"The Unkind Companion (Book One, Widow's Might Trilogy) captivated me right from the start.  With transparency, candor, and outstanding story-telling ability, Marlo Francis takes readers on a remarkable journey of hope and healing.  No matter what sort of loss you are experiencing, this life-changing book offers soothing comfort, real strength, and peace that passes all understanding."

Ginger Plowman, author of Don't Make Me Count to Three and Heaven at Home

"Marlo was a beacon of light to all of us who came to know her in college. Whether she knew it or not, she was teaching me by example in the way she lived her life. I believe Marlo’s greatest purpose has been to live in such a way that others would see something in her that guides them to Jesus Christ and a life filled with the Holy Spirit. Marlo did not start sharing her story and writing books so that people would feel sorry for her loss; but rather, she began this ministry of speaking and writing to show how God’s grace will pull you through anything and put you back on your feet. She is a living testimony to how God's love will make your life magnificent. "

Josie Morton Mullins
College sister, Greensboro College, Greensboro, NC
President, Morton Publishing

"If you too have tasted the ashes of loss and are in need of God's healing oil of gladness and crown of beauty in the midst of grief, I would definitely recommend Marlo Francis', Unkind Companion'”

Jeanette Windle, author of CrossFire, The DMZ, and FireStorm.

"Marlo's life is such an encouragement to my life because she has truly stayed the course with her Christian walk. She is an inspiration to me, in that, being married to a police officer/ FBI agent,  I have experienced those same fears of "getting the call" and wondering how I would handle such a situation, were I to suddenly be touched by tragedy. Her testimony solidifies God's ultimate power over our lives and how we must allow God to fully control each choice and direction that He has for us whether we always understand or not."

April Wilson, Cross Road Baptist Church