Friday, June 27, 2025

If Jesus Came To My School by April Graney

About the Book

Book: If Jesus Came to My School

Author: April Graney

Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Release Date: June 10, 2025

In this beautifully illustrated picture book, a young girl learns how Jesus’s love can shine at school through her compassion, kindness, and inclusion. In this whimsical tale, a young girl imagines what it would be like if Jesus visited her school as a boy. She would show Jesus around her classroom, introduce her friends and teachers, listen to story time, and eat lunch together! But Jesus wouldn’t stop at learning and sitting in class. He’d invite the lonely to join in on games and find a way to love and get along with everyone. Soon the young girl realizes that even though Jesus doesn’t attend her school, he can live through her. Through rhyming text and vibrant illustrations, children will be inspired to make a difference in their schools through their actions. Because as they treat each other right and classes become families, Jesus truly will be in their school.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author’s opinions.

Author Interview

1. Why did you want to become an author?

I wrote my first “children’s book” at the age of 5 when I first started learning how to write. It went something like this, “God made flowers. God made trees. God made the sun. God made me….” And so forth. I decorated the pages with my own drawings. I had completely forgotten about writing it, but my mom saved it in a baby book for me. So, I think the Lord planted the desire to write words about him from a very early age, and I feel very blessed that he has miraculously opened the doors for me to have books published by some amazing publishers!

3. What/Who inspired you to write on the main themes found in the book?

I teach at a school that is part of a children’s home for kids at-risk, and I see the challenges of how kids treat each other daily. Years ago, one of my students who didn’t fit in very well was being bullied. It took a lot of effort to create a sense of belonging between him and the other boys in the class. But praise the Lord, with some team building activities, an after-school club, and some kids coming to know Jesus, I saw the huge difference it made in this boy’s life. When some of my children attended public school, we saw the school as a mission field where they could have an impact by sharing about Jesus with their classmates and loving them the way that Jesus would. I wanted to encourage families who have kids in school to also share the light and love of Jesus in their classrooms!

6. What did your research process look like for this book?

I’ve been doing a lot of research on freedom of religion in public schools, and I have found some fantastic organization who are supporting families in public schools. Organizations like Decision Point are supporting students in public schools by giving them the tools to host outreach events to share the gospel with their peers, equipping them to engage in gospel conversations and invite people to meet Jesus, and provide on-the-ground resources like Bibles and gospel tracts. Teach for the Heart provides practical help & Biblical encouragement teachers need to shine the love of Christ in their classrooms. Christian Educators is a professional association of educators – supporting, connecting, and protecting Christians working in schools. Gateways to Better Education empowers parents with tools to navigate the public schools to help their children graduate with their faith and values intact, and they guide school leaders in establishing policies and practices that protect academic and religious freedom.Ultimately, families don’t need to go it alone as their child enters public school, so these organizations are making a huge impact, and I wrote If Jesus Came to My School to help launch kids into schools with a Christ-like mindset of reaching their schools for Christ.

10. Do you have a favorite drink or snack for when you’re writing?

Dr. Pepper is my weakness, and for years it was my “morning coffee.” While I drink more coffee than Dr. Pepper these days, when I really want to celebrate, I go back to the 23 flavors of the best soda in the world!

11. What message do you hope readers take away from your book?

I really hope that families will use this book to have conversations with their children about what it means to love their classmates as Jesus would. Jesus taught his disciples to love one another. He said, “Love one another. As I have loved you, you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (New International Version, 20011, John 13:34) If we can teach kids to love each other, to include those left out, to stand up bullies, to appreciate their teachers, then our nation’s schools could be transformed. Christian students should be known as the most loving people in the classroom, to make the world a better place, but ultimately so that hearts will be open to hearing the gospel or learning more about Jesus.

