FALL 2015 NEW RELEASES

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1 FALL 2015 NEW RELEASES

2 BOOK HOOK: Best-selling and award-winning singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan shares the stories of her life that led to her hit How Could I Ask For More. HOW COULD I ASK FOR MORE STORIES OF BLESSINGS, BATTLES, AND BEAUTY CINDY MORGAN ENDORSEMENTS: Michael W. Smith Sigmund Brouwer IN-STORE DATE: August 4, 2015 ISBN: PAGE COUNT: 208 RETAIL PRICE: $14.99 REL Inspirational ORDER DUE DATE: MAY 13, 2015 Savor Shauna Niequist A Million Little Ways Emily Freeman Nourished Becky Johnson WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY CINDY PUBLISHING MORGAN WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING Award winning singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan s best-selling song celebrates the appreciation of the small blessings that make up a rich, full life. Here, she expands on this theme, sharing personal stories of her challenging childhood, struggles as a young adult, and the adventures of being a wife and mother. Morgan s evocative writing about the people, places, and experiences that make us who we are will touch the reader s heart, challenging them to understand God s many blessings big and small. + Short, stand-alone chapters so that readers can enjoy in a number of ways. + Writer of more than 21 No. 1 songs. + Award-winning lyricist, songwriter, and singer. + Simultaneous release with new album, Bows & Arrows, featuring new version of How Could I Ask for More. + Reading group discussion guide included in the book. As one of Christian music s most influential singer-songwriters, Cindy Morgan has garnered 12 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, including the prestigious Songwriter of the Year trophy. With more than 21 No.1 hits to her credit, Morgan has penned songs for many of the top names in contemporary Christian and pop music, as well as several television programs. She continues to perform around the world. She and her husband, novelist Sigmund Brouwer, live with their daughters near Nashville, Tennessee and Ontario, Canada. + FOUR-WEEK PRE-RELEASE CAMPAIGN: Targeting Cindy s 15,000 super-fan e-list, driving retail sales. + NATIONAL RADIO: A focused on-air giveaway campaign across the top 100 Christian Adult Contemporary and Inspirational radio stations, leveraging Cindy s career as a top CCM artist. + NATIONAL CHRISTIAN MEDIA: Print, broadcast, and web media push, targeting CCM magazine, Today s Christian magazine, TBN, Moody Radio, K-Love Network, and more. + FALL 2015 TOUR: Cindy is planning a Fall 2015 tour, to include book readings and in-market media, to support the release of her upcoming new CD. + EXTENSIVE INFLUENCER MAILING: A strategic mailing to 100+ ministry, church, media, and entertainment influencers, driving social media exposure and word of mouth.

3 BOOK HOOK: Michael Letney reveals and explains the four behaviors that lead to a long, happy, and committed marriage. FOUR SECRETS OF A FOREVER MARRIAGE MARRIAGE TIPS FROM A NOT-SO-PERFECT HUSBAND MICHAEL LETNEY Things I Wish I Had Known Before We Got Married Gary D. Chapman IN-STORE DATE: August 4, 2015 ISBN: PAGE COUNT: 208 RETAIL PRICE: $14.99 REL Love & Marriage ORDER DUE DATE: MAY 13, 2015 The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages Shaunti Feldhahn NOT FINAL COVER WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY MICHAEL PUBLISHING LETNEY WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING Every couple walks down the aisle convinced they will be married forever. Michael Letney, creator of the Unity Cross, shares four tried and tested secrets that will safeguard a marriage against any storm. Using Letney s life experiences, where he failed at every secret before learning to embrace each one in order, the book will encourage and reassure couples that they can have a happily ever after. + Four Secrets Transparency, Truth, Trust, Unity. + Personal story illustrates proven foundational beliefs and principles for a successful marriage. + Creator of the best-selling Unity Cross. + Featured with all Unity Cross promotions at more than 100 bridal shows, as well as online and in print. Michael Letney has designed and crafted fine jewelry and sculpture for 30 years. His Unity Cross is the centerpiece for many weddings and a treasured reminder of a couple s commitment. Each piece, and now book, crafted by Michael reflects a moment when God showed His glory. Michael and his wife, Barbie, live with their two children in Phoenix, Arizona. + GLENN BECK PROMOTION: Six months of commercials and web banner ads on Glenn Beck s The Blaze TV and TheBlaze.com, reaching over 6 million viewers/readers weekly. + AGGRESSIVE Multiweek campaign reaching a minimum of 100,000 brides and brides- to-be. + ADVERTISING IN BRIDE MAGAZINES: Ads in Fall and Winter leading bride magazines, including Weddings Elsewhere and Orange County Bride, with cumulative circulations of approximately 100, WEDDINGVIBE.COM PROMOTION: Month of book launch, a blog and a giveaway initiative to WeddingVibe.com s 49,000 member brides, offering secrets to a successful marriage and a book giveaway contest.

