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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
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Jayna Baas My work-in-progress is the second book in the For Liberty & Conscience trilogy, set during the British campaign of North and South Carolina in 1780–81…moreMy work-in-progress is the second book in the For Liberty & Conscience trilogy, set during the British campaign of North and South Carolina in 1780–81. Progress is slow, but I'm trusting God's timing!(less)
Jayna Baas I would say three, possibly four—especially in my earlier writing days, when I was turning out shorter kids' sports stories and mysteries (most of whi…moreI would say three, possibly four—especially in my earlier writing days, when I was turning out shorter kids' sports stories and mysteries (most of which will never see the light of day). That's not to say I've finished all the books I've worked on simultaneously! Right now I'm trying to focus on one book at a time, but that hasn't kept me from writing short stories and brainstorming about the next book in my trilogy. After all, I do have to plan ahead, don't I? ;)(less)
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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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Preacher on the Run by Jayna Baas
"It's not conducive to a review to be reading a book in the space of over a month. Under normal circumstances I would've gobbled this up, but I started it while traveling (sitting in the airport, actually) and between that and sickness it took me much" Read more of this review »
Preacher on the Run by Jayna Baas
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Robert Boothe refuses to bow to any authority but the Lord*s, even when it means sacrificing everything he holds dear. But how does a preacher lead an armed unit while maintaining his faith and standing firm in his" Read more of this review »
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Sometimes a girl just gets in a mood for another Scarlet Pimpernel adventure. Time for a reread of a classic!

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

“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.”
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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

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

“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

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

“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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