Christian Fiction Blog Alliance: September 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Walk with Me by Annie Wald

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Walk with Me River North; New Edition edition (September 1, 2012) by Annie Wald

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Along with being the author of Walk With Me (forthcoming September 2012, River North/Moody), my fiction has been published in numerous journals including Image, The Southern Review and The North American Review and included in the anthology series, Not Safe But Good, edited by Bret Lott and published by Thomas Nelson. I’m also the author of a young adult novel, The Counterfeit Collection (Tyndale) and I’ve written feature articles for many publications such as Guideposts, Leadership, and Partnership.
Before writing full-time, I worked in book publishing as an acquisitions editor and then as Editor-in-Chief at Princeton University Press. Since 2000, I’ve lived in Morocco where my husband is the pastor of Rabat International Church. We have two married daughters and four delightful grandchildren.

A Word from Annie:

If you still want to know more about me, you may be interested to learn:
On the Myers-Briggs scale, I’m not an I for introvert. I’m an H for hermit.
But I’ve been known to say, “We’re having a small gathering; only 10 people.”
I love Easter sunrise services in cemeteries.
I live on the west coast — of Africa.
My favorite Moroccan meal: Zahara’s beef couscous with raisin sauce, and tchouchouka.
J’adore le francais.
I once told God I’d marry anyone except the man who became my husband.
I prefer to make things up rather than do research, although I have been described as an ‘infomaniac’.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Peter and Celeste choose to travel as one on the lifelong journey to the King's City
. They are blissfully in love and bound to each other by the Cords of Commitment.
Shortly after visiting the Moon of Honey they discover that the journey proves
much more difficult than they expected. When they find themselves laboring
through the Swamp of Selfishness, crossing the dismal Plains of Distance, and
nearly becoming separated by the River of Unfaithfulness, their love for each
other and for the King is challenged. They must choose whether to continue on
together, not knowing if they can be warmed again by the Kindling of Affection,
or visit the Valley of Cut Cords to journey alone once more.

If you'd like to read a chapter excerpt of Walk with Me, go HERE.

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On the Myers-Briggs scale, I’m not an I for introvert. I’m an H for hermit.
 
But I’ve been known to say, “We’re having a small gathering; only 10 people.”
 
I love Easter sunrise services in cemeteries.
 
I live on the west coast — of Africa.
 
My favorite Moroccan meal: Zahara’s beef couscous with raisin sauce, and tchouchouka.
 
J’adore le francais.
 
I once told God I’d marry anyone except the man who became my husband.
 
I prefer to make things up rather than do research, although I have been described as an ‘infomaniac’.
 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
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Peter and Celeste choose to travel as one on the lifelong journey to the King's City 
. They are blissfully in love and bound to each other by the Cords of Commitment. 
Shortly after visiting the Moon of Honey they discover that the journey proves 
much more difficult than they expected. When they find themselves laboring 
through the Swamp of Selfishness, crossing the dismal Plains of Distance, and 
 nearly becoming separated by the River of Unfaithfulness, their love for each 
other and for the King is challenged. They must choose whether to continue on 
together, not knowing if they can be warmed again by the Kindling of Affection, 
 or visit the Valley of Cut Cords to journey alone once more.
 
 
If you'd like to read a chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802405932">Walk with Me</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/walk-with-me.html">HERE</a>.

Annie can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Note: Sometimes you will find missing posts for bloggers. The main reason is that their book has been delayed. We do not expect a review if they haven't had the opportunity to read the book :-) Check the comments for additional posters and follow our list of bloggers for this tour:

Andie at Radiant Light
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christine at The IE Mommy
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Erin at For Him And My Family
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jennifer at Mother of Three
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
Joy at Splashes of Joy
Kathleen at Reviews From The Heart
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Lauri at Knits, Reads, and Reviews
Lisa at Seeking With All Yur Heart
Lori at Noggin Bits
Missy at Hidden Valley Simplicity
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Takiela at BooksALatte
Tara at Tara's View On Books

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Two Destinies by Elizabeth Musser

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Two Destinies David C. Cook (September 1, 2012) by Elizabeth Musser
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Elizabeth Musser, author of acclaimed novels such as The Swan House, grew up in Georgia, but now lives in Lyon, France, where she and her husband serve as missionaries with International Teams. Look for Two Testaments, her sequel to Two Crosses, in stores now, and Two Destinies, the third book in the trilogy, set for release in Fall 2012.

