Robin Jones Gunn | BECOMING US

Dear Beautiful Readers,

I’d like to tell you a story.

My birthday was a few weeks ago and two of my friends took
me to get pedicures. As we were selecting our nail color, a woman came over and asked, “Are
you Robin? The writer?” I nodded and she said, “You have to meet my mother.”

She kept my hand in hers and started tearing up as she said,
“Your movie changed my life.”

I admit that I love Hallmark movies as much as anyone but I
wasn’t sure how a heartwarming Hallmark Christmas movie could change her life.

“I was just like Miranda in the movie,” she told me. “I didn’t
know who my birth father was. After seeing how she went on her search it motivated me to do
the same.”

“What happened?” I asked.

“I found him but just like in the movie, he’d already passed. I
discovered, though, that I have a half-brother. I met him. It was wonderful. I never would have
done that if it hadn’t been for the story you wrote.”

The daughter reached for my other hand and said, “You have
no idea how much your work has changed our family. I’ve been reading all your novels now and
they have filled me with such hope. Please don’t ever stop. We’re so glad you decided to
become a writer.”

My 35-year career as a writer began when my husband
pushed me out the door to go to a writers’ conference. I was always telling stories and he kept
saying I should learn how to write. I was so mad at him for being so persistent. I had other
ideas of how I wanted to spend my life. I wanted to help people and share God’s love through
ministry opportunities.

The conference was wonderful. I learned how to write and
submit my first short article. It was accepted for publication and I was paid $10!

That grand success led to more articles, interviews and
short stories. Those led to some magazine assignments. When our two children were little, I
wrote several dozen children’s books. Fourteen of them were accepted for publication.

I then started writing my first novel for teens as a result of a
youth group camping trip when a tent full of 13-year-old girls challenged me to write the kind
of stories they wanted to read. They even promised to help me. And they did! After two years
and ten rejections from publishers, the first book in the Christy Miller series was accepted for
publication.

I kept going, turning into a full-time writer and a grateful
stay-at-home mom. The ideas for new stories keep coming and I continue to be blessed to
work with some wonderful publishing houses.

The mom and daughter at the nail salon made me realize
that the books and movies I’m working on are doing what I always wanted to do – they are
sharing God’s love and bringing hope to people.

It’s probably no surprise that those are the themes you’ll
find when you read “Becoming Us.” In this new story about friendship, you’ll discover five
women in their 30’s who are becoming to each other the sisters, mothers and friends some of
them never had. They create a close community by sharing their hearts and their lives with
each other in both vulnerable and celebratory ways.

If you grew up reading about Christy in the more than forty
novels where she appears, you’ll especially enjoy a reunion with her now that she’s married
and has kids of her own. Here’s the complete list in case you have some catching up to do.
 

Enjoy!

Volumes 1,2,3 and 4

Volumes 1,2,3 and 4

Departures

Until Tomorrow

As You Wish

I Promise

Peculiar Treasures

On a Whim

Coming Attractions

Finally & Forever

Christy Miller's Diary

Forever With You

Home of Our Hearts

One More Wish

Sandy Toes

Salty Kisses

Sunset Lullaby

Becoming Us

Sisterchicks on the Loose

Sisterchicks Do the Hula

Sisterchicks in Sombreros

Sisterchicks Down Under

Sisterchicks in Gondolas

Sisterchicks Say Ooh La La

Sisterchicks Go Brit

Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes

Gardenias for Breakfast

Under a Maui Moon

Canary Island Song

Cottage by the Sea

Secrets

Whispers

Echoes

Sunsets

Clouds

Waterfalls

Woodlands

Wildflowers

A Kiss at Sunset Beach

Finding Father Christmas

Engaging Father Christmas

BECOMING US by Robin Jones Gunn

Haven Makers #1

From the author of the best-selling Christy Miller and Sisterchicks series comes a refreshing novel that celebrates the gift of friendship.  

Five young women, including beloved Gunn characters Christy Miller and Sierra Jensen,
gather for a simple Christmas party and soon become unlikely best friends.

Told from the viewpoint of Emily, a timid young mom going through a difficult season of life, the regular gatherings provide the much-needed community she's longed for. As the women begin sharing their life stories in Becoming Us they are endeared to each other and find ways to challenge, encourage, and help each other become the nurturing mothers they wished they'd had when they were growing up. They see themselves as Haven Makers and unite to be remembered for what they do and not for what was done to them.

Women's Fiction [Multnomah, On Sale: May 7, 2019, Trade Size / e-Book, ISBN: 9780735290754 / eISBN: 9780735290761]

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About Robin Jones Gunn

ROBIN JONES GUNN is the best-selling author of over 100 books, including the widely popular Christy Miller series, Sierra Jensen series and award-winning Christian fiction in the Glenbrooke and Sisterchicks series. Her non-fiction titles include "Praying for Your Future Husband" and "Spoken For". Robin's Father Christmas novels have been made into 3 Hallmark movies. Her books have sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide. She and her husband live in Hawaii.

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