Publication Date: October 24, 2024
Hannah fears the world will learn her dark truth.
God has forsaken this aspiring missionary . . .
and abandoned her to the shadows of the black market.
Hannah wishes she’d never taken the wheel that awful day five months ago. Then her father and brother would still be alive.
She also wouldn’t be addicted to the opiates prescribed after surgery—still frantically drug-seeking to dull her physical and mental agony.
Beyond forgiveness but desperate to maintain appearances, Hannah agrees to join a book club to discuss a mysterious, unpublished book about the life of Christ.
None of the readers, including others from her congregation, know the author’s identity.
And yet Hannah and the author aren’t the only ones harboring secrets: Life in the fast lane. Fractured family ties. Infidelity. Evading the law. Hypocrisy. Guilt and sin haunt each member of the group.
But the story discovered in the book’s pages may change them all. Only in confronting their secrets, doubts, and fears will they discover what they’ve needed all along—their Savior’s guiding love and redemption.
Fans of Lisa Wingate’s The Prayer Box and Charles Sheldon’s classic In His Steps will find inspiration in this faith-affirming tale for a modern era. Welcome to Angels Bend, where you too will experience a new relationship with Jesus Christ.
The 2024 NYC Big Book Award Winner in Religious Fiction and a 2024 International Book Award Finalist!
The teachings of Jesus Christ come to life through a contemporary lens in Miracle at Angels Bend.
Author R. Christian Bohlen introduces a number of relatable characters representing people at different stages in their faith. They come together in a group setting with a shared task of reading a book highlighting the teachings of Jesus.
These everyday people have everyday problems. Their spiritual tanks are at different levels, which adds plenty of fodder for discussion. Scripture serves as reinforcement for key concepts.
Using numerous metaphors for coming to faith and living in a relationship with Jesus, the author delivers a relatable approach illustrating the path to spiritual growth.
Miracle at Angels Bend offers a compelling cast of characters used to connect readers in a contemporary narrative about finding joy in Jesus.
R. Christian Bohlen is a best-selling author of Christian books and an award-winning instructional design consultant to Fortune 500 companies. His critically acclaimed books have reached a world-wide audience of many thousands and his career in corporate learning resulted in prestigious personal and team awards He holds a Master of Science degree in Communications.
Christian has been involved in ministry and church leadership for more than 30 years and worked for over a decade with juvenile offenders as an educator. His professional, personal, and family experiences immersed him in many of today’s problems, including drug addiction and severe mental health conditions. His upbringing in a first-generation family of Dutch immigrants fostered his great respect for diverse cultures and perspectives.
Christian and his spouse Helen reside near Tampa, Florida.
