Blog Tour: My Story, God's Glory

 

 

RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth / Biography

Date Published: September 8, 2026

Publisher: Clay Bridges Press

 

 This is a testimony of faith: real, tested, questioned, and ultimately transformed.

In this deeply personal journey, Taylor Turner shares her walk with God through seasons that challenged everything she thought she knew about faith. With honesty and vulnerability, she invites readers into her story, revealing what it truly means to trust God—not only in moments of joy, but in times when life feels uncertain, overwhelming, and beyond control.

Her faith was never perfect.

It was questioned.

It was stretched.

At times, it felt fragile.

This book is for real people who wrestle with doubt, who carry questions, and who have experienced seasons where belief does not come easily. It is for anyone who has ever wondered where God is in the middle of their story.

Though not a story of perfect faith, My Story, God's Glory is a story of growing faith. Page by page, one truth becomes clear: a relationship with God is not formed in comfort, but in surrender—shaped in the very moments that test us most.

Inspired by the call of Jesus in Mark 16:15 to “go into all the world and proclaim the gospel,” this story is shared to declare what God has done and to point others back to Him.

If you are searching, struggling, or longing for something deeper, this book will remind you that God is nearer than you think—and that your story is not finished.

Because even when faith feels weak, God remains faithful.

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I want to begin this final chapter by making something very clear: nothing in my story is because of me. Everything I have walked through, every moment I survived, every piece of healing I experienced, none of it came from my own strength. It all came from God.

I am not special. Everyone has a story. Everyone carries pain, heartbreak, and struggles. But my prayer is that by sharing mine, the strong moments and the weak ones, you are pushed toward Christ. Not gently, but with urgency. Because we do not have time to waste.

Let me say that again:



We do not have time to waste.



I need God every single day. I am deeply grateful for how faithful He has been to me, even in moments when my faith in Him was weak. This chapter is my attempt to share the things God has revealed to me through years of pain, grief, healing, and restoration. My hope is that this book and especially this chapter draws you closer to Him.

That is why we share our testimonies.

Jesus said in Luke 8:39 (ESV): “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.”

That is exactly what I am doing here.

And I hope it inspires you to tell your story too. Let’s start with faith.

Faith

Faith is a simple word, but it becomes far more complex when we have to live it out. It is easy to say we believe in something, but real faith is revealed when life becomes difficult.

The Bible says in Jeremiah 17:7–8:

But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.



When Alvin had his accident, my faith was not deeply rooted in Christ. I believed in God, yes, but belief alone is not the same as knowing Him. When hard things happened, fear took over. Every time bad news came, I crumbled because my trust was not fully planted in Him. Faith does not come simply from saying you believe in Jesus. It grows through relationship.

A relationship means communication. It means knowing someone, deeply understanding their character, their goodness, their mercy. I did not truly know those things about God yet. I did not understand how deeply He loved me or how much He desired to give me life abundantly. That is why everything felt like it was falling apart.

But when your roots are planted in Christ, storms may come, and you may sway, but you do not collapse. You know the Highest King is with you. Nothing can stand against Him. So, if you want your faith to grow, it begins with something very simple.

Open your Bible.

 

About the Author

 

 Taylor Turner is a wife, mom of three, and a high school science teacher with over 12 years of experience, based in Midland, Texas. She serves at Hope Alive Church and is passionate about helping families grow closer to Christ and to one another.

God has called her to create faith-based resources for the home, including Bible studies, books, and journals for all ages. She is the author of From Manger to Messiah, a family Advent study designed to help parents lead their children in Scripture and meaningful conversations about Jesus.

Taylor believes faith is meant to be lived out daily in the home. She understands the challenges parents face and encourages them that it doesn’t have to be perfect—just intentional.

Through her writing and her brand, “I Noah Mom LLC,” she shares her testimony and practical ways to live out faith. Her mission is to help families build strong foundations and walk closely with God together

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PROMO: The Station

 

Memoirs / Humor

Date Published: August 15, 2025

 

 

 The Station is an extraordinary true story—an elegy of childhood alienation, social dysfunction, and psychological terrorism. Narrated by the foul-mouthed antihero himself, this filthy account will have you washing your hands with the turn of every page.

After being expelled from middle school, a young boy must find his way through the struggles of the working class. After not looking very far, he finds employment at a small gas station in a dangerous part of town. There, beyond pumping gas, slinging cigarettes, and wrestling with hoboes, he finds himself working for a man who has a fetish for mayhem. Falling prey to the influences of his surroundings, laughing hysterically, and cursing as if he invented it, the boy embarks on a journey into senseless chaos and the macabre. But just as he becomes confident of his abilities, he’s accused of a crime. And without support or witnesses to his character, he’s left waiting for his fate to unfold.

