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Truth From Taerna Bonus Extras and Behind-the-Scenes

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Adventure fiction

Status: Available for purchase

He promised to save the land. She received a divine calling.
But how can mere prayer quench his restlessness and her fears?

Walking behind a plow day in and day out gets boring for a nineteen-year-old who longs for nothing more than adventure. In the midst of the rampant lawlessness and love of pleasure that drive their country, Kaelan Ellith yearns to make a difference. When a promise at his mother’s deathbed gives him the impetus to do just that, he’s off to the capital city to bring back the knowledge of Adon Olam. Despite his natural leadership skills, his schemes keep going awry, and lost people keep passing into eternity without hope. How can he ever keep such an impossible promise?

Shy Carita Kostan knows the voice of Adon Olam, and she desires nothing more than to follow His calling: “Love. Serve. Pray. Persevere.” Yet how can she minister His love to her neighbors when her soul is tormented by their unmet needs and handicapped by her own paralyzing fears?

When the true nature of his promise and her call begin to surface, Kaelan and Carita just might discover how saving the world is entirely different than they imagined . . . if they have the humility and the courage to receive it.

A clean, family-friendly Christian kingdom adventure fiction novel for all ages.

Themes: prayer, saving the world, adventure vs. quietness, trust, human efforts

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Adventure fiction

Status: Now available!

When an extroverted bookworm discovers the hidden power of spoken words, death and life tremble in the balance on the tip of her tongue. But not only figuratively.

At seventeen, Ellisia’s passion for learning and books dominates her small-town existence. No wonder she’s elated when an opportunity to attend Academy arises: she can finally fulfill her lifelong goals to further her education and see the famed Palace BookHall. But as she begins to discover the true power of the spoken word, she faces a choice: join forces with a foreign physicist or relinquish her dream to someday work in the BookHall. Loyalties and ambitions war within Ellisia once the scientist’s projects begin to threaten her family’s safety. When impending crisis brings a clash of spiritual kingdoms, Ellisia must once for all choose how she’ll harness the power of words. Spoken words transcend her reality, uniting heavenly with earthly and commanding the forces that drive the physical world, and Ellisia’s voice will be the catalyst for sure defeat—or decisive victory.

Themes: victory, conflict, power of spoken words, family safety vs. personal ambitions, temptations

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Adventure fiction

Status: Now available!

Her only ambition is keeping her old familiar identity. 

But she isn’t given that choice.

Ever since her mother’s death, all Laelara wants is to keep doing what she’s good at: managing the household. She definitely isn’t interested in higher education. When she’s sent to the city to further her schooling, Laelara finds herself caught up in a case of mistaken identity that seems like the perfect opportunity to avoid the despised Academy. Amid the whirlwind of new friends, new jobs, and the glitzy social life of the Palace District—particularly the trivia contests—her double life becomes more and more precarious. For the first time in her twenty years, everything spirals out of her careful control: her family’s security, her job, her friendships, and her very identity. With her lifelong purpose and identity stripped away, to what will Laelara surrender, and where will she find the strength to persevere?

Themes: surrender, end of your rope, fleshly methods, manipulation, double life, strength

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Fiction/Christian Women’s Fiction/pro-life fiction

Status: Now available!

Suffering strangles her soul.
How can she ever smile again?

A helpless newborn . . . that’s exactly how twenty-four-year-old Liliora Ellith feels in her efforts to speak up on behalf of the youngest members of Taerna’s pleasure-driven society. Her tender heart for the defenseless and deep aversion to conflict throw Liliora’s soul into turmoil when tragedy opens her eyes to the quiet yet heartrending war on Taerna’s babies—both born and unborn. Adon Olam’s word coupled with a secret in her own past fuel her determination, but the challenges ahead of her threaten to send her spiraling into hopeless depression. At the very end of herself, can her own utter insufficiency be anything less than the catalyst for complete disaster?

Themes: coming to the end of one’s self, handling depression, abortion/infanticide, sustainer, joys of small children, joy in the midst of suffering

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Adventure Fiction

Status: Now available!

Kingdoms both heavenly and earthly demand his mind.
No wonder he disappears for two hours each day.

