tag:jamesauthors.com,2005:/blogs/news?p=2News2019-09-07T08:29:04-05:00jamesauthorsfalsetag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/58840392019-09-07T08:29:04-05:002022-05-19T06:18:08-05:00Book: Sparrow Alone on the Housetop<p> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Officially released!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><a contents="CLICK HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984860584/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_rLWBDbM7T6DTF" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0392b;">CLICK HERE</span></a> to order the book on AMAZON now for only $6.95. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">(This is a RE-RELEASE of the first published novel by Jean James & Mary James. )</span></p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/58695362019-08-25T13:32:57-05:002021-12-07T08:21:34-06:00HELL IS NAKED and BLAZING<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">HELL IS NAKED -- Action thriller -- Available Now! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">finalist in the </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">Readers Favorite International Book Awards! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">BLAZING -- Mean Mary Album Available Now!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_regular">Blazing CD is also the soundtrack for Hell Is Naked</span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/7b9bafdc09320939f95ead33a1f8734db42ec998/original/3d.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/5d22c52043caa2bbe2b07d3b849af6f613eb477d/original/cover.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/49198542017-11-05T06:27:13-06:002022-01-02T06:19:47-06:00Little stumbles, big stumbles<p>Excerpt from our devotional: <strong>GOD KNEW THERE WOULD BE A TODAY</strong><br><br>Authors: Jean James, Mary James (<a contents="Mean Mary" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://meanmary.com/" target="_blank">Mean Mary</a>), and Frank James<br><br>Available at: <a contents="Mean Mary's store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://meanmary.com/store" style="" target="_blank">Mean Mary's store</a> and at <a contents="Amazon (Kindle)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Knew-There-Would-Today-ebook/dp/B00COP1N1O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1509883478&sr=8-1&keywords=god+knew+there+would+be+a+today+Jean+James%2C+Mary+James%2C+Frank+James" style="" target="_blank">Amazon (Kindle)</a><br> </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>November 5 <br><span class="font_large">Little stumbles, big stumbles </span><br>Luke 12: 6-7 </strong><br>Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, <br>and not one of them is forgotten before God? <br>But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. <br>Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.</p>
<p>The cold, windy day didn’t invite dawdling, so I hurried to bring an armload of firewood into the house. Everyone else was enjoying the inside warmth and the food I had prepared for this special day. I would be inside too, if I hadn’t slipped on the third step of our porch and landed flat on my back on the ground amidst my scattered firewood.<br><br>Like always, no one saw the mishap. No one would believe how hard I landed or how much it hurt. No blood dripped down my head to make it look more dramatic. Those insiders probably wouldn’t hear me if I hollered in pain—but I wouldn’t. I always saved that type of response for broken bones and bill-paying time. Now I could only go inside and relate the incident—my moment gone.<br><br>Although the ground’s chill crept through my back, I still watched the door expectantly, too absorbed to look up. When I finally gazed skyward, I realized that a sympathetic, loving audience watched. He had seen my fall, knew exactly how I felt, and I didn’t need to rehash any of it for Him.<br><br>I realized then that if He sees all our little incidents, He certainly sees our big stumbles and major hurts—and He understands. Even if friends or relatives know of our troubles, they don’t really know how we feel, not the way God knows. I felt comforted as I thought of other incidents in my life that He, no doubt, watched over. <br>In spite of my new understanding, my carnal nature told me to wait another minute, that someone might open the door. <br><br><span class="font_large">Now would be a good time, Lord.</span></p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/48849852017-10-10T08:14:59-05:002023-09-06T08:28:26-05:00HELL IS NAKED<p>Our new action thriller, <em>Hell Is Naked</em>, will be released soon. We will be posting dates of pre-release parties and other upcoming events. The book's soundtrack album and its new music video/book trailer are both almost ready for release as well.</p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/46072092017-02-26T07:00:37-06:002021-11-01T18:35:00-05:00Mean Mary wins 1st & 2nd.<p><span class="font_large">Mean Mary’s</span> (Mary James) songs, Choctawhatchee Waltz and We Never Hear the Song won both first and second place, respectively, in the 2017 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest. She will be in Brooksville, FL for the Will McLean Festival on March 10-12, 2017.</p>
