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Richard Paul Evans (born October 11, 1962) is an American author, best known for writing The Christmas Box and, more recently, the Michael Vey series. Biography Evans graduated from Cottonwood High School in Murray City, Utah. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children. Unable to find a publisher or an agent, he self-published the work in 1993 as a paperback novella entitled The Christmas Box. He distributed it to bookstores in his community. The book became a local bestseller, prompting Evans to publish the book in this region. The next year The Christmas Box hit #2 on The New York Times Best Seller list, inciting an auction for the publishing rights among the world's top publishing houses. Evans signed a publishing deal with Simon & Schuster, who paid him $4.2 million in an advance.Released in hardcover in 1995, The Christmas Box became the first book to simultaneously reach the number-one position on the New York Times bestseller list for both paperback and hardcover editions. That same year, the book was made into a television movie of the same title, starring Richard Thomas and Maureen O'Hara. Evans has subsequently written 36 nationally best-selling books, including some for children, with conservative Christian themes and appealing to family values. His 1996 book Timepiece was made into a television movie featuring Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, and Ellen Burstyn, as were The Locket (1998), which starred Vanessa Redgrave; A Perfect Day (2006), which starred Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd; The Mistletoe Promise (2016), which starred Jaime King and Luke Macfarlane; and The Mistletoe Inn (2017), which starred Alicia Witt and David Alpay. In the spring of 1997, Evans founded Christmas Box House International, an organization devoted to building shelters and providing services for abused and neglected children. As of 2017, more than 35,000 children had been served by Christmas Box House facilities.Evans, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife Keri, five children, and one grandson.He founded the group "Tribe of Kyngs" to combat feelings of isolation among men and the belief that "masculinity is no longer valued". Initiation into the group includes a coronation ceremony. Sexual harassment allegations In 2018, allegations were made against Evans (and relayed by author Shannon Hale, among other allegations) that he had sexually harassed an author at a convention. Accusations included repeatedly hugging, groping, and kissing her without consent at the Utah-based FanX Convention. Bibliography Non-fiction The Christmas Box Miracle: My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing, and Hope (2001) The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me: About Life and Wealth (2004) The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me for Women (2009) The Four Doors (2014)Series The Christmas Box The Christmas Box (1995) Timepiece (1996) The Letter (1996) The Locket The Locket (1998) The Looking Glass (1999) The Carousel (2001) The Walk The Walk (2009) Miles to Go (2011) The Road To Grace (2012) A Step of Faith (2013) Walking on Water (2014) The Broken Road The Broken Road (2017) The Forgotten Road (2018) The Road Home (2019) Michael Vey Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 (2011) Michael Vey: Rise of the Elgen (2012) Michael Vey: Battle of the Ampere (2013) Michael Vey: Hunt for Jade Dragon (2014) Michael Vey: Storm of Lightning (2015) Michael Vey: Fall of Hades (2016) Michael Vey: The Final Spark (2017) Michael Vey: The Parasite (2022) Michael Vey: The Traitor (2023)Novels Christmas Every Day, adapted from the William Dean Howells short story (1996) The First Gift of Christmas (1996) The Last Promise (2002) A Perfect Day (2003) The Sunflower (2005) Finding Noel (2006) The Gift (2007) Grace (2008), re-released as If Only (2015) The Christmas List (2009) Promise Me (2010) Lost December (2011) A Winter Dream (2012) The Mistletoe Promise (2014) The Mistletoe Inn (2015) The Mistletoe Secret (2016) The Noel Diary (2017) The Noel Stranger (2018) Noel Street (2019) The Noel Letters (2020) The Christmas Promise (2021) A Christmas Memory (2022) Michael Vey, The Traitor (2023)Children's books The Christmas Candle (1998) The Dance (1999) The Spyglass: A Book About Faith (2000) The Tower (2001) The Light of Christmas (2002)References External links Official website The Christmas Box International charity subsite Richard Paul Evans at Wattpad.com Richard Paul Evans at Library of Congress, with 73 library catalog records Richard Paul Evans at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Discover the Richard Paul Evans popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Richard Paul Evans books.
Best Seller Richard Paul Evans Books of 2024
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Before I Go
Brian CharlesIn the spirit of The Notebook, Brian Charles’ Before I Go is at once a tender love story and a powerful, provocative exploration of life after loss, and the numinous links that tie...
