Preacher on the Run, Jayna Baas
Preacher on the Run, Jayna Baas
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Preacher on the Run
A Novel of Early America

Author: Jayna Baas

Series: For Liberty and Conscience #1

Narrator: Brady Smith

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2026

Synopsis

He preaches truth. The Crown calls it treason.It’s 1771, and tensions run high in colonial North Carolina. Frontier preacher Robert Boothe has spent the last four years standing against unlawful taxes and government corruption.To his close-knit congregation, Robert is a courageous man of God who defends the truth. To his wife and young daughter, he’s a devoted protector who longs to shield them from the growing unrest. To the governor’s men, he’s a rebel who preaches a dangerous gospel of God-given freedom.No one sees the doubts he wrestles in his own heart.Then the governor’s ambitious new agent arrives to make an example of Robert’s resistance. Robert refuses to back down, even when he’s arrested in front of his church on a Sunday morning. But when his family and church are caught in the crossfire, what price will Robert pay to keep them safe?

About The Author

Jayna Baas (pronounced as in “baa, baa, black sheep”) is the award-winning author of the For Liberty & Conscience series and serves as director of The Christian PEN: Proofreaders and Editors Network. She writes and edits from beautiful northern Michigan, where she strives to give readers faith-filled adventures bursting with courageous characters and biblical truth.In between writing her own books and editing other people’s books, Jayna seeks out new adventures on the screen, on the page, and in the kitchen. She also loves to spend time with her great family of real people and the family of pretend people who live in her head. (Yes, she does know her characters are not real. No, she does not want you to tell them she said so.)Although her love of words extends to multiple genres, Jayna’s favorite story is John 3:16. Learn more at booksbyjayna.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Grace on February 07, 2022

*Warnings* #1 This is a long review, so pull up a chair and grab a bowl of popcorn. You’ll be here awhile. #2 When I read a review, I want substantial information. So I will not skimp on the details. Which may mean some spoilers, so watch out. Stars: 4 Synopsis: As a member of the Regulators and a God......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn on September 30, 2021

Wowwww. That was a deep breath of nostalgia for me. Throughout the entire book, it kept taking me back to the days that I soaked up Douglas Bond, Sisters in Time, Jim Kjelgaard, Walt Morey, Lois Walfrid Johnson, Gilbert Morris... There are several words that come to mind when I think of Preacher on t......more

Goodreads review by Kaytlin on January 22, 2022

This was a really great read. I liked that it was set in NC, my home state! I've actually drove through Hillsborough and I don't know how many times I've been in the Blue Ridge mountians, so it was super easy for me to imagine scenery. I learned so much history about the early years of my state that......more

Goodreads review by Vanessa on June 30, 2021

I loved this book! I don't usually think about books except when I'm reading them - unless they're really good - and I kept thinking about this story throughout the day! (Always a good sign.) There were so many good things. Robert was such a great character: strong, brave, steady, yet also flawed in......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on May 31, 2021

Characters: The characters could've been real people in pre-Revolutionary War North Carolina. I found Robert's struggle to trust God highly relatable, and I appreciated that he had flaws and had to fight to do the right thing. His realization that he'd been a bad Christian witness to Alec was done v......more

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