Local author Nancy Gooding to sign books at Abe's this Saturday

[August 25, 2021]   Local author, Nancy Gooding, will be signing books at Abe’s in downtown Lincoln on Saturday, August 28 between the hours of 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Gooding, a Christian Fiction writer, has just released her book ‘Seduction of a minor god” that is the fourth in her Restoration Series.

Gooding will have copies available of all four of her books. The series features the ongoing battles and victories of the Compton family, during and after the turbulent times of the Civil War.

Book one
Sister from the other side

They were more than sisters. They were best friends.

War led them to face choices they never thought they would have to make.

Etta Sue Compton and Jennifer Bolinger were more than sisters; they were best friends. Family meant everything to them. They were confident that nothing could ever change their loyalty. This confidence was soon to be challenged in ways they could not have imagined. The war at their doorstep forces them to face conflicts that alter their political conviction, challenge their religious beliefs, and strain their faith. Unsure of what they believe, each sister is faced with a dilemma. Circumstances demand they make decisions that are life or death. Should their loyalty be to Lincoln and the Union or Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy? Peace only comes as they abide in the moral law of love that is higher than any earthly government. Not knowing if these decisions will end in death, prison, or freedom, they both follow their heart and trust in God.
 

Book two
The juniper tree

The end of the Civil War brings many changes in a country that is reeling from the crippling effect of broken trust and misunderstanding. Seventeen year old Jessica Compton is totally unaware of what is happening politically. She is too wrapped up in her own emotions to think about how the country might be faring. In a matter of days Jessie's daydream of happiness becomes a nightmare of murder with all fingers pointed toward a hangman's noose. When despair is at its peak, a stranger brings a liberating truth and Jessie learns faith is not an emotion but a decision.

Book three
Eye of the needle

With little time to prepare newly married Jessica and John Michael Beyers are thrust into a time and situation they could have never imagined. As the first of several challenges is overcome Jessica is faced with a dilemma. As a new believer she realizes she must choose honesty but she fears her confession will bring an end to everything she was hoping to build.

Learning to trust God with the impossible Jessica learns that God was behind the scenes all along carefully orchestrating the entire situation to bring about the most and the highest good.

Book four
Seduction of a minor god

For years, Etta Sue Compton believed that despite the death of her husband, she lived a blessed life. Problems in the Compton family seemed to be resolved as quickly as they appeared. Even losing their home in a fire proved to be more of a blessing than a curse. Naomi Thorton, the Compton boy’s employer, and neighboring widow opened her home to the entire family. The one exception to the move was Jessie, the oldest Compton daughter. Jessie married John Michael Beyers and together they run a home for destitute women and children in Warrenton.

Soon after the Comptons took residence at the Thorton farm, Naomi married Daniel Morris. Both she and her new husband insisted that the Compton family remain and help run the large farm and rambling farmhouse. The family was delighted and Etta Sue saw each change as just another blessing. All seemed to be going smoothly. Then on a cold wintery morning, everything changed. A situation that had quietly simmered for months ignited into a heated argument. In moments words were said and wrong choices made, but no one could have imagined how a few moments of angry words would change the course of so many lives.

Although the family was blindsided, faith was shown to be the conquerer and even rebellious hearts proved to be no match for the greatness of God’s grace.

[Nancy Gooding]