It was a story I never meant to write, and I struggled every word. When I finally felt I had a decent plot together and tackled it, I came up thirty thousand words short.
Yep. Thirty. Thousand. Words.
Even after I finished, something still felt off. Not wrong, just off. Once I started pressing in, I realized it was a stirring. Eventually Entangled became the first new release from my own Surrendered Scribe Media.
Yep. This crazy year, I obeyed God’s call to start my own business where I encourage audiences to find freedom through surrender. I’ll accomplish it through speaking and fiction. My Surrendering Time series is my first fiction.
Yep. God knew what He was doing. Already the feedback is coming in that Entangled is helping readers see they need to let go of guilt or choices that are holding them back. That story I was ready to give up on is being used to help people.
Wow.
Because May was so busy, so far it is only on Amazon, but for print, I will probably make it available a few more places. Whether or not you have a Kindle, my version for Kindle is readable on a free app for your tablet, phone, etc…
Here’s what Entangled is about:
Entangled is now available on Amazon.
Entangled: Surrendering the Past
Book #2, Surrendering Time Series
Julie Arduini
“You need to leave me alone. It’s the least you can do.”
Carla Rowling has been given her dream of attending cosmetology school. The gift is so generous she feels unworthy because of choices she made as a teen. The pressure mounts as Carla juggles school, is a single mom, helps her best friend Jenna plan her wedding, spends time with boyfriend Will Marshall, and deals with the fact that her son’s father is back in their lives. Will Marshall is the one Speculator Falls resident everyone can count on. His truck deliveries are reliable. He’s the first to help friends like Ben Regan with boat work or be a card partner with Bart Davis. Will’s ready to settle down with Carla, loving her is natural. He’s bonded with her son, Noah. But when Carla starts cosmetology school, she puts emotional distance between her and Will. Can Carla release her past and create a future full of highlights, or, will she burn her options worse than a bad perm?
BIBLICAL WOMEN SERIES Meditations for the Modern Woman SARAH, formerly SARAI It was a quiet day in Haran as Sarah set about her daily chores. How many years now had she and Abram been wed? Too many to think about for it only called up the pain at the very core of her…
Part 1 of an Interview Heather M. Dixon,Author of RenewedThere are few things that can make us feel as helpless as living with a story we don’t like. Life is rarely fair, and things happen beyond our control that impact our lives in negative ways. Maybe our story involves the loss of a loved one,…
UPDATE: GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED. Whatever you’re facing, the Bible has something to say. TheNEW CSB Life Counsel Bible contains articles from leading biblical counselors thatwill give YOU the tools you need to take action and FIND HOPE through all of life’sstorms. Featuring over 150 articles on topics related to marriage, parenting, relationships,mental health, and…
Lately I’ve been looking at Christian/Biblical/Prophetic art. The images that make my heart stir the most are bride portraits where they either are also wearing part of the Armor of God (Ephesians 6, I believe) or are looking beyond, in a longing way, for what I interpret to be her Groom, Jesus. …
Caregiver Guilt: Confessions of a Walking Glue Stick By Dr. Linda Cobourn “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.” My father-in-law blamed me. It was unreasonable, hurled out of frustration while we stood in the trauma unit, waiting to see if my husband would survive. I…
April 2021 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter — It’s finally time for Sophie Lawson to follow her own pursuits. Brother Seth has a new job, and sister Jenna is set to marry her college…
BIBLICAL WOMEN SERIES Meditations for the Modern Woman SARAH, formerly SARAI It was a quiet day in Haran as Sarah set about her daily chores. How many years now had she and Abram been wed? Too many to think about for it only called up the pain at the very core of her…
Part 1 of an Interview Heather M. Dixon,Author of RenewedThere are few things that can make us feel as helpless as living with a story we don’t like. Life is rarely fair, and things happen beyond our control that impact our lives in negative ways. Maybe our story involves the loss of a loved one,…
UPDATE: GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED. Whatever you’re facing, the Bible has something to say. TheNEW CSB Life Counsel Bible contains articles from leading biblical counselors thatwill give YOU the tools you need to take action and FIND HOPE through all of life’sstorms. Featuring over 150 articles on topics related to marriage, parenting, relationships,mental health, and…
Lately I’ve been looking at Christian/Biblical/Prophetic art. The images that make my heart stir the most are bride portraits where they either are also wearing part of the Armor of God (Ephesians 6, I believe) or are looking beyond, in a longing way, for what I interpret to be her Groom, Jesus. …
Caregiver Guilt: Confessions of a Walking Glue Stick By Dr. Linda Cobourn “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.” My father-in-law blamed me. It was unreasonable, hurled out of frustration while we stood in the trauma unit, waiting to see if my husband would survive. I…
April 2021 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter — It’s finally time for Sophie Lawson to follow her own pursuits. Brother Seth has a new job, and sister Jenna is set to marry her college…
BIBLICAL WOMEN SERIES Meditations for the Modern Woman SARAH, formerly SARAI It was a quiet day in Haran as Sarah set about her daily chores. How many years now had she and Abram been wed? Too many to think about for it only called up the pain at the very core of her…
Part 1 of an Interview Heather M. Dixon,Author of RenewedThere are few things that can make us feel as helpless as living with a story we don’t like. Life is rarely fair, and things happen beyond our control that impact our lives in negative ways. Maybe our story involves the loss of a loved one,…
UPDATE: GIVEAWAY HAS BEEN CLOSED. Whatever you’re facing, the Bible has something to say. TheNEW CSB Life Counsel Bible contains articles from leading biblical counselors thatwill give YOU the tools you need to take action and FIND HOPE through all of life’sstorms. Featuring over 150 articles on topics related to marriage, parenting, relationships,mental health, and…
Lately I’ve been looking at Christian/Biblical/Prophetic art. The images that make my heart stir the most are bride portraits where they either are also wearing part of the Armor of God (Ephesians 6, I believe) or are looking beyond, in a longing way, for what I interpret to be her Groom, Jesus. …
Caregiver Guilt: Confessions of a Walking Glue Stick By Dr. Linda Cobourn “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.” My father-in-law blamed me. It was unreasonable, hurled out of frustration while we stood in the trauma unit, waiting to see if my husband would survive. I…
April 2021 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter — It’s finally time for Sophie Lawson to follow her own pursuits. Brother Seth has a new job, and sister Jenna is set to marry her college…