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Secrets of the Heart

AN INSPIRING GENERATIONAL SAGA by ELISABETH HEWITT BANTZ

Elisabeth Hewitt Bantz, better known as

Betty Anne, is the mother of five, and grandmother

of fifteen . . . so far.

A graphic artist, she publishes inspirational books and pens Christian novels, Scripture music, and original artwork just for fun. She and her husband live in Illinois, near St. Louis, surrounded by most of their children and grandchildren.

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Book 1 FAMILY SECRETS 1904 -- Columbia, Illinois

The dreadful dreams begin after the flash flood, after the double funeral, after she finds the letters in the attic. Fleeing the memories of her parents' tragic deaths, Ruth Blanchard embarks on a journey that takes her coast to coast by locomotive. Along the way she discovers the reason for her mother's fears, her father's secret past, a grieving grandfather, a mysterious aunt, and finds a surprising future with handsome fellow traveler, Saul Solomon. But after a long and busy life, just when things are quieting down, she meets a young writer who suddenly propels her into the limelight. (Read more)

Book 2 THE SECRET COVE 1969 -- Boston, Massachusetts

THIS IS HIS FIRST TEACHING POST. Against school policy, Boston blue-blood David Christianson falls head over heels for a student, an engaged student.

SHE IS A SENIOR. About to be forced into an arranged marriage, Rachel Solomon is easily wooed by her math teacher. After their quick elopement, she loses him (she is told) to an old girlfriend. Stunned, she turns to God and moves to the Midwest to live with her Aunt Ruth and Uncle Saul.

HE IS THEIR SON. Five year old Ben wants his daddy, and he wants him now, so he asks God to send Daddy home tomorrow. The next day.... (Read more)

Book 3 SINS OF THE FATHERS 1998 -- Fox Grove, Illinois

Can a single act of indulgence in one's past really affect the children of future generations? Melissa Gregory must face her worst fears, confront her mother's paranoia-driven addiction, and expose the family secrets that have wound invisible cords around her life. And as she does, the Christianson twins--Rebekah and Adam--prove to be more than just her best friends. What was that story their great Aunt Ruth told her when she moved to town? (Read more)

Book 4 SNATCHED Present -- Aurora, Illinois

Her daughter is missing from the mall, and Kinzey White is frantic. Jim has tried to take Jamie twice before, despite court orders, but when her estranged husband is eventually located, surveillance tapes and eye witnesses prove he could not be the kidnaper. While the FBI is working on it, Aunt Ruth and the Christianson family band together to help Kinzey find Jamie God's way. With Him in charge, the bad guys don't have a chance, and Jamie has the time of her life with her angelic guardians. (Read more)

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Other Titles Offered by Bantz Books

C H I L D R E N ' S P I C T U R E B O O K

GOD MADE ME, a 24-page full-color picture book, is also a song. It is produced one at a time, printed with love for each special child in your life. Each book includes your child's picture on the front and twice inside, plus his or her name. Words, music, and illustrations by Betty Anne Bantz. Chistmas orders welcome. (See sample pages.)

$10 POSTAGE PAID, AND ONLY $8 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL BOOK

THROUGH NOVEMBER, 2008 -- ONLY $ 8.00 each, postage paid

T E S T I M O N Y

"I tell no one about the abuse. . . .

It is hidden deep, and its name is shame."

PREDESTINED TO WIN is a heart-wrenching story about what can happen to a child of despair abandoned to "the system." Your heart will break at the depths to which she plummets before finally reaching out to Christ Jesus. Then you will soar with her as the power of God changes her into a woman of faith. An autobiography by Kathy Hewitt [Read more]

T E S T I M O N Y

"Even when I am old and gray,

do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, and your might to all who are to come."

Psalm 71:18

TO ALL WHO ARE TO COME --a book of remembrance by Betty Cunningham Holleuffer, is the story of her growing up years on an 80 acre farm near Cuba, MO, the seventh child in a family of 12, living in a four-room house. No running water. No electricity. [More?]

D A I L Y D E V O T I O N A L & J O U R N A L

Books 1, 2, & 3

"Follow the way of love, and eagerly desire the spiritual gifts,

especially the gift of prophecy."

I Corinthians 14:1

By the time you finish Book 1 of JUMPING INTO THE PROPHETIC,you will be flowing freely in this gift. These devotionals will teach you and release you into the prophetic as you have never before experienced. By Charlene Baktamarian [Read more]

Bantz Books

Is the publishing division of

Bantz Art & Publishing

an editing, formatting, art & design service for authors wishing to self-publish their inspirational manuscripts.

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Kathy Hewitt