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 Listen
Tyndale House Publishers, February 2010
Someone is listening...
The quaint, close-knit community of Marlo was the ideal place to live...until someone started posting private conversations online for everyone to read, word-for-word. Now it's neighbor
against neighbor, friend against friend, as careless comments and hurtful accusations turn the town upside down. Violence and paranoia escalate, and the police scramble to find the person
responsible before more people get hurt, or even killed.
But what responsibility do the residents of Marlo have for the words they say when they think no one is listening?
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"From it's captivating prologue to its powerful ending, my friend Rene Gutteridge has written an engaging and memorable story. Listen concerns a theme of immeasurable importance to us all.
Don't miss it!" -- Randy Alcorn, author of Safely Home and If God is Good.
"Marlo is a small town in trouble, with a capital T. The premise of Listen is fascinating and the execution tightly crafted. The author's script-writing skills are evident in the snappy,
realistic dialogue, and her talent for suspense keeps the pages turning. From first chapter to last, Listen explores a town's journey toward redemption with humor, grit, and heart."
Liz Curtis Higgs, author of Mixed Signals
 Never the Bride
WaterBrook Press, June 16, 2009
Never the Bride by Cheryl McKay and Rene Gutteridge
Jessie Stone has spent thirty-five years fantasizing about marriage proposals, wedding dresses, and falling in love. She's been a bridesmaid eleven times, waved dozens of couples off to
sunny honeymoons, and shopped in more department stores for half-price fondue pots than she cares to remember. But shopping in the love-of-her-life department hasn't been quite as
productive. The man she thought she would marry cheated on her. The crush she has on her best friend Blake is at very best…well, crushing. And speed dating has only churned out memorable
horror stories.
So when God shows up one day, in the flesh, and becomes a walking, talking part of her life, Jessie is skeptical. What will it take to convince her that God has a better love story than one
of the thousands she's cooked up in her journals? Will she trust Him with her pen when it appears her dreams of being the bride are forever lost?
A romantic comedy with a spiritual twist, Never the Bride is what it means to lose control—and getting more than any woman could ever imagine.
Please visit the official movie website: http://www.neverthebridethemovie.com/
And also my friend and co-writer's website:
http://www.cherylmckay.net
 Skid
WaterBrook Press, May 20, 2008
Come Fly The Frenzied Skies!
Blissfully unaware that Atlantica Flight 1945 from Atlanta to Amsterdam is about to make aviation history, First Officer Danny McSweeney focuses his energies on navigating the turbulent
personalities of an eccentric female captain, a copilot with a talent for tactless comments and conspiracy theories, and a lead flight attendant with an outsized attitude that definitely
exceeds the limits for carry-on baggage.
On the other side of the cockpit door, the unscheduled inflight entertainment includes a potbellied pig, a jittery diamond courier, and the recently jilted Lucy Meredith, whose personal
mantra of "What Would Oprah Do?" will be challenged by the sudden appearance of her ex and his new traveling partner. On her left sits Hank Hazard, whose unusually polite but constant
requests--prompted by his covert role as a spy for teh airline--test the limits of the crew's customer service.
But as Lucy and the crew discover, Hank's odd behavior is linked to a quiet faith that may play a key role in the fate of everyone on board. Especially when an unexpected traveler sets
this already bumpy flight on a course toward the unfriendly skies.
 Boo Humbug
WaterBrook Press, September 1th, 2007
It's Christmastime in Skary, Indiana, but the holiday season has been hijacked by maverick director Lois Stepaphanopolis as she attempts to bring her horror-ific vision of A Christmas Carol
to life. But the holly-decked path from page to stage is a thorny one, as Lois attempts to rally her skeptical cast, including new father Wolfe Boone, and then she learns that her reluctant
marketing director, Alfred Tennison, is truly a Christmas Scrooge.
Alfred's grassroots marketing plan proves more than successful as the buzz builds that Skary should anticipate an overflowing audience for their opening night– but a crucial
miscommunication leaves the visiting theatergoers expecting of a very different Christmas production. As chaos ensues, can the actors pull off an improv miracle — and can the Skary
community convince their own Scrooge to embrace the true meaning of Christmas?
