FQP Publications (in order of publication date, newest to oldest)
Coming November 1, 2024!
Life From the Bottom Shelf by Ellen Gable
“Even the smallest person can change the course of history.” Galadriel to Frodo in the movie the Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King.
Have you ever gone to a public bathroom to find the mirrors so high that you can only see your forehead? Do young children stand beside you and exclaim, “I’m as tall as you!” When you drive, do you still have trouble reaching the pedals even when you’ve moved the seat all the way forward? If you’ve never experienced these situations, then it’s quite likely you’re well over five feet tall.
In her new book, award-winning author Ellen Gable, along with seven other contributors, share the ups and downs of being short-statured in a tall world. Gable, who is four feet, eight and a half inches tall (the average height of a nine- to ten-year-old girl), has always tried to keep a sense of humor about her height. This is a book about embracing one’s size and finding the joy and humor in it.
The Voice of Angels by Nydia Hadi
September 15, 2024
Olivier’s life is turned upside down after a car accident. Aside from the injuries to his body, his relationship with his girlfriend has also turned sour. When everything seems to be against him, he discovers a Catholic choir group that inspires him to see life in a new light. Although he is not religious, he helps the choir and ends up learning what selfless love means.
Regina is a professional violinist and a soprano in her church choir. She is also very devoted to her faith. When she meets Olivier, a nonbeliever, her faith is challenged in a new way. Most importantly, she has to define what it really means to have faith. When her feelings for Olivier grow deeper, she’ll have to decide what to compromise—and what not to.
Will Olivier and Regina end up together? Will love conquer all?
Ephphatha Catholic Fiction for Modern Times by Philip J Martin
June 13, 2024
In Ephphatha, award-winning author Philip J Martin pushes society’s predispositions and worldly leanings to their logical end in fiction form. Whether mercy, truth, or redemption finds a heart to grapple with depends on the alcoholic, the professor, the grave robber, or the missionary, to name a few. A young boy suffers through life and love when his actions have the power to create a gravitational pull. A teenage girl naively thinks she’s in for the experience of a lifetime when her brother finds backstage passes under his chair at a country music concert. An elderly woman blinded by nostalgia has her life upended by a child. And, in the previously unpublished winner of the 2015 Tuscany Prize in Catholic Fiction, a fraternity brother’s pranks seemingly backfire until the old farmer makes his greatest move. From the beautiful to the absurd and the simple to the grotesque, these stories lay bare secular underpinnings and the modern topsy-turvy of vice and virtue through whatever means necessary.
May 13, 2024
Thirteen-year-old Will Donovan wishes he could enjoy his friends and trick-or-treating without the nuisance and responsibility of his talkative younger brother, Sam, tagging along. When Will’s wish comes true after finding a strange goblet in the attic, Sam suddenly vanishes into thin air through the attic wall, and Will is challenged to muster up the courage to travel to a strange world to save him. Fortunately, Will’s friends and characters they meet along the way won’t let him face this dangerous journey alone, as they end up confronting their greatest fears, deadly creatures, and an epoch battle between good and evil.
Published November 2023
A Faith Such as Heaven Intended
by Amanda Lauer
Surgeon Ben Holt hadn’t planned on being tested by the beguiling Ruth Simmons, who has the absurd notion of becoming a surgeon herself.
Published October 4, 2023
Fallen Graces (Fr. Tom #5)
by Jim Sano
Fallen Graces delves into the psychological and religious complexities of a killer who becomes as equally unpredictable as dangerous.
Published June 29, 2023
by Erin Lewis
The world wants him but God wants him more.
Published on April 1, 2023
And Round Me Slays the Dark (Shadows of the Sun #6)
by Mina Ambrose
Will Jude have the courage to face the mad doctor and save Phaedra again?
Published February 22, 2023
by Jim Sano
Thieves have struck again at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the site of history’s largest unsolved and infamous art heist. Will Fr. Tom be able to find the thief and help his friend find peace?
Published February 14
Stitch in the Ditch (Mibs Monahan #3) by Joan L. Kelly
While trying to decipher who killed the local art museum’s curator and planning their wedding, Jace and his fiancee Mibs receive a DNA case that shatters Mibs’ life. And what does this have to do with the current mystery and a twenty-year-old kidnapping?
Published January 25
by Erin Lewis
When best friends Dallas and Channing are faced with sudden homelessness, Dallas’ sudden impulsiveness leaves them fleeing from the police and lands him in prison. Can Dallas learn from his mistakes?
