Georgia Curtis Ling's Blog
July 1, 2026
Most Authors Invent A Premise. She Carried A Reason
THE PASTORS' WIVES CLUB IS BACK!
Dear Friends and Readers,
Most authors build a premise. As many of you know, when I sit down to write, I carry a reason.
I was born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern Kentucky. Influenced by my heritage and drawing on my twenty-plus years as a pastor’s wife and the real-world tragedies that touched my life during that time, I poured my heart into creating the Pastors’ Wives Club Suspense series.
The incredible reception you gave BUT THERE WERE SIGNS making it a #1 Amazon Bestseller blew me away. So many of you emailed me, left reviews, and asked the exact same question: When are the wives coming back?
Today, I am absolutely thrilled to share that the wait is officially over. WHEN DAYLIGHT IS GONE, the standalone sequel, is available for eBook pre-order right now on Amazon! Paperback available 7/15.
Also, Goodreads is giving away 100 eBook copies of my new suspense, Giveaway open to readers in the US. Giveaway Dates: 7/01-7/22. Scroll up and enter for a chance to win!
About the Book:
What happens when unshakable faith meets cold-blooded evil?
In the Appalachian wilderness, children are being stalked. When a young boy is brutally attacked and abandoned to die alone in the darkness, something monstrous casts its shadow across Spring Valley’s church spires and schoolyards.
Defying police warnings, our four favorite pastors’ wives-turned amateur sleuths reunite with their weathered ally to hunt a monster wearing human skin whose hunger for innocence leaves graved unmarked beneath the forest floor. Deep in those ancient woods, unholy secrets fester, protected by hands that have already killed once and will kill again.
To end the nightmare before another child vanishes into the darkness, these unlikely warriors must confront their enemy—completely unaware of the darker forces they’ve stirred from their slumber.
What Early Readers Are Saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Pure Page-Turner! “A masterful blend of local folklore and captivating mystery that keeps pages turning.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Think... James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club goes to church! When Daylight Is Gone: A Suspenseful Contemporary Christian Fast-Paced ThrillerIf you love fast-paced, atmospheric Christian suspense with rich group dynamics and clean content, this book was written just for you.
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway today!
Because each book in the Pastors’ Wives Club Suspense series features a self-contained mystery, When Daylight Is Gone can be read completely as a standalone.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for reading, reviewing, and walking this journey with me. I cannot wait to hear what you think of this next chapter in Spring Valley!
Blessings!
Georgia CURTIS LING
Dear Friends and Readers,
Most authors build a premise. As many of you know, when I sit down to write, I carry a reason.
I was born and raised in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern Kentucky. Influenced by my heritage and drawing on my twenty-plus years as a pastor’s wife and the real-world tragedies that touched my life during that time, I poured my heart into creating the Pastors’ Wives Club Suspense series.
The incredible reception you gave BUT THERE WERE SIGNS making it a #1 Amazon Bestseller blew me away. So many of you emailed me, left reviews, and asked the exact same question: When are the wives coming back?
Today, I am absolutely thrilled to share that the wait is officially over. WHEN DAYLIGHT IS GONE, the standalone sequel, is available for eBook pre-order right now on Amazon! Paperback available 7/15.
Also, Goodreads is giving away 100 eBook copies of my new suspense, Giveaway open to readers in the US. Giveaway Dates: 7/01-7/22. Scroll up and enter for a chance to win!
About the Book:
What happens when unshakable faith meets cold-blooded evil?
In the Appalachian wilderness, children are being stalked. When a young boy is brutally attacked and abandoned to die alone in the darkness, something monstrous casts its shadow across Spring Valley’s church spires and schoolyards.
Defying police warnings, our four favorite pastors’ wives-turned amateur sleuths reunite with their weathered ally to hunt a monster wearing human skin whose hunger for innocence leaves graved unmarked beneath the forest floor. Deep in those ancient woods, unholy secrets fester, protected by hands that have already killed once and will kill again.
To end the nightmare before another child vanishes into the darkness, these unlikely warriors must confront their enemy—completely unaware of the darker forces they’ve stirred from their slumber.
What Early Readers Are Saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Pure Page-Turner! “A masterful blend of local folklore and captivating mystery that keeps pages turning.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Think... James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club goes to church! When Daylight Is Gone: A Suspenseful Contemporary Christian Fast-Paced ThrillerIf you love fast-paced, atmospheric Christian suspense with rich group dynamics and clean content, this book was written just for you.
Enter the Goodreads Giveaway today!
Because each book in the Pastors’ Wives Club Suspense series features a self-contained mystery, When Daylight Is Gone can be read completely as a standalone.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for reading, reviewing, and walking this journey with me. I cannot wait to hear what you think of this next chapter in Spring Valley!
Blessings!
Georgia CURTIS LING
September 25, 2025
Catalyst for BUT THERE WERE SIGNS
Hello! I pray that you and yours are well and enjoyed some faith-inspired fiction this year.
I’m so excited to share my latest book release, But There Were Signs. I appreciate that you’re a fan of my Christmas romance series and I hope you’ll enjoy my debut thriller. If you’re a fan (like I am) of Creston Mapes, Terri Blackstock, Lynette Eason, Elizabeth Goddard, and Colleen Coble I think you’ll love But There Were Signs, a suspenseful contemporary Christian fast-paced thriller!
