Superman vs. Captain America vs. Luke Skywalker vs. Jesus?

Every movie–and many books–has a savior, superhero, chosen one, etc. But who is truly the only one who can save you? What needs saving? What is worth saving?

Batman, Superman, Captain America, Luke Skywalker, Thor, Iron Man, and so many of those other superheroes are beings that have a special “power” to save the earth or universe(s) and the measly beings who live there.

This is probably not the kind of blog post you expected on Easter, but I thought it was fitting. We do need a Savior. But we don’t need one to save earth from all the evil that is taking place on it. There is a lot of evil and bad things, but the Bible tells a very different story from what you will find in any superhero movie or book.

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It’s here! It’s here! it’s here!

My baby is now out and available to the world. Not literally, but it seems like it. The Solid Rock is by far my favorite novel of the series. There are many reasons for this. 1.) I’ve always loved reading mysteries, but was always intimidated by writing one. Now I’ve written two (one not published yet) and I think I’ve even done them both successfully! 2.) The spiritual themes in The Solid Rock are so much deeper than in my previous books. For more on those themes, check out the guest post I’m doing on Thursday on the Trust and Obey blog. 3.) It was the easiest rough draft to write. I wrote the entire rough draft (about 60,000 words) in 32 days by hand. God has blessed this book in so many ways. 4.) My cover designer came up with a great idea after my original idea didn’t work.

Make sure you read through all the way to the end of the post so you can find out about my free book, the giveaway, a fun release party, and links to the other blogs on the tour. Be sure to check out some of those blogs for different excerpts and fun interviews.

About the Book

Joshua woke with a quiet groan. As his senses woke up one at a time, he cracked his eyelids open. Sure enough, there was a silhouetted form standing at the foot of the bed. From the smell, the person was either from the brothel down the street or had recently left one.

He forced himself to breathe evenly and reached for the knife in his thigh holster. With as tough and evil a voice as he could imitate, he spoke, “State your intentions.”

Pinkerton detective, Joshua Brookings, is sent on a job that seems simple on the surface. His fellow detective has been kidnapped and his boss, William Pinkerton senses foul play. Joshua is sent to investigate Edward’s case in hopes of finding the kidnapped detective and helping solve the case that has taken over ten years to investigate.

Arriving in Cheyenne, Joshua finds much more than a simple kidnapping. Yet again, he must go undercover, something he made his boss promise never to make him do again. The only Christian in the outlaw group, Joshua falters and almost loses faith in God’s providence. Will he stand on the solid Rock or drown in the sinking sand?

New Availability, a request, and a book signing

New Availability

What do I mean by that? Well, as of yesterday, A Mighty Fortress is now available on Barnes and

 

Noble, iBooks, and Kobo! I’m excited to branch this book out to you in different formats. If you know anybody who hasn’t been able to read A Mighty Fortress because they can’t read a Kindle version, please share this information with them. And, if you’ve written a review on Amazon for the book, would you please put it up on one, two, or all three of the sites? Thank you!

Barnes and Noble

iBooks

Kobo

A Request

If you clicked on either of those links, you may have noticed that I have A Mighty Fortress free. That isn’t an accident. Now that all five books are available in the series, I have decided to make the first book permanently free. To get Amazon to list it as permafree, though, I need your help. Would you please take two minutes to go to the Amazon page and click on “tell us about a lower price” and enter 1 or 2 of the links above?

If you aren’t sure where to go, see the picture below. Go to the Amazon page and scroll down until you see “Product Details.” Under all the rankings, you can click on the “tell us about a lower price.” From there it is pretty self-explanatory. Thank you in advance!

Book Signing

For those of you who live near Onalaska, WI, I would like to invite you to come to a book signing.

When: April 2, 2016 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

Where: Redemption Bookstore, 201 Sand Lake Rd., Onalaska, WI 54650

What: A book signing with various local authors. There is no set time for all the authors to be there and I don’t know who all the authors are. I am planning to be there in the afternoon, probably from 2-4.

Even if you already have all my books and they’re all signed, I’d still love to see you there! And if I don’t have The Solid Rock by then, I will have a sign up sheet so you can preorder your copy.

