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When Amanda first told me she wanted to write a book about the “emotional prosperity gospel,” I couldn’t say YES fast enough! Many Christians deny the prosperity gospel—the idea that God wants you to be healthy and wealthy— but embrace its more subtle spin-off, the emotional prosperity gospel, the belief that happiness and spiritual euphoria…

Congratulations to author Sarah E. Ladd on the release of her latest novel! “In the Shelter of Hollythorne House” is a regency featuring second-chance love and forbidden romance. Happy release day, Sarah!      

Congratulations to author Marcie Alvis Walker the release of her debut book!   I knew from the first time I read Marcie’s words that she was a writer whose words would be world-changing. A writer I’d be honored and thrilled to walk alongside. The reviews are in and everyone agrees. This is a must-read, gorgeous…

THIS BOOK. Y’all, this book. This one has been needed for so long! In Sensual Faith, Lyvonne Briggs draws on a womanist perspective to exhort Black women to overcome religious shame and love their bodies. It’s time to practice a spirituality that harmonizes our bodies with pleasure and sexuality. The world has made Black women feel…

Happy release day to author Kaitlin B. Curtice as this beautiful book hits the shelves!   Katilin’s poetry and stories speak to the soul. Her stirring call to action fills my heart with the courage for resistance. Her approach to belonging and connecting with self and others through everyday practices is exactly what we need…

We’re expanding! Please join me in welcoming former PRH/Convergent editor Ashley Hong to the team as our newest agent.   Previously, Ashley served as editor of the New York Times bestsellers A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey and This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley. She was also editor of the critically acclaimed Shoutin’…

  Congratulations and happy release day to debut novelist Becca Kinzer! This delightful rom-com features mistaken identity, enemies to lovers, sweet romance, and plenty of laughs. Closed-door sizzles throughout! “Dear Henry, Love, Edith” is available now.  

Congratulations to G. Scott Morris on the release of Care: How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System! Our health system doesn’t work for the most vulnerable. This book addresses how people of faith can respond with concrete action to demonstrate God’s love and effect real change. This book calls readers to awareness,…

Congrats to author Karen González!   Karen’s new release, “Beyond Welcome,” is a beautiful invitation for all of us to see immigration in a different way, to see all people as created in the image of God.   It’s a call to dismantle white supremacy and xenophobia in the church. The book equips us to…

Congrats and happy release day to author Kelley Nikondeha!   “The First Advent in Palestine” brings to life the true context of Mary and Joseph on that fateful night in Bethlehem. Rome and Caesar loom, and young Mary’s strength and resolve shine brightly as we begin to truly understand what it meant for her to…

Congrats to debut author Amanda Held Opelt.   This book was a labor of love and sorrow. I’m so grateful for Amanda’s dedication, because “A Hole in the World” is a beautiful, raw, and authentic exploration of grief and how we live with it.   On top of that, it’s truly a compelling read. Whether…

  Congratulations, Kristy Cambron! THE ITALIAN BALLERINA is Kristy’s ninth historical novel, taking us behind the scenes of one of the greatest cons in world history. Rome, 1943. With the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British ballerina Julia Bradbury is stranded and forced to take refuge at a hospital, but when she learns…

Happy book release to Kirsten Watson! As a mom of seven kids, wife of a professional athlete and cohost of a popular podcast, Kirsten is often asked by other women, “How do you do it?” They see her with her hands full and wonder, What keeps her going—and smiling—with everything she’s juggling? Kirsten’s answer begins…

So excited to announce this release from Idelette McVicker! This beautiful, heart-wrenching and hard-hitting book is a must-read for all who want to dismantle white supremacy. Idelette says, “This book is a journey out of whiteness and reckoning with my place in the crime against humanity that was apartheid in South Africa. But we also…