Conception, Future Savior Book One, by Jennifer Hartz was one of the first Christian fantasy novels Desert Breeze Publishing offered. Of course, I'm late to the game and she has two more books in the series published with the fourth soon to be released. This is good news, because in this case, when she says series, it doesn't mean loosely joined by a location but stand-alone books, like I mean in my Children of the King series. Here, the end of Conception leads right into the next book. So be prepared to read a series. 
Here's what I liked about Conception: Christian symbolism — all over the place. Know your Bible and you'll see reflections of God throughout the story.
Christina, the sarcastic heroine. She does well under pressure. Not perfect, but certainly exemplary, given the circumstances of being dropped into a new world/realm/time.
The world building. I liked that Meric was just a little bit different than earth. I liked that animals were named the same, but maybe a different color, or had extra horns. I liked that I didn't have to work to understand the scenery. And I liked the insinuation that the atmosphere was the same as pre-Noah days, allowing for longer life.
I liked all the good-looking male characters. I'm not a reader who wants the bumps and worts of real life in my heroes, so I appreciated the prettiness of Jenn's characters. The only problem I had with Shaw's gorgeousness was that he was a shape-shifter, and if I'd been Christina I would have commented on his good taste in choosing such a pretty face rather than just being impressed by his bod. 
And speaking of Shaw's shape-shifting, what was that ending about? During the climax of the novel, did he forget that he had that ability? (I know for plot purposes, Jenn did what she did to bring about the conclusion she wanted — another good biblical mirroring), but I was yelling at Shaw to change back into a skinny kid, and he wasn't doing it.
Read the book and you'll know what I'm talking about. If you get to books 2, 3, and 4 before me, just tell me it all ends well. Don't be giving away secrets.
Check out Conception at Desert Breeze Publishing.
