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Sally John: Christian Fiction Author

Sally John

Sally John is a three-time finalist for the Christy Award and now an author of more than fifteen novels, Sally writes stories that reflect contemporary life. she also teaches writing workshops. Her books include the Safe Harbor series (coauthored with Gary Smalley), The Other Way Home series, The Beach House series, and In a Heartbeat series. Many of her stories are set in her favorite places of San Diego, Chicago, and small-town Illinois. She and her husband currently live in southern California.

Favorite Bible verse: Zephaniah 3:17 “Yahweh your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult with joy over you, he will renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts of joy for you…” (This version is from The Jerusalem Bible.)

Heart Echoes, Side Roads Series #3
Sally John
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In the aftermath of a massive Los Angeles earthquake, the perfect existence Teal Morgan-Adams has built begins to crumble. Teal’s daughter, Maiya, is determined to learn the identity of her biological father, despite the loving devotion of her stepdad, River Adams. But that’s a secret Teal hoped would remain buried forever. She has never shared the truth with anyone . . . not her family, not River, not even Maiya’s father.

Heart Echoes - eBook
Sally John
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Desert Gift, Side Roads Series #2
Sally John
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What does a nationally known marriage expert do when her own marriage falls apart? Just as Jillian Galloway sets out for a publicity tour to promote her new book, her husband drops a bombshell: He wants a divorce. Jill flees to her parents’ home in the California desert, wondering whether everything she’s built her career on—indeed, everything she’s built her life around—is a sham. Navigating this “side road” of life is an uphill climb that leads to new understandings about herself, her marriage, and her relationship with the One who created marriage.

Desert Gift - eBook
Sally John
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Ransomed Dreams, Side Roads Series #1
Sally John
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Sheridan Montgomery leads a charmed life as the wife of Eliot, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. But an attack on their lives cripples Eliot, and they retreat to a remote Mexican village. As Sheridan quietly cares for her husband, she sees her dreams slipping away. Luke Traynor shatters their reverie when he arrives to tell Sheridan of her father's heart attack and the evidence implicating him in a conspiracy. Sheridan returns to Chicago to untangle the web of her father's past and is forced to confront her feelings for Luke, a trail of deceit, and the truth about her marriage.

Ransomed Dreams - eBook
Sally John
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Side Roads Series, Volumes 1-3
Sally John
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A Time to Surrender, Safe Harbor Series #3
Sally John, Dr. Gary Smalley
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Claire and Max Beaumont nearly lost it all, but their marriage and their homestead have now been restored. As they grow in love, they watch as their children feel the effects of their reconciliation: Their son Danny falls in love and lets go of his pride. Daughter Jenna lets go of preconceived notions about marriage when her husband, Kevin the marine, is injured in Iraq. All the Beaumonts ultimately learn that letting go is the best way to receive back healed relationships.

A Time to Surrender: Safe Harbor, Book #3 - eBook
Sally John & Gary Smalley
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A Time to Gather, Safe Harbor Series #2
Dr. Gary Smalley, Sally John
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After thirty years, Max and Claire are renewing their vows--with changed hearts. But the Beaumont's grown children still grapple with the effects of their formerly broken home.

Daughter Lexi Beaumont garnered local noteriety when she saved her family from wildfire--a fame rivaled only by that of her celebrity newscaster brother, Eric. But the attention sheds light on darker places she'd rather keep hidden. As Lexi tries to settle quietly back into life After the Fire, romantic troubles plague her. Then Eric's always erratic behavior begins to spriral out of control. His drinking has reached a new height--and only a headstrong policewoman seems to make any headway with him. It'll take a miracle of grace to bring these two hurting souls to a place of recovery and healing.

A Time to Gather - eBook
Sally John & Gary Smalley
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A Time to Mend, Safe Harbor Series #1
Dr. Gary Smalley, Sally John
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Liz Hart shatters her marriage with one simple sentence: "Max, either the business goes or I do." The ultimatum exposes long unaddressed wounds in her husband, herself, and their four adult children. Will a fatal fire reignite their passion for each other---or destroy everything they've worked for together? 320 pages, softcover from Nelson.

A Time to Mend - eBook

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Safe Harbor Series, Volumes 1-3
Sally John & Dr. Gary Smalley
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The Beach House, Beach House Series #1
Sally John
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Interview, Excerpt

The first release in The Beach House series is the story of four women, friends from childhood, who reunite to celebrate their fortieth birthdays. After the distance of time and geography, they look forward to the camaraderie of old friends and the escape from everyday life as they stay at a San Diego beach house.

When thoughts and discussion turn to the history of their friendship, will problems of the past threaten to overtake the present?

The quest for understanding, identity, faith, and friendship provides a universal thread in this tender and charming story from Sally John that will connect with women from all walks of life.
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The Winding Road Home, The Other Way Home #4
Sally John
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Kate Kilpatrick has only one goal--a byline above the fold in a big-city newspaper. She considers her internship with the Valley Oaks Times the briefest of stops on the way to becoming a world-class reporter. However, her encounter with part-time pilot, part-time teacher Tanner Carlucci challenges her fierce determination to put a career above everything else. Falling in love with Tanner is definitely not on her map.

Adele Chandler gave up on true love long ago. A single mom, her priorities are raising her teenage daughter and directing the community's nursing home. Then two men enter her life and change it forever. Sorting through the consequences new decisions bring, Adele is forced to look at her heart and wonder if love can bloom there again.

This book is a novel about finding ourselves in a place we didn't expect to be, demonstrates that God is a sure Guide even in the midst of unplanned detours and other surprises along life's way.

After All These Years, The Other Way Home #2
Sally John
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In After All These Years, the second book of the series, Isabel Mendoza's past is just a memory...until Tony, her boyfriend from college days, arrives in Valley Oaks. Romantic sparks fly again, but Isabel is a Christian now. Can she share her love for Jesus with Tony while keeping her painful secret?

Meanwhile, Lia Neuman arrives in town as new owner of the pharmacy. Isabel befriends and welcomes Lia, but vandalism threatens the pharmacy and Lia's life. Officer Huntington, Valley Oaks' deputy sheriff, investigates the crimes against Lia, and love unlooked for, begins to bloom.