Title: War of the Heart
Sub title: Snow Globe Christmas Collection
Publisher: Lovely Christian Romance Press
Blurb:
When a vintage snow globe sends Boston dress designer Louise Martin
& British B&B owner George Walker back in time to London, December 1940,
they race against the clock to reconcile a feud between their families and
solve a 75-year-old mystery. As Louise relies on God; and on George for
guidance, friendship then love, will the future George envisions strangle her
own dreams? Will their love survive generations of mistrust, the Blitz and
being stranded in wartime 1940, possibly never to return to their former
lives?
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Format: Paperback and E-book
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Autographed copies available
Hashtags:
#christianromance #WWII
#Blitzmas
#london #christmas #mystery #novella
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| Jenna Victoria |
GOD IS THERE...
Through it all
By Jenna Victoria
We've all met them; the Christian families in our churches
or community who seem to have golden lives. Strong solid marriages. Pretty
babies. Comfortable incomes. Nice homes. Sporty cars. It often seems as if
their blessings fall like flower petals from the sky, doesn't it?
Then there was my Christian family. We all loved
Jesus, made honest professions of faith—I was so proud to be baptized as a teen—and
yet our lives were a complete 160 degrees from those perfect families. My
mother suffered from bipolar disorder and was hospitalized several times. My
father didn't finish grammar school as he had to go to work to help support his
mother and sisters, and then his own family. He struggled in his blue-collar
job to provide necessities. My fraternal twin, a girl, died at birth. My
younger sister, born with Down's Syndrome, died on Christmas Eve at the Mayo
Clinic having open heart surgery when I was twelve and she was 4 1/2 years old.
My parents divorced soon after. There was no money for college. My siblings had
joint brushes with the law and one is in prison for a long time. Then came my ectopic
pregnancy, miscarriages and infertility, bankruptcy, divorce, and my parent's
deaths in 2009 and 2011. In 2012, ten years after being happily married to my
knight-in-shining-armor, came the biggest hit - my diagnosis of breast cancer, followed
by chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiation. After an all-clear, the cancer returned
as metastatic breast cancer in 2013. More surgery and treatment. My knight then
decided he didn't want a wife with cancer. So, fast forward to 2016, where I continue
to receive chemotherapy every 21 days until the Lord calls me home.
Kind of reads like a soap opera, doesn't it? I share
these personal details not as a litany of woes, but to illustrate where I ended
up, spiritually—and that is front and center, praising God.
Praise Him? How can anyone praise God after reading a paragraph
that could almost be lifted from the pages of the book of Job or twelve months
of soap opera episodes?
Confession time. If I take an honest look back over
the years, I could describe myself as a born again Christian who never
graduated from a seat in children's church to sit in the big sanctuary. Sure, I
attended church (sporadically, though I went more than others, I reasoned). I
listened to Gospel music almost exclusively. I prayed now and again, read the
Bible once in awhile. I amassed quite a library of theology and Christian non-fiction
and fiction books and enjoyed reading them all. My head had the knowledge, my
heart had the love, but they never merged. I picked up my Christianity and put
it down so often it moved like a see-saw.
One funny thing about my cancer diagnosis is—I never
asked why—even when it returned in its rarer triple-negative, highly aggressive
form. From that first awful day in May of 2012, I felt a quiet nudge.
"Come to me." The words were silent, but I heard them nonetheless. I
knew they were from the Lord. I knew after 40 years of see-saw Christianity it
was time—past time—to grow up, go all-in, and give God the glory, in all
circumstances. No more lukewarm-being-a-hearer-and-not-a-doer. To minister to
others suffering, as He directed. To speak openly and earnestly about God's
provision and faithfulness.
I obeyed His command. I turned to Him with every fear
and worry. I sought Him in regular prayer and devotions. It didn't happen
overnight, but as I fed on the meat of His word I started to live it
every day. I praised God for each of my experiences and my horrific medical
side effects even if I didn't feel it. In time, that "head" knowledge
aligned with my "heart" and formed a lasting commitment and
steadfastness that will not be shaken.
It is an honor and privilege to glorify God in the
trials. 1 Peter 4:13 says, "But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the
sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed."
I've graduated to a first-row pew, rejoicing all the
way. I hope you'll join me there in
revealing His glory.
Bio:
r since her grandfather co-created
Twinkies, Snowballs & Hostess cupcakes for Intercontinental Baking Company,
circa 1959, Jenna's yet to taste a cake she hasn't liked. Jenna is the author of “fiction that feeds your faith” – Happily-Ever-After romance & romantic suspense stories with a Christian world view. She also writes clean, wholesome romances. Her stories emulate those she enjoys reading…with a heroine who is in grave danger & a hero who is smart enough to get out of her way as she kicks butt & takes down names… and those that feature the sweetest of fairy-tale-ending love stories.
She writes romances that glorify God and His sacrificial love through
His Son, Jesus Christ and show how He gives us hope & peace amidst unbearable
situations. After her first breast cancer diagnosis in 2012, several
reoccurrences and metastasis, Jenna continues to praise God and trust His
oversight in her life; and continues to write more books.
Email:
jenna@jennavictoria.com
Website: http://www.jennavictoria.com
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bearable
situations. After her first breast cancer diagnosis in 2012, several
reoccurrences and metastasis, Jenna continues to praise God and trust His
oversight in her life; and continues to write more books.
Email:
jenna@jennavictoria.com
Website: http://www.jennavictoria.com
Website: http://www.jennavictoria.com
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