Carole Towriss Books in Order
Explore Carole Towriss books in order, with summaries, series guides, biblical-fiction background, and simple suggestions for where to begin.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Carole Towriss books in publication order
13 books
In the Shadow of Sinai
by Carole Towriss
2012
Bezalel, a gifted Hebrew artisan trapped in Pharaoh's palace, resents being cut off from his people. As Moses confronts Egypt and the plagues begin, he must decide whether his talent and his future can still belong to God.
By the Waters of Kadesh
by Carole Towriss
2013
A former Egyptian soldier, a young widow, and an ambitious spy face uncertain futures among Israel's wandering people. As Canaan draws near, each must confront old wounds, private ambitions, and the question of whom to trust.
Just Until Christmas
by Carole Towriss
2016
Hope Aristov returns to Brandon Beach for only three months, determined to sell her old home and leave. Grocery owner Ian MacKay sees more than her prickly attitude, but falling for her means risking a goodbye at Christmas.
The Other Brother
by Carole Towriss
2016
Marc Hudson has always lived in his sports-star brother's shadow, until he is left caring for his brother's widow and baby. Nurse Kendall Thornton sees his quiet strength, but both are unsure whether they can risk a future together.
The Walls of Arad
by Carole Towriss
2016
After forty years in the wilderness, Israel is finally moving toward the Promised Land. When Arad's king attacks and takes hostages, gentle shepherd Zadok must face a war that could change his future and his family's legacy.
A Different Kind of Christmas
by Carole Towriss
2017
Rob Mitchell has traded his father's unethical business for a quieter life in Brandon Beach. When stranded nanny Juliana Hellisch mistakes him for a rich snob, their Christmas attraction has to survive old hurt, family distance, and distrust.
Prize of War
by Carole Towriss
2017
Caleb promises his daughter Acsah to the warrior who conquers a city, but Acsah wants no husband who lives for battle. Othniel must win more than a fight when danger returns and their new life is tested.
Deep Calling Deep
by Carole Towriss
2018
In Nero's Rome, Praetorian Prefect Sextus Burrus is drawn to the strange peace of his prisoner, the apostle Paul. As Timothy fears for Paul's life, an unexpected crisis tests whether faith can hold against power and uncertainty.
Sold Into Freedom
by Carole Towriss
2018
Kidnapped from Britannia and sold in Philippi, Elantia wants revenge and a way home. Disgraced officer Quintus becomes the prison keeper as Paulos's message of freedom forces both of them to reconsider everything they thought they needed.
A Mother's Sacrifice: Jochebed's Story
by Carole Towriss
2019
When Pharaoh orders the death of Hebrew baby boys, Jochebed must find a way to save her newborn son, Moses. Her desperate plan places him near Pharaoh's daughter and asks her family to trust beyond what they can see.
No Stone Cast, Eliyanahs Story
by Carole Towriss
2020
Eliyanah's hopes for love collapse when she is forced into a cruel marriage in Jerusalem. Isolated and desperate, she makes a dangerous choice that leads to public shame, until an encounter with Jesus offers mercy instead of condemnation.
More than Conquerors
by Carole Towriss
2024
In Thessalonike, privileged Kassandra risks her father's approval to help those in need, while grieving Jason faces threats to his family's livelihood. Paulos's teaching unsettles the city, asking both what they are willing to lose for faith.
One Extraordinary Day
by Carole Towriss
2025
This collection gathers thirty short biblical stories about people encountering God's power in unexpected moments. From familiar names to overlooked figures, each brief tale invites readers to see ancient events through a personal, human lens.
Where to start with Carole Towriss
For the Exodus and conquest of Canaan: In the Shadow of Sinai → By the Waters of Kadesh → The Walls of Arad
For early-church historical fiction: Sold Into Freedom → More than Conquerors
For Bible stories centered on women: A Mother's Sacrifice: Jochebed's Story → No Stone Cast, Eliyanahs Story
For warm contemporary Christmas romance: Just Until Christmas → A Different Kind of Christmas
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Author bio
Carole Towriss was born and raised in San Diego, California, a city she still describes with the loyalty of a true beach person. Her mother introduced her to Jesus before she could talk, and the faith passed down through her mother and grandmother remains an important part of how Towriss sees family, hardship, and hope.
She loved biblical fiction long before she began writing it herself. As a young reader, she was especially taken with The Robe, a novel that imagines the life of the Roman soldier connected to Jesus's crucifixion. That interest in the people just outside the center of a familiar Bible story became the starting point for her own work.
Towriss likes the "I wonder?" question.
What might have happened to the people who receive only a line or two in Scripture? What did they fear, want, lose, or learn? Her novels build stories around those smaller figures while keeping the larger biblical setting in view.
She studied English education in college, where she met her husband, John. Towriss then taught high school for several years before leaving the classroom to focus on raising their family. She and John have four children, and the family makes its home outside Washington, D.C.
Her first novel, In the Shadow of Sinai, arrived in 2012. It follows Bezalel, an enslaved Hebrew artisan in Egypt, through the Exodus and opens the Journey to Canaan trilogy. The books that follow, By the Waters of Kadesh and The Walls of Arad, stay close to Israel's long road from Egypt toward the Promised Land.
Towriss also writes New Testament fiction. In Sold Into Freedom, a captive young woman and a disgraced Roman officer cross paths in Philippi as Paul brings a disruptive message of freedom. More than Conquerors moves to Thessalonike, where Kassandra and Jason must decide what their new faith will cost them. Deep Calling Deep brings Paul, Timothy, and the Roman official Sextus Burrus together in tense first-century Rome.
Her books often return to people caught between status and conscience, family pressure and personal conviction, fear and trust. They also make room for women whose stories are sometimes passed over, including Jochebed in A Mother's Sacrifice and Eliyanah in No Stone Cast.
There is room for romance, danger, and ordinary domestic life, too.
Away from the page, Towriss has shared that she enjoys the beach, Mexican food, chocolate, chick flicks, and British television. Her books carry that same mix of serious questions and everyday human details, making ancient settings feel lived in rather than distant.
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