About the Book
Book: A Wretch Like Me: A Modern-Day Mary Magdalene Saved by Grace
Author: Nancy Major
Genre: Memoir
Release Date: March 4, 2023
I couldn’t imagine in a million years that I would ever have the courage to face telling the world about this one ugly, vile secret I figured I’d die with. The truth of who and what I had been, how it happened, and the grace that saved me on the day my life imploded.
An anonymous packet was sent to business leaders throughout my community and surrounding thirteen-county area in 2006. As a business owner, I had made it a point to become well-known. When the president of one of the local chambers of commerce called me and I saw the packet for the first time, I literally couldn’t breathe.
I was shell-shocked and utterly shattered. I wanted to die. No words could explain away or erase what had been written. I couldn’t see any possible way to live with the guilt and shame of being “outed” as a prostitute.
If you’ve ever been tormented in a silent prison of shame over something you’ve done, haunted by a secret from your past, thought you were too broken, too bad, or too disgusting to be forgiven – you’re not alone.
You haven’t been forgotten or abandoned. You’re loved more than you could ever imagine, and above all, you’re NEVER too far gone for grace.
How would I know? Because grace saved a wretch like me.Click here to get your copy!
About the Author
Nancy Major is an award-winning nonprofit and business executive with more than thirty years of professional experience, including navigating the intricacies of complex mergers and acquisitions; rebranding and restructuring organizations and positioning them for growth and expansion; extensive board development and strategic planning; and creating organizational and financial sustainability.
She’s also a highly sought after professional speaker and certified Christian trauma coach. Nancy is passionate about helping people overcome and defeat the lies of the enemy and replacing critical, self-limiting beliefs with confidence about their divine destiny and purpose. She has become known as the #shameslayer.
Nancy is an Amazon bestselling author who recently published her memoir entitled, A Wretch Like Me; A Modern-Day Mary Magdalene, Saved by Grace. It offers a heart-wrenching glimpse into her lived experience as a former prostitute, “outed” publicly by a client bent on revenge. Her courageous story tackles themes of childhood sexual abuse, shame, public humiliation, redemption, and God’s immeasurable gift of grace.
Nancy is a wife of eleven years, a mother, stepmom, mother-in-law, and grandmother to six beloved and cherished cutie pies. She and her husband, Jesse, live in southeastern Wisconsin with their two silly pooches, Lulu Bell and Jilly Bean.
More from Nancy
My story has a lot of elements that read more like a Hollywood screenplay. The depth of darkness in my life seemed almost surreal, like a horrible nightmare that I could not wake up from.
I ran from my shame, trying desperately to hide a devastating secret for years, until one day, to my absolute and utter horror, my secret was exposed publicly.
The guilt and humiliation nearly destroyed me. I believed I could NEVER be forgiven … what I had done was just too shameful. And certainly the circumstances seemed to scream that I was right.
BUT GOD…two profound words that changed EVERYTHING in an instant and I have never been the same.
It is my fervent prayer that my story reignites, reawakens and renews your spirit and brings you that much closer to the heart of the Father.
About the Author
- Do you hear from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
Yes, I hear from readers often. They share that my story inspired them, moved them to tears, grew their own faith and that they know they can face anything from their own past and know they are not alone.
- Do you read the genre you write? Why or why not?
I love documentaries and I have enjoyed some of the memoirs I’ve read as well. I particularly enjoy thrillers, more the psychological thriller genre, not horror or gory stuff, but the suspenseful ones that keep your heart thumping with each turn of the page.
- How did you come up with the title for your book?
I prayed about it a lot and when I went back through the song that spoke the most to me as a Christian, it was Amazing Grace. It matches my own story so intimately, that it was the wedding song my husband and I chose. The subtitle was more difficult due to the nature of my story. I related a lot to the Biblical figure of Mary Magdalene because she was ‘caught in the act’ and publicly shamed and humiliated, yet Jesus did not condemn her.
- What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?
One of the most helpful pieces of advice I received is that you can’t edit a blank page, so just keep writing, even if it looks like scribbles or garbage or whatever. You can edit it later.
- Is your writing space pristine or organized chaos?
Organized chaos for sure! When I write, I do prefer a quiet, undistracted space so that I can fully give my attention to whatever I’m working on.
Blog Stops
Artistic Nobody, October 3 (Author Interview)
Texas Book-aholic, October 4
Splashes of Joy, October 5 (Author Interview)
Book Reviews From an Avid Reader, October 6
A Modern Day Fairy Tale, October 7 (Author Interview)
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, October 8
Library Lady’s Kid Lit, October 9 (Author Interview)
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, October 9
Cover Lover Book Review, October 10
Guild Master, October 11 (Author Interview)
Locks, Hooks and Books, October 12
Simple Harvest Reads, October 13 (Author Interview)
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, October 13
Beauty in the Binding, October 14 (Author Interview)
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, October 15 (Author Interview)
Lily’s Corner, October 16
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Nancy is giving away the grand prize package of a $75 Amazon gift card with a copy of the book!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/2842f/a-wretch-like-me-celebration-tour-giveaway
I’m really looking forward to checking this book out. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
You a very strong woman!
Cindi Knowles