New Publishing Company

J.M. Hochstetler, our special guest judge for this week's contest, recently founded a new publishing company and I'm thrilled to share information about her unique company.

Sheaf House Publishers is an independent small press based in the Nashville, Tennesee, area that publishes fiction exclusively. Sheaf House focuses on publishing entertaining, out-of-the-ordinary inspirational stories that offer positive, uplifting themes.

Sheaf House is a proud member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and of Christian Small Publishers Association (CSPA). Sheaf House books are distributed by APG Sales and Distribution in Nashville, Tennessee, and are available in bookstores and online as well as at Sheaf House.

The 2008 Sheaf House releases are:


April 2008
One Holy Night
By J. M. Hochstetler
Contemporary Women’s Fiction
ISBN 978-0-9797485-0-9
$12.99

On this bleak Christmas Eve God has in mind a miracle. As on that holy night so long ago … in a world torn by sin and strife … to a family that has suffered heart-wrenching loss … there will be born a baby …

Destined to become a classic for all seasons, One Holy Night retells the Christmas story in a strikingly original way—through the discovery of a baby abandoned in the manger of a church’s nativity scene. This moving inspirational story will warm readers’ hearts with hope and joy long after they finish reading.

September 2008
It’s Not About Me
By Michelle Sutton
A Second Glances Novel, Book 1
Young Adult Contemporary Romance
ISBN: 978-0-9797485-1-6
$12.99

Annie has it all. She’s attractive, graduated with honors, was accepted at the college of her choice, has supportive parents, good friends, and a steady boyfriend who loves her. But one night Annie’s safe world is shattered. As she fights to put the pieces of her life back together, against her will she is caught in a war between two brothers, both of whom claim to have her best interests at heart. Who will Annie choose? And will she finally come to know the One whose love will never fail, even in her darkest hour? Will she learn the truth about life—that it’s not about “me”?

October 2008
The Case of the Bouncing Grandma
By A. K. Arenz
A Bouncing Grandma Mystery, Book 1
Cozy mystery
ISBN: 978-0-9797485-2-3
$12.99

Reduced to watching new neighbors move in as a form of amusement, Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored and itching for excitement. She just doesn’t expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet being carried into her new neighbor’s house—and a detective who could pass for Harrison Ford.