About Us
Sunflowers and Romance is a Torah Observant Christian book publisher offering titles in Christian romance, dystopia, fantasy, sci-fi, faith-based children’s books, and spiritual self-improvement. SAR is a black, woman owned company committed to sharing authentic tales of imperfect people seeking the face of a perfect Yah through love, battles, and adventures in out of this world places. We take books from the planning stage to the live stage in ways that blows the minds of readers while glorifying the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.
Why Sunflowers?
When Yahuah Elohim first began to birth the author side of Ms. Lloyd, it was during one of the darkest times of her life. Lost, hurting, and searching for purpose, she found comfort in one phrase spoken to her by the Holy Spirit, “Bloom where you are planted.” In life we cannot control where Yah plants us for a day, a season, or a lifetime. Yet, we can control whether we bloom.
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.”
Psalms 1:2-3
Sunflowers are the flower that always came to her mind in that dark time and has since become one of her touch stones. To remind her that she can bloom. To remind her that she is just as well dressed as a sunflower. And to remind her of the access she now has to the River of life, AKA the living waters, promised by Messiah Yahusha.
Why Romance?
When Valencia fell in love with books at age 12, it wasn’t the romance ones. She was here for the adventure, the action; and the writing. It wasn’t until late middle school, the beginning of the Twilight era, the romance grabbed her attention. For over 10 years, she was obsessed with romance. The dirtier the better. In March 2022, she had a fresh encounter with Yah and began to seek His face, His name, and His heart like never before. The first thing that had to go was the books. Yikes! It was hard, but she decided to love Yah with more than words. With her actions.
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.”
1 John 5:3
For almost 5 months, she didn’t read a book that wasn’t a Bible. You’re talking about a person who read three l-5 chapter books a week who went to zero books over 5 months. But her heart had changed. Slowly, the Most High released her to try out Christian Romance. A genre that she had read before but found was much too white and much too bland. Through all of her changing, she still loved romance and desires to write books that celebrate and represent her very specific demographic: black, Christian, Torah Observant; and disabled.
So yes there will be a ton of romance produced here. HOWEVER, Yah in his faithfulness, has released Valencia to write and publish Christian fantasy and sci-fi books. Not every book here is black and Torah Observant, but every last one of them glorifies Yahuah and his son Yahusha. Yah is love, so why not show it in a way that honors what he created?
“We love, because He first loved us.”
1 John 4:19
Our Mission
Embracing Authentic Storytelling
We aim to:
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Publish Torah Observant literature
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Support Christian writers as they transition to becoming authors.
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Produce high-quality audiobooks.
We will do this by:
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Educate authors and readers on the Torah Observant Christian faith.
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Provide access to high-quality publishing to fit any budget.
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Host events to recruit, educate, and promote new Christian authors.
Why:
To honor the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.
Our Vision
About Sunflowers and Romance
Sunflowers and Romance Publishing is a self-sustained Torah Observant Christian book publisher. We have a hybrid publishing model to ensure author retain all rights to their title. We provide mentorship, education, and access to high-quality publishing for believers. We offer greater support than if you self-publish by yourself and we are more accessible than traditional publishing.
What I want people to say about SAR
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Exciting books
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Professional
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Holy Spirit filled counsel
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Beautiful covers
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Well-written and edited books
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Blessed by God’s hands
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Creative
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Lovely displays and packaging
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A pleasure to work with
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Multi-million dollar publisher
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Affordable Publishing
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An exclusive experience
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A righteous company
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Well worth the wait and worth working with/for
Our Values
Standard.
Sunflowers and Romance Publishing prides ourselves in producing industry standard books. Our books have the look of high-value books that are published by the top companies in the industry. The standard we apply to book titles positions our books to make best-seller lists, receive national acclaim, and be picked up by movie and TV executives. There is beauty in the standard.
Quality.
Sunflowers and Romance Publishing holds a high standard of quality. Every piece of the publishing process will increase the level of quality of the book title. Quality stories, quality editing, quality printing, quality narration, and quality marketing. Being a Torah Observant Christian Publishing company, the name of the Most High God is in every book. Anything carrying his name should be produced with the highest quality available on the market.
Professional.
We hold this highest level of professionalism for the protection of our company, our clients, and our partners. Everything from our communication to our contracts are executed with proper order, ease of use, and high-levels of clarity. We care for our clients and partners with the same love, accountability, and order that Yahshua Messiah, Jesus Christ, demonstrated in His ministry. This is the standard or professionalism that we operate in with dealing with everyone as a Torah Observant Christian company.
