The Amish community is a popular topic in Christian fiction, but the new nonfiction release Amish Peace by Suzanne Woods Fisher (Revell/Baker Publishing Group) explores the community through facts, stories and proverbs. Questions for reflection aim to help readers consider how to have peace in their own lives. The softcover book released last month for $12.99.

Vampires are the subject of Beth Felker Jones' Touched By a Vampire, releasing this month from Multnomah Books. Jones examines the popularity of Stephanie Meyers' "Twilight" series and provides discussion points. The book releases in softcover for $13.99.

Derwin L. Gray, former NFL team captain, pastor and YouTube video star of "The Evangelism Linebacker" is the author of Hero, which released last month from Summerside Press. The book gives readers advice on living with passion and integrity and leaving a legacy for the next generation. The hardcover book retails for $14.99.

Merging personality with evangelism is the theme of Got Style? by Jeffrey Johnson ($15, Judson Press), releasing this month. The book encourages readers to use their personalities to share the gospel with their real or virtual communities.

Also releasing this month on the evangelistic front but focused on Generation Y is My Generation by Josh James Riebock ($14.99, Baker Books/Baker Publishing Group). A youth pastor in Austin, Texas, Riebock shows how the younger generation can be spiritually engaged.

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UnThinkable, the story of Scott Rigsby, the first double-leg amputee to complete in the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, released last month from Tyndale House Publishers. The book, written with Jenna Glatzer, retails for $14.99 in softcover and for $19.99 in hardcover.

Rebecca St. James collects true stories of love and forgiveness in her latest book, Loved ($16.99, FaithWords), releasing Sept. 21. St. James serves as general editor for the collection, which also includes contributions from Mary DeMuth, Elizabeth Jusino, Tracey Lawrence, Jennifer Schuchmann and Lori Smith.

Couple talk: Bethany House Publishers will release Closer by Jim and Cathy Burns next month. Following in the vein of the popular book The Love Dare, the devotional is designed to be shared by couples, with stories, conversation-starters and practical action steps. The hardcover book will retail for $19.99.

Patience is a virtue explored in the September release of Sacred Waiting by David Timms (Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group). The book focuses on waiting on God's direction, and will retail for $14.99.

Kirk Cameron (Fireproof) and Ray Comfort encourage readers to Conquer Your Fear, Share Your Faith ($15.99, Regal Books). The softcover book releases next month and coincides with the release of a companion DVD series. In the book, the authors, from TV's The Way of the Master, instruct readers in evangelism.i

Marital intimacy is the subject of Barbara Wilson's Kiss Me Again ($13.99, Multnomah Books), releasing Sept. 15. Wilson, director of sexual health education for the Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center in Sacramento, Calif., writes about restoring intimacy through forgiveness.

Tyndale House Publishers will release Becoming a Family That Heals by Tom and Beverly Rodgers next month. The authors, Christian counselors for 30 years, discuss wounds that occur in broken homes, and their effect on marriage and familial relationships. The softcover title will retail for $13.99.

Decoding marriage: Bill and Pam Farrel, co-founders and co-directors of Masterful Living, unlock the secrets of marital communication in The Marriage Code ($13.99), releasing Sept. 1 from Harvest House Publishers. The authors contend that words, actions, insights and attitudes all contribute to healthy marriages.

From girls to women: Youth speaker Susie Shellenberger tells readers how to pass along their faith to their daughters in Raising a Spiritually Strong Daughter ($13.99, Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group), releasing this month.

Also targeting parents, Brian Housman, founding director of youth-parent ministry Awake to Life, shares his expertise in Engaging Your Teen's World (Brazos Press/Baker Publishing Group), releasing this month. The book includes a discussion guide with questions at the end of each chapter and retails for $14.99.

Trusting God's direction is the theme of No Idea by Greg Garrett ($12.99, David. C. Cook), releasing Sept. 1. Garrett, a professor of English at Baylor University, offers reflections that touch on discernment, discipleship, relationship and vocation.

When Your Aging Parent Needs Care by Candy Arrington and Kim Atchley (Harvest House Publishers) releases Sept. 1. The softcover book, which retails for $14.99, aims to provide resources and insights to help relieve the stress of caring for elderly parents. The book addresses managing the caregiver’s parents' finances while balancing one's own family life.

Fiction debut: The first three novels launching Abingdon Press' fiction line—The Call of Zulina by Kay Marshall Strom, Surrender the Wind by Rita Gerlach and Gone to Green by Judy Christie—release this month and retail for $13.99 each.

From generation to generation: Grandfather Avery T. Willis and grandson Matt R. Willis write about hardships facing Christians in Learning to Soar (NavPress), releasing Sept. 4. The hardcover book will retail for $17.99.