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Interact with Sharon Hinck
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Last On: Aug 5, 2009 - 8:59 AM
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January 20, 2007
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Bloomington, MN
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shoutlife.com/sharonhinck
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Website:
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www.sharonhinck.com
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General Fiction
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Bethany House and NavPress
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Stepping Into Sunlight (2008)
Penny, a Navy chaplain's wife, witnesses a violent crime and struggles with post traumatic stress while her husband is on his first deployment. Far from family and friends, she fights to heal for the sake of her seven-year-old son, even though ordinary tasks take heroic efforts. She's haunted by flashbacks and is tormented by fear, so she designs a project to speed her recovery: doing one small, kind act for a different person each day. The results are sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, and often used by God in surprising ways.
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Symphony of Secrets (2008)
Talented flutist Amy Johnson's dreams come true when she wins a spot with the Minneapolis Symphony. But this amateur sleuth has trouble concentrating on the notes as she begins to see devious motives behind her fellow musicians' many mishaps. Meanwhile, her musically talented daughter wants to give it all up for?gasp?the cheerleading squad! What's a musical mom to do? Can Amy fine-tune her investigation before the symphony is forced to close and she loses not only her dream job but her promising new relationship with its conductor?
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The Restorer's Journey (2008)
The third book of the Sword of Lyric series.
Susan and Jake find themselves drawn back through the portal to the world of the People of the Verses. Now she will struggle to love a people who have become her captors, while Jake suffers a tragic betrayal and discovers his destiny as the next Restorer. Filled with adventure, warmth, and humorous asides, the Sword of Lyric series offers readers an exciting reading experience unlike any other.
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Renovating Becky Miller (2007)
Becky Miller believes in fixing things: children, friends, mother-in-law, sister, church . . . and her husband. So renovating a run-down farmhouse is right up her alley--the perfect antidote for the pressures of modern life.
But Becky's pursuit of the simple life is soon threatened. Her mother-in-law moves in, her son finds trouble at school, her sister arrives for a visit, her best friend is acting weird, all while work stresses mount. Worst of all, her marriage is in need of some major remodeling of its own.
Cinematic daydreams provide Becky with heroic drama. Maybe that's why she escapes into the scenes so often. In real life, everything is a muddled mess.
Who knew one old house could lead them to the brink of bankruptcy? Or that Becky's physical handicap could threaten to steal their dream?
Can Becky stop fixing everyone else and let God renovate her heart so she can find her own happy ending?
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The Restorer (2007)
A modern-day soccer mom who longs to be a heroic woman of God, is pulled through a portal into another world that grapples for it soul as it waits for a promised Restorer.
Susan confronts dangerous battles, insidious mind poison, and her own inadequacies, as she prays for a way home and struggles to fulfill her new role. Grab your sword and join her on a profound spiritual journey that will change her life forever.
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The Restorer's Son (2007)
Plunged again into the gray world of Lyric and Hazor, Susan and Mark search frantically for their teenage son, Jake, as all signs hint that a trusted ally has betrayed them and threatens their son. Assassins and political intrigue, false leads, and near misses beset their path, which will lead them into the dark prisons of Hazor before the One's purpose is revealed.
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Cast out by those he trusts and preferring to cross swords with the One rather than submit to His will, Kieran flees to enemy Hazor, only to find that the One knows no borders. Pursued by his calling, Kieran journeys to Sidian, where he finds a boy without a home, a king with burning questions, and a nation torn by darkness. As he embraces the tasks the One has set before him, this new Restorer learns that the One requires his all--perhaps even his life.
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The Secret Life of Becky Miller (2006)
Faster than a speeding minivan, able to leap piles of laundry in a single bound. It's a bird, it's a plane. It's Supermom!
Move over, Walter Mitty. Here comes Becky Miller. A young mother with grandiose daydreams and a longing to do Big Things for God searches for direction amid the chaos of daily life and the disappointment of failed opportunities.
Becky's rich fantasy life helps her cope with the pressure to be a Wonderful Wife and Marvelous Mom. But she keeps hearing the tape play:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: support your husband when he loses his job, nurture an eccentric circle of friends, raise perfect Christian children, live a life full of grand Purpose, all while standing on your head and whistling Dixie. Your fantasy will self-destruct in five seconds.
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Sharon is a wife and mother of four who generously provide her with fodder for her stories. She has an M.A. in Communication, was the artistic director of a Christian arts ministry for ten years, has worked as a church youth worker, an organist, a ballet teacher, a choreographer, and a writer, and one day might figure out what to be when she grows up.
In the meantime she's writing novels.
The Secret Life of Becky Miller and Renovating Becky Miller are mom-lit with a twist of adventure/fantasy. The Restorer, The Restorer's Son, and The Restorer's Journey are part of a three book fantasy series about a soccer mom pulled into an alternate world. Symphony of Secrets is a stand-alone contemporary fiction about a single mom of a teen daughter, set in the world of professional music. Stepping Into Sunlight will release from Bethany House in October, 2008.
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Unemployment
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2/25/2009 - 9:42 AM
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Job loss is hitting several of my friends and their families. It stirs fears I've tried to bury - of the challenge our family has gone through several times with long stretches of unemployment. The experience is so potentially isolating and frighteni...
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Opportunity for Three Free Books
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1/27/2009 - 10:05 AM
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I was very honored when Janna Ryan named The Restorer's Son and The Restorer's Journey as her Most Entertaining books of 2008. She is currently offering a contest to win a copy of The Restorer's Son. You can read all about it here.
My most recent ...
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Free Book - Happy New Year!
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1/09/2009 - 1:44 PM
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Happy 2009!
I'm welcoming in the New Year by giving away a copy of Stepping Into Sunlight . . .
with a twist.
It's a copy for YOU to give away to someone you want to bless!
To enter, visit my Penny's Project blog and read the post "Many P...
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A Little Too Busy
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11/18/2008 - 8:07 AM
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Saturday I did a book signing at the Twin Cities Christian Community Fair. I had a ball meeting people, chatting, talking about books. I helped one fellow with info on where to find armor when he saw my sword on the table next to the Restorer books. ...
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If I Were in the Olympics
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8/25/2008 - 1:34 PM
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I love the Olympics.
I'm not a huge sports fan, but when the Olympics roll around, I'm riveted.
As a former choreographer, the gymnastics thrill me . . . and rhythmic gymnastics. Oh, and the diving and its artistry . . . and for that matter the...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (1)
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Saying a prayer for you today. May God guide your writing so that your words reflect The Word.
Blessings,
Karina Fabian
www.fabianspace.com
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