Angela Elwell Hunt (born December 20, 1957) is a prolific Christian author, and her books include The Tale of Three Trees, The Debt, The Note, and The Nativity Story, among others. She also publishes novels under the name "Angela Hunt."Angela Hunt
Biography
Career Angela Elwell Hunt was born in Winter Haven and grew up in Brevard County, Florida, graduating from Rockledge High School in 1975. She was also one of Brevard County's debutantes in that year. In 1976-77 she traveled with Derric Johnson's "The Re'Generation," a ten-member vocal group. Hunt studied English and music at Liberty University and graduated magna cum laude in 1980. She spent one year teaching high school. In 1983, she began her writing career. In those early years as a freelance writer she wrote everything from business letters to catalog copy. In the late 1980s, she received her first recognition as a writer, winning first place in a national competition with a manuscript and sketches that she and a friend submitted. Her first book was published in 1988.
Hunt has published over one hundred fifty books since then, most of which have a Christian theme. Hunt considers her some of her books to be parables. Her books have touched on such diverse topics as cloning, immortality, prion diseases, breast cancer, mental illness, angels, family issues, spouse abuse, stuttering, adoption, divorce, dating, and man's relationship to animals. Nearly five million copies of her books have been sold worldwide.
Her novel The Note was made into a Hallmark Channel movie with the same name which premiered in December 2007, and two other novels have been optioned for film (Uncharted and The Elevator). Hunt was awarded an Angel Award from Excellence in Media eight times, as well as a 2000 Christy Award (for By Dawn's Early Light). She won the 2006 Romantic Times BookClub Lifetime Achievement Award, and three of her novels have been finalists for a Romance Writers of America RITA Award. She has also been awarded the 2000 Holt Medallion for Inspirational Fiction for The Truth Teller. Her novel "The Face" was listed in Publishers Weekly "Best Books of the Year" (PW, 11/03/08).
Hunt often speaks and teaches at major writer's conferences, including the Mt. Hermon Christian Writer's Conference, the Florida Christian Writer's Conference, the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writer's Conference, the Colorado Christian Writer's Conference, and the Oregon Christian Writer's Conference. She participates as a founding instructor in the Glen Eyrie Writer's Summit, and has served as keynote speaker at the American Christian Fiction Writers conference, the Christian Writer's Guild Conference, the InScribe Christian Writers' Fellowship conference, the Liberty University Writers' Conference, and the Oregon Christian Writers Conference.
In 2013, Hunt established Angela Hunt Photography and began to develop a second part-time career, indulging her passion for learning and photography. She specializes in portraits and says she owes her interest in this career to her work as a volunteer photographer for shelter animals. She is also a photographer for Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, an organization that provides beautiful, compassionate portraits for families whose infants experience only a brief time on earth.
Personal life In 2006, Hunt earned a Masters of Biblical Studies degree in Theology. In 2008, she completed her doctorate in the same subject, and in 2015 she completed her Th.D.
Hunt is married to a Baptist minister, Gary Hunt. They have two children, a daughter, Taryn, and a son, Tyler. She and her family live in Clearwater, Florida with mastiffs—in 2001, one of her dogs was featured on Live With Regis and Kelly as the second largest dog in America. Hunt is passionate about her hobby of photographing shelter animals and has written short e-books for others who would like to contribute in the same way, Snapping Shelter Dogs and Snapping Shelter Cats.
