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Last On: Feb 2, 2010 - 3:27 PM
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June 17, 2008
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Bridgewater, NJ
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shoutlife.com/FaithInspiredBooks
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www.susanmcgeown.com
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Women's Fiction
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Faith Inspired Books
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I am a self-published author of ten books (eight are available globally and two are just about ready to go): four historical fiction, five contemporary fiction, and one nonfiction Bible study. As I have begun to market my books I have met some amazingly supportive and helpful people online that have offered some fantastic advice. I'm a passionate author, serious about my craft ... and my faith!
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I enjoy and am inspired by Christian rock. Favorites include: Jars of Clay, Jennifer Knapp, Caedmon's Call, The Newsboys, MercyMe, Audio Adrenaline, and Margaret Becker. Many of my stories have chapter lead-ins with particularly poignant verses. It would be wonderful if my writing could be as inspirational as music! Lots of times as a start a new story I compile a collection of songs that I then play endlessly - it's kind of a like a musical score in my mind as the story progresses. Weird ... maybe.
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PLEASE NOTE: Check out my website at http://susanmcgeown.com!!
I love historical fiction, contemporary fiction, and romantic suspense. On the study side, I enjoy doing in-depth studies about all the diverse personalities in the Bible and have also recently been working through Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.
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Ones with realistic plotlines, hopeful endings, and believable characters ... just like my books. I can't pay a pile of money to walk out depressed.
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Biblical Women And Who They Hooked Up With (2008)
Fact: Every relationship in your life past, present, and future is directly related to the state of your heart. So, let's take some time to examine that heart of yours: do a little thoughtful introspection, examine its quality, realign your priorities, begin to fix what's broken, begin to strengthen what's weak, find what's lost and ? make God smile a bit.
Let me introduce you to: Eve and The Only Guy On the Planet - A Heart of Perfection. Sarah and The Guy She Was With For One Hundred Years - A Heart Of Patience. Leah and Her Sister's Husband - A Heart Of Self Confidence. Tamar and The Guy She Picked Up On The Side Of The Road - A Heart Of Strength. Rahab and The Guy Who Got It For Free - A Heart of Belief. Bathsheba and The Guy Who Didn't Give Her Much Choice - A Heart Of Trust. And Mary and The Perfect One - A Heart Of Obedience.
Realize what is at the heart of the matter: A Heart Committed To God.
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Joining The Club (2008)
My name is Elaine.
Talk to my daughter Olivia and she'll mention my lousy maternal instincts, blatant favoritism towards her sister, one-sided loyalties, and convenient memories regarding my personal disasters.
My friend Callie will tell you I have a wonderful relationship with my daughter Erin and a spectacular relationship with my grandson. She's quick to point out that I'm "strong, capable, and resilient."
Then there's Alec. He says I'm the toughest woman he's ever dealt with. He says that I'm smart and sharp and not at all shy or hesitant about speaking my mind. And he's also quite certain that I've eviscerated lesser men.
Actually, I'm a moderately capable, semi-competent, usually reliable, vaguely lonely and uniquely insecure. Best served up in small, carefully managed dosages for the most successful result. Like strong cough syrup. Or Milk of Magnesia. Not intended for small children, not to be taken regularly, and never to be mixed with alcohol.
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A Well Behaved Woman's Life (2007)
What do you do when you discover that your entire adult life has been a lie? What do you do when you realize everything you believed in and trusted in was nothing but an illusion painted with deceit and framed in your own stupidity?
At fifty-two, the only fact that she is certain of is that her life is just about over. Standing, looking at herself in the mirror, the ravages of time and The Truth have turned her into a bitter, lonely, hateful, spiteful old woman. The peaceful, proper, well-behaved existence that has defined her entire life has gotten her absolutely nothing except an ocean of tears and a lifetime filled with regrets.
However, whether she likes it or not, Bee must gradually begin to face the fact that perhaps God has not quite finished with her ? yet.
A Well Behaved Woman's Life is a story that reminds us that even in our darkest times, God has anticipated our needs, reassuring us that anything is possible and it is never too late - even for love, dreams, laughter and happiness.
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Call Me Bear (2007)
She is Elle Graves. She is 14. She is a captive. She is alone. She is frightened. She is no better than a slave. But she is not a red savage. Her story is wrapped within the historical facts of the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century at a time when they were at their best and ultimately driven to their worst. Elle experiences the worst of hatred and the best of love as she travels down her life path and strives to reconcile the two worlds that she knows; her white one that she can never escape and the red one that she has chosen to embrace.
Elle discovers that family has nothing to do with blood. She learns that a life well lived involves difficult choices that transform you, making you not red, not white, but more closely pink. As she travels her life journey, which involves her head, her heart, and most importantly, her soul, she finds out that she was always a powerful woman even before she knew it.
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Call Me Elle (2007)
Her name is Bear. She is happy here in the Indian village she has chosen to call home even though to look at her you would see that she has white skin. At 15, she is the mate of Bright Feather and the people of The Maple Forest are her family. All she loves and holds dear are in this special garden walled around.
This is the story of a captive white girl named Elle Graves who transforms into a powerful Indian woman, mate, and mother. The book encompasses a period in the 19th century during which the Cherokee achieved great success. However, dark struggles are looming, threatening all the things that she treasures. The greatest of all threats comes from the white world, a place that Bear was born into but chooses to reject. Worst of all, could her precious garden walled around be in greater danger simply because of the choices she has made to stay?
