From USA Today Bestselling Author, JoAnn Durgin, the beloved Lewis Legacy Series continues with a heartwarming, full-length novel for the Christmas season! Let Your Light Shine, Lewis Legacy 10, offers readers an intimate glimpse into the lives of two key TeamWork couples and their families in Texas, fifteen years after the fateful TeamWork Missions camp in San Antonio.

Sam and Lexa Lewis look forward to a quiet Christmas with their family in Houston. They’ve tackled many challenges together, but when their personal world is rocked by a potentially life-changing diagnosis, they arm themselves with prayer, knowledge, and the support of their closest family and friends.

In Austin, Josh Grant is settling well into his role as lieutenant governor while Winnie juggles expectations as the wife of an elected official along with professional demands and a busy homelife. Instead of the private family Christmas they’d anticipated, new revelations stir up old insecurities and threaten everything they’ve built together.

With developments that set the stage for the remaining two books in the series, Let Your Light Shine revisits the lives of the TeamWork family while delving into the deep bonds of love, family, and abiding friendship. A powerful and emotional read, and told with the author’s customary humor, the faith-filled pages of this latest installment of the Lewis Legacy Series remind us that while life doesn’t always go as planned, our trials and detours can often lead to the sweetest blessings of all from the heavenly Father of lights.

Reviews:

One would think that a writer would be able to find the words to describe how moving this book is, but words almost fail me. So, let me encourage you to put this book at the top of your summer reading list. So what if the book takes place in December? Christmas stories are fun to read anytime.

And, don’t be intimated if you haven’t read the first nine books of the series. Each book can be read as a standalone, even “Let Your Light Shine.”

JoAnn Durgin has done it again with another amazing book in the Lewis Legacy Series! It was so wonderful to catch up with old friends and see what the characters and their children are doing.
I so appreciated that this book dealt with the hard issues of working on a marriage. That there are times of misunderstanding and people that want to destroy marriage. Yet Durgin shows what it takes to deal with these issues from a truly Christian perspective and yet still keep a very compelling storyline.

Christmas Q&A with the Author, JoAnn Durgin

What’s the best – or worst – Christmas present you’ve ever received?

My dad and grandmother worked several years on a handcrafted dollhouse, and they presented it to me on Christmas Day when I was eight. I’ll never forget how proud they were, and it was a true labor of love. This was no ordinary dollhouse, mind you. My grandmother painted miniature pictures and a mural in the kids’ playroom. She made a chandelier from tiny crystal beads, crocheted the rugs, and sewed all the curtains and bedding. My dad constructed the wood house from his own design, and he made most of the furniture. I delighted in the working lights! I treasured that special gift, especially since they both signed/dedicated it on the back. Our two daughters played with that same dollhouse for years.

What holiday movie or special do you watch over and over again?

The only movie I’ve seen countless times is The Sound of Music, usually during the Christmas season. I simply adore everything about it—the gorgeous Austrian scenery, the songs, the children, the plot (including humor), and the sweet love story between Fräulein Maria and Captain Von Trapp! One of my favorite movie lines of all time is when the beautiful Baroness stands on the balcony of the Captain’s grand home, watching as Maria strolls on the lawn, and memorably tells him, “Somewhere out there is a young lady who I think will never be a nun.”

What one thing are you most grateful for this holiday season?

Spending time with those we love—and thankful they also love Jesus—is the biggest blessing of my life. Having our children nearby (we all live in the same town, and our granddaughter, Amelia Grace, is five minutes away) is such a comfort and a reason to rejoice! We lost my mother this past July, so we will cherish our memories of her as we spend time together.

Describe your favorite holiday candy or baked treat.

They’re round, white, oh-so-delicious and tempting, and best when eaten warm from the oven! They’re better known by another name, but my mom had another fun (and appropriate!) name for them. Now, if you’ll excuse me while I go into the kitchen… Answer: Mexican Wedding Cakes, but my mother called them Butterballs.

Follow JoAnn on Facebook and enter the Christian Book Finds Annual Christmas Giveaway!

Get this wonderful Christmas book now on Sale for a Limited Time!