✅ What’s the Story, Morning Glory? Paperback & E-Book NOW on sale!
✅ HUGE Contest to Promote My New (and Quirky) Devotional!
✅ Book Prices are “Fall”-ing with Autumn Sales!
✅ Blog-Tour Giveaway Still Going On Till 12:59 EST TODAY, OCT. 1ST!
✅ Mysti’s Bk. Nook Temporarily Closed So My Nov. Bk.Club/Giveaways Have Been Cancelled.😞
Read my prior blog including excerpt from Henry’s story HERE!
🌸 Whoo-Hoo! Morning Glory is Here at Last!
YES, it’s finally true … What’s the Story, Morning Glory, my brand-new and quirky memoir devotional is FINALLY here in both paperback and e-book, so I hope you check it out.
Why?
Well, for one reason, some realllly great authors endorsed it above, which totally blessed the socks off of me.
But the real reason you should check it out?
Because author endorsements are great, but the true test of a book is on the blog tour, where a ton of complete strangers (along with a few who know me and my books, of course) read and post their completely honest reviews for all the world to see.
YIKES! I don’t mind saying that I was more than a wee bit nervous 😰, sweating bullets since this was my very first nonfiction AND one I did NOT want to write, as you all know. But God had other ideas as you can hear in the following INTERVIEW VIDEO ON MORNING GLORY if you so desire.
So, I decided to let Him handle the blog tour and any reviews that came my way, good or bad. And, boy-oh-boy, did He!! Check out these amazing reviews out:
And, if you want more in-depth reviews, check these out!
🌸 “I have yet to read a devotional that has moved me and drawn me closer to God like hers has … If you are looking for an inspirational and practical guide to deepen your relationship with God, then I highly recommend Julie Lessman’s devotional, What’s the Story Morning Glory.” — Melissa LaShure, LiteraryScape Blog
🌸 “WOW, this is a WONDERFULLY different type of Devotional. I truly LOVE that Julie is very open to the readers through her Personal Stories, very encouraging stories. I know this is a devotional that I will use time and time again. It is Encouraging, Intriguing and very well written. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who wants to strengthen their Faith. GREAT BOOK!” —Happily Managing a Household of Boys blog
🌸 “The book comes with many insightful messages, prayers, and applicable scriptures. It would be a wonderful reference book to refer to again and would be a great addition to your library.” —J.E. Grace, Author
🌸 “I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It read well. Things flowed together in a way I wasn’t sure that they would with everything involved in this book. There are so many topics covered in this book. I can’t touch on even a fraction of them. You’re just going to have to get your own copy and read it. It’s definitely worth the read. It’s also worth a spot on the shelf so you can go back and read it again.” —For Him and My Family Blog
🌸 “Been married for 39 years & you’d think I’d have this marriage thing down, but alas, as I was reading the marriage chapter, I was convicted over & over on recent events in my marriage. Whew! I love that Julie Lessman shares about her marriage experiences to give examples & guide the reader to delve into God’s Word … This is a different type of devotional than I have ever seen, & I think it is a neat approach to teach & guide a person in their walk of faith” —My Favorite Pastime Blog
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So, here’s a peek at the Jacket Blurb and Table of Contents:
What’s the Story, Morning Glory?
A Memoir Devotional with a “Novel” Approach
to Practical Christianity
“DEAR LORD, JULIE … OUR WHOLE LIFE IS IN THIS BOOK!”
My heart went out to my sweet husband as he walked into our kitchen one day with a noticeable gulp, ashen-faced after reading my latest novel.“Yes, I know, babe,” I said with a repentant smile and a conciliatory hug, “but nobody really knows that.”
Ahem. Until now …
Trust me, “What’s the Story, Morning Glory? A Memoir Devotional with a ‘Novel’ Approach to Practical Christianity” is not a book I wanted to write. As a novelist, I have never been partial to nonfiction, either reading it or writing it, but I had little choice when God convinced me otherwise through a number of point-blank arm-twistings I couldn’t deny and not-so-gentle proddings from family and friends.
