Linda Brooks Davis: An Author Interview

Hi, Linda! How did you feel when you won Jerry Jenkins’s 2014 Operation First Novel contest? Traumatic—in a good sense—would describe the experience of learning I had won. I wasn’t able to attend the conference where Jerry made the announcement, …[ read more ]

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My Operation First Novel Story

Have you ever had an impossible dream? Ever since I won a Butterball turkey in a short story contest in sixth grade, I’ve dreamed of penning novels. But first I met other adventures. I earned a degree in English and …[ read more ]

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Adopting Faith Hill, the Girl They Always Wanted

In 1967, six years before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion and make it more accessible for the average woman, an unmarried girl named Paula got pregnant. When the baby was only three days old, a Christian couple named Ted and …[ read more ]

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Gabriel Network: When the Line Turns Pink

Imagine you’re a woman facing a crisis pregnancy. Maybe your boyfriend is abusive. Maybe your parents kicked you out of the house when they discovered you were expecting. Or maybe you just don’t have the money to provide for yourself, …[ read more ]

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Somewhere That’s Green: Finding Home

In high school, I played Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, a musical comedy about a man-eating plant. A florist on Skid Row, Audrey longs to settle down with her kind, but nerdy, coworker, Seymour. She imagines their future home in …[ read more ]

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