{"id":14317,"date":"2026-04-06T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/?p=14317"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:26:09","slug":"curious-women-16-novels-with-heroines-who-uncover-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/curious-women-16-novels-with-heroines-who-uncover-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cYour curiosity seems to know no bounds.\u201d \u2014<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lost-story-of-via-belle\/9781496474520?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=loststoryofviabelle&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lost Story of Via Belle<\/a><\/em>, by Melanie Dobson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curiosity is the beginning of important journeys of discovery. It can lead us to startling facts or uncover long-held secrets. And for the heroines of these sixteen novels, that\u2019s exactly what it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women in these novels start by asking questions of themselves or others. They wonder what happened to long-lost relatives or how a beloved place came into disrepair. These women investigate and research to get to the truth of the mysteries they uncover. They might keep the answers to themselves or share with the world. No matter what they find, these heroines will always come out changed because of the journey that started with curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll through these novels to find a story that fits your reading style. You\u2019ll find historical novels set across the US, contemporary family dramas, or dual-timeline stories if you love piecing together history to see what it can say to us today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if you\u2019re following along with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/2026-reading-challenge\/?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=readingchallenge&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crazy4Fiction Reading Challenge<\/a>, pick a book to fulfill the&nbsp;<strong>plot includes a mystery<\/strong>&nbsp;prompt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lost-story-of-via-belle\/9781496474520?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=loststoryofviabelle&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Lost Story of Via Belle by Melanie Dobson } Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14381\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7452-0-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Harper Rayne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lost-story-of-via-belle\/9781496474520?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=loststoryofviabelle&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lost Story of Via Belle<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Melanie Dobson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Screenwriter Harper is looking for inspiration when she digs into the life of her mother\u2019s favorite novelist, Via Belle. After a loving first marriage, Via\u2019s second marriage is shrouded in secrets and Via disappears from public life, leaving behind whispers of a final story. As Harper discovers long-buried secrets, she\u2019ll have to decide if she\u2019ll protect the past or rewrite the ending she finds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lumber-barons-wife\/9781496476395?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=lumberbaronswife&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-13970\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/978-1-4964-7639-5-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Ashley Gilbert<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lumber-barons-wife\/9781496476395?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=lumberbaronswife&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lumber Baron\u2019s Wife<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Lynn Austin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As Ashley and her husband settle on the coast of Lake Michigan, Ashley becomes intrigued by the history of their nineteenth century home and nearby Abernathy mansion. As she learns more about the lumber baron and the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Ashley goes on a quest to find the truth about Kate Abernathy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lies-we-trade\/9798400504921?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=lieswetrade&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Lies We Trade by Kristine Delano |Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-13967\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/979-8-4005-0492-1-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Meredith Hansel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-lies-we-trade\/9798400504921?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=lieswetrade&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lies We Trade<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Kristine Delano<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Meredith is at the height of her Wall Street career when her life comes crashing down around her: her marriage is at a breaking point, her daughter is acting out, her home is vandalized, and her most trusted colleague blackmails her. But Meredith soon realizes it all might be connected to what\u2019s happening beneath the surface at her investment firm. And she has to get to the truth before she loses everything.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-women-of-oak-ridge\/9781496484222?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=womenofoakridge&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Women of Oak Ridge by Michelle Shocklee | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14394\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8422-2.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Maebelle Willett and Laurel Willett<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-women-of-oak-ridge\/9781496484222?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=womenofoakridge&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Women of Oak Ridge<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Michelle Shocklee<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In 1944, Maebelle arrives at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, eager to start her new government job. But when her roommate mysteriously disappears, Maebelle attempts to find her and comes face-to-face with a life-altering revelation. In 1979, Laurel is a graduate student who learns about Oak Ridge, where thousands unknowingly worked on the atomic bomb. Laurel hopes to learn more from her aunt Mae, but Mae is reluctant to let her pain and guilt see the light of day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/what-the-river-keeps\/9781496481580?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=whattheriverkeeps&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"What the River Keeps by Cheryl Grey Bostrom | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14393\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-8158-0-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Hildy Nybo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/what-the-river-keeps\/9781496481580?