Today I have a free gift for you! The Healer's Touch (Book 1 Days of  Messiah series) is FREE on Amazon ebook! Download it for free here . Aaliyah's last chance at winning her husband's love is destroyed when she is banished from her home as an 'unclean' sinner. Her husband has branded her as an adulteress and threatens to kill her if she comes near the town. Struggling to survive amidst the fear, grief and bitterness of living in a leper colony, she would give anything just to see her son again. Is God really punishing her with this disease? When rumors of a Healer from Nazareth reach the colony, Aaliyah wonders if this man could really heal her, or if He would despise her like the rest of her people. It is now that Aaliyah must make the most difficult decision of her life: risk her life to appear in public, or die a leper.    Download it for free on Amazon today!   Share the good news with your friends! (They'll love you for it.) Sha...

Join me over at Heroes, Heroines and History to learn about Leprosy in Bible days! Here's a preview: Incurable disease. Those two words have terrified people for thousands of years. The recent Ebola epidemic caused panic across the globe. In Bible times, leprosy was the disease that was perhaps the most feared of them all, because like Ebola, it was contagious, miserable, with no known cure.  What is leprosy? Leprosy is mentioned 68 times in the Bible, however the modern definition of leprosy, and what was considered leprosy during Bible days differs.  Read the full post on HHHistory.com!

You're invited to join us for the official Facebook Launch Party for The Messiah's Sign! We'll be chatting it up about the new release, discussing the history and setting, Bible trivia, and having a BLAST while offering some great giveaways. Here's a few of the items you'll have the chance to win! We're giving away over $75 worth of prizes! Be sure to invite your friends, because one we're giving away a CO-HOSTESS AWARD! This award goes to the person who has brought the most friends along with them to the party! Winner will receive the authentic Holy Land Gift Set with a Co-Host(ess) certificate! Join the fun on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAmberSchamel Hope to see you there!

For those of you that missed it, on Thursday night we revealed the cover for my October release, The Messiah's Sign at the Helping Hands Press Thirsty Thursday party. I was thrilled that so many of my friends were there to celebrate with me! For the special occasion, we all partook in a Samoas Milkshake. Doesn't it look yummy?! Here's a link to the recipe. http://www.happygoluckyblog.com/2013/06/samoas-milkshake-recipe.html Well, you'll be happy to hear there's a fresh batch made up for today's blog post. NOT ONLY THAT, but we also have a giveaway! I'm running a rafflecopter giveaway for an autographed paperback of The Messiah's Sign when it becomes available in October!The giveaway runs through September 5th, and you can earn entries by tweeting/facebooking about the giveaway each day, so you have lots of entries you can earn! And now....Drumroll Please.... * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * ^ * Are you ready to see the cover? * ^ ...

I know many of you are anxiously awaiting the release of Volume 2 in the Days of Messiah Series. So, in celebration of the anniversary of the release of The Healer's Touch, we've released a FREE short story! The Saga Begins is a prequel to The Healer's Touch and The Messiah's Sign and it's available as a free download for a limited time only. My hope is that you will enjoy the story and it will help you await the release of Volume 2 this fall. About The Saga Begins: Sixteen year old Tyrus and his family are forced to flee Rome and the cynical Caesar who blames them for a scandal. They board a ship bound for the Holy Land, but can they escape the imperial eagle before he swoops down upon them? The Saga Begins is now available for download! Here's the link to get it FREE for a limited time! http://www.amberschamel.com/free-story---the-saga-begins.html   Here's an excerpt from The Saga Begins: Circa 3 A.D. "Tyrus, wake up...