A word from Elizabeth:
Recent exciting news is that, finally, the whole trilogy is going to be published in 2012. Many readers have written to me throughout the years to encourage me to keep pursuing getting Two Destinies into print. In a fun twist of fate (really the Lord's perfect timing), David C. Cook (who originally published Two Testaments) has offered me a contract for all three novels. The Secrets of the Cross Trilogy will be published in June 2012 (Two Crosses and Two Testaments) and in September, 2012, Two Destinies will be in the bookstores for the first time!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Now 1994, France faces unrest and rising poverty while neighbor
Algeria is in the midst of a blood civil war. Risléne Namani, a French
woman born to Algerian parents, converts to Christianity and falls in
love with Eric Hoffmann, a Christian, committing the unpardonable
sin in the eyes of her Muslim family. Eric must find a way to rescue
her—from a forced marriage in Algeria, or even death.

A powerful, relevant tale of social struggle, heartache, cultural conflict,
and faith put to the ultimate test.

If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of Two Destinies, go HERE.

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Elizabeth Musser, author of acclaimed novels such as The Swan House, grew up in Georgia, but now lives in Lyon, France, where she and her husband serve as missionaries with International Teams. Look for Two Testaments, her sequel to Two Crosses, in stores now, and Two Destinies, the third book in the trilogy, set for release in Fall 2012. 
 
A word from Elizabeth:
 
Recent exciting news is that, finally, the whole trilogy is going to be published in 2012. Many readers have written to me throughout the years to encourage me to keep pursuing getting Two Destinies into print. In a fun twist of fate (really the Lord's perfect timing), David C. Cook (who originally published Two Testaments) has offered me a contract for all three novels. The Secrets of the Cross Trilogy will be published in June 2012 (Two Crosses and Two Testaments) and in September, 2012, Two Destinies will be in the bookstores for the first time!

ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
 
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Now 1994, France faces unrest and rising poverty while neighbor 
Algeria is in the midst of a blood civil war. Risléne Namani, a French 
woman born to Algerian parents, converts to Christianity and falls in 
love with Eric Hoffmann, a Christian, committing the unpardonable 
sin in the eyes of her Muslim family. Eric must find a way to rescue 
her—from a forced marriage in Algeria, or even death. 
 
A powerful, relevant tale of social struggle, heartache, cultural conflict, 
 and faith put to the ultimate test.

If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0781405017">Two Destinies</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/two-destinies.html">HERE</a>.

Elizabeth can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Note: Sometimes you will find missing posts for bloggers. The main reason is that their book has been delayed. We do not expect a review if they haven't had the opportunity to read the book :-) Check the comments for additional posters and follow our list of bloggers for this tour:

Abi at Scraps of Life
Amy at My Life
Andie at Radiant Light
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christine at The IE Mommy
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Deborah at Country At Heart
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Erin at For Him And My Family
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Janna at Cornhusker Academy
Jennifer at Mother of Three
Jennifer at Adventures In McQuill-land
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
Joy at Splashes of Joy
Kathleen at Reviews From The Heart
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Lauri at Knits, Reads, and Reviews
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Lisa at Seeking With All Yur Heart
Loren at The Heart Of A BookWorm
Lori at Noggin Bits
Marjorie at The Writer's Tool
Megan at Hardcover Feedback
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Ruth at Booktalk & more...
Takiela at BooksALatte
Tara at Tara's View On Books
Tori at Learning To Be Thrifty

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Still Life in Shadows by Alice Wisler

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingStill Life in ShadowsRiver North; New Edition edition (August 1, 2012)byAlice Wisler

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Alice was born in Osaka, Japan in the sixties. Her parents were Presbyterian career missionaries. As a young child, Alice loved to walk down to the local stationer's store to buy notebooks, pencils and scented erasers. In her room, she created stories. The desire to be a published famous author has never left her. Well, two out of three isn't bad. She's the author of Rain Song, How Sweet It Is, Hatteras Girl and A Wedding Invitation (all published by Bethany House).

Alice went to Eastern Mennonite University after graduating from Canadian Academy, an international high school in Kobe, Japan. She majored in social work and has worked across the U.S. in that field. She taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in Japan and at a refugee camp in the Philippines. She also studied Spanish at a language institute in San Jose, Costa Rica.

She has four children--Rachel, Daniel, Benjamin and Elizabeth. Daniel died on 2/2/97 from cancer treatments at the age of four. Since then, Alice founded Daniel's House Publications in her son's memory. This organization reaches out to others who have also lost a child to death. In 2000 and 2003, Alice compiled recipes and memories of children across the world to publish two memorial cookbooks, Slices of Sunlight and Down the Cereal Aisle.