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=whattheriverkeeps&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What the River Keeps<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Cheryl Grey Bostrom<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Successful biologist Hildy returns to the Pacific Northwest after her mother\u2019s health starts failing. As part of her new job, Hildy gets to help restore her beloved Elwha River, but her past still haunts her. As a child, Hildy would lose her most cherished belongings, leading her to record her life in detailed diaries as an adult. Now, back home, troubling pieces of Hildy\u2019s past start to surface and Hildy wonders if she can banish the shadows that have burdened her for so long.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-wings-of-poppy-pendleton\/9781496474575?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=wingsofpoppypendleton&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Wings of Poppy Pendleton by Melanie Dobson | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14392\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7457-5.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Chloe Ridell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-wings-of-poppy-pendleton\/9781496474575?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=wingsofpoppypendleton&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Wings of Poppy Pendleton<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Melanie Dobson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The disappearance of little Poppy Pendleton rocked the New York elite in 1907, but years later Chloe is living in the shadow of the Pendleton\u2019s Gilded Age castle. One day, a girl named Emma shows up at Chloe&#8217;s door with a scrapbook connecting her to the Pendleton family. Chloe and a reporter team up to find the truth about what happened to Poppy long ago to help save Emma.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-undoing-of-saint-silvanus\/9781496416483?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=undoingofsaintsilvanus&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Undoing by Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14391\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1648-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Jillian Slater<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-undoing-of-saint-silvanus\/9781496416483?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=undoingofsaintsilvanus&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Undoing of Saint Silvanus<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Beth Moore<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The fiction premiere from Beth Moore tells the story of Jillian, a woman who reluctantly returns to New Orleans for her estranged father\u2019s funeral. There, she finds not all is what it seems. Jillian is drawn into the investigation into her father\u2019s death and intrigued by the assortment of renters at her grandmother\u2019s house. But she soon discovers that there\u2019s more at stake than she could imagine. Jillian walks into a web of spiritual and personal danger born out of her family\u2019s broken history and God himself can orchestrate the undoing of all that is going on at Saint Silvanus.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/appalachian-song\/9781496472441?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=appalachiansong&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14390\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-7244-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Reese Chandler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/appalachian-song\/9781496472441?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=appalachiansong&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Appalachian Song<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Michelle Shocklee<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Adoption advocate Reese is shocked when famous country singer Walker Wylie asks for her help in tracking down his birth parents. With only one clue to work with, Reese and Walker search for and find Bertie Jenkins, a midwife deep in the Appalachian Mountains who holds the secrets to Walker\u2019s past. Bertie could never forget the young mother who showed up on her doorstop that she and her sisters nicknamed Songbird.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-winter-rose\/9781496444226?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=winterrose&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Winter Rose by Melanie Dobson | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14389\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4422-6-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Addie Hoult<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-winter-rose\/9781496444226?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=winterrose&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Winter Rose<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Melanie Dobson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When her mentor Charlie needs a bone marrow transplant, Addie will stop at nothing to find the estranged family Charlie hardly mentions. Addie travels to Tonquin Lake, Oregon, to look for the family Charlie left behind years before. There, she learns more about the Quaker woman who saved children during World War II by crossing the dangerous Pyrenees and her connection to Charlie.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-story-keeper\/9781496443991?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=storykeeper&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14388\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4399-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Jen Gibbs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/the-story-keeper\/9781496443991?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=storykeeper&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Story Keeper<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Lisa Wingate<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Jen is at the top of her career as an editor at a New York publishing house when a mysterious manuscript finds its way onto her desk. As she finds herself drawn into the story, Jen decides to find the origin of the manuscript. When the clues lead her back to the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place she\u2019d thought she\u2019d left behind for good, Jen has to decide if a blockbuster book deal is worth diving back into her past.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/count-the-nights-by-stars\/9781496459930?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=countthenightsbystars&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Count the Nights by Stars by Michelle Shocklee | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14387\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-5993-0.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Audrey Whitfield<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/count-the-nights-by-stars\/9781496459930?