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📚 Now Available! ❤️

If you enjoy grumpy meets sunshine, this Sweetwater romance might be for you.

You'll meet:
🔧 "Big Country," a grizzly mechanic with a guarded heart

🤰 A single, pregnant mom of two with a sunny outlook who worries she asks too much

💛 A town legend determined to give love a gentle nudge

🐾 One unforgettable dog

📖 Welcome to Sweetwater!

Just finished reading Susan Mallery's The Bookstore Diaries. On to my next read!

I'm also still celebrating the June 30 release of my latest Harlequin Love Inspired novel, A Mother's Prayer. Thank you to everyone who's already picked up a copy and shared your kind words.

Thank you to everyone who's supported A Mother's Prayer on Goodreads! ❤️ If you haven't yet, I'd be honored if you'd add it to your Want to Read shelf. Happy reading!

One week ago, A Mother's Prayer made its way into the world, and what a week it's been! 💙

I'm incredibly grateful for every reader who has spent time in Sweetwater. Seeing the book reach #7 in Amazon's Hot New Releases for Christian Romance was such a blessing.

If you've read it, I'd love to hear what you thought here on Goodreads. Thank you for your support! ❤️

It's launch day for A Mother's Prayer!

Today I'm celebrating the release of my third Sweetwater novel. It's always a little surreal to watch a story that once lived only on my computer find its way into readers' hands.

If A Mother's Prayer finds a place on your reading list, I hope you'll enjoy the journey to Sweetwater.

Less than week until its June 30 release day, and A Mother's Prayer is already showing up in bookstores. This author may have done a happy dance.

Less than two weeks until Chris Maday Schmidt's A Mother's Prayer releases! Preorder your copy and get ready to return to Sweetwater. Have you read A Father's Vow and The Fire Chief's Surprise yet?

Less than two weeks until A Mother's Prayer, Book 3 in my Love Inspired Sweetwater series, hits bookstore shelves on June 30! 💛
Thank you to everyone who has preordered, added it to their TBR, or cheered me on along the way. 📚✨

💛 The countdown to A Mother's Prayer is on! The next Sweetwater romance releases June 30, and I'm excited for Olive and Hank's story to finally make its way into the world.

A Mother’s Prayer releases in 1 month and 3 days… but who’s counting? ☺️💛

I can’t wait for readers to visit Sweetwater again and meet Olive & Hank in this hope-filled story of faith, family, and second chances. ❤️

Excited for A Mother’s Prayer to release in just over a month! If faith-filled fiction is your jam, one of the best ways to support Christian authors is by adding upcoming books to your Goodreads TBR, sharing them with friends, and leaving a review once they release. Those small actions make a bigger difference than readers often realize. 💛

A Mother’s Prayer is available for preorder, and every Goodreads “Want to Read” helps boost visibility and spread the word to new readers. 📚❤️ Thank you for your support!

A little over 8 weeks until A Mother’s Prayer releases 💛

If this story sounds like one you’d enjoy, I’d love for you to add it to your Goodreads “Want to Read” shelf!

And if you’d like behind-the-scenes updates, sneak peeks, and extras along the way, you can join my newsletter here: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/form...

Two months from tomorrow, A Mother’s Prayer hits shelves.

If you enjoy small-town romance, a grumpy/sunshine dynamic, and stories of faith, healing, and second chances, I’d love for you to add it to your Want to Read list.

Every add helps more readers discover the story—thank you for your support 💛

Happy Earth Day 🌎 There’s something about wide-open spaces that has a way of settling the heart—and you’ll find a bit of that in A Mother’s Prayer, coming June 30.

I’m putting together a launch team for A Mother’s Prayer! If you’d like to be part of it, sign up for my newsletter to get the details: https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/form...

No fooling—A Mother’s Prayer releases in less than 3 months. Sweetwater might just become your new favorite place to hang out. Add it to your shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

If you enjoy small-town, faith-filled romance (and visits to Sweetwater), I’d love to stay connected 💕
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Less than four months until A Mother’s Prayer hits shelves… are you ready?
Preorder link: https://a.co/d/02a2qLwE

A Mother’s Prayer, my newest Love Inspired book and third in the Sweetwater series, hit the Top 25 in New Releases this week — months before its June 30 release! Feeling incredibly grateful for every preorder. 💙

Countdown is on! A Mother’s Prayer, book three in my Love Inspired Sweetwater series, releases July 2026 and is now available for preorder: https://a.co/d/0djv3e7l

My Sweetwater, Arizona series is growing! A Mother's Prayer will be joining A Father's Vow and The Fire Chief's Surprise in June 2026! Visit chrismadayschmidt.com.