Mid-Month Madness | A Big News Post

Greetings, 

It is always fun creating stories, and I have always said that The World of Kedoshim is going to be one of the biggest that I have ever built. While my alter ego, E.M. James, is hard at work creating worlds for Christian Fantasy, Matthew James has three more stories from Kedoshim coming your way. 

In conjunction with an event I am doing with some other wonderful authors over at Heroes, Heroines, and History for their Mid-Month Madness Event, I’m making a pretty big announcement. If you are one of my email subscribers, you received this email early this morning; it's also live on the website.

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Cover Reveal

Over the past few weeks, I’ve asked tons of people to vote on the cover for The Ephesus Pages: Mysteries in Ephesus, and I’ve selected a winner from those votes. This cover received the most votes, and it just so happens it is version 4.0 of the original. I say that because I redesigned it 3 times before I settled on this one. Without further ado…..

Thank you to everyone who voted. I am excited about this one for sure. I am also happy to share that The Ephesus Pages: Mysteries in Ephesus is tentatively set to release during the early winter of 2026. I say tentatively because it might be finished sooner. That depends on what happens throughout the rest of this month. So, keep looking for more information. I can officially say that it is coming.

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In other news, I am also announcing two more Kedoshim Stories today.

Faith and Obedience and A Broken Embrace. 

I am so excited about these two stories. Faith and Obedience will come first because it connects directly to my award-winning novel, The Hope of Inheritance, because well… It actually takes place around the same time as that novel. I will also divulge that it connects with the final season of The Ephesus Pages: Riots in Ephesus, which is currently planned for an early 2027 release. 

But that is all semantics; you want to know what they are going to be about, don’t you? Well, here is what I’m willing to share with you today…

While The Ephesus Pages: Mysteries in Ephesus explores spiritual tension, internal idols, and reconciliation, Faith and Obedience will echo the events that took place in The Hope of Inheritance. This one is about spiritual and historical events in Caesarea. 

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Faith and Obedience

This novella unfolds in the shadow of Rome’s cruelty and the chaos that sparked the First Jewish–Roman War. While Peter and Paul face martyrdom and Rome itself is engulfed in flames, the city of Caesarea teeters on the edge of revolt, division, and despair.

Philip and Cornelius minister alongside Simeon Cyrene in a city unraveling, and that will soon ignite into open rebellion. These two unlikely partners in mission must navigate a city gripped by fear and the desecration of what was once sacred, trusting that faith and obedience can still bring light into the darkness. 

Political tensions will rise. Spiritual hunger will deepen. And as a Roman commander and his ruthless son descend upon the city, their partnership may become the living testimony that offers hope in the midst of devastation.

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A Broken Embrace

A Broken Embrace is NOT a Biblical romance! It's an adventurous, soul-stirring journey that unfolds directly after The Hope of Inheritance and Faith and Obedience. I’ve held this story close to my heart, but I think it's time to let go of the secret. Rahmiel... you know that seemingly random guy Simeon Cyrene wrote to at the end of The Hope of Inheritance, who was healed by Jesus at Bethesda… Yeah Him! 

He’s going to find himself walking alongside none other than the Apostle John and an elderly Mary, the mother of Jesus. Together, they’ll navigate grief, wrestle with memory, and guide others toward the path of healing. That’s all I’m ready to share for now, but trust me, this one carries weight. 

Three Hearts. Connected by a Broken Past. Serving together through grief.

Which one are you more excited for?

See you in the pages, or over at the Mid-Month Madness Event! M.J. E.