Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
October 2025 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Biblical: Rescued Heart: The Story of Sarah by Angela Hunt — A master of biblical research, Angela Hunt delivers a series starter that transports readers to the Old Testament world of Sarah and Abraham, making this…
Promise Me Tomorrow, a Fictional Look at Grief, Love, and Growth by Donna Jo Stone Grief is universal, yet isolating. Novels and stories about loss allow us to confront difficult emotions from a distance, by stepping into another person’s life, even if that person is fictional. It’s comforting to recognize that someone else (whether the…
The Covenant: Messiah Brigade Book 1 The Covenant: Mystery. Faith. Courage. It all begins with a box. What motivated you to write The Covenant: Messiah Brigade Book 1? As parents, teachers, and homeschoolers begin a new school year, I can’t help but feel a bit of excitement, being a former teacher myself. A new school…
I was born in Pennsylvania, spent six months in Canada as an MK, moved back to Pennsylvania, moved to California, attended college in Ohio, lived in Indiana briefly, and then after graduation, moved back to California, got married, moved to Florida, and then finally, returned to Ohio again, where I have resided since 2005. All…
The Story Behind Waitin’ On Paige Waitin’ On Paige is a second chance love story about a couple who never really fell out of love. Tavo had a crush on Paige in middle school, and they fell in love in high school. But when Paige graduated and left for college a year before Tavo, it broke both…
I love crafting stories that uplift readers of all ages and strengthen their faith; my latest book, *Mary the Missionary*, inspiring hearts young and old. I pray this encourages you and your children to see the world with Christ-like compassion, understanding our shared identity as God’s beloved children. “My heart is stirred by a noble…