Despite all the encouragement, I wasn’t really sure where to begin. “It will be fiction and nonfiction combined,” the Holy Spirit whispered within, and just like that, the idea for this book took flight. First, I would tell my “real” and very personal story behind the life-lesson stories in my novels, then I would follow it up with the excerpt from my books where I teach that same life lesson to my characters, finally culminating in corresponding Scriptures, a bulleted “Takeaway” list, and a related prayer.
Thus, What’s the Story, Morning Glory: A Memoir Devotional with a “Novel” Approach to Practical Christianity was born. A memoir devotional that when combined with scenes from my novels, becomes a “novotional” where I relate the life lessons God personally taught me through His Word. I am simply a child of God who applied these lessons and Biblical precepts to every situation in my life and consequently, saw nonstop answers to prayer and blessings galore. It is my profound hope and prayer that through my own very simple and personal stories and examples, I can do the same for others. Therefore, the format for each chapter of this book will be as follows:
- The Real Story (How I learned and applied the spiritual lesson in my own life)
- The Novel Story (The scene where I teach the spiritual lesson to my characters)
- The Scripture Story (Scriptures applicable to the spiritual lesson)
- The Takeaway Story (Bulletized points for spiritual lesson in easy-to-read/apply format)
- The Prayer Story (Specific prayer related to the spiritual lesson)
Table of Contents
Introduction: Application of God’s Precepts (His Word) in Everyday Life
Dedication: Why I Wrote This Book
Chapter One: The Plight of Windowsill Jesus: My Background
Chapter Two: From Dark to Light: My Testimony
Chapter Three: From Fury to Faith: Overcoming Obstacles to our Faith: Anger, Bitterness, Self-Pity, Worry
Chapter Four: From Hot Mess to Healing: Inner Healing, Deep Dive into Heart and Soul
Chapter Five: To Heal an Achille’s Heel: Tempering a Temper
Chapter Six: From Hurt to Healed: The Footpath to Forgiveness
Chapter Seven: Herb Therapy: Application of God’s Precepts in the Workplace
Chapter Eight: From Promiscuity to Purity: Being Single in an Amoral World
Chapter Nine: From Single to Married: Marital Boot Camp
—The Gift of Singlehood
—Trusting God for a Mate
—Trusting Your Mate
—Submission vs. Respect
—Priorities
—Perspective: Taking a Spouse for Granted
—The Seeds of Adultery
—The Seeds of Divorce
—Anger and Forgiveness
—Do Not Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger
Chapter Ten: Clean Heart, Dirty Diapers: My Struggle with Infertility
Chapter Eleven: Preventing Parenting Pitfalls: Tips for “Training Up a Child in the Way He Should Go”
Chapter Twelve: From Loss to Hope: Trusting God Through Tests and Trials
Chapter Thirteen: Writer’s Conference CPR—Cry, Pray, Repent: Attitude of Gratitude
Chapter Fourteen: My Career: Slaying the Dragons of
Rejection, Bitterness, Jealousy, and Idol Worship in Our Dreams
and Desires
Chapter Fifteen: From Sibling Rivalry to Restoration:
Healing Sibling Sorrow
Chapter Sixteen: The Abraham Factor: True Surrender—Turning Control Over to God
Chapter Seventeen: Eternal Perspective vs. Earthly
Perspective; Eternal Speech vs. Earthly Speech—The Key to a
Successful Life Story
Chapter Eighteen: From Ailing to Haling: Physical
and Spiritual Healing
Chapter Nineteen: Spiritual Warfare: Wielding Power
in the Name of Christ
A Note to My Readers
About the Author
Other Books by Julie Lessman
Notes
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🌸 CONTEST for Morning Glory!
Okay, people, this will be my BIGGEST contest of the year, so get ready to dive in for the following prizes for 1st Place. Pssst … there will be a 2nd -place winner as well, who will receive their choice of any 3 of my indie e-books OR any 1 paperback book from my top CBA (Christian) Author List given below.