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=countthenightsbystars&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Count the Nights by Stars<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Michelle Shocklee<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In 1960s Nashville while working at the historic Maxwell House Hotel, Audrey discovers a scrapbook while cleaning out the apartment of a longtime resident. The scrapbook contains memorabilia from the Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897, as well as love notes and troubling information about the disappearance of a young woman. Determined to track down clues about what happened to the unfortunate woman, Audrey enlists the help of a handsome hotel guest.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/long-way-home\/9781496437402?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=longwayhome&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"Long Way Home by Lynn Austin | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14385\" width=\"155\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2-1416x2048.jpg 1416w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-3740-2.jpg 1763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Peggy Serrano<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/long-way-home\/9781496437402?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=longwayhome&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\">Long Way Home<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Lynn Austin<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Peggy and Jimmy grew up as best friends in the Hudson Valley before Jimmy went off to fight in World War II. Now returned from the war, Jimmy isn\u2019t the same man Peggy remembers. When he attempts the unthinkable and checks into a VA hospital, Peggy resolves to investigate what happened to him. She contacts Jimmy\u2019s war buddies and searches for the identity of a woman whose photograph Peggy finds in Jimmy\u2019s things in this gripping portrait of the aftermath of war.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/heirlooms\/9781496426888?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=heirlooms&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Heirlooms by Sandra Byrd | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14384\" width=\"152\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-768x1135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-1039x1536.jpg 1039w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8-1385x2048.jpg 1385w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-2688-8.jpg 1725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Cassidy Quinn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/heirlooms\/9781496426888?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=heirlooms&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\">Heirlooms<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Sandra Byrd<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Cassidy returns to Whidbey Island to claim the inheritance of her grandmother\u2019s home. While there, she enlists the help of her childhood friend to go through a locked hope chest in the attic. As the two women dig into the past, they unlock their grandmothers\u2019 long-held secret. This dual-timeline novel intertwines the stories of four women across generations to explore the secrets we keep and the love we pass down.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/a-long-time-comin\/9781496441539?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=longtimecomin&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Long Time Comin' by Robin W. Pearson | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14383\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-4153-9.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Evelyn Lester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/a-long-time-comin\/9781496441539?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=longtimecomin&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Long Time Comin\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Robin W. Pearson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>When Evelyn\u2019s feisty grandmother gets cancer, Evelyn shows up on Granny B\u2019s doorstep. Evelyn is determined to help her grandmother mend fences with the family while hiding away her own secrets. When Evelyn discovers a tucked-away box of old letters, she confronts Granny B about the truth her grandmother has worked a lifetime to hide.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/when-through-deep-waters\/20237\/e-book?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=whenthroughdeepwaters&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"When Through Deep Waters by Rachelle Dekker | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14382\" width=\"149\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8-1356x2048.jpg 1356w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1713-8.jpg 1688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Alicen McCaffrey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/when-through-deep-waters\/20237\/e-book?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=whenthroughdeepwaters&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When Through Deep Waters<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Rachelle Dekker<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Alicen has a picture-perfect life until tragedy strikes. With nowhere else to turn, she goes back to Red Lodge, Montana, where she spent summers as a kid. But then Alicen starts hearing voices and seeing mysterious figures in the woods. She worries she might be losing her sanity, like her grandmother before her. But there might be more to Red Lodge than meets the eye. Alicen has to prove the voices and visions are real or else they might be her undoing.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/hidden-among-the-stars\/9781496417329?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=hiddenamongthestars&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hidden Among the Stars by Melanie Dobson | Curious Women: 16 Novels with Heroines Who Uncover Secrets\" class=\"wp-image-14395\" width=\"150\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sites.tyndale.com\/crazy4fiction\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/978-1-4964-1732-9-1.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Callie Randall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tyndale.com\/p\/hidden-among-the-stars\/9781496417329?utm_source=curiouswomen&amp;utm_medium=hiddenamongthestars&amp;utm_campaign=C4F_Blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hidden Among the Stars<\/a><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5><br>by Melanie Dobson<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><br>While working at the bookstore she owns with her sister, Callie finds a cryptic list in an old edition of <em>Bambi<\/em>. Over the course of her research, Callie discovers a connection to an Austrian castle that is rumored to have hidden people during World War II . . . and their personal treasures. 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