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Today's guest is Kathi Macias!
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In book two of the Freedom Series, readers find Mara fighting against her
attraction to Bible college student Jonathan Flannery even while wrestling with
risking her own precarious safety to become involved in the rescue of another
girl who is pregnant and desperately wants to escape her captors and save her
own life, as well as her child’s. Halfway around the world in a brothel in Thailand , a
young girl is rescued with the promise of being reunited with her younger
sister who was adopted by an interracial couple in the States, friends of
Jonathan’s family. Meanwhile, Jefe—Mara’s uncle, who held her as a sex slave in
his brothel in San Diego
for years—seeks revenge for Mara’s testimony that put him behind bars for life.
Will his underworld connections be successful in kidnapping and killing the
girl who believes she has finally won her freedom?
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Deliver Me From Evil:
Book one of the Freedom Series introduces readers to Mara, an eighteen-year-old
girl who has been enslaved for nearly ten years, having been sold by her
parents in Mexico and then
smuggled across the border into San
Diego where she was forced into sexual slavery.
Readers will also meet 18-year-old, Bible-college-bound Jonathan and his
16-year-old sister, Leah, whose paths cross Mara’s and who become involved in
her dramatic rescue. Interwoven between the stories of Mara, Jonathan, and Leah
is the heartbreaking story of another young woman in captivity in the Golden
Triangle of Thailand, whose past life mysteriously connects to the young people
in San Diego .
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A Christmas Journey
Home: During Isabella Alcantara’s seventh month of pregnancy, her parents
and siblings are murdered in gang- and drug-related violence, simply because
their home was targeted by mistake. Isabella knows she was spared only because
she now lives in a different location, but she knows too that the same thing
could easily happen to her and her husband, Francisco. When her grandfather
offers to hire a “coyote” to bring them across the border to America , she
agrees. But Francisco and Isabella are abandoned by the coyote and left to die.
Francisco then valiantly sacrifices himself to get Isabella to safety.
Homeless, nearly penniless, pregnant, and alone, Isabella determines to find a
way to honor her promise to her beloved husband. Living on one of the smaller
spreads along the Arizona
border, Miriam Nelson becomes furious with God and turns from her faith when
her border patrol agent husband, David, is killed in a skirmish with drug
smugglers. Though her mother and young son do their best to woo her back from
the anger and bitterness that have overtaken her, they make little headway. Two
widows—one driven by fear and a promise, the other by bitterness and
revenge—must make their journeys along different pathways, but with the same
destination: a barn full of animals that stands waiting for them on Christmas
Eve. Forced to face their personal demons, Isabella and Miriam soon discover a
common yearning that will bind them together in a most miraculous way.
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People of the Book:
In book four of the Extreme Devotion Series, eighteen-year-old Farah, who lives
in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
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Red Ink: Chosen
“Novel of the Year” by Golden Scroll Awards, book three of the Extreme Devotion
Series, tells of a young Chinese woman, Zhen-Li, raised to observe the party
line, including its one-child-per-family doctrine, who falls in love with and
marries a Christian, and adopts his faith. Though the couple downplays their
Christianity in an effort to survive, Zhen-Li's family is appalled, and she and
her husband are ostracized. When she becomes pregnant for the second time and
refuses to have an abortion, the persecution begins in earnest. Zhen-Lis
parents, under pressure from the government, pay to have Zhen-Li kidnapped and
the baby aborted. It is then Zhen-Li decides she must live up to her name Truth
and take a firm stand for her faith, regardless of the consequences, and so she
begins to regularly teach children about Zhu Yesu Lord Jesus and to distribute
Christian literature every chance she gets. Based loosely on the life of
Christian magazine editor Li Ying, currently serving a ten-year prison sentence
in China, the story of Yang Zhen-Li tells the desperate tale of her
incarceration and separation from her family, as she continues to minister to
other prisoners, and even to her guards.
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More Than Conquerors:
In this second book of the Extreme Devotion Series, with violent crime on the
rise and the political climate changing throughout certain parts of Mexico , the opportunity for open Christian
witness, particularly in some areas of Chiapas State Tijuana .
He also routinely carries Bibles deeper into the hostile areas of Mexico , where
he ministers despite increasing difficulty and persecution. Hectors mother
accompanied him on one of those trips and felt God called her to stay in the
little village of
San Juan Chamula
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No Greater Love:
In this opening book of the Extreme Devotion Series, we find forbidden romance,
an unlikely martyr, and an even more unlikely hero. Orphaned four years earlier
when their parents, active in the African National Congress ANC movement
against Apartheid, were murdered, 16-year-old Chioma and her 15-year-old
brother Masozi now live and work on an Afrikaner family’s farm. When Chioma and
Andrew, the farm owner’s son, find themselves attracted to one another, tragedy
revisits their lives. Chioma escapes to join an ANC rebel band in her effort to
survive and gain revenge for her family and culture. When cultures clash in
life-or-death struggles, Chioma must choose between violence and revenge or
forgiveness and selfless love. Loosely based on historical events and set near Pretoria , South Africa ,
in the violent upheaval prior to ANC leader Nelson Mandela’s release from
prison in 1990 and his ascendance to the presidency of South Africa ,
this story of forbidden romance produces an unlikely martyr who is replaced by
one even more unlikely.