About the Author

 

 The GwaK, author of the writing on the wall—the stall wall that is, an unfiltered, unrestricted, uncompromising voice of self-preservation. Born a bastard somewhere in the 1970’s at a high elevation, among a-holes gaslighting him into their slave fallacies, he’s unleashed himself upon the page. His work is derived from personal experience, bringing the macabre into focus with ruthless phraseology leaving his readers with pink eye. With that, The Station is the first volume in an upcoming series entitled Resumé of my Discontent. These memoirs of angst, strife, and hilarious introspection weave the author’s bio leaving no stone unturned and no wallet untapped.

 

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PROMO: Thanks Be To Bob

 

(Holiday Hanky Panky 1)

A Searchlight Paranormal Romance

Date Published: October 30, 2026

Publisher: Changeling Press

Meet Bob/Birdie: the source of bi-awakening for a closeted SearchLight agent.

Agent Nick Pierce is known as an effective tracker with a caustic wit and unparalleled paranoia. He’s harassed or insulted more magical creatures than most people have ever met. He’s hidden his bisexuality for fifteen plus years and is content to take that secret to his grave until he meets a police detective moonlighting as a dancer at a gay club.

Bob White is protective of this newbie who’s followed a friend into Ravencrest, at least until his full-time gig as a police detective makes him think Nick might be a suspect.

As their attraction grows, Nick’s virginity and his terror of one specific vampire are thrown into the light. Nick must defend himself from Bob’s suspicion and the vampire’s next attack. But can he quell SearchLight’s desire to wipe Bob’s memory?

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Copyright ©2026 Emily Carrington

The crowd was a little ugly tonight. Not because of their glitter or makeup but because of their forced smiles. Bob White, who went by Birdie when he was performing, read the signs. Most of the drag queens were being protective of their dates and of anyone who looked fragile. Bob approved. Maybe he could lighten the mood. Tonight was his show. He wasn’t dancing every song on stage, but he got to couple with many of the drag kings and queens. Being androgynous as well as good at disguises meant only a few knew him with all his costuming in place.

Now, though, he was stripped to the waist and clad in jeans. Because it was his show, he’d chosen most of the night’s music. However, when he strode onto the stage, the music that began to play wasn’t what he’d picked. He caught CJ’s eye, saw the wicked gleam in it, and inwardly sighed. He had a choice. He could either dance to this country song or he could raise a stink.

He chose to dance to the het-suggestive song. He’d heard this one a few times. The other officers at the station listened to just about everything at one time or another. He did his best to turn the heterosexual-focused song into a gay anthem through the movement of his body and his facial expressions.

The Ravencrest Club, which was mostly a gay bar although all were welcome, seemed hotter tonight than usual, and Bob turned a swipe of his forehead into part of the dance. Considering it was November in New York, it really was warm in here.

He quit worrying about the heat when he caught sight of three men standing close to the edge of the stage. Two of them, a Native American and a Caucasian man with black hair, had their arms around each other. The third stood close to them but he looked distinctly uncomfortable. He had lovely light brown eyes and hair like wet sand’s deepest hue swept back from his forehead. He was tanned and fit and although he didn’t wear a skintight T-shirt, the leather jacket that he kept zipped showed off his physique. He was sweating. It gleamed on his forehead. Bob wondered why he didn’t show whatever he was wearing underneath. Maybe it was offensive. Or maybe he was embarrassed by it. Or maybe he just wanted to feel protected. His anxiety was almost palpable.

Bob didn’t examine the other two quite as closely. For one, they were obviously together. For another, they seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Bob danced right up to the discomfited man, presenting his ass for either a smack or nothing depending on the guy’s nervousness level. After he’d danced there for five seconds, he faced his intended target again. To his surprise, the man was holding up a five-dollar bill and looked intimidated. Bob took pity on him and took the money with a bow and a smile.

The object of his attention flushed but didn’t drop his eyes, even when the Native American half of the couple nudged him. He gave off a general air of confidence despite the way he chewed at his lip for a moment.

The music ended then and Bob came back to himself. He hadn’t meant to spend so much time with this unknown person. He retreated a few steps and bowed to the cheering, whistling crowd.

 

About the Author

Emily Carrington is a multipublished author of male/male and transgender women’s speculative fiction. Seeking a world made of equality, she created SearchLight to live out her dreams. But even SearchLight has its problems, and Emily is looking forward to working all of these out with a host of characters from dragons and genies to psychic vampires. And in the contemporary world she’s named “Sticks & Stones,” Emily has vowed to create small towns where prejudice is challenged by a passionate quest for equality. Find her on Facebook at Shapeshifter Central or on her website.

