By Their Fruits

<h3><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>False prophets will come as wolves in sheep's clothing. They're known not by their clothes-but by their fruits.</strong></h3><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Victoria has always known how to hear God's voice. She's built her life around serving Him faithfully following the teachings of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Ministry</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a group she believes is doing heaven's work on earth.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But when </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>whispers of abuse</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> begin to echo through the ranks and the man she planned to marry grows distant Victoria is forced to </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>confront cracks in the perfect image</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> she's clung to. Are these just attacks from the outside-or is something truly wrong within the group she's trusted for so long?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As she </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>unearths a long-buried truth</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> about her late mentor Victoria finds herself at a crossroads. Staying silent would protect her position. </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Speaking out could cost everything.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For anyone who has questioned what they were taught in the name of God this is </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>a story of freedom forgiveness and fierce hope.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Inspired by true events </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>By Their Fruits</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a powerful debut novel by Beth Sage exploring the quiet devastation of spiritual abuse and the courage it takes to break free. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>For readers of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Book of Essie</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Educated</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Girl at the End of the World</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> this is</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> a moving story about unlearning control reclaiming faith and learning to listen for God's voice-after the wolves have spoken in His name.</strong></p><p></p>