I write science fiction. Some people consider that particular genre to be shallow and overly obsessed with bug-eyed monsters, zombies, and whiz-bang gadgets. That can be true. However, science fiction at its best can provide a means of lifting up a mirror to society. In the late sixties, the TV series Star Trek explored such…
A Cup of Water
Taming Julia by Jodie Wolfe ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
When Things Don’t Go the Way You Anticipate By Jodie Wolfe Who knew that when I picked the topic/theme of my recent release, that God would lead me through the same journey? The premise of my new release, Taming Julia, came about by wondering what would happen if a man sent for a genteel…
When Life Goes Viral by Mary Gant Bell ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
What Inspired the Novel When Life Goes Viral? By Mary Gant Bell The day I needed tags for my car was an ordinary day. Not a day I wanted to stand in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles, but sometimes we have to bite the bullet and get things done anyway. The first…
Second Best by Jody Stinson ~ Truth in Fiction blog
Have You Ever Wanted to Rewrite Your Life Story? By Jody Stinson If you could rewrite one part of your life, what would it be? Would you edit out the three years you spent dating someone who ultimately cheated on you? Or would you change that decision you made not to buy a particular…
Meant For Her by Joy Avery Melville ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
NOT A Story I INTENDED to Write! The premise of the novel is based on Genesis 50:20. My chosen genre to write was Historical Romance, and I had written one and started another when I attended the ACFW September 2011 Conference in St. Louis Mo. Sorry – got a bit ahead of myself there….
A Promise to Keep by Melony Teague ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
The truth is, I don’t know where I would be without fiction. Honestly, there are times when I’ve been stressed and agitated and I’ve picked up a story that made me laugh out loud. The book was like medicine. Sweet tasting, rejuvenating, stress-relieving medicine. Other times, I’ve been transported to lands far away and learned…
A Clean Slate
Every new week is a clean slate when I confess what I did wrong last week, ask forgiveness from God, and then forget it as I move forward. I can’t move forward freely when I’m carrying guilt on my back. However, God will gladly take that heavy load from me and throw it away. He…
Dreams Deferred by June Foster ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
A Story Behind the Story Dreams Deferred is inspired by the true story of my great grandfather and great grandmother. Father Frances Matthew Halbedl grew up in the European Austrian Empire and followed the tradition in which the oldest son became a priest in his family’s Catholic faith. After being ordained in Moravia, he immigrated…
Match Made in Heaven by Julie Arduini ~ Truth in Fiction Blog
My heart in all I do is to encourage others. When I’m writing, I want to accomplish that by creating fiction with surrender issues readers can learn about and/or relate to so they are inspired to trust Christ with their issues, and find freedom in that. Match Made in Heaven was the first romance I…
December 2019 Book Releases
December 2019 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Stranded for the Holidays by Lisa Carter — Running away led her right where she belonged. A new mom for Christmas? She’s everything they’ve wished for. Runaway bride AnnaBeth Cummings needs shelter for the…