Bibliography
Picture books The Chicken Who Loved Books, HuntHaven Press, Summer 2018 Nat the Brat, HuntHaven Press, December 2013 Bathtime for Brandon, HuntHaven Press, July 2013 Pretzels by the Dozen, HuntHaven Press, June 2013 Peter McPossum's Wiggles and Giggles, HuntHaven Press, June 2013 Too Many Tutus, HuntHaven Press, June 2013 The Sleeping Rose, Tommy Nelson, September 1998 Howie Hugemouth, Standard Publishing, June 1993. Pretzels by the Dozen, Zondervan Publishing, 2002, 2013 The True Princess, D.C. Cook, 1992; Charisma Kids 2004 The Singing Shepherd, Lion Publishing, 1992, new edition 2020. Calico Bear, Tyndale House, 1991, 2013 A Gift For Grandpa, D.C. Cook, September 1991 The Tale of Three Trees, Lion Publishing, 1989 If I Had Long, Long Hair, Abingdon Press, 1988, 2013
Middle-grade titles
The Young Believers series with Stephen Arterburn, Tyndale House Publishers, May 2004 Josiah, book one Liane, book two Noah, book three Paige, book four Shane, book five Taz, book six
The Colonial Captives juvenile historical fiction, Tyndale House Books 1 and 2: Kimberly and the Captives, 1996 Books 3 and 4: The Deadly Chase, 1996
The Cassie Perkins Series, Tyndale House A Forever Friend, 1991 A Basket of Roses, 1991 No More Broken Promises, 1991 A Dream to Cherish, 1992 The Much-Adored Sandy Shore, 1992 Love Burning Bright, 1992 Star Light, Star Bright, 1993 The Chance of a Lifetime, 1993 The Glory of Love, 1993
Other Got God?, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Christian Friendship Bracelets Activity Pack, text, Tyndale House, 1996. When Your Parents Pull Apart, Tyndale House, 1995 Where Dragons Dance, Wendy Pye Ltd., 1995, Beauty from the Inside Out, Becoming the Best You Can Be, Co-authored With Laura Krauss Calenberg, Thomas Nelson, July 1993 If God Is Real, Where On Earth Is He? Here's Life, 1991 Sit. Stay. Forever. Hunt Haven Press, 2020. A gift book about the bond between dogs and their owners.
The Nicki Holland Series Thomas Nelson. Reprint editions issued 2005 The Case of the Mystery Mark, 1991 The Case of the Teenage Terminator, 1991 The Case of the Phantom Friend, 1991 The Case of the Terrified Track Star, 1992 The Case of the Counterfeit Cash, 1992 The Case of the Haunting Of Lowell Lanes, 1992 The Case of the Birthday Bracelet, 1993 The Secret of Cravenhill Castle, 1993 The Riddle of Baby Rosalind, 1993
Dating Now That You've Asked Her Out, Here's Life/Thomas Nelson, 1989 Now That He's Asked You Out, Here's Life/Thomas Nelson, 1989
General nonfiction Write Well, volume 1, HuntHaven Press, 2025. Write Well, volume 2, HuntHaven Press, 2026. Show and Tell, HuntHaven Press, 2025. Beginning and Ending Your Novel, HuntHaven Press, 2024. The Business of Writing, HuntHaven Press, 2024. The First Fifty Pages, HuntHaven Press, 2023. The Art of Revision, HuntHaven Press, 2023. Star of Wonder: An Advent Devotional to Illuminate the People, Places, and Purpose of the First Christmas, Bethany House, 2023. Writing the Picture Book, HuntHaven Press, 2020. Dogs Having a Ball, HuntHaven Press, 2018. Writing Lessons from the Front; the First Ten Books, HuntHaven Press, 2015. The Fiction Writer's Book of Checklists, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2014. Writing Historical Fiction, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2014. Tension on the Line, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2014. The Plot Skeleton: Book 1, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Creating Extraordinary Characters, book 2, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Track Down the Weasel Words, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Point of View, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Evoking Emotions, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Plans and Processes To Get Your Book Written, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. A Christian Writer's Possibly Useful Ruminations on a Life in Pages, Writing Lessons from the Front series, HuntHaven Press, 2013. Snapping Shelter Dogs. . . and Cats!, Using Your Camera to Help Shelter Animals Find New Homes, Angela Hunt Communications, 2014. My Life as a Middle School Mom, Servant Books, 2000. Loving Someone Else's Child, Tyndale House, 1992 The Adoption Option, Victor Books, 1989 Too Old To Ride, Too Young To Drive, Here's Life/Thomas Nelson, 1988 Just a Country Preacher, biography of B.R. Lakin, The Old Time Gospel Hour, 1986