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 SNITCH
WaterBrook Press, May 15th 2007
Keeping the streets safe can be murder on the knees.
Just shy of retirement and a well-earned pension, Las Vegas Police Department Sergeant Ron Yeager's definition of "active duty" involves shifting his bad leg into a more comfortabel
position. But when he's requested from his mind-numbing desk job to head an undercover auto theft task force, the former narcotics officer determines to prove he's still got the right
stuff. That is, until he meets his unlikely team of officers
As Yeager soon finds out, not all the crazies are on the street. An undercover rookie, the audaciously honest Mackenzie "Mack" Hazard sends Yeager's blood pressure skyrocketing by wearing
her faith like an ever-present badge. Then there's Jesse Lunden, a maverick undercover officer who refuses to learn anything from an old guy with a cane. Can this tangle of egos and
eccentrics be trained into a lean, mean, crime-fighting machine--even when they are being drawn into something much bigger and more dangerous than anyone imagined?
 THE ULTIMATE GIFT
WestBow Press, March 20th, 2007
Jason Stevens lives a life of wealth. A life of privilege. A life that is about to take a radical turn.
Based on the major motion picture THE ULTIMATE GIFT, this novelization also includes a bonus DVD, interviews,a music video from Sara Groves, trailers and a
"Behind-The-Scenes" short.
 SCOOP WaterBrook Press, October 10th, 2006
Channel 7 News producer Hugo Talley dreams of working with first-class professionals. Instead he's saddled with an aging anchorwoman who refuses to release her claw-like grip on the
newsdesk, a conscience-stricken reporter who's reluctant to focus on sensationalism, and a new assistant–former homeschool student Hayden Hazard–who can't just seem to leave her faith
outside the newsroom. When the Channel 7 News team inadvertently stumbles on a hot news story, Hugo is frantic to exploit this rare opportunity. But a series of crises–including a Botox
disaster and the disappearance of a colleague–threatens to destroy his chance for ratings success and send him completely over the edge. With their oddball antics and all-too-real foibles,
this lovable cast of characters offers a hilarious look at the sometimes unexpected effects of taking one's faith boldly into the workplace.
 MY LIFE AS A DOORMAT
WestBow Press, March 7, 2006
Playwright Leah Townsend doesn't like conflict one bit, but these days she can't seem to avoid it. Her career is quickly sliding downhill. Her agent has ordered a hit-or else-and her new
play is going nowhere. Then her obsessively moderate boyfriend, after a minor argument, has the nerve to enroll her in a "conflict resolution"class. Turns out they're learning to embrace
conflict and settle it fairly, not just avoid it-a distinct challenge to a woman who has spent her life not making waves. Enter annoying radio host "Cinco" Dublin, ordered to join the group
after punching out a reporter in front of his home. Sparks soon fly between Leah and Cinco, but can a people-pleasing playwright find happiness with a man who thrives on controversy?
Conflict resolution has never been so fun in this lively new romp from the author of Boo.
 STORM SURGE
Tyndale House Publishers, January 30th, 2006
After ten years, FBI Agent Mick Kline thought he had put his past behind him. But when mysterious letters start arriving at his house, Mick finds himself drawn back to a case that had been
solved ten years ago--a murder case in which Mick had once been the prime suspect. Mick's investigation leads him to a man on death row for a crime he claims he didn't commit and the
homicide detective who handled the case. As Mick gets close to discovering the truth, a woman he cares about is kidnapped and held hostage. It's a race against time as Mick rushes to stop a
murderer before he kills again.
 BOO HISS
September 2005
The sleepy community of Skary, Indiana, has faced its share of crises in the past, so a few snakes on the loose shouldn't be all that alarming. But when a soccer field complex springs to
life seemingly overnight and the local coffee shop begins offering computer access along with its suddenly overpriced beverages, goosebumps start popping up all over town. Has soccer mom
Katelyn Downey hatched a diabolic plot to turn their slow-paced town into a den of hip suburban iniquity—or is this the perfect solution to the community's financial woes?
