
Spotlight Post! The Third Dawn: From Bethlehem to Golgotha by Thomas J. Nichols
It’s been a while, but I’m back with Lone Star Lit on a “Pop-Up Blog-Hop” featuring Thomas J. Nichols’ updated novel The Third Dawn: From Bethlehem to Golgotha. For fans of inspirational religious & historical fiction, this would make a lovely gift for the upcoming holiday.
Read on to learn more about the book, enter in the giveaway, and check out more blogs on the tour!

THE THIRD DAWN:
From Bethlehem to Golgotha
By
Thomas J. Nichols
Inspirational Religious Fiction / Historical Fiction
Publisher: Nicholson Books
Page Count: 212 pages
Publication Date: September 14, 2023
Updated version with new dialogue and more detailed descriptions
Scroll down for a giveaway!
SYNOPSIS

Nichols turns his award-winning writing career to the greatest mystery of all time in The Third Dawn: From Bethlehem to Golgotha.
Accompanied by His lifelong friend, Nur, the young Jesus ventures throughout the towns and villages of Israel, Palestine, and across the sea to the port city of Ephesus. With Nur always at His side, Jesus experiences the joys and hardships of humanity—Jews and gentiles, rich and poor, believers and nonbelievers, freemen and slaves.
Nichols’s gifted storytelling brings forth this unique perspective on the life of the Messiah, providing a rare insight into His personal joys and suffering. The reader will experience the emotions of His power and authority when, on a mountaintop above Capernaum, He pronounces the future, and a spectacular miracle occurs in the city below.
The Third Dawn was initially published in 2011 but is now updated with new dialogue
and more detailed settings.
TOP 5 LIST:
The Top 5 Authors Who Have Influenced Thomas J. Nichols

Zane Gray
Larry McMurtry
Steig Larson
Robert Galbraith
David Grann
It’s an intriguing list of authors and styles that is reflective of his previously published books, and I’m fascinated with his turn of topic, but I’m sure it will be highly reflected in his storytelling skill in The Third Dawn!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas J. (Tom) Nichols’s law enforcement career ranged from patrol, detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief, and Chief of Police, spanning the era of the growth of the Mexican drug cartels and war on drugs. He has written seven novels and three short stories with themes of the border wars, espionage, international intrigue, and the supernatural.
Tom’s latest work is The Third Dawn, an inspirational retelling of the early life of Jesus galvanized by his devotion to local and international church affairs. His ideas were brought to life while traveling with Gwen, his wife who also serves as his editor, to experience of the Holy Land—the Church of the Nativity, the Holy Sepulcher, The Annunciation, the Mount of Olives, the River Jordan, Capernaum, Tiberias, the Sea of Galilee, Jericho, and Ephesus.
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GIVEAWAY!
THREE WINNERS:
First Prize: Signed copy of THE THIRD DAWN + $25 Amazon gift card
Second & Third Prizes: signed copy.
(US only; ends midnight, CST, 11/24/23)

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2 Comments
Kristine Anne Hall
I’ve read and am a fan of McMurtry, Larson, and Galbraith (by another name), so I must investigate David Grann. And like you, I’m intrigued by the author’s leap from those kinds of books to writing The Third Dawn. Thanks for sharing!
thomasandgwen
Thank you very much for posting my unique list of influential writers who have been instrumental in my writing career.