4 BOOK HOOK: 52 knitting-themed reflections for the over 53 million knitters who want to blend their passion and their faith. KNIT, PURL, PRAY 52 DEVOTIONS FOR THE CREATIVE SOUL LISA BOGART ENDORSEMENTS: Debbie Macomber Lauraine Snelling PREVIOUS TITLES: Come On In IN-STORE DATE: October 13, 2015 ISBN: PAGE COUNT: 144 RETAIL PRICE: $12.99 REL Devotional ORDER DUE DATE: JULY 22, 2015 At Knit s End Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Things I Learned From Knitting Stephanie Pearl-McPhee WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY LISA PUBLISHING BOGART WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING Knit, Purl, Pray is for the knitter who recognizes that when she is creating something beautiful with yarn, it is also a way to be quiet and reflect. The devotions make connections between knitting and all manner of things from joy and service to boredom and confession. These reflections help the reader think about the craft they love in a new way and perhaps see their problems as something that can be unraveled and reworked into something beautiful. Each new day is an opportunity to create something new. + Over 53 million people in America knit. + Over 100 million knitting websites exist. + Thought-provoking content. + Perfect gift for knitters. + Confirmed endorsements by Debbie Macomber and Lauraine Snelling. As both a gifted writer and master knitter, Lisa Bogart practices both of her passions every day. She has gifted over 70 sweaters to Guideposts Knit for Kids. Her award-winning devotions have appeared in several publications, including Guideposts, and she is the author of Come on In: Taking the Hassle Out of Hospitality. She lives outside of New York City. + BLOG TOUR: High-impact blog tour beginning week of publication, incorporating more than 100 top knitting blogs, driving reviews and directing readers to retail. + INFLUENCER REVIEW MAILING: Finished copies of the book mailed to 150+ reviewers, influencers and church leaders encouraging posted reviews. + SIX-WEEK SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Beginning publication week, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest campaigns, driving more than 50,000 fans/followers to retail. + FACEBOOK ADVERTISING: Aggressive online advertising and promotions to affinity groups on Facebook, targeting a minimum of 10 million people.

