LiteraryScape serves both readers and authors of historical Christian romance and contemporary Christian suspense romance.
Free book club kickoff
Friday, December 4, 2026, 4:00–5:00 p.m. EST
Join us for Julie Lessman’s A Light in the Window. This first meeting is free and open to anyone, and Julie will be there to talk about the book.
RSVP for the free Dec 4 meeting. We’ll email you the Google Meet link, dial-in and calendar invite.
It’s the start of an 11-novel year with the O’Connor family. After December, meetings are for book club members: $7 a month or $70 for the year.
Free gift: the first nine chapters of Unwavering Faith
Our Mission and Vision
🎯 Our Mission
LiteraryScape connects Christian romance authors and readers. We help authors reach the people their stories are for, and we help readers find books that strengthen faith.
✨ Our Vision
We are building a trusted place for Christian fiction: a bookstore and a book club where every purchase and membership supports work that honors God.
Meet Your Host Author Melissa LaShure
Welcome to the world of romance! Melissa LaShure writes passionate, adventure-packed, inspirational historical Christian romance novels that feature cowboys taming the Wild West and rescuing damsels in distress, while keeping the bedroom door firmly shut.
Melissa thinks of her books as bridging the gap between typical Christian romance and secular romance. She loves the passion found in secular romances, but as a believer, she is not comfortable with explicit bedroom scenes. So, she writes books that are packed with passion but leave the bedroom door shut, always with the goal of pointing readers to Christ.
Beyond Writing: Melissa currently works in education as a curriculum director and Principal for an amazing school corporation. She also hosts the LiteraryScape and Educational Awareness podcasts. When she's not working, writing, or podcasting, you can find her hanging with her husband, reading a book, exploring new places, or enjoying great coffee!
Check Out Our Online Store
Shop Melissa LaShure’s books and a growing shelf of Christian romance from authors you love, plus gifts for readers.
Unrelenting Mercy is out now in eBook, paperback and hardcover. Now shipping.
10% of all proceeds are donated to Destiny Rescue, an organization dedicated to rescuing children around the world from human trafficking. Learn more about their mission at destinyrescue.org.