Sharable Tuesday

I love supporting authors. For this week’s Sharable Tuesday, From One Reader to Another, I’m excited to introduce two authors I met through the writers’ group, Word Weavers International, who publish in 2024: Linda Dindzans and Charlsie Estess.

Linda Dindzans

Linda Dindzans, M.D. is a writer with the heart of a healer. She offers readers stories of redemption and restoration. Though her compelling characters live during the ancient times of the Bible, Linda believes there is nothing new under the sun. The hopes and struggles of her cast of characters still ring true with hearts today. Only a profound encounter with the Son transforms her characters from victims to victors.

Linda is also a speaker and retired ENT surgeon whose practice focused on the care of children and care of the professional voice. She has pursued a longstanding fascination with God’s Word and commitment to in-depth Bible study. Grateful for this time to lay down her scalpel and pick up her pen, she follows a call to write. A published writer and educator, Linda has been a guest speaker at medical conferences, national and regional Christian conferences, and a facilitator for church and home Bible studies.

A Certain Man, a tale of ancient Samaria at the time of Jesus, is her debut novel.

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A Certain Man

Mara is a young Samaritan beginning to discover her love for Samuel—and his for her. Soon she will be deemed mature enough to marry. Her hopes are dashed when her greedy father brokers a match with the cruel son of the wealthy High Priest of Shechem. When her loathsome betrothed is killed, her beloved Samuel must run for his life. Mara and Samuel struggle to survive and reunite during the treacherous and scandalous times of the Bible under the merciless rule of Rome.

Along the way, they are entangled within the snares of such notable figures as King Herod, Herodias, Pontius Pilate, Caiaphas, and Salome.

The heartrending tales of Mara and Samuel are interwoven with their desperate love story. Before either meets Yeshua the Nazarene face to face. Before He sets the political, religious, and spiritual landscape on fire. And before either Mara or Samuel are immortalized in the gospels.

Charlsie Estess

Charlsie worked in finance and strategic planning before tackling the full-time rearing of two, strong-willed boys. Through professional and mission projects, she has been blessed to encounter and work with some unforgettable characters on six different continents, experiencing amazing adventures and also witnessing some heartrending scenes. Forever a wanderer at heart, Charlsie knows everyone needs inspiration, a friend who packs a punch, and escape from time to time. She prays her stories give voice to women who have not always had a voice. Love stories with wings for warriors, wanderers, and free birds!

When the Ocean Roars

In When the Ocean Roars, he needs to surrender. She needs to fight. Are they ready for their next battle?

Weeks before the Ultimate Fighting World Championship, Keane “The Golden Lion” Temple lands in Japan for the battle of his professional life. The adored prizefighter is primed to take the win. And nothing has ever distracted him from victory in the ring. But when his path collides with an intriguing woman, he gives in to impulse and asks her to spend his day off from training with him. Surely, he can keep his heart safe for one day.

Ami Ono cannot pass on the invitation but also hides her full identity. As their extraordinary day bleeds into night, both realize one day won’t be enough. Then the excursion ends in disaster when Keane discovers who Ami is. They part ways, but compelling circumstances and an undeniable attraction draw them back together, driving their attraction—and her high-society family drama—to something more intense than Keane has ever faced. As the forbidden romance threatens to take down his principles in the knockout of his life, he struggles to honor his beliefs. Will The Golden Lion surrender his heart? Will Ami defy the domineering men in her life and accept it? Do they stand a chance against nature?

What is Word Weavers?

Founded in 1997, Word Weavers International is dedicated to providing a forum for Christian writers to critique one another’s work in a face-to-face format. Whether in a traditional chapter or in Word Weavers’ unique online “pages,” writers of all levels are welcome.

If you’ve recently published a book, fiction or nonfiction, let me know. I love supporting authors for sharable Tuesday.