SATURDAY NIGHTS AT THE GOD CAFÉ -- THE DEBUT INSPIRATIONAL NOVEL FROM MICHIGAN AUTHOR HITS BOOKSTORES AUGUST 9

New inspirational novel deals with the regrets of bad decisions and how to start making the right ones by involving God in the process.

   FERNDALE, Mich. -- Saturday Nights at the God Café, the first book from Southeast Michigan-based author Karen Correll reaches bookstore shelves on August 9.

   The Christian-fiction novel focuses on a teenage girl coping with turmoil after the death of her mother, an alcoholic. She faces many decisions, from giving up drinking and promiscuity, to the relationship with her father and extended family.

   "The book is about making decisions," Correll says. "Its important to include God in our decisions, even though that might make the situation more complicated. God challenges us to do the right thing, which is not always the easy thing. Once the main character lets God into her life, she begins making the right choices for her and the ones she loves."

   Set in present-day Southwest Florida, Julia, the main character of the story, finds an unusual Web site called "The God Café" at Lilys -- a local cyber café -- and begins to chat online with the sites guide, a woman from Detroit named Hannah. The outlet provides Julia the opportunity to open up and face the confusion in her life -- from her problems at home with her father to issues at school.

   "Young adults struggling with age-appropriate issues will be interested in Julias decisions and how they affect her life. Anyone searching for God will find inspiration in her journey. Parents struggling with raising issue-laden children will care about the father-daughter relationship," Correll adds.

   Saturday Nights at the God Café is published by PublishAmerica in Frederick, MD.
   A series of books on the characters is planned.

   Karen Correll is a Michigan-based Journalist and copywriter with articles appearing in the The Detroit News, The Mirror Newspapers, The Daily Tribune, Style Magazine, TOWN Magazine and Downtown Birmingham Magazine.

   She is the owner/ president of Starry Eyed Press L.L.C., a graphic design and copywriting company located in Ferndale, Mich.

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Karen Correll | PublishAmerica, Inc.
ISBN: 1-59286-541-0 | Publication date: Aug. 9, 2003
Soft Cover | 169 Pages