About the Author

April Graney is a teacher at Cookson Hills, a children’s home and school for at-risk students in Oklahoma. She is the author of The Marvelous Maker: A Creation and Redemption Parable and the ECPA Christian Book Award finalist The Marvelous Mud House: A Story of Finding Fullness and Joy. A graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, April loves studying and teaching the Bible. Her greatest joy has been raising five children with her husband Tom in their crazy, loud, happy house at New Life Ranch, a summer camp and retreat center where they have served for over twenty years.

More from April

When my husband, Tom, was in high school, a classmate leaned over and casually asked, “Hey, would you like to go to church with me sometime?” Tom wasn’t opposed to church. He’d just never been invited before. This invitation got him to a place where he began hearing the gospel. Finally, at a youth rally, my future husband tearfully repented of his sins and trusted in Jesus’ death on the cross for his salvation. He walked down to the center of that arena, with hundreds of others who had done the same. I’m incredibly thankful for his classmate who had the courage at school to ask his friend to come to church, something which changed the entire trajectory of his life.

Our nation’s schools are filled with kids who need to hear the gospel. After encountering the woman at the well, Jesus told his disciples in John 4:35, “I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” I believe this could be said of our schools today. There are nearly 60 million school age children in the United States. The Barna Group reports that nearly half of all public educators are practicing Christians, and 86 percent of Christian families send their children to public school. Christians are in public schools. I hope to support and equip them, by providing tools for them to teach their children about Jesus, the gospel, and his love. I hope to help families to see the fertile soil of our nation’s schools, and be faithful to shine the light and love of Jesus in our schools. They are ripe for harvest.

When school children encounter the love of Jesus, they become places where kindness, love and respect can flourish. With the divisiveness in our nation, it’s so important to teach our children how to treat each other with kindness, inclusion and understanding. We can teach our children that everyone is created and cherished by God. We can help reduce bullying in schools when children celebrate their differences and stand up for each other. Our schools would be places of impact for the individual and the school community. These are the truths that I hoped to communicate in If Jesus Came to My School, and I hope that readers will take these lessons to heart and make a difference in the world!

Blog Stops

Happily Managing a Household of Boys , June 21

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, June 22

Artistic Nobody, June 23

Library Lady’s Kids Lit, June 24

Labor Not in Vain, June 25

Cover Lover Book Review, June 26

Guild Master, June 27 (Author Interview)

May Hake, June 27

A Reader’s Brain , June 28 (Author Interview)

Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, June 28

Older & Smarter?, June 29

Texas Book-aholic, June 30

Vicky Sluiter, July 1

Fiction Book Lover, July 2 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, July 3

Jodie Wolfe, July 4

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, April is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025

In Tempest Winds by Kendy Pearson

About the Book

Book: In Tempest Winds (West Virginia: Born of Rebellion’s Storm #3)

Author: Kendy Pearson

Genre: Christian Historical Fiction

Release date: May 7, 2025

Not all heroes are born of battle.

Some heroes are born of loss.

War has a way of changing a man, taking more than he has to give. When Zander Dabney joins in the fight, army life is not what he expected, and it seems impossible to escape his hero-brother’s shadow. When Zander finally gets the chance to test his mettle, the horrors of battle shatter his faith and leave him questioning everything—even what he thought he knew about his brother.

Lola Wade has her hands full with the mercantile, rising prices, family, and a cunning thief. Despite her chaotic life, Zander has captured her heart. But the war has taken much from him. And he needs more than her love to confront his inner demons and fractured faith.

In a whirlwind of deception, the enemy attacks the town and garrison, leaving death and destruction in its wake. But this was no ordinary attack, and the evidence Zander has just falls on deaf ears.

He is determined to unearth the truth. She has lost everything and must make a heart-wrenching decision.

Betrayal plunges Zander into a nightmare of injustice and a perilous ordeal of sacrifice and endurance few can survive. He needs a miracle. A lot of them.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book, and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author's opinions.

Author Interview

● How do you weave Biblical truths into your writing?

