This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Grounded
Worthy Publishing (May 7, 2013)
by
Neta and Dave Jackson
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
As a husband/wife writing team, we are enthusiastic about books, kids,
walking with God, gospel music, and each other! Together we are the
authors or coauthors of over 120 books. (You can see our Publication
Record by clicking HERE.) In addition to writing several books about
Christian community, we have been privileged to coauthor numerous books
with expert resource people on a variety of topics from racial
reconciliation to medical ethics to ministry to kids in gangs.
But over the years the we have especially enjoyed writing for children
and young people! This includes our award-winning TRAILBLAZER series,
historical fiction about great Christian heroes and heroines for young
people ages 8-12, and the four-volume HERO TALES: A Family Treasury of
True Stories from the Lives of Great Christians, and the companion book,
Heroes in Black History.
Somewhere along the way, our own children grew up! Son Julian is
Director of Experience Design for the Alder Planetarium in Chicago where
he “provides the experience of exploring space” for visitors. He has
two sons, Liam Isaac and Elijah David. Daughter Rachel graduated from
Eastern Mennonite University and after working in the field of
rape-crisis prevention went on to earn a Masters Degree in counseling
from the University of Illinois. She is now a counselor at “Uni High
School” in Champaign, Illinois. She is the loving mother of Havah Noelle
(our first grandchild!) and Noah Zion, our youngest grandchild. The
Jackson family also includes a Cambodian foster daughter, Samen Sang,
who has four children.
We live in Evanston, Illinois, where for twenty-seven years we were part
of Reba Place Church, a Christian church community. We are now members
of a multi-racial congregation in the Chicago area.
ABOUT THE BOOK
...But Hope May Be Just Across the Street
Grace Meredith is a beloved contemporary Christian recording
artist whose career--and personal life--hits unexpected turbulence. She
feels grounded--in more ways than one.
Grace s fiancé, bothered by her outspoken stance on purity and her
near-constant travel, has broken off their relationship. Exhausted and
unable to continue her current concert schedule, Grace returns home to
Chicago, where she is soon stranded in a major snowstorm. Facing new
questions about her future and her faith, Grace finds herself connecting
for the first time with the residents of her neighborhood. What she
discovers in these unexpected relationships could change everything.
Welcome to the Neighborhood
The first in the Windy City Neighbors series,
Grounded is an
uplifting, contemporary story about ordinary people wrestling with the
spiritual and practical issues of real life. The series employs the
innovative storytelling technique of parallel novels, each with its own
drama and story arc, but whose characters lives become intertwined and
affect one another. Grounded welcomes you to Beecham Street--a typical,
isolated American neighborhood that might just be a place of hope.
If you would like to read the first chapter of
Grounded, go
Here.