5 BOOK HOOK: Winner of more than seven prestigious fiction awards, Cynthia Ruchti s latest heartwarming story focuses on family and love lost, found, and finally truly revealed at Christmas. AN ENDLESS CHRISTMAS A NOVELLA CYNTHIA RUCHTI PREVIOUS TITLES: When the Morning Glory Blooms IN-STORE DATE: October 13, 2015 ISBN: Jacketed Hardcover TRIM SIZE: 5 x 8 PAGE COUNT: 208 RETAIL PRICE: $15.99 FIC FICTION/Christian/ Romance ORDER DUE DATE: JULY 21, 2015 The Christmas Light Donna VanLiere The Mistletoe Promise Richard Paul Evans Call Me Mrs. Miracle Debbie Macomber WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY CYNTHIA PUBLISHING RUCHTI WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING Christmas takes a very different turn when the guests of honor break up instead of announcing their engagement. Trapped with his family, they learn that love looks different than either imagined. Both in their eighties, Dodie and Wilson Binder celebrate every Christmas as if it were their last. This year, their grandson Micah is planning to ask his girlfriend, Katie, to marry him so they can celebrate with the whole family. But things go very wrong when she says, no. Now they are stuck. Too many people, too much snow, and too little room should be a recipe for disaster. But sometimes too much is just enough. Especially when it s Christmas. + Repeat winner of Romantic Times Reviewers Choice, Selah, Christian Retailing BEST, Golden Scroll, Family Fiction Readers Choice, Foreword Book of the Year, and Carol awards. + A Finalist for the 2015 Golden Scroll awards. + In-demand speaker, radio host, and media guest. Drawing from 33 years of on-air radio ministry, Cynthia Ruchti tells stories of hope-that-glows-in-the-dark through her novels and novellas, nonfiction books and devotionals, and speaking for women s and writers events. Her books have been recognized by Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards, Selah Awards, the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence, Christian Retailing s BEST Awards, and Carol Award nominations, among other honors, including a Family Fiction Readers Choice Award. She and her plot-tweaking husband live in Pittsville, Wisconsin, not far from their three children and five grandchildren. + FICTION BLOG BLITZ: Beginning 30-days prior to street date, an aggressive blog tour hitting more than 100 fiction blogs, generating at least 500,000 gross impressions. + RADIO INTERVIEW TOUR: A Win It Before You Can Buy It interview and giveaway campaign, hitting family and faith radio outlets in the top 20 markets for Christian fiction, creating awareness and buzz. + AGGRESSIVE INFLUENCER MAILING: Extensive influencer mailing to 250 leading fiction and ministry influencers.

6 BOOK HOOK: The Force Awakens, the Fall 2015 installment in the Star Wars franchise, promises to excite the longtime enthusiast and enthrall a new generation of admirers. The Real Force comprises 40 biblically sound devotions revealing the Christian themes found in the epic Star Wars saga. THE REAL FORCE A FORTY DAY DEVOTIONAL PAUL KENT PREVIOUS TITLES: Know Your Bible Bible Curiosities Playing with Purpose: Baseball Devotions IN-STORE DATE: October 27, 2015 ISBN: Trade Paper PAGE COUNT: 160 RETAIL PRICE: $12.99 REL Devotional CARTON QTY: 36 ORDER DUE DATE: AugusT 5, 2015 Star Wars Jesus Caleb Grimes The Gospel According to Star Wars John McDowell WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PAUL PUBLISHING KENT WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING While written about another universe, many of the themes central to the Star Wars story reflect the same beliefs and core values of Christianity. Paul Kent skillfully reveals the deep biblical ideals represented by the characters and stories of the epic Star Wars saga. Detailed and accurate enough to satisfy the most committed Star Wars devotee, these devotions will also engage the more casual fan. Paul Kent has authored eight books and coauthored and contributed to dozens more. His life goal is to make the Bible more interesting and accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds. He lives in central Michigan. + Perfect for individual use or as a small group resource. + Deep biblical principles revealed by Star Wars characters and themes. + Detailed enough for the devoted fan, but accessible for the more casual reader. + Releasing simultaneously to sure-to-be blockbuster feature film, The Force Awakens. + The Star Wars movie franchise boasts one of the most loyal fan bases of any movie franchise in history. + ONLINE ADVERTISING: Substantive Facebook advertising campaign to Star Wars affinity groups, reaching a minimum of 2 million impressions and driving readers to retail. + SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: A 10-day Twitter/Instagram share campaign featuring provocative questions featured in the book. + BLOG TOUR: High-impact blog tour beginning week of publication, incorporating more than 75 bloggers who write on faith, science, and sci-fi.

