Shelly Beach caught the attention of the publishing industry when both her first novel and first nonfiction book were simultaneously nominated for awards in 2008. She is the author of Hallie's Heart (Kregel 2007), which earned a 2008 Christy Award; Precious Lord, Take My Hand: Meditations for Caregivers (Discovery House Publishers 2007), ECPA Book of the Year Finalist for 2008; Ambushed by Grace: Help, Hope, and Heart Transformation on the Caregiving Journey (Discovery House Publishers 2008); Morningsong (sequel to Hallie's Heart, Kregel 2009); and the forthcoming The Silent Seduction of Self-Talk (Moody 2009). She also contributed approximately one hundred devotional selections, as well as additional materials for The NIV Stewardship Study Bible (Zondervan 2009).