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Jayna Baas (pronounced as in “baa, baa, black sheep”) is the author of Preacher on the Run and director of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network. She writes and edits from beautiful northern Michigan, where she strives to give readers faith-filled adventures bursting with courageous characters and biblical truth.

When she’s not writing her own books or editing other people’s books, Jayna seeks out new adventures on the screen, on the page, and in the kitchen. She also loves to spend time with her great family of real people and the family of pretend people who live in her head. (Yes, she does know her characters are not real. No, she does not want you to tell them she ...more

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	Preacher on the Run: A Novel of Early America (For Liberty and Conscience, #1) 4.55 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Patriot at the River: A Novel of the American Revolution (For Liberty and Conscience, #2) 4.72 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promise of Refuge: A Short Story of Early America (For Liberty & Conscience #0.5) 4.32 avg rating — 41 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not for a Million Dollars: A Highly Improbable Tale of a Baseball What-If 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Design of Providence by Lynne Basham Tagawa (Goodreads Author), Jayna Baas (Goodreads Author), Avellina Balestri (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Book Review of Scars of the Revolution by Megan Soja

A richly detailed story of faith and love put to the test against the backdrop of the Revolution.

My rating: ★★★★☆

Megan Soja weaves another richly detailed story of faith and love put to the test against the backdrop of the Revolution in Boston.

As with Megan’s other books, her research shines through on every page, especially as Boston prepares for the Battle of Bunker Hill and her characters

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Jayna Baas wants to read Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jayna Baas liked Gina's review of Promise of Refuge (For Liberty & Conscience #0.5): "Wow this story was so well written and full of the right level of yearning 😍 Robert pretty much had my heart from the moment he hit the page. The Bible verses and talk of faith were beautifully done and I look forward to continuing the journey especi" Read more of this review »
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Jayna Baas liked Phoebe Hinkle's review of Promise of Refuge (For Liberty & Conscience #0.5): "Aww, this was sweet! I enjoy Rob and Magdalen as a couple, and it was fun to see how they met. Even in a short story, we have character development too! I'll say it again - Rob and Mitch are great siblings and I love them. 😄"
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Jayna Baas added a status update: The Kickstarter campaign for the For Liberty & Conscience series ends tonight at 8:00 PM EST! If we can reach our final goal before the campaign ends, everyone will get a bundle of fun extras added to the book(s) you choose as your reward for pledging your support. Back the campaign here: booksbyjayna.com/kickstarter
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“The truth will hold its own.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

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“All you want is power. Power and control. And we want freedom. On every front. It’s every man’s birthright, the freedom to make his own
choices before God. Freedom for you to accept God or reject Him. His truth, His forgiveness, His righteousness. Your choice, because He created you free. Just like every other person ever born.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

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“The truth will hold its own.”
― Jayna Baas, Preacher on the Run

tags: christian-historical-fiction, religious-freedom

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“The first business of a story is to be a good story. When Our Lord made a wheel in the carpenter shop, depend upon it: It was first and foremost a good wheel.

Don’t try to ‘bring in’ specifically Christian bits: if God wants you to serve him in that way (He may not: there are different vocations) you will find it coming in of its own accord.

Any honest workmanship (whether making stories, shoes, or rabbit hutches) can be done to the glory of God.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

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