Murray Andrew Pura was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and has traveled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Ordained as a Baptist minister in 1986, Pura has served five churches in Canada and headlined numerous speaking engagements in Canada and the United States. He has five books published, was a contributor to the Life With God Bible, has been a finalist for The Paraclete Fiction Award, The Dartmouth Book Award, and The John Spencer Hill Literary Award, and has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2010 Kobzar Literary Award of Canada.
Genres: Inspirational
Series
Zoya Septet
1. Zo (2008)
2. The White Birds of Morning (2011)
3. Beautiful Skin (2016)
4. A Sun Drenched Elsewhere (2019)
1. Zo (2008)
2. The White Birds of Morning (2011)
3. Beautiful Skin (2016)
4. A Sun Drenched Elsewhere (2019)
Snapshots in History
1. The Wings of Morning (2012)
2. The Face of Heaven (2012)
3. Whispers of a New Dawn (2013)
1. The Wings of Morning (2012)
2. The Face of Heaven (2012)
3. Whispers of a New Dawn (2013)
Seven Oaks
1. The Plantation (2013)
2. Stonewall (2013)
3. The Storm (2013)
4. Firebrand (2013)
5. A Wedding In Virginia (2013)
6. Raindrops (2013)
7. A Seven Oaks Christmas (2013)
1. The Plantation (2013)
2. Stonewall (2013)
3. The Storm (2013)
4. Firebrand (2013)
5. A Wedding In Virginia (2013)
6. Raindrops (2013)
7. A Seven Oaks Christmas (2013)
Painted Sky
1. Rio Oro (2013)
2. The Widow & The Preacher (2013)
3. The Australian Way (2013)
4. A Church Called Lazarus (2013)
5. The Fight (2013)
6. Betrayal (2013)
7. The Shadow of The Almighty (2013)
8. All The Colors of Heaven (2013)
1. Rio Oro (2013)
2. The Widow & The Preacher (2013)
3. The Australian Way (2013)
4. A Church Called Lazarus (2013)
5. The Fight (2013)
6. Betrayal (2013)
7. The Shadow of The Almighty (2013)
8. All The Colors of Heaven (2013)
Name of The Hawk
1. Legion (2013)
2. The Land Beyond The Stars (2013)
3. Flame (2014)
4. Daughters Of The Desert (2014)
5. Jerusalem (2014)
6. The Cross (2014)
1. Legion (2013)
2. The Land Beyond The Stars (2013)
3. Flame (2014)
4. Daughters Of The Desert (2014)
5. Jerusalem (2014)
6. The Cross (2014)
Preacher Man
1. The Devil To Pay (2014)
2. The Devil & All His Works (2014)
3. The Devil Rides (2014)
1. The Devil To Pay (2014)
2. The Devil & All His Works (2014)
3. The Devil Rides (2014)
Silver City
1. This Is Where The Cowboy Rides Away (2015)
2. Honey, This Ain't My First Rodeo (2015)
3. Amarillo By Morning (2016)
1. This Is Where The Cowboy Rides Away (2015)
2. Honey, This Ain't My First Rodeo (2015)
3. Amarillo By Morning (2016)
Novels
Mizzly Fitch (1988)
A Bride's Flight from Virginia City, Montana (2012)
aka The Bride from Virginia City
The Painted Sky (2014)
Seven Oaks (2014)
All My Beautiful Tomorrows (2017)
Grace Rider (2019)
Hawk (2020)
The Preacher Man (2020)
A Bride's Flight (2021)
A Bride's Flight from Virginia City, Montana (2012)
aka The Bride from Virginia City
The Painted Sky (2014)
Seven Oaks (2014)
All My Beautiful Tomorrows (2017)
Grace Rider (2019)
Hawk (2020)
The Preacher Man (2020)
A Bride's Flight (2021)
Omnibus
Destiny Brides (2013) (with Diana Lesire Brandmeyer)
Amish Christmas Memories (2015) (with Jerry S Eicher and Mary Ellis)
Amish Christmas Memories (2015) (with Jerry S Eicher and Mary Ellis)
Collections
The Amish Menorah (2020) (with Willard Carpenter, Patrick E Craig, Jerry S Eicher, Thomas Nye and Amos Wyse)
The Men of Amish Fiction Present A Christmas Collection (2020) (with Willard Carpenter, Patrick E Craig, Jerry S Eicher, Thomas Nye and Amos Wyse)
The Men of Amish Fiction Present A Christmas Collection (2020) (with Willard Carpenter, Patrick E Craig, Jerry S Eicher, Thomas Nye and Amos Wyse)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Cry of Freedom
2. The Last Waltz (2013)
3. Bachelor Buttons (2013) (with Kathleen L Maher)
10. To Paint A Sunrise (2013) (with LH Hjalmarson)
11. Sweet Child of Mine (2013) (with Micaela Pura)
Cry of Freedom Collected Shorts (2013) (with Joy Ross Davis and Sarah Price)
2. The Last Waltz (2013)
3. Bachelor Buttons (2013) (with Kathleen L Maher)
10. To Paint A Sunrise (2013) (with LH Hjalmarson)
11. Sweet Child of Mine (2013) (with Micaela Pura)
Cry of Freedom Collected Shorts (2013) (with Joy Ross Davis and Sarah Price)
Non fiction
Vital Christianity (2002)
The Five Gardens of God (2007)
Rooted (2010)
Streams (2010)
Majestic and Wild (2013)
The Rose of Lancaster County (2013)
A Road Called Love (2014)
The Five Gardens of God (2007)
Rooted (2010)
Streams (2010)
Majestic and Wild (2013)
The Rose of Lancaster County (2013)
A Road Called Love (2014)
Murray Pura recommends

When Hearts Break (2020)
Jerry S Eicher
"When Hearts Break is a powerful and beautiful work from the hand of Jerry Eicher. With this book, he moves Amish fiction from delightful romances into the realm of realism and classic storytelling. Jerry gives us full-blooded characters in their struggles and complexities, the things they overcome by the grace of God and the things that bring them to their knees in humility and defeat. By doing this, he makes his entire novel shine. Five stars. Highly recommended."
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