LOVE
LETTERS
A Biblical Guide to Relationships That Actually Work
PASTOR MAYO
Book Cover Concepts
CHOOSE YOUR COVER
Five distinct design directions, each drawing from the bestselling aesthetics of Steve Furtick, Mike Todd, and Sarah Jakes Roberts.
Furtick-Inspired
The Classic
Furtick-Inspired
Sarah Jakes Roberts-Inspired
The Artistic
Sarah Jakes Roberts-Inspired
Furtick + Todd Hybrid
The Statement
Furtick + Todd Hybrid
Premium Blend
The Royal
Premium Blend
Mike Todd-Inspired
The Fresh
Mike Todd-Inspired
Kingdom Publications
BOOK PROPOSAL
A complete vision for a book that can change a generation of relationships in the body of Christ.
THE BOOK
Love Letters: A Biblical Guide to Relationships That Actually Work is a 12-chapter book for Christians navigating relationships of every kind — marriage, dating, friendship, family, community, and self.
The book uses Paul's four prison epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon) as its biblical spine and frames them as love letters written from the hardest place a man can write from: a cell.
THE VISION
Establish Pastor Mayo's voice in the national Christian market with a debut book that is unmistakably his.
Provide a transformational resource for the local church — a book pastors can hand to engaged couples, single members, divorced members, and small groups.
Sell. Not because we chase trends, but because the material, the voice, and the positioning give it a real shot at the Christian non-fiction bestseller lists.
SPECIFICATIONS
THE VOICE LANE
This book sits in the lane established by Sarah Jakes Roberts and Mike Todd — pastors who built national readership not by sounding like academic theologians, but by sounding like themselves.
"The cultural specificity, the humor, the candor, the Atlanta cadence, the way he weaves Scripture and culture in the same breath — that is what makes his preaching work."
"Love Letters is the relationship book pastors will hand to every member of their church — single, married, divorced, hurting, hopeful — because for the first time, one book speaks to all of them, in a voice they actually want to read."
Full Chapter Outline
THE STRUCTURE
Four parts. Twelve chapters. One war you're already fighting.
PART ONE — WONDER (HER)
Letters from Colossians 3
Chapter 01
The Wonder Woman
"Be the one who wonders about her in amazement."
Chapter 02
The Submarine and the Air Force
"She's not under you. She's beside you, on a different frequency."
Chapter 03
Don't Grow Bitter — A Letter to Women
"Your wonder is the world's oxygen. Don't take it back."
Conclusion
Write Your Own Letter
"God's currency is relationships. Spend yours well."
Market Analysis
MARKET POSITION
PRIMARY AUDIENCE
Christian readers ages 25 to 45, navigating relationships of every kind — single, dating, engaged, married, divorced, rebuilding. The book intentionally speaks to all relationships, not just married readers.
Pastors and ministry leaders for pre-marital counseling and small groups
Small group leaders — chapter-end Reflection Questions designed for group discussion
Newly converted believers from non-traditional church backgrounds
Black church readership where Pastor Mayo's voice will land with cultural resonance
COMPARABLE TITLES
Debuted #1 NYT Bestseller — closest comparable in voice and market position
Multiple weeks on NYT list — model for pastor-as-author with cultural voice intact
Market leader in Christian relationship books — Love Letters offers same depth, more accessible voice
Proof the Christian relationship/healing market sustains repeat bestsellers
Recent example of pastor-voice writing translating to print success
WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK DIFFERENT
The Prison-Letters Frame
No other current book on the relationship shelf positions itself around Paul's prison epistles as a complete teaching arc. A fresh angle on familiar material — the prison-letter motif gives the book a poetic spine that titles, marketing, cover design, and tour content can all draw from.
The Breadth of Relationships
Most relationship books are either marriage-only or singles-only. By covering all relationships in one book — with chapters specifically addressing single readers, married readers, divorced readers, and the wounded — Love Letters can serve every reader in a congregation.
The Voice
Pulpit-raw, culturally specific, and immediately recognizable. Readers who buy this book will recommend it to friends because it sounds like nobody else on the shelf.
"There's a war on relationships. And you're in it. This book is a battle plan."
— PASTOR MAYO
Next Steps
LET'S BUILD THIS
Kingdom Publications is ready to move forward. Select your preferred cover concept above, then reach out to begin the editorial and production process.