Books with author Rachel Hughes

A darkness lives within all of us...All Katelyn has known her entire life is poverty, hardship and suffering. Living in the poorest part of the kingdom, every single day of her life is a constant struggle to make ends meet.Taking a servant’s position in the castle should improve her life, but instead it throws it into chaos. There, she meets Rick, a captain in the King’s Guard, and he needs her help. Together they must find what the magicians seek, the crimson jewel, a source of ultimate power, before the kingdom is invaded.Suddenly, Katelyn’s submerged into a world of danger, magic and love. Everything changes; nothing’s as it seems.Who is she? Who were her parents?Who is Rick..?

Using the fun, singsong rhythms of meter and rhyme, Jump Ship Jonah retells the biblical account of this colorful character and his struggle with obedience. From ship to whale to Ninevah, the story is accompanied with beautiful yet childlike paintings in vibrant watercolor to help bring the story alive in the imaginations of children. The illustrations in Jump Ship Jonah were created to help children identify with Jonah on his exciting adventure. His youthful features, a whimsical whale, and lively landscapes combine to make a fun setting for the story. There are lessons to be learned from Jump Ship Jonah about attitudes of selfishness and obedience. The book is designed to be read to a child, with an adult adding lighthearted commentary as desired.Jump Ship Jonah is the first in a series of Bible-based “rhyme time” picture books developed to whet the appetities of children ages 3-7 to read the biblical accounts for themselves when they reach the appropriate level. The witty story telling of this timeless tale will surely be revisited multiple times by young and old alike.