A Treasury of Christmas Miracles: True Stories of God's Presence Today »

Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is America's #1 inspirational novelist. She's written more than thirty novels, ten of which have hit #1 on bestseller lists, and she's had books on the extended lists of both USA Today and the New York Times. There are nearly five million copies of her award-winning books in print, including more than two million copies sold in 2006. She lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom are adopted from Haiti. You can visit Karen's Web site at www.karenkingsbury.com.

A wonderful keepsake book for the holidays: a collection of true stories about ordinary people whose lives are touched in the most extraordinary ways...A Treasury of Christmas Miracles.

True Stories of God's Presence Today

A chance encounter that changes everything...help that appears from nowhere...kindness when we least expect it-we've all experienced miracles in our lives. Especially during the Christmas season, when we all search for truth and joy, events happen that we can't explain, perhaps allowing us to see the hand of God working in the world.

Now inspirational author Karen Kingsbury has collected more than adozen real-life stories about people whose lives were changed by something mysterious and undeniably wonderful during this special time of the year. Among them are:

• That Silent Night...When his airplane looks certain to crash, a young man believes he'll never spend Christmas with his new bride...until a voice comes over the plane's radio.
• A Helping Hand...At a highway truck stop, a mother and two children in desperate trouble ask God for a sign that He still cares.
• Christmas Angels...When a tiny boy gets lost in the frigid Oregon winter, two unusual strangers may be his only chance.
• Heavenly Hindrances...In Beatrice, Nebraska, the pastor, the organist, and the entire choir of the West Side Baptist Church are inexplicably prevented from getting to church one December night. Now find out why...

In each of these moving stories, Karen Kingsbury brings us undeniable proof of God's presence in our lives. And with an uplifting voice, she gives us a joyous reminder about the true meaning of Christmas: The greatest miracle of all is opening up our hearts to love

Publishers Weekly

Bestselling CBA novelist Kingsbury combines her talents in fiction and journalism to recount these true stories of Christmas miracles, which she has reworked and fictionalized slightly. The stories all reflect, to some degree, God's intervention during the Christmas season to demonstrate his love: a small plane flying in treacherous conditions is able, miraculously, to land safely; a young missionary is healed of a potentially crippling disease. Some of the stories particularly "Jessica's Gift" could benefit from a softer, less didactic message, but others manage to be inspirational without all of the emotional Sturm und Drang. (Oct. 22) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.