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Celebration Giveaway!

To celebrate the 4th of July and Dangerous Passage winning a Christy Award, I'm giving away copies of Dangerous Passage to four winners who are subscribed to my Author Newsletter!

If you're already signed up you're automatically in the drawing. (You'll know because I just sent you a sneak peek of the new gorgeous cover of book three in my Southern Crimes series.)

If you're not signed up, it takes all of thirty seconds! Just put your email in the "Join my mailing list" box on the top left of this blog (right under the large banner). This newsletter will keep you updated on the release of my books!

Winners will be notified next Tuesday. US addresses will receive a paperback book. International addresses will receive an ebook copy. Feel free to share with your friends who love romantic suspense!

Happy reading!!

Lisa

Dangerous Passage Wins a Christy Award!

I have to admit that I'm still a bit speechless. I dreamed about being at the Christy Awards last night with my daughter. (They were actually going on at that time since it was the middle of the night for me). Except they were running late in my dream, and we had to take a bus home. I was nervous because I wasn't sure which bus I needed to take, or if I would get stuck there. I woke up about four and decided to quickly check my email on my phone to see who had won. I was stunned/elated/shocked/overwhelmed to see that Dangerous Passage had won the Romantic Suspense category!






TWO GIVEAWAYS:

If you love reading, first of all, there is an incredible giveaway going on at RelzReviewz in connection with the Christy Awards and WynnWynn Media where you can win a copy of all seven books plus a $100 gift certificate.







Second, you can visit Soul Inspirationz to win one of the winning titles from the 2014 Christy Awards plus a Starbuck gift card!



A huge congrats to all of the finalists and winners!

Lisa

Huge Christys Celebration Giveaway Prize Package

Rel Mollet from Relz Reviewz and Wynn-Wynn Media have been hosting a huge Christys Celebration Giveaway, and Prize Package #4 includes my Dangerous Passage! If you love all things modern and romantic, plus some action with your romance enter here for a chance to win a prize package that includes seven of the Christy finalists!

News Flash!

Can you believe it's already June? While many of you are sliding into summer, we are so happy to welcome cooler weather in our part of the world.

Just a couple updates I want to pass on.
One, we've just started back with our ECHO Project blog so we can be more consistent in sharing what  God is doing through this project. The ECHO Project exists to work along side our ministry in Mozambique, addressing specifically the physical needs of the people we work with.
Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be sharing how you can help sponsor an after school soccer program that is working with young people in our area, an update on Rosie and her sign language, a brand new agricultural work, and lots more. 

If you want to be a part of this, please consider becoming a Friend of The ECHO Project. We have a brand new Facebook group where you can sign up to receive updates and help us share the word about what is happening as well as various needs via social media.
This week's blog post is about a sweet boy (above) who has it very difficult in life, but is never without a smile. You can check out the latest post here. 
Secondly, if you love to read here is another HUGE giveaway sponsored by Relz Reviewz, The Christy Awards, and Wynn Wynn Media. 
4 weeks. 25 finalists. 8 Christy winners. 5 prize packages. 

The first book in my Southern Crimes Series, Dangerous Passage, is a finalist for this award. Visit Relz Reviewz for all the details!
Be blessed!
Lisa

I need your help!

After working for several years in Mozambique, we continued to see such great physical needs among the people, we knew we had to find a way to do more. That was the beginning of The ECHO Project, a way for us to raise additional funds that would go directly to individuals in need.
Over the past few years, God has used people from literally all over the world to partner with us financially, allowing us to make a difference in the lives of individuals. We have been able to build houses for the homeless, put in water wells, give school supplies, uniforms, provide medicine and eye glasses, deliver food baskets to the sick and orphaned, provide baby formula, and vitamins, and much, much more.
This year, with help of our teammates, we have started expanding to include farming projects that will supply food to those in need and to create jobs. This currently includes making fertilizer, teaching farming techniques, gardening, and a coconut project.
What do we need from you?
In addition to broadening our financial support so we can expand what we are currently able to do, we are looking for individuals who will help us spread the word about what God is doing through The ECHO Project by becoming Friends of The ECHO Project.
What are Friends of The ECHO Project?

It's simple. We have started a FB group specifically for our Friends of the ECHO Project. Every couple of weeks I will post a video and/or update and ask that you share it with your friends on FB and any other social media you are involved in. You can even take it a step further and share with your church, Bible class, and small group. 
If you are interested in helping, please email or FB me privately and I will send you an invitation to be a  part of the FB group. You can visit our website to find out more about how you can make a difference!
Thank you for helping us ensure that no child or parent's cry goes unheard.
Lisa Harris
Click here to watch video Get involved with The ECHO Project! from Lisa Harris on Vimeo.
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. . .the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice." Proverbs 31:8

Killer Suspense Giveaway!