I always have at least one character who is strong in his/her faith and not afraid to show it. And

that character is influential in the life of my protagonists. The other thing that has come very

naturally (so I know it is God’s doing) is that each of my novels has a biblical theme of some

sort. A reader will quickly discover that In Tempest Winds is about one young man’s crises of

faith. It parallels with the episode of Peter on the water with Jesus. Peter takes his eyes off the

master and begins to sink and panics. That’s Zander, in my book. As one reviewer put it, it is a

story of faith lost and faith found.

● Was your writing process spontaneous as it came to you or very planned and

organized? Why?

I am definitely a plotter, developing a semi-extensive outline—at least so I know what I need

to accomplish in each chapter. I start with a three-act structure and define what needs to

happen in each part. Then I roll up my sleeves, go through all my notes, timelines, and

character profiles to fill out a sentence for each chapter before I dive into that rough draft.

This is a lot of work and doesn’t sound as glamorous as sitting down and pulling a story out

of my head, I know. But I write historical fiction, so it requires a lot of research, and I have to

weave my story through actual events. All the prep makes the writing go super-fast when

finally get to start in on that rough draft, though!

● Do you have a favorite time of day you are most productive in your writing?

You won’t find this girl writing in the early morning. At least not until I’ve had breakfast, my

devotional time, and at least four cups of strong black tea. I accomplish the most between

noon and 6:00 p.m.

● Why did you pick this genre for your book?

My favorite genre to read and write is Christian Historical Fiction. And since I’m a Civil War

reenactment enthusiast, the two go hand-in-hand for me. Also, having raised three boys, I

watched a lot of war movies over the years. When my agent told me to write something

completely different, it was really a challenge to write my fourth novel about something

completely unrelated to war. But I found a chunk of history with just as much conflict and went

with it. Hopefully, that book will be out in 2026.

● What is your next big goal as an author?

I have two goals: First, to publish the series that follows this one since In Tempest Winds is the

last of the West Virginia: Born of Rebellion’s Storm series. Secondly, I’d like to see my picture

books make their way into the world.

About the Author

Kendy Pearson is a worship leader, Bluegrass fiddler, and Civil War reenactment enthusiast. As a veteran high school teacher, she loves to discover a pocket of American history missing from the schoolbooks and turn that pocket inside out. Her novels lead fictitious characters through historical events and settings, engaging with period personalities. And she always includes a romantic thread to warm the heart. Every story is a journey through tragedy, secrets, regrets, and God’s undeniable grace.

She has received multiple lit awards and enjoys public speaking and teaching writing workshops. When she’s not clicking away on the computer or scaling mountains of research, she relishes ice cream, snowy days, fireplaces, and maple trees. Kendy is the mother of four grown children and lives with her sweet hubby and two amusing miniature dachshunds.

More from Kendy

As always, writing from the Heart of History requires I choose little-known events in history and weave a fictionalized story through them. In Tempest Winds is Zander’s story, the middle son of the five Dabney siblings of the “West Virginia: Born of Rebellion’s Storm” series. I promise, you will still laugh, cry, and maybe even swoon—and you will definitely learn a few things you didn’t know before.

I’d like to share a secret with you. When I wrote In Tempest Winds, I was thinking of two of my sons. Only a year and a half apart in age, they both joined the military around the same time. They each served one-year deployments. The first son deployed to Iraq and the second to Afghanistan a year later. They each left an infant child and wife behind. I held my breath for two years (barely hyperbole!).

As I researched the last desperate year of the Civil War, I somehow knew what events Zander must experience in this book. Like my sons, Zander is witty, athletic, handsome, and sensitive. And as a mother of veterans and the daughter of a two-war veteran, I know this to be a truth: “…War has a way of changing a man, taking more than he has to give.”

Zander’s journey in this story is a little like Peter’s experience on the Sea of Galilee. Peter learned a valuable, frightening lesson when he took his eyes off Jesus and started sinking. (But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid… Matt. 14:30). Peter lost his faith for a time, forgetting who made that sea in the first place.

