Reader List: Dual Time and Time Travel in Christian Fiction

I finally found time to curate another reading list for you! In recent years, this particular genre has been gaining momentum. At one point in time, there were only a handful of writers who attempted piecing together two parallel stories in two different time periods. It seems the genre has gained a faithful readership and so, I am bringing to you another downloadable list.

The following lists are divided into true dual time stories (different protagonists somehow connected through the years) and time travel stories (the same protagonist moves from one time period to another). Some of the books mentioned on the list write for the general market but from a Christian worldview. You’ll get squeaky clean reads from them.

I’ve curated the list from other reader recommendations, and from my own reviews. It’s one of my favourite genres to dig into (and maybe someday I’ll be brave enough to write one!).

Without further ado, here’s the list:

Recommended Books

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner	Through Water and Stone by Karen Barnett
A Hundred Crickets Singing by Cathy Gohlke	Waves of Mercy series by Lynn Austin
Bridge of Gold by Kimberley Woodhouse	The Road Before Us by Janine Rosche
Count the Stars by Night by Michelle Shocklee	The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay
Dual-time Odyssey by Ruth Wong	The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron
Far Grander Than Paradise by Barbara Blythe	Carrington series by Sarah Monzon
Hope Beyond the Waves by Heidi Chiavaroli	The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky
Ladies of the Lake by Cathy Gohlke	Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna White
Like Honey for the Bones by Brandy Heineman	A Bridge to Die On by Fayla Ott
Shattered Peace: A Century of Silence by Julie McDonald Zander
Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner	A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander
The Codebreaker’s Daughter by Amy Lynn Green	When Stones Wings Fly by Karen Barnett
The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark	The Secrets of Paper and Ink by Lindsay Harrel
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip by Sara Brunsvold	Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd
The Gold In These Hills by Joann Bischoff	In Spotlight and Shadow by Rachel Scott McDaniel
The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron	The Laughing Place by Karen Rees
The Lady with Dark Hair by Erin Bartels	Finding Juniper by Cindy Thompson
The Lumber Baron’s Wife by Lynn Austin	The Broken Weathervane by Laura DeNooyer
The Master Craftsman by Kelli Stuart	Make You Feel My Love by Robin Lee Hatcher
The Road Home by Malissa Chapin	The Reformation – A Family Divided trilogy by Karen Rees
The Silver Suitcase and Lilly’s Promise by Terri Todd	A Token of Love by Carrie Turansky
The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck	The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck
The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee	A Shadow in Moscow by Katherine Reay
Timeless Moments by Michelle Kidd	Lost Sanctuary by Becky Melby
We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels	Piecing It All Together by Leslie Gould
Yesterday’s Christmas by A.M. Heath	The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers

The following authors have quite the backlist of dual time stories. Check the book descriptions to make sure you’re picking up a dual time story.

Dual Time Authors

Amanda Wen	Amanda Cox
Jaime Jo Wright	Rachel Hauck
Kristy Cambron	Melanie Dobson
Leslie Gould	Mandy Starnes Clark
Michelle Shocklee	Heidi Chiavaroli (historical books)
Robin Lee Hatcher	Ashley Clark
Susan Meissner	Amanda Dykes
Tea Cooper

Time Travel Stories

Timeless series (7 books) by Gabrielle Meyers	Time Sailors Series by Sarah Hanks
Back in Time Series Stephenia H. McGee	Vestige in Time Series Sara Blackard
Waters of Time by Jody Hedlund	River of Time series by Lisa T. Bergren

For a variety of authors who write Dual Time stories, check out Barbour Books’ Doors to the Past Series: https://www.barbourbooks.com/fiction/historical/doors-to-the-past/