Bear discovers, the hardest of choices that anyone must make has to do with those you love.
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Call Me Survivor (2007)
She is Bear, the mate of Bright Feather. She has matured from a frightened, captive, white girl to a mate, mother, and perhaps most importantly, Powerful Indian Woman. She is eighteen years old.
Wrapped within the historical facts of the Cherokee Nation during the early 19th century, we watch The Nation struggle inside and outside its borders. During this period, Andrew Jackson becomes president and under this presidency we see their forced migration to land west of the Mississippi and the tragic Trail of Tears in 1839. We see deprivation and deception, broken promises and sorrow. But we also see determination, hope, faith and honesty.
As the white world presses in on Bear's precious garden walled around and all those she holds dear, she must fight to be able to call herself a survivor. For her ability to walk in both the white and the red world might be the best weapon they have to save them all.
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Recipe For Disaster (2007)
Nothing could be worse than being a bride abandoned on her wedding day, right? Wrong. Try factoring in an unplanned pregnancy that shatters what is left of Karly Martin's dreams to be a missionary.
But Karly is a survivor, stronger and braver than she ever thought possible. Giving up her son for adoption and accepting a missionary position with a Navajo mission school gives her the chance to build on the dreams she thought she had had to abandon. Slowly, she begins to heal.
Earl Nezbegay sees to all of his responsibilities: caring for his quadriplegic sister, and her eleven year old daughter, and helping out at the Navajo mission school. Keeping busy enough not to think, keeping numb enough not to feel, and keeping distant enough not to interact. It's not exactly living, but it's surviving.
Recipe for Disaster brings together two very broken people. Neither is looking for love, but then life isn't always what we plan or expect, is it?
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Rules For Survival (2007)
Don't talk to Claire Jenkins about how tough things can be. She's had a front row seat experiencing the cruelties of life, literally from the moment of her birth. Just leave her alone, stay out of her way, and, don't offer her any sympathy or charity. She may be living on the edge, but she can take care of herself thank you very much. But even the most seasoned survivor does have a breaking point?
Paul has a past that is as bleak as a burned out forest. And a skeleton in his closet that's the size of Mount Rushmore. He knows that the only person to get him out of this mess is the same one that got him there in the first place: himself.
For Claire, her rules of survival, accumulated through her very own blood, sweat, and tears are not working. What's a desperate woman to do? Perhaps, she may just have to throw out those old rules of survival and come up with a few new ones. Rules that are rooted in trust, love, and faith ?
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The Butler Did It (2007)
No one is ever completely what he or she appears ?
Adam LeGrande, computer genius and billionaire, is drifting through the drudgery of his life. The highlights of his day revolve around verbal sparing matches with his annoying and shifty butler and refining his skill at "strategic alienation". But hey, what's a cynical man to do?
Just about everything Kathryn McFadden touches business-wise turns to gold. Which is just as well, because the personal side of her life is as vibrant as a burned out forest. And, no thank you, she does not want to discuss what area of her life needs the most prayer.
Miles Bishop is butler, chef, chauffer and personal assistant to Adam LeGrande. Always available with a cup of tea or a bitingly sarcastic observation. Which begs the question: If nothing is as it appears, what's he hiding?
The Butler Did It illustrates the wonderful truth that through God's love and grace we can become new people - no matter what we hide deep down inside.
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Susan McGeown is a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, aunt, uncle (don't ask), teacher, author but, most importantly, a "woman after God's own heart." She's been a teacher, a Children's minister, a deacon, a vacation Bible school coordinator, a preschool director, and a Bible study leader. Living in Bridgewater, New Jersey, with her husband of over fifteen years and their three children, writing stories is just about the best way she can imagine spending her time. Each of Sue's stories champions those emotions nearest and dearest to her: faith, joy, hope and love.
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6/17/2008 - 10:12 PM
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When it came time to form my publishing company, the name - Faith Inspired Books - came quite easily. I believe firmly that each and every one of my stories is a special blessing from God, so the idea that I'm inspired through my faith was pretty ele...
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What My Books Are All About
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6/17/2008 - 10:11 PM
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My books are meant to inspire. Hopefully make you smile and feel encouraged. Perhaps make you think a bit about yourself, your life, and your relationships. It is my sincere hope that by spending your valuable time reading my stories, you will gain s...
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The Butler Did It
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6/17/2008 - 10:11 PM
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For The Butler Did It I wanted to explore the concept that "having it all" - money, prestige, success - didn't guarantee a happy existence. If there's one thing I've learned over the course of my life it is that everyone has secrets and nothing is ev...
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A Well Behaved Woman's Life
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6/17/2008 - 10:10 PM
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Each of my books start in my head with a vivid image that I just can't ignore. For this book - my first foray into contemporary story writing - the initial image I had was of the rather bizarre "shower scene" in the first chapter. My main character, ...
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Rules For Survival and Recipe For Disaster
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6/17/2008 - 10:09 PM
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Rules for Survival came first out of these two. I always have 'pet' names I call my books before the title finally 'speaks' to me and I initially called this one 'Choices.' I wanted to delve into the concept of just how powerful and life altering eve...
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Happy day after Christmas! *smiles*
Happy New Year! *smiles*
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Wishing you a blessed and merry Christmas.
Teresa Slack
Stories to entertain, edify, and inspire
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