If you can’t come to the book signing, but would like to preorder your copy of The Solid Rock, you can sign up on this form.

Blog Tour: What Happens in the Alps…

Happy Release Day to T.A. Williams! WHAT HAPPENS IN THE ALPS… is out today. Grab your copy via the links below.

Book Information

Title: What Happens in the Alps…

Author: T.A. Williams

Release Date: March 21, 2016

Genres: Chick Lit

Publisher: Harlequin/Carina UK

Summary

Up in the magical, snow kissed mountains…

Two years ago, Annie Brewer’s life was turned upside down when her adrenaline-junkie husband died in a tragic climbing accident. So she’s hoping that moving to the beautiful village of Santorso in the Italian Alps will finally put her life back on track!

Journey to Love

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today, I’m honored to have my good friend Amanda join me on my blog. She’s written the first of many books in what sounds like a really wonderful series called, Orphan Journeys. And she has a giveaway, too!

About the Book

Now orphaned, Marie is swept miles away from the only life she knew to be sheltered by unknown guardians. Caught in the challenges of a new life, she cannot prevent changes from happening, but she can keep the Bowles and their friends at arm’s length. Or can she?

While things appear to transition smoothly on the outside, Marie struggles against the turmoil she faces on the inside. She sees something in the Bowles and her new friends that she had never experienced before…but should she trust what the preacher is teaching when it goes against everything she had accepted as truth? Is God really a God of love? If He is, then is Marie willing to accept it?

Follow Marie as she begins the journey to love.

A Winner + a Blog Tour

We have a winner of the cover reveal giveaway!! There were over 200 entries in the giveaway. I am super excited to announce the winner!

Faith P.!

Congratulations, Faith! (Love the name, by the way. 😉 ). You will be getting an email from me shortly to gather all the info that is needed.

Wanted: Bloggers

I am also looking for bloggers and the more the merrier. If you have a blog, and don’t have any plans to post something on your blog on one of these days: March 26, 28, 29, 30, or 31, please consider signing up for my tour. It’s really easy to sign up and when I send you the information, I try to make it really easy for you to add everything. I will send you all the link to the pictures needed, the info, and an option html post to use. You can either use the form below, or click on this link to get the rest of the details.

Preorder

And, in case anyone is interested, The Solid Rock is now available for preorder (eBook only for now) on Amazon and can also be added on Goodreads.

The Solid Rock Cover Reveal

Today, I’m excited to announce that I have not only an official release day, but also a cover for The Solid Rock, AND it’s also Joshua Brookings’ birthday!! There’s a catch to seeing the cover, though. You need to gather all 15 clues. There’s also an exciting giveaway of 10 books, well 14 if you count the box set as 5 instead of just 1.  Have fun searching for the clues! Instructions on how to see the cover are under the Clues section of the blog post.

About the Book

Joshua woke with a quiet groan. As his senses woke up one at a time, he cracked his eyelids open. Sure enough, there was a silhouetted form standing at the foot of the bed. From the sickly sweet smell, the person was either from the brothel down the street or had recently left one.

He forced himself to breathe evenly and reached for the knife in his thigh holster. With as tough and evil a voice as he could imitate, he spoke, “State your intentions.”

Pinkerton detective, Joshua Brookings, is sent on a job that seems simple on the surface. His fellow detective has been kidnapped and his boss, William Pinkerton senses foul play. Joshua is sent to investigate Edward’s case in hopes of finding the kidnapped detective and helping solve the case that has taken over ten years to investigate.

Arriving in Cheyenne, Joshua finds much more than a simple kidnapping. Yet again, he must go undercover, something he made his boss promise never to make him do again. The only Christian in the outlaw group, Joshua falters and almost loses faith in God’s providence. Will he stand on the solid Rock or drown in the sinking sand?

Adela’s Curse: New Release

Today, Claire Banschbach is back on my blog to talk about her new release. We have a synopsis, a giveaway, and and excerpt. Enjoy!

Synopsis:

A curse. A murderous scheme. A choice.

