Giveaway time! Want a chance to win a copy of A Time of Proving? Whether you want to read the book for yourself or grab an extra copy for a friend, here’s an opportunity to potentially win not just A Time of Proving but also the Fingerprints in the Frost anthology. Fingerprints in Frost is a short story collection from Wild Blue Wonder Press and focuses on seeking God in the messy joys of homemaking and family.

Both books released at the beginning of 2025, so pair that with the thread of family relationships both books share, and I simply had to feature the books together.

To enter the giveaway, answer the question in the Google form below. The question ties in with the first couple chapters of A Time of Proving, so to find the answer, read through the kindle preview of the book on Amazon.

This giveaway is open internationally, so there’s no reason not to enter!

Contest ends on April 24th, 2025 CST.

I wish you the best!

About the Books:

In case you haven’t hear of either of these books, here’s a little more information:

A Time of Proving

She lost her family to tragedy. He lost his when he ran away. What will second chances cost them?

Miriam Locklin thought she could keep her family together, just as her deceased parents would have wished. But when she is banished to a small Midwestern town to live with an uncle she’s never met, she realizes the fight for her family may be harder than she ever imagined. And she has no one in the little town of Osceola to fight for her.

Determined to clear his name, Jase Hoffman returns to his hometown of Osceola to prove he’s not the villain everyone believes him to be. Facing the people he left behind is no easy task. When he unexpectedly meets Miriam—for the second time—he can’t help but be drawn to her. But his broken relationships prove he’s no good at family.

As their feelings for each other grow stronger, one man could destroy everything Jase and Miriam hold dear. Yet love is only true if it’s been tested…and the hardest test is yet to come.

A Time of Proving can be read as a standalone or as a continuation of the Home to Osceola series. Faith and danger mix on the Nebraska prairie, and characters discover the value of family ties and love. Fans of Lauraine Snelling and Tracie Peterson are sure to enjoy.

Grab your copy of the book here.

Fingerprints in Frost anthology

Fingerprints in Frost is a Christian short story collection featuring nine cozy stories of seeking God in the messy joys of homemaking and family. This anthology contains touching stories from contemporary and historical fiction authors with a mix of different subgenres—all written to the glory of God!

‘Til Spring’s Coming  by Jessica B. Brown

A young immigrant wife and mother anxiously awaits her husband’s return over the course of a hard winter, coming to terms with the fact that she doesn’t need to get through it alone.

Back to the Trees by Amberly Kristen Clowe

Though on the gut-wrenching verge of divorce, can Polly and Paul mend their marriage with God’s help?

A Brystel Family Christmas by Elyse Cotton

The eldest children in a large family are determined to make Christmas magical for their younger siblings, despite their lack of money for presents and holiday festivities.

Winter’s Returning by Hosanna Emily & Chloe Field

In the Adirondack mountains, twins Arlo and April find their farm life, tight-knit family, and their church under upheaval as a seemingly “new” view of the Gospel rocks everything they’ve known. This kind of grace will either shatter everything or draw them together.

Embracing Joy by Heather Flynn

Corinna Hawthorne’s journey to find joy in the present is tested when she has to take in her goddaughter, bringing her dream of motherhood to the forefront of her mind.

My Roots Shall Run Down by Katja H. Labonté

Relocating to the English countryside for her health was the last thing Myriam Carey wanted to do … but can mothering her little cousins teach a lesson which brings true rest to her soul?

His Everyday Fingerprints by Erika Mathews

Messy fingerprints of four high energy children prompt an overwhelmed mama to begin to see and to heed amid her chaos the promptings of the Spirit and the fingerprints of God.

Keepsakes  by Kellyn Roth

Two noble families, still wrenched by the loss of a father and a mother many years ago, celebrate Christmas while navigating the echoes of grief and the bittersweet joys of moving on.

Like Honey of Bees  by Bethany Willcock

During the harsh winter of 1948, Autumn Greenwood struggles to care for a cottage full of small children and pets—while trying to help the mysterious stranger who arrived on their doorstep one stormy night, confused and shell-shocked, without a single memory of her past …