Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Love Under Construction DIY Disasters By Linda Shenton Matchett In 2002, my husband and I purchased a 4,000 square-foot “fixer upper” bed and breakfast in New Hampshire. The building had “good bones,” but a bit of deferred maintenance and poorly executed “Harry Homeowner” repairs and updates provided plenty of projects not including the complete overhaul…
Interesting tidbits about King Xerxes from my research for IF I PERISH: A Queen’s Sacrifice. When I began pondering writing a novel about Queen Esther, I read the Book of Esther multiple times, writing down questions I had about the story. Then I began researching biblical, archaeological, and cultural experts for answers. I found many…
My novella For the Love of Truth is part of the novella collection Every Voice Heard, which deals with church hurt and abuse. While the other two authors in the collection, NY Dunlap and D.T. Powell, wrote stories highlighting church hurt, my story dives into church abuse. Today, I’m interviewing my main female character, Candi,…
December 2025 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/Middle Grade: Key’s Secret by Jennifer Arrington and Albrey Arrington — A strange blue envelope greets the kids of Coral Canal right before Labor Day weekend. Inside it contains a riddle and a set of instructions.…
Dockside Secrets What motivated you to write Dockside Secrets? Two factors served as motivation for beginning this new series of cozy mysteries. First, one year ago this month, my husband and I moved to a new area of the state. We had lived on the Texas coast for many years. We relocated to be closer…
November 2025 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: A Daughter’s Choice by Kelly S. Irvin — Henrietta Miller loves animals—especially her goats. She wants to marry and have children someday, but right now her goal is to have her own business selling…