Media Kit

Stefania Leão

Name: The Prayer: Rise with Jesus
Rating: 4.8 (96 reviews)
Author: Stefania Fernanda Leão
ISBN: 979-8-218-64761-2

Award-Winning Bestselling Author · Creator

Author·Creator·Faith·Lifestyle

Two Worlds. One Voice.

An award-winning bestselling author and a lifestyle creator in the same person. Books, faith, press and humanitarian work on one side. Fashion, beauty, travel and everyday storytelling on the other. One voice across both.

The Story

The story behind the work

Stefania Fernanda Leão is a Brazilian writer whose debut devotional, The Prayer: Rise with Jesus, became a #1 Amazon Best Seller in English, Portuguese and Italian, and a three-time international book award winner. Born and raised in Brazil, she writes from the San Francisco Bay Area, where her work reaches readers across five continents.

The book was written in one of the darkest seasons of her life, one morning prayer at a time, before she was ever a published author. Every cent it has earned since helps fund homeless outreach in San Francisco and a ministry partnership in Malawi.

I made the book I wished I had during my hardest year.

Two Worlds. One Voice.

A partnership can live in either world, or move between both.

Author · Faith

The author platform

A #1 Amazon bestselling devotional published in seven languages, three international book awards, editorial coverage across nine countries and seven languages, a free ministry edition carried into Malawi, and a new devotional, From Mercy to Hope, forthcoming from Paulist Press, with a major launch campaign to follow.

The Prayer: Rise with Jesus, #1 Amazon Best Seller in three languages
Three international book awards in a single calendar year
Press, radio and podcast interviews across nine countries
Every cent of royalties funds outreach and ministry work

Lifestyle · Creator

The creator platform

Lifestyle, fashion, beauty and travel content for a growing audience on Instagram and TikTok, with a second TikTok account dedicated to her books and faith content. Built for brands that want to be seen inside a real life rather than a studio.

Instagram and TikTok lifestyle content
A separate TikTok community built around her books
Fashion, beauty, travel and product discovery
Visual storytelling in English and Portuguese

Lifestyle and fashion

Reserved spaces for the real lifestyle and fashion photography. They stay empty until the real images are supplied, and are never filled with stock or generated imagery.

Lifestyle portrait

Full length or seated, real photograph to be supplied.

Fashion and styling

Real photograph to be supplied.

Beauty and everyday

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Travel

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Product in hand

A real product or jewellery feature shot.

Event or appearance

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The Prayer · Verified Proof

The Prayer: Rise with Jesus

30 Days to Transform Your Life · Christian Devotional · 2025

A thirty-day Christian devotional born in one of the darkest seasons of Stefania's life. Five to ten minutes each morning: a verse to anchor you, a short reflection to steady you, a prayer to speak aloud, and an original watercolor illustration to carry with you through the day. Tender, honest, and luminous.

Title: The Prayer: Rise with Jesus
Subtitle: 30 Days to Transform Your Life
Format: Christian Devotional · 30 Days
Published: April 15, 2025
Pages: 69
ISBN: 979-8-218-64761-2
Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle, Audible
Languages: 7 (EN, PT, IT, FR, ES, Chichewa, RU in production)
Awards: 3 international awards (2025)
Amazon: #1 Best Seller in 3 languages
Rating: 5.0 / 5 · 96+ reviews
Audiobook: Narrated by Rebecca Cade · June 23, 2025

Awards and bestseller rankings

Best Indie Book Award

Christian Prayer & Meditation · 2025

Storytrade Award

Christian Devotional · 2025

Readers' Favorite

Devotion & Study · 2025

#1 Christian Prayer Books

Captured May 25, 2026

#1 Religion in Portuguese · Kindle

Captured May 25, 2026

#1 Religion in Italian · Kindle

Captured May 25, 2026

Published editions

English

Portuguese

Italian

French

Spanish

Chichewa

Original interior artwork

The Next Chapter

From Mercy to Hope, and a launch campaign behind it.

From Mercy to Hope: A 30-Day Devotional Journey with Jesus

Forthcoming from Paulist Press · Release date to be announced

Stefania's next devotional is forthcoming from Paulist Press, and a full launch campaign is being prepared around it: interviews, media opportunities, publicity and promotional content. A launch window of this size creates room for brands to be part of the story rather than alongside it.

Interviews and media

Podcast, radio and editorial appearances across the launch period.

Promotional content

Launch content across Instagram, TikTok and long-form storytelling.

Brand integration

Fashion, jewellery, beauty and lifestyle products woven into launch content.

Publishing agreement executed

Stefania Leão signed with Paulist Press for From Mercy to Hope: A 30-Day Devotional Journey with Jesus. No release date is announced yet.

Creator Platform · Audience

Audience figures are being held until the kit is finalised, so the most current numbers go in at the end. The reserved spaces below are ready for them.

Instagram followers

Lifestyle and creator account

TikTok followers

Lifestyle account

TikTok followers

Books and faith account

Combined audience

All platforms

Recent reach / views

Last 30 days

Engagement rate

Average across platforms

Audience gender

Split across platforms

Top audience locations

Primary countries

Instagram

@stefanialeaoofficial

TikTok

@stefanialeao

TikTok (Books)

@stefanialeaobooks

Readers and creators sharing the book

A selection from the creators who have featured The Prayer to their own audiences.

@jazzybsway

@taliyahugc

@kimberlywilsonharrison

@melmarmedia

@breannashiveley

@resident.st0ner.girl

Faith in Action

Every book gives back.

The purpose of Stefania's work extends beyond the page. Through two growing initiatives, she supports people experiencing homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area and a faith community in Malawi.

Project 01 · San Francisco

San Francisco Bay Area Homeless Outreach

This initiative supports neighbors experiencing homelessness through direct outreach: food, water, personal connection, and copies of The Prayer. The goal is not only to distribute resources, but to meet people with dignity, presence, and compassion.

Project 02 · Malawi

Malawi Ministry Partnership

The Prayer was translated into Chichewa, the language spoken across Malawi, and created for ministry use. Free physical copies have been carried and given, one by one, through a local ministry partnership. The project is in a responsible expansion stage as Stefania learns more about the community's needs.

Every cent of royalties from The Prayer helps fund this outreach. This is personal, community-level engagement, not a registered nonprofit organization. Over 1,000 free Chichewa copies of The Prayer have reached families across Malawi through a local ministry partnership.

Press & Interviews