🌸 $35 Amazon Gift Card
🌸 Character Named After You or a Loved One in my Next Novel & Signed Paperback Copy
🌸 A Signed Paperback Copy of What’s the Story, Morning Glory
🌸 Your Choice of 3 Paperback Copies from my List of Top-CBA Authors (list follows below)
🌸 Your Choice of any 3 of my Indie E-Books OR Your Choice of a Signed Paperback Copy of any of my Indie or Revell Books (Revell Books Contingent on my Personal Supply)
MY LIST OF TOP CBA (CHRISTIAN) AUTHORS
NEW CBA PAPERBACK BOOKS:
Alexander, Tamera—Christmas at Carnton
Alexander, Tamera—A Million Little Choices
California Gold Rush Romance Collection: 9 Authors
Coble, Colleen—Beneath Copper Falls
Coble, Colleen—Twilight at Blueberry Barrens
Coble, Colleen—One Little Lie
Coble, Colleen—Two Reasons to Run
Coble, Colleen—Three Missing Days
Connealy, Mary—The Reluctant Warrior
Connealy, Mary—The Unexpected Champion
Connealy, Mary—Woman of Sunlight
Connealy, Mary—Too Far Down
Drexler, Jan—The Sound of Distant Thunder
Griep, Michelle—The Captured Bride
Griep, Michelle—The Noble Guardian
Hatcher, Robin Lee—How Sweet It Is
Hatcher, Robin Lee—Make You Feel My Love
Hatcher, Robin Lee—Cross My Heart
Hatcher, Robin Lee—I’ll Be Seeing You
Hatcher, Robin Lee—You’re Gonna Love Me
Hatcher, Robin Lee—Like the Wind
Hauck, Rachel—The Best Summer of our Lives
Hauck, Rachel—A Royal Christmas Wedding
Hauck, Rachel—The Wedding Shop
Hunter, Denise—Autumn Skies
Hunter, Denise—On Magnolia Lane
Hunter, Denise—Carolina Breeze
Johnson, Myra—Castles in the Clouds
Naigle, Nancy—What Remains True
Naigle, Nancy—And Then There Was You
Putman, Cara—We Three Kings
Putman, Cara—Lethal Intent
Putman, Cara—Delayed Justice
Putman, Cara—Imperfect Justice
Raney, Deborah—Another Way Home
Raney, Deborah—Chasing Dreams
Raney, Deborah—Finding Wings
Raney, Deborah—Reason to Breathe
Raney, Deborah—Oh Little Town Romance Christmas Collection
Reay, Katherine—A Portrait of Emily Price
Reay, Katherine—The Austen Escape
Reay, Katherine—The Printed Letter Bookshop
Reay, Katherine—Of Literature and Lattes
The Most Eligible Bachelor Collection: 9 Authors
Vogt, Beth—Things I Never Told You
Vogt, Beth—Moments We Forget
Wade, Becky—Turn to Me
GENTLY USED CBA PAPERBACK BOOKS:
Johnson, Liz—Where Two Hearts Meet
Wade, Becky—Sweet On You
Wade, Becky—Let It Be Me
Wade, Becky—Stay With me
MY PAPERBACK BOOKS:
A Passion Most Pure
A Passion Denied
A Hope Undaunted
A Heart Revealed
Surprised By Love
SO … how do you enter? Just scroll down to the Rafflecopter giveaway box or link at the bottom of this page and start clicking! The contest runs from today until October 8th, and winners will be announced on my Journal Jot blog shortly thereafter.
So make sure you are subscribed to my blog by clicking on the “SUBSCRIBE” button beneath the “Subscribe to Blog via Email” header at the top right-hand side of this blog page, beneath my picture, and you will automatically be notified via email whenever I post a blog.
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🌸 Book Prices Are “Fall“-ing!
Okay, since we are now in the “fall” of the year, it only makes sense that some of my book prices are “falling” too, right? So check out all the sales below!
The Cousins O’Connor Series
Book 3: A Dare and a Prayer
If you like my books and miss the O’Connors AND haven’t read this series yet, I encourage you to take advantage of these sales because this is one of my favorite series I’ve ever written — especially Book 3, Henry’s story, A Dare and a Prayer!
