Episodes

  • Episode 49: Chat with author Gordon Jackson about his new book, "I'll Be Your Server"
    Oct 13 2024

    Join us for a lively chat with Gordon Jackson about his new Bible study, "I'll Be Your Server: The Heart of Christian Discipleship," part of the Profiles in Servanthood series he's working on.

    This is Gordon's 2nd book with Mt. Zion Ridge Press. His first was "Your Photo on God's Fridge Door."

    In this study he examines different aspects of being a servant, good and bad -- and good and bad servants. Some serve without anyone knowing their names, yet they play a vital part in the Gospel story and the work of the Kingdom.

    Through the end of October, you can get a discount on the price of the ebook or print book on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website by using the code SERVE -- remember to use all caps.

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    44 mins
  • Episode 48 -- Chatting with author Michelle Levigne about the newest Tabor Heights novel, THE FAMILY WAY
    Sep 24 2024

    Tabor Heights novel 5 is THE FAMILY WAY, a story of a troubled marriage on the verge of shattering at what should be the happiest time: the news of a baby on the way.

    Join managing editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and marketing manager Jerah Alverado as they talk with author Michelle Levigne (and co-managing editor at Mt. Zion Ridge Press) about this next story set in the town of Tabor Heights: A friendly little town on Ohio's North Coast, where sweet romance is always in the air.

    Lisa and Todd have only been married for a few years, and she is delighted to discover she might be pregnant. At long last, she will finally earn the acceptance and maybe eve the approval of her critical, self-righteous father-in-law. But all the innuendos and criticism and outright accusations he has been making bring Lisa and Todd to a breaking point, when her announcement, "I think I'm pregnant," brings a response of, "Is it mine?"

    Can their marriage recover? Will they rediscover their love? Can they heal? Can Lisa forgive him this ultimate betrayal -- and will Todd finally learn to apologize and obey God's mandate to leave his father and mother and become one person with his wife?

    Listen for the code to get a discount price on the book in paper, ebook or audio on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website: www.MtZionRidgePress.com

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    27 mins
  • Episode 47: Chatting with Penny Frost McGinnis, author of "Home At Last."
    Sep 9 2024

    Join us for a fun chat with Penny Frost McGinnis, as we discuss her third (and last!) Abbott Island novel, "Home At Last."

    But don't worry, listeners -- Penny is hard at work on a NEW series, and she even has a short story in the works that bridges from Abbott Island and the people and places we've come to love, to the new series.

    In previous books, we've met Sadie and Joel, and Marigold and Johnny, and enjoyed the stories of their journey to love. Now it's Lucy and Owen's turn. If you like tiny homes and baseball players and farmers and independent women entrepreneurs, this story is right up your alley.

    And there's a treasure hunt woven into the story!

    Now through September 30, you can get a discount off a print, ebook, or audiobook version of "Home At Last," using the code LAST on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website. Remember to use ALL CAPS.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 46: Chat with Jerah Alvarado about her new children's book, Would You Rather?
    Jun 17 2024

    Join managing editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as they chat with author (and translator) Jerah Alvarado about her new children's book, WOULD YOU RATHER? Bible adventures .... in water!

    More adventures on the theme of "Would You Rather?" are planned for future books, so stay tuned.

    Join the chat for a fun look behind-the-scenes to what inspired this picture book, how it came about, and Jerah's writing journey. Including how she came up with her pen name!

    And remember: Save $1 on a copy of WOULD YOU RATHER? until July 1, by using the code WATER on the Mt. Zion Ridge Press website. MtZionRidgePress.com

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    22 mins
  • Episode 45: Chat with author Michelle Levigne about ANNE, Book 2 in the Quarry Hall suspense series
    May 20 2024

    Join managing editor Tamera Lynn Kraft and marketing director Penny Frost McGinnis, chatting with author Michelle Levigne about the next title in the Quarry Hall suspense series, ANNE.

    After a rough assignment catching people out to destroy battered women's shelters, Anne needs a break. Being assigned to observe operations at Common Grounds Legal Clinic seems like a cake assignment. Xander Finley, the head lawyer, is a friend of Joan. The clinic is already supported by the Arc Foundation, so Arc is simply expanding its support.

    But then Anne is carjacked, and her guard dog, Argus, is shot. Off balance, worried about Argus, and wearing borrowed clothes, things keep getting worse. Face-to-face with someone from her painful past and feeling antagonism from Xander's employees, Anne stumbles into one problem after another. Her frustration grows when allies became enemies, and she is accused of entrapment and then attempted murder. How come prayer is her last resort, when it should have been her first reaction to every problem?

    Through the end of May, save $1 off ebook, print or audio by using the code ANNE at MtZionRidgePress.com

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    24 mins
  • Episode 44: Chat with Kim Garee about "Pressed Together"
    May 13 2024

    Join us for a fun chat with new Mt. Zion Ridge Press author, Kim Garee, about her historical romantic suspense, "Pressed Together," book 1 in her Together series.

    This lovely, lively, fun, thoughtful novel takes place just after the close of WWII, as the people of Buckeye Lake, Ohio, try to get life back to normal. It's spring and the amusement park on the piers of Buckeye Lake is going full steam, loud and bright and ready for fun.

    Underneath the noise and music and lights and fun chaos, multiple stories converge in the hunt for a murder witness and justice, and tangle with a newspaper owner publisher, an MP, and the quest to save the lake from developers.

    Until June 1, save $1 on a print, ebook or audiobook copy of "Pressed Together" by using the code PRESSED, all caps, at MtZionRidgePress.com


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    44 mins
  • Episode 43: Chatting with Bettie Boswell about her new children's book: I LOVE MOM
    Apr 15 2024

    Join managing editors Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as they chat with Mt. Zion Ridge Press author Bettie Boswell, about her new children's book, I LOVE MOM.

    A perfect Mother's Day gift, available NOW from Mt. Zion Ridge Press.
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    Save $1 using the discount code MOM on the site, through the end of April.

    A military family faces big changes as Dad comes home injured and needs help with rehabilitation. Mom and daughter work together through the year, and Mom shows how to give and care for others.

    Told in both English and Spanish!

    Bettie is published in children's books, romance, suspense, and non-fiction. She writes and illustrates, and has many more books in the works. We look forward to working with her for many years to come!

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    37 mins
  • Episode 42: Chatting with JPC Allen about her new Rae Riley Mystery: A STORM OF DOUBTS
    Mar 11 2024

    JPC Allen is back with her newest novel, the 2nd full-length Rae Riley Mystery: A STORM OF DOUBTS.

    In the series launched by her short story, "A Rose From the Ashes," Allen's heroine, Rae Riley, is a gutsy young woman armed with smarts, courage, and her camera, as she tackles huge questions and searches for her identity, and a place in her new-found family.

    Rae wants to help people, and that brings her into conflict with her sheriff father, Mal, when her choices bring her into danger and expose her to manipulation and lies.

    Join publishers Tamera Lynn Kraft and Michelle Levigne as Allen takes us behind the pages to the story, the process of writing, her own writing journey, and gives some hints about what's coming next for Rae and her family in a fictional southern Ohio small town.

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    39 mins