Melissa Leedom ~ The Story of the Bible

Welcome… 

to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage. While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying.

It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the stories of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, as they share their work. 

🎄 For the first two weeks of December it is my pleasure to present author Melissa Leedom with her latest non-fiction release, The Story of the Bible...a treasure to help people understand the Bible during this holiday season.

Publisher : ‎ McGahan Publishing House 

(December 6, 2022)

A follower of Jesus is a person who:

• believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God
• has accepted Jesus as Savior
• has decided to live life by following Jesus' teachings and His plan for our lives.

Followers of Jesus believe that the Holy Bible is God's message to mankind. So, to be real followers of Jesus, we need to read the Bible.

The Bible is God's message for ALL people everywhere, intended to be read by ordinary people.

The Bible may seem like an awfully BIG book. Some people have heard that the Bible is mysterious or hard to understand. They may have even been told that only ministers or priests can truly understand the Bible.

If you did not grow up reading the Bible and don't know much (if anything) about it, you are not alone! This little book is intended to help you understand what kind of book the Bible is:

• how it was written
• how to find a story or passage in the Bible
• the main story the Bible tells

God will bless your spirit and draw you closer as you come to know Him through reading the Bible!

Author: Melissa Leedom

Where to find Melissa:

forgive490.com/aboutauthor.php

www.amazon.com/Melissa-Lea-Leedom/e/B004IGRN6Q%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Melissa's favorite Bible verse: John 1:12

"Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—"

December Prizes! 

Leave a comment and your name will be added to a drawing for a 50.00 Amazon gift card and a copy of Melissa's The Story of the Bible. 

Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired! 

 

                           

Sarah Hamaker ~ Author

Welcome… to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage. While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying.

It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the stories of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, as they share their work. 

For the last two weeks of November 🌂 it is my pleasure to present author Sarah Hamaker with her latest release, THE DARK GUEST...

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• Publisher: ‎ Seshva Press LLC (May 15, 2022)
• When Violet Lundy isn’t cleaning rooms at Happy Hills Assisted Living Facility, she loves spending her free time with resident Rainer Kopecek. Hearing his stories of the dangerous life he led behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin makes her own life seem more tolerable. But when Rainer is found dead and his room in disarray, Violet suspects foul play. 
• Dr. Henry Silverton lives among his books, teaching and writing about the Cold War. A letter about an East German traitor known only as “The Wolf” propels Henry out of academia and into Violet’s life. Together, they embark on a perilous quest to uncover the truth about Rainer’s death and the traitor’s identity.

Can Violet and Henry uncover the secrets of the past before one of them ends up as The Wolf’s next victim?

Sarah Hamaker        

Where to find Sarah:

https://sarahhamakerfiction.com 

https://twitter.com/sarah_hamaker

https://www.instagram.com/sarah.s.hamaker/

https://www.facebook.com/sarah.s.hamaker    

Her favorite Hymn: "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"                                          

November Prizes! 

Leave a comment and your name will be added to a drawing for a 25.00 Amazon gift card and your choice of this month's latest releases. Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired! 

 

J'nell Ciesielski ~ THE BRILLIANCE OF STARS

 

Welcome… to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage. While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying. It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the words of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, as they share their work. 

For the first two weeks of the month of November 🌂 it is my pleasure to present author J'nell Ciesielski with her latest release, THE BRILLIANCE OF STARS...

Publisher: ‏Thomas Nelson (November 1, 2022)

Amid the chaos of the Great War, two elite assassins learn precisely how dangerous it is to have something—or someone—worth losing.

Washington, DC, 1914. Ivy Olwen knows how to survive on the streets without two coins to rub together. Then destiny thrusts her into the nest of a covert agency of assassins sworn to drive back the world’s darkness, and she acquires a new set of lethal skills. Her education—from explosives to etiquette, sharpshooting to sabotage—is as far reaching as the organization’s missions. But it’s the hours she spends among the towering bookshelves in the library and stargazing on the roof with Agent Jack Vale that make her heart fly.

Jack knew plenty of hardship before the agency refined his rough edges, transforming him into the man who never misses. But he didn’t know the feeling of home until Ivy entered his world. Now Jack’s heart drums with a singular purpose: he will fight for her, fight alongside her. No matter the cost.

When the pair is sent on a seemingly simple mission to take down Russia’s newest and most dangerous arms dealer—a soulless man using the Great War as an opportunity to further his own depraved agenda—they discover that no amount of training could have prepared them for a manhunt that takes them across the frozen tundra, to the Crimean Peninsula, and along the Trans-Siberian Railway . . . only to discover that there is evil in the world they will never understand.

The first book of an epic duology from bestselling author J’nell Ciesielski, The Brilliance of Stars incorporates her signature blend of thrilling adventure, glamorous espionage, and sweeping romance.                                               

Author ~ J'nell Ciesielski

Where to find J'nell:

https://jnellciesielski.com/   

J'nell's favorite Bible verse :...And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28  ...and hymn "How Great Thou Art".                                                                                                

November prizes!