ABOUT THE BOOK

It's been fifteen years since Gideon Miller ran away from his Amish community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as a boy of fifteen. Gideon arrives in the Smoky Mountains town of Twin Branches and settles in at the local auto mechanic's garage. He meets a host of interesting characters -the most recent acquaintances are Kiki, an autistic teen, and her sister Mari. Known as the "Getaway Savior" he helps other Amish boys and girls relocate to life in modern America.

One day the phone rings. On the other end is his brother Moriah calling from Florida. Of course Gideon welcomes his brother to stay with him and offers him a job. But Moriah is caught in a web which ends in his death and forces Gideon to return to the town of his youth, with his brother's body in the back of a hearse and Mari and Kiki at his side. He must face not only the community he ran away from years ago but also his own web of bitterness. Will he be able to give his anger over to God and forgive his father?

If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of Still Life in Shadows, go HERE.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center>This week, the</center><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</a></center><center>is introducing</center><center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802406262">Still Life in Shadows</a></center><center>River North; New Edition edition (August 1, 2012)</center><center>by</center><center><a href="http://www.alicewisler.com/">Alice Wisler</a></center> 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDacCjUeKDmEDpCXjfImwz7JzoTphAvqzkHF6yisq3oa7BwzcGQqYBk2uS12IjG5300VVEmKJoG6ui4_ZwVqxxBnxuZfi1Kk0uYarIFvnQDxA38YZqxjt91mrVRiYokcFh-89g/s1600/Alice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcDacCjUeKDmEDpCXjfImwz7JzoTphAvqzkHF6yisq3oa7BwzcGQqYBk2uS12IjG5300VVEmKJoG6ui4_ZwVqxxBnxuZfi1Kk0uYarIFvnQDxA38YZqxjt91mrVRiYokcFh-89g/s200/Alice.jpg" width="125" /></a></div>Alice was born in Osaka, Japan in the sixties. Her parents were Presbyterian career missionaries. As a young child, Alice loved to walk down to the local stationer's store to buy notebooks, pencils and scented erasers. In her room, she created stories. The desire to be a published famous author has never left her. Well, two out of three isn't bad. She's the author of Rain Song, How Sweet It Is, Hatteras Girl and A Wedding Invitation (all published by Bethany House). 
 
Alice went to Eastern Mennonite University after graduating from Canadian Academy, an international high school in Kobe, Japan. She majored in social work and has worked across the U.S. in that field. She taught ESL (English as a Second Language) in Japan and at a refugee camp in the Philippines. She also studied Spanish at a language institute in San Jose, Costa Rica. 
 
She has four children--Rachel, Daniel, Benjamin and Elizabeth. Daniel died on 2/2/97 from cancer treatments at the age of four. Since then, Alice founded Daniel's House Publications in her son's memory. This organization reaches out to others who have also lost a child to death. In 2000 and 2003, Alice compiled recipes and memories of children across the world to publish two memorial cookbooks, Slices of Sunlight and Down the Cereal Aisle. 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAMI1e36W6dOExpoLcF4FYTlyBPuDojbg31q11sxbpAqeX_gtFqecitp-IeXAGXBQHDvm7SAhI3XKb9PY-aSZQV-11yy2gHBRDWZMkzt0ahT84FN5Fxir5TE3lKbM9C7-Unz4CQ/s1600/StillLifeInShadows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAMI1e36W6dOExpoLcF4FYTlyBPuDojbg31q11sxbpAqeX_gtFqecitp-IeXAGXBQHDvm7SAhI3XKb9PY-aSZQV-11yy2gHBRDWZMkzt0ahT84FN5Fxir5TE3lKbM9C7-Unz4CQ/s200/StillLifeInShadows.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>It's been fifteen years since Gideon Miller ran away from his Amish community in Carlisle, Pennsylvania as a boy of fifteen.  Gideon arrives in the Smoky Mountains town of Twin Branches and settles in at the local auto mechanic's garage. He meets a host of interesting characters -the most recent acquaintances are Kiki, an autistic teen, and her sister Mari. Known as the "Getaway Savior" he helps other Amish boys and girls relocate to life in modern America. 
 
