced several thorny issues. First, the exile of Roger Williams, which I fictionalize in The Root of the Matter. Next came Anne Hutchinson. Who was she? What did she believe and do? And why…
Braving Red Waters My newest release, Braving Red Waters, is a time-travel novel featuring the USS Red Rover, the first Navy hospital ship in the Civil War. I’d been wanting to write about this fascinating steamboat for years and finally got my chance. While the Red Rover was originally used as a Confederate barracks ship,…
August 2026 New ReleasesMore in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Not My Hero by Michelle Bolanger — She lost everything… except the chance to begin again. He has everything… except the freedom to follow his heart. “Not My Hero” is a modern retelling of the…
Who’s ready for all the “back to school” fun? It’s that time of year once again – notebooks, backpacks, pencil boxes, crayons, glue sticks and much, much more! Hope you’ll also take this exciting time to talk to your younger students about all the fun things they’ll be doing over the next several months… including…