Writing as a "candle of the Lord." Prov. 20:27

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     Jacqueline is a multi-published author whose work ranges from her short story, “Christmas Lights” in Christmas Stories from Mississippi by University Press of Mississippi to her memoirs in Children of the Changing South: Accounts of Growing Up During and After Integration published by McFarland Press. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and the Bards of Faith, a local Christian writers critique group. A Most Precious Gift , her first published novel, was released in August, 2014, and her short story, "A Bracelet for Christmas," will be released in October, 2014 as a part of the Guideposts Christmas Collection, A Cup of Christmas Cheer. A former high school and college English teacher, Jacqueline is an avid reader of Christian fiction. She and her husband Donald have two adult children and one beloved granddaughter.

A Most Precious Gift

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     Dinah Devereaux, New Orleans-born slave and seamstress, suddenly finds herself relegated to a sweltering kitchen on the Natchez town estate of Riverwood. Having never cooked a day in her life, she is terrified of being found out and banished to the cotton fields as was her mother before her. But when she accidentally burns the freedom papers of Jonathan Mayfield, a handsome free man of color to whom she's attracted, her fear of the fields becomes secondary.

     A gifted cabinetmaker, Jonathan Mayfield's heart is set on finally becoming a respected businessman by outfitting a bedroom at the palatial Riverwood—until a beautiful new slave destroys his proof of freedom and his fragile confidence along with it.

     When the mistress of Riverwood orders Dinah to work alongside the sullen Mr. Mayfield, sparks fly setting the two on a collision course. Is their mutual love for God strong enough to overcome deep-seated insecurities and set the couple on a path toward self-acceptance and love for each other? 

 


A Most Precious Gift

Jacqueline Freeman Wheelock

Published by Mantle Rock Publishing (September 2014)

Published Works

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Children of the Changing South

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Children of the Changing South: Accounts of Growing Up During and After Integration

Edited by Foster Dickson

Published by McFarland & Company (2011)

Christmas Stories . . .

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Christmas Stories from the South’s Best Writers

Edited by Judy H. Tucker and Charline R. McCord

Published by Pelican Publishing Company (2008) 

Christmas Stories, Too . . .

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Christmas Stories from Mississippi

Edited by Judy H. Tucker and Charline R. McCord

Published by University Press of Mississippi (2001)

Mad Dogs & Moonshine

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Mad Dogs & Moonshine: Other Stories with a Taste of the South

Edited by Lottie Brent Boggan and Judy H. Tucker

Published by Queens Hill Press (2008)

From the Sleeping Porch

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From the Sleeping Porch: Stories with a Decidedly Southern Flavor

Edited by Judy Tucker and Lottie Boggan

Published by Queens Hill Press (2006)

Reviews & Such

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Children of the Changing South

Alabama Writer's Forum review of Children of the Changing South

Excerpt of Dickson's introduction (p. 38) in Children of the Changing South

Christmas Stories from Mississippi

Amazon.com readers' reviews of Christmas Stories from Mississippi

 

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