So, you are wondering about the leading lady by now. Lola is adorable, with her fly-away blond hair and spectacles that won’t stay where she puts them. And boy, is she smart, feisty, and falling hard for Zander! When the fireworks spark, she gives our boy much to think about. Lola’s got faith and pluck. She’s determined to trust God, no matter what the tempest threatens to destroy.

If you’ve read the other books in this series, please shoot me an email (kendy@kendypearson.com) and tell me your ideas for a grown-up Will and Bertie! What will they be like? I am excited to write their stories next.

Blessings from the Heart of History, my friends!

Kendy

Blog Stops

Texas Book-aholic, May 30

Stories By Gina, May 31 (Author Interview)

Holly’s Book Corner, May 31

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, June 1

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, June 2 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, June 3

Locks, Hooks and Books, June 4

A Reader’s Brain , June 5 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, June 6

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, June 7 (Author Interview)

Vicky Sluiter, June 8 (Author Interview)

Books Less Travelled, June 8

Babbling Becky L’s Book Impressions, June 9

For Him and My Family, June 10

For the Love of Literature, June 11 (Author Interview)

Life on Chickadee Lane, June 12

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Kendy is giving away the grand prize of a $40 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Saving the Statue of Liberty by Andrea Jo Rodgers

About the Book

Book: Saving the Statue of Liberty (Saint Michael the Archangel Academy Book Two)

Author: Andrea Jo Rodgers

Genre: Middle Grade Action Adventure

Release date: October 18, 2018

John Jenkins is on probation at Saint Michael the Archangel Academy. That means one wrong move on his part, and he’ll be tossed off Team Liberty like wilted lettuce on a soggy hamburger bun. But Team Mischief, up to their old tricks again, plans to vandalize the Statue of Liberty. Knowing his team needs him, John snags the opportunity to prove himself worthy of the academy. Together, Team Liberty must uncover clues and solve puzzles at Liberty State Park and Ellis Island as they race against the mischievous trio to save the universal symbol of freedom from harm.

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I received a complimentary copy of this book, and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author's opinons.

Author Interview

Andrea Rodgers

Kate Fowler Interview Questions: Fiction

● What was your process to align your book with your target audience?

Saving the Statue of Liberty-Mission Two is targeted towards readers of the first

book, Saving Mount Rushmore-Mission One and anyone who enjoys a fun,

middle grade action adventure with a Christian worldview. After I finished writing

the first book, I thought that John Jenkins and Team Liberty needed a second

adventure, so I began plotting another book.

● What was the most challenging part of writing your book? The most

challenging part of writing Saving the Statue of Liberty was to provide clues and

create puzzles that were interactive and fun for young readers to solve. I recall

enjoying reading mystery books as a child, and I loved gathering clues. I wanted

to provide the same sense of joy and satisfaction to my readers.

● What was the most enjoyable part of writing your book? The most enjoyable

part of writing Saving the Statue of Liberty was visiting Ellis Island, Liberty State

Park, the Statue of Liberty, and the Liberty Science Center with my family as I

researched the book. I went through the Touch Tunnel at Liberty Science Center

twice to make sure I could accurately describe the experience within one of the

chapters of my book.

● Was your writing process spontaneous as it came to you or very planned

and organized? Why? My writing process for this book was planned out and

organized. I had already written the first book, Saving Mount Rushmore, so I had

ideas in mind for the sequel. I visited the sites I wanted to include in the book,

created an outline, and then wrote the book. However, sometimes spontaneous

ideas come to me, and I weave them into the book.

● How many books do you personally own? I own numerous bookshelves full of

books covering a large variety of topics. Some are nonfiction, dealing with

physical therapy and health-related topics. Since I have been a volunteer EMT

for over 35 years and have written five books about my inspirational experiences

with the rescue squad, I also have quite a few books about emergency medicine.

