News for The Bride

Christian Resources Together Fiction Book of the Year, 2024

Last month, Instant Apostle was delighted to see one of our books win an industry award! 

Novelist Jo Sheringham’s first book with us, The Perfect Companion, won the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book of the Year Award. These awards have been described as the Oscars of the Christian publishing world, and to win one as a small publisher is an incredible achievement. So often, a prize like this goes to a well-known novelist writing for one of the big publishers in America… Read More »

Two Fiction Award Nominations!

We are delighted to share that two of our novelists – Jo Sheringham and Joy Margetts – have been shortlisted for the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book Award, 2024! As a company, we feel a definite call to publish high quality fiction that shares gospel themes and values. So it is such an encouragement when authors receive public acknowledgement with a prestigious industry award nomination like this… Read More »

Book Review: The Bride

‘It will soothe your soul and help connect your heart with that of your Heavenly Father and Divine Bridegroom. I was so impressed and encouraged by Joy Margett’s writing’ Read More »

A delightful read

‘Framed by verses from Solomon’s Song of Songs, the story is embroidered with her honest, heartfelt, meaningful prayers, and it is a simple delight’ Read More »

Sweet story with depth

‘Sweet, but deep story immersed me in Medieval Wales, and Efa’s predicament. I look forward to reading more in this series!’ Read More »

Lovely story that I loved reading

‘Beautifully written, deep and thought-provoking. A fascinating period of history, which was captured well by the author. It is spiritually inspiring and effortlessly draws the reader into a deeper relationship with God’ Read More »

A really beautiful book

‘Best book Joy has written. Her portrayal of Efa, the woman torn from her first love and forced to marry a much older man when neither loved the other was a real masterpiece of human insight … The icing on the cake is the end of the book – so beautiful’ Read More »