One day the phone rings. On the other end is his brother Moriah calling from Florida. Of course Gideon welcomes his brother to stay with him and offers him a job. But Moriah is caught in a web which ends in his death and forces Gideon to return to the town of his youth, with his brother's body in the back of a hearse and Mari and Kiki at his side. He must face not only the community he ran away from years ago but also his own web of bitterness. Will he be able to give his anger over to God and forgive his father? 
 
If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0802406262">Still Life in Shadows</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/still-life-in-shadows.html">HERE</a>.

Alice can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

Note: Sometimes you will find missing posts for bloggers. The main reason is that their book has been delayed. We do not expect a review if they haven't had the opportunity to read the book :-) Check the comments for additional posters and follow our list of bloggers for this tour:

Abi at Scraps of Life
Amber at Seasons of Humility
Andie at Radiant Light
Athena at The Loose Screw
Bonnie at Bonnie Writes
Brittanie at A Book Lover
Cheryl at Writing Remnants
Christine at The IE Mommy
Dave at Novel Spotlight
Deanna at Deannna's Corner
Deena at A Peek At My Bookshelf
Edyth at Great Reads by Jasmine
Erin at For Him And My Family
Ernie at Writing: My Adventures In Words
Heidi at Reviews And Reflections
Janis at The Nearsighted Bookworm
Jennifer at My Buckling Bookshelf
Jenny at Come Meet AusJenny
Jill at Christian Work At Home Moms
Joy at Splashes of Joy
JoyAnne at Deco My Heart
Kathleen at Reviews From The Heart
Kay at Views & Reviews by K
Lauri at Knits, Reads, and Reviews
Linda at Mocha With Linda
Lori at Noggin Bits
Mark at Thoughts Of A Sojourner
Megan at Hardcover Feedback
Michelle at Raising Little Women
Molly at Book Reviews by Molly
Nora at Finding Hope Through Christian Fiction
Pam at Daysong Reflections
Rel at Relz Reviewz
Rulan at Fiction Showcase
Susan at New Every Morning
Suzanne at The Book & Cover Reviewer
Takiela at BooksALatte
Tara at Tara's View On Books

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

A Heartbeat Away by Harry Kraus

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingA Heartbeat AwayDavid C. Cook (September 1, 2012)byHarry Kraus

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

A Word from Harry:

I started writing my first novel during my last year of surgery training at UK. I was a chief resident, and started writing Stainless Steal Hearts in a call room at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Lexington. It was a crazy time to write! I had a very demanding schedule, often spending days and nights in the hospital. I had two sons at that time, and I recognized the wisdom in my wife's urging: "Now doesn't seem the right time for this dream."

My experience as a writer is far from typical. Having received my formal training in biology and chemistry and medicine, my only preparation for a writing career was a love for reading. The longest thing I'd written before my first novel was a term paper in undergraduate school. My first novel was accepted by Crossway Books and published in 1994, and it wasn't until after I had FOUR published novels that I even opened a book of instruction about the craft of writing fiction. This is not what I recommend to others! Yes, I was successful, but I was bending the "rules" without knowing it. I had a natural talent for plotting, but I realize my initial success may have stunted my growth as a writer. I'd have made faster progress if I'd have gone to the fiction teachers sooner.

I have three sons: Joel, Evan, and Samuel. Look closely in all of my books and you'll see them there. My lovely wife, Kris, provides the basic composition for all those beautiful, athletic, dedicated women in my novels.

ABOUT THE BOOK

When a brilliant surgeon undergoes a heart transplant, her life transforms as she begins experiencing memories of a murder she never witnessed.

The residents worship her. Nurses step out of her way. Her colleagues respect and sometimes even fear her. But surgeon Tori Taylor never expected to end up on this side of the operating table.

Now she has a new heart. This life that was formerly controlled and predictable is now chaotic. Dr. Taylor had famously protected herself from love or commitment, but her walls are beginning to crumble.

And strangest of all, memories surface that will take her on a journey out of the operating room and into a murder investigation.

Where there once was a heart of stone, there is a heart of flesh. And there is no going back.

If you'd like to read the first chapter excerpt of A Heartbeat Away, go HERE.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
 
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I started writing my first novel during my last year of surgery training at UK. I was a chief resident, and started writing Stainless Steal Hearts in a call room at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Lexington. It was a crazy time to write! I had a very demanding schedule, often spending days and nights in the hospital. I had two sons at that time, and I recognized the wisdom in my wife's urging: "Now doesn't seem the right time for this dream." 
 