<p>Music Event Information: <br>Mean Mary at Will McLean <br> <br>Known internationally for her lightning-fast fingers and raw, unmistakable vocal sound, Mean Mary’s Sweet Tour takes her to the Will McLean Festival in Brooksville, Florida. <br> <br>March 10-Friday: 4pm, songwriters round <br>March 11-Saturday: 12pm song contest winners <br>March 11-Saturday: 8pm <br>March 12-Sunday: 3pm <br> <br>The event fee varies from $15-$50. There is camping available and all ages are welcome. The venue is located at Sertoma Youth Ranch, 187 Myers Rd, Brooksville, FL 34602. <br> <br>This Nashville based artist mixes the power of rock with the raw innocence of folk and bluegrass. From her haunting story songs to her incredibly fast banjo, guitar, and fiddle renditions, she promises a fun time geared to all ages.</p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/45894942017-02-14T06:57:23-06:002018-04-10T14:54:29-05:00Valentines Day 2017<strong><span class="font_large">This is an excerpt from the book "God Knew There Would be a today." It seemed especially appropriate today!</span></strong>
<p style="text-align: center;">February 14 </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Love most magnificent </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">John 16:27: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and have believed that I came out from God. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">John 15:9: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">continue ye in my love. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">John 14:23: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. </p>
<p>God’s word reads like a letter from someone who loves us and whom we love, a love letter full of wonderful news. We read it over and over until the pages grow yellowed and thin; we read it until we remember every word—because love is the best gift heaven or earth has to offer. </p>
<p>God gave every human a capacity to love so that we might understand, in some small measure, His love for us. True love makes us willing to sacrifice everything just to be near those we love. If we believe that we have found love on earth, but don’t consider it the most important event in our lives next to finding God, then we have not found love as God created it. On the other hand, if we have truly found love and understand its power, we can comprehend God’s great love for us and for the unredeemed of this world. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Mark 12:30: </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And thou shalt love the Lord thy God </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">and with all thy mind, and with </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">all thy strength. . . . </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">What is life, really, without love?</p>The book is available in both hard copy and Kindle
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<p><a contents="Amazon " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.amazon.com/God-Knew-There-Would-Today-ebook/dp/B00COP1N1O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487076057&sr=8-1&keywords=God+Knew+there+Would+Be+a+Today" target="_blank">Amazon </a> </p>jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/41160602016-04-01T09:02:01-05:002021-05-06T08:20:02-05:00Release April 1! Novel and AlbumNew Album: Sweet (14 song CD) <br><br>New Novel: Book 2, Pate and Faircloth series, <em>Methinks I See Thee, Jane</em><br><br>They can both be ordered at our store link: http://meanmary.com/store<br><br>E-books:<br>Methinks I See Thee, Jane, is also available in e-book form at Amazon. Other locations to be announced soon.<br>Book 1 of the series, Wherefore Art Thou, Jane, has been reduced at Amazon to celebrate the release of book 2.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/8a3e2491f69589bd110d71fb81605178555becfd/original/bookbaby-methinks-jpeg-cover.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/ac7acb470ee92a531b638fc0025727de82d0aa48/original/cdbabysweetalbum.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/30414512014-06-26T08:30:45-05:002020-02-07T12:48:18-06:00Wherefore Art Thou, Jane?The making of the Wherefore Art Thou, Jane? music video/book trailer. Mary (Mean Mary) wearing the Jane hat and hair!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/50a4cdb5a0897ac9a6f46f16a14971ae452e0269/original/jane4.jpg?1403789362" class="size_l justify_center border_" />jamesauthorstag:jamesauthors.com,2005:Post/17651812013-09-20T00:00:00-05:002017-01-15T15:32:35-06:001st place Wherefore Art Thou, Jane?<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/86873/87c77137a10219586830e74dafed5cbc3ee21b4a/original/gold-shiny-web.png?1379676382" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="144" width="144" /><span style="color: #00ff00">Our novel, <span style="color: #ff0000"><i>Wherefore Art Thou, Jane? </i></span>just won first place in the Readers Favorite International Awards contest! We will be attending the awards ceremony in Miami this November.</span>jamesauthors