Published December 8, 2022
A Hermitage of Her Own: The Adventures at Lily Creek
An enchanting story about a little girl who, along with her friends, discovers more than they could ever imagine in the forest near her home.
Published October 25, 2022
Redemption, Shadows of the Sun #5
by Mina Ambrose
Dr. Lee Davis and his henchmen have spirited Jude’s body away amid the great battle between Charon’s legions and Mara’s VK army. Will Phaedra find the key so that Mara and the Prince can locate him in time to fly to his rescue?
Published April 25, 2022
While Mibs fights for her life, Jace is determined to find her would-be killer. Will he allow his rage to consume him or will he return to his Catholic faith and rely on Someone more powerful than himself?
Published April 22, 2022
by Alita Ngo
Racism in the 1860s threatens Abel and his friends Grace, Will and Jake. Will they overcome obstacles to finally achieve freedom of mind and heart?
Published March 19, 2022
by Mina Ambrose
Jude flies to California to search for his real parents and the truth of his origins but will he be left with more questions than answers?
Published December 8, 2021
by Ellen Gable
When Evie discovers that her deceased father was abused by a priest when he was younger, will she embrace rage or learn to forgive?
Published November 21, 2021
by Jim Sano
Four masked men stormed into Jack Russo’s Boston apartment, killed his wife, kidnapped his infant daughter, and left him for dead. Twenty years later, will revenge threaten to consume him or will he focus on finding his long-lost daughter?
Published October 7, 2021
A Freedom Such as Heaven Intended
by Amanda Lauer
The only thing standing between Alice, an enslaved woman, and freedom is a certain Confederate soldier, First Lieutenant Marshall Kent. Will racism threaten their growing romance or will they both find the freedom to love?
Published September 23, 2021
by Mina Ambrose
In the small town of Sylvan, Jude encounters Phaedra, whom he recognizes as the “damsel in distress” from his recurring dreams. As he interprets it, he has been sent here to protect her, but she will have none of that. When Jude comes to her rescue, will she finally admit she needs protection?
Published September 1, 2021
When Vikings become more than a faceless enemy to Aristeus, will he, like the ancient martyrs he’s always extolling, risk death to convert them?
Published June 1, 2021
A Thread of Evidence: Mibs Monahan Mysteries
Sparks fly when Mibs, a seamstress, meets Jace, a detective. Will he listen to her recommendation to follow a thread of evidence to solve the murder of two elderly women?
Published May 1, 2021
After being raped, Carolyn makes a series of courageous choices. But will she be able to heal from the emotional, spiritual, and physical trauma?
Published March 25, 2021
by Jim Sano
When Erick and Addie’s baby goes missing the day after her baptism, will Father Tom and Angelo find the kidnapper and bring the baby back safely?
Released February 23, 2021
by Amanda Lauer
After a collision on the volleyball court, Morgan wakes up on the first day of school trapped inside her mom’s teenage body circa 1974. Will she ever return to the 21st century?
Released February 11, 2021
Child of Destiny (Shadows of the Sun #2)
by Mina Ambrose
As Jude enters his teen years, he tries to piece together the puzzle of his life. Will a mysterious monk help him sort it out?
by R.L. Martin
In 2091, Jutta is plagued by a depression that he can’t shake and that no amount of reprogramming has remedied. He asks for the only solution to give him a new lease on life… the Refreshing. But is it really the solution to Jutta’s depression?
Released December 8, 2020
Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle
by Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen (Illustrated by James Hrkach, edited by Amanda Lauer and translated by Anna- Carolina Habsburg-Lothringen)
Will Dubbie find his double-headed family? Will he and Emma be able to outwit their foes? Follow their adventures through Vienna.
Released December 8, 2020
by Jim Sano
What can a black teen from the gang-controlled projects of Boston and a 70-year-old curmudgeonly Italian man, who has given up on life, have in common?
Released October, 2020
The tale of a platonic friendship between a struggling and recovering actor/addict and an up-and-coming actress.
The Book of Jotham (Second Edition)
Jotham is a handicapped man who becomes one of Jesus’ most devoted followers. Will the apostles learn that Jotham, though handicapped, needs no miracle to make him normal?
Released May 15, 2020
Moonchild Rising: Shadows of the Sun #1
by Mina Ambrose
Just as all hope seems lost, this powerful vampire turns from the “dark side” to become Mara’s ally in the battle against his own kind.
