Spooky season is approaching as the fall weather rolls in and the air becomes crisp. Although God has not given us a spirit of fear He has blessed us with dynamic Christian authors who have crafted some must-read thrillers. Hello Friend, my name is She Nell and I write, blog, publish, and teach people about books. About a year ago I read my first Christian Thriller and became hooked. Here are some Christian Thrillers to add to your TBR (to be read) list.
The Crystal Series Boxed Set: A Christian Romantic Thriller Series (Books 1-3)
Searchlight (Book 1)
She wanted to be a singer, not a slave to a celebrity cult.
For as long as Crystal remembers, she has wanted to be a singer.
For as long as she remembers, her parents have feared Luke, the leader of a celebrity cult that will make you famous, but destroy you in the process.
Fifteen years ago, Luke missed out on capturing Crystal’s mother. He is determined not to let Crystal slip through his fingers.
After Luke deals a deadly blow, Crystal has no choice but to obey his orders to sign up for Searchlight, the biggest talent show on TV. With the cult’s backing, Crystal could win, but is she willing to pay the price?
At Searchlight, her dreams and nightmares collide. Rehearsals by day. Midnight cult meetings by night.
One thing is certain: This is no time for falling in love.
Not when anybody Crystal associates with could become a target too. Juda is darkly handsome and he wants to help her, but this battle is too big for him to fight.
The cult is gradually breaking Crystal down and eroding her resistance. As she struggles to remain defiant she is tested to her limits and forced to make a choice.
It’s a choice between light and darkness.
Good and evil.
Faith and despair.
Choosing God could mean choosing death.
Surrender (Book 2)
It’s the darkest places that need light the most…
But celebrity cult, The S.O.T., is much darker than Crystal imagined. Whatever light she has is at risk of being snuffed out.
Everyone has a limit…
…and Crystal is steadily getting closer to hers. It seems there is no escaping her captors. They have her, and with no recollection of the past few months, she has no choice but to be a pawn in their game. Some people think she has everything, but she knows she has nothing.
Is she ever going to break free? And is the mysterious Juda a friend or foe?
Everyone is scared of something…
…and fear itself is the worst enemy of all. Crystal wants to resist the S.O.T.’s evil, but her fears enable them to drag her to darker depths than she ever thought possible. Depths from which she must claw her way back if she is ever going to regain her freedom.
The pressure is on, and Crystal must either fight or be broken.
It all comes down to one question: Who will she surrender to?
Insurrection (Book 3)
The battle against evil is heating up and the forbidden love between Crystal and Juda continues to simmer.
Crystal has survived eighteen months of trauma at the hands of the S.O.T. She now has two options: fade into obscurity or fight. She chooses to fight—along with her team of unlikely allies. But as their plans come together, doubts are never far away. Can she really trust her team, or will they give up at the first hurdle? And, are they on a suicide mission, or can they really bring down the S.O.T.?
Crystal will stop at nothing to achieve her aim, but victory comes at a high price. She must decide whether the cost is worth it.
Every Voice Ain’t From God: A Christian Romance Thriller
Zakari has known Nicole was the one since high school. He prays about whether their relationship is meant to be and receives confirmation one night during a church service. Zakari and Nicole are getting married!
Until she breaks up with him the next day.
Zakari plunges into a pit of despair, then Nicole reaches out and tells him they can be friends, maybe rekindle their relationship after college? Elated, Zakari agrees and bides his time until he and Nicole can be together again.
But Nicole gets engaged to another man, and Zakari doesn’t understand.
He and Nicole are meant to be – she just needs to see it.
And her fiancé needs to be eliminated.
All Churched Out: The Weary Wife of the Pastor-Book 1 (A Christian Fiction Thriller)
Forced into the new First Lady role at Shady Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Leah Westchester-Jackson’s true gifts and passions are stamped out by impossible expectations. To cope, Leah creates a fake identity, attempting to appease her father and husband. Already suffering from the effects of family drama, including sibling rivalry, favoritism fueled by colorism, and a lack of maternal bonding, Leah finally loses all restraint when her heart shatters into millions of pieces from the chaos of betrayal, legalism, and hypocrisy. Leah plummets onto a search for completion outside of the walls of the traditional church, where she gets caught up in metaphysics, transcendental meditation, mind science, gender confusion, and more.
Will Leah find her true identity and healing during this adventure without her traditional Bible study notes?
Kyle Jackson is the new Pastor of Shady Hill, and has his own battles to fight. Climbing out of the dangerous gutter of his past life and landing in the safety of the Westchester family ministry has given him a great new start… but will his skeletons come out to haunt him and disrupt his already-broken marriage and ministry?
“Leah”, whose name means “weary” takes the term “level up” to new heights as she attempts to define true worship, spirituality, and love while overcoming the family drama that threatens to steal her soul in the name of the church.
Man of God: A Suspense Novel
Reverend John Archer used to be a good man.
But after thirty years of ministering in his gang-infested Chicago neighborhood, he fantasizes about killing gang members. Then one day he looks out the window and sees a young boy executed by a gang leader he recognizes. Archer rushes to the police station and gives a sworn statement. Only when it’s too late does he find out that the gang leader is known for murdering witnesses—and their families.
The way of the Lord is to love thy enemy, but the way of the ’hood is to kill or be killed. With Archer’s family’s life on the line, he now must choose between trusting the laws of God or the laws of the street.
A Praying Wife vs A Preying Woman: A Christian Romance Thriller (Love Conquers All Thrillers Book 1)
For lack of a better word, Destiny’s life is perfect.
She met the man of her dreams her first week in college. Her grades are stellar, and she’s got the lead role in the choir.
But someone in her circle isn’t happy for Destiny’s success.
And that person won’t stop until she meets her demise.
Des always gets the short end of the stick.
She fights with everything she has to be noticed, but she’s always overlooked.
Her roommate, Destiny, always seems to come out on the winning side. Things reach a head when Destiny sails by on a cloud of joy the same day Des faces the worst rejection of her life.
Out for blood, Des zeroes in on her so-called best friend.
Time to knock her down a peg or two.
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They say they are Living their Blessed Life but someone is LIVING A BLESSED LIE.
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She Nell is the author of over 19 Christian Fiction books. In 2020 she published her tenth Amazon best seller Walking Crooked with Christ and became the CEO of Light and Salt Press LLC. Her blog Shenellinc.com is a go-to resource for writers and readers of Christian Fiction.