Rachelle Gardner

We’re expanding! Please join me in welcoming former PRH/Convergent editor Ashley Hong to the team as our newest agent.   Previously, Ashley served as editor of the New York Times bestsellers A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey and This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley. She was also editor of the critically acclaimed Shoutin’…

  Congratulations and happy release day to debut novelist Becca Kinzer! This delightful rom-com features mistaken identity, enemies to lovers, sweet romance, and plenty of laughs. Closed-door sizzles throughout! “Dear Henry, Love, Edith” is available now.  

Congratulations to G. Scott Morris on the release of Care: How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System! Our health system doesn’t work for the most vulnerable. This book addresses how people of faith can respond with concrete action to demonstrate God’s love and effect real change. This book calls readers to awareness,…

Congrats to author Karen González!   Karen’s new release, “Beyond Welcome,” is a beautiful invitation for all of us to see immigration in a different way, to see all people as created in the image of God.   It’s a call to dismantle white supremacy and xenophobia in the church. The book equips us to…

Congrats and happy release day to author Kelley Nikondeha!   “The First Advent in Palestine” brings to life the true context of Mary and Joseph on that fateful night in Bethlehem. Rome and Caesar loom, and young Mary’s strength and resolve shine brightly as we begin to truly understand what it meant for her to…

Congrats to debut author Amanda Held Opelt.   This book was a labor of love and sorrow. I’m so grateful for Amanda’s dedication, because “A Hole in the World” is a beautiful, raw, and authentic exploration of grief and how we live with it.   On top of that, it’s truly a compelling read. Whether…

  Congratulations, Kristy Cambron! THE ITALIAN BALLERINA is Kristy’s ninth historical novel, taking us behind the scenes of one of the greatest cons in world history. Rome, 1943. With the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British ballerina Julia Bradbury is stranded and forced to take refuge at a hospital, but when she learns…

Happy book release to Kirsten Watson! As a mom of seven kids, wife of a professional athlete and cohost of a popular podcast, Kirsten is often asked by other women, “How do you do it?” They see her with her hands full and wonder, What keeps her going—and smiling—with everything she’s juggling? Kirsten’s answer begins…

So excited to announce this release from Idelette McVicker! This beautiful, heart-wrenching and hard-hitting book is a must-read for all who want to dismantle white supremacy. Idelette says, “This book is a journey out of whiteness and reckoning with my place in the crime against humanity that was apartheid in South Africa. But we also…

Congratulations Cole Arthur Riley! This debut book hit the New York Times bestseller list a week after its release. We’re all so excited! It’s a beautiful and unforgettable book, one that permanently changes the way you live in the world. Congrats, Cole! February 22, 2022. Convergent Books, Penguin Random House  

Congratulations and happy new release to Sarah Ladd! Sarah’s latest Regency romance, The Letter From Briarton Park, combines mystery and intrigue with the best of historical storytelling. Cassandra Hale grew up knowing little about her parentage, and had made peace with the fact that she never would. But Cassandra’s world shifts when a shocking deathbed…

Congratulations and happy release day to Cole Arthur Riley! In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the “necessary rituals” that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation. “From the womb, we must repeat with regularity that to love ourselves…

  Congratulations and happy release day to Candice Marie Benbow! Candice BRINGS IT with her essays on a progressive Christian faith that incorporates activism, feminism, and radical authenticity. Author Brittney Cooper says, “Candice Marie Benbow is a once-in-a-generation theologian, the kind who, having ground dogma into dust with the fine point of a stiletto, leads…

  Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory will help you start your New Year off right! Go into 2022 with greater peace and a plan for managing your busy life. “An Abundant Place” will encourage you and offer helpful solutions to make your everyday life so much easier. Get good advice on how to plan ahead,…