WS Chronicle

Debut author, B.L. Elam, confronts church and family hurt in her newly released novel, “Stained Glass.”

To celebrate the book’s release, Elam will have a book signing event from 3-5 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at Barnes and Noble book store, 1925 Hampton Court, Winston-Salem.

The brashness and arrogance of church leadership in the book will draw audiences into the storyline, yet allow them to see real-life parallels in today’s church. The main character takes the reader through a myriad of emotions that were the result of a sin-sick father, who was a well-respected pastor in a small North Carolina town.

“Church and family hurt usually cause individuals to take alternative, destructive paths in life. It is my hope that ‘Stained Glass’ and my subsequent novels will help readers navigate through those vulnerable times in life without forfeiting God in the process,” says Elam.

As a church leader, Elam has seen some of the best and worst of humanity under the guise of Christianity. It is in that vein that she attempts to identify and rectify church disappointment and turn readers to the true and living God as their only source of redemption and forgiveness.

Elam lives in Winston-Salem with her family.  She holds a BA in Mass Communication and a MA in Journalism from Regent University.  Elam attends Greater Faith Empowerment Church, where the senior pastor is Tony L. Neal Sr.

“Stained Glass” is now available anywhere books are sold. For more information or to contact Elam, send an email to behousepub@gmail.com.

Elam is a part-time copy editor at The Chronicle. Managing Editor Donna Rogers edited “Stained Glass.”