Other books are Christian-oriented covering topics such as miracles, angels, and

the like. I also love reading romances. I pass along many of them after I read

them, but I keep my favorites. I also have many of the old classics, like Pride and

Prejudice, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Tom Sawyer.

About the Author

Andrea Jo Rodgers has a clinical doctorate in physical therapy. She has served as a volunteer emergency medical technician on her rescue squad for over thirty-five years and has responded to 10,000 first aid and fire calls. Writing is one of her passions, and she is the award-winning author of numerous inspirational books as well as A Practical Guide to Healthy Aging. She also enjoys reading, spending time with family, and visiting new places. She lives with her family and pet bunny on the east coast.

More from Andrea

In Saving Mount Rushmore-Mission One, John Jenkins, an awkward thirteen-year-old teenager, is unexpectedly chosen to attend Saint Michael the Archangel Academy. The top-secret school’s mission is to protect our nation by assisting authorities in solving crimes. Since the academy is for students with extraordinary abilities, John is puzzled as to why he’s been accepted. After all, he’s an average teen without any notable gifts.

While working with Team Liberty to save Mount Rushmore from Devlin Black and Team Mischief, John struggles to discover his special gifts. He’s mortified when he discovers that he’s been accepted to the academy due to a clerical error. He becomes strictly an “observer” until the mission’s end. But when his teammates run into trouble, John must summon up the courage to try to save Mount Rushmore. He learns that every person has special God-given gifts—including him.

I came up with the idea for Saving Mount Rushmore while in the airport, just before our plane departed for the famous landmark. I wrote feverishly the entire flight, and the first chapters were born. Saving Mount Rushmore is a middle grade novel which combines information about Mount Rushmore, adventure, and Christian values. My goal was to write an exciting, fun, educational book for middle grade readers that incorporates Christian values into the fabric of the story.

John and his friends have an opportunity to save another national monument in the sequel, Saving the Statue of Liberty-Mission Two. While performing research for the book, my family and I visited Liberty Science Center, Ellis Island, and the Statue of Liberty. While exploring the science center, I went through the pitch-black Touch Tunnel several times to make sure I could bring it to life in the book. Although I had visited these landmarks when I was young, it was incredibly fun to re-explore them through the eyes of my characters.

I hope you accompany John and Team Liberty in their action-packed adventures as they race to save the iconic Statue of Liberty. Come along for the ride and explore our fine country’s history, heritage, and landmarks.

Blog Stops

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, May 23

Vicky Sluiter, May 24

Stories By Gina, May 25 (Author Interview)

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, May 25

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 26

Library Lady’s Kid Lit, May 27

Guild Master, May 28 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, May 29

Locks, Hooks and Books, May 30

A Reader’s Brain, May 31 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, June 1

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, June 2 (Author Interview)

Mary Hake, June 2

Fiction Book Lover, June 3 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, June 4

Simple Harvest Reads, June 5 (Author Interview)

Giveaway

To celebrate her tour, Andrea is giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Monday, May 26, 2025

The Dada Base by Allen Brooken

About the Book

Book: The Dada Base

Author: Allen Brokken

Genre: Comedy

This book is a compliation of the most popular one-liners, head scratchers and total groaners shared on social media by Author Allen Brokken.

Awarded the prestigious Cool Dad Everyone Talks About by his own kids these wholesome jokes are sure to be a hit with your family.

Plus this book contains his complete Telling Jokes and Puns for kids class with free digital access to course videos.

Click here to get your copy!

I received a complimentary copy of this book, and all opinions given are my own and not an endorsement of all author’s opinions.

Author Interview

● What was your process to align your book with your target audience?

This book was unique because I’ve never written a joke book before and my goal was clean fiction for kids. Many of my jokes were clean, but weren’t necessarily things kids would get. Especially when I was putting together the joke course. So after a lot of work I weeded out things I thought some parents might think were offensive and other things that kids just might not get.

● What was the most challenging part of writing your book?

