New Releases by Angela Elwell Hunt

Available in time for the May 19th release of director Ron Howard''s film adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code" starring Tom Hanks, this captivating story will grip readers with a biblically based portrayal of the life of Mary Magdalene.

Many of today''s finest Christian fiction authors penned original Christmas stories that range from historical to contemporary, suspenseful to romantic--yet all contain the true meaning of this blessed season. All proceeds from this book will be donated to the ongoing charity work of Cook Communication Ministries International.

Now collected in one volume are three favorite titles: "Sandpebbles, Strandedin Paradise," and "The Pearl."

Nicki and her friends try to find out who is behind the mysterious occurrences at the small local bowling alley.

Christine''s friends help her investigate the cause of her older brother''s increasingly violent behavior after witnessing his frightening outbursts.

Nicki and her friends try to help their school track team''s star runner Jeremy, who has received a mysterious threat about his next race.

Nicki and her friends are invited to spend a few days at a 500-year-old Irish castle, but soon it turns into a dangerous search for the truth about a legendary treasure.

Having nearly forgotten her troubled early years in the wake of a successful twenty-five-year marriage and her husband''s renowned ministry, Emma Howard finds herself confronting the past and reevaluating her faith when the child she gave up for adoption reappears in her life. Original.

For eight years, a woman has taught, tended, and loved a western lowland gorilla named Sema, and has pushed their interactions to breakthrough levels. But now the zoo that owns Sema is demanding her return so they can exploit her abilities to fund zoo projects.

Aurora Rose Norquest is different from her neighbors, different from most people. Still single at thirty-five, she spends every hour of her days and nights in an elegant Manhattan apartment, quietly caring for her invalid mother. Then her mother dies, and Aurora''s world spins on its axis. Reality shatters into startlingly realistic nightmares, and the shards of troubling memories slice into her sleep. Everything Aurora has believed about herself and her world fades into murky dreams that will not let her rest. Something, someone is pursuing Aurora--growing more threatening by the day, testing the limits of her sanity. Will she find the courage to confront her unseen pursuer? Or will she surrender to the destructive melancholy that haunts her days and nights? What will it take to satisfy the relentless intruder whose voice presses her toward The Awakening?

When approached by the father who abandoned him and his mother years earlier, Noah discovers that forgiveness comes at a price and, in the meantime, he struggles to figure out how to deal with Paige''s crush on him.

Thirteen-year-old Josiah accepts a spot in the nation''s hottest young band in spite of his scoliosis which, if discovered, could result in his dismissal.

Caught in an unguarded moment, Liane reveals her intellect to a reporter.

"Diana Sheldon, a professional radio counselor, had it all: lovely family, successful career, nice home. Then a freak accident changes everything, and she views the world through new eyes of grief. When a research foundation offers to restore her loss through a medical marvel, Diana sees the answer to her family''s anguish - never dreaming that healing might prove more destructive than hurt."

Neurologist Alexandra Pace teams up with British physician Michael Kenway to search the Amazon jungle for an indigenous people who may hold the cure for the deadly disease that is killing her body and mind.

For I know the plans I have for you, plans for good and not for evil, says the Lord. . . . Joseph the slave becomes a ruler in Egypt. Corrie ten Boom seems destined to die a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, but survives to speak to millions. The apostle Paul encounters Christ on the road to Damascus. Bud Paxon meets Jesus in a Las Vegas hotel suite. A Jewish girl named Esther convinces a king to save her people. A young deaf woman defies the odds and is crowned Miss America---and later is able to hear through the miracle of modern medicine. From the chapters of the Bible and the pages of today''s newspaper, Let God Surprise You introduces you to men and women whose extraordinary stories demonstrate how God can turn any situation around and bring good out of even the most difficult circumstances. This book also shows how God answers our prayers---sometimes through unexpected avenues. Heather Whitestone McCallum offers her experiences of amazing grace and divine timing along with stories of biblical and modern men and women that demonstrate how our loving and lavish God is ready to surprise us with his goodness and mercy. No matter what challenges you are facing, these stories will inspire you and remind you that God can do anything with a heart surrendered to him. Let God Surprise You will help you see that God never sets limits on what we can become as long as we are willing to put our faith in a limitless God. God loves to surprise his children in the way he works out the plans he has for us, the dreams he has planted in our spirits. He loves to do the unexpected, even the outrageous. Come with me now as we look at stories of people who chose to believe---and were surprised by this outrageous, outlandish, and loving God we serve. Heather Whitestone McCallum dreamed of dancing as a prima ballerina. But how could a deaf girl from Alabama reach such an ''impossible'' goal? By dancing before millions at the Miss America pageant and capturing the coveted crown. What an unbelievable way for God to make a dream come true! This is only one of the inspiring stories you''ll find in Let God Surprise You. Heather not only shares stories of the ways God has surprised her, but also brings to life other accounts of men and women who have discovered the surprising and often amazing ways God''s grace works in human lives. Whether you are currently experiencing tears or triumph, tragedy or comedy, within these pages you''ll find anecdotes and insights that will inspire you to trust the God who delights in helping his children find their hearts'' desires. Each chapter of Let God Surprise You is like opening a beautifully wrapped gift from the loving heart of an incredible and wonderful God

