Christmas Time Is Here… And Brown Girls Books is bringing you nineteen talented writers, sharing heartwarming stories filled with the joy, sorrow and downright drama of this magical season. Christmas time brings out the best – and for some, the worst – in us and these holiday tales capture it all, just in time to warm your soul for the holidays. All I Want For Christmas is filled with tear-jerking, treasured, and laugh-inducing stories. Like Sonia Johnston's "Home...

Her sins went well beyond the sheets.Everyone believed hardworking, "good girl" Rainey Thomas always did the right thing, but the truth was Rainey had done plenty wrong. The bar for living holy established by her deceased mother was too high. Rainey and her sisters were drowning in their desires as they warred with their mother and her strict practices, even from the grave.What Rainey needed was atonement for her sins. She kept up appearances until the web of a major drug t...

Thirty-two days, divorced.Moving day has arrived for Nadine Parker, but she needs a plan of execution. Nadine struggles to find the strength to break free from the hold of what-once-was with Zane Willibe. After being a couple for sixteen years, thirty-two days of marriage revealed the truth about Zane. And now, the secrets begin to unfold.There's a war going on between old and new Nadine. Under the surveillance of her hawk-eye mother-in-law, Nadine is held captive in her ro...

Invisible MasksTraumatic experiences, rejection, and abuse can cause us to function as opposites of our true selves. We often say I'm fine when we're emotionally, physically, and spiritually on edge. We don't want the people around us to know that we are hurting, that we are struggling because exposing our weakness makes us vulnerable.In Who I've Become, Sonya shares her own painful experience as a victim of childhood sexual abuse—from being pursued by one family member's pe...

This holiday season explore five unique short stories that celebrate the love, joy, and peace of Christmas.Miracle From on High by Renée Allen McCoyFour lives intersect at a crossroads, prompting each to seek God's direction. Benjamin and Susan grapple to accept their path while Trevor and Danielle struggle to cope with theirs.Giving You the Best of My Love by Sonya VisorThree years ago, Chase Anderso...

Have you ever said that you were all right when you weren't, or when asked how you are feeling responded with an, “I’m fine” when you knew you were emotionally on the edge? If this describes you, keep reading; this book may change the way you see yourself. In fact, it may change your life. Wearing a mask is something too many Christians do for a variety of reasons. We all have fallen short of the glory of God, yet we've all worn a mask at one time or another to cover up our frailti...

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....A powerful short tale. Based on a true story.

A long time ago, Joel Wentworth told me he’d love me for infinity . . . and I can’t give up hope that it might have been true.How long does it take to get over your first love?Eight years should be long enough. My mind knows that, but there’s no convincing my heart.Guys like Joel weren't supposed to fall for girls like me. He had his pick of women at University, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.After gradu...

Are you putting your whole faith in God but still living as if everything is up to you?You may believe in God, attend church, and generally treat people with kindness…but are you living as if God doesn't exist? Have you surrendered to God completely, living every day depending upon the Holy Spirit?Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel will lead you on a personal journey toward an authentic, God-honoring life. This honest, hard-hitting, and eye-openi...

A New York Times Best-Seller!Jesus is ____. How would you finish that sentence?The subject is there, and so is the verb, but what comes next? Your answer could shed light on the path to becoming who you were made to be.In these pages, Judah Smith fills out that sentence again and again, each time further revealing the character of Jesus. He writes as if to a friend, illustrating the importance of Christ’s message to modern ...

Ariana’s comfortable Old Order Amish world is about to unravel. Will holding tightly to the cords of family keep them together—or simply tear them apart?Twenty-year-old Ariana Brenneman loves her family and the Old Ways. She has two aspirations: open a café in historic Summer Grove to help support her family’s ever-expanding brood and to keep any other Amish from being lured into the Englisch life by Quill Schlabach.Five years ago Quill, along with her dear...

Many of us believe that we are saved by grace--but for too many, that's the last time grace defines our life. Instead of clinging to grace, we strive for good and believe that the Christian life means hard work and a sweet disposition. As good girls, we focus on the things we can handle, our disciplined lives, and our unshakable good moods. When we fail to measure up to our own impossible standards, we hide behind our good girl masks, determined to keep our weakness a secret.In