Leave a comment and your name will be added to a drawing for a 25.00 Amazon gift card and your choice of this month's latest releases. Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired!

DiAnn Mills ~ Concrete Evidence

Welcome… to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage. 

While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying. 

It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the words of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, and stories for children too, as they share their work. 

For the final two weeks of the beautiful month of October  it is my pleasure to present author DiAnn Mills with her latest release-

Publisher: ‎ Tyndale House Publishers (October 4, 2022)

On the family’s Brazos River Ranch in Texas, Avery Elliott helps run her grandfather’s commercial construction business. Raised by Senator Elliott, Avery has never doubted her grandfather is the man of integrity and faith she’s always believed him to be . . . until the day she finds him standing with a gun over the body of a dead man. To make matters worse, Avery’s just discovered a billing discrepancy for materials supposedly purchased for construction of the Lago de Cobre Dam.

Desperate for answers, Avery contacts FBI Special Agent Marc Wilkins for help. As Marc works to identify the dead man Avery saw, threats toward Avery create a fresh sense of urgency to pinpoint why someone wants to silence her. With a hurricane approaching the Texas coast and the structural integrity of the Lago de Cobre Dam called into question, time is running out to get to the bottom of a sinister plot that could be endangering the lives of not only Avery and her loved ones but the entire community.

DiAnn Mills ~ Author

DiAnn's favorite verse:

But if I say, "I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. Jeremiah 20:9

Where to find DiAnn: https://diannmills.com/

October's prizes! 

Leave a comment on Hope Inspired Stories--and your name will be added to a drawing for a 25.00 Amazon gift card and a copy of Meghann or DiAnn's latest release. 

Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired!

Meghann Whistler ~ Author

Welcome… to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage.

While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying.

It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the words of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, and stories for children too, as they share their work. 

For the first two weeks of the beautiful month of October 🍁 it is my pleasure to present author Meghann Whistler with her latest release--a Love Inspired Inspirational Romance--The Baby's Christmas Blessings (a great gift for Christmas!) 

Publisher: ‎ Love Inspired; Original edition (September 27, 2022)

A second chance at love...with a newborn as matchmaker!

Nothing will be merry about Steve Weston’s Christmas if he doesn’t find a nanny for his newborn nephew fast. But the best choice is Chloe Richardson, the woman he pushed away years ago. He has a second chance at making the season’s joy last for a lifetime—unless he allows old wounds to separate them once more…

From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Meghann Whistler: Author Meghann Whistler writes sweet Christian romance novels that won’t make your grandmother blush. A hopeless romantic who met her husband on a blind date, Meghann has a passion for writing inspirational stories that demonstrate the power of love and grace. Before settling down with her husband and raising three rambunctious boys, she earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College. She loves to hear from her readers, who can reach her at www.meghannwhistler.com  ...And many of you will remember:

Find Meghann's books on:

www.meghannwhistler.com

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/meghannwhistler/

Facebook-- www.facebook.com/meghann.whistler.7  

Twitter -- twitter.com/MeghannWhistler

October's prizes! 

For new Followers of Hope Inspired Stories--your name will be added to a drawing for a 50.00 Amazon gift card and a signed copy of Meghann's latest release-- The Baby's Christmas Blessing. Leave a comment and your name will be entered for a second prize: a 25.00 Amazon gift card.

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3

Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired!

Danny's Special Collection ~ Susan A. Vernick, Natalie G. Smith (illustrator)

Welcome… to Hope-Inspired Stories, for anyone who’d like to discover more about books and stories that uplift and encourage.

While teaching high school art, I discovered I was as thrilled as our students when they won awards or were acknowledged for their accomplishments, and to lift up other people’s good works was very gratifying.

It is my hope you are blessed with a message of grace as I was, through the words of authors featured here. So please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, and stories for children too, as they share their work. 

For the last week of September--and the first month of school 😉 -- it is my pleasure to present Susan A. Vernick, author of Danny's Special Collection, and illustrated beautifully by Natalie G. Smith, an inspirational children's story of a special needs child. 

Publisher: ‎ White Bird Publications (June 18, 2019) 

Ages: 6-11

Danny and his sister spend many days enjoying serene walks together through the rolling farmlands behind their home. One day, Danny begins collecting items like stones, twigs, pinecones and more. As the story unfolds, we see Danny give each collection to his family and friends as he shares the impact they have had on his life. Through each collection, Danny creatively shows the challenges of a special needs family while highlighting their tender love for each other. This is a story for all families to enjoy, and be inspired by!

.“A family story told as tenderly as a family story should be.”

Dr.Samuel Hazo, award-winning poet, accomplished playwright, Pennsylvania’s first poet laureate, and author of dozens of books.

