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Blind Latina Author’s Inspiring Story Reaches #1 on Amazon.com

VALLEY FORGE, PA - August 25, 2011

Not just a bad day, or a tough season, but a pitiful life. No matter what category you’re in, Janet Perez Eckles, in her Amazon #1 inspirational book, Simply Salsa: Dancing Without Fear at God’s Fiesta, reveals 10 secrets to overcome and triumph over the darkest times.

With sass and passion, she details the steps she herself followed to overcome complete blindness, financial devastation, infidelity, and the murder of her youngest son and the acquittal of the man responsible. By the grace of God, Janet Perez Eckles now dances to the joy of victory and success to inspire thousands.

Simply Salsa: Dancing Without Fear at God’s Fiesta (Judson Press)

On Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Simply Salsa hit the top of the Amazon rankings. It reached #274 in books overall and ranked first in the Spirituality > Religious Warfare category and fourth in Biographies & Memoirs > Family & Childhood.

In Simply Salsa, Janet shares her personal story as well as those of others in order to expose the lies and misconceptions that imprison women with unfounded insecurities and feelings of inadequacy. No matter the degree of adversity or pain, Janet has discovered an alternative to gloom in the comfort of God’s embrace.

Janet’s story has been shared in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Hispanic Times, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, El Nuevo Dia, and The Orlando Sentinel. She has written for Guideposts Magazine and numerous titles in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. In March 2011, Janet received the “Latina Women Who Make a Difference Award” from La Prensa newspaper, the largest Spanish newspaper in Central Florida. More about her media appearances can be found on her website at www.janetperezeckles.com.

Founded in 1824, Judson Press—a publishing ministry of the American Baptist Home Mission Societies, American Baptist Churches USA—produces Christ-centered leadership resources for the transformation of persons, congregations, communities and cultures.

For more information:
Kim Shimer, Marketing Director
Judson Press
800-222-3872 x2458
kshimer@abhms.org