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Join the Chosen Kids on an Exciting Adventure in California

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Check out this exciting new middle-grade series, The Chosen Kids, by RM Ruiz. They offer adventure, a mission, and the beach! via @chautonahavig

Join me with a conversation about The Chosen Kids by RM Ruiz about middle-grade fiction and especially, her Christian middle-grade adventure series for kids. Supernatural tools, a mission from God, and more fill these books about a bunch of cousins fighting evil forces.

RM Ruiz

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Join the Chosen Kids on an Exciting Adventure in California

RM Ruiz took me on a wild ride with her The Chosen Kids idea. While I wasn’t sure what to expect from the books before I talked to Rosemary, by the time she explained things, I had a feeling of this series being symbolic of what God actually has already done.  We’ve been given a mission (in the Bible) to fight the forces of evil (Satan and his minions), and supernatural objects (the Holy Spirit) to ensure we can succeed.  It’s a wonderful parallel that will engage kids’ imaginations.

Okay, so I also loved that the primary character is a bookworm.  Just sayin’.

However, I’m almost as excited about RM Ruiz’ website as I am about this series idea. Seriously, guys!  This website is AMAZING.  Illustrated pictures of the kids you can click on to get more information about them, parental info, just who Jesus is… so much to peruse.  The site reminds me (in the way that it keeps you interested in sticking around) of JK Rowling’s website. It looks nothing like it, and has totally different content. But both sites were designed to make a person want to see what else there is, and that’s pretty cool!

The Chosen KidsThe Chosen Kids by R.M. Ruiz

What if you were just an ordinary kid one minute and tasked by God with saving His world the next?

On the sunny coast of California, 11-year-old booklover Caiden, his siblings, and his cousins set off to The Dunes with their favorite aunt after months of lockdown.
Caiden decides to leave his book at home for the trip and explore the beach, for once.
Their fun-filled day is interrupted when a supernatural encounter sends the group on a secret mission that shows them just how important each one of them is.
But Caiden wanted a fun adventure, not a dangerous quest! He’d like to put it off for ten years—or at least a week.
With special tools and new identities, the family of believers race to stop a devious foe. But will a reluctant Caiden find his courage and rely on his faith in time? Will the chosen kids listen to the Holy Spirit and let Him guide them to victory before the enemy causes an untimely apocalypse?

Debut author R.M. Ruiz gives us an easy-to-read, fun story of faith with relatable characters who must choose obedience over fear. Each of them is appointed a certain role and receives a blessed object to use as a tool on their mission. In one day, the chosen kids must remember to listen to the Holy Spirit and rely on their faith if they are to succeed. Filled with the gospel message, but not preachy, The Chosen Kids: Encounter at the Dunes reminds us that God uses even the most unlikely of heroes for His glory.
Set in the present day, but with a nostalgic feel, this fast-paced adventure is sure to inspire Christian readers ages 9 through 12 (and up!). This unique tale has an open Christian theme which includes supernatural objects powered by God, the strength of Jesus, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, with prayer, scripture, family love, cousin banter, a smidge of sarcasm, and humor throughout to keep it light. The adventure continues in Encounter at Paradise coming spring of 2023.

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Episode 534: A Chat with Joanna Davidson Politano
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Lovers of Joanna Davidson Politano won’t want to miss this episode! Listen in while we talk about the first book in a new SERIES and eeep! It’s split time!

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Cornwall? Lost memory? Hasty marriage? A portrait that shouldn’t exist in a house on a cliff?

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The Life She Forgot by Joanna Davidson Politano

He promised to help her reclaim the memories she lost—no matter what they found.

Until she remembered another man.

Cornwall, 1913

For three years, Merryn has lived without a past—no family, no history, no home that’s truly hers.

When the threat of being locked away for her own “protection” looms, she takes a desperate chance on AJ Winthrop—a warmhearted, whimsical stranger who offers a hasty marriage of convenience and a promise: he will take her back to Cornwall and help her uncover the truth about who she once was.

But along the wild Cornish coast, the memories that begin to surface are not the ones she expects.

Another man.

Another wedding.

A life that may already be hers.

When a hidden painting reveals Merryn’s own face staring back from another life, the fragile life she’s begun to build with AJ begins to unravel. Because the truth waiting in her past could destroy the love she’s only just found.

Cornwall, 1947

Haunted by the war and estranged from the wife he still loves, William Crawford is determined to save their family home for her—even if it means selling the mysterious portrait of Merryn Dunn tucked away in his cottage. But the secrets hidden within the painting threaten to overturn everything he believes…or lead him toward a redemption he never expected.

Decades apart, two lives are bound by a single portrait—and the truth it refuses to keep hidden. This sweeping dual-timeline historical mystery weaves together lost memories, buried truths, and a love story that refuses to fade.

Perfect for fans of Mimi Matthews, Susanna Kearsley, and Kate Morton.

Learn more on Joanna’s WEBSITE and don’t forget to check out her Reader Group on Facebook.

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