Starting in January 2008, we will be accepting books for review once more! The new
PRAIZES! reviews will not have a rating system. To submit your book, e-format or
print, for review, please send it to praizesinfo@melissaw.net. Shortly after, you will
receive information on what to do next. All reviews will be posted here. We look forward to hearing from you!
PRAIZES! is looking for you!
TWO positions still available. All job openings are volunteer, although other compensation (such as free publicity and promotional opportunities) will be implemented.
Ebook Reviewer-Reading and reviewing inspirational e-books, both fiction and non-fiction. All reviews are posted here and at the PRAIZES site. Time commitment-as fast as you can read and review...lol. I'd like to post at least one new review a month. Right now I am behind on my ebook reviews so more than one reviewer would be helpful. : )
Promotional Director—Responsible for public relations for PRAIZES! Arranging chats, promoting on the web and keeping up with the MySpace profile. Time commitment—as little as 2 hours a week.
I want to thank everyone who has been a support and encouragement to me in my quest to build a thorough and quality resource site for inspirational authors and readers. I pray that God allows this ministry to keep growing. If you are interested in the position above, please email me at praizesinfo@melissaw.net and add the job title in the subject header.
Blessings to you,
Melissa W.
www.melissaw.net/praizes
You can find both author and publisher (book and magazine) listings!
NEW CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE
Heavenly magazine launches July 2007 and is currently seeking writers to contribute its first publication. We are seeking articles for the topics of health, beauty, fitness, diet, finance, relationships, and parenting living a Christian lifestyle. We are also accepting poetry and adult, teen and children stories. The magazine is geared to men, women, children and teens. For more information please visit us on the web at Heavenly magazine.
Everyone has heard of THE SECRET, the book Oprah was all abuzz about, where they tell you how positive thinking and a change in attitude can create great changes in your life. While that does have an influence, it is time for us to WAKE UP!
In new author Margaret Carrero's first release, WAKE UP: A Seed of Thought, she shows us the missing piece of the secret's puzzle: God. In this deeply moving, inspirational story, Margaret shares the transformation that happened in her life after a tragic loss. The personal and motivating message is one that traveled through her- she is a vessel of God's word and WAKE UP is his message to us. To find out more, visit her site at WAKE UP: A Seed of Thought. You can also visit her MySpace page HERE. WAKE UP and see what God can do for your life!
AUTHORS & READERS OF INSPIRATIONAL FICTION & NONFICTION
Are you a lover of inspirational fiction or non-fiction? Do they inspire, move or touch a part of you? If the answer is yes, we'd love to add you to our readers list. Just as those authors you love to read, praise needs to be given to you the faithful readers, who are the main reason why they do what they do! For registered readers, one lucky name will be chosen a week- that person will receive some "reader goodies" submitted by our authors. Just fill out the form located here and your name will be added to the database! Thank you!
Authors, if you'd like to spread the word about your book or have your message heard by the masses, send in your promotional material (bookmarks, book covers, etc.) and we will distribute it among our readers!
Greetings! My name is Melissa and I'm a writer and reader who loves the inspirational genre- fiction and nonfiction alike. Stories of faith and love of the Lord always uplift me. I've spent a lot of time searching the web for sites that not only featured authors and books in this genre, but resources for writers wanting to break into the inspirational field. I only found a few and most didn't offer the kind of information I was looking for.
So, I decided to take matters in my own hands and create a sanctuary for ALL christian writers, authors, readers and those who love the inspirational genre.
I would like PRAIZES! to be a resource site featuring book reviews, a thorough author and publishers listing, links to useful sites, information on conferences and workshops and a message forum. Inspirational authors, from romantic fiction to motivating non-fiction, will have a place where they can find valuable information and networking opportunities. OPEN NOW!!!! Visit us on the web now- PRAIZES! Inspirational Voices
Looking For Authors, Book & Magazine Publishers and Readers!!!!
PRAIZES! is looking for inspirational writers and publishers of all kinds to submit their news and information. If you have a book you'd like to be featured, I'd love to talk to you. Also if you have a book review you'd like to share, send the review and relevant information to praizesinfo@melissaw.net.
