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Billy Beasley resides in Carolina Beach, NC with his wife Julie, and Teke, their Australian Cattle Dog.

He shares two simple beliefs with his favorite character in his first novel, The River Hideaway. Faith in God and a conviction that ‘hearts have no color'.

The Preacher's Letter released 1/18.

The Girl in the River released in 7/2020.

HOME released 4/2022.

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	The River Hideaway 4.70 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2014 — 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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This morning, with churches closed, I told my wife, Julie, that I was going to the woods to pray. Our Australian Cattle Dog, Teke joins me for these excursions. What began almost four years ago as a ritual to exercise my dog, has turned into not only a great time spent with her but my house of prayer. It has proven to be a great prayer closet. There is no physical door to close behind me. Just th Read more of this blog post »

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