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Siege of the Soul

Nav­i­gat­ing Faith and Par­ent­hood After the Unex­pect­ed

“Utter­ly bril­liant. Cap­ti­vat­ing­ly writ­ten…
What­ev­er suf­fer­ing you are walk­ing through,
you will see your­self in the pages of Siege of the Soul.
I can­not rec­om­mend this book high­ly enough.”

~ Vaneetha Ren­dall Ris­ner, Author of Watch­ing for the Morn­ing

You’re emo­tion­al­ly exhaust­ed. Prob­a­bly phys­i­cal­ly too. The dai­ly demands and qui­et dis­ap­point­ments are unrav­el­ing your faith thread by thread.

Can I earn the right to be heard in 12 ques­tions?
(Self-assess­ment tool)

You’re not alone. Some­thing deep­er is at work.

Siege of the Soul uses wicked­ly hon­est let­ters from a fic­tion­al cor­re­spon­dence between demons to expose how the ene­my exploits the hid­den val­leys of par­ent­ing after the unex­pect­ed.
Rec­og­nize the strate­gies. Name the strug­gles. Reclaim hon­est hope.

Read the first let­ter Search the index of strug­gles Get the book

This Isn’t Another “Trust God More” Book

You’ll rec­og­nize your­self in these pages. And you’ll find you’re not alone.

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Testimonial Carousel
“Her blend of cre­ative sto­ry­telling, the­o­log­i­cal reflec­tion, and lived expe­ri­ence invites read­ers not only to feel seen, but also to sense the near­ness of the God…”
Scott Sauls
Pas­tor and Author of Beau­ti­ful Peo­ple Don’t Just Hap­pen
“I felt like you could have been a fly on the wall of my own home or my own heart.”
M.L.
Advance copy review­er
“Have def­i­nite­ly shed some tears. Can’t wait to point oth­ers to this book!”
L.W.
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“This book is uni­ver­sal­ly relat­able to all of us who have lived through our own deep heartaches and loss­es.”
C.V.
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“Siege of the Soul is a rare com­pan­ion for any­one walk­ing through the hid­den val­leys of fear, fatigue, and faith.”
Scott Sauls
Pas­tor and Author of Befriend
“I bare­ly got through the pref­ace with­out my heart being moved, let alone the first few let­ters.”
A.M.
Advance copy review­er
“It over­flows with so much heart, so much truth… so much life and sin­cere grat­i­tude and so much HOPE!!”
J.M.
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Inside Drivelbane’s Playbook

In the tra­di­tion of C.S. Lewis’s Screw­tape Let­ters, a senior demon men­tors his pro­tégé on how to sub­tly unrav­el one exhaust­ed moth­er’s faith.

The weapons?

  • Self-suf­fi­cien­cy dis­guised as strength
  • Com­par­i­son that breeds despair
  • Prayer reduced to com­plaint
  • Bit­ter­ness that tastes like jus­tice

Your advan­tage? You get to read their mail.

Each short let­ter expos­es a tac­tic—and reveals the bib­li­cal truth that stead­ies you against it. No the­ol­o­gy degree required. Just a weary heart will­ing to name what’s real­ly hap­pen­ing and reclaim ground you thought was lost.

Field Guide to the Strug­gles and Lies
Christian author, Brianne Sutton, who writes to encourage weary parents

Bri­anne did­n’t write this book from a moun­tain­top of vic­to­ry or an ivory tow­er. She wrote it from the trench­es.

As a par­ent nav­i­gat­ing the unex­pect­ed, she knows what it’s like when faith feels frag­ile and hope seems like a lux­u­ry you can’t afford. These aren’t theories—they’re hard-won truths forged in the dark­est moments.

Siege of the Soul is the com­pan­ion voice Bri­anne needs in her own siege. The one that echoes the truths: “You are not alone. There’s more here than meets the eye. And you are deeply, fierce­ly loved.”

More about the author

Your Soul Doesn’t Have to Survive This Alone

The siege is real. But so is the hope. Start read­ing today—the first let­ter is wait­ing for you.

The first let­ter expos­es:

  • How shock silences your defens­es, leav­ing a nefar­i­ous oppor­tu­ni­ty
  • The unan­swer­able ques­tions designed to crowd out com­fort
  • The dou­ble vision that keeps you from see­ing the spe­cif­ic, unre­peat­able child entrust­ed to you
Get the book Read the first let­ter For coun­selors and pas­tors
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