A Life Through Books

Maximize Your Income And Business Relationships

Business / Economics / Christian Living

Date Published: June 16, 2026

Publisher: Lucid Books Publishing

Selling God’s Way is a book that explains how to apply biblical principles to all aspects of professional selling: Prospecting, Questioning, Presenting, Closing, Servicing, and Handling Objections. Filled with biblical scripture and stories, the book presents the best way for any salesperson to maximize their income and business relationships, regardless of religion. Many people all over the world, and throughout all of time, believe that biblical wisdom remains the most valuable forever.

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Can you tell us a little about the process of getting this book published? How did you come up with the idea and how did you start?

I came up with the idea while in a hospital near death from a bacterial infection. I was in desperate financial straits. While lying in a hospital bed I remembered hearing a sermon on the two times in the Bible where God miraculously gave people money. One was in Matthew 17:24- 27; Jesus told Peter to go fishing, which was his occupation, he was a fisherman. Peter found a large silver coin in the mouth of a fish. This coin provided enough money to pay his and Jesus’s taxes.

The other occasion is in 2Kings 4:1-7. Elisha, a prophet and miracle worker, went into the home of a widow who was in a desperate financial situation. A creditor had threaten to take her sons as slaves. Elisha asked her what she had in her home and she replied, “Nothing at all except a flask of olive oil”. Thereafter, Elisha gave her instructions on selling the oil to her neighbors. The widow was able to sell the oil, pay off her debts, and live off what was left over.

So, I asked myself two questions. What is my occupation? Answer: I am a salesperson. And what do I have in my home that my neighbors-community may need? Answer: The word of God (The Bible), and my relationship with Jesus for guidance in any line of work.

So, I decided to write the book “Selling God’s Way”. To prepare myself to write a book that hopefully many would deem as excellent I read two books. 1. “On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication” By William Zinsser.

2. The other book was on how to write a book proposal. I cannot remember the author or the exact title.

To get the book published, I sent out over 100 emails. My emails would be query letters or condensed publishing proposals.

 

What surprised you most about getting your book published?

The amount of time it took to find a forthright competent publisher, who I felt was committed to excellence. That is what surprised me the most.

 

Tell us a little about what you do when you aren’t writing?

I love spending time with my family, especially my granddaughter. I’m also a huge sports fan. So, I watch a large number of basketball and football games, both college and professional.  I also love to read, primarily non-fiction.

 

As a published author, what would you say was the most pivotal point of your writing life?

There were two pivotal points. One was after reading the book titled “On Writing Well: The Essential Guide to Mastering Nonfiction Writing and Effective Communication” By William Zinsser. I learned a significant amount about writing from that book.

The other pivotal point is when I discovered the website “Writer Beware”.  There seems to be an overabundance of scammers and incompetent professionals in the publishing business.

 

Where do you get your best ideas and why do you think that is?

I get my best ideas from things that burden my heart. If I see people struggling with something that I can relate to, I write to give them a perspective of someone with their same issues and goals, who follows Jesus. I also write to communicate “Good News”. Especially to those who are lost or suffering like I was. The world is filled with people who are suffering and lost. Hopefully, my writing will find their way into the hands of people who could use some good news, those living outside their Promised Land.

Too many people search for ways to attain love, peace, and joy in all wrong places, inadequate people, and false cultural promises. They’re also seeking solutions regarding security and success from things they learned from celebrities, secular leaders, or their story tellers. They are trying to find a certain type of love, peace, and joy-happiness. They want to experience these things in abundance. They also want these things for people that they care about as well.

Despite all the places they search and all the time and money they invest they are all still lost, as they continually worry. I too was like that. So, I write to help from an ancient perspective of time-honored wisdom.  Many believe that Biblical wisdom is the most valuable knowledge. We know that following Jesus is the way, He delivers true peace and forgiveness for everything we do in error, all our sins. He gives us a path to an eternal paradise. Most importantly, He gives us the Holy Spirit as a wonderful comforter and councilor. This is the “Good News”.

Galatians 5:22-25 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. New Living Translation. NLT

 

What is the toughest criticism given to you as an author?

It’s criticism related to my platform. Some publishing professionals will not accept my work because I don’t have a large enough platform. They fail to realize that my work is all about doing things God’s way. God’s has the world’s best platform with millions of followers all over the world.

