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Heather Kaufman lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband and three children. She holds a BA from McKendree University and an MA from the University of Missouri—St. Louis. When not reading or writing, she can be found drinking copious amounts of coffee and exploring new parks with her family.

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	Up from Dust: Martha's Story (Women of the Way, #1) 4.44 avg rating — 1,304 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the King: Joanna's Story (Women of the Way, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story People 4.16 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving Isaac 4.40 avg rating — 132 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Living Stone: Salome's Story (Women of the Way, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why Bother with Stories?

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I’ve always loved a good story. I was the girl with the flashlight under the covers furtively reading past her bedtime. I was the teenager saving her babysitting money so she could buy the next novel in her favorite series. I was the college student diving deep into literature asking the hard questions and trying to understand the mechanics of storytelling.

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“After all, a room is just room until it is made alive by imagination. And a book is just a book until it is opened and loved.”
― Heather Kaufman, The Story People

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“Professor Jenson had one goal in life: to be left alone.”
― Heather M. Kaufman, The Story People

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“Faith is founded on Adonai Himself and not on the condition that He act in a certain way at a certain time.”
― Heather Kaufman, Before the King: Joanna's Story

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