Book 3: Stones of Fire
The third compelling chapter in the historical fantasy series The Chronicles of Genesis.
In a world teetering on the edge of ruin before Noah’s flood, Enoch stands defiant against the Shining Ones—fallen angels whose seductive power corrupts all they touch—and their formidable offspring, the Nephilim. With the beautiful and resolute Eeda fighting beside him, Enoch is content with his legendary calling, one that seems written in the stars.
Until God beckons him to a higher purpose that demands the ultimate sacrifice.
Transported to and from the celestial realm over many years, Enoch is witness to mysteries and cosmic wonders no mortal was meant to comprehend. Though his spirit soars with newfound wisdom, his heart aches in the absence of Eeda’s steadfast presence.
When he finally returns to an earth hanging in the balance, Enoch must summon every ounce of his newfound strength. Can he banish the Shining Ones to the abyss of hell God has ordained? And will the profound bond between him and Eeda endure their most challenging trial yet?
Stones of Fire—Based on the ancient text of I Enoch, where evil falters, fierce love emboldens, and the light of divine justice illumines primeval humanity’s greatest victory.
Book 1: The Thrones of Genesis Series
Ashes Like Bread: A Biblical Novel of Lamech and His Two Wives
A scorned prophetess. A deadly omen. Will this kinswoman of Adam and Eve persevere with intuition she can’t deny?
Readers’ Favorite bronze medal winner in Christian Fantasy
Her need for acceptance drives her to drastic choices, tumultuous love, and forbidden magic. Can this woman of God find her way back to faith?
Zyla, daughter of the Old Testament prophet Kenan, has seen into the future since childhood, and the beautiful descendent of Adam and Eve struggles to find her place within her patriarchal clan. When she boldly tests her role by predicting a devastating flood, she’s instantly punished.
Fleeing with her sister to the enemy clan of Cain, Zyla falls in love with her pregnant sibling’s powerful husband and sparks a rift by becoming his favored second wife. But as she grows more determined to gain renown as a prophetess, she dares to align with dangerous spiritual powers that threaten to destroy her belief in the true God.
Will this strong-willed prophetess reveal her true destiny or forever stain her soul?
Ashes Like Bread is the intense first book in the Chronicles of Genesis series. If you like complex heroines, biblical stories brought to life, and the intricacies of good and evil, you’ll adore this rich reimagining of an Old Testament tale from Genesis 4.
Buy Ashes Like Bread to walk between sin and forgiveness today!
Book 2: The Chronicles of Genesis Series
The Seed Bearer’s Bride: A Novel of Fallen Angels, Nephilim, and the Woman Who Defied Their Power
Not every god is good.
Foreword Indies finalist in Religious Fiction
What will it take for one woman to learn that not every god is good?
Two hundred fallen angels descend from the stars in the primeval world before Noah’s flood, and fear and violence increase in the land as these celestial beings establish themselves as Shining Ones, lords of the earth. But Baraqua, a privileged elder’s bride in the clan of Adam and Eve, is unconcerned about anything but her scheme to obtain the man she loved before she married, and she is willing to do almost anything to make him her own.
But the relentless Shining Ones have other plans. When their leader pursues Baraqua to sire his giant offspring, he offers her a terrifying choice: breed his monstrous son or stand by while these supernatural beings destroy her people and all hope of a coming Savior.
If you like strong, complex heroines, biblical stories brought to life, and the intricacies of good versus evil, then you’ll love this rich reimagining of the events of Genesis 6:1.
Buy The Seed Bearer’s Bride today to walk between the mystery of sin and forgiveness.
Gold in Havilah: A Novel of Cain’s Wife
Akliah is the de-facto wife of one of the Bible‘s most notorious villains. Yet her story is not Cain’s. It is entirely her own.
A willful daughter of Adam and Eve. Abduction from the Mountain of Eden. Is there a way back to paradise?
Akliah is used to the story of her parents’ banishment from the Garden of Eden for eating forbidden fruit. And she and her siblings believe in the old prophecy, that their brother Cain will soon crush the serpentine head of God’s enemy so that the family can return.
Fiercely in love with Cain and determined to be his wife despite Cain’s love for another, Akliah’s schemes are shattered when Cain murders his brother Abel and abducts her far from home. With a child to care for and Cain increasingly delusional through his devotion to a beautiful fallen angel, Akliah must learn to survive in a city dedicated to evil. When she meets a worthy man who offers love and redemption, she will have to make an honest confession of her past or lose him. Will Akliah find strength to restore her integrity, or discover that to risk dying for it is just as noble?
This historical fantasy about Cain’s mysterious wife is for anyone who likes dramatic biblical re-imaginings or ancient legends with a supernatural twist.
“Sensitively written with beautiful but not overdone prose, complex characters, and a really satisfying take on a “familiar” story. If you’re a fan of biblical, Paleolithic, or ancient fiction, this is one you shouldn’t miss.” – Libbie Hawker, #1 Best-selling author of The Ragged Edge of Night.
Journey to God
How I Made a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Orthodoxy (Without Traveling Very Far) and Found Peace, Love, and Stillness
“Jean Hoefling is honest about the effort true Christian pilgrimage requires, and candid about its disappointments and elations. Each chapter encompasses the reader with the universal appeal of the pilgrimage experience, without false piety or glib analysis.” -Fr. Martin, All-Merciful Savior Orthodox Monastery
“Ms. Hoefling does a wonderful job of introducing me to this faith without scaring me out of my wits.” -Mike Shoemake, career consultant
“Journey to God helps to guide us toward that fulfilling destiny that is, truth be told, a deep breath and a heartbeat away.” Fr. Joseph Honeycutt, author of One Flew Over the Onion Dome.
Killing Eden
Who or what was the serpentine creature that coaxed Eve to die in Eden– a mischievous reptile, a misguided angel, or something worse?
Adam and Eve rule the Garden of Eden, God’s earthly throne room. Privileged and powerful, they sit with celestial beings on the Divine Council, and are destined to become co-rulers of the cosmos once their wisdom is complete. But Eve isn’t satisfied with paradise, and lusts after the status of the gods. Aligning herself with a mysterious being cloaked in deception, Eve’s chilling decision will change the course of history forever.
If you like fresh takes on ancient legends and Bible stories, you’ll love this short story about the complexities of the human soul and the origins of evil.
And you’ll never look at the Bible the same way again!
“The way she frames temptation and loss, the despising of goodness, and grasping for redemption is done in a strong and captivating way.” — J.T.
“… riveting, and I couldn’t put it down once I started it.” — mtnangel