Who I'd like to meet: Writers, readers, publishers and all that love the inspirational genre.
Would you like to feature the cover of your book here? Drop me an email and a .jpeg of the cover to melissa@melissaw.net.
INSPIRATIONAL BOOK REVIEWS
Title: Sarah, My Beloved
Author: Sharlene MacLaren
Publisher: Whitaker House
Genre: Inspirational romance
ISBN-13: 978-0-88368-425-2
Sarah decides that God wants her to answer a newspaper ad asking for a bride. However, when she reaches Little Hickman, Kentucky , she discovers that the man who had paid to bring her there has fallen in love with the local schoolteacher and is married. Stranded, Sarah remains at the boarding house trying to decide what to do. Again, she feels that God wants her to remain in the little Kentucky town, so following her heart, she soon discovers why.
Rocky has recently lost his wife and small son to illnesses. However, Rocky¢s sister dies soon after and leaves her two orphaned children, Rachel and Seth, in her brother¢s care. Gruff and furious with God about the anguish and rough times in his life, he stumbles into Sarah one day and she turns his life upside down all over again.
Moreover, when Sarah¢s lifelong friend, Stephen, shows up to take her home, professing his love and that he intends to marry her, Sarah takes Rocky up on his offer of being his wife in name only. Rocky is attracted to Sarah, and she to him, but Sarah¢s from a family that¢s very wealthy. Can he swallow his pride and let her help him and the community with her money? Is Sarah determined to show him that her pampered way of life won¢t hinder her from house cleaning and sewing the land to harvest later?
Will she stay? Or will Sarah annul their marriage and run back to her grand home and posh friends?
Or maybe, just maybe, God did speak to Sarah and had plans for her and Rocky the entire time.
Read SARAH, MY BELOVED. You won¢t regret it. Packed full of info about the 1800s, the author vividly shows the characters¢ faith in God as they struggle to survive in a world yet to be tamed.
Title: A Wife’s Prayer
Author: Pamela Hines
Publisher: Whitaker House
Genre: Inspirational non-fiction
ISBN: 978-0-88368-204-3
A Wife’s Prayer focuses on women and the manner in which they pray about their husbands. Don’t worry because you read that correctly. Yes, this book is about prayer for our husbands. It’s not a matter of praying about our mates, but praying for them.
I found this book’s introductory pages interesting and intriguing. I read about miracles, about faith renewed, the rebirth of hope, and the return of inner strength for the women who spoke with God in those opening pages. The prayers that follow the introductions are designed for today’s contemporary Christian women, but they also possess the power and simplicity of the past. One must read the introductions in A Wife’s Prayer to fully understand the prayers within the book’s pages.
Written in an easy-to-read style that is also eloquent, A Wife’s Prayer is certainly a must-have for today’s ladies who struggle to cope with their husbands—husbands, who have left the fold, are struggling with inner turmoil, dealing with despair and/or depression, and any other numerous problems that we face nowadays. However, this isn’t only about husbands; this book also addresses us as wives, revealing prayers that help women find their inner strengths, refreshing our faith, and reminding us to always look to God for guidance.
Over the years, prayer books seem to have slowly faded away, but with A Wife’s Prayer, I won’t be surprised to see more of such books populating the bookshelves of today’s homes.
Hello My New Friend!!! I look forward to getting to know you more. May God bless and keep you forever and always!! My his light guide your path, his hand dry your tears, and his love fill you life with joy and happiness all the days of your life!! With love and respect, Desiree VOICES Ministries
The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord, can stand up to anything.
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
I just wanted to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It is a privilege and a honor to have you as one of my MySpace friends. As the new year approaches quickly don't forget to continue to put God first in all things.
I want to share with you the scripture that God gave me to grab a hold onto for 2008, it is in Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you Abena," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Sis, let's go into the new year with a new attitude of gratitude.
Happy Moments- Praise God Difficult Moments- Seek God Quiet Moments- Worship God Painful Moments- Trust God Every Moment- Thank God
How are you? I pray you are well and that life is filling you up with blessings. Today and every day... May God's Light flow in and through you and all around you.
