What do you do when the God you've always known feels as far away as the stars?Peter's question is our collective question when the world turns dim—when our world goes dark after shifting off the edge.After surviving a faith crisis he did not expect, then a family crisis that sent him reeling, now he faces a crisis he wouldn't wish on his worst enemy. Leading to a whole host of questions about the nature of God—his character, his goodness, his inte...

A Secret Past. A Hopeless Future. A Prophet with the Promise to Save.Silas Grey is finished fighting the good fight. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt — for both Uncle Sam and Christ's Church. He's got the scars to prove it — personal ones and physical ones that go deep.So he has taken leave of the Order of Thaddeus, handing his Master reins over to his wife, Celeste Bourne. He's also returned back to his first love: the classroom. That's w...

A Strange Blessing. A Mysterious Contagion. Is There Hope for Humanity?Silas Grey just wanted one day to himself. One day that he wasn’t protecting the Christian faith from no uncertain doom—free from car chases, gunfights, and cultic conspiracies. R&R will have to wait another day!Because something strange is happening in a small Michigan town: a revival service making promises it can’t keep with feathers falling from the heavens that echoes rumor...

Stand Against the DarknessOne small town, six deaths—all females, all from the same small Baptist church. Not just any kind of deaths, either. The despairing kind that ends it all—on one's own terms.There is no rhyme or reason for the perfectly normal teenage girls and women ending it all—engulfing the town in frightening questions that beg for clarifying answers they aren't sure they're ready to discover.Rising to the challenge to solve th...

Fighting the good fight for justice in small-town AmericaPreviously published as A Matter of Justice © 2022 by J. A. BoumaThose who fight for justice are a rare, special breed—especially the small-town kind. And this collection of five original short stories celebrates them, sharing their stories and singing their praises. It’s an ode to those who wonder Where’s the justice?, and then do something about it.From unsung police chiefs...

Stand Against the DarknessA wickedness is rising in America. Something hidden from the past that is revealing itself in our present. Something so unfathomable that it guns for a sitting congressman while targeting a small-town country church.Rising to the challenge to solve this inexplicable case is Group X. The Church’s investigative agents, Elijah Fox and Gina Anderson, race to investigate this rising evil. What they don't realize is how personal...

What do you do when your newfound faith is challenged by those closest to you?Peter Daniel Young is about to find out.Convinced he was called by the good Lord to train to be a minister, Peter is caught in a poetic downpour driving back home again—the last place he ever thought he would end up. But soon after returning to his hometown, he is caught in the tension of his traditional parents, who are relentless with their questions; a brother who’s hi...

5 Deep-Dive Short Stories from the Heroes of the Order of ThaddeusOver the years, thousands of fans have been thrilled and entertained by Silas Grey, Celeste Bourne, Naomi Torres, and Matt Gapinski—catapulting the Order of Thaddeus series to the bestseller lists on Amazon for religious fiction, often launching as number-one new releases, and garnering raving and enthusiastic reviews. Along the way, these fans have gained a dose of insight ...

Small-town life. Big-time faith.Previously published as The New Normal © 2020 by J. A. BoumaFor a while, I’d been kicking around the idea of creating a fictional smallish town in West Michigan, interested in telling the stories of people living life while exploring faith, taking a page out of Stephen King’s playbook with Castle Rock, Maine, and John Grisham’s Clanton, Mississippi.Then the Great Pandemic of 2020 hit!Thus was...

Friendships: the glue of small-town lifePreviously published as The Ties That Bind © 2022 by J. A. BoumaIf there is anything that is true about small towns, it’s that relationships, friendships, are the ties that bind the community together. Any community, really, small town or not, but they’re the glue of small-town life. These original short stories showcase those inspiring friendships.The first takes us to a night on the country...

No Wedding Ever Goes According to Plan. Especially when SEPIO Is Getting Hitched!The big day has finally arrived: Silas Grey and Celeste Bourne are going to be joined together in holy matrimony.But things don't exactly go according to plan. Both before and during their wedding.And when an enemy shows up unannounced and uninvited, things go from bad to worse in no time flat—threatening all they hold dear.Will Silas and Celeste find their happ...

Joy to the Junction! A Small Town Christmas to Remember!Previously published as Joy to the Junction! © 2021 by J. A. BoumaIt’s the most wonderful time of the year in Mill Creek Junction. The Christmas season roars into the small fictional Midwest town like it does into most of our lives, but in unexpected ways.Max Blade believes in the good vibes of Saint Nick and what his legend invokes during the season. But when another legend c...