 

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PROMO: The Gershwin Cutter

 

 

Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Action, Redemption, Healing

Date Published: July 9, 2026

Publisher: Manhattan Book Group

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.

RESCUED FROM A BRUTAL CULT, SHE BELIEVED SHE HAD ESCAPED THE SHADOWS. BUT TEXAS HARBORS EVEN DARKER SECRETS.

Blake is a steely, enigmatic force, fiercely loyal to her one-eyed horse, Ira. As she navigates the patriarchal arena of cutting horse competitions, her steadfast devotion teeters on the brink of danger, unearthing a dark past she had long sought to bury.

Across the scorched Lone Star badlands, retired detective Sonny Harrell hunts the killers who murdered his father. His trail of blood and lies uncovers a ruthless syndicate that would flay you to the bone to guard its empire of corruption.

When Sonny's path collides with Blake's, she is swept into a vortex of violence. Outnumbered and outmatched, they must claw through the chaos-or vanish into oblivion.

 

About the Author

 

 Paul’s debut crime thriller Nannerl’s Symphony—based on Mozart’s history—was published soon after he completed his PhD in Mathematics from Imperial College London. He has since authored over 100 academic papers in top journals. The Gershwin Cutter is his second thriller, with two more on the way. Currently, he holds an endowed professorship at the University of Texas in Austin. A recipient of multiple research awards, Paul was also a finalist for the U.S. National Library of Poetry Award. He has lived on three continents and is fluent in several languages. An animal lover, Paul is the proud pet parent of a blue-eyed Alsatian.

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Blog Tour: Almost There

 

 

A Collection Inspired by True Stories of the Jewish Immigrant Experience

Historical Fiction

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Almost There offers an intimate, emotionally resonant portrait of the Jewish immigrant experience in early twentieth-century America. This collection of linked short stories follows individuals who faced the uncertainty of a new land, summoned the courage to navigate unfamiliar cultures, and endured the antisemitism that shaped their world.

While fictionalized, these narratives were inspired by interviews with Americans who shared memories of their immigrant ancestors. Their stories unfold against the backdrop of sweeping historical events, such as the Great Depression, World War II, the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel.

Poignant and powerful, Almost There illuminates a pivotal chapter in American history and speaks to the timeless search for belonging, identity, and home.

 

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“The dress is not for me,” Malka began, “it’s for Yossie.”

“I took your measurements yesterday, not Yossie’s,” Ingrid said.

Malka knew it was a joke, but she did not laugh.

“He spends all of his time at Ricky’s. That’s his best friend. And even though I ask him to bring Ricky to our house, he never does. I tempt him with rugelach. He used to like rugelach. But he never brings anyone home to meet me. And when Dziga asks him to help in the store, Yossie always has an excuse.” Was she complaining too much? Should she be sharing this with a Christian woman, someone she hardly knew? It didn’t feel right and yet she could think of no other way to get her dress.

“And a dress will make him come home after school?” Ingrid asked. “And help in the store?”

“He doesn’t even come home for supper. I make noodle kugel, his favorite food, but it doesn’t matter. If we were in Pilzno, he would come home for supper.”

“You’re not in Pilzno, Mrs. Godowsky,” Ingrid said.

“Oh, don’t I know that.” And Malka told Ingrid how she and Yossie had lived in Pilzno for three years without Dziga, how Dziga had gone to America to work until he could send for them.

“Yossie looked to me for everything then,” she said, “while I wondered why it was taking so long. After a while, I forgot what Dziga looked like, so I remembered him by looking at Yossie: the same big eyes and full lips. When Yossie smiled, it was as if all of the sadness in my life went away. We were so close . . . and now . . .”

“And now, you’re afraid of losing him.” Ingrid finished Malka’s sentence.

“Yes, that’s it, Mrs. Einarsson, I’m afraid . . . so afraid . . . of losing him.” She shook as she tried to pick up her coffee cup, then gave up when she feared she would drop it. She had never confessed this to anyone, especially not to Dziga, who worked so many hours he had little time for his children. To Dziga, this would be a trifle. That Ingrid understood seemed a miracle.

“He never brings anyone home, like he’s . . . I just don’t know.” She paused. “But if he could see me in a beautiful dress, the flowered one . . . if he could be proud of how I look, he would come back to me.” She fixed her eyes on the scratches that marred the dark surface of the table.

“It’s a terrible thing to lose a son,” Ingrid said. “Why, my own son, my Ernie, he’s . . . well, never mind.”

