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From the Desk of Darlene N. Bรถcek

Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories

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Hi, Reader

If you are reading this...

YOU have been CHOSEN.

I sent out some emails at the beginning of October to people who were not opening these newsletters. And the people who did not respond were d r o p p e d.

It's a hard thing to see half your people gone. But it was necessary.

They got their free book and they moved on. So like pruning a tree, I cut the branches.

But it hurts.

๐Ÿ‘‰ And it means--I depend on you. ๐Ÿ‘ˆ

I write this newsletter for 3 reasons

  1. to encourage my readers in life and faith
  2. to update my readers on the progress of all my book series and
  3. to curate and share other books I think you'll be interested in (in the weekly Book Mobile)

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE! YOU are who I write for!

Every time I write a newsletter, I hope to spur YOU on in life and in hope. And my books are an outlet of that faith-building desire for YOU.

So I depend on you

๐Ÿ™ And I hope my books will be the kind that will build you up.

The Big News

In case you missed the news:

The Return to Me series Kickstarter is --

going LIVE on ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ÿ‘ฎHalloween๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿš’ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Click the button or image to find out more...

SNEAK PEAK

Clicking the "FOLLOW" at the link gives you

  • FIRST DIBS on the limited number items
  • ACCESS to first day bargains
  • Early Backer rewards only available for the first backers.

Follow the campaign โžก Get the notification โžก Access the treasures

Don't miss out.

Now, as promised, YOU get a sneak peek at one of the GORGEOUS features of this year's Kickstarter:

The Beyond the Veil Box Set

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This is the BEAUTIFUL TREASURE of our 2025 Kickstarter.

๐Ÿ‘‘ The lovely, mystical BOX SET ๐Ÿ‘‘

I'm so anxious to show you the real box and not just a mock-up proof copy. As soon as I get mine in, I'll share it with you.

The image on the box represents the "settings" of the story--it shows a woman walking into the unknown strange world 'beyond the veil.'

This beyond the veil concept is woven into each of the books of the Return to Me series.

The three books in the series, The Last Noel, Me, Myself, & It, and That Beautiful Shore will arrive together in this lovely, hard-cover box --at the home of everyone who wants it!

Scholastic Book Fair.

When I was a girl I used to love the Scholastic Book Fair. I still have on my shelves 2 of my favorite box sets of books:

  • the Newbery Award winners of way back then (Johnny Tremain, Witch of Blackbird Pond, etc), and
  • the Rescuers 5 book set--with Miss Bianca and Bernard's adventures.
๐Ÿ  Box sets are like safe little homes for our favorite books.

To think this beautiful set of books that I wrote will have a home of their own on YOUR bookshelf --brings a deep warmth to my heart. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

๐ŸŽฏ I'm particularly interested in your thoughts about Vera's Story. It's been waiting in the wings for quite some time. ๐Ÿค”

What are the stories?

THE LAST NOEL: Reuben's story is about fire captain Reuben Morales who must lead a Christmas pageant to save the family honor. But when his unsaved sister dies in a car crash during the holidays, he has to find a way to grieve and rejoice at the same time. His story pivots with a dream where he sees beyond the veil to the throne room of God. A Christmas story.

ME, MYSELF, AND IT: Vera's story about Reuben's sister begins three years earlier and ends where The Last Noel begins. A Halloween Story

THAT BEAUTIFUL SHORE: Monica's story is about Reuben's wife, Monica Morales. A Fourth of July story.

All three books walk you through the DOOR of unseen realities to discover what we know are real and what we speculate are true.

More details and Return to Me Q/A next week...

The R2M Kickstarter is live from October 31-November 21.

DON'T MISS OUT! Only available at the link below...

Faith Behind the Fiction

Finally--this encouraged me this week and wanted to share it so it would bless you, too...

Inspirational Quote from Spurgeon:
We cannot help pouring out our heart in affection for our Lord who inclines his ear from the highest glory, and puts it to the lip of the dying sinner, whose failing heart longs after reconciliationโ€ฆ
Thy sigh is able to move the heart of Jehovah; thy whisper can incline his ear unto thee; thy prayer can stay his hand; thy faith can move his arm. Think not that God sits on high taking no account of thee.

May this meditation be a blessing to you today. He hears your prayers.

Darlene

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