Fusing Faith and Fiction with Heidi Gray McGill
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Heidi Gray McGill is a Selah Award finalist and best-selling author. Whether historical or contemporary, you will find Heidi’s writing true works of Christian Fiction, full of God’s redeeming love. Everything Heidi writes is purposeful. She believes in bringing a reader into the awareness of who God is to them and how He interacts with them on a personal level. She does this by crafting characters so relatable you feel part of who they are. Heidi reaches deep into the reader’s heart through masterfully written words and offers ways toward healing by seamlessly applying God’s Word...
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Author, Lawyer, Inspiration.
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IyanuOluwa Olorode, known to most as Iyanu, is passionate about writing Christian Fiction that portrays the love of God in a broken world. She writes about the Master Fixer who puts back together broken hearts and souls. When she’s not writing, she’s daydreaming and having conversations with her characters in her head. If she’s not doing either of these, then she’s listening to music (majorly Contemporary Christian Music), cooking and finding new recipes, reading novels and gushing about them online, watching movies with incredible storylines, scrolling on Instagram and sending...
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Inspirational Split-Time Stories by Amanda Wen
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I thoroughly enjoyed my chat with author Amanda Wen. It quickly became clear the reason for her tagline, This is My Story, This is My Song. Not only is she a talented writer, but she is also an accomplished cellist and pianist. In her own words, “I write inspirational split-time women’s fiction, which is a fancy way of saying I write books with multiple timelines featuring strong, resilient women and a God who loves endlessly, who saves unconditionally, and who creates unfathomable beauty from even our most desolate ashes.” Her newest novel, Echoes of a Silent Song, is Book 1 in her...
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Passionate Author Who Brings Ancient Worlds to Life
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Carolyn Jacobs is a passionate historical fiction author with a knack for bringing ancient worlds to life. A self-proclaimed “Bible study junkie,” Carolyn’s extensive research into the 650-550 BC period infuses her writing with authenticity and depth. Residing near San Antonio, Texas, her experiences living in Bolivia and on the U.S.-Mexico border enrich her storytelling. She balances her writing career with outreach to Muslims and leading Bible studies. Carolyn’s unique voice and meticulous attention to historical detail set her work apart in the Christian fiction genre. You can...
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The Newest Geopolitical Thriller by Faith Ijiga
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Faith Ijiga is a Nigerian Christian author of geopolitical thrillers. She was a guest of Between the Lines last year when her novel Jungle Justice was released. In this episode, we discussed the challenges she has faced over the last several months, not the least of which is her blindness, and her latest novel. was inspired by real-life events and is set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, and the United States. It releases on September 23rd and is available for the incredible preorder price of only .99 until this date. It is also available on Kindle Unlimited and in...
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Inspirational Author Overcoming Challenges
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Ann Harrison is an author, poet, and freelance editor who is totally blind. Aside from editing and writing, she loves to crochet while listening to podcasts or music. You can also find her with her hands in a book, reading on her electronic Braille display. Her debut devotional is entitled It is available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. The paperback edition is in the works. She also recently self-published a poetry book entitled The Spirit of Creativity: Inspirational Poems for the Creative at Heart. She is currently working on the second book in her devotional series entitled Walking...
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Gripping Suspense and Engaging Romance with Author Elle E. Kay
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Elle E. Kay is an Angel Award–winning Christian author known for her gripping suspense and engaging romance. Since the 2016 release of her debut novel, Shadowing Stella (a gift to her newsletter subscribers), she has written over two dozen books spanning romantic suspense, contemporary romance, historical fiction, and children’s literature. Elle’s award-winning Pennsylvania Parks series blends faith and thrills against the backdrop of the state’s stunning natural landscapes. She’s also the author of the Endless Mountain series and a contributor to several multi-author projects,...
