The Way of the King || book release!

 

once upon a time, God whispered a little story into a writer's heart. and for four years, He walked with her through every step of the way--encouraging, loving, prodding her forward--through giddy excitement, messy mistakes, and tearful moments until one day the release came. even then, it was a battle, but He was the King who always wins.

and she's here to celebrate a victory of the King she gets to call Father.

The Way of the King is released!!!!

*dances in the rain with girlish excitement*

*runs back to the computer to tell everyone about it*

If I said it in a sentence: God used me to write my favorite book, and I'm blown away. ♥

As I put on Instagram this morning, He did everything in this book, and it's full of:

epic adventures as He grew me to embrace that Jesus is worthy of it all

warrior souls in ordinary characters as He also bids to fight through surrender

hunting tales in which He drew me to the woods to hide away in orange with my brother

fantastical creatures He gave us to invent during the deep darkness of tenting with my young friends under a million shooting stars

the most adorable, little characters based off my own siblings I love, so many moments to praise

and stories of heroism, danger, gentle love, forgiveness, fiery passion, unyielding loyalty, mysteries to solve, and a purpose worth laying down one’s life for. HIM

all in the stories of a warrior-defector sister to orphans, a musician missing an arm, and a brother to the tyrant Prince.

And even though it seems I'm two days late to the release, that's another entire set of desperate prayers He answered.

I simply asked Him to produce fruit in this book as it released on August 1...

Instead of my plans, the paperback didn't come out until today.

And that produced so much fruit. Because in the surrendering of the book to Him (again), I relearned that my Father in Heaven is good. His plans are higher than mine. I can trust Him.

(so I choose to say that I'm not late... I just celebrated for THREE days instead of one!) *giggles*

But that's my deep heart for this book:

may it strengthen and encourage every reader

may it glorify our Heavenly Father who is our King

I could go on and on, but I'm gonna stop talking and just say, I'm praising Jesus! He did all this, and He is worthy of all glory and honor.

Now go enjoy the story! *wink*

You can officially purchase The Way of the King on Amazon:

Paperback
(for the lover of stories in their hands)

Hardcover
(for the reader who wants the long-lasting book and the deleted scene only in this copy)

Kindle
(for the one who can't wait and wants to bring the story wherever they go)

Happy reading, dear Friend! I've waited so long for the day I could share this with you, and may the Lord use it in beautiful ways! ♥

about the book

As the Kingdom of Érkeos collapses in revolution, three unlikely heroes must keep the loyalty through the darkest of days.

Three months after The Torch Keepers ends, Kadira, a warrior-defector from the Prince’s Liberation army, flees into the mountains as a big sister to a family of orphans. Her eyes mark her as a Torch Keeper for the King, an enemy to the Prince.

Behind her, Rekém rises to power over the city that was once the children’s home. As the Prince’s brother, he is forced to become a leader yet is drawn to humble hunting trips where he remembers dreams he once had. In mountain forests, Rekém discovers dangerous secrets he can’t escape from.

And deep in the throngs of cave tunnels, a musician missing half his arm builds his own fortress, not knowing that two armies close in. When the sides collide, the heroes must decide if the one they follow is truly worthy of every sacrifice. It seems the future of Érkeos is in the hands of a King who's never been seen.

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."

Isaiah 55:8-11

~♥~