• Books
    • Clean Romance
    • Cozy Mystery
    • Children’s Books
    • Middle Grade Books
    • Young Adult Books
  • Current Giveaways
  • Privacy Policy
  • Craving for Cozies 2025 with Library Card Mini-Challenge

Christy's Cozy Corners

  • mail
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • instagram
  • pinterest
  • youtube
You are here: Home / Books / The Hope Series by E.C. Jackson | Book 1 Excerpt

January 26, 2021 · 11 Comments

The Hope Series by E.C. Jackson | Book 1 Excerpt

Books· Clean Romance

Thanks for sharing!

Welcome to the Prism Book Tour for The Hope Series by E.C. Jackson. Stop by each blog for excerpts and reviews from the books!

This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive compensation at no cost to you.

On Tour with Prism Book Tours

The Hope Series

by E.C. Jackson


A Gateway to Hope
(Hope Series #1)

by E. C. Jackson
Christian Contemporary Romance
Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 297 Pages
May 20, 2015

Twenty-one-year-old Neka is a bit of an introvert, she also happens to be stunningly beautiful.

When she discovers her friend James is about to be dumped, she sees the perfect opportunity to escape from her quiet life. Can she summon the courage to leave it all behind?

James Copley comes from a ruthless family. It’s rubbed off.

Years ago, he disengaged from his brother’s smear campaign, but now his father has offered him an ultimatum, “Get married or lose your seat at the table.”

Plotting to stamp his design on the family business, he proposes to a woman, even though he doesn’t love her.

But his carefully laid plans start to unravel when she leaves him on the day she’s due to meet his family.

Could years of planning his comeback vanish with her departure?

A possible solution comes in an unexpected form: Neka. She’s not only a friend, but the daughter of his benefactor. And she’s right there, offering to support him.

But will her support stretch to marriage?

He attempts to win her over to his plan but collides with her powerful father who wants to leverage the situation for his own gain.

In their fight for survival and love, they are forced to face some uncomfortable truths.

Can they overcome thwarted dreams and missed chances to find true love, or does forcing destiny’s hand only lead to misery?

(Affiliate links included.)
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository

Excerpt from A Gateway to Hope

This trip was indeed a godsend. She determined to leave her doomsday imaginings aside. Teri had broken off the engagement. Today Neka would show James the same kindness he’d always shown her. She wouldn’t shy away from the moment. A brand-new world waited in the wings. Grinning, she repeated her mom’s promise from two months ago, a week after her twenty-first birthday.

“A sea of change will overtake me.”

Since those precious words were spoken, she’d vowed to seek out new experiences. She would live instead of waft around on autopilot. In the past, days slid into one another without her noticing the prospects each one held. After a conversation with her mom yesterday, the doubt door closed forever. Today she would step outside a humdrum existence into a marvelous adventure. While the cab driver removed her luggage from the trunk, she leaped from the vehicle. Holding the money above his hand, she smiled. “Thank you for letting me linger in your cab.”

Taking in the scene with a suitcase in each hand, she glanced at the men checking baggage. Destination: skycaps.

Neka waited beside a group of travelers standing in line, just outside Teri’s and James’s line of sight. Hidden behind a cart piled high with duffel bags, she encouraged herself when Teri sashayed away while talking into her cell phone.

Luggage in hand, James headed toward the place where she stood trembling.

“Here we go.” The words almost stuck in her throat.

Scanning the area in an offhand manner, he recognized her. His alert gaze froze her to her spot.

A Living Hope
(Hope Series #2)

by E. C. Jackson
Christian Contemporary Romance
Hardcover, Paperback & ebook, 287 Pages
July 31, 2016

It was a match made in heaven. Or so everyone thought. Sadie Mae Cummings is all set to marry her childhood sweetheart, Kyle, when she is assigned to tutor Lincoln, the new college football running back. This sophomore phenomenon has all the girls on campus knocking on his door. But Sadie isn’t interested in his advances.

Lincoln’s overblown ego doesn’t take well to being shunned, and he resolves to make Sadie his own. He pursues her relentlessly, until finally Kyle finds himself shut out of Sadie’s life, with their shared future crumbling around him.

After two years, Sadie’s relationship with Lincoln ends, and she is left having to put the pieces of her life back together. She desires nothing more than to recapture her relationship with Kyle. He has stayed true to the dreams they had planned together, living the vision even without Sadie by his side.

When she moves back to her hometown, she labors to rekindle their love. But things have changed, and Kyle has moved on. Sadie quickly discovers how hard it is to rebuild burned bridges.

