50 Shades of White
What I love most about the inspirational market
The inspirational romance market is one of the fastest growing in the entire industry. For me, it's easy to see why. Christians are always looking for entertainment that doesn't interfere with their faith. Below, I've created a list of 50 reasons I love reading and writing inspirational romance.
- They display Godly relationships.
- They lead readers toward what is right.
- They are founded on strong Christian values.
- No physical immorality included.
- Virtue and purity are upheld and encouraged.
- Readers benefit from the idealistic examples of what falling in love should be like.
- Filled with well-shaped convictions.
- They support turning eyes and heart to seek God's purpose.
- Expectations of love that are focused on the right occupations.
- They feature characters that are called to love and serve.
- They share prayers.
- Relationship that are not founded upon fleeting things.
- They show committed relationships founded in the Lord's plan.
- They focus on things that help Christians grow and flourish.
- The emphasize that forging a relationship with God is the most important thing in life.
- They show that life is hard and people struggle - God makes it all bearable.
- They feature strong protagonists that only become stronger together with God at the helm.
- Emotional depth.
- Focus is NOT on being perfect, for all fall short of the glory of God.
- Strict guidelines that govern what can and cannot be included within the pages, though you must make sure you only gets books from ACFW-approved publishers.
- They inspire an emotional response.
- Faith impacts the characters' decisions.
- They contain solid theology.
- They provide encouragement.
- Christ is the Redeemer, not a overly-muscled and scantily clad hero.
- Hope lies in Christ, not the hero.
- God doesn't always wrap up the loose ends, and that's okay. They provide an accurate depiction of life's messes.
- Helps us grow as believers, as they often included sermons. It just might be the message you need to hear.
- More realistic expectations about relationships and spirituality than secular novels.
- They promote satisfaction with real life.
- Paints a beautiful picture of Christian life.
- Alpha males are replaced with more genuine heroes - strong, but not dominant and aggressive.
- They break all the stereotypes about romantic fiction.
- They are about the whole experience.
- They feature real people, spiritual crisis, and sin.
- They deal with real world issues.
- The characters are believably flawed in a beautiful way.
- They inspire people without being too preachy.
- People from all walks of life read inspirational romance.
- Readers feel safe reading inspirational romance.
- Great stories are enhanced with a great message.
- Christian authors are tools for God and use the talent and creativity they were blessed with to turn others to God.
- Christian romance is all the good stuff without the graphic stuff.
- There's something out there for every reader.
- Christian writers entertain and enlighten.
- Love and romance, experienced in union with God.
- They are light, entertaining reads.
- Christian romances teach that God works in our lives.
- Christian romance value marriage and family.
- They are the only books that encourage you to read another book first: the Bible!
Here are my inspirational titles, available on Amazon:
What happens when
you're living the
dream and things
suddenly change?
Micara Lee's
charming existence
starts slipping away
as land developers
threaten the town
she loves.
What happens when
your dream doesn't
align with God's
plan for your life?
Garrett Hearth finds
out when an injury
ends his athletic
career.
Disenchantment and
wavering faith keep
him from the life he
desires. Micara's
beautiful spirit
touches Garrett's
heart... but can she
help restore his
faith and convince
him to live the life
God has planned for
him?
Their happiness and
the legacy of Sweet
Home, Texas hang in
the balance.
Return to
Sweet Home,
Texas!
High school
administrator,
Sparrow
Walker, has
just moved
to Sweet
Home into a
rental house
closer to
the school.
The Hearth
family
eagerly
welcomes her
to town. But
the eldest
son -
workaholic
and heart
shy Gabriel
Hearth -
isn't too
pleased
about having
his son's
pushy
principal
living next
door.
Sparrow's
concerned
determination
could prove
to be
Gabriel's
saving
grace. If
only she can
convince him
to go along
with her
plan. Proud
and private
Gabriel
isn't
exactly
willing, so
she decides
to turn the
tables -
using her
behavior
management
tactics on
him! With
her program
in place,
this time
for the
parent
instead of
the student,
it's up to
Gabriel to
make the
next move
and risk
falling in
love again.
If he can't,
he just
might lose
the one
woman strong
enough to
love a man
like him.
Shy and
self-conscious,
Irelynn's
natural
instinct
has
always
been to
withdraw
with her
sketchbook.
The last
time she
picked
up a
paintbrush,
however,
was the
day her
father
killed
himself.
Now put in the position as stand-in for her boss, Irelynn must overcome her wallflower ways and run Hearth Dairy Farm while he's away on vacation. A twist of fate leaves her short a manager, and ruggedly handsome Holden Hearth steps in to assist her.
Second son in the Hearth family,
Holden welcomes the chance to spend time in his hometown and
confront his disappointing past, even if it includes a bit
of hard labor. He's grown from a geeky kid with glasses into
a successful businessman. Despite what he went through -
enduring the teasing and bullying - he's ready to show Sweet
Home what he's become.
Working at the dairy brings Irelynn
and Holden together, and the attraction is instant. But as
Holden breaks down the personal barriers between them,
uncovering the truth about Irelynn's artistic ability, she
resists him every step of the way....until she, too, decides
to confront her past and come to terms with who she really
is.
Beautifully said, Jayna!
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