A witch and her master capture a young faery and command her to kill their enemy. Adela has no choice but to obey. If she does not, they will force the location of her people’s mountain home from her and kill her. To make matters even worse, the person she is to kill is only a man struggling to save his dying land and mend a broken heart.

Count Stefan is a man simply trying to forget the woman he loves and save a land crippled by drought. When a mysterious woman arrives at his castle claiming to be a seamstress, he knows she is more than she seems.

Adela enlists the help of Damian, another faery, to try and delay the inevitable. He insists she has a choice. But with the witch controlling her every move, does she?

Goodreads link:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29085448-adela-s-curse

Author Bio:

Claire Banschbach was born and raised in Midland, TX, the fourth of eight children. She was homeschooled through high school and is now a proud member of the Texas A&M University class of 2014. She is currently working on her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She continues to write in her spare time (and often when she doesn’t have spare time). She hopes her strong foundation in God will help to guide her writing.

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Unlock the rest of the series!

Discover more of the magical world of Myrnius!

5 new newsletter subscribers by Wednesday, March 9, to get a sneak peak of Book 2!

Newsletter link: http://eepurl.com/bhArR9

10 Facebook likes by Friday, March 11, for a first look at Book 3!

Giveaway!

3 winners! Prizes include 2 copies of Adela’s Curse, and a paperback version of The Rise of Aredor to celebrate its 2 year anniversary on March 11! Open to international entries.

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Participating Blogs

Here’s the link for the schedule. Claire will be updating the page daily with the links to everyone’s specific post.

https://clairembanschbach.wordpress.com/blog-tour-schedule/

Excerpt

“I didn’t know you had a pet squirrel,” Adela turned the conversation to Damian.

“Yes, his name is Annoying,” Damian joked. “He was lost in a blizzard one winter, so I took care of him, and he never left. I’m stuck with him now.” He handed the squirrel another nut as it tapped his shoulder. Adela smiled, and they began to talk more easily about the life in the forest.

All too soon they reached the edge of the forest. A word from Damian sent the squirrel scampering back into the trees. Both faeries hid their wings, slightly altering their appearance so that the mortals would not immediately suspect them of being faeries.

Adela took one last longing look at the forest, then Damian led her on.

Count Stefan’s lands began nearly seven miles from the forest’s edge. After two hours’ walk, they reached the border.

“This is it,” Adela said. Damian’s boot scuffed the road.

“I don’t want to leave you alone.”

“You have to. Marek will be trying to find me. I can’t let him know that you’re here with me.”

“Surely we can break the rule this once…” Damian said.

“No. Faeries don’t kill humans. And I know that’s what Marek is making me do, but I don’t want more death on my hands,” Adela firmly said.

“What if I tell the king what’s happening?”

“And what would the king do? A confrontation would not end well for either side. I’m just afraid that if more faeries get involved, the witch would come for me. I can’t escape this bond. Marek said he’d force the way to the mountain from me and… and everyone would die.”

Damian’s jaw clenched in frustration. “I just wish there was something…anything…that I could do.”

“Like you said, we’ll find a way.” She squeezed his hand, surprised at the familiarity already between them. He looked down at her.

“Be careful,” he said.

“Good bye,” she said, then turned quickly and walked away. She couldn’t drag it out any longer or her heart would break at the thought of everyone she was leaving behind.

 

Exciting Announcement!

I’m super excited to announce that I have a cover for The Solid Rock!!!! And I have a cover reveal coming up on Friday that you will NOT want to miss. It has clues, a fun giveaway, interviews, and excerpts.

To whet your appetite a little, here’s a sneak peek Perry put together for me.

(Note: If you want one of these for your own cover, head over to Perry’s website. She only charges $5.00 for them!)

Together, Not the Same

On Sunday, Pastor talked about how, as Christians, we should be together, but not the same. He started out with part of this video and then expounded a bit further.

We should all have the same message–the Gospel of Jesus Christ–but we should spread that message using our different gifts. If it’s all shared the same, the message gets monotonous. As we share it in our own ways, it brings harmony and balance.

Are you ready to share the Gospel using your gift today?