beyond the ashes - 400 WinnersThanks to everyone who entered to win a copy of Beyond the Ashes! I’m pleased to announce the winners are Connie Saunders, Erin Davies, Trixi O., Renee Grandinetti, and Shannon O’Neill. Winners, you’ll receive an email from Litfuse Publicity Group, or you can email your mailing address to caitlin{at}litfusegroup{dot}com to claim your prize.

Even if you didn’t win a copy of the book, it’s available to purchase at every major retailer.

As a special bonus, here’s a sneak peek at Book 3, Through the Shadows, which releases in 2016:

ChinatownSlaveGirlPostcard2In a desperate attempt to hide her own sins, Elizabeth King throws herself into a life of service in Chinatown’s dark alleys. Will attorney Charles McKinley be able to show her that not everything in San Francisco is as dark as it seems?

Elizabeth King held her fingers against the ivory keys, refusing to stir as the final chord faded and silence descended on the parlor. Were God ever to speak to her, she imagined it would be in the precious instant after a last note died away and before an audience responded. The moment preserved a holy space, as if the breath of divinity hung in the air.

No voice arrived today, but there was no audience either.

She ran her fingertips along the cool surface, the black and white pattern softening as her eyes blurred with tears. God wouldn’t converse with the likes of her, anyway.

After three years of intense instruction, every note conjured Tobias’s memory—his touch. Elizabeth sprang from the stool and stalked to the window, staring out at the darkening clouds. She couldn’t let her mind travel to those memories. Before she knew it, she’d be at his door.

“Turn your back on me, and you’re finished. You’ll never perform again.”

She’d done the right thing. So why did the shame still cling, like a vine curling around her soul?

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