My experience as a writer is far from typical. Having received my formal training in biology and chemistry and medicine, my only preparation for a writing career was a love for reading. The longest thing I'd written before my first novel was a term paper in undergraduate school. My first novel was accepted by Crossway Books and published in 1994, and it wasn't until after I had FOUR published novels that I even opened a book of instruction about the craft of writing fiction. This is not what I recommend to others! Yes, I was successful, but I was bending the "rules" without knowing it. I had a natural talent for plotting, but I realize my initial success may have stunted my growth as a writer. I'd have made faster progress if I'd have gone to the fiction teachers sooner. 
 
I have three sons: Joel, Evan, and Samuel. Look closely in all of my books and you'll see them there. My lovely wife, Kris, provides the basic composition for all those beautiful, athletic, dedicated women in my novels. 
 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GEU_t-29X75wGIKnmXCfp152HlYWQV2MqljiShuHM3Q38Y5mBywoCZPJ-ecfHjyvgUPqY9vk-U1oCVG3ZCgbcz9P7kOcXP_G8hbVpFNLvdPonWhbp-HknYFRyoXWkaaneWaVXg/s1600/AHeartbeatAway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GEU_t-29X75wGIKnmXCfp152HlYWQV2MqljiShuHM3Q38Y5mBywoCZPJ-ecfHjyvgUPqY9vk-U1oCVG3ZCgbcz9P7kOcXP_G8hbVpFNLvdPonWhbp-HknYFRyoXWkaaneWaVXg/s200/AHeartbeatAway.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>When a brilliant surgeon undergoes a heart transplant, her life transforms as she begins experiencing memories of a murder she never witnessed. 
 
The residents worship her. Nurses step out of her way. Her colleagues respect and sometimes even fear her. But surgeon Tori Taylor never expected to end up on this side of the operating table. 
 
Now she has a new heart. This life that was formerly controlled and predictable is now chaotic. Dr. Taylor had famously protected herself from love or commitment, but her walls are beginning to crumble. 
 
And strangest of all, memories surface that will take her on a journey out of the operating room and into a murder investigation. 
 
Where there once was a heart of stone, there is a heart of flesh. And there is no going back. 
 
 
If you'd like to read the first chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/143470257X">A Heartbeat Away</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-heartbeat-away.html">HERE</a>.

Harry can be reached through the Contact link on his Website

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Unending Devotion by Jody Hedlund

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingUnending DevotionBethany House Publishers (September 1, 2012)byJody Hedlund

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jody has written novels for the last 20 years (with a hiatus when her children were young). After many years of writing and honing her skills, she finally garnered national attention with her double final in the Genesis Contest, a fiction-writing contest for unpublished writers through ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).

Her first published book, The Preacher’s Bride (2010 Bethany House Publishers), became a best seller and has won multiple awards.

Her second book, The Doctor’s Lady, released in September of 2011, and her third book, Unending Devotion, is out now. She’s currently busy researching and writing another book!

Jody has been married for twenty years to her college sweetheart. Jody has five children ranging in ages from 15 to 6, with a set of twin daughters in the mix to make things more lively.

ABOUT THE BOOK

High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance

In 1883 Michigan, Lily Young is on a mission to save her lost sister, or die trying. Heedless of the danger, her searches of logging camps lead her to Harrison and into the sights of Connell McCormick, a man doing his best to add to the hard-earned fortunes of his lumber baron father.

Posing during the day as a photographer's assistant, Lily can't understand why any God-fearing citizen would allow evil to persist and why men like Connell McCormick turn a blind eye to the crime rampant in the town. But Connell is boss-man of three of his father's lumber camps in the area, and like most of the other men, he's interested in clearing the pine and earning a profit. He figures as long as he's living an upright life, that's what matters.

Lily challenges everything he thought he knew, and together they work not only to save her sister but to put an end to the corruption that's dominated Harrison for so long.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Unending Devotion, go HERE.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center>This week, the</center><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</a></center><center>is introducing</center><center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208349">Unending Devotion</a></center><center>Bethany House Publishers (September 1, 2012)</center><center>by</center><center><a href="http://jodyhedlund.com/">Jody Hedlund</a></center> 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqXuhjy20uI-7JlmTmsTBwCq3d4EipdEtncVoP2-R_31iwRo1WsrkGOMhqSaQPWtmDaSENM-wc6ZqxFNb6STLToexkvWP2TqBGYTAlYwr-NsVJKPSj4MCyuTNaIHTwJ1FlbJcyw/s1600/jodyhedlund.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqXuhjy20uI-7JlmTmsTBwCq3d4EipdEtncVoP2-R_31iwRo1WsrkGOMhqSaQPWtmDaSENM-wc6ZqxFNb6STLToexkvWP2TqBGYTAlYwr-NsVJKPSj4MCyuTNaIHTwJ1FlbJcyw/s200/jodyhedlund.gif" width="152" /></a></div>Jody has written novels for the last 20 years (with a hiatus when her children were young). After many years of writing and honing her skills, she finally garnered national attention with her double final in the Genesis Contest, a fiction-writing contest for unpublished writers through ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). 
 
