Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
One of the Stories Behind the Story – Jason Last spring, my daughter Kelly and I went to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to do research for our new book, The Other Side of the Fairy House. Besides absorbing the vibes of the Great Smoky Mountains, we explored the real-life location where our story takes place—the former Voorheis…
June 2025 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/ Picture Book: If Jesus Came To My School by April Graney — A young girl learns how Jesus’s love can shine at school through her compassion, kindness, and inclusion. (Children’s Picture Book from Waterbrook/Multnomah [Penguin…
Welcome! Today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to Danielle Davis from “Forever Changed.” Danielle, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me. It’s my pleasure. I’m looking forward to our conversation. As the story opens, you’re excited. What milestone are you reaching? The story opens on opening night for…
In Desperation By Linda Shenton Matchett Merriam Webster defines desperation as “a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.” The saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” is attributed to Greek physician, Hippocrates based on a phrase from his writings. Women in the last quarter of the 19th century could often…
Small-town charm and rediscovered dreams are always in season in Dogwood Creek, Tennessee! Investigative journalist Ryan Hartmann is living his best life. Based in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, he gets the prime assignments and travels the world. When he finally takes a break to visit his Grandpa Luke in a tiny mountain town in…
Love in Bloom is the third release in the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers series. This can be a standalone, but I highly recommend you also read Chasing Snowflakes by Lori Soard and An Early Spring by Joann Durgin. Other authors include Leah Atwell, Robin Bayne, Dawn Kinzer, and me. Clean Sweep will be my first release…