Kathleen Denly writes historical romance stories to entertain, encourage, and inspire readers toward a better understanding of our amazing God and how He sees us. Award winning author of the Chaparral Hearts series, she also shares history tidbits, thoughts on writing, books reviews and more at KathleenDenly.com.

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Award-winning, bestselling author Kim Vogel Sawyer. As a wife, mother, grandmother, song-singer, cat-petter, and active participant in her church’s music and women’s ministries, Kim’s life is happily full. But her passion lies in penning stories that share the hope we can all possess when we place our lives in God’s capable hands.

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Our guest today Rachel Hauck, has won more awards than we have time to mention. Her book, Once Upon A Prince, was filmed for an Original Hallmark movie. Two more of her titles are under film contract. She teaches workshops and leads worship at the annual American Christian Fiction Writers conference. She is a past Mentor of The Year. In the real world, she’s a wife, writer, worship leader and works out at the gym semi-enthusiastically.She lives in sunny central Florida with her husband and ornery cat.  

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: LISA TAWN BERGREN is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 50 books, including the USA Today bestseller God Gave Us Easter. Her beloved God Gave Us children’s series has sold more than 2 million copies.   Bergren’s work spans many genres, from children's books and devotionals to adult fiction. Her books have been featured in numerous media outlets including USAToday.com, ChristianityToday.com, Woman’s Day, O, The Oprah Magazine and CNN.com. She and her husband, Tim, reside in Colorado Springs with their family.   

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Our guest today is Biblical Fiction Author, Katrina D. Hamel. Katrina is a follower of Jesus, a wife, a mom of four, from Alberta, Canada. She writes with a passion for New Testament History, especially firstcentury women. When she's not lost beneath stacks of research, she's consuming copious amounts of coffee, good books, and board games.  

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Our guest today is award winning Donna E Lane. Donna’s books span from Christian fantasy to Bible Studies to Historical Fiction. She has spent her life helping people, equipping clients, children, couples, families, and yes, even nations in crisis to tap into who God created them to be, understand how He has wired us as human beings, and discover that the Kingdom of God is within us – always. Using my understanding of how the brain and heart connect and my knowledge of complex mental health issues, my writings use storytelling to help you tap into your own story to wrestle with today’s life challenges.  

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Liz Tolsma, author of several WWII novels, romantic suspense novels, prairie romance novellas, and an Amish romance. She is a popular speaker and an editor and resides next to a Wisconsin farm field with her husband and their youngest daughter. Her son is a U.S. Marine, and her oldest daughter is a college student. Liz enjoys reading, walking, working in her large perennial garden, kayaking, and campingShe is also the host of the Christian Historical Fiction Talk podcast.   

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Our guest today is Christian Rom-com author, Sarah Monzon. Sarah is  A HOLT Medallion and Selah award winner, she is a stay-at-home mom who makes up imaginary friends to have adult conversations with (otherwise known as writing novels). As a navy chaplain's wife, she resides wherever the military happens to station her family and enjoys exploring the beauty of the world around her. Sarah, welcome to Behind the Story.

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Our guest today is Biblical Fiction Author, Jenifer Jennings.  Life was all about survival for Jenifer until she met her Savior as a teenager.  During college, her eyes were opened to the amazing detail of God’s Word and His expert way of hiding priceless gems among His stories. Jenifer has developed a passion for digging out those treasures with in-depth Biblical study, historical research, and a few dashes of fiction to bring well-loved or little-known Bible stories to life.  When she is not being chef, chauffeur, or counselor to her two children, you can find Jenifer typing away at her next novel, with her nose in a book or online class, or on a date with her hardworking husband. Jenifer thanks for joining us on Behind the Story.  

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Joining us today, we have Naomi Craig. Naomi writes Historical Fiction set in

Bible times. She loves reading the Bible and imagining how things were at the time.

When She’s not wrangling social media or trying to stay on top of mountains of dishes,

you'll most likely find her enjoying a good book and a cup of coffee or trying to convince

Her rescue dog, Freeway to be cute on command for Instagram Reels. Naomi’s

debut novel, Rahab’s Courage released August 17. welcome to Behind the Story.

3:47 We ask 5 difficult Bible Trivia questions of each other about the fascinating and thought-provoking ways of the Old Testament.

Reference from one of the questions here: Numbers ch 16 verses 31-32 when the ground opens up and swallows the people who turned against Moses and Aaron. Ch16 verse 41 - The next day when the community of Israel complained, Moses instructed Aaron to burn incense and stand before the people to stop the plague. 14,700 people died.

30:05 Lisa Renee also shares in the second half of the show, about the story behind "Fake Identity at Stake" which released 24th Aug.

Together, the co-hosts are giving a prize pack worth over $50.

Paperback of Rahab's Courage $15.99

Paperback of Polarized Love $17

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