The initial spark for the plot came from a newspaper clipping of a murder trial from 1994 that has haunted me for decades. It’s been tucked away in my office files for ages. Occasionally, I add another unbelievable tragedy to the file folder, but this one tragedy hit differently. Headlines of murder are only just part of the news—until one of the victims is one of your own. The murder victim from this particular crime wasn’t a family member but she was a pastor’s wife that I knew, which made her “one of us”—wives of pastors. I retained the title “Pastor’s Wife” for over twenty years. With more than 500,000 pastors serving in Christian churches in the United States, you get the idea that we’re a significant number.
A woman devoted to the Lord and ministry is the last person anyone would expect to be murdered. But when it happens, not only does it rock the family to its core, it sends shockwaves throughout the church family, friends, and community. Grief stricken, they rise up and demand justice for her death. These murders in ministry are always considered high profile cases that draws a vast amount of media attention, which often leads to putting your church on trial as members continue to navigate through their grief and crisis. Over the years, I’ve personally known three ministry families that have faced their darkest moments and lived through the nightmare of brutal and vicious murders. Hence, I imagined the Pastors’ Wives Club, a gathering of women who join together to solve the murder of a beloved member of their group. It’s a gripping fictional story of faith, courage, justice, and the unbreakable bond of friendships.
Here's the blurb:
The chilling verses of an old Appalachian murder ballad haunts the thoughts of a local pastor’s wife, Ally Marshall. When the lifeless body of her beloved friend is discovered, Ally fears the spirit of the murderous tale of the past has been reawakened and being played out once more with the mountainous region serving as another heartbreaking backdrop.
Ally believes her precious friend was murdered, but nobody’s buying it. Determined to solve their beloved friend’s mysterious death, Ally leads the Pastors’ Wives Club on a high-risk, investigative journey as four pastors’ wives–turned amateur sleuths are playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with a suspected killer in Appalachia. But the depraved suspect will do anything to conceal his crimes—including killing again. Faith and friendships are tested when these four friends dare to go face-to-face with evil and risk their lives to save another member—before he strikes again. In their quest to catch a killer, will the cost be more than they ever imagined? The outcome could be fatal. Will they all make it out alive?
You’ll want to check out the book trailer on my website. It gives me chills! www.georgiacurtisling.com
It’s available in eBook and paperback on Amazon and free on Kindle Unlimited. https://a.co/d/c4Av2kA
Blessings!
Georgia Curtis Ling
P.S. After reading, would you be so kind to help a girl out and leave an Amazon review and share with your friends on social media? Thank you!!
I’m so excited to share my latest book release, But There Were Signs. I appreciate that you’re a fan of my Christmas romance series and I hope you’ll enjoy my debut thriller. If you’re a fan (like I am) of Creston Mapes, Terri Blackstock, Lynette Eason, Elizabeth Goddard, and Colleen Coble I think you’ll love But There Were Signs, a suspenseful contemporary Christian fast-paced thriller!
The initial spark for the plot came from a newspaper clipping of a murder trial from 1994 that has haunted me for decades. It’s been tucked away in my office files for ages. Occasionally, I add another unbelievable tragedy to the file folder, but this one tragedy hit differently. Headlines of murder are only just part of the news—until one of the victims is one of your own. The murder victim from this particular crime wasn’t a family member but she was a pastor’s wife that I knew, which made her “one of us”—wives of pastors. I retained the title “Pastor’s Wife” for over twenty years. With more than 500,000 pastors serving in Christian churches in the United States, you get the idea that we’re a significant number.
A woman devoted to the Lord and ministry is the last person anyone would expect to be murdered. But when it happens, not only does it rock the family to its core, it sends shockwaves throughout the church family, friends, and community. Grief stricken, they rise up and demand justice for her death. These murders in ministry are always considered high profile cases that draws a vast amount of media attention, which often leads to putting your church on trial as members continue to navigate through their grief and crisis. Over the years, I’ve personally known three ministry families that have faced their darkest moments and lived through the nightmare of brutal and vicious murders. Hence, I imagined the Pastors’ Wives Club, a gathering of women who join together to solve the murder of a beloved member of their group. It’s a gripping fictional story of faith, courage, justice, and the unbreakable bond of friendships.
Here's the blurb:
The chilling verses of an old Appalachian murder ballad haunts the thoughts of a local pastor’s wife, Ally Marshall. When the lifeless body of her beloved friend is discovered, Ally fears the spirit of the murderous tale of the past has been reawakened and being played out once more with the mountainous region serving as another heartbreaking backdrop.
Ally believes her precious friend was murdered, but nobody’s buying it. Determined to solve their beloved friend’s mysterious death, Ally leads the Pastors’ Wives Club on a high-risk, investigative journey as four pastors’ wives–turned amateur sleuths are playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with a suspected killer in Appalachia. But the depraved suspect will do anything to conceal his crimes—including killing again. Faith and friendships are tested when these four friends dare to go face-to-face with evil and risk their lives to save another member—before he strikes again. In their quest to catch a killer, will the cost be more than they ever imagined? The outcome could be fatal. Will they all make it out alive?
You’ll want to check out the book trailer on my website. It gives me chills! www.georgiacurtisling.com
It’s available in eBook and paperback on Amazon and free on Kindle Unlimited. https://a.co/d/c4Av2kA
Blessings!
Georgia Curtis Ling
P.S. After reading, would you be so kind to help a girl out and leave an Amazon review and share with your friends on social media? Thank you!!