Follow Sadie’s story as she fights for a chance to restore broken dreams. Will love endure?

This inspirational romance by E. C. Jackson is book two of the Hope series and is a standalone book.

(Affiliate links included.)
Amazon| Barnes & Noble | Book Depository


The Certain Hope
(Hope Series #3)

by E. C. Jackson
Christian Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 318 Pages
December 5th 2018

Love at first sight. It’s every girl’s dream. But Tara Simpkins is finding out it’s not as easy as it seems. Is this truly the man God sent to be her husband, or is she just desperate to escape her loneliness? The recent loss of both parents has left her reeling, and close friends don’t think she’s in any position to make major life decisions. She and her new-found love are convinced they can live happily ever after in the home of their dreams. His family thinks he’s moving way too fast and might disappoint the kind-hearted woman he’s fallen head over heels for. And then there’s Leah. Leah is supposed to be part of his past, but what if she decides she’s his future? Tara’s match made in Heaven may be over before it truly begins.

(Affiliate links included.)
 Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository


The Confident Hope
(Hope Series #4)

by E. C. Jackson
Christian Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 338 Pages

September 28, 2020

Is there hope for this love between friends?

Pamela Hayes is a smart, successful business owner with a supportive family and a thriving bakery. She should be the happiest girl in the world. But she can’t shake the melancholy that accompanies every conversation she has with her best friend, Mark. Pamela doesn’t know how much longer she can hide her true feelings.

Why can’t Mark see how perfect they would be together? She would make a much better girlfriend than the one he currently has. Pamela prays he’ll come to his senses soon and realize he’s with the wrong girl. But when her dream comes true, it isn’t the fantasy she had envisioned.

There is trouble in paradise from the start, and all the red flags she’s been ignoring are starting to threaten her confidence…and her relationship with Mark. She’ll have to rely on family and her faith in God to help her secure the hope she so desperately needs.

(Affiliate links included.)
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository

About the Author of The Hope Series

E. C. Jackson began her writing career with the full-length play Pajama Party. Thirty-one years later, she adapted the play into Pajama Party: The Story, a companion book to the second book in the five-book standalone Hope series.

Jackson’s favorite pastime is reading fiction. She enjoys taking the journey along with the characters in the books. That also led to her unorthodox approach to story writing. Her vision for each book she writes is to immerse readers into the storyline so they become connected with each character.

“The Write Way: A Real Slice of Life” is the slogan on her website and Facebook author page. She feels that if every person reading her books feels connected to the characters, her job is done.

Website | Goodreads | Amazon | Facebook | Twitter

Tour Schedule

Enter the Tour Giveaway Ended

$50 Amazon eGift Card (US only)

Ends February 10, 2021

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for sharing!
« What to Watch on Acorn TV February 2021
Grand Openings Can Be Murder (Bean to Bar Mysteries) by Amber Royer | Character Guest Post »

Comments

  1. E. C. Jackson says

    January 26, 2021 at 8:44 pm

    Hi, Christy. Thank you for spotlighting the Hope Series for you viewers.

    Reply
  2. Sarah L says

    January 27, 2021 at 12:28 am

    Looks like interesting books.
    Thanks for the contest. 

    Reply
  3. Donna says

    January 31, 2021 at 12:07 pm

    All of these books sound wonderful! I would really enjoy reading them.

    Reply
  4. Amelia says

    January 31, 2021 at 1:47 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  5. Antoinette M says

    February 3, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    I love the excerpt. Sounds like a lovely series!

    Reply
  6. Peggy Nunn says

    February 4, 2021 at 8:42 am

    I like the cover. it is a very nice choice.

    Reply
  7. MaryAnn says

    February 4, 2021 at 10:13 pm

    I like the book. It sounds like a great story.

    Reply
  8. Peggy Nunn says

    February 5, 2021 at 8:55 am

    I like the cover. it is a nice choice.

    Reply
  9. Dawn Keenan says

    February 5, 2021 at 6:40 pm

    The book looks great and I love that you started by writing plays. I love plays!

    Reply
  10. gloria patterson says

    February 6, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    I like all of the covers they pull you in with the eyes. It makes you want to pick the book up and start reading

    Reply
  11. megan allen says

    February 10, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    I think this is going to be the escape I need! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Welcome to Christy’s Cozy Corners

Welcome to Christy’s Cozy Corners

I love to read, watch lots of British TV, and watch movies!

Copyright © 2025 · captivating theme by Restored 316