Promised Land Books hosts booksigning with Sharlene MacLaren

Sharlene MacLaren will present readings and meet with her fans  at the Promised Land  Christian Bookstore December 18, from 2-6 p.m.

MacLaren is the author of the new book, Hannah Grace, and a collection of other books including Courting Emma, Through Every Storm, Liza Jane and Sarah.

Born and raised in West Michigan, MacLaren attended Spring Arbor University.  where she earned a degree in education in 1971. She  traveled internationally for a year with a small singing ensemble, then came home and married one of her childhood friends.  Together they raised two lovely, wonderful daughters, both of whom are happily married and enjoying their own families.  Retired in 2003 from 31-years of teaching, McLaren loves to read, sing in the church choir and worship team, travel, and spend time with her family, in particular, her  grandchildren, Dylan, Alexis, and Gavin.

A Christian for forty+ years, and a lover of the English language, MacLaren has always enjoyed dabbling in writing—poetry, fiction, various essays, and freelancing for periodicals and newspapers.  Her favored genre, however, has always been romance.

MacLaren is a an occasional speaker for her local MOPS organization, is involved in KIDS’ HOPE USA, a mentoring program for at-risk children, counsels young women in the Apples of Gold program, and is active in two weekly Bible studies.  She and her husband, Cecil, live in Spring Lake, Michigan with their lovable collie, Dakota, and Mocha, their lazy, fat cat.

MacLaren will be the featured authored at the Promise Land Christian Bookstore,  a full service Christian store located on Hwy. 79 North in Paris. Tennessee natives Dwight and Cherry Mercer owners of this 7200 sq. ft. store, which they built and opened in October of 1999. The Mercers have been married for 44 years and have two sons , their wives and 7 awesome grandchildren who also live in Paris and have helped them in the store on occasion throughout the years. The store withstood a fire March 1, 2003, which forced them to operate out of a tent in the front parking lot until they could renovate, restock and reopen just 7 months later.

” We thank God for giving us the Plan, providing the products, the finances, the wonderful Christian staff, and meeting all of our needs for this special ministry these past 9 years. We thank you for shopping with us online and invite you to visit our beautiful store when you are in the Paris area.”