You've got to check this out, because if you love reading suspense, you won't want to miss this! 
Fabulous fellow suspense authors have joined forces behind the Killer Suspense Giveaway ~ win 7 signed books AND a $100 Visa gift card. 
Check out the giveaway--including Fatal Exchange--now at the blog of the amazing Rel Mollett (RelzReviewz) 

Seven new releases by seven suspense authors!


Happy Reading!!
Lisa Harris

The Dark Side of Paradise

People have told us that living by the Indian Ocean must be like living in paradise. And to a small extent that is true. We live thirty minutes from white sandy beaches where tourists love to fish, snorkel, and scuba dive.
But there is another side that struck again recently. A side that I hate.
It’s the dark side of paradise. Because while tourists explore the beauty of the ocean, people around us are dying.
In the past year, I’ve lost several friends to HIV/Aids. I’ve watched them deteriorate until all they could do was lay outside in the compound on a mat. I’ve seen young women with children and families taken by the disease, young students, older women caring for their grandchildren. The disease doesn’t have a preference.
This time, it’s a young mother of four I’ve known for several years. Her husband left her to go live with his second family, but he returns for sex, doing little if anything to care for his family. And now she has the virus.
It’s a scenario all too familiar. But they aren’t the only ones who are dying. There are people all around us who are dying spiritually.
It reminds me of the verse we all know. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” 
When we chose to come to an unreached people group, we expected the journey to be difficult, but we came because we knew people were dying. And because we knew that God loved them enough to die for them.
My prayer today is that we have that same love for those around us no matter where we live. That we will be lights in a world that desperately needs the love of a Savior.
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it." John 1:5

Bring Back Our Girls

Before I started researching my novel Blood Ransom, I knew nothing about modern-day slavery. It didn't take long for me to realize that human trafficking wasn't just something people on the other side of the world were dealing with. Slavery is a reality in my home country in the US. 
In fact, there are 27 million people today who are enslaved around the world.
Think about that. 27 million individual lives.
The shocking fact is that human trafficking is world wide and can hit very close to home. Asia, Africa, Europe, and across the US as well. It’s become the second largest illegal and profitable enterprise in the world.

Just weeks ago, 276 girls were taken in the middle of the night from a boarding school in Nigeria. Today, the leader of the group that took them is threatening to sell them into slavery.
The group's leader said in a video that he abducted their girls and will sell them in the market. He said that they are slaves and he will sell them because he has the market to sell them. 
Young girls sold like goods in the market place.
This isn't from a history book. This is real. Today.
What can we do?
I’ve mentioned before how God uses the ordinary to do extraordinary things for Him. While the task might seem overwhelming, we can get engaged and make a difference in the world around us!
First of all pray. Pray for the men, women, and children involved in this horrific crime around the world, and right now, pray specifically the girls and families in Nigeria.
Second, inform yourself about what is happening. There are a number of groups who are standing together to put an end to human trafficking worldwide.
Free the CaptivesNot For SalePolaris Project
Thirdly, don't be afraid to go where you hear God sending you and reach out to those around you. It might mean getting involved with a group who is specifically fighting human trafficking. Or it might be a hurting neighbor down the street, a lonely teen in your church’s youth group, or a forgotten elderly person in your apartment building. Through His strength, we can make a difference--wherever we are--one person at a time.

Make a difference in someone else's life today!
Lisa

The toughest thing I've ever done

Over the past decade or so, there were a lot of things I said I'd never do. I said I'd never move again. . .never learn another language. . .and never send my kids to boarding school. All of which, I've ended up doing! But while sending my kids to boarding school has been the toughest thing I've ever done, it's also come with incredible rewards. This video explains it all.


 

 P.S. Fatal Exchange is now available as an ebook if you haven't got your copy! And even better is that it's on sale for a great price. D. Leitch says, "Another home run from Lisa Harris."

Be blessed,

Lisa

Dangerous Passage for only $1.99!

I hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend and are doing well! 
I have some exciting news! Dangerous Passage, book one in my Southern Crimes series, is a Christy Award Finalist for 2014! You can click on the link to see the complete list of the wonderful finalists for this year. HUGE SALE! And on top of that, my wonderful publisher is dropping the ebook price on Dangerous Passage to only $1.99 for a limited time on Amazon, Nook, Christianbook.com, and other online venues starting today. If you haven't had a chance to snag your copy, now's the perfect time! (And please tell your friends!)


And don't forget that Fatal Exchange, book two in the Southern Crimes Series, releases in only two weeks. Here's what people are saying! "Harris's follow up to Dangerous Passage is packed with plenty of nail-biting action."Library Journal Review ". . .a thrill ride from start to finish." Romantic Times  Happy reading!
Lisa