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Michael Vey 6
Richard Paul EvansMichael and his friends try to recruit Hatch’s Electric Youth to their side as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying sixth installment of the New York Times bestselli...
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A Perfect Day
Richard Paul EvansThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Broken Road series presents an inspiring story about a man who has to rediscover his priorities after finding money and fa...
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Richard L. Evans v. Paul E. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia1. Schools and School Districts Powers A board of education is a corporation created by statute with functions of a public nature expressly given, and no other; as such...
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Michael Vey
Richard Paul EvansThe start of an actionpacked teen series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans.To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteenyearold Michael Vey is nothing sp...
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The Four Doors
Richard Paul EvansDiscover joy and meaning in your life with this inspirational wisdom from #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans.The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wa...
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Making History
Richard CohenA “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s historyfrom Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burnsand how their biases influenc...
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A Step of Faith
Richard Paul EvansFollowing the New York Times bestseller The Road to Grace, Richard Paul Evans’s hero Alan Christoffersen faces a lifechanging crisis on his journey to grace.After the death of his ...
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Michael Vey 2
Richard Paul EvansMichael must save his motherand protect his powersin the electric sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey, from Richard Paul Evans.I rolled over to my back, struggl...
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The Noel Stranger
Richard Paul EvansFrom “The King of Christmas,” Richard Paul Evans, comes the next exciting holiday novel perfect for “fans of Debbie Macomber” (Booklist) in his New York Times bestselling Noel Coll...
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Elgen Guard General Handbook
Richard Paul EvansDiscover the inside workings of the Elgen Guard in this exclusive ebook companion to the electrifying #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey series from Richard Paul Evans!If th...
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Michael Vey 5
Richard Paul EvansMichael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan go on their most dangerous mission yet as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fifth installment of the New Y...
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The Road to Grace
Richard Paul EvansThe third novel in the New York Times bestselling series about an advertising executive who loses everything and embarks on a walk across America: “definitely a journey worth takin...
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The Christmas Sweater
Glenn Beck#1 New York Times bestselling author and renowned radio and television host Glenn Beck delivers an instant holiday classic about boyhood memories, wrenching life lessons, and the t...
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Michael Vey 7
Richard Paul EvansMichael Vey is missing and it’s up to the Electroclan to find him in this shocking seventh installment of the New York Times bestselling series!The Electroclan is facing a devastat...
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The White Christmas Inn
Colleen WrightIn this heartwarming, feelgood novel, a snowstorm brings a cast of very different characters together at a sleepy New England inn, just in time for Christmasand maybe even in time ...
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The Noel Diary
Richard Paul EvansNow a Netflix film starring Justin Hartley! In this holidaythemed novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mistletoe Promise and The Walk, a man receives the best...
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The Christmas Light
Donna VanLiereIn the small town of Grandon, five very different people discover the true meaning of Christmas. Jennifer and Ryan are both single parents, struggling with their own losses and hea...
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The Mistletoe Promise
Richard Paul EvansA love story for Christmasnow a Hallmark Channel original moviefrom the #1 bestselling author of The Christmas Box and The Walk.Elise Dutton dreads the arrival of another holiday s...
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Michael Vey 3
Richard Paul EvansThe hairraising action continues for Michael Vey in this charged third installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Michael, Taylor, Ostin and the rest of the Electrocla...
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The Noel Letters
Richard Paul Evans#1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans returns this holiday season with a tale of love, belonging, and family, following a trail of letters that leads to a Christm...
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Michael Vey 4
Richard Paul EvansMichael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling series!Michael, Tayl...
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Finding Noel
Richard Paul EvansA heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box, Grace, The Gift, and The Christmas List. The New York Times bestselling author of The Christ...
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Spells for Lost Things
Jenna Evans WelchFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a poignant and “beguiling” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) novel about two teens trying to find their plac...
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The Gift
Richard Paul EvansA heartwarming and inspirational Christmas novel in the tradition of The Christmas Box and Finding Noel from New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans. Sure to be a clas...
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Hundred Dollar Holiday
Bill McKibbenToo many people have come to dread the approach of the holidays, a season that should and can be the most relaxed, intimate, joyful, and spiritual time of the year. In this book,...
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Richard L. Evans v. Paul E. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Appeals of West VirginiaA board of education is a corporation created by statute with functions of a public nature expressly given, and no other; as such, it can exercise only such power as is expressly c...