Her first published book, The Preacher’s Bride (2010 Bethany House Publishers), became a best seller and has won multiple awards. 
 
Her second book, The Doctor’s Lady, released in September of 2011, and her third book, Unending Devotion, is out now. She’s currently busy researching and writing another book! 
 
Jody has been married for twenty years to her college sweetheart. Jody has five children ranging in ages from 15 to 6, with a set of twin daughters in the mix to make things more lively. 
 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Fb_ZtGgjjw7dSn5FDyoQOW14v3SRAbdYU5W7BdiSaU4nB9cn4ynVFdYvG8RZQkFH_Oj9P-McKEcZaKrY9H3wOxqtRRh_tAPi3wu3uvJXuoWojLuup7hMb3lBuOoMBX0yVjLog/s1600/Unending+Devotion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0Fb_ZtGgjjw7dSn5FDyoQOW14v3SRAbdYU5W7BdiSaU4nB9cn4ynVFdYvG8RZQkFH_Oj9P-McKEcZaKrY9H3wOxqtRRh_tAPi3wu3uvJXuoWojLuup7hMb3lBuOoMBX0yVjLog/s200/Unending+Devotion.jpg" width="128" /></a></div>High-Stakes Drama Meets High-Tension Romance 
 
In 1883 Michigan, Lily Young is on a mission to save her lost sister, or die trying. Heedless of the danger, her searches of logging camps lead her to Harrison and into the sights of Connell McCormick, a man doing his best to add to the hard-earned fortunes of his lumber baron father. 
 
Posing during the day as a photographer's assistant, Lily can't understand why any God-fearing citizen would allow evil to persist and why men like Connell McCormick turn a blind eye to the crime rampant in the town. But Connell is boss-man of three of his father's lumber camps in the area, and like most of the other men, he's interested in clearing the pine and earning a profit. He figures as long as he's living an upright life, that's what matters. 
 
Lily challenges everything he thought he knew, and together they work not only to save her sister but to put an end to the corruption that's dominated Harrison for so long. 
 
If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208349">Unending Devotion</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/unending-devotion.html">HERE</a>.

Jody can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Bridesmaid by Beverly Lewis

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingThe BridesmaidBethany House Publishers (September 11, 2012)byBeverly Lewis

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Beverly's first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author's maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly's work to be "a primer on Lancaster County folklore" and offers "an insider's view of Amish life."

Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Beverly's tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, "Beverly's books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don't run across writing like that every day. I hope she'll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time."

A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their family. They are also avid musicians and fiction "book worms."

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Latest in Chart-Topping Amish Fiction from Beverly Lewis

Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar, but never as a bride. The single young Amishwoman is a closet writer with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her Lancaster County community. Yet Joanna's stories aren't her only secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger, seems to have suitors to spare.

Eben Troyer is a responsible young Amishman who hopes to make Joanna Kurtz his bride--if he can ever leave his parents' farm in Shipshewana, Indiana. Yet with his only brother off in the English world, intent on a military career, Eben's hopes for building a life with his dear Joanna are dimming, and patience is wearing thin. Will Joanna ever be more than a bridesmaid?

If you would like to read the first chapter of The Bridesmaid, go HERE.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center>This week, the</center><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</a></center><center>is introducing</center><center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209787">The Bridesmaid</a></center><center>Bethany House Publishers (September 11, 2012)</center><center>by</center><center><a href="http://www.beverlylewis.com/">Beverly Lewis</a></center> 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKKuJ-AM-DBacwKx7wgQIyNDJ0Kk8HQfrf2pooHN-e3bLsjsCN7B7Z11ZnL-FbL-3g2saKNEMJptsbdTrKI30c3ONdCbht0VI9qYyo23_n5_iL8FtS59br67JGLSXW322TCh5jA/s1600/bev-homepage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKKuJ-AM-DBacwKx7wgQIyNDJ0Kk8HQfrf2pooHN-e3bLsjsCN7B7Z11ZnL-FbL-3g2saKNEMJptsbdTrKI30c3ONdCbht0VI9qYyo23_n5_iL8FtS59br67JGLSXW322TCh5jA/s200/bev-homepage.jpg" width="146" /></a></div>Beverly's first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, The Heritage of Lancaster County, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author's maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly's work to be "a primer on Lancaster County folklore" and offers "an insider's view of Amish life." 
 
Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Beverly's tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, "Beverly's books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don't run across writing like that every day. I hope she'll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time." 
 
A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and spending time with their family. They are also avid musicians and fiction "book worms." 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0mcpf9z7qLN06nuObBYztmuRNNy4BVU4tLKQz3vSOCsFfhHuycCTCbOrDZrryTR1-5jgbGjQQqcpfiRQVO3gsGtoWUcn-3eeuqDIlshFOkyMhMUv5D3UytQkqlp0_KLmQdLeqA/s1600/Bridesmaids,+The.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0mcpf9z7qLN06nuObBYztmuRNNy4BVU4tLKQz3vSOCsFfhHuycCTCbOrDZrryTR1-5jgbGjQQqcpfiRQVO3gsGtoWUcn-3eeuqDIlshFOkyMhMUv5D3UytQkqlp0_KLmQdLeqA/s200/Bridesmaids,+The.jpg" width="128" /></a></div>The Latest in Chart-Topping Amish Fiction from Beverly Lewis 
 
Twenty-seven-year-old Joanna Kurtz has made several trips to the altar, but never as a bride. The single young Amishwoman is a closet writer with a longing to be published something practically unheard of in her Lancaster County community. Yet Joanna's stories aren't her only secret. She also has a beau who is courting her from afar, unbeknownst even to her sister, Cora, who, though younger, seems to have suitors to spare. 
 
Eben Troyer is a responsible young Amishman who hopes to make Joanna Kurtz his bride--if he can ever leave his parents' farm in Shipshewana, Indiana. Yet with his only brother off in the English world, intent on a military career, Eben's hopes for building a life with his dear Joanna are dimming, and patience is wearing thin. Will Joanna ever be more than a bridesmaid? 
 
If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209787">The Bridesmaid</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-bridesmaid.html">HERE</a>.

Beverly can be reached through the Contact link on her Website

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Sunday, September 09, 2012

Found by Shelley Shepard Gray

This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingFoundAvon Inspire; Original edition (September 4, 2012)byShelley Shepard Gray

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Since 2000, Shelley Sabga has sold over thirty novels to numerous publishers, including HarperCollins, Harlequin, Abingdon Press, and Avon Inspire. She has been interviewed by NPR, and her books have been highlighted in numerous publications, including USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

Under the name Shelley Shepard Gray, Shelley writes Amish romances for HarperCollins’ inspirational line, Avon Inspire. Her recent novel, The Protector, the final book in her “Families of Honor” series, hit the New York Times List, and her previous novel in the same series, The Survivor, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Shelley has won the prestigious Holt Medallion for her books, Forgiven and Grace, and her novels have been chosen as Alternate Selections for the Doubleday/Literary Guild Book Club. Her first novel with Avon Inspire, Hidden, was an Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist.

Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. She now lives in southern Ohio and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two children in college, and is an active member of her church. She serves on committees, volunteers in the church office, and currently leads a Bible study group, and she looks forward to the opportunity to continue to write novels that showcase her Christian ideals.

When she’s not writing, Shelley often attends conferences and reader retreats in order to give workshops and publicize her work. She’s attended RWA’s national conference six times, the ACFW conference and Romantic Times Magazine’s annual conference as well as traveled to New Jersey, Birmingham, and Tennessee to attend local conferences.

Check out Shelley's Facebook Fan page

ABOUT THE BOOK

A murder is solved and a quiet Amish community must deal with the repercussions. Amid the surprising revelations, can a newfound love survive?

As the search for Perry Borntrager's killer continues, Jacob Schrock feels like his world is about to crumble. Right before Perry went missing, he and Jacob got into a fistfight. Jacob never told anyone what happened that terrible night. He's good at keeping secrets—including his love for Deborah, Perry's sister. But when Deborah takes a job at his family's store and their friendship blossoms, Jacob senses everything is about to be revealed.