Since this is a collection of my most popular jokes from social media it required actually getting the list of videos that were the most popular and pulling the transcripts. That seems like it would be easy, but youtube shorts doesn’t have that as a standard feature so we had to do a lot of technical work to get them pulled and into a document we could work with.

● What was the most enjoyable part of writing your book?

I had the pleasure of working with my son’s fiancée on the graphics that went into each section heading. I provides some “inspiration” and she did a great job capturing what I was thinking.

● Did you learn anything new during your writing process?

I learned a bunch about joke theory in prepping for the class that’s in the book. One of the more humorous things was that “biological humor” just just a universal human category of things that regardless of your culture can be funny. I always enjoyed “potty humor” as a kids, but I had no idea that, thatis actually a universal source of humor for humans.

● Do you have a favorite time of day you are most productive in your writing?

I usually write first thing in the morning. My head is clearest then and as long as I don’t open my phone I have the least amount of distractions at that time.

● What is your next big goal as an author?

I’m working on multiple books right now, so my real goal is to actually get back to writing. Between some family challenges lately and the business of writing I’ve had very little time to write. So my big goal is to get the next books at least fully outlined if not start writing.

About the Author

Allen Brokken is a teacher at heart, a husband, and a father most of all. He’s a joyful writer by the abundant grace of God. He began writing the Towers of Light series for his own children to help him illustrate the deep truths of the Bible in an engaging and age-appropriate way. He’s dedicated 15 years of his life to volunteer roles in children’s ministry and youth development. Now that his own children are off to college, he’s sharing his life experiences at home school conferences and through his blog and newsletter at his website. You can get sneak peeks of the ongoing adventures of Lauren, Aiden, and Ethan (plus their pets!) and the #dadjokeoftheday on all the major social media platforms.

More from Allen

When you are an author the industry encourages you to “have a social media presence”. As a new author that’s pretty intimidating because the focus is generally on long form writing which is very different than a 140 character tweet. For the first couple of years I tried different things in the hopes of engaging an audience and nothing seemed to gel.

Then my son introduced me to TikTok. He said, Dad sometimes your jokes are actually funny so why don’t you do them on Tik Tok? I was skeptical at first, but I have been known to be pretty PUN-ny at dinner parties so I tried it.

Given that my office has a lot of Star Wars memorabilia from when I was a kid I landed on telling Star Wars jokes at first. I had very little success only getting between 200 and 1000 view. Then one day I told this joke and my Tik Tok took off.

“So my son was on his way to take his drivers test and I handed him my collectable life size Storm Trooper helmet.”

He looked at me and said, “What’s this for?”

I replied,”So you don’t hit anything.”

If you’re not familiar with Star Wars that joke is funny because Storm Troopers notoriously don’t hit their target. Now I’ve broken the cardinal rule of joke telling, jokes that require the audience to do homework are not good jokes. Which is just one of the many rules of joking around that I learned over the past couple of years.

As my joke list increased I found a group of them that did particularly well online and realized the might make a good joke book. However, I also realized there are a lot of joke books for kids and I wanted to do something different with mine. So I decided I should include my class on telling jokes for kids as a part of the book. So in addition to a collection of funny jokes the book provides a workbook for learning how to tell your own jokes and access to my virtual class for kids on telling jokes and puns.

Blog Stops

Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, May 16

Vicky Sluiter, May 17 (Author Interview)

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 18

Tell Tale Book Reviews, May 19 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, May 19

Locks, Hooks and Books, May 20

Blossoms and Blessings, May 21 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, May 22

Stories By Gina, May 23 (Author Interview)

Texas Book-aholic, May 24

Jodie Wolfe – Stories Where Hope and Quirky Meet, May 25 (Author Interview)

Guild Master, May 26

A Reader’s Brain, May 27 (Author Interview)

Simple Harvest Reads, May 27

Artistic Nobody, May 28

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, May 29 (Author Interview)

Giveaway

To celebrate his tour, Allen is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Unshakable by K.J. Rowe

About the Book

Book: Unshakable (Casts of Silver Book 4. It can be read as a standalone.)