About the Author

 

 Award-winning writer Jean Seager graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and received two graduate degrees from San Diego State University. Her writing has appeared in the

literary publications Mikrokosmos and The Long Story. In 2018, her story “The Award” won second place in the San Diego Public Library’s short story contest.

A granddaughter of Jewish immigrants who came to America from eastern Europe in the early twentieth century, Jean was fascinated by her mother’s stories of growing up as a second-generation immigrant in Tennessee’s tobacco country. The Jewish immigrant experience continued to intrigue her and became the catalyst for her writing.

Jean is a native Californian and long-time resident of Coronado, a suburb of San Diego, where she lives with her husband Bill.

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PROMO: The Adler Legacy

 

 

Historical Thriller

Date Published: November 17, 2026

A hidden Nazi fortune. A disgraced Bletchley clerk. A mission no trained agent could survive.

 

In the ruins of post-war Europe, Sophie Faulkner only wants the past to leave her alone.

Once a gifted German-speaking clerk at Bletchley Park, Sophie’s life was destroyed when British intelligence uncovered the truth she had tried to bury: she was born Sophie von Adler, daughter of a wealthy Nazi industrialist. Interrogated, imprisoned, disgraced, and abandoned, she has survived the war with nothing but a ruined reputation and a talent for keeping secrets.

Then MI5 offers her a way back.

Her father’s hidden fortune lies in a Zurich bank account — millions in Swiss francs and bearer bonds intended to finance the escape of senior Nazis fleeing Allied justice. To reach it, Sophie must become the woman Europe’s most dangerous men expect to see: the cold, entitled heiress of a dead Reich loyalist.

But the money is only bait.

Drawn into a shadow war between British intelligence, American pragmatists, Vatican fixers, Swiss bankers, Soviet agents, and the remnants of the SS, Sophie finds herself trapped inside the very network she was sent to expose. Every alliance is temporary. Every identity is a weapon. And if the men around her discover where her loyalties truly lie, she will not live long enough to choose her own future.

 

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Award-winning historical fiction from the World Wars to the Cold War.

Malcolm has spent a lifetime gathering stories, living and working in Australia and the Middle East before returning to the UK. Today, he weaves that global experience into gripping historical novels that explore the intersection of crime, war, and espionage.

The Manchester Noir Series: Gritty 1990s crime with a unique twist (The Honey Talker, The Fatal Formula).

The Aviation Collection: High-octane tales of courage and dogfights in WWI and WWII (LMF, The Way Back, Leviathan).

The Lisbon Series : Follow ex-cop Dinis Lopes through the treacherous, "neutral" streets of 1940s Portugal.

Cold War Espionage: Revisit the 1950s with the fast-paced adventures of Contrail and Czechmate.

When he isn’t uncovering the secrets of the 20th century, Malcolm lives and writes in Cheshire, England.

 

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Blog Tour: Debt Reckoning

 

Political Thriller

Date Published: August 13, 2026

Run Time: 10 hours 17 minutes

What if the greatest threat to America wasn't war, terrorism, or China...but the trillions of dollars of debt we've pretended doesn't exist?

 

U.S. Senator Rick Taylor has been warning anyone who'll listen: the national debt is no longer a spreadsheet problem-it's a ticking bomb. But in Washington, truth is toxic. Colleagues dismiss him, constituents scream about "cuts to my benefits," and the media paints him as the villain who wants to gut Social Security.

Then the blackmail begins.

A shadowy network led by a ruthless operator making huge profits from unchecked government spending will stop at nothing to silence anyone who threatens the status quo. After Taylor's wife is targeted in a terrifying swatting attack and a sniper's bullet nearly ends Taylor's life, the message is clear. Shut up... or die.

Cami Hensley · Debt Reckoning: Teetering on the Brink

 

About the Author

 

 Jack was introduced to thrillers when Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October was published. However, for most of his life, he was a reader rather than an author. During the 2000 Presidential election as he watched TV coverage of the Florida recount with 'dimpled chads' and 'hanging chads,' he thought an election conspiracy would be a great basis for a thriller. It wasn't until 2020 when he retired from his career, which included management positions in corporate America and small business ownership as well as a brief stint in ministry, that he sat down to write Wayward Patriot: Preserving the Vote.

His unique approach to political thrillers rips headlines from the news and weaves them through a thrilling tale of patriotism, political corruption and crisis. He says, "when I see some major new issue or technology in the news I want to learn more about it. I enjoy sharing what I learn with others by wrapping a story around it that will engage and entertain readers."

He and his wife, Barbara, have three grown children and seven grandchildren and divide their time between Colorado Springs and Tucson.

 

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