A childless woman, an orphaned girl, and a woman facing eternity find each other—and much more.

“Every family has secrets. And secrets destroy families.” A Secret Hope tells the story of three women with secrets: Rachel Morgan who furtively gave up her child for adoption at birth; Becca Sweeney, a former beauty queen whose carefree facade belies her inner turmoil; and Marina Webster who finds God and searches for the truth about her past. As the women’s lives intersect at a scenic inn beside a lake, an escaped convict’s plot and a cancer diagnosis bring them to a crisis. The truth will come out. But will the truth set them free?

A childless woman, an orphaned girl, and a woman facing eternity find each other—and much more.

“Every family has secrets. And secrets destroy families.” A Secret Hope tells the story of three women with secrets: Rachel Morgan who furtively gave up her child for adoption at birth; Becca Sweeney, a former beauty queen whose carefree facade belies her inner turmoil; and Marina Webster who finds God and searches for the truth about her past. As the women’s lives intersect at a scenic inn beside a lake, an escaped convict’s plot and a cancer diagnosis bring them to a crisis. The truth will come out. But will the truth set them free?

Walk of Faith is about living, growing, and walking in the light. Every poem invites the reader to laugh, cry, sing, and pray with the poet while taking a spiritual journey. Each poem speaks, rather than preaching, to the readers about the universal experiences of all who walk daily in their faith. Even the poem titled “Gentle Sermon” is spiritually and realistically insightful, rather than preachy.

Walk of Faith is a collection of inspirational poems covering more than twenty years that Jo Evans Lynn has served as the unofficial poet laureate of her church. The poems inspire and celebrate all occasions and people from every social realm, joyfully flowing from childhood to adulthood, as a girl becomes a woman of faith in a Pentecostal church. The overwhelming message of the collection of poems is that “a spiritual walk with God is a journey of hope, faith, and joy.” In every poem, whether serious or humorous, Jo Evans Lynn affirms that the goodness of God is an ever-present force in our lives and that there is nothing too hard for God.

They were children who had seen too much…

“You’ll be dead before you’re five,” those were the first words Joyce Ann could remember her grandmother saying to her and the fact that she was almost nine did not make living any easier…

Joyce Ann, Josephine, Kenny, and Janie-all the children had seen too much, been through too much, dealt with too many “grown-up things” to be considered children in more than age.

Josephine spent her days fighting to protect herself and her siblings from bigger kids who saw the undersized children of a woman barely more than four feet tall as fair game…

Janie’s days were spent cooking and caring for nine younger siblings and sleepless nights were spent wondering “when” rather than “if” one of her mother’s numerous male visitors would decide to do the unimaginable…

Kenny’s secrets were kept from even his closest friends. How could a child explain life with a mother who managed every detail of every day of his life from what he would wear to lessons that were not always about music…

It was only the “promise of friendship” that brought these four young people together in a story about the power of love and acceptance among friends.

They were children who had seen too much…

“You’ll be dead before you’re five,” those were the first words Joyce Ann could remember her grandmother saying to her and the fact that she was almost nine did not make living any easier…

Joyce Ann, Josephine, Kenny, and Janie-all the children had seen too much, been through too much, dealt with too many “grown-up things” to be considered children in more than age.

Josephine spent her days fighting to protect herself and her siblings from bigger kids who saw the undersized children of a woman barely more than four feet tall as fair game…

Janie’s days were spent cooking and caring for nine younger siblings and sleepless nights were spent wondering “when” rather than “if” one of her mother’s numerous male visitors would decide to do the unimaginable…

Kenny’s secrets were kept from even his closest friends. How could a child explain life with a mother who managed every detail of every day of his life from what he would wear to lessons that were not always about music…

It was only the “promise of friendship” that brought these four young people together in a story about the power of love and acceptance among friends.

“Come to my studio. Be my student.” The words rang on Dylan Harbrick’s ears like sweet music. When the struggling late-twenties sculptor moves to New York City to be a master artist’s apprentice, it seems that his dreams are coming true. Once there, he finds himself empowered by the brilliant, aging man, inspired by a “Higher Beauty,” and challenged by his own burdened, betrayed past. Dylan then fights for wealth, fame, the respect of his peers, and the affections of his lost lover, Rebecca, with the fiercest ambition he can muster. And though he is constantly among a group of would-be professional artists, his quick entry into the public eye ignites a blind self-obsession that guides his every move. Journey with Dylan as he pummels through a life of brilliant artistic successes and staggering personal failures, all in misguided pursuit of a happier, more valuable existence.

“Come to my studio. Be my student.” The words rang on Dylan Harbrick’s ears like sweet music. When the struggling late-twenties sculptor moves to New York City to be a master artist’s apprentice, it seems that his dreams are coming true. Once there, he finds himself empowered by the brilliant, aging man, inspired by a “Higher Beauty,” and challenged by his own burdened, betrayed past. Dylan then fights for wealth, fame, the respect of his peers, and the affections of his lost lover, Rebecca, with the fiercest ambition he can muster. And though he is constantly among a group of would-be professional artists, his quick entry into the public eye ignites a blind self-obsession that guides his every move. Journey with Dylan as he pummels through a life of brilliant artistic successes and staggering personal failures, all in misguided pursuit of a happier, more valuable existence.

