BEVERLEY HOPWOOD

NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL
MISSION OF MERIT

...author of historical novels, mystery and Christian fiction

First in her Mystery series, there was "FEAR IN THE FOREST", then "ROCK-BOTTOM BLUES" and now the next sequel "IN THE CLEAR" is currently available!

Mission of Merit is based on the true story of Mary Sibley born in China to missionaries. Concerned for the health and safety of their children, overseas missionaries often left them behind with relatives or boarding school in their home country. At fourteen years of age, Mary was sent to Canada and separated from her parents halfway around the world for six years until the next sabbatical.

China was all new to her Canadian born parents, but to Mary, Canada was the strange country.

How did Mary cope in an unfamiliar country without her parents?
Was it worth all the sacrifices made to establish the Christian church in China?

Actual photo of Mary Sibley with her parents
Credit: Summerland Review/Black Press Media

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Winner of Word Guild 2025 for 'In The Clear'

A Romantic Suspense Novel

The small towns in Ontario have miles of countryside and forests surrounding them. This land can be beautiful and serene, or lonely and dangerous. Two independent adults meet by accident and discover their needs of a Christian faith.

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The captivating sequel

ROCK BOTTOM BLUES

High School Principal Ray Thomas hits rock bottom after a series of unfortunate events including the engagement of his Vice-Principal, Rose Simpson and confrontations with former students, in addition to dealing with his mother’s dementia. While trying to cope, Ray meets a bank teller, Linda who is paralyzed from the waist down in a wheelchair.

Can Ray change enough to develop meaningful relationships with his staff, students, and family? How will he find ways to do this with accusations from former students and interference from drug dealers. Can Linda become more than a friend?

The next sequel 'IN THE CLEAR' is also available!

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BOOKS BY BEVERLEY HOPWOOD

HISTORICAL

-Book One of When the Sea Was Deep is the story of three Phoenician sailors on board the ship during the storm that washed the prophet Jonah ashore. They sojourn to Nineveh, searching for the truth about Ha-Shem, God of the Hebrews. Follow them in love and life’s adventures during the 760’s BCE.
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Book Two of When the Sea Was Deep is the gripping conclusion of a family in the turbulent times of the Phoenicians 300 years before Christ, when the Mediterranean really was deep. Tangled relationships and family ties are not enough to keep them in Tyre. Follow them to the end of earth, where freedoms are found.
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Kate & Ozzie, a genealogical narrative gathers the stories of Hopwood’s maternal ancestry, from Jamaica to the east end of London, England. What role did the Bernardo Home play in the Summer family? How did the Martin family go from farming to a thriving grocery business?
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Gladys & Jack, the 2011 Word Award winner in the historical novel category, follows Hopwood’s paternal ancestry from the 1800’s through to the birth of her father. The original poetry and letters of Jack Bailey were saved by his wife, Gladys Hannaford for decades, to be discovered by an inquisitive grand-daughter and put into story form for future generations.
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MEMOIR

"Oh, Brother! describes the true confessions of a dedicated sister who tried to make sure her brother stayed out of jail and off the streets. Follow Anne’s attempt to deal with Ted’s hoarding and addictions to alcohol and gambling, from Ontario to Las Vegas and back. Oh, Brother! was short-listed at The Word Awards in 2019.

"Hard to imagine what the author has been through in her lifetime. Also, it is hard to think that one individual could be as dysfunctional as the central figure in this book. Suffice it to say that the one skill he has mastered is the art of manipulation of others and in particular his family members..."

"...The author has painted a very clear picture of a lifetime of frustration, not only for the protagonist but also everyone who endeavoured to help him overcome his demons. In the end tough love was the only answer. The reader is always left to wonder what will be coming next and who will win the ongoing battle of wits."
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YOUNG ADULTS

Summer of Ice, a novella, tells of the struggles of an eighty-year-old Inuit woman and her community during a time of crisis– a summer when the supply ships can’t get through the ice in Frobisher Bay. Rosa is the only one who can get Alex to open-up and explain what happened to his grandfather, her husband.
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No One Told is the story of eleven-year-old Olive de Groote during the lean years of WW II when no one would talk about her mother, brother, and what happened to them. Small town life in 1941 is aptly portrayed through Olive and her friends’ activities. Discover what needed to be told, and what remained a secret.
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