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Lawyer and former diplomat Todd M. Johnson debuts with

The Deposit Slip

Bethany House

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What appeals to you most about writing fiction?

I enjoy crafting a story which allows me to explore characters, motivations, and circumstances, most of which I am experiencing for the first time through my writing – while hopefully moving my readers to experience them with me.

Why Christian fiction?

I can’t divorce my writing from my values – nor do I want to.

Name five things you can’t live without

Faith and family

Good, well scripted movies

Opportunities for travel

Warm chocolate chip cookies

Biking…

Serpent of Moses by Don Hoesel

Synopsis:~

Just three years after the recovery of Elisha’s bones, Dr. Jack Hawthorne has given up teaching and resumed the practice of archaeology, although his frequent absences have put a strain on his relationship with Esperanza. Things heat up when Esperanza receives a call from an antiquities dealer with troubling news about Jack, and her fears are confirmed. Jack has gone to Libya in search of another biblical artifact: the Nehushtan, the serpent staff of Moses.

After Jack arrives in Libya, he soon discovers he isn’t the only one searching for the Nehushtan. Later, in attempting to steal it, he …

My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade

Jaded and grieving over the loss of a client, social worker Kate Donovan accompanies her feisty grandmother back to Redbud, Pennsylvania to help renovate Chapel Bluff, her grandmother’s childhood home. Kate plans to use the time to rediscover her enthusiasm for her career and to gain a new perspective over past relationships gone sour.

Local contractor Matt Jarreau seeks solitude like a moth is drawn to a flame and is determined to get the job done at Chapel Bluff with as little human interaction as possible. Kate is drawn to the deeply attractive yet clearly emotionally wounded Matt, her compassion …

Character Spotlight ~ Chuck Graham’s Sam Mitchell

Lawyer Chuck Graham turns his hand to fiction with

The Company

Winepress Books

The Story

A meteor explodes into the planet. Massive earthquakes rock the land as giant tsunamis engulf the coasts. Sleeping volcanoes violently erupt, filling the sky with clouds of suffocating ash, and soon, the world is shrouded in darkness. Last Day has come, bringing death, destruction, and despair. Yet hidden in a mountain valley, the Brigons manage to survive, but with no power and little food or water, their hope is fading into the eternal night. Then a voice calls out in the darkness and offers to …

Coming in early 2013 from Tyndale House

It’s Tyndale House’s turn to reveal their early 2013 covers with historicals, suspense, thriller and contemporary choices!

My top picks are Congo Dawn and Wings of Glass – Jeanette and Gina are exceptional writers.

So share your thoughts, lovely readers ~ what catches your eye in this bunch?

Congo Dawn by Jeanette Windle

While former Marine lieutenant Robin Duncan is no stranger to corruption or conspiracy, she has always been able to tell the good guys from the bad, and the Congo jungle at first seems no different. But as her security team tries to track down an insurgent killer, …

New medieval romance series from Tamara Leigh

Tamara Leigh is one of my all time favourite writers so I’m delighted she is self publishing a new medieval history series, The Age of Faith, which will comprise of The Unveiling, The Yielding and The Redeeming.

The books will be published roughly 6 months apart. The Unveiling is available now – click on the link below

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12th century England: Two men vie for the throne: King Stephen the usurper and young Duke Henry the rightful heir. Amid civil and private wars, alliances are forged, loyalties are betrayed, families are divided, and marriages are made.

For four …