My book, The Crux of Honor, is free on Amazon July 6th through the 8th.
Let me share with you how this story came about.
The editor-in-chief at
Prism Book Group put out a call to the authors through our private Facebook
group for submissions to a series based on The Love Chapter. She printed out
the passage and basically the different phrases were up for grabs as to be the theme
for the story. I had my eye on one phrase but missed out on that one. I decided
that I could come up with a story based on the section: “Love does not
dishonor.”
God brought to mind my
time living in Maryland near the Amish and their honorable ways. This is when
my story started to take form. What if someone with Amish ties were to bring
dishonor to the family? What if the supposed dishonor actually revealed
long-concealed lies?
My next thought was
about an unexpected pregnancy being the ultimate dishonor in the story. I
recalled my time as a devotional leader at our local Pregnancy Crisis Center.
Conjuring bitter feelings to portray through my characters wasn’t difficult.
When God afforded me the opportunity to serve at the pregnancy center, I was definitely
conflicted. These girls had become pregnant, many by accident. As a young woman
I struggled with infertility and harbored ill feelings toward those who found
themselves in unexpected pregnancies. But as I got to know these women and
heard their stories, I realized I was wrong. What I needed to show them was
God’s unconditional love, available to all.
Thus, the reader will
encounter some Amish parts as well as a precious Pregnancy Crisis Center ran by
loving Christian women. There are also some medical conditions that reflect
research into the Amish community. Of course a romance buds within the pages of
the reunion/second chance type.
My ultimate hope is
that the reader will encounter an unconditional love available from God within
the pages of this short romance.
Please check out this story, and if you like it, I would be so appreciative of a short review on Amazon.
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