Tuesday, January 20, 2009

The Centurion's Wife by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke


This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

The Centurion's Wife

Bethany House Publishers (January 1, 2009)

by

Davis Bunn and Janette Oke



ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Davis Bunn is an internationally acclaimed author who has sold more than six million books in fifteen languages. His audiences span reading genres from high drama and action thrillers to heartwarming relationship stories, in both contemporary and historical settings.

Honored with three Christy Awards for excellence in historical and suspense fiction, his bestsellers include My Soul To Keep, and Full Circle. A sought-after lecturer in the art of writing, Bunn was named Novelist in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University.

He and his wife, Isabella, make their home in Florida for some of each year, and spend the rest near Oxford, England, where they each teach and write.


Her first novel, a prairie love story titled Love Comes Softly, was published by Bethany House in 1979. This book was followed by more than 75 others.

After Love Comes Softly was published, Oke found her readers asking for more. That book led to a series of eight others in her Love Comes Softly series. She has written multiple fiction series, including The Canadian West, Seasons of the Heart and Women of the West. Her most recent releases include a beautiful children's picture book, I Wonder...Did Jesus Have a Pet Lamb and The Song of Acadia series, co-written with T. Davis Bunn.

Janette Oke's warm writing style has won the hearts of millions of readers. She has received numerous awards, including the Gold Medallion Award, The Christy Award of Excellence, the 1992 President's Award for her significant contribution to the category of Christian fiction from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, and in 1999 the Life Impact Award from the Christian Booksellers Association International. Beloved worldwide, her books have been translated into fourteen languages.

She and her husband live nearby in Alberta, Canada.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female protagonist's perspective, and Davis Bunn is elated to be working with her again on this sweeping saga of the dramatic events surrounding the birth of Christianity...and the very personal story of Leah, a young Jewess of mixed heritage trapped in a vortex of competing political agendas and private trauma.

Caught up in the maelstrom following the death of an obscure rabbi in the Roman backwater of first-century Palestine, Leah finds herself also engulfed in her own turmoil--facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a Roman soldier, Alban, who seems to care for nothing but his own ambitions.

Head of the garrison near Galilee, he has been assigned by Palestine's governor to ferret out the truth behind rumors of a political execution gone awry. Leah's mistress, the governor's wife, secretly commissions Leah also to discover what really has become of this man whose death--and missing body--is causing such furor.

This epic drama is threaded with the tale of an unlikely romance and framed with dangers and betrayals from unexpected sources. At its core, the story unfolds the testing of loyalties--between two young people whose inner searchings they cannot express, between their irreconcilable heritages, and ultimately between their humanity and the Divine they yearn to encounter.

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Centurion's Wife, go HERE


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Davis Bunn and Janette Oke can be reached thru the contact links on their websites.

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Brandi at Lone Star Latte-n-Libre
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Christy at Christy's Book Blog
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Debra at Soul Reflections
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Delia at Gatorskunkz And Mudcats
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Gina at Upon Reflection
Gina at Portrait Of A Writer
Gretchen at Inspire Me
Heidi at Reviews By Heidi
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jendi at Jendi's Journal
Jennifer at So Many Books…So Little Time
Jennifer at Quiverfull Family Blog
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
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Kara at Ramblings-n-Writings
Kate at A Simple Walk
Katie at Christian Novels
Kelly at A Disciple's Steps
Kim at Window To My World
Kristi at Stamped With Grace
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Laura at Laura William's Musings
Leah at Ponderings From My Heart
Leslie at A Little Bit Of Sunlight
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33 comments:

Pam said...

Scheduled to post in the morning with a review.
http://daysongreflections.com
http://daysongreflections.blogspot.com

April Erwin said...

Scheduled to post in am.

Anonymous said...

I haven't received this book yet, but I posted about it here:

http://comfortjoydesigns.blogspot.com/2009/01/centurions-wife-by-davis-bunn-and.html

Deborah @ Comfort Joy Designs
comfortjoydesigns.blogspot.com
comfortjoydesigns{AT}gmail{DOT}com

L. Diane Wolfe said...

It's posted!

The Book Club Network - TBCN said...

posted

Adam Blumer said...

Posted and pinged with a review. This was a good, wholesome novel without any questionable content. A very good read!

Kim said...

Posted with a review. Pinged.

Kim
Window To My World

Gretchen Geyer said...

Scheduled to post in the AM.

Sunny said...

scheduled for Friday morning, no review yet

Andi said...

Mine's up with review! Loved, loved,loved this!

loves to read said...

Posted with review :)

Andrea said...

Mine's up!!

Christy Lockstein said...

I'm up with review.

Jill said...

My post is up at Artistic Blogger.

Jill

Anonymous said...

Posted a short review and book link.

Deanna said...

Will post first thing in the morning. With Davis Bunn and Janette Oke... can you get any better combination than that?

Mocha with Linda said...

Mine will post at midnight tonight with a review.

Susan Stitch said...

Posted with review at hismorningglory.blogspot.com

Leslie said...

Post and review at A Little Bit of Sunlight

Ausjenny said...

published and pinged

Unknown said...

Post goes up in the morning with a link to my review.

Lynetta said...

Posted and reviewed. Great book!

Peggy Blann Phifer said...

Scheduled for Friday AM with review.

Sips 'n Cups Cafe

Unknown said...

posted

Anonymous said...

My review is up

Nessa said...

Posted.

Marjorie Vawter said...

Posted with a review.

Andrea Graham said...

Posted at Ask Andrea.

If my scam of a webhost ever lets it back up.

Anonymous said...

posted and pinged :)

Jasmine said...

Posted. Review to follow soon!

Pepper said...

posted - can't wait to finish reading it

Janna said...

I posted with a review and also added my review to amazon, cbd, b&n, goodreads and shelfari (I've got to remember to do that more often)

Brandi in TX said...

posted and pinged. I gave a partial review because I have been sick. Can't wait to finish the book now that my head and chest are starting to clear.