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J. Suthern Hicks

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Born

Little Rock, The United States

Website

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Twitter

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Genre

Christian, Fantasy, Young Adult

Influences

C.S. Lewis, John Grisham

Member Since

October 2016

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J. Suthern Hicks is a multi-talented author, playwright, and recording artist. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, he holds degrees from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arizona State University. Before dedicating himself fully to writing and music, Suthern spent years in Los Angeles as a working actor and acclaimed playwright, winning the LA Weekly Critics' Choice Award for his play Turtle Tears.

Alongside his fiction, Suthern is a successful Christian recording artist with over a million streams and multiple film placements; his latest release is the album Outside Your Eyes, Into the Heart.

Suthern now lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas, with his wife (a professional violinist) and their three cats, Gracie, Charlie, and Chocolate—th ...more

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Average rating: 4.46 · 104 ratings · 23 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where the Garden Begins (Messengers and Thieves #1) 3.93 avg rating — 27 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
	Charlie and Chocolate's Purrfect Prayer by J. Suthern Hicks (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Minina (Illustrations) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014	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
	A Leaf of Faith (Messengers and Thieves Book 2) by J. Suthern Hicks (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Minina (Illustrator), Keith Gordon (Editor) 4.12 avg rating — 17 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
	Home, Hearth, and Oreos: A One Act Play 4.50 avg rating — 10 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
	Roots and Branches: The Battle for Here (Messenger and Thieves #3) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2023 — 3 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
	Turtle Tears: A Play in Two Acts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 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
	Cruelty of Thirst (Springs of Eternal Life Book 1) by J. Suthern Hicks (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Minina (illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 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
	Charlie and Chocolate's Furry Forgiveness by J. Suthern Hicks (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Minina (Illustrations), Diane Bryan (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings	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 Quenching Fire (Springs of Eternal Life Book 2) by J. Suthern Hicks (Goodreads Author), Tatiana Minina (Illustrator) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 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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Turtle Tears

I wanted to let those readers that are interested in my play Turtle Tears know that it is currently on sale at Amazon for $3.33. It regularly sells for $7.99. The play format does not read well on Kindle, so if you are interested, I would recommend getting the physical copy. Authors have no control over Amazon sales of this nature. I have noticed that once one book is purchased at the sales price, Read more of this blog post »

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Published on June 16, 2023 10:46 • Tags: bargain-books, sale, turtle-tears

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War and Peace

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J. Hicks made a comment on Emily’s review of Where the Garden Begins (Messengers and Thieves #1) " Thank you for reading and for such detailed feedback, Emily—I truly appreciate it. I’m glad some of the imagery and world-building stood out to you. Yo ...more "
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J. Hicks made a comment on Nancy’s review of Where the Garden Begins (Messengers and Thieves #1) " Thank you for taking the time to read Where the Garden Begins and for sharing your thoughts, Nancy. As a Christian author, I take that responsibility ...more "
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“It’s a lifelong journey, but once you allow the love of Christ to dwell in you, He will give you exactly what you need to understand. I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s the only way that makes sense to me, and it’s the only way that made sense to those who actually walked with Christ. Eleven of the twelve disciples died professing the truth of Christ as God. They proclaimed Him the way the truth and the life. They could have denied Jesus and not been imprisoned, tortured, exiled, and martyred, but they all said they saw the resurrected Christ, and they knew it was true. Someone may die for what they think is the truth, but no one would die for something they know to be a lie.”
― J. Suthern Hicks, A Leaf of Faith

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