“Danny’s Special Collection is a look at what it means to love through the eyes of a special boy. A sweet reminder of the purity of a child’s heart and the lessons

waiting to be taught in nature.”  
Tara Johnson, author of Engraved on the Heart and Where Dandelions Bloom with Tyndale House Publishers.

“This book stirred my heart and brought me to tears.”
Mary Lou Rosien, International Speaker and author of One More Dance with Grandma and The Joy-Filled Broken Heart.

Susan A. Vernick was raised in western Pennsylvania and currently lives in upstate NY. She is a wife and mother of four children. She is also a triplet with two sisters. (Yep, three girls!) Susan is owner of an etiquette consulting business with her two daughters, called Etiquette Chics and is often on television sharing etiquette advice. Her life's passion is her faith, family, and writing. Susan is a published freelance writer, columnist and blogger. Her first ​in-​print book was The Gift Box.

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3

September's prizes! 

For new Followers of Hope Inspired Stories--your name will be added to a drawing for a 50.00 Amazon gift card. Leave a comment and you're name will be entered for a second prize: 25.00 Amazon gift card.

Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired!

Welcome to Hope-Inspired Stories!                                                                                                

...where it's my hope that you'll discover and enjoy stories that uplift and encourage, and you are blessed with a message of grace through the words of authors featured here. Please join me in welcoming writers of fiction and nonfiction; of romance, suspense, historical and contemporary stories, as they share their work. 

For the first two weeks of September it will be my pleasure to present author Jerusha Agen with her latest novel, Covert Danger... 

A K-9 protection team. An assassin. Only one can survive.

An assassin is on the loose in the Twin Cities, aiming to kill FBI witnesses the Phoenix K-9  Security and Detection Agency is hired to protect. Rogue CIA agent Amalia Pérez and her protection K-9 must get the edge on this deadly opponent before he kills her childhood best friend--the only man who knows her true identity. 

Investigative journalist Michael Barrett can’t believe his eyes when the woman he’s spent  years searching for walks back into his life. But he soon fears the woman he loves  is lost forever beneath the secrets Amalia wears like armor.

As the assassin closes in, Amalia will risk anything to keep Michael safe—anything except believing in the God he trusts. When the layers of deception become as dangerous as bullets, can Amalia and Michael uncover the truth in time to stop the assassin from completing his lethal mission?

Covert Danger continues the thrilling story of the elite Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency that began with Hidden Danger (Guardians Unleashed, #1). Each book can stand alone or be read as series installments.

Acclaim for Jerusha Agen's work:

"Fast-paced, explosive thriller. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."

– Carrie Stuart Parks, award-winning, bestselling author of Relative Silence

Jerusha Agen ~ Author

   

The greatest threat to this K-9 team is the one they don't see coming.

Cora Isaksson’s guilt has shadowed her life ever since drugs ensnared her brother and he disappeared. When Bradley suddenly returns, Cora and her narcotics detection K-9 are thrust into a battle against the drug cartel that wants him back.

DEA Special Agent Kent Thomson has his own personal reasons for bringing justice to the cartel. Cora and her drug-sniffing K-9 will only get in his way. Or are they assets that will enable him to right the wrongs of the past?

When the cartel targets Cora, she and Kent join forces with her teammates at the Phoenix K-9 Security and Detection Agency to end the cartel before it ends her. They’re prepared for danger, but when more lives than their own hang in the balance, can they trust God for the rescue that’s out of their reach?

Hidden Danger continues the thrilling story of the elite Phoenix K-9 Security and Protection Agency that began with prequel Rising Danger. 

Praise for Jerusha Agen:

“… grabbed me from the first chapter and never let go. Don't miss this edge-of-your-seat story of suspense and romance.” – Patricia Bradley, award-winning author of the Logan Point and Memphis Cold Case series

About Jerusha...

Jerusha Agen imagines danger around every corner, but knows God is there, too. So naturally, she writes suspense infused with the hope of salvation in Jesus Christ. With a B.A. in English and a background in screenwriting, Jerusha is a speaker, writing instructor, and Fear Warrior who sounds the call to battle against fear in our everyday lives.

Jerusha loves to hang out with her big furry dogs and little furry cats. You’ll often find her sharing irresistibly adorable photos of them in her newsletter and on social media.

Get a free suspense story from Jerusha at FearWarriorSuspense.com and find more of her thrilling, fear-fighting stories at www.JerushaAgen.com 

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jerushaagen/

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/JerushaAgenAuthor/

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7281400.Jerusha_Agen

BookBub – https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jerusha-agen

Twitter – https://twitter.com/sdgwords

Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/jerushaagen/

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. Job 19:25 KJV

Prizes for our visitors! 

Become a Follower of Hope Inspired Stories and leave a comment and your name will be added to a drawing for a 50.00 Amazon gift card along with a signed copy of one of Jerusha's books. Second prize: 25.00 Amazon gift card.

Thank you...may you all be blessed and inspired!