Media & Reviews

“Looks like readers are in for a treat with these late 2012 releases from Thomas Nelson (check out their new look website). I can’t wait to read Jim Rubart’s book and William Sirls’ sounds fascinating.  Always love Denise’s books although the cover is disappointing. The covers for The Reason, Soul’s Gate, The Spirit Well and If We Survive are terrific ~ I just wish we would see something different for the books aimed at women.  I certainly in the demographic for those books but I’m one who would like a little cover variety!  That said, I love the winter aspect of Dorothy’s cover.” Read More…
 
Debut Novelist Finds Unique Path to Publication on PRNewswire on Oct. 26, 2011″Sirls, who began writing a novel in 2004, shelved his story after he made the decision to turn himself in to authorities and spend 29 months in federal prison, convicted of wire fraud and money laundering.  While in prison, Sirls began to understand what it meant to have a true relationship with God.  Inspired by his developing faith, Sirls picked up his original manuscript and began creating a spiritual backbone to his novel.” Read More…
 
Author Originally Set for Self Publishing Lands Multi-Book Thomas Nelson Contract by CBA News on Oct. 25, 2011″In a town just 25 miles southwest of Detroit lives a man whose gift of storytelling landed him the opportunity to share that gift with the world. William Sirls of Gibraltar, MI, has just signed as the newest fiction author at Thomas Nelson, Inc.” Read More…
 
Nelson Nabs Would-be WestBow Authorby Publishers Weekly on Oct. 20, 2011″A first-time author who was headed to Thomas Nelson’s WestBow self-publishing imprint instead will have his first novel published by the Nelson Fiction imprint next summer. William Sirls’ faith was strengthened while serving time in federal prison for money laundering in 2007. Prior to turning himself in to authorities, Sirls had written a novel and then re-wrote after getting out of prison.” Read More…

Here’s What Readers Are Saying:

The Reason is one of those rare books whose characters reach off the pages and take you by the heartstrings. It demonstrates an unwavering faith in God that was an inspiration to me.”

- Kimberly Brown

The Reason will serve as a reminder that God wants us to do our part, to only believe, and to leave the outcome (good or not) to Him because He, ultimately, always knows what’s best!”

- Jacqueline Lynch
Associate Pastor at Loma Linda University Church

If you are a believer, The Reason will fortify your faith and reassure you of God’s constant love and incredible power. If you are not yet a believer, this book will open your eyes to the possibilities of God that can manifest in any and every part of our lives. God loves you and wants the best for you. I have learned throughout my life—and this book reaffirmed this—that God shows up in the most incredible ways and in the most unexpected places. This book delves into the heart of the matter that truly amazing things can happen in both the physical world and the spiritual world … if you ‘only believe.”

- Chris Sonksen
Lead Pastor of South Hills Church
Founder of Celera Church Strategy Group
Author of In Search of Higher Ground and Handshake