In the mail this morning...

Dear Dan Savage :

Don’t we all know somebody who is a good and faithful Christian, but whose life is a disaster? Why does this happen to some people and not others? Your audience has probably spent more than a little time pondering this question―now you can give them some answers. Author Virginia Hull Welch offers practical suggestions for people of faith, and will charm your audience while she’s at it.

Please read the press release below and let me know if I may schedule an interview with Virginia Hull Welch, or send a copy of What to Do When the Blessings Stop: When God Sends Famine, for consideration of a review. Thank you!

Janice Evans
Ascot Media Group
Post Office Box 133032
The Woodlands, TX 77393
Office: (281) 333-3507
news@ascotmedianews.com
www.ascotmediagroup.com

Janice's email really pissed me off. I am not the books editor. This is Paul's department.

Hey, Paul? You wanna interview this woman about her book? It's her first book that wasn't made to look like... a soft-core romance novel for young ladies when it was actually a lesson in Christian morality. Maybe Virginia deserves some credit for coming clean with this title?

Full press release after the jump...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

What To Do When The Blessings Stop ‒ When God Sends Famine

Virginia Beach, VA, August 15, 2013 – We’ve all seen it: good, faithful people who seem to have a run of bad luck. But why on earth would God send trouble to those who love and serve Him? In What to Do When the Blessings Stop ‒ When God Sends Famine, acclaimed author Virginia Hull Welch helps unravel these tangled strands that make up our faith journey.

Practical, personal, and pulling no punches, Welch asks readers to examine their conscience. “How do you counsel the Christian who never succeeds,” she asks, the one “who loses home, business, family? Do you tell him to pray more? Study more? Keep up the positive confession? Is God angry? What hope do you offer? Or is this person you?”

If you can remember a time when God filled your life with blessings, if you feel as if an unseen force has raised up against you, she continues, “Your problem may be famine, a spiritual rod God uses to correct.” But don’t lose hope, she cautions: “The fact that you’re holding this book in your hands is hope itself, because you’re spiritually astute enough to discern that things are not right, that there must be a spiritual solution to your problems. God is the answer, but you must ask the right question.”

What to Do When the Blessings Stop will teach you how to recognize spiritual famine in your life, the difference between spiritual famine and ordinary faith trials, how and why God sends famine, and what steps you must take to banish its crushing effects from your life.

Welch is the author of several books, including The Lesson. A romantic comedy, it is a light, dynamic story deftly challenging our preconceived attitudes about physical attraction and the “perfect spouse” in a friendly way. Backed by a deep and abiding faith, The Lesson is easy to read and hard to forget. The novel Crazy Woman Creek, an inspirational Western romance, was released in the spring. Her fourth book and second nonfiction title, The Hiss from Hell Only Women Hear, Is It Tradition or Is It Truth? will be released in late 2013.

Ginny lives with her husband in Virginia Beach where she works as a full-time marketing writer and editor. Their four children, daughter-in-law, and grandsons live locally. She works full-time as a writer/editor for a worldwide defense contractor. She attends New Life Providence Church and volunteers at Union Mission Ministries of Norfolk, writing résumés for homeless women to help them find work.

For more information, please visit: www.virginiahullwelch.net.

What to Do When the Blessings Stop ‒ When God Sends Famine

Available at the author’s website and at all fine online outlets
$9.99
ISBN-13: 978-0988873940

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Excerpts from reviews on Amazon.com for all books from this author:

“Not only well-written, but entertaining and fun as well
 this is one Christian novel that does not preach at you. With accurate insights into human nature seasoned with levity, the author takes us with her as she discovers what true love, a life-long, lasting love really is. She learns a lesson and she shares it with us without sappy platitudes and keeps the reader engaged throughout the process.”

“Fun and poignant read.”

“Just couldn't put it down because it was not only enjoyable but also a captivating and heart-warming story wrapped with some very relevant and wise insights into human nature - all encompassed by detailed descriptive writing and a delightful and serendipitous sense of humor.”

“I didn't want it to end...[A] wonderfully written book.... What a delight is this enchanting story of love finding itself between two people who were so different, yet destined to live their lives together.”

“I could hardly put this book down once I started reading it. The characters and places just came alive for me...exceptionally well written!”

“A reminder that sometimes God answers our prayers but we are to youthful to realize or tunnel visioned to listen. What a wonderful love story!”

“I found this new author...to have great skill in crafting a love story that both warmed my heart on one level, and on an entirely different level caused me to do some serious soul-searching about faith and God's wisdom. I look forward to more from Ms. Welch.”

“Completely three dimensional characters, perfectly described settings, a love story, and a bit of a mystery kept me turning pages way into the night.”