Adult fiction
Single-title novels The Glades, Hunt Haven Press, 2026. A Most Peculiar Providence, Hunt Haven Press, 2026. What a Wave Must Be, Focus on the Family/Tyndale, 2023. Paul, Apostle of Christ, the novelization of the major motion picture, Bethany House Publishers, 2018. Risen, the novelization of the major motion picture, Bethany House Publishers, 2015. Passing Strangers, HuntHaven Press, May 2014. The Offering, Howard, 2013. Five Miles South of Peculiar, Howard, 2012. The Fine Art of Insincerity, Howard, 2011. Let Darkness Come, Mira, 2009. Taking a Chance on Love, Tyndale House, 2009, a novelization of the Hallmark movie written by Douglas Barr. The Face, Mira/Harlequin, 2008. The Nativity Story, a novelization based on the screenplay by Mike Rich, Tyndale House, 2006. The Elevator, Steeple Hill/Harlequin, 2007. Uncharted, Thomas Nelson, 2006. Magdalene, Tyndale House, 2005. A Time to Mend, Steeple Hill, 2006 (formerly Gentle Touch). The Novelist, Thomas Nelson, 2006. Unspoken, Thomas Nelson, 2005. The Awakening, Thomas Nelson, 2004. The Debt, Thomas Nelson, 2004. The Canopy, Thomas Nelson, 2003. The Shadow Women, Warner, 2002. The Pearl, Thomas Nelson, 2003. The Justice, Thomas Nelson, 2002. Then Comes Marriage, with Bill Myers, Zondervan Publishing, 2001. The Note, Thomas Nelson, 2001. The Story Jar, “The Yellow Sock,” a novella in an anthology written with Robin Lee Hatcher and Deborah Bedford, Multnomah, 2001. The Immortal, Thomas Nelson, 2000. The Truth Teller, Bethany House, 1999. Flee the Darkness, with Grant Jeffrey, Thomas Nelson, 1998. By Dawn’s Early Light, with Grant Jeffrey, Thomas Nelson, 1999. The Spear of Tyranny, with Grant Jeffrey, Thomas Nelson, 2000. Gentle Touch, Bethany House, 1997. The Proposal, Tyndale House, 1996.
Series
The Matriarchs series, Bethany House Rescued Heart: The Story of Sarah, 2025. Unwavering Heart: The Story of Rebekah, 2026. Devoted Heart: The Story of Leah, 2027.
The Emissaries series, Bethany House The Daughter of Rome, 2024. The Woman from Lydia, 2023. The Sisters of Corinth, 2024.
The Jerusalem Road series, Bethany House Daughter of Cana, 2020. The Shepherd's Wife, 2020. A Woman of Words, 2021. The Apostle's Sister, 2022.
The Silent Years series, Bethany House Egypt's Sister, 2017. Judah's Wife, 2018. Jerusalem's Queen, 2018. King's Shadow, 2019.
The Dangerous Beauty series, Bethany House Esther, 2015 Bathsheba, 2015 Delilah, 2016
The Fairlawn Funeral Home series Doesn't She Look Natural?, Hunt Haven Press, 2007. She Always Wore Red, Hunt Haven Press, 2008. She's In a Better Place, Hunt Haven Press, 2008.
The Heirs of Cahira O’Connor Series, Waterbrook The Silver Sword, 1998 The Golden Cross, 1998 The Velvet Shadow, 1999 The Emerald Isle, 1999
The Keepers of the Ring Series Roanoke: The Lost Colony, 1996. Jamestown, 1996. Hartford, 1996. Rehoboth, 1997. Charles Towne, 1998.
Legacies of the Ancient River series Dreamers, Hunt Haven Press, 1996. Brothers, Hunt Haven Press, 1997. Journey, Hunt Haven Press, 1997.
The Theyn Chronicles, Tyndale House Afton of Margate Castle, Hunt Haven Press, 1993. The Troubadour's Quest, Hunt Haven Press, 1994. Ingram of the Irish, Hunt Haven Press, 1994.
The Heavenly Daze series co-authored with Lori Copeland The Island of Heavenly Daze, Harper Collins, 2000. Grace in Autumn, Harper Collins, 2001. Warmth in Winter, Harper Collins, 2002. A Perfect Love, Harper Collins, 2002. Hearts at Home, Harper Collins, 2003.