New Book to Check Out!

Welcome friend and fellow author, Alexis Goring. 

She is sharing about her book, A Second Chance. Read on to see how she came to write this book. 

Journalists, jilted brides and Mr. Nice Guys inspired my story A Second Chance. But what really ups the ante is the inheritance letter that changes the lives of my story’s hero and heroine.

Marc Roberts is the hero of this story. He’s known for being such a nice guy but his niceness makes him unattractive in the long term because in his dating history, his girlfriends broke up with him to date more daring and dashing men leaving him forever in the friend zone.

However, Marc’s niceness is of invaluable help to his newly widowed sister Gina who is trying to raise her children in wake of her firefighter husband’s death. Since he lives nearby and has a kind heart, Marc is readily available to babysit Gina’s children while she takes a break or works on her book deadlines. Gina is a bestselling romance novelist and her matchmaking skills play a part in Marc’s real-life love story with Traci Hightower.

When readers meet Traci Hightower, they see that she is very frustrated with trying to pay her bills as an entry-level journalist when she’s stuck in the industry’s system of “paying your dues”. It doesn’t help that she’s deep in debt from wedding expenses and suffering from a broken heart because her fiancé left her at the altar on their wedding day. Traci doesn’t like being a jilted bride and finds it hard to trust men or God again. But when she meets Marc, something about him makes her want to try to trust again and their relationship makes her turn over a new leaf in her faith journey with God.

However, Traci and Marc’s path to romance is not without rocky roads. Due to his past dating experiences, Marc’s deal-breaker is honesty and Traci has a secret regarding an inheritance letter that has a stipulation that may make Marc feel used if he knew about it. During every moment she shares with Marc that endears her heart to him, she finds herself in an internal battle. She must decide either to tell Marc the truth and risk losing him or keep it a secret and have a better chance of keeping him. What will she decide? You’ll have to read my book to find the answer to that question! ;)

I hope that Traci and Marc’s story will reach the hearts of my readers who may share similar experiences, and encourage them in their life journey.

A Second Chance: Newly single food critic and newspaper reporter Traci Hightower is done with dating. After the man of her dreams left her at the altar on their wedding day and ran off with the woman she thought was her best friend, Traci resolves to focus on work and resigns herself to being a bachelorette for life.

Marc Roberts is a political reporter who is known as Mr. Nice Guy, the one who always finishes last. However, Marc’s compassion and kindness are of invaluable help to his newly widowed sister Gina Braxton who is trying to raise her two kids in the wake of her firefighter husband’s death.

Traci and Marc may be the perfect match, but they don’t know it yet. With God’s guidance and the help of Gina’s matchmaking skills honed by her career as a bestselling romance novelist, there is hope for a happily ever after for these two broken hearts.

Alexis A. Goring is a passionate writer with a degree in Print Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing. She loves the art of storytelling and hopes that her stories will connect readers with the enduring, forever love of Jesus Christ.

Buy links: Amazon (http://amzn.to/2f7waYL)

Barnes and Noble (http://bit.ly/2uguncU)

Social media links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlexisAGoring/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PennedbyAlex

Website: https://alexisagoring.jimdo.com

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/capturingidea/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7260528.Alexis_A_Goring

“God is Love” blog: http://capturingtheidea.blogspot.com 

Get out your To Be Read list and make this addition! 

Thanks for sharing with us, Alexis!

First Review is In

Just read the first review for Lamp Unto Her Feet on Amazon.

I absolutely loved this book. The author wrote with the perfect pace to keep me engaged and I found myself reading just "one more chapter" until I finished! When I got to the end, I wanted more! I can't wait to see what will happen for Kenzie and Trevor. But then again, things might be heating up for Lila and Joel! If you are looking for a sweet story, then this is one for you. A definite two thumbs up.

Thanks so much to this reader!

I hope you'll check out my newest book. 

Yay! A New Book Coming Sept. 15

Friends, I am so excited about my newest release, Lamp Unto Her Feet. This book will be available Friday, September 15th.

Why is this one so special?

The inspiration for this story came from flipping through my paternal grandmother's Bible. She had marked different passages and verses that truly spoke to me. Mamaw Smith has lived in heaven for many years now, but her Bible is like having her near again.

Mamaw Smith was the epitome of that gentle, quiet spirit characterized in the Bible. And she left a tangible representation of her faith in the underlined verses and highlighted passages in her copy of God's Word.

I've heard people speak of the Bible as a relic, being just an old book with no relevance for today. I beg to differ.

The Bible is God's Word. It is living and active. How can that be? Let me tell you about an experiment I've done and would suggest for you.

The book of Proverbs has 31 chapters, just right for a chapter a day during the month. I first prayed that God would show me something in my reading. I began on the first day of the month and read chapter one. Whatever stood out to me, I marked the verse and put the date next to it. I continued this throughout that month. When I returned to the first chapter to begin a new month, I was perplexed by the verse I had marked. It had no meaning, yet another verse stood out.

Try this little exercise and see if you don't prove to yourself that God's Word is living. It speaks to your situation right now, and it will speak to your situation again with other verses.

Let's face it. There's no other book that would give you such results, guiding you and speaking directly into your life at any given moment.

In Lamp Unto Her Feet, Kenzie is in need of learning that she can trust God to reveal guidance through His Word. I hope you'll check out her story and see how her grandmother's Bible becomes relevant to her and speaks into her life.

Friends, God didn't just breath life into us and then set us off to do the best we can. He left instructions. He also gives us a guide through the Holy Spirit for interpreting His Word specifically for our lives.

My prayer is that readers won't only like the story of Lamp Unto Her Feet, but that the story might drive them to delve into God's Word, His Story.

What kind of experiences have you had with the Bible?