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A childless woman, an orphaned girl, and a woman facing eternity find each other—and much more.

“Every family has secrets. And secrets destroy families.” A Secret Hope tells the story of three women with secrets: Rachel Morgan who furtively gave up her child for adoption at birth; Becca Sweeney, a former beauty queen whose carefree facade belies her inner turmoil; and Marina Webster who finds God and searches for the truth about her past. As the women’s lives intersect at a scenic inn beside a lake, an escaped convict’s plot and a cancer diagnosis bring them to a crisis. The truth will come out. But will the truth set them free?

They were children who had seen too much…

“You’ll be dead before you’re five,” those were the first words Joyce Ann could remember her grandmother saying to her and the fact that she was almost nine did not make living any easier…

Joyce Ann, Josephine, Kenny, and Janie-all the children had seen too much, been through too much, dealt with too many “grown-up things” to be considered children in more than age.

Josephine spent her days fighting to protect herself and her siblings from bigger kids who saw the undersized children of a woman barely more than four feet tall as fair game…

Janie’s days were spent cooking and caring for nine younger siblings and sleepless nights were spent wondering “when” rather than “if” one of her mother’s numerous male visitors would decide to do the unimaginable…

Kenny’s secrets were kept from even his closest friends. How could a child explain life with a mother who managed every detail of every day of his life from what he would wear to lessons that were not always about music…

It was only the “promise of friendship” that brought these four young people together in a story about the power of love and acceptance among friends.

When Luther Cranston’s cancer miraculously disappears after being baptized in the Jericho River, his healing brings hope to some and conflict and controversy to others. Some—like a young father paralyzed by a stroke, a terminally ill woman of faith, and a nine-year-old boy who suffers life-threatening seizures—wonder, “Do the healing waters of the Jericho hold a miracle for me?” Others—like a local newspaper editor and the pastor who baptized Luther—question if this healing is to be believed, especially when a prominent televangelist tries to capitalize on Luther’s miracle.

Together, they realize that all of us are in need of some form of healing. As Pastor J. C. Hale tells them, “Some of us are broken and in need of healing. Some of us are empty and looking to be filled. Some of us are lost and hoping to be found. Some of us are burdened down and looking for relief. Some of us are hopeless and longing for some reason, any reason, to carry on. Some of us are questioning and looking for answers. Some of us believe but have doubts. Some of us do not believe and doubt that we ever will. Some of us need to forgive, and some of us need to be forgiven. But all of us—all of us—need to know that we are loved by God.”

When Luther Cranston’s cancer miraculously disappears after being baptized in the Jericho River, his healing brings hope to some and conflict and controversy to others. Some—like a young father paralyzed by a stroke, a terminally ill woman of faith, and a nine-year-old boy who suffers life-threatening seizures—wonder, “Do the healing waters of the Jericho hold a miracle for me?” Others—like a local newspaper editor and the pastor who baptized Luther—question if this healing is to be believed, especially when a prominent televangelist tries to capitalize on Luther’s miracle.

Together, they realize that all of us are in need of some form of healing. As Pastor J. C. Hale tells them, “Some of us are broken and in need of healing. Some of us are empty and looking to be filled. Some of us are lost and hoping to be found. Some of us are burdened down and looking for relief. Some of us are hopeless and longing for some reason, any reason, to carry on. Some of us are questioning and looking for answers. Some of us believe but have doubts. Some of us do not believe and doubt that we ever will. Some of us need to forgive, and some of us need to be forgiven. But all of us—all of us—need to know that we are loved by God.”

When Luther Cranston’s cancer miraculously disappears after being baptized in the Jericho River, his healing brings hope to some and conflict and controversy to others. Some—like a young father paralyzed by a stroke, a terminally ill woman of faith, and a nine-year-old boy who suffers life-threatening seizures—wonder, “Do the healing waters of the Jericho hold a miracle for me?” Others—like a local newspaper editor and the pastor who baptized Luther—question if this healing is to be believed, especially when a prominent televangelist tries to capitalize on Luther’s miracle.

Together, they realize that all of us are in need of some form of healing. As Pastor J. C. Hale tells them, “Some of us are broken and in need of healing. Some of us are empty and looking to be filled. Some of us are lost and hoping to be found. Some of us are burdened down and looking for relief. Some of us are hopeless and longing for some reason, any reason, to carry on. Some of us are questioning and looking for answers. Some of us believe but have doubts. Some of us do not believe and doubt that we ever will. Some of us need to forgive, and some of us need to be forgiven. But all of us—all of us—need to know that we are loved by God.”