Jess Connolly

Jess Connolly

Jess Connolly is a woman who wants to leave her generation more in awe of God than she found it. She is passionate about family, God’s Word, and seeing women take their place in the kingdom. She’s an author, a church leader, and a coach.


She’s written nine books, including Wild and Free with Hayley Morgan, You Are the Girl for the Job, and Breaking Free from Body Shame.


Jess and her husband, Nick, live in Charleston, South Carolina, where they’ve planted Bright City Church. They have four wild and hilarious kids: Elias, Gloriana, Benjamin, and Cannon.  They also have an unruly dog named Deacon.


Follow her on Instagram at @jessaconnolly or on her website: jessconnolly.com.

All Books By Jess Connolly

Always Enough, Never Too Much
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Always Enough, Never Too Much
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publish date: April 24, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (197 ratings)
(197 ratings)
Discover God’s wild freedom as you find your identity in Jesus with 100 devotions that will help you target and banish lies and insecurities. Jess Connolly and Hayley Morgan, bestselling authors of Wild and Free, walk you through the... Read more
Breaking Free from Body Shame
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Breaking Free from Body Shame
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publish date: June 22, 2021
  • Language: English
  • (1811 ratings)
(1811 ratings)
Includes audiobook-exclusive coaching sessions from Jess! You were made for more than a love/hate relationship with your body. It’s one thing to know in your head that you were created in the image of God. Yet it’s quite another to... Read more
Dance, Stand, Run
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Dance, Stand, Run
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publish date: November 07, 2017
  • Language: English
  • (956 ratings)
(956 ratings)
A more abundant life is within your reach. Join Jess Connolly as she casts a fresh vision for how to break free of cheap grace and empty rule-keeping and change the world rather than be changed by it. Grace is always good news, but it’s not... Read more
Dance, Stand, Run: Audio Bible Studies
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Dance, Stand, Run: Audio Bible Studies
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Narrator: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 1 hours 46 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
  • Publish date: July 05, 2022
  • Language: English
Dance, Stand, Run is a six-session study for any woman longing to change the world rather than be changed by it. Through story and study, author Jess Connolly casts a fresh vision for what it looks like to live set apart as women of God in... Read more
Glory Girl
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Glory Girl
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 1 hours 47 minutes
  • Publisher: Zonderkidz
  • Publish date: January 26, 2021
  • Language: English
  • (30 ratings)
(30 ratings)
God has a purpose for you. But maybe what you’re meant to be is still a mystery. So where do you start? Jess Connolly will help you get answers to this question and more, no matter where you are in your journey. Glory Girl will jumpstart... Read more
Take It Too Far
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Take It Too Far
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 4 hours 27 minutes
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publish date: March 24, 2020
  • Language: English
  • (68 ratings)
(68 ratings)
Does the fear of failing hold you back? Do you ever find yourself hesitant to use your gifts because you’re afraid you’ll fail? Bestselling author Jess Connolly offers you 100 devotions that challenge women to Take It Too Far in... Read more
You Are the Girl for the Job
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You Are the Girl for the Job
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publish date: September 24, 2019
  • Language: English
  • (2832 ratings)
(2832 ratings)
Get ready to leave defeat and disbelief in your dust, and step boldly into the life God has purposed for you from the beginning. It’s tough when your gifts and passions are stuck in holding patterns of insecurity, shame, and comparison. But... Read more
You Are the Girl for the Job: Audio Bible Studies
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You Are the Girl for the Job: Audio Bible Studies
  • By: Jess Connolly
  • Narrator: Jess Connolly
  • Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperChristian Resources
  • Publish date: April 28, 2020
  • Language: English
Life is too short to get stuck in a holding pattern. Have you ever let doubt, hesitation, and comparison hold you back from embracing that deep tug on your heart-your calling from God? The lie far too many of us believe is that we are not the right... Read more

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Murder In the Lincoln White House On March 4, 1861, the air at the inaugural ball is charged with hope and apprehension. The last thing anyone wants is any sort of hitch in the proceedings, so Lincoln’s trusted entourage is on their guard: Allan Pinkerton, head of the president’s security team, is wary of potential assassins, and Lincoln’s oldest friend, Joshua Speed, is by his side, along with Speed’s nephew, Adam Quinn, ... Read Book
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology Publisher Marketing: The new “National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology” is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens, the boisterous Sun God Ra, and legendary creatures like the Sphinx. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Egypt in the year when Angelina Jolie will make Cleopatra a ... Read Book
Awaking Wonder As a parent, you want to send your children into the world with healthy minds and vibrant faith. You want to develop a strong foundation for them. But in our fast-paced, outcome-based, technologically driven society, it’s easy to lose sight of the innocence, potential, and uniqueness of each child. Childlike wonder can become lost in the fog of formulas that view children through the distorting ... Read Book
Infinity’s Shore A futuristic novel of epic proportions from Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin, Infinity’s Shore is the second book in the new Uplift Trilogy. On the planet Jijo, peace is upended when the starship Streaker arrives, bringing with it knowledge of a two-billion-year-old fleet and hordes of followers eager to exploit its power. Publishers Weekly hails Brin’s “extraordinary ... Read Book
The Sea Is Salt and So Am I West Finch is one hurricane away from falling into the sea. Yet sixteen-year-old Harlow Prout is determined to save her small Maine hometown. If only she could stop getting in her own way and find someone–anyone–willing to help. But her best friend, Ellis MacQueen, “fixes” problems by running away from them–including his broken relationship with his twin brother, Tommy. And Tommy’s ... Read Book
The Illusionist’s Apprentice Set during one of the richest, most vibrant eras in American history, this Jazz Age novel of illusion, suspense, and forgotten pasts is perfect for fans of¬†The Magician‚Äôs Lie. Wren Lockhart, apprentice to master illusionist Harry Houdini, uses life on a vaudeville stage to escape the pain of her past. She continues her career of illusion after her mentor‚Äôs death, intent on burying ... Read Book
The Shop on Royal Street Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past—as well as new ones—in this first book in a spin-off series of Karen White’s New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels.   After a difficult detour on her road to adulthood, Nola Trenholm is looking to begin anew in New Orleans, and what better way to start her future than with her first ... Read Book
Danbi Leads the School Parade An Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Honor Book Meet Danbi, the new girl at school! Danbi is thrilled to start her new school in America. But a bit nervous too, for when she walks into the classroom, everything goes quiet. Everyone stares. Danbi wants to join in the dances and the games, but she doesn’t know the rules and just can’t get anything right. Luckily, she isn’t one to ... Read Book
My Heroes Have Always Been Hitmen Ever wondered what it’s like to be born into a family of assassins? Gin Bombay knows, and now she’s sharing her family’s deepest, darkest secrets . . .The Bombay Family Bedtime Stories continue with My Heroes Have Always Been Hitmen! Four more family stories have been released from the vault, including Rio Bombay-wanna-be cowboy and wild west gunslinger, Caspian-the first Bombay to have to ... Read Book
Sidekicks Author of The Big Splash and Emmy-winning writer for PBS’s WordGirl, Jack D. Ferraiolo delivers the uproarious adventure of a different kind of hero. Behind every superhero stands a trusty-though less glamorous-sidekick. For Phantom Justice there is (drumroll,please) Bright Boy! Superfast and superstrong! Of course, when not fighting crime, Bright Boy leads a humbler existence as ordinary kid ... Read Book
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