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Faith Hope & Love Reader's Choice Award 2025
Stories for the women who are still showing up — even when God feels silent.
Selah Award Finalist 2023 First Novel
Stories that meet you in the dark.
Where the Lion Roars
Winner of the 2025 Love, Hope & Faith Readers' Choice Award for Women's Fiction
Can you trust in a God who took everything away?
When her husband vanishes without a trace, Asja escapes to the rugged South African wild, chasing a silence that mirrors her shattered faith. Alongside Grace, a journalist running from her own family betrayals, the two must confront the darkness within the bush—and within themselves. A powerful story of grief, resilience, and the healing journey that begins when we dare to trust again.
When I Lost Me
Finalist in the 2023 Selah awards, first novel
How far will you go to fix a life that is falling apart?
Tied to the hope of becoming a mother, Catherine follows her husband to Sicily, carrying a devastating secret she is determined to fix alone. Halfway across the world in South Africa, Rebecca’s thriving, faith-rooted life is upended by a truth that threatens her marriage and her calling. As their lives intertwine, both women must confront the secrets that have the power to break them—or remake them.
The Our House Series
The Sister's Courage
What happens when the future you bled for is hijacked by the past you ran from?
On the cusp of achieving the future she sacrificed everything for, tragedy forces Cecilia Davids back to the hometown she escaped—and leaves her raising a child she never planned for. Determined not to let grief win, she fights to hold her dreams together. But when Bryce Joubert reappears with questions she has spent years avoiding, a buried secret threatens to unravel everything.
The Freelancer's Hope
What if the story you’ve believed about your past is a lie?
Stranded by financial strain, freelance writer Maddie Bennett retreats to a quiet stone house in the Scottish countryside to hide from the world. But an old box of letters hidden in the attic cracks her past wide open, forcing her to question the mother who walked away. Set against the beauty of London and rural Scotland, this is a powerful story of unraveling lies, rewriting identity, and discovering that even in our deepest pain, we are never truly abandoned.
The Daughter's Truth
What happens when the memories you built your life on turn out to be wrong?
Shaken by a family tragedy and a broken heart, Emmy Whitehouse feels like life as she knew it has stopped existing. But when a strange letter arrives on her doorstep, the childhood she remembers and the home she grew up in are thrown into question. Navigating the debris of her past alongside her best friend Lou, Emmy must choose whether to hold onto her grief, or reach out for a dream she never knew existed.
Non-fiction Works
A 21-day Daily Devotional
Have you ever questioned your value, or wondered what your true purpose is? The journey of self-discovery begins with understanding how God sees you.
The “I Am” Devotional is a 21-day experience through Ephesians Chapter 1 designed to quiet the noise of your insecurities. Through daily reflections and prayers, you will unpack the incredible spiritual blessings that shape your identity—transforming how you view yourself through the lens of God’s unconditional grace.
Uncover your priceless value. Embrace who you truly are.
womens fiction Author
About Claire
Claire Lagerwall writes gritty, hope-filled, prayer-soaked Christian fiction for the women on the outside — the ones questioning, hurting, and still showing up. Award-winning author of Where the Lion Roars, and When I Lost Me.










