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Stand By Me Book #1 in the SouledOut Sisters Series By Neta Jackson In a new series following the Yada Yada Prayer Group and the House of Hope novels, Avis Douglass—school principal and spiritual leader—is knocked off center as her HIV-positive daughter and her grandson go missing, as she and her husband, Peter, seem to pull in different directions, and as Avis's career goes up for grabs. Unanswered prayers throw Avis into a spiritual crisis of faith that surprises and shakes her. What had been a staid life for Avis is then invaded by Kat Davies with her flamboyant zeal for living a “radical” Christian life and upsetting every “fruit basket” within reach. Kathryn Davies is a bright young woman from a prominent Phoenix family. But after making a leap of faith at a Christian music fest, dropping out of med school, and transferring to a university in Chicago, her family all but disowns her. With three other university students, Kat and her crew move into the apartment below Avis and Peter Douglass for the summer, and Kat jumps with both feet into SouledOut Community Church just at the time Avis thinks she needs a quiet retreat to seek God's will and direction. Tensions surge like the screeching steel wheels of the Chicago El train as both Avis and Kat struggle to learn that sometimes the person you need most is the one least like you. Click HERE to read more about Stand By Me and to order!
Lucy Come Home By Dave and Neta Jackson Lucy Tucker, the feisty old bag lady we all loved from the House of Hope series, has confounded everyone. Why won't she come off the streets of Chicago? How did she ever end up there in the first place? Why did she disappear again? We didn't mean to leave you hanging, but now we can tell the whole story. It all started back in the summer of 1942 when she and a dashing young man from a traveling carnival ran away together to escape a murder charge ... Oh, but you'll want to read the whole book yourself about carnivals, migrant camps, the war, and true love lost and found. Be sure you've signed up for our occasional announcements, and we'll let you know as soon as it's available. Parallel Novels Are Like Reading in 3-D
From
the beginning, Harry Bentley was a friend to Gabby Fairbanks, the main
character in Neta's House of Hope novels, but you’ve seen Harry only
through Gabby’s eyes and may not realize he is a retired Chicago
cop who put himself on the line by blowing the whistle on a corrupt and
dangerous colleague. He
and Estelle are “an item,” but have you been on a date with
them? He’s
raising his grandson, but why? He
saves Gabby’s estranged husband from being shot, but how? He’s
found faith through the Yada Yada brothers’ Bible study group, but
can it carry him through the most frightening experience of his life? The Yada Yada Brothers novels by Dave Jackson parallel Neta’s House of Hope novels and represent a different kind of reading enjoyment, three-dimensional literature, if you will. It’s something that only a husband and wife writing team could pull off. Each novel stands alone but takes place in the same time frame, same neighborhood, involving some of the same characters living through their own dramas and crises but interacting with and affecting one another … just the way it happens in real life. To read all the books in order, begin with ... Where
Do I Go?
Gabrielle Fairbanks has nearly lost touch with the carefree, spirited young woman she was when she married her husband 16 years ago. But when the couple moves to Chicago to accommodate Philip’s ambition, Gabby longs for the chance to find real purpose in her own life. Gabrielle
Fairbanks has nearly lost touch with the carefree, spirited young woman
she was when she married her husband sixteen years ago. But when the couple
moves to Chicago to accommodate Philip’s ambition, Gabby longs for
the chance to find real purpose in her own life. Harry
Bentley’s Second Chance
Through Estelle, Harry meets the Yada Yada brothers—Josh Baxter and his father Denny, Peter Douglas, Carl Hickman, Ben Garfield—who provide a new circle of friends to replace his old CPD cohorts. But when Harry discovers he has a grandson he didn’t know about, will he find the faith to take on the boy as a “second chance” to be the father he’d failed to be to his own son—even when the boy creates new dangers in Harry’s fight against corruption, and may derail his “second chance” at love? Click HERE to find out how to get a free copy. Who
Do I Talk To?
Thank goodness she has somewhere to go—Manna House, the women's shelter where she works. But even in the bustling shelter—surrounded by residents and the Yada Yada Prayer Group—Gabby feels more alone than ever. She longs for someone she can really talk to, someone to help mend together the pieces of her broken life. Her warm-hearted lawyer seems ready to offer more than legal counsel ... but is he the answer to prayer or just a pleasant distraction? As her fragile plans fall apart, Gabby hits on a possibility so wild and wonderful it has to be one of those “God things.” Something she's only seen happen to other Christians. Until now. Who
Do I Lean On?
