Seeing my book pictured alongside Angie’s and Chris’s books makes me smile big time. But to know they’ll all release together on November 7 as part of a new fiction launch with Focus on the Family/Tyndale is especially exciting.
The following was recently featured in Publisher’s Weekly...
“Focus on the Family has announced that it will publish fiction for the first time under the Focus Fiction brand in partnership with Tyndale House Publishing. A limited series of three inaugural novels by bestselling, Christy Award-winning authors Angela Hunt, Chris Fabry, and Tamera Alexander will be published in the fall, edited by Jerry B. Jenkins.
Larry Weeden, Focus on the Family editorial director, said, “We know many in our audience read only fiction. Fiction provides a unique way of looking at life and its challenges. These stories entertain readers and give them new avenues of thought about their own experience.”
Start reading What a Wave Must Be by Angela Hunt
“Focus Fiction is in line with recent trends in Christian fiction toward grittier topics, but with differences. While other recent novels address issues such as sexual harassment and abuse, trafficking, racial inequity, domestic abuse and more, clear Christian messages related to salvation and theological issues remain largely below the surface. Titles published by the new imprint will deal with difficult issues and bring an unambiguous spiritual slant to the storytelling. This is in keeping with the publisher’s commitment to deliver a gospel message in its books, according to the announcement.
Alexander’s A Million Little Choices, which chronicles an affair in the present timeline and an abusive relationship in an historical timeline, will reveal how small choices can impact relationships forever. Hunt’s What a Wave Must Be includes the topic of suicide as it tells the story of a family finding hope amid their grief. Fabry’s Saving Grayson is one man’s journey to right a decades-old wrong from his difficult past even as his mind is succumbing to Alzheimer’s.”
Start reading Saving Grayson by Chris Fabry
“Jenkins, the author of the bestselling Left Behind series with Tim LaHaye and scores more fiction and nonfiction titles, chose the three novelists. He told PW…
“Focus on the Family came to me to consult with them on their idea to get into topic-oriented fiction. I said the choice of authors would make all the difference. Each one settled on an idea that resonated with Focus’s mission and delivered masterfully.” He describes the books as “page-turners that also pack a wallop. Readers will love that they’re getting stories that will make them really think and perhaps even reconsider preconceived notions.”
~ Jerry Jenkins
Start reading A Million Little Choices
I’m grateful that after 15 years of this dual timeline story living inside me, I finally got it onto the page.
So tell me, what is your favorite “go to” genre? The kind of novel you reach for first? Is it historical? romance? contemporary? romantic suspense? thriller? mystery? science fiction? Have I left yours out? If yes, please fill in the blank!
No matter the genre, once I see a book that piques my interest, whether the release is soon or months away, I find myself thinking of the story and wondering—especially if I’ve read that author before—what kind of adventure she or he will take me on. It’s like eagerly waiting to meet a new friend.
Blessings from my corner of TN,
Tammy
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Oh, that was fun to read your first page and Chris’s! I can’t wait until these books come out and I get to read the entire books. And, by the way, I love “the red compact cowering beneath my bumper.” What a great image! :-).
Thanks for sharing this news! So thrilled to be on this journey with you!
I loved reading yours (again) too, and also Chris. Great openings. And ditto on sharing this journey. You’ve been such an encouragement to me not just recently but throughout my writing career. Since that first time I met you in that Denver hotel in 2004! How the time has flown!
I remember our first meeting! :-). How God has blessed since then . . . a blessing to know you, Tammy!
Congrats! They all look good! I read far fewer contemporary set books, but I do love a good dual timeline. Historical is always my go-to read.
Thanks, D’Ann. Historical is my go too as well. Speaking of, have you seen Angie’s newest? So good. https://amzn.to/3PmZEnB
So exciting! It’s wonderful to see new avenues for Christian fiction opening up. 🙂
Thanks, Becky, and absolutely, it is!
All three of these books sound great! I was aware of yours coming out but didn’t know about the others. Now they are on my “want to read” list too. I like reading a variety of genres: historical (lots of different eras), contemporary, time slip, mystery, women’s fiction, and suspense. It’s even better when there is some romance.