“…Kathi Macias has created a sweeping epic about a land alien to too many, but more important is the crucial nature of the story and its monumental implications. You’ll feel as if you were there.” —Jerry B. Jenkins, bestselling author of the Left Behind series.
“…Kathi Macias has created a sweeping epic about a land alien to too many, but more important is the crucial nature of the story and its monumental implications. You’ll feel as if you were there.” —Jerry B. Jenkins, bestselling author of the Left Behind series.
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Mothers of the Bible
Speak to Mothers of Today: Challenges that mothers face day in and day out
are not unique to this time, and modern-day moms have much wisdom to gain from
true examples recorded in Scripture. In this beautifully designed hardback
gift/study book, readers meet ordinary women of their day who, by God’s
incomparable grace, were used for extraordinary purposes. Readers will journey
through the lives of such mothers—like Eve, Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth, Salome,
Mary, and others. Exploring heart issues like fear, discontentment, grief, and
gratitude, readers will discover solutions through biblical models of prayer,
sacrifice, and faithfulness. Each chapter ends with personal application and
prayer.
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BEYOND ME: Living a
You-First Life in a Me-First World: In this excellent discipleship resource
and individual/group study book, readers will find ten chapters of
thought-provoking text that helps them see clearly the distinction between
their ever-increasing clash of cultures—the clash between life and death or, in
other words, you and me. Written in a warm, personal, and
easy-to-read-and-understand style, Beyond
Me is an invitation to pursue true discipleship. In poignant, humorous, but
always vulnerable and meaningful examples, readers will learn from current,
historical, and biblically documented insights and teachings to support this
call to walk in the footsteps of Jesus.
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THE TRAIN-OF-THOUGHT
WRITING METHOD: Practical, User-Friendly Help for Beginning Writers: If you
want to know how best to put your thoughts and dreams into a clear, compelling,
readable manuscript, this is the must-have book for you!
“My first published article came as a result of what I learned using Kathi Macias’ train-of-thought method!”
—Julie Carobini
Author of more than 100 published articles and several award-winning novels
“I’ve just finished my second complete novel written using the Train of Thought method. That stuff really works!”
“My first published article came as a result of what I learned using Kathi Macias’ train-of-thought method!”
—Julie Carobini
Author of more than 100 published articles and several award-winning novels
“I’ve just finished my second complete novel written using the Train of Thought method. That stuff really works!”
—Rick Austinson
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My Son, John:
Murder. Could there be a more chilling word? Could it be any more horrible than
to have a loved one killed, brutally and heartlessly, without obvious reason or
motive? When Liz Peterson’s elderly mother is found viciously beaten to death
in her home, Liz and her husband, Charles, along with their grown son, John,
and teenage daughter, Sarah, are horrified beyond words. Their previously
predictable, respectable lives seem to have vanished without a trace, as they
struggle to make sense of a senseless act. And then a second blow—more
devastating, if possible, than the first—rocks them to their core. John is
arrested for his grandmother’s murder. As what’s left of the Peterson family
begins to crumble under the weight of loss and accusation, the Petersons’
longstanding Christian faith is put to the test in a way they could never have
imagined, and unconditional love is stretched to its limits. Will family ties
and relationships withstand such a crushing blow, or will evil succeed in
dividing and conquering this once close and inseparable family?
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How Can I Run a Tight
Ship When I’m Surrounded by Loose Cannons? The perfect woman—excellent
wife, cherished mother, impeccable housekeeper,thriving entrepreneur—all rolled
into one. The Proverbs 31 woman looms large for Christian women today. Getting
it all together. Keeping everything under control. Running a tight ship. But
despite our best efforts it seems there are always loose cannons rolling around
the deck. With humor and relevance, Kathi Macias shares her journey and
struggle with Proverbs 31, ultimately discovered that there is natural progression of
growing in grace. The course of our lives and growth in grace may very well
lead to a different destination than originally planned. But in the process, we
can finally relinquish the dream of perfection and give up trying to control
every aspect of our lives—all those loose cannons that threaten the tight ship
we are determined to run, but can’t—and instead learn to trust the Captain of
our ship to steer us safely home.
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Valeria’s Cross
(co-authored with Susan Wales ): In
the 3rd century, pampered Roman princess Valeria falls in love with Mauritius ,
captain of the Theban Legion. She sends him off to battle, where he suffers
under the schemes of a notorious pagan general with an ambition for power and a
lust for Valeria. In a scene based on true events, the evil Galerius kills Mauritius and
his entire legion for their Christian faith. And in a shocking turn of events,
the grieving Valeria is forced to become Galerius’ wife against her will. Never
has a marriage been set up for such failure. Valeria loathes her new husband,
but he seems to undergo a change of heart, adopting a child for her and giving
her power and authority, and even love. She struggles with the commitment she
knows she must keep, and the love she knows she will never find again.
4 comments:
Thanks so much for featuring my books/videos, Lisa. Blessings!
Thank you for sharing, Kathy!
BIG blessings to you!
And thank you so much for featuring the book trailers my company produced for Kathi. Trailer to the Stars is proud to say we have been creating her book trailers for years!
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Thanks!
Misty, your Trailer to the Stars does an awesome job! Thank you!!
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