Piece by piece, Gabby’s new life is coming together—but the old one keeps dragging her back. First her husband Philip hints at a reconciliation … then hits her up for a loan to pay his gambling debts. And when Gabby tells him no, he makes a desperate move that puts them all in harm’s way. How can she even think of embarking on a new venture when so much is up in the air? Gabby is realizing that she needs something far greater than her own strength or even that of her friends. That to move forward, she must first lean on the only One who knows what the future holds. Harry
Bentley's Second Sight
Who
Is My Shelter
From the beginning, fans of the The Yada Yada Prayer Group® books have clamored for the quick and delicious recipes Jodi Baxter and her Yada Yada sisters make. And how about the celebrations they're always having? Finally, all seven novels have been enhanced with sixteen pages each of celebration suggestions and tasty recipes. Click HERE to find a list of the recipes in each book plus seven FREE recipes not in any of the books. Click on the covers to the right for more information and sample chapters. And to be sure you get the “Party Edition,” look for the strip across the top and confetti drifting down. Book #1, The Yada Yada Prayer Group®. If you haven't had a chance to catch the wave, you'll want to start with Neta’s first novel in this series about a group of Chicago-area women from totally diverse backgrounds who are thrown together at a women’s conference and decide to form a “prayer group.” Book #2, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Down. The fledging prayer group endures a terrifying experience that causes the members to wonder whether they will ever get back to “normal.” Then a well-meaning gesture incites a backlash of anger in the group, forcing them to confront generations of racial division, pain, and mistrust—and stretches their friendship to the limit as they discover new depths of true forgiveness. Book #3, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Real, finds Jodi Baxter's oasis turned upside down when her upstairs neighbors move out and her nemesis, Leslie (Stu) Stuart, moves in! Avis' middle-aged cocoon is turned inside out, too, by a beau from her past, and Chanda's future has never looked brighter. But Stu's proximity to the Baxter household will draw her secret to the surface-and no one is ready for the crisis that will follow. Book #4, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Tough. When a white supremacy group targeting a local university attacks Nony's husband, the Yada Yada Prayer Group® realizes they have just entered the spiritual war zone, and it is time to get tough! Once again, Neta does not shy away from difficult issues like differences in prayer, cross-cultural relationships, and worship, thus taking fiction to a whole new level of reality. Book #5, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Caught. The Yada Yada sisters can't seem to shake free from mushrooming circumstances of life. Ruth and Ben are caught in an unplanned pregnancy—in their fifties! Chanda is deluded by her lottery winnings. Florida wants to move her family out of trouble. And Avis, who seems to glide above the troubles of the world must contend with an abused adult daughter who keeps running home to Mama. Jodi Baxter is in a whirl because the prayer list is getting out of control. Book #6, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Rolling. A devastating fire wakes up the Yada Yada sisters to a new reality: God is in the move, and it's time for them to press on, pray on, and get rolling! In spite of MaDear's failing health. In spite of the breakup of a teenage love. In spite of the curse of HIV. In spite of prison time hanging over the head of a beloved child. In spite of a startling diamond ring. Out of the ashes, God is doing a new thing! As the prayer group heads into a new year fraught with change, Jodi Baxter and her Yada sisters are realizing it is either hunker down with the safe and stagnant, or get rolling with God—even if it means letting go of the old and embracing the new. Book #7, The Yada Yada Prayer Group® Gets Decked Out. From Thanksgiving and Christmas to rolling in the New Year, the Yada Yadas are “decked out” to celebrate the holidays! But God's
idea of “decked out” might just change the nature of their
party plans. A perplexing encounter with a former student, a crime that
literally knocks Jodi off her feet, a hurry-up wedding, and a child
who would forever change her family … it's times like these that
she really needs her prayer sisters as they learn
that no one can out-celebrate God. So let's help them get this party
started! But yes, eager readers, this novella—which picks up a year and a half after the end of book #6—concludes the series with some twists and turns that will amaze and encourage you. Plus, it sets the stage for Neta’s new series with new characters and new situations but also occasional roles for the beloved Yada Yada sisters in familiar Chicago neighborhoods with all their cultural richness. The Yada Yada Prayer Journal is the result of requests from thousands of women who have come to love the characters and the experiences of The Yada Yada Prayer Group®. This smartly designed, hardcover, companion book includes thought-provoking quotes from the three novels, with related scriptures and nuggets for life-application—along with blank lines for your own thoughts and prayers. Neta Jackson’s award-winning Yada Yada books have sold over 500,000 copies and are spawning prayer groups all across the country. Sometimes dubbed “chick-lit” for the bright covers and catchy titles, this series will surprise the reader with its depth of characters and true-to-life events. Inspired by a group of real women, each book will have you laughing, crying, and perhaps praying anew. As one fan wrote, “You challenge every area of prejudice” but without bringing the reader down. Click here to listen to the voices of Yada Yada with samples of Barbara Rosenblat's dramatic readings of the novels.
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Coming
in June ...
Gabrielle
Fairbanks knew her husband was upset with her. But she never expected
him to change the locks on their Chicago penthouse, cancel her credit
cards, and disappear with their two boys. Now she’s literally on
the streets with her elderly mother, her mom’s dog ... and $220 to
her name.
