Roundtable Authors

ELEANOR K. GUASTAFSON (Haverhill, MA)

Featured Work: Dynamo, Whittaker House (Literary Fiction)

The story’s protagonist, Jeth, struggles to train a willful stallion named Dynamo. At the same time, God is training Jeth to be an extraordinary servant.

About Eleanor: Ellie is well-suited to write a story about extraordinary horses and an extraordinary God. Having grown up loving horses, God drew her to himself early on. She graduated Wheaton College and has been involved in church life as a minister’s wife, teacher, musician, writer, and encourager. Her previous work, The Stones: A Novel of the Life of King David, was also published by Whittaker House. Website: http://www.eleanorgustafson.com

JAMES W. GUSTAFSON (Haverhill, MA)

Featured Work: Psalm Tweets, Indie Published (Non-fiction, Devotional)

Psalm Tweets is a fresh way to look at the Psalms, in a way that may touch your heart.

About Jim: Jim crawled through five years at Roxbury Latin, four years at Wheaton College, and two years at Fuller Seminary to prepare him for pastoral ministry and college teaching. After a half-century of teaching, countless sermons and Bible studies, you have someone who is passionate about the Psalms and who sees things from a quirky angle.

  CLARICE G. JAMES (Hudson, NH)

Featured Work: Double Header, Mountainview Books, LLC (Contemporary Women’s Fiction)

A rising Boston sports columnist fears losing the unblemished memories of her father when she learns she has a brother no one knew existed. In her search to identify this walking insult to his memory, she learns that God’s playbook is less about her well-ordered plans and more about his.  

About Clarice: After years of writing and editing for business and ministry, Clarice now enjoys writing smart, fun, relatable contemporary fiction. Double Header is her debut novel. Clarice and her husband, David, both enjoy the writing process. Together, they have five children and ten grandchildren.  Website: http://www.claricejames.com

  JEREMIAH PETERS (Sandown, NH)

Featured Work: A Message to Deliver, HopeSprings Books (General Fiction)

A woman, sent to deliver a message from God, confronts the secrets buried in her own past. Does she have what it takes to deliver this message? Is God's love and forgiveness enough to cover her sins?

About Jeremiah: Jeremiah has been a pastor with the Primitive Methodist church of the USA since 1979. He’s known for his skillful storytelling. Currently, he is serving in the New Hope Church in Methuen, MA. Over the years, he's been a guest speaker at many youth retreats and rallies. He and his wife, Jodie, raised six wonderful children and now have four grandchildren. http://www.jeremiahpeters.com

  TOBY QUIRK (Nahant, MA)

Featured Work: A Squirrel in a Bottle, Abba Father Media, Inc. (Non-fiction, Memoir)

Short, colorful episodes of a pastor in a small, rural town, created to give readers thoughtful moments of meditation.

About Toby: Toby is a 1970 graduate of West Point. After receiving his commission in the Infantry, he married his wife Linda and began life as an Army officer. In 1993, he retired and entered pastoral ministry with the Assemblies of God. His first novel is in the works. Toby is also a professional Life Coach and Seminar Speaker. Letters from a Country Pastor is his first book.  Website: http://clearpointcoaching.com/who-we-are/toby-quirk/

 LORI STANLEY ROELEVELD (Hope Valley, RI)

Featured Work: Jesus and the Beanstalk: Overcoming Your Giants and Living a Fruitful Life, Abington Press (Non-fiction, Christian Living)

In this creative, refreshing perspective on spiritual growth, the reader will discover an unyielding strength when they tap the power of a God who is stronger than any beanstalk and bigger than your biggest giants.

About Lori: Lori is a disturber of hobbits who enjoys making comfortable Christians late for dinner. She’s authored a disturbing blog since 2009; a pursuit that eventually resulted in her first book, Running from a Crazy Man (and other adventures traveling with Jesus), Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas. You’ll find Lori at her website or on her front porch writing. If not, know this married mother of two homeschooled adults is off somewhere slaying dragons. Lori’s newly released novella is Red Pen Redemption, Elk Lake Publishing. Website: https://loriroeleveld.com/

FORSHIA ROSS (Glendale, RI)

Featured Work: The Wilderness Shall Blossom Like the Rose: Cultivating a Prosperous Body, Mind, and Spirit, Tate Publishing (Non-fiction, Health and Recovery)

Follow Forshia in her experiences of God’s faithfulness and newfound health, joy, and purpose as her past is used by God to help others find grace so The Wilderness Shall Blossom Like the Rose in your life.

About Forshia: Forshia is licensed and ordained minister. She is the founder and director of Treasures from the Heart Ministry and has been speaking at churches, conferences, and retreats since 1990. Because God has so graciously healed Forshia from destructive patterns in her life, she gives hope to the brokenhearted and motivates the struggling heart to soar. Winner of two Rhode Island PEG Awards for best TV program, Forshia also has a radio program and is also the author of No Secondhand Rose about her journey to wholeness. Website: http://www.treasuresfromtheheart.org