James C. Magruder

James C. Magruder writes reflective essays and contemporary Christian fiction that encourages readers to pause and reflect on the most meaningful moments in life. He is author of The Glimpse, an inspirational novel currently available at WestBow Press, Amazon, and most online booksellers.

He has had articles published in Writer’s Digest, nine Chicken Soup for the Soul books, HomeLife, and several other national publications.

He is an award-winning advertising copywriter and executive speechwriter and has enjoyed a rewarding career as a Senior Marketing Communications Manager with a Fortune 200 company. 

When Jim isn’t breaking into a new publication, he’s breaking boards as a martial artist. He has earned a third-degree Black Belt in Okinawan Karate (Wax On, Wax Off).

Visit his website at jamescmagruder.com to read his blog and sign up for his popular newsletter, PAUSE MORE. RUSH LESS., about maximizing your life—by slowing the pace you live it.

Jim brings his book project The Desert Between Us to End Game Press for release Spring 2024.

If you lost your spouse prematurely, could you love again? The same way?

These are questions novelist Chase Kincaid, 37, faces in this love after loss novel, after the unexpected death of his wife, Aimee.

Two years later, when he meets Sierra Taylor, his son’s (Clay) third-grade English teacher, something stirs inside him.

Set in Santa Barbara, Chase must restore his fading relationship with Clay—also lost in the fog of grief. Chase’s mother-in-law blames him for not saving her only daughter. Chase and Clay find the secret to restoration, overcoming grief, and loving again in a very unexpected place.