Welcome, Readers~

These pages came into my life with the help and expertise of author-friend, Crystal Barnes after God called me to write Contemporary Christian Women's Fiction. This website is one of the places He's led me on this challenging journey, to learn more click below. I pray this site will be meaningful to all who browse its pages. WELCOME to my journey and that of the characters in the stories God has brought to my mind, heart, and fingertips.

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Kept for Her

Intended for Her Series

Book 2

Published December 2024

Christian Contemporary Romantic Women's Fiction

Joy's Journey

Joy Avery Melville’s heart’s desire is to be the author God has called her to be by sharing Him with readers in such a way they long to have a deeply committed personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord.

Fully intending to write Historical Romance—had in fact— she didn’t want to deviate from that. God had different plans for that ‘call’ He’d made on her life back in 1967. A mere eighth grader at the time, she had no clue about the topics she’d be drawn to write about.

Surrendering to the genre God placed on her heart has given Joy new insight into the hearts and lives of those who too often hurt in silence.

The settings of Joy’s books are near where she lives in Schoolcraft, Michigan with her husband of 51 years and their Yorkie, Is-A-Bella Bindi, (Is-a-beautiful little girl) who thinks she’s really a miniature German Shepherd.

Joy loves to hear from her readers and responds as soon as possible.