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Brenda Gates

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Ever since being the proverbial knee-high to a grasshopper, Brenda loved spinning tales. Married in college, Brenda worked as a nurse, then was able to stay home to raise and homeschool their four children--a perfect occupation for a storyteller. Every bit of history learned, every place touched by people and time, has a story begging to be told. Now a proud grandma, Brenda lives with her husband, their teenage son, a German Shepherd who thinks she is mother to a cat, and a cat who thinks he's a dog. ...more

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	Anna's Song: Cries From the Earth, Book 1: A Time Travel Saga 4.68 avg rating — 47 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
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Writing My Theme: Identity in Christ

Happy New Year!!

I recently completed the second book in my series! For those of you who read Anna’s Song, this is Sofia’s story. After making it through two editors, one for content, another for line editing, I went over it all again, correcting and filling in as needed. Now, it’s ready to go to the cover designer and formatter. It should be released by this fall.

Soon on the heals of Sofia’s story

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Anna of Arimathea (The Arimathea Chronicles #1)

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