Author: K.J Rowe

Genre: Teen / Y.A

Release date: January 13, 2025

Self-assured. Perceptive. Determined. Character traits Nick Marshall wears with pride, along with a bit of charm.

He knows himself and what his future holds.

At last, living the life he had long dreamed for himself as a Police Officer, Nick struggles to understand why things he witnessed as a first responder early in his career continue to haunt him. Reoccurring dreams grow a nagging anxiety which, combined with the stress of keeping up with his grueling work roster, as well as extracurricular activities, begin to shadow his professionalism.

Frustrated at himself slipping, Nick begins to take steps to ease his workload when his youth minister drops a bombshell on the Leadership Team that leaves them all reeling, but also sparks a question in Nick’s mind: was he really doing what God wanted him to do?

With rumors starting at work amid a sense of impending threat, Nick continues to pursue the life he’s long envisaged for himself, believing the blessings of God are still upon him. However, when he finds himself in mortal danger, Nick is forced to reconsider everything he’d come to believe and the plans he had for himself.

Will Nick win the battle within his mind and decode the will of God for his life? Will he be willing to let go of his own will and take hold of God’s?

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I received a complimentary copy of this book, and all opinions given are my own.

Author Interview

1. Are any of your characters based off of yourself or those close to you?

All the characters have parts of my own testimony woven into their stories.

2. Do you have a favorite time of day you are most productive in your writing?

I generally write whenever I can. Most often it’s at night once I have the kids asleep

in bed, but otherwise the Laptop is always with me no matter where I am.

3. Why did you pick this genre for your book?

I believe God directed me to write in the Teen / Young Adult genre as it’s an

incredibly impressionable time of life. It’s important to have good, clean reading

material available for them. Writing realistic scenarios for young Christians in today’s

world is important for young people to see that God is always with us no matter what

happens and just because you’re a Christian, doesn’t mean life is smooth sailing –

quite the opposite really.

4. How many books do you personally own?

My husband would say too many lol

I haven’t counted, but there is a bookcase in almost every room of the house.

5. What is your next big goal as an author?

Once I finish the Casts of Silver series, I will be working on a follow up series that has

come into mind while I’ve been finishing off the one that I’m currently working on. I

have three started already – just noting down ideas and scenarios at this stage, so

looking forward to getting into them full time.

About the Author

K.J. Rowe began her writing career in 2012 with the drafting of her Young Adult series called “Casts of Silver”, The series, born out of her own unique experiences and understanding how books can literally change people’s lives has been crafted to spotlight particular issues common amongst young people. To impress upon youth the importance of listening to their inner voice, remembering their self worth and to trust in Gods perfect plan for each of our lives is the mission and vision of this series. Karen lives with her husband and 2 children on a farm in North West Victoria, Australia.

More from K.J.

Hey! Thanks for stopping by!

Casts of Silver is my debut five book series. After a nagging conviction to write, I asked the Lord what it was He wanted me to pen down. The very next morning, I awoke with five clear stories in my mind.

Unshakable is book 4, of 5. It’s been an incredible journey for me writing this series with each of stories including a part of my own testimony. The series is centered around five youth group leaders, with the stories looking at very real circumstances that young people face in today’s world without sugar coating consequences of individual actions.

However, God is always at work.

But where is He when problems arise?

Well, He is always closer than you think and He’s always working for your good!

Enjoy.
God Bless!

Now, who doesn’t love a great healthy(ish) treat while reading a fabulous book? I’ve recently come across this delicious cake recipe and thought I would share it with you all.

DATE CAKE

1.5C Boiling Water

70g dates, chopped

1 3/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda

3/4C softened butter

1C Sugar (I used a little less)

2 eggs

2C Plain Flour

1/2 tsp salt

TOPPING

1/2C chocolate chips

1/2C sugar