AGE BEFORE BEAUTY
by Virginia Smith

Allie Harrod is nearing the end of her maternity leave and is dreading leaving her baby in the care of a babysitter, possibly missing her baby’s first smile and more. Still, she isn’t ready to be a full-time mom, she wants to contribute to the family income and keep up the level of living they’ve become accustomed to.

When Allie’s sister invites Allie to party to sell some home based products, Allie goes, but she laughs it off. At least until she learns that the saleslady makes lots of money doing only a little bit of work. After that, Allie begins to think that maybe this is the career choice she’s been waiting for. Sure, she dropped out of Girl Scouts because she couldn’t see cookies, but selling makeup would be easier, right?

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Christian Bookworm Podcast is delighted to present to you Christian fiction and nonfiction authors this summer. The participating authors will read selected excerpts from their latest book releases. We hope you enjoy the readings and will add the books to your summer reading list.

Mark Steele, author of Christianish: What If We’re Not Really Following Jesus at All?

Mark Steele is the president and executive creative of Steelehouse Productions, a group that creates art for business and ministry through the mediums of film, stage, and animation. He is also the author of Flashbang: How I Got Over Myself and Half-Life/Die Already. Mark and his wife, Kaysie, reside in Oklahoma with their three greatest productions Morgan, Jackson, and Charlie.

 

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Christian Bookworm Podcast is delighted to present to you Christian fiction and nonfiction authors this summer. The participating authors will read selected excerpts from their latest book releases. We hope you enjoy the readings and will add the books to your summer reading list.

Ann Kroeker is a speaker and author of Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families (August 2009, David C. Cook) and The Contemplative Mom (2000, Shaw Books), Ann Kroeker’s articles have appeared in a variety of publications including The Indianapolis Star newspaper, and magazines such as Decision, The Student, Christian Home and School, and Indianapolis Woman. She contributed to several books including the award-winning Experiencing the Passion of Jesus, by Lee Strobel and Garry Poole. Married for 18 years and mother of four children, Ann is committed to encouraging and inspiring families as they face the demands of daily living.

 

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Wounded: A Love Story
by Claudia Mair Burney

Gina Merritt struggles with being a single mother and her mental illness. She seeks relief by attending the Ash Wednesday service at her beloved church home. To her shock, the comfort she seeks comes in the form of a vivid vision, followed by blood flowing from her palms.

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Tom Davis is CEO of Children’s HopeChest, author of four books, and a passionate advocate for “the Fatherless.” His titles include Fields of the Fatherless, Confessions of a Good Christian Guy: The Secrets Men Keep and the Grace that Saves Them, Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds and his fiction debut, Scared: A Novel on the Edge of the World.

He has traveled extensively in Africa and worked with children in Russia, Swaziland, Ukraine, Ethiopia and Uganda. When Tom is not writing, speaking or traveling, he is likely attending a soccer game of one of his six children with his wife in his home state of Colorado.

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Christian Bookworm Podcast is delighted to present to you Christian fiction and nonfiction authors this summer. The participating authors will read selected excerpts from their latest book releases. We hope you enjoy the readings and will add the books to your summer reading list.

Andrew Wilson, author of GodStories: Explorations in the Gospel of God

Andrew Wilson holds degrees in theology from Cambridge University and London School of Theology. His passion is to communicate the extraordinary truths of God. Andrew teaches internationally and is an elder at Kings Church Eastbourne in the UK, where he leads training and development. Andrew is also the author of Incomparable: Explorations in the Character of God, and lives with his wife Rachel and their newborn baby Ezekiel in the UK.

 

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Christian Bookworm Podcast is delighted to present to you Christian fiction and nonfiction authors this summer. The participating authors will read selected excerpts from their latest book releases. We hope you enjoy the readings and will add the books to your summer reading list.

Tina Ann Forkner, author of The Rose House

Tina Ann Forkner writes contemporary fiction that challenges and inspires. She is the author of Ruby Among Us and also Rose House, which recently released from Waterbrook Press/Random House and is a freelance writer for the popular gospel music publication, Homecoming magazine.

She grew up in Oklahoma and graduated with honors from CSU Sacramento before settling in Wyoming. She lives with her husband, their three bright children and their dog. Tina stays busy serving on the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors and enjoys speaking to women’s groups and book clubs about themes related to her novels.

 

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Illusions
by Wanda B. Campbell

Denise Hightower has been married to Pastor Bryce Hightower for over three years. She’s confident in his love for her and enjoys being by his side. That is until she finds out her husband and pastor has a secret addiction.

Being the First Lady, Denise already has to deal with scrutiny and in many ways protects her husband. She tries to pretend all is normal in front of the congregation, but  when the burden starts to get the best of Denise, her self-esteem plummets. As she moves farther away from Bryce, can their marriage survive?

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