Nothing escapes Kelton’s notice, and nothing leaves his memory. Yet behind his big brown eyes lurk a lifetime of soul-struggles. At nineteen, Kelton receives Adon Olam’s call to leave everything behind and seek Him in solitude upon a hill belonging to a local hermit. Somehow, the more he fixes his mind upon Adon Olam, the more it wanders. During his years with the hermit, countless lessons and revelations shape his character. Over time, the answer to his biggest dilemma becomes both more clear and more impossible.
Then the sudden death of co-king Daemien throws all Taerna into turmoil, and in the ensuing chaos, Kelton’s memories prove crucial and his hyper-analytical skills essential. But will his quiet, home-loving soul crumble under the pressure of public scrutiny? Will countless but seemingly harmless distractions inevitably win the battle for his thoughts? And will he ever feel like he knows Adon Olam?

A two part story of meditation and the power of thinking in both the physical and spiritual realms

Themes: meditation, introverted nature, the power of thoughts and thought patterns in shaping character and behavior

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Genre: Christian Kingdom Fiction/Christian Romance

Status: Now available!

Kethin Ellith knows the meaning of love. After all, he loves everyone, be it person or animal, and everyone loves him. The whole town knows he can choose any wife he likes. But only one has captured his big heart, and winning her seems entirely impossible. In the midst of rejection, grief, and longing, a much bigger question faces him: does he truly know what love is? And what is this new concept he keeps encountering, covenant relationship with Adon Olam? As his struggles in this new relationship with Adon Olam intertwine with the struggles of his heart, Kethin comes face to face with the reality of life itself—and a decision that costs him everything.

Themes: covenant, relationship, resting in Adon Olam, marriage relationships, intimacy with Adon Olam, love

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Happy Days With the Lanes

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Genre: Middle-Grade Children’s Fiction

Status: Final edits

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Synopsis: Join twins Julia & Jonathan and their family as they celebrate special occasions, navigate life’s changes, and continually prepare happy surprises for one another. Experience the joy of a cohesive yet down-to-earth family as the children grow and mature. Throughout struggles, new situations, and challenges, the Lane family always seeks to keep their eyes fixed upon their Creator – who is their joy even in the mundane.

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Non-Fiction

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Resting Life: Jesus’ Rest for the Busy or Burdened Believer

Genre: Christian Living Non-fiction

Status: Now available in ebook or paperback!

Can your busy, stressful reality truly transform into the abundant, restful reality of the kingdom of God? The Bible says yes. Through rest in Christ, your life can be fulfilled, productive, peaceful, and free to give and receive love. But just what is Biblical rest, and how can it seamlessly fuse with your modern life? In Resting Life: Jesus’ Rest for the Busy or Burdened Believer, Bible teacher Erika Mathews addresses this question. Discover the unification of rest with practical daily life, relationships with others, spiritual warfare, ministry, witnessing, prayer, meditation, fruitfulness, and personal abiding. Through understanding and embracing God’s rest, you too will be uplifted, challenged, encouraged, and freed to live life as He intended—within Him.

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Life in the Son! (six-book devotional series)

Knowing Christ
Love of Christ
Abiding Life
Rest in Christ
Christ in Us
Living in Christ

Genre: Inspirational Christian Life Devotional Series

Status: final edits

Synopsis: Do you want a rekindled enthusiasm and passion for God? It’s easy to become caught up in the mundane reality of life in the physical world. However, the truth is that we are living in the Kingdom of God.  What’s this Kingdom life supposed to look like, and, more importantly, how can we live this way throughout our practical daily lives? Life in the Son! is a series of meditations on Scripture relevant to the believer’s life in Christ and oneness with Him. The challenge and encouragement in daily, practical abiding in Christ is inspiring and applicable.

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Overrun By Your Love

Genre: Inspirational Poetry

Status: Now available!

Synopsis: Ponder the truths of Scripture in the memorable format of poetry. Immerse yourself in a lyrical artistic story older than time: the story of the kingdom of God. Inspirational and joyful poetry hones in on Biblical truth in a memorable way.