Picked by Alaskan Quest fans

Here are 5 books that Alaskan Quest fans have personally recommended once you finish the Alaskan Quest series. Book DNA is a community of authors and super-readers sharing their favorite books with the world.

Book cover of Renewed in His Presence

Kelly Aul Author Of In the Midst of Darkness

From my list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have written and published six Christian historical novels, three rescued from food addiction devotionals, two ultimate planners, and Rescued from Worry, which is my personal story. I started Purebooks Publishing and publish other people’s books. I teach writer’s workshop classes and tell authors that readers want their books to reach their hearts. To do this, your story has to reach your heart first. If you put your heart into your writing, your readers will automatically connect. What makes a great story? One that moves you and has a lasting effect on your life without the explicit. That’s the kind of books I like to read and write. 

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Kelly Aul Why Kelly loves this book

I love this book because it reaches my heart within seconds of opening it. It has helped answer so many questions easily, and she makes it so easy to understand.

It makes you want to get closer to God and have a daily relationship with Him. It’s very powerful and thought-provoking. 

By Lynne Hammond ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Renewed in His Presence as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Not satisfied? Get revitalized in His presence. In this book by Lynne Hammond, you'll learn: how to cultivate a hunger for God, the role of God's presence in your daily life, the timing of God's refreshing and much more. Take a moment to step into His presence and be renewed!


Book cover of Holy Bible

Kelly Aul Author Of In the Midst of Darkness

From my list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have written and published six Christian historical novels, three rescued from food addiction devotionals, two ultimate planners, and Rescued from Worry, which is my personal story. I started Purebooks Publishing and publish other people’s books. I teach writer’s workshop classes and tell authors that readers want their books to reach their hearts. To do this, your story has to reach your heart first. If you put your heart into your writing, your readers will automatically connect. What makes a great story? One that moves you and has a lasting effect on your life without the explicit. That’s the kind of books I like to read and write. 

Kelly's book list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters

Kelly Aul Why Kelly loves this book

This book is alive. It is quick and powerful. It was the only book that brought me peace when I was extremely worried and fearful. This book taught me how to get free from that and stay free.

I couldn’t live without this book. It’s truth. It’s health. It’s prosperity. It’s my everything. 

By Various ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Holy Bible as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The Contemporary English Version (CEV) is an outreach Bible containing:  

* An overview of all the books in the Bible

* A mini dictionary

* Book introductions and outlines

* An easy-to-follow daily Bible reading plan

* Simple suggestions on how to read the Bible devotionally

* Readings for special days

* Famous passages

* Reference maps and listings of people, places, event, dates and more!

This is an ideal Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible for home, church or outreach and is an exceptional value, especially in case lots!


Book cover of Treasures of the North

Kelly Aul Author Of In the Midst of Darkness

From my list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have written and published six Christian historical novels, three rescued from food addiction devotionals, two ultimate planners, and Rescued from Worry, which is my personal story. I started Purebooks Publishing and publish other people’s books. I teach writer’s workshop classes and tell authors that readers want their books to reach their hearts. To do this, your story has to reach your heart first. If you put your heart into your writing, your readers will automatically connect. What makes a great story? One that moves you and has a lasting effect on your life without the explicit. That’s the kind of books I like to read and write. 

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Kelly Aul Why Kelly loves this book

This book is one of my favorites. I like it because it’s part of a series. It’s fun because you follow many characters, 10-12 partially main characters, in fact. This was the first Christian Historical Fiction novel I had read where there was a little supernatural mixed in. I didn’t know that was even allowed! It inspired me to add that in my novels.

I really liked it because it didn’t have any explicit content in it. It was completely appropriate and that is hard to find these days, even in Christian fiction. I liked how all the characters interact with each other in the story. There’s plenty of mystery and adventure and lots going on. 

By Tracie Peterson ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Treasures of the North as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Driven by desperation, Grace Hawkins must forsake the affluent comfort of her upbringing to save herself from an arranged marriage. Disillusioned by her father's insistence, she forges a daring plan to escape the sinister hand of her intended. Peter Colton sees the Alaskan gold rush as an opportunity to establish his family's fledgling shipping business. An unexpected partnership enables him to pursue those dreams and opens the door to an aquaintance with Grace, who has purchased passage north. Drawn together by need and circumstance, Grace and Peter form a faltering friendship. But when her deserted fiance continues to manipulate her…


Book cover of The Shack

Kelly Aul Author Of In the Midst of Darkness

From my list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters.

Why am I passionate about this?

I have written and published six Christian historical novels, three rescued from food addiction devotionals, two ultimate planners, and Rescued from Worry, which is my personal story. I started Purebooks Publishing and publish other people’s books. I teach writer’s workshop classes and tell authors that readers want their books to reach their hearts. To do this, your story has to reach your heart first. If you put your heart into your writing, your readers will automatically connect. What makes a great story? One that moves you and has a lasting effect on your life without the explicit. That’s the kind of books I like to read and write. 

Kelly's book list on reaching your heart and getting completely connected with the characters

Kelly Aul Why Kelly loves this book

I love this book because it gives you such a wonderful example and perspective of God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. It makes them so real and personable.

I like how the author doesn’t blame God for everything but sees it more like how the Bible teaches. It’s very moving. It brings you right in and gets you emotionally attached to the characters.

By William P. Young ,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked The Shack as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

After his daughter's murder, a grieving father confronts God with desperate questions -- and finds unexpected answers -- in this riveting and deeply moving #1 NYT bestseller.

When Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter Missy is abducted during a family vacation, he remains hopeful that she'll return home. But then, he discovers evidence that she may have been brutally murdered in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.

Four years later, in this midst of his great sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note that's supposedly from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment,…


Book cover of Anne of Green Gables

Angela Bell Author Of A Lady's Handbook to Gadgets and Guile

From my list on whimsical books to broaden one’s scope of imagination.

Why am I passionate about this?

My passion for whimsy is assuredly the result of my mama’s efforts to cultivate an environment where imaginative play and creativity were nurtured. I was raised on a steady diet of whimsical children’s literature—green eggs and ham in a box with a fox, pots of hunny with a silly old bear, and forbidden radishes with a naughty rabbit. As I grew up, I drank raspberry cordial with bosom friends and sipped tea with a fawn I met by a lamppost. Now, I’m still drawn to whimsy of all sorts because along with imaginative scope, I find it also broadens one’s joy. May these books bring you much joy, dear reader! 

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Angela Bell Why Angela loves this book

When curating a list of whimsical book recommendations, one must surely start with the epitome of whimsy herself, Miss Anne Shirley!

With her big words, vast scope for imagination, and appreciation for nature's marvels, Anne with an E is one of my favorite fictional bosom friends. A true kindred spirit, I could visit daily without tiring of her poetical musings.

I love how Anne matures as a character while still maintaining her sense of wonder, and I love how her wonder—her whimsical ability to see a simple lake as an enchanting Lake of Shining Waters—inspires me to romance my own life and search for the wondrous cloaked in the familiar.  

By L.M. Montgomery ,

Why should I read it?

32 authors picked Anne of Green Gables as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Anne of Green Gables is the classic children's book by L M Montgomery, the inspiration for the Netflix Original series Anne with an E. Watch it now!

Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert are in for a big surprise. They are waiting for an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty and full of spirit, Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination and constant chatter. It's not long before Anne finds herself in trouble, but soon it becomes impossible for the Cuthberts to…