Thursday, November 01, 2012

A Thousand Sleepless Nights by Michael King

What a wonderful ministry tool, and a poignant read by an excellent author! If you don't win this one, you need to pick up a copy for yourself and anyone whose heart will be comforted and encouraged by the themes of this book. Leave a comment at the end of the post for a chance to win a copy!



This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

A Thousand Sleepless Nights

Realms (October 16, 2012)

by

Michael King


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:




When Mike Dellosso won a one-year battle with colon cancer he set out to help readers of his books discover it before they had to go through what he experienced.


“I want others to avoid what I had to go through,” he says. “It was an experience that taught me a lot about myself, others, and God, but one I wouldn’t want to repeat. If I can help even one person battling this disease, it would have been worth it.”


Mike set about writing a novel quite different from what his fan base had come to expect from him. Not a thriller, but a character-driven novel, so he wrote it under a pen name, Michael King, and entitled it A Thousand Sleepless Nights. His publisher, Charisma Media, went for it and the first copies went on sale in October.


Mike’s next step was to determine whether a partnership between him, Charisma Media, and the Colon Cancer Alliance was possible. This month both announced their cooperative fundraising venture, with Charisma Media making a significant contribution to CCA and Mike committing a portion of the proceeds from the book through December to CCA.


Speaking about A Thousand Sleepless Nights Mike says, “I want people to see colon cancer (and all the other cancers) for the monster it is, but also to show it does not need to defeat us. There is hope, there is strength, and there is courage and love. And though cancer may rob us of our physical vitality, it has no power over our spirit.”


ABOUT THE BOOK



In the 1970s, escaping a home where he knew nothing but violence and hate, Jim Harding found work, and love, on the largest horse ranch in Virginia. The object of his affections, Nena St. Claire, is the daughter of the owner—a man who ruled his ranch with an iron fist and would do whatever it took to keep Nena and Jim apart.


Against the wishes of her family, Nena marries Jim, and after her father dies, she sacrifices everything—including her family—to keep the ranch alive. Now their three grown children have lives of their own and want nothing to do with Nena. She was never the mother they needed.


When cancer strikes and Nena is given a devastating diagnosis, can Jim reconcile the family before it is too late?


If you would like to read the first chapter of A Thousand Sleepless Nights, go HERE.

Click here to buy the book now!

3 comments:

karenk said...

would enjoy reading this fabulous story...thanks for the chance

karenk
kmkuka at yahoo dot com

Giveaway Lady said...

I would love to be entered in this giveaway! It sounds like a poignant story. Thanks so much!

esterried[at]yahoo[dot]com

Jill said...

Congratulations, Karen! You win the book!