Whispers of the Bayou

Author(s): Mindy Starns Clark
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Price: $1.99       (Ends July 1)

From the author of the popular Million Dollar Mysteries and Smart Chick Mysteries comes a new stand-alone novel full of hidden staircases, buried secrets, and the promise of hope found in knowing God.

Miranda Miller wasn’t looking for the news the day the letter came. But, trying to survive in troubled circumstances, she welcomes the chance to change her location for a period of time. The letter informs her that her grandparents’ estate is finally about to become hers. She immediately heads down to Louisiana and the old house by the bayou. There Miranda finds secrets that lead to life-changing revelations.

This suspenseful story reminiscent of old Gothic tales has a complex mystery and a vivid sense of the Deep South. It shows how God can take the darkest circumstances and use them to light a bright path leading to the future.

 

The Nature of Rest

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Author(s): Eryn Lynum
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Price: $2.99       (June 23-24)

What can a hummingbird’s flight, jellyfish’s life cycle, and bee’s waggle dance reveal about a restful and flourishing life?
In a world that prizes hustle and constant productivity, breaking the habit of hurry can seem far-fetched, and yet we still try to achieve it with life hacks to get more sleep and increase energy. But self-help strategies are not the solution to our exhaustion problem.

In this six-week Bible study, you’ll explore the deep roots of rest found in Scripture and the outdoors while unearthing attainable rest for everyday life. Through nature reflections, scriptural word studies, and guided journaling prompts, you will learn how to

return to God’s original pattern of rest and work

turn seasons of waiting into restful growth

experience daily rest through selah pauses

practice Sabbath in a way that fits your lifestyle

live every day in God’s restful presence
God’s promise of rest offers a path out of hurry and exhaustion and into a life of peace and purpose. This is an invitation to live fully alive. Will you take it?

“A welcome invitation to draw close to the one who created us and still cares for us.”—Holley Gerth, best-selling author of 365 Truths for Every Woman’s Heart

Unplanned (A Kennedy Stern Christian Suspense Novel Book 1)

Author(s): Alana Terry
Publisher: Firstfruits Publishing
Price: $4.99      

A mysterious phone call is about to change Kennedy’s life … Or destroy it.

On her first day volunteering at a local pregnancy center, Kennedy receives a call for help from a girl who’s far too young to be pregnant.

A girl Kennedy will risk everything to rescue … even her own personal safety.

How far would you go to save a life?

Intense, gripping Christian fiction from award-winning author Alana Terry. Book one in the bestselling Kennedy Stern Christian suspense series. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and basically impossible to put down.

Buy Unplanned today.

Just be prepared to stay up late.

 

Beautiful Resistance: The Joy of Conviction in a Culture of Compromise

Author(s): Jon Tyson
Publisher: Multnomah
Price: $1.99       (Ends July 3) In a time of compromise and disillusionment, God is calling his people to a movement of beautiful resistance.
 
We live in a time when our culture is becoming increasingly shallow, coarse, and empty. Radical shifts in the areas of sexuality, ethics, technology, secular ideologies, and religion have caused the once-familiar landscape of a generation ago to be virtually unrecognizable.
 
Yet rather than shine as a beacon of light, the church often is silent or accommodating. This isn’t a new phenomenon. During World War II, pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was deeply troubled by the compromise in the German church. Their capitulation to the Nazi party brought shame and dishonor to the gospel. In response, he helped create an underground movement of churches that trained disciples and ultimately sought to renew the church and culture of the day.

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Songs of Home

Author(s): Valerie M. Bodden
Price: $4.99      

Can God turn the worst day of her life into the best thing that has ever happened to her?

In the wake of a very public—and very scandalous—breakup, country music star Lydia St. Peter finds herself in need of a place of refuge. She doesn’t know why she thinks she’ll find it with the family she never knew she had in River Falls, Tennessee, but at least the small town will offer her the privacy she so desperately craves.

She never expects it to offer more—in the form of her new landlord, Liam, and his troubled teenage daughter.

When single dad Liam returns to his hometown of River Falls, it’s with the intention of taking care of his mother and protecting his daughter. He knows his own happiest years are behind him. They died with his wife.

What he doesn’t see coming is the instant connection with the new tenant staying in his mother’s carriage house.

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Ambush

Author(s): Colleen Coble
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Ends Jul 6)

“Ambush is electric–the perfect blend of romance, suspense, and characters you swear are real . . . just one more proof of Coble at the top of her game.” –Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author

The first book in the riveting new series from USA TODAY bestselling author Colleen Coble, where a young woman will do anything to uncover the truth of her parents’ murder–even work alongside the man who once broke her heart.

Paradise Alden’s childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then, life has left her scarred. The abuse she suffered in the foster care system, her first love’s betrayal, and the jaguar attack that nearly destroyed her career have led to an unshakable distrust–in men, in God, and maybe in even in herself.

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Hope in an Anxious World

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Author(s): Helen Thorne
Publisher: The Good Book Company
Price: $2.99       (July 2-3)

Help and hope from the Bible when you feel anxious.

Whether mildly, moderately or severely, feeling anxious is something most of us experience at some point in our lives. At its core, it’s a fear—a sense of worry or tension—about what is or what might occur, but it’s not one that helps. It drags us down—it doesn’t enable us to thrive—and it leaves us unequipped for the day ahead.

This short, sympathetic and warm book will help both Christian and non-Christian readers understand anxiety better, learn some useful techniques to cope with it and, most importantly, show how the living God can liberate us from its grip.

Whether you are used to reading about God or not even sure if he really exists (or if he cares about your anxiety in any meaningful way), this book has precious words of encouragement for you.

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