 

What has been your best accomplishment as a writer?

Most would say that it’s getting the book “Selling God’s Way, Maximize Your Income and Business Relationships” published. But I would say that it’s seeing training material that I wrote 10 or 20 years ago still used today.

 

 

 

How many unpublished and half-finished books do you have?

I have two books that I’m currently writing. One is titled “Competing God’s Way”. When completed, it will be a compilation of interviews with seven to ten Christian athletes and coaches. These men and women will tell their story of how they became Christians and how that translates to their sport and competing, especially as it relates to winning and losing.

The other is a historical fiction book that I’ve been working on for two years, titled “The Lost Book of Moe”. It’s about a man who was part of the five thousand people that Jesus fed during His Sermon on the mountain. This man named Moe, loses his faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior, but regained it because he was part of the 500 people who saw Jesus after he was crucified and resurrected. Even though the book is fiction, it must be biblically accurate.

 

 

 

About the Author

 

 Michael P. Hamer is a lifelong salesperson whose journey in selling began at the age of seven on the streets of Gary, Indiana, where he sold eggs with his grandfather, a deeply religious man who helped shape Michael’s values and work ethic. Throughout high school and college, Michael continued honing his sales skills, selling products typical of his peers, books door-to-door in Los Angeles, and advertising space at a theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Michael graduated from Boston University with a degree in communications, concentrating in advertising and marketing. Following graduation, he spent nearly three decades in advertising sales within the radio and television industries in the Washington, DC market. Over the years, he held a wide range of leadership roles, including Account Executive and General Sales Manager.

In his final media position, Michael served as Sales Manager for WAVA Radio, a Christian teaching and talk radio station. Throughout his career, he earned numerous awards and recognition for both sales performance and management excellence. Despite his success, Michael observed a growing lack of service-minded behavior and people-centered priorities in business. Motivated by his love for salespeople and his deep commitment to God’s Word, he wrote Selling God’s Way to offer a faith-based approach to ethical selling that strengthens relationships, reduces stress, and aligns business success with biblical principles.

 

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Children's Book

Date Published: March 7, 2026

When their mother entrusts them with a special task, the girls are whisked into a world of imagination through the story of Alexander, a boy who discovers friends on magical planets and learns the wonders of creativity, courage, and kindness. From ordinary afternoons to extraordinary adventures, this enchanting story celebrates family, imagination, and the little moments that make growing up magical.

About the Author

My name is Vlora, I am an Albanian from Kosovo and work as admin for Whittington Hospital in London.

My inspiration and idea to write this book comes from my nieces and nephew who I love them dearly.

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Spirituality, Memoir, New Age

Date Published: July 1, 2026

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Her spiritual awakening began in 2019 and deepened in 2021 through transformative experiences and direct communion with Mother-Father God. Though she earned a degree in Political Science and worked in the legal field, she ultimately chose to follow her spiritual calling.

Through years of study, healing, and inner exploration, Vivian has dedicated herself to helping others remember their sovereignty, reconnect with Source, and awaken to their soul's purpose.

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Young Adult, Teen Fiction

Date Published: July 18, 2026

About the Author

 NGOUNOU PESSEU grew up in Cameroon. He is an author, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineer, and a graduate of West Virginia University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Metaphysics & Sciences and is passionate about leadership, personal development, and empowering minds.With over 15 years of experience in the utilities industry, Pesseu has inspired and educated individuals across the globe. As an author, he focuses on creating motivational and young adult fiction that teaches resilience, cultural values, and self-belief, guiding readers to embrace discipline, leadership, and purpose in their personal growth journey.

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Literary Fiction

Date Published: May 14, 2026

Publisher: Manhattan Book Group

In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and the racial reckoning of 2020, two unlikely friends are forced to confront what home really means.

A young Black man and a middle-aged White man meet through the Indianapolis tech company where they both work. Though separated by age, race, and life experience, they discover a powerful connection through music, poetry, and the emotional landscapes that have shaped them. What begins as an unusual friendship becomes something deeper as both men find themselves questioning the world around them—and their place within it.

