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Jayna Baas

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Jayna Baas (pronounced as in “baa, baa, black sheep”) is the author of Preacher on the Run and director of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network. She writes and edits from beautiful northern Michigan, where she strives to give readers faith-filled adventures bursting with courageous characters and biblical truth.

When she’s not writing her own books or editing other people’s books, Jayna seeks out new adventures on the screen, on the page, and in the kitchen. She also loves to spend time with her great family of real people and the family of pretend people who live in her head. (Yes, she does know her characters are not real. No, she does not want you to tell them she ...more

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Average rating: 4.54 · 241 ratings · 157 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Preacher on the Run: A Novel of Early America 4.55 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patriot at the River: A Novel of the American Revolution 4.72 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promise of Refuge: A Short Story of Early America (For Liberty & Conscience #0.5) 4.35 avg rating — 40 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not for a Million Dollars: A Highly Improbable Tale of a Baseball What-If 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review of The Gryphon Heist by James R. Hannibal

A romping spy adventure with a great supporting cast, plenty of twists, and a touch of techno-thriller.

My rating: ★★★★☆

The first time I read this book, I was just trying to figure out what in the world—or should I say, what in the mesosphere—was going on. Since then, I’ve read it twice more just for enjoyment. That’s saying something from a discovery reader who doesn’t often re-read books onc

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Scars of the Revolution (Harbor of Spies Book 3)

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Jayna Baas added a status update: Thank you to everyone who’s become a part of the Kickstarter campaign for Preacher on the Run and Patriot at the River! The campaign funded in just over 5 hours, which blew me away. Plus we’ve already unlocked two very cool stretch rewards: a colonial banknote bookmark and a short story bundle. Check it out at booksbyjayna.com/kickstarter !
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“The truth will hold its own.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

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“All you want is power. Power and control. And we want freedom. On every front. It’s every man’s birthright, the freedom to make his own
choices before God. Freedom for you to accept God or reject Him. His truth, His forgiveness, His righteousness. Your choice, because He created you free. Just like every other person ever born.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

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“The truth will hold its own.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

tags: christian-historical-fiction, religious-freedom

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“The first business of a story is to be a good story. When Our Lord made a wheel in the carpenter shop, depend upon it: It was first and foremost a good wheel.

Don’t try to ‘bring in’ specifically Christian bits: if God wants you to serve him in that way (He may not: there are different vocations) you will find it coming in of its own accord.

Any honest workmanship (whether making stories, shoes, or rabbit hutches) can be done to the glory of God.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

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