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40 stories, 4 book covers, and a new release coming soon...

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Coming soon--Bethlehem's Baby, to be followed by Nazareth Neighbors, Galilee's Gift, and Jerusalem Journey.  Don't the covers look great together! But what about the stories...? See below to sample a story from Bethlehem's Baby. If you like it, would you be interested in reading more and writing a book review? Perhaps you could host a blog tour event during October. Please let me know. My publisher says: " Sheila Deeth's five Old Testament Storybooks have received worldwide acclaim and garnered a #1 ranking in the US, CA, UK, DE, and Japan over the past year.  Bethlehem's Baby will be out next month, to be followed by Nazareth Neighbors, Galilee's Gift and Jerusalem Journey. The book contains 40 short (Five-Minute) stories that follow the Biblical narrative of the birth of Jesus, the visit by the shepherds, the presentation in the Temple, the Wise Men, the flight to Egypt and the Holy Family's return to Nazareth. Filled

New excerpt from Bethlehem's Baby

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Coming soon from Cape Arago Press, the first of the New Testament Five Minute Bible Story (TM) Series... My publisher says: " Sheila Deeth's five Old Testament Storybooks have received worldwide acclaim and garnered a #1 ranking in the US, CA, UK, DE, and Japan over the past year.  Bethlehem's Baby will be out next month, to be followed by Nazareth Neighbors, Galilee's Gift and Jerusalem Journey. The book contains 40 short (Five-Minute) stories that follow the Biblical narrative of the birth of Jesus, the visit by the shepherds, the presentation in the Temple, the Wise Men, the flight to Egypt and the Holy Family's return to Nazareth. Filled with interesting facts, quirky characters and lots of humor, it makes great bedtime reading for young children. Each story contains a Biblical reference and ends with a prayer." Want to read a sample? I'm here at the virtual ebook fair again (click above for lots and lots of great reading sam

That road to Bethlehem

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With apologies for my continued absence from the internet--Bethlehem's Baby is part of my excuse, now entering the final edits phase (and wonderfully illustrated in gorgeous color for the ebook version--huge thanks to my publisher for finding such great images!) Nazareth Neighbors is another part of my excuse. I'm still writing it, but I've finished Part I and edited and re-edited it. I think you'll like it, when it's finally done. I think I'll like it too. Weeds in the garden are another excuse. The sun keeps shining and the weeds keep growing till I'm sure I get two new dandelions for every one I pull out. But, on the plus side, the flowers are growing too and my first ever dahlia has just bloomed! Then there's weeds in the words (editing), weeds in the internet (re-downloading broken programs), weeds in the washing (well, dirt anyway; I'm sure if I left it long enough weeds would grow), and even the occasional slug (not a weed I know) slip