Books by Tammy Horvath
Tammy Horvath writes Christian nonfiction rooted in true stories of faith, forgiveness, loss, adventure, temptation, and learning to see God in every part of life.
After the murder of her only son, Luke, Tammy faced an impossible question: Could she forgive the man who killed her child? Her answer became the beginning of a much larger journey.
Journeys Through Life is a six-book Christian nonfiction series combining memoir, travel, and devotional reflection. Across the series, Tammy writes about devastating loss, radical forgiveness, prison visits, healing travel adventures, fear, marriage, temptation, humor, spiritual growth, and the choice to keep living fully.
These books may be for you if:
• You are grieving or rebuilding after loss.
• You struggle with forgiveness or loving difficult people.
• You want to face fear and keep living fully.
• You enjoy true travel stories, adventure, and real-world misadventures.
• You are wrestling with temptation, faith, marriage, or difficult choices.
• You want to notice God in both hardship and ordinary life.
Each book can be read in any order.
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Watch the book trailer for Gone in an Instant and Life Begins with Travel here.
Journeys Through Life series
Six books of true stories: faith, forgiveness, loss, love, adventure, and finding joy.
Reading Order
Book 1
Gone in an Instant
When Tammy Horvath’s only son is murdered, grief collides with the Christian command she cannot ignore: forgive. She chooses forgiveness without waiting for an apology, remorse, or explanation—and later discovers a genuine love for the man who killed Luke. A raw memoir of child loss, faith, radical forgiveness, and peace after the unimaginable.
Book 2
Life Begins with Travel
After losing her husband—and 18 years later, her son—Tammy refuses to let fear make her world smaller. From Iceland’s northern lights to Caribbean waters, ancient ruins, storms, caves, and national parks, travel becomes one way she faces fear, rediscovers joy, and keeps living.
Book 3
Deep Inside
Nearly six years after Luke’s murder, Tammy walks into prison to meet the man she has already forgiven. She hears his account, confronts inconsistencies, and learns that answers do not always bring closure. A candid story about what happens when she offers forgiveness face-to-face to the man she once had every reason to hate.
Book 4
Exploring Mountains and Beaches
From Caribbean islands to the Canadian Rockies, Tammy embraces adventure, friendship, family, faith, and more than a few travel disasters. A joyful, funny reminder that loss can deepen the desire to savor the life still in front of us.
Book 5
One Text Away
During an unrelated health scare, flattering attention from a respected younger doctor begins crossing professional and personal boundaries. Tammy knows every text is still her choice. A candid Christian memoir about temptation, free will, self-worth, marriage, and how far blurred boundaries can go.
Book 6
Life After Losing Luke – 50 Devotions
If you prefer shorter, stand-alone chapters, Book 6 is the perfect choice. These fifty true-life devotions explore faith, forgiveness, love, loss, family, prayer, travel, creation, and seeing God, with five or more faith-filled, thought-provoking reflection questions after every devotion.
Endorsements
Tammy reacted with love for her son’s killer.
I need to practice more of what Tammy has done as she has motivated me to try meditation with God. Thank you … five golden stars.
The author’s kind heart is apparent.
We’ve all been prodigals in our own way, yet God forgives us. Tammy is an example of showing God’s grace in one of the hardest situations imaginable.
Tammy’s story is about heartbreak, forgiveness, and hope.
I personally witnessed her incredible love, mercy, and grace. Tammy shows that with God in your life, you can face anything life throws at you. This is a must-read.
Tammy has faced every mother’s worst nightmare.
After losing her only son to a violent act she bravely shares her story. You will be inspired by reading it.