Even as concerned residents take sides over the town's future, many are dealing with problems of a more personal nature, like newlywed Wolfe and Ainsley Boone's failed efforts to conceive—
and Melb's terror at finding herself an expectant mom, despite her certainty that she'd gone through menopause.
Through its quirky characters and winsome humor, Boo Hiss offers unexpected insights into how God uses change to draw people into a deeper, more enduring faith—when they stop panicking long
enough to hear His voice.
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 Storm Gathering
March 2005, Tyndale House Publishers
In this exciting prequel to The Splitting Storm, Mick Kline finds himself accused of kidnapping a woman he hardly knows. Refusing to turn to his estranged brother for help, he chooses a
life on the run. But is his quest for justice any match for a sly and determined homicide detective?
 Boo Who, WaterBrook Press, September 21st, 2004
"Knock knock."
"Who's there?"
Nobody in Skary seems to know for sure...
It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions-including the town itself. Once known as the haunt of the world's most popular horror writer,
Wolfe "Boo" Boone, Skary started losing tourist business after Boo abruptly abandoned his career. Now the little town with the big marketing hook is up a creek-and on the brink of
bankruptcy.
Meanwhile, the former best-selling author is hawking [or selling] cars and wondering, like the rest of the world, if he'll ever write again. Yet even as Boo's literary career gracelessly
plummets, his fiancee, wholesome Ainsley Parker, is shooting to stardom as the media's darling new domestic diva.
Weave in a dreaming bride with a bargain dress and a few too many pounds on her hips, an unconventional therapist who has Skary in his thrall, a depressed cat, a dogged busybody, and a
horde of strange, ghostly figures traipsing in and out of the woods, and it's easy to see why Skary is the quirkiest-and most charming-town around.
(Also available on audio book: tape, CD, or MP3 from www.booksinmotion.com)
 The Splitting Storm, Tyndale House Publishers, June 1st 2004
Unsatisfied with the police investigation of his brother's murder, FBI Agent Mick Kline embarks on the journey to discover the truth. A young blind woman holds the key, but her fear for her
own life keeps her silent. The underlying themes of faith and spiritual blindness make this gripping suspense novel impossible to put down.
 GHOST WRITER
October 2000, Bethany House Publishers
Someone has discovered things about his past he had thought were long forgotten...
For years the "golden boy" of his publishing house, Senior Editor Jonathan Harper finds his life at a crossroads. His 20-year marriage appears to be faltering, fueling a growing
restlessness. At work, his recent projects have been financially disappointing, and his most successful author has gone into retirement. The pressure is on. Jonathan needs to deliver--he
needs to prove he's still got the touch.
When a manila envelope arrives on his desk, no different than the dozens already stacked high, Jonathan thinks little of it. But as he begins to read the opening pages of the manuscript, he
discovers it bears an eerie similarity to his own childhood--too similar to pass off as mere fiction. He embarks on a search for the anonymous author, but his true quest is something much
deeper....
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 TROUBLED WATERS
January 2003, Bethany House Publishers
"Troubled Waters" is a complex look at the simple life of a mother whose only prayer is to be reunited with her estranged daughter, and a daughter who is struggling to forget and understand
a terribly painful past all at once. This story weaves two dramatically different characters' deepest emotions, fears and hopes into a tale that exposes the hardship of relationships gone
wrong, but the deep mercy of God's love to make them right. With a spiritual deepness that will touch each reader, and a painfully honest and open look at regrets and misunderstandings,
"Troubled Waters" will give hope to all who have struggled to understand God's abundant mercy and grace amidst the dark waters of past mistakes and broken relationships.
 BOO
September 2003, Waterbrook Press
"Boo" is charmingly lighthearted but deeply spiritual, with vividly rich characters and unforgettable scenes. A town of religious hypocrites is converted to genuine, faith-filled people by
the one man that is least likely to know the first thing about God. A dramatic comedy, it's sure to warm the hearts and tickle the funny bones of all who read it. And its message of faith,
love, and forgiveness will impact its readers long past all the laughs.
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