Terri Blackstock (born December 7, 1957 in

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) is a

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writer.

Writing

In 1994 Blackstock was writing for publishers such as HarperCollins, Harlequin and Silhouette, when a spiritual awakening drew her into the Christian market. Since that time, she’s written over thirty Christian titles, in addition to the thirty-two she had in the secular market. In addition to her suspense novels, she has written a number of novels in the women’s fiction genre, including ''Covenant Child,'' which was chosen as one of the first Women of Faith novels, and her “Seasons” books written with

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, wife of

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. Blackstock asked her fans for advice on what they would title one of her books. This novel used to be one of her secular books, but it was dear to her, so she decided that she was going to rewrite it to be fitting for the Christian market. The four choices for the title were ''Pros and Cons'', ''Truth-Stained Lies'', ''Shadow in Serenity'' and ''Black Sheep.'' ''Shadow in Serenity'' won and was released in September 2011.

Published books

These books alone are not serial novels: * ''Emerald Windows'' (2001) * ''Seaside'' (2001) * ''The Gifted Sophomores'' (2002) * ''The Heart Reader of Franklin High'' (2008) * ''The Listener: What if you could hear what God hears?'' (2008) * ''Double Minds'' (2009) * ''Predator'' (2010) * ''Shadow in Serenity'' (2011) * ''Covenant Child'' (2012)

Fiction series

The Sun Coast Chronicles * ''Evidence of Mercy'' (1995) * ''Justifiable Means'' (1996) * ''Ulterior Motives'' (1996) * ''Presumption of Guilt'' (1997) Second Chances * ''Never Again Good-bye'' (1996), reprinted * ''When Dreams Cross'' (2000), reprinted * ''Blind Trust'' (2000), reprinted * ''Broken Wings'' (2000), reprinted Newpointe 911 * ''Private Justice'' (1998) * ''Shadow of Doubt'' (1998) * ''Word of Honor'' (1999) * ''Trial by Fire'' (2000) * ''Line of Duty'' (2003) Seasons, co-written with

* ''Seasons Under Heaven'' (2001) * ''Showers in Season'' (2001) * ''Times and Seasons'' (2002) * ''Season of Blessing'' (2003) Cape Refuge * ''Cape Refuge'' (2002) * ''Southern Storm'' (2003) * ''River's Edge'' (2005) * ''Breaker's Reef'' (2005) Restoration * ''Last Light'' (2006) * ''Night Light'' (2006) * ''True Light'' (2007) * ''Dawn's Light'' (2008) Intervention * ''Intervention'' (2010) * ''Vicious Cycle'' (2011) * ''Downfall'' (2012) Moon Lighter * ''Truth Stained Lies'' (2013) * ''Distortion'' (2014) * ''Twisted Innocence'' (2015) If I Run * ''If I Run'' (2016) * ''If I'm Found'' (2017) * ''If I Live'' (2018)

References

External links

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