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| Marianne Evans |
Ever since
middle school I considered myself a writer. I’ve always gravitated toward words,
scenes and images that would bring emotions to life. Furthermore, I fell in
love with the idea of…love.
My first publications
were secular. I wrote for Kensington Publishing; after that I was contracted by
The Wild Rose Press for a book titled With This Kiss. When I worked my way
through edits on that story, something struck me, something some might refer to as a ‘game changer.’
The end of
that secular romance was decidedly Christian, and left me thinking about the
fact that, for the longest time, I had wanted
to write Christian fiction and romance, but didn’t feel worthy, or like I had a
suitable story to tell.
God made
use of that yearning. Although I didn’t realize it at the time, He was leading
me straight to where I am now. The craving to write never left me, even through
the fits and starts of contracts/no contracts – raising kids/maintaining a
corporate job to help raise and college-fund said kids…
I went to
church one fateful Good Friday—a service at which I’m always emotional and
overwhelmed by Christ’s love and sacrifice—and noticed so many different things.
Ushers readily helping the disabled, people gathered to honor the season, our
friends and family giving us hugs, kisses and well-wishes as we served at Mass
and joined our long-time worship community at the altar of God’s greatest gift.
During communion
I found myself drawn once more to the people who filed forward. Most of them
were strangers to me. That didn’t matter. I saw their faces. I saw individuals.
I saw…stories. I saw them the way I hope and pray Jesus sees me while I live
and love, struggle and savor, succeed and fail. I thought of them in a context
of pure, unencumbered love, a people full of God’s hope and promise.
What
greater gift could I have ever been given as a writer? From that moment on, I
stormed the gates with my pen and my heart, and the gift of words He gave me
from my youth. I determined from that point on to craft stories that I pray
will do Him some form of humble praise and homage. As this season of rebirth
and warm, sunny promise reminds me, this life, this journey is all about Him.
It’s all about God’s kingdom being revealed and shared.
Where are
you seeking renewal? Whatever your hope, always remember: You are cherished…you
are loved. Alleluia!
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Marianne’s latest release, Date Night, is part of the new
Pure Amore imprint at Pelican Book Group! Pure Amore is a ‘book of the month’
subscription service featuring Christian romances centered on the concept of
pre-marital purity and abstinence that doesn’t surrender one moment of the
thrill to be found when two people fall in love!
Check out Date Night and the other wonderful Pre Amore
titles at:
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Marianne Evans is a multi-award-winning author of Christian romance and
fiction with over twenty titles to her credit. Her hope is to spread the
faith-affirming message of God’s love through the stories He prompts her to
create.
Readers laud her work as: ‘Riveting.’ ‘Realistic and true to heart.’
‘Compelling.’ Devotion, earned the prestigious Bookseller’s Best Award from
Greater Detroit RWA as well the Heart of Excellence Award from Ancient City
Romance Authors. She also earned wins for Best Romance from the
Christian Small Publisher's Association and the Selah award for Best Novella.
Happily married and the mother of two, Marianne is a lifelong resident of
Michigan who is active in a number of a number of Romance Writers of America
chapters, most notably the Greater Detroit Chapter where she served two terms
as President.