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Dreamer, Doer, and a Dose of Humor with Sarah Ruth Hickner
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Sarah Ruth Hickner is a dreamer and a doer. She’s been obsessed with horses her entire life, which has led to some epic highs and really hard falls. Those experiences have been chronicled in short stories, magazine articles, and a memoir titled Finding Gideon. Now she’s blending the lessons she’s learned about life and her love of romantic comedy novels for the sweet romance market. When Sarah isn’t at the barn, you can find her at home with her husband, two kids, and coonhound mix. Her debut novel, , is a Christian romantic comedy about marriage,...
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Passionate, Compelling, and Immersive Storytelling with Emily Ann
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Emily Ann is a historical fiction writer with a passion for bringing the past to life through compelling characters and immersive storytelling. Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, she developed a deep appreciation for history and culture, which inspires her writing. Emily holds a bachelor’s degree in education and homeschools her children. She is also an active member of her church community and enjoys gardening, crocheting, and photography. We discussed the inspiration behind her debut novel, Book I in her Valiant Devotion Series, If I Go. Connect with Emily via her where...
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Stories with a Touch of the Fantastical by Tabitha Caplinger
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Tabitha Caplinger writes stories with a touch of the fantastical for both young women and women who are young at heart. She admits to getting way too emotionally invested in the lives of fictional characters, whether it’s obsessing over a book or TV show, or getting lost in creating her own worlds. Tabitha is the author of The Chronicle of the Three Trilogy, The Wolf Queen, The Wayward, and most recently, . She is a lover of good stories and helping others live chosen. When she’s not writing book words, she’s reheating her coffee, binge-watching a new show, or teaching God’s Word to...
info_outlineHeidi Gray McGill is a Selah Award finalist and best-selling author. Whether historical or contemporary, you will find Heidi’s writing true works of Christian Fiction, full of God’s redeeming love.
Everything Heidi writes is purposeful. She believes in bringing a reader into the awareness of who God is to them and how He interacts with them on a personal level. She does this by crafting characters so relatable you feel part of who they are.
Heidi reaches deep into the reader’s heart through masterfully written words and offers ways toward healing by seamlessly applying God’s Word throughout her stories.
Heidi is an optimist who chooses to find the silver lining in life’s clouds of doubt. She lives with her husband of more than thirty years near Charlotte, NC. When she isn’t writing, you will find her outside playing with her three grandsons, walking, scrapbooking, reading, cooking, traveling, or finding an excuse to have an outing with a girlfriend.
Her most recent release, A Place to Belong: Josephine’s Story, is a stand-alone Shumard Oak Bend Companion Christmas novella in the Discerning God’s Best Series—following Healing of the Heart (Book 5). It was released on November 18th, and for a limited time, the eBook is still available at the preorder price of only .99.
Connect with Heidi on her website, receive some wonderful freebies, and follow her latest ventures—or should I say adventures?
Need a little nudge to purchase this novella? Here is the back cover copy:
Some fresh starts begin in silence… others begin with a baby’s cry.
Josephine Blake has run out of places to hide. Pregnant and burdened by secrets, she flees the whispers of Philadelphia, clinging to the hope that her former boardinghouse roommate in Shumard Oak Bend will take her in. When a weathered but kind-hearted miner offers her a ride west, she dares to believe she might finally outrun her shame.
But hope comes at a price… and Josephine isn’t sure she can afford it.
Jeremiah Remington lost everything in the war—his family, his home, even one arm. Now a quiet fixture in the growing town, he avoids entanglements, content to live on the edges of community. But when Josephine arrives with wary eyes, an iron will, and a child on the way, Jeremiah is drawn to something he thought he’d given up for good—a second chance at family.
As Christmas nears and the town orphanage opens its doors, Josephine is offered a new beginning—not just for herself, but for her daughter. But when the past threatens to unravel it all, she must decide: keep running… or stay and fight for the place—and the man—God may have prepared for her.
A marriage of convenience. A scandalous past. A baby who changes everything. And the kind of love only a Savior can give.
If your heart longs for stories of quiet redemption, fierce hope, and homes built one act of grace at a time, A Place to Belong will welcome you in. Fans of Misty M. Beller, Liz Tolsma, Karen Witemeyer, and Jody Hedlund will feel right at home in this heartfelt Christmas novella.