Contemporary Q&A: Amanda Cox (The Bitter End Birding Society)
Amanda Cox is the Christy Award–winning author of The Edge of Belonging, The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery, He Should Have Tol the Bees, and Between the Sound and Sea. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bible and theology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, but her first love is communicating through story.…
The Bitter End Birding Society
A forbidden romance, a fractured family, and one woman’s journey to piece it all together
Reconnecting Jayne
Jayne longs to reconnect with her long-lost sister.
Teresa Shields Parker
Teresa Shields Parker is an author, coach, and speaker. A self-proclaimed sugar addict, she once weighed 430 pounds. She chronicles her physical journey of extreme weight loss in the long-standing #1 Christian Weight Loss Memoir, “Sweet Grace: How I Lost 250 Pounds”. The “Sweet Grace Study Guide” helps guide others on the journey. Her most…
Dani Pettrey Reaches 1,000,000 Sales Milestone
Ada, Mich. (August 14, 2025)—Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group, is delighted to announce that ECPA bestselling author Dani Pettrey has reached a momentous sales milestone. Since her debut novel Submerged released in 2012, she has published over fifteen novels with more than one million copies sold. Winner of Christian Retailing’s Best…
‘When the Road Comes Around’ Book Review
Katie Powner’s When the Road Comes Around describes the unshakable bonds of family, with unique perspectives into the minds of mothers, sons, and those with special needs. This heartwarming tale is a must-have for every bookshelf! I absolutely loved Powner’s ability to take the outcasts of society and make them the stars of this novel.…
Contemporary Q&A: Katie Powner (When the Road Comes Around)
Katie Powner is an award-winning author who lives in Montana, where cows still outnumber people. She writes contemporary fiction about redemption, relationships, and finding the dirt road home. Katie is a mom to the third power (biological, adoptive, and foster) who believes every child deserves a loving family. Visit www.katiepowner.com. In this novel that hits…
When the Road Comes Around
Only trouble can bring about the beauty of redemption and grace.
Rose Fresquez
Rose Fresquez is a stay-at-home mom, with a husband and four kids. In her free time, she likes to spend time outdoors with the family, sing gospel music and plotting her next writing project. Rose’s writing projects include both Christian non-fiction and Christian fiction.
Hannah Shoop
Hannah Shoop once lived a mere hike from castle ruins in the Black Forest, Germany. She is the author of The Camnoel Trilogy, and she teaches junior high English (if you haven’t spent a day with 7th graders, you are missing out). When she’s not discovering literature with teenagers, you can find her playing the…