Flashpoints: Igniting the hidden passions of your soul.

Presents three novellas that celebrate motherhood, as well as sketches and poems about mothers by authors, their children, and others.

This touching look at a young couple''s first year of marriage opens on their first anniversary when a weeping Heather Stone is convinced her marriage is finished, while Kurt Stone is alone in his "cave" mulling over the mess of their supposed marital bliss. Through their relationship, the story explores how men and women must learn to understand the other in order to make a marriage work.

Claudia is stunned by Asher Genzano''s story. Who is he? A fanatic? A religious zealot? A raving lunatic? Or is he what he says he is-a 2000-year-old man cursed with immortality and on a holy mission to prevent a global cataclysm? Her search for answers leads Claudia into the past where myth, history, and prophecy intertwine in ancient legends of the Wandering Jew, biblical warnings about the Antichrist, and eyewitness accounts of the Crucifixion, the Inquisition, the Holocaust. What Claudia learns challenges everything she believes . . . about life, love, and God.

Versatile and prolific author Angela Elwell Hunt has two young teenagers of her own and has worked for 23 years with her husband in middle school youth ministry. In this book, she draws from her own and many others'' experience to instruct parents and anyone who loves teenagers in the fine art of relating to and caring for these sometimes puzzling young strangers. Throughout the book, Hunt teaches through warm, humorous true stories that she has collected from her wide contacts with other parents of middle schoolers.

"(Hunt) is a family expert with courage and a big heart." David Kopp, former editor Christian Parenting Today

"Captivating, practical, and down-to-earth. A rare Christian resource."Paul Fleischmann, executive director of National Network of Youth Ministries

In this sequel to "Against the Dawn", evil ruler Adrian Romulus has achieved the signing of a peace treaty between Israel and its Arab neighbors and the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Will Isaac Ben-David, a member of Romulus''s inner circle and new believer in Christ, learn the truth in time to stop the ultimate evil?

computer genius Daniel Prentice has no idea that the entrepreneurial opportunity of his lifetime will lead to a dangerous entanglement with a one-world government.

Even with her beloved husband gone, Lara Godfrey can''t help but feel renewed hope and joy over the new life growing inside her. But as the infant''s birth date draws near, Lara''s joy dims with the knowledge that someone is intent on possessing her child. Fleeing in terror, Lara''s only hope lies in trusting a man whose life is as shadowed as her own.

Daniel Prentice''s technological skill helped save the world from the deadly impact of Y2K in the popular thriller Flee the Darkness. But that victory didn''t stop the encroaching evil. In this gripping sequel, tension mounts in the 21st century as a Russion-Arab invasion of Jerusalem seems imminent. Now Daniel must guide NSA chief Captain Michael Reed in the battle ahead. More than a battle for the land, the offensive could be the fulfillment of Ezekiel''s ancient biblical prophecy of Gog and Magog invading Israel. As the world shudders in response, the invaders offer Israel a choice: surrender or be obliterated. As the State of Israel fortifies itself against the coming onslaught of missiles, biological weapons, and an invasion force attacking from all four borders, Reed and his Israeli counterpart, Sergeant Major Devorah Cohen, exhaust every military resource to prevent a nuclear war. Soon Reed and Cohen realize that the real battle they face is one of spiritual origin-for which no military drill could prepare them. Will Michael and Deborah find faith to confront the enemy? Never have the forces of evil been stronger, the stakes higher, or the world''s possible destruction nearer than By Dawn''s Early Light.

After losing her mother to breast cancer, Jacquelyn Wilkes finds solace in a career as an oncology nurse. But her dreams of the future crumble when new doctor, Jonah Martin, brings his flamboyant style to the clinic. Hes exactly the opposite of what Jacquelyn thinks a doctor should be until she discovers that a lump in her own breast is malignant.--