This 4.7-⭐️ series is now at the lowest price ever (not counting a prior free-download sale for Book 1), so do check it out!
Book 3: A Dare and a Prayer
She’s an aspiring missionary who wants to beware.
He’s a hotshot who takes up a dare.
But will love become a gamble with a dare and a prayer
AND … to sweeten the deal, the entire series is on sale with book 1, A Wing and a Prayer, only 99¢, book 2, A Hope and a Prayer, only $1.99 (over 60% off!), and book 3, A Dare and a Prayer only $2.99 (over 60% off!).
Book 2: A Hope and a Prayer
Book 1: A Wing and a Prayer
30% SALE E-DOWNLOAD A DARE AND A PRAYER HERE
PAPERBACK OF A DARE AND A PRAYER HERE
Bk. 2, E-BOOK A HOPE AND A PRAYER, $1.99 HERE
PAPERBACK A HOPE AND A PRAYER HERE
- 1, A WING AND A PRAYER, 99¢ HERE
PAPERBACK, A WING AND A PRAYER HERE
VIDEO TRAILER FOR A WING AND A PRAYER HERE
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The Isle of Hope Series
❤️🩵❤️ “CHRISTIAN WOW!” — Vince Mooney, Amazon Review
Check out this 4.67⭐️ AWARD-WINNING TRILOGY ON SALE W/FREE DOWNLOAD ON PREQUEL NOVELLA!
Isle of Hope listed on BOOKBUB’S “16 CHRISTIAN ROMANCE NOVELS READERS ARE GUARANTEED TO LOVE!” and FAMILY FICTION MAGAZINE’S “TOP 15 NOVELS OF 2015!”
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ “Lessman has carved out her own new subgenre: CHRISTIAN WOW! Read, Enjoy, and Feel the Power! Five Stars from Start to Finish!” — Vince Mooney, Amazon Review
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ “ABSOLUTELY the best book I’ve ever read by any Christian author.” — Anneta Allen, Amazon Review
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ “It is my book of the year.”—M. Barkman, Amazon Review
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ “Julie Lessman is one of the few authors I will dish out my own money to buy a book instead of getting it from the library.” — Alexia, Goodreads
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ “Punchy, passionate, and powerful! From characters with raw, penetrating emotions that tied me up in knots and tears, to the most compelling, God-given story-thread I’ve ever read on forgiveness.” — Noela Nancarrow, Overcoming With God blog.
FREE DOWNLOAD ON PREQUEL NOVEL
A GLIMMER OF HOPE HERE
BOOK 2, LOVE EVERLASTING, $2.99 HERE
BOOK 3, HIS STEADFAST LOVE, $2.99 HERE
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🌸 LAST DAY for Blog-Tour Giveaway!
Mega Hugs to everyone who entered my Blog-Tour Contest via Rafflecopter WHICH is still going on the rest of this day, Oct. 1st, till 11:59 PM EST, so if you haven entered yet, there’s still time!
Here’s the link for the blog to tell you all about it — just scroll down till you get to the Blog-Tour Giveaway:
CLICK HERE FOR BLOG-TOUR GIVEAWAY THAT ENDS TODAY, OCT. 1ST AT 11:59 EST!
Winners of the Blog-Tour Contest and the “Heart of San Francisco” free giveaway of the “Grace Like Rain” e-novellas will be announced after October 8th, so, make sure you are subscribed to my Journal Jots blog so you will receive an e-mail every time I post. If you are not, you can do so by clicking on the SUBSCRIBE button at the right-hand top of this blog page. Hope to see you there and GOOD LUCK!
Mysti’s Bk. Nook Temporarily
Closed So My November Book
Club/Giveaways Have Been
Cancelled.😞
As many of you know, I was scheduled to do a two-week bookclub for A Dare and a Prayer on Mysti’s Book Nook this November, but due to a temporary pause in featured authors, that will not happen this year.
I am hoping that Mysti will reinstate her book club in 2025 and if so, I definitely hope to be a part of it at that time. Stay tuned for updates.
HUGS,
Julie