Deborah has been searching for a slice of happiness ever since her brother's body was discovered. When the police start questioning Jacob, Deborah can't believe that the one person she's finally allowed in could be the one responsible for her brother's death. Will she believe what everyone seems to think is the truth . . . or listen to her heart, and hope there is still one more person who is keeping secrets in Crittenden County?

If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of Found, go HERE.

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<div align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/1600/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5500/1432/320/CFBAreviewer_gif.0.gif" style="cursor: hand; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a></div><center>This week, the</center><center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</a></center><center>is introducing</center><center><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062089757">Found</a></center><center>Avon Inspire; Original edition (September 4, 2012)</center><center>by</center><center><a href="http://shelleyshepardgray.com/">Shelley Shepard Gray</a></center> 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 
 
<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6WlFotrFSsnnfYfl5VY85BMIIZNJefr6RVLgWTbtA3s3iWNVXi_4ylxyVxwUtBveB-Jj5wy91YYBQWNhdmOx3IKQFFhKqsXGHaheXbt9zlwOne90vkfu9JF5q7beUcyJJgOS6w/s1600/Shelley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6WlFotrFSsnnfYfl5VY85BMIIZNJefr6RVLgWTbtA3s3iWNVXi_4ylxyVxwUtBveB-Jj5wy91YYBQWNhdmOx3IKQFFhKqsXGHaheXbt9zlwOne90vkfu9JF5q7beUcyJJgOS6w/s200/Shelley.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>Since 2000, Shelley Sabga has sold over thirty novels to numerous publishers, including HarperCollins, Harlequin, Abingdon Press, and Avon Inspire. She has been interviewed by NPR, and her books have been highlighted in numerous publications, including USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. 
 
Under the name Shelley Shepard Gray, Shelley writes Amish romances for HarperCollins’ inspirational line, Avon Inspire. Her recent novel, The Protector, the final book in her “Families of Honor” series, hit the New York Times List, and her previous novel in the same series, The Survivor, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. Shelley has won the prestigious Holt Medallion for her books, Forgiven and Grace, and her novels have been chosen as Alternate Selections for the Doubleday/Literary Guild Book Club. Her first novel with Avon Inspire, Hidden, was an Inspirational Reader’s Choice finalist. 
 
Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. She now lives in southern Ohio and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two children in college, and is an active member of her church. She serves on committees, volunteers in the church office, and currently leads a Bible study group, and she looks forward to the opportunity to continue to write novels that showcase her Christian ideals. 
 
When she’s not writing, Shelley often attends conferences and reader retreats in order to give workshops and publicize her work. She’s attended RWA’s national conference six times, the ACFW conference and Romantic Times Magazine’s annual conference as well as traveled to New Jersey, Birmingham, and Tennessee to attend local conferences. 
 
Check out Shelley's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Shelley-Shepard-Gray/154203285072">Facebook Fan page</a> 
 
 
ABOUT THE BOOK 
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIrCBqIz6cP53lGWNTZOqMqG2oFwZMh_xBOP8P9C6mJT17RAYFLdhPiUiPMfhMywKiit2i0ND7GRw4lhT4s6A7yyZwG8NAO-sUI3qUvTaETO_T5E_wLpL2VWztR5jT3itZCHz3A/s1600/Found.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIrCBqIz6cP53lGWNTZOqMqG2oFwZMh_xBOP8P9C6mJT17RAYFLdhPiUiPMfhMywKiit2i0ND7GRw4lhT4s6A7yyZwG8NAO-sUI3qUvTaETO_T5E_wLpL2VWztR5jT3itZCHz3A/s200/Found.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>A murder is solved and a quiet Amish community must deal with the repercussions. Amid the surprising revelations, can a newfound love survive? 
 
As the search for Perry Borntrager's killer continues, Jacob Schrock feels like his world is about to crumble. Right before Perry went missing, he and Jacob got into a fistfight. Jacob never told anyone what happened that terrible night. He's good at keeping secrets—including his love for Deborah, Perry's sister. But when Deborah takes a job at his family's store and their friendship blossoms, Jacob senses everything is about to be revealed. 
 
Deborah has been searching for a slice of happiness ever since her brother's body was discovered. When the police start questioning Jacob, Deborah can't believe that the one person she's finally allowed in could be the one responsible for her brother's death. Will she believe what everyone seems to think is the truth . . . or listen to her heart, and hope there is still one more person who is keeping secrets in Crittenden County? 
 
If you would like to read the first chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062089757">Found</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/found-excerpt.html">HERE</a>.

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