Released February 14, 2020
Lapsed Catholic Erin Rafferty has the life she always wanted. Until her fiancé of five years announces that he’s leaving her for another woman.
Released February 14, 2020
Come Back to Me (Stay With Me 2)
When Alan and Megan hit rock bottom, will there be grace enough in their bankrupt lives to right their relationships and find purpose?
Released October, 2019
Ella’s Promise: Great War Great Love 3 by Ellen Gable
Finalist 2020 International Book Awards, Religious Fiction
In this third installment of the Great War – Great Love series, join Ella in a tale of promises, betrayal, and unconditional love.
Released August 15, 2019
A highly engaging and entertaining story that will make you think about faith, family, friendship, forgiveness, redemption, love, and truth.
Released April 8, 2019
A Love Such as Heaven Intended (Heaven Intended #3) by Amanda Lauer
Josephine and Michael journey from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis, Atlanta, and finally Texas, discovering what love and faith truly mean.
Released October 22, 2018
Charlotte’s Honor (Great War Great Love #2) by Ellen Gable
Charlotte and Paul work in the same field hospital in France and are forced together in dangerous circumstances where love is least expected.
A Life Such as Heaven Intended (Heaven Intended 2) by Amanda Lauer
Published April, 2108
The Civil War rages around her, yet Brigid McGinnis has her life planned out. That was until she stumbles across an unconscious Confederate soldier on her father’s property.
Julia’s Gifts by Ellen Gable (Great War Great Love #1)
Published November, 2017
As a young girl, Julia bought Christmas gifts for her future husband. She volunteers for WW1. Disheartened by war, what will happen to these gifts?
Dying for Compassion by Dr. Barbara Golder (Lady Doc Murders #2)
Published June, 2017
What happens to a new love when an old one appears to claim first rights to a man and a marriage?
Rightfully Ours by Carolyn Astfalk
Published April, 2017
A coming-of-age story of first love, buried treasure, and discovering that some things are worth the wait.
Image and Likeness: Literary Reflections on the Theology of the Body, edited by Erin McCole Cupp and Ellen Gable
Published October 22, 2016
An anthology of stories that illustrate JP II’s Theology of the Body and include award-winning authors Dena Hunt and Arthur Powers.
Published October 1, 2016
When a first contact mission discovers a device that lets you see into your soul, can the Rescue Sisters keep the crew from destroying the ship and each other?
Dying for Revenge by Dr. Barbara Golder (Lady Doc Murders #1)
Published June, 2016
Stay With Me by Carolyn Astfalk
Published October, 2015
A sheltered young woman from a broken Fundamentalist family and a confident Catholic convert must negotiate the obstacles and temptations their relationship creates.
A World Such as Heaven Intended by Amanda Lauer
Published October 2014 2016 CALA Winner (Young Adult)!
Amara McKirnan and Nathan Simmons share a devotion to their Catholic faith, but their loyalties lie on opposite sides of the conflict.
2016 CALA Winner! (Adult)
A Subtle Grace (O’Donovan Family Series #1) by Ellen Gable
Published March, 2014 2015 IAN Finalist, Romance, Historical
Don’t You Forget About Me by Erin McCole Cupp
Published October, 2013
Angela’s Song by AnnMarie Creedon
Published October 2012
When Jack Bartolomucci walks into widow Angela (Jel’s) life, he challenges her to face her demons head-on. A poignant tale of hope & healing.
Growing Up in God’s Image: A New Approach to the Facts of Life Talk by Carolyn J. Smith
Published September 8, 2012
GROWING UP IN GOD’S IMAGE is an invaluable resource for parents wanting to give their children more than just a biology lesson.
Come My Beloved: Inspiring Stories of Catholic Courtship edited by Ellen Gable and Kathy Cassanto
Published 2011
Stealing Jenny by Ellen Gable Over 340,000 downloads on Kindle!
In Name Only (O’Donovan Family Series #1) by Ellen Gable 2010 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Religious Fiction
Published 2009
Tragedy will teach Caroline of the complexity with which God Himself authors the lives of those who turn towards Him. 2010 IPPY Winner in Religious Fiction.
by Ellen Gable (Based on a True Story)
2005 IPPY Honorable Mention for Religious Fiction
Based on the true story of Emily and her great-grandmother and the revelation that Emily and her great-grandmother are spiritually connected.
Working Mother by Erin McCole Cupp
Published December, 2014
