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The Ms. McBookworm podcast is a place for Christian women who write fiction to share their stories in audio form and ultimately to tell God's bigger story through our smaller ones.

Season Eight: Faster by Jere Steele

Each episode of Season Eight will be a chapter of Faster, my second novel. The episodes will release all at once in case you want to listen all the way through like an audiobook. And if you'd like to actually read the ebook, here's the link:

Faster on Amazon

If you've just stumbled on this, here's a quick summary of what Faster is about.

Jamie Romans is a journalism professor who has come back to her small Alabama hometown to take care of her dying father. Webb Brock, Jamie's childhood best friend, is recently widowed and completely consumed with guilt over his wife's death and his long-time feelings for Jamie. They reconnect over a mutual love of running, and the novel explores themes of redemption and community.

Also factoring in the story is Webb's feisty and funny mother, Libby, who runs a rogue ladies' Bible study. If you've read or listened to Sweeter, you'll hear a few familiar characters from it as well.

This is a Christian romance novel, so it is a clean romance. However, there is a fairly intense romantic scene in chapter eight. In this intro episode, I explain my reasons for leaving it in, but if you really dislike those types of scenes, you might want to jump ahead at that part in chapter eight.

This is actually a great example of another theme in the book: how Christians can disagree well on secondary issues. I hope you enjoy listening (or reading) as much as I enjoyed writing and recording it.

Bonus Interview

Julie Bonn Blank is an author, a domestic violence advocate, and an abuse recovery leader.

So a quick content warning. In this episode, we discuss trafficking, domestic abuse, trauma, and similar sensitive subjects. The discussion is not graphic, but there is talk about these subjects and specific situations.

Julie's faith and dedication to her work are inspiring, and I love how she talks about fully worshipping God by fully using the gifts He's given her.

Julie Bonn Blank author web site

Innocent Journeys

Abuse Recovery Ministry & Services.org

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

Listen to three flash fiction stories from Storm in this episode.

1. Gran's Perfect Memory
2. A Needed Hug
3. Fourteen Mysteries

Find out more about Storm and her other writing at StormShultz.com.

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

I'm excited to introduce you to Storm Shultz. She is both a relatively new author and a relatively new Christian, and it was so interesting to hear her fresh perspective on both writing and faith.

She has a sweet romance novel called Meant to Bee that was just lovely, and she shares some of her flash fiction as well.

Read more of her flash fiction and get her books at https://stormshultz.com/

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

Two chapters from Make a Wish by Marlayne Giron.

Find out more about Marlayne and her books at TheVictorBook.com

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

Jere Steele talks with Marlayne Giron about how she came to believe in Jesus, why she grants wishes to others in her writing, and how God has worked not just in writing but throughout her life.

Find out more about Marlayne and her books at TheVictorBook.com

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

Jere and H.L. Burke talk about how her faith informs her writing as well as her observations about the bigger picture of writing. She talks about different genres, tropes, and a bit about the current Christian and YA fiction market. She also has a great laugh, and her cat makes a cameo!

Find out more about H.L. Burke and her stories at HLBurkeAuthor.

At the time we recorded our conversation, three of H.L.'s books were up for RealmMakers awards. Since then, her book Reunion WON for Best Novella, and Power On was a finalist for book of the year.

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

A story by H.L. Burke.

Find more books at HLBurkeAuthor.

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God’s bigger story through our smaller ones.

A story by Krissi Dallas.

Find more stories at KrissiDallas.com.

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God's bigger story through our smaller ones.

Jere and Krissi discuss the journey to becoming a young adult fiction author, showing up on social media, being a light in dark spaces, and all things Kindle Vella.

Find out more about Krissi Dallas and her writing at KrissiDallas.com.

The Ms. McBookworm podcast brings you stories from Christian women. This is a place for women who write fiction to share stories in audio form—and ultimately to tell God's bigger story through our smaller ones.