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From the Valley We Rise
Summer 1944, Sisteron, France After Isabelle Seauve’s father dies to protect her activities in the French Resistance, Isabelle is heartbroken yet even more determined to continue her work hiding Jewish children in and near the town of Sisteron, especially now that she knows there’s a traitor among the local resistance. As the shadow of betrayal looms, Isabelle’s world collides with that of US Army … Read More From the Valley We Rise
Letters to the Lord: Savoring the Season
Merry, Merry Christmas, my dear readers! As I reflect on this beautiful season, I’m so thankful for you! I say it often, but it’s true. We authors would not have a job without you. So thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to read the words I write. I pray that y’all are having a beautiful Advent season, anticipating our … Read More Letters to the Lord: Savoring the Season
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Searching for Eternity
Musser is an excellent writer … Historical and cultural details enrich the text … Although the happily-ever-after ending forgoes any loose ends, Musser keeps the reader guessing about Emile’s father until the final pages. Fans of The Swan House should enjoy this. Publishers Weekly A youth yanked out of the only life he’s known to live on the other side of the Atlantic with a grandmother … Read More Searching for Eternity
Letters to the Lord: He Who Guards Our Comings and Goings
September and October have been a blur of comings and goings for me. I’ve shared many times this verse from Psalm 121: “The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.” Well, He has and here are a few photos to prove it! I flew from Lyon, France to Chicago in early September to meet my … Read More Letters to the Lord: He Who Guards Our Comings and Goings
Letters to the Lord: The Truffula Tree and a Giveaway
Dear Lord, September was quite an event-filled month as I flew from France to the US to begin our six-month stay in the States. I will write about all my signings soon, but for now I’m back home in Flintstone, Georgia, and I let out a long sigh of relief and thanksgiving. Across the sunroom from me is a little nook that I call … Read More Letters to the Lord: The Truffula Tree and a Giveaway
Letters to the Lord: A Bestseller List, an Interview, and A Giveaway
Dear Readers, I so appreciate all of your enthusiasm for and reviews and photos of ‘Moonlight’! I heard from my publicist a few days ago that ‘Moonlight’ was on the Parable Group’s Bestseller List for last week. That felt like a big hug from the Lord! This lists the top 50 selling items (books, media, music, etc) in Christian bookstores. The Parable Group National … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Bestseller List, an Interview, and A Giveaway
Letters to the Lord: Release Day!
Today’s Release Day for my new novel, and yes, it’s true: By Way of the Moonlight was chosen as A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Book for Fall 2022! I was … Read More Letters to the Lord: Release Day!
Good News, Bad News, and Amazing News
In an unexpected twist of events, you all did such an amazing job helping to spread the word about my new book and preordering from Baker that we ran out of signed book plates and we won’t be able to get more before the books are shipped out on release day. So, thank you all for helping spread the word! Sadly, this does mean … Read More Good News, Bad News, and Amazing News
Letters to the Lord: A Countdown Q & A
It’s countdown time–two weeks before the release of my new novel, By Way of the Moonlight. Yikes! The months and weeks preceding the launch of a novel can be a bit stressful for us authors. We wonder will my readers like the book? What about reviewers? So I was absolutely delighted to receive a lovely review from Publishers Weekly. You can read the whole … Read More Letters to the Lord: A Countdown Q & A
Letters to the Lord: Nurse Jane and Daddy
This is the remembrance I gave at my father’s memorial last Friday. When I was very young, I loved hearing stories about a gentleman rabbit called Uncle Wiggily who had many animal friends and several animal enemies. But he had one friend who was with him in almost every episode, his housekeeper, Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the Muskrat Lady. To be honest, I don’t … Read More Letters to the Lord: Nurse Jane and Daddy
Letters to the Lord: When the Lord Intercepted My Life
At the beginning of each new year, I have done a yearly Examen (links at the end of this post)–it’s an ancient practice that involves looking back and looking forward, asking myself questions like: where have I seen God at work in my life? When did I feel his absence? What were the highs of last year? What were the lows? What can I … Read More Letters to the Lord: When the Lord Intercepted My Life
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By Way of the Moonlight
Publishers Weekly: Religion and Spirituality Top Ten Pick Fall 2022 Two courageous young women, tied together by blood and shared passion, will risk everything to save what they love most. For as long as she can remember, Allie Massey, a gifted physical therapist, has dreamed of making her grandparents’ ten-acre estate into a trauma recovery center using equine therapy–a dream her grandmother, Nana Dale, … Read More By Way of the Moonlight
Elizabeth Musser 