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The Innkeeper's Daughter
Paperback
Series: It Started on Christmas, Book 1
Publisher Price: $11.99
Publisher: Apricot Stories LLC
Published: Sep 23 2025
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.47 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
It Started On Christmas Book One: The Innkeeper's Daughter
When a shepherd girl shares an angelic message, a girl searches for the truth.
Join Marissa, a curious 11-year-old living at the Bethlehem Inn, and her talented 12-year-old brother Caleb as they embark on a series of exciting adventures in ancient Judea. With the busy inn at the center of the story, their lives are anything but ordinary as they face the dangers of Roman rule, uncover the mysteries of ancient prophecies, and experience the excitement of their sister's wedding.
When a shepherd girl tells Marissa about a message from a choir of angels about a newborn baby in a manger, everything in their world changes.
With themes of friendship, faith, and hope, It Started On Christmas Book One: The Innkeeper's Daughter draws you into a series that explores a time when anything is possible with God.
The Innkeeper's Daughter, an imaginative Bible-based story about the birth of Jesus, includes:
- Did You Know? section about ancient history & culture
- A 25-Day Family Reading Aloud Guide
- A preview chapter of Book Two: Into the Night
Author
Craig Kennet Miller has always loved Christmas. He fondly remembers Christmas plays at church, singing in school choirs during winter concerts, family gatherings on Christmas Eve, and decorating Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena, CA, where he graduated from John Muir High School and Fuller Seminary. As a pastor, he enjoyed writing annual Christmas musicals for children, with his favorite being The Innkeeper's Daughter, which inspired the It Started On Christmas Series. A former Director of Congregational Development at Discipleship Ministries in Nashville, TN, he is the author of Boomer Spirituality, iKids: Parenting in the Digital Age, and Share Your Memories, Mom. A Guided Journal. This is his first work of fiction.
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