Audra Jennings

Author's adventures add special authenticity to her writing "NLB Horton blends faith, espionage, romance, and suspense in a deftly crafted novel that grips and holds the reader's total attention from beginning to end." ~ Midwest Book Review   NLB Horton, author of The Brothers' Keepers , has found herself in situations that would make great material for any writer's next novel. She has surveyed Israeli and Jordanian archaeological digs, tossed a tarantula from her skiff into the Amazon after training with an Incan shaman, driven uneventfully through Rome and consumed gallons of afternoon tea while traveling across five continents. The inspiration for Horton's protagonist, Grace Madison (a mother who would do anything to protect her family) was born from an experience the author had while on an archaeological dig she embarked upon as a part of her master's degree program with Dallas Theological Seminary in 2007. As she stood at the edge of...

Part 2 of an interview with NLB Horton, Author of  The Brothers’ Keepers Click here to read part 1 Q: Which of the characters in the Parched series, and particularly  The Brothers’ Keepers can you relate to the most, and why? That’s a tough question. I can understand all of them — their motivations and desires — and enjoy them all, except when their conversations keep me awake at night by forcing me to take dictation at my computer! But like readers my age, I especially relate to Grace: her faith, skepticism, flaws, and humor. I agree with the reader who wrote, “I want to be Grace!” I also identify with Grace because I am a Christian who is “in the world, but not of it.” My career, my education, my travel: each of these elements formed me, but they occurred in the midst of people whose beliefs did not always ally with mine. I am invigorated by God’s creation, as is Grace. I want to experience it! And I hope her character portrays a demographic of Christ...

Part 1 of an interview with NLB Horton, Author of  The Brothers’ Keepers It could be argued there is no stronger instinct on earth than that of a mother to protect her family.  The lengths she will go to do so are explored in  The Brothers’ Keepers  (RidgeRoute Press/November 17, 2014/ISBN: 9780991401734/ $14.99) , book two of the Parched series, written by award-winning journalist and world traveler NLB Horton. In  The Brothers’ Keepers , we meet archaeologist Grace Madison who is in Brussels cataloguing looted antiquities when her son’s bride is attacked in Switzerland. Her day careens from bad to catastrophic when daughter Maggie disappears in France. Coincidence is a luxury Grace cannot afford as history — saturated in espionage — is repeating itself. Q: The title of the book,  The Brothers’ Keepers , refers to heroine Grace Madison’s determination to protect someone important to her. To what lengths would you go to protect someone ...

Don't miss NLB Horton's The Brothers' Keepers — international suspense at its best.  While cataloguing looted antiquities in Brussels, archaeologist Grace Madison discovers her daughter has vanished in France, and her son's bride has been attacked in Switzerland. After the Madison family unearths a relic whose taproot pierces the Ancient Near East, they realize before they can save themselves, they must rescue an old friend . . .  if he'll let them. Learn more about book one in the series, When Camels Fly , and enter to win a Kindle Fire. One grand prize winner will receive: A Kindle Fire When Camels Fly and The Brothers' Keepers  by NLB Horton Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on December 7th.  Winner will be announced December 8th on NLB's blog . {NOT ON FACEBOOK? ENTER HERE .} {MORE ABOUT  THE BROTHERS’ KEEPERS } RidgeRoute Press (November 2015) A friend’s deception. A family’s dile...

  How far is too far to protect the ones you love? It could be argued there is no stronger instinct on earth than that of a mother to protect her family. The lengths she will go to do so are explored in The Brothers’ Keepers (RidgeRoute Press/November 17, 2014/ISBN: 9780991401734/ $14.99) , written by award-winning journalist and world traveler NLB Horton. In The Brothers’ Keepers , we meet archaeologist Grace Madison who is in Brussels cataloguing looted antiquities when her son’s bride is attacked in Switzerland. Her day careens from bad to catastrophic when daughter Maggie disappears in France. Coincidence is a luxury Grace cannot afford as history — saturated in espionage — is repeating itself. The Madison family converges on Paris and begins a frenzied search to locate Maggie. A cuneiform clay tablet is their only lifeline, detailing a legend intertwining Solomon, Martin Luther and the Fourth Crusade. As they navigate a deadly, 4,000-year-old artifact trail th...