Books by Kay Marshall Strom

India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. Why are we Hindus instead of Christians her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked. Because we are Indian, said Shridula.So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families.

The Blessing in India series is a saga set in Indias heartbreaking history and breathtaking present that points toward a future of hope. It follows two Indian families through three generations.

When slavers blast into Grace Winslows life with guns blazing, they tear her family apart forever. As she watches her husband led away in chains aboard a ship bound for America, Grace finds herself scared, alone, and at the mercy of lecherous seamen. She passes her time at sea reading the Captain's Bible and forms a desperate plot to find her husband.

In west Africa, 1787, Grace Winslow runs away to escape her betrothal, only to be swept up in a slave revolt that reveals the truth about her family's business. Threatened with death, Grace begins to understand the plight of the captives.

When the flames of revolt brought independence to India, they seared change into the family of Ashish.

Whatever happened to happily-ever-after?For the woman physically abused by her husband, home is a nest of nightmares. She's too afraid to stay. It only gets worse . . . One day he'll kill me . . . the kids will be next . . .And she's too afraid to leave. I know he wants to change . . . there's still a chance . . . it's all over if I leave--and anyway, where could I go?This book helps the abuse victim think through her fears--and then take positive, loving action. In a marriage chronically infected by violence, she'll learn why the very best first step--best for all concerned--is often simply to get out for a time.She'll learn how to take that step with courage and wisdom . . . and without losing hope for her marriage.Kay Marshall Strom has written more than thirty books. Her writing also appears in many periodicals in compilations including the NIV Devotional Bibles. Kay is also a sought-after speaker--she and her husband Dan Kline have spoken to well over one hundred thousand people in more than twenty countries. For more information on Kay, check her Web site: www.kaystrom.com.