7 BOOK HOOK: In this fresh, personal take on the story of the Prodigal Son from internationally renowned speaker/author John Sheasby, readers will glean an unequivocal understanding that the Father loves all his sons and daughters and wants each of us to share in His home now. KNOW YOU ARE LOVED AT HOME IN THE FATHER S HOUSE JOHN SHEASBY with ken gire ENDORSEMENTS: Michael W. Smith PREVIOUS TITLES: The Birthright IN-STORE DATE: October 27, 2015 ISBN: PAGE COUNT: 160 RETAIL PRICE: $12.99 REL Inspirational ORDER DUE DATE: AUGUST 5, 2015 Destined to Reign Joseph Prince Spiritual Slavery to Spiritual Sonship Jack and Tricia Frost WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY JOHN PUBLISHING SHEASBY WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING This life-changing look at the parable of the Prodigal Son will change your understanding of that story forever and your relationship with the Father who loves you and welcomes you home. If you believe that you will never be good enough to receive the love of God, He has a message for you: you are loved. If you are doing everything right and still struggling to feel close to God, He has a message for you: you are loved. John Sheasby overcame a lifetime of shame and doubt because he believed that his best would never be good enough for God. God finally broke through, and Sheasby realized he had always had a room in the Father s house and a seat at the table. God was just waiting for him to sit down. + Fresh, personal explanation of the Prodigal Son. + Explains God s love in a unique way. + In-demand speaker at conferences weekly. + High-profile endorsers and supporters, including Michael W. Smith. John Sheasby is an evangelist and teacher from South Africa who now resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he leads Liberated Living Ministries. He is an in-demand international speaker and a frequent guest at Michael W. Smith events throughout the year. Ken Gire is the author of more than 20 books, including the bestsellers The Divine Embrace and Intimate Moments with the Savior. A graduate of Texas Christian University and Dallas Theological Seminary, he lives in Colorado. + PASTOR CAMPAIGN: A four-week pre-release campaign to 20,000 pastors and church leaders, including a sermon outline, driving retail sales. + SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: A 30-day Twitter/Pinterest/Instagram share campaign featuring provocative questions featured in the book. + INFLUENCER REVIEW MAILING: Finished copies of the book mailed to 150+ reviewers, influencers and church leaders encouraging posted reviews.

8 BOOK HOOK: These 100 verses and prayers provide the foundation and inspiration for leaders to be their best each day. GOD GRANT ME WISDOM 100 Verses and Prayers for Successful Leaders IN-STORE DATE: November 24, 2015 ISBN: PAGE COUNT: 240 RETAIL PRICE: $14.99 REL Inspirational ORDER DUE DATE: AUGUST 5, 2015 The Business Devotional Life Promises for Leaders Zig Ziglar and Dwight Reighard God s Little Devotional Book for Leaders WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING WORTHY PUBLISHING When you lead a team, you have been given a sacred trust to do your best for yourself and for your team. Wise leaders turn to God for the wisdom to handle any situation, to grow in their abilities, and to be worthy of their role. These specifically selected verses provide scriptural insight, followed by a short devotion and a prayer for each day. + Designed specifically for leaders. + Great for daily readings or when you need insight on a specific topic. + Searchable by topic. + Inspiration from leaders such as John Maxwell, John Wooden, Billy Graham, Bill Bright, Kay Arthur, John Eldredge, Beth Moore, A.W. Tozer, Norman Vincent Peale, Zig Ziglar, and more. + PASTOR CAMPAIGN: A four-week pre-release campaign to 10,000 pastors and church leaders, including a sermon outline, directing readers to retail. + SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: A 30-day Twitter/Pinterest/Instagram share campaign featuring provocative questions featured in the book. + INFLUENCER REVIEW MAILING: Finished copies of the book mailed to 150+ church, business, and ministry leaders and influencers, encouraging posted reviews and word of mouth.