Disillusioned by their state’s response to the pandemic and shaken by the racial strife unfolding across the country, the two men leave Indianapolis on a transformative journey. Against the eerie backdrop of a fractured America, they face isolation, grief, uncertainty, and the complicated truths that define love, loyalty, friendship, and identity.

As the road carries them away from everything familiar, they begin to reevaluate their beliefs, their histories, and the meaning of belonging. Through shared adversity, conversation, art, and memory, they forge a bond that challenges them to see themselves—and each other—with greater honesty and compassion.

The Edge of Motherland by Michael Leppert is a moving work of cultural heritage fiction for readers who appreciate character-driven literary fiction, contemporary historical fiction, stories of unlikely friendship, and novels that explore race, resilience, connection, and hope during uncertain times.

About the Author

 Michael Leppert is an award-winning lecturer, columnist, essayist, and author based in Indianapolis, Indiana. A longtime communicator, public affairs professional, and educator, Leppert brings decades of experience in government, policy, business, and storytelling to his work.

He teaches speech and writing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and serves as an adjunct professor at IU’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He earned his B.S. in Public Affairs from Indiana University and his M.S. in Communication from Northwestern University, building a career rooted in the two fields that have shaped his life: government and communication.

Before entering academia and writing, Leppert spent thirteen years in public service for the State of Indiana. His career began at the Indiana Boys School, where he worked for five years and later served as program manager in the Intensive Treatment Unit. He then spent eight years at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, ultimately serving as Executive Director of the IURC. In that role, he became known for his ability to explain complex and often controversial issues with clarity, insight, and accessibility.

After leaving state government in 2002, Leppert spent two decades as a private-sector lobbyist, public affairs consultant, and communications advisor, working with corporations, nonprofits, government leaders, community organizations, and business executives to help advance strategic priorities. His experience with public policy, political systems, and institutional decision-making has deeply informed his fiction and nonfiction writing.

Leppert began writing a weekly column in 2014, with his work appearing in newspapers throughout Indiana. His first book, Contrary to Popular Belief: A Chronicle of a Progressive in Indiana, was published in 2016. His novel Flipping the Circle, published by Greenleaf Book Group in 2021, is a political thriller that draws from his deep knowledge of Indiana politics, lobbying, and government culture. His fiction explores power, corruption, identity, morality, and the complicated human stories behind public life.

At the heart of Leppert’s work is a passion for helping people understand complicated ideas through story. Whether in the classroom, in public commentary, or on the page, he is driven by the belief that storytelling can bring clarity, challenge assumptions, and create meaningful connection.

Michael lives in a historic neighborhood in downtown Indianapolis with his wife, Amy Levander, and their rescue dog, Birdie. He has two adult children, Alex and Jack. He and Amy are competitive golfers, beach walkers, and enthusiastic lovers of live music, comedy, and theater.

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Historical Thriller, Conspiracy Thriller, Political Thriller, Action Thriller

Date Published: August 18, 2026

A standalone thriller. New readers can start right here.

When Professor Jack Sullivan is asked to decode a cipher from the war's final days, he expects a historical curiosity. Instead, he uncovers a thread Jefferson Davis died protecting, a secret never meant to resurface.

Jack, his fiancée Emma Wilson, and former SEAL Steve Johnson are pulled into a hunt more dangerous than any battlefield. From Washington's archives to the back alleys of New Orleans, from the coast of Mexico to the shadowed ridges of Arkansas, every trail leads deeper into the world of the Knights of the Golden Circle, a brotherhood long believed defunct.

But the Knights didn't disappear. They became patient.

For 160 years they studied what force could never win. They embedded themselves in the institutions Americans trust, and waited for the moment when they wouldn't need to seize power. They would be invited to take it.

Now their heirs have risen. A cartel is running weapons north while a cyberattack probes the power grid, and a senator climbs toward power on the fear both create. Jack begins to realize he was never hunting the treasure. He was being led to it.

Joined by Homeland cyber analyst Priya Patel and hunted by enemies he cannot see, Jack has four days to break a design older than anyone imagined before the trap closes around everyone he loves.

"The high-stakes, of-the-moment, infiltrated-America suspense simply does not let up." 

— BookLife by Publishers Weekly

Some secrets don't stay buried. They grow roots.

Great for fans of Steve Berry and Clive Cussler.

Praise for Echoes of Fortune: Knights of the Golden Circle

"One part Jack Reacher, one part Indiana Jones... an impressively entertaining action thriller." 

— Kirkus Reviews ("GET IT")

"Leng lets history press against the present, sometimes like a warning and sometimes like a buried fuse." — Literary Titan

About the Author

 David R Leng is the award-winning author of the Echoes of Fortune historical conspiracy thriller series, winner of three PenCraft Awards, including Thriller of the Year and back-to-back Best Thriller honors, two Literary Titan Gold Awards, and a Kirkus Reviews "GET IT" selection.

A lifelong resident of Southwestern Pennsylvania, David grew up in the shadow of the same battlefields his characters explore. He spent summers near the Shades of Death wilderness in western Maryland and has kayaked the Youghiogheny River, where a chance encounter with a stranger carrying a metal detector and asking about Braddock's gold planted the seed for the series.

His debut novel, The Search for Braddock's Lost Gold, follows historian Jack Sullivan into the unsolved mystery of General Braddock's vanished army payroll from the 1755 Battle of the Monongahela. The series has since expanded to the sunken Confederate secrets of Cozumel and the shadowed world of the Knights of the Golden Circle.

When he is not unraveling centuries-old conspiracies, David can be found scuba diving, boating, or in his woodshop. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and family.

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Science Fiction

Date Published: July 18, 2026

An Evolutionary Anthropologist, respected lecturer, martial artist, husband, and father, Kyle journeys to Northern Norway in search of the breathtaking Aurora Borealis and the ancient petroglyphs of Alta. But beneath the dancing northern lights, something impossible happens. A violent geomagnetic phenomenon tears Kyle from the modern world and hurls him across the corridors of time.

What begins as scientific fascination quickly becomes a desperate fight for survival.

Thrown into the Stone Age among primitive hunters, Kyle unknowingly leaves behind clues that will survive for thousands of years. He battles Viking warriors, walks beside Silk Road caravans, witnesses the rise of empires, and survives civilizations most people only read about in history books. Along the way, he encounters moments that forever alter him—including an unforgettable friendship with a young boy who will one day become Genghis Khan and a journey east with Marco Polo toward the legendary court of Kublai Khan.

But every jump through time comes at a cost.

As Kyle struggles to survive brutal landscapes, ancient warfare, and the terrifying instability of the auroral corridor itself, the man he once was slowly begins to disappear beneath scars, grief, and centuries of memory. Meanwhile, back in present-day Pennsylvania, his wife Samantha refuses to give up hope. Alongside archaeologists and scientists searching for answers, she uncovers ancient carvings, unexplained historical anomalies, and evidence suggesting Kyle may still be alive somewhere… in another time.

AURORA RIFT: A Man Out of Time is an epic blend of historical adventure, science, survival, and emotional human drama. Spanning thousands of years of civilization from Stone Age Norway to the Persian Empire of Xerxes, from Viking seas to the vast Mongol world the novel asks a haunting question:

If time itself opened before you… Would you ever truly find your way home again?

About the Author

 Thomas LeBrun began his martial arts training in the early 1970s, inspired by Bruce Lee and Joe Frazier. He formally studied Judo, Tae Kwon Do, and Okinawan Kenpo, later expanding into Yoshitsune Ju-Jitsu under Sensei Michael DePasquale Sr. and Jr., as well as Aikido, Arnis, pressure-point applications, and boxing. His dedication earned him rank in multiple disciplines.

LeBrun’s path led him to the Close Protection field, where his martial arts knowledge evolved into specialized training in defensive arts, non-traditional weapons, and personal security. He has protected high-profile clients such as Bill Gates, Elton John, and Whitney Houston, working in more than 45 countries. In 2009, he created LeBrun’s American Combatives, a modern system bridging traditional martial arts with real-world application, later authenticated by Grand Master Ron Van Clief and Shidoshi Glen Perry.

A recognized authority in defensive arts, LeBrun earned his 10th dan in Hogoshin-Do in 2022 and has been honored with multiple awards, including Security Expert of the Year (2021) and induction into the Ultimate Warrior Class (2022). He is also a multi-award-winning, #1 international best-selling author of Hiding in Plain Sight and the Cameron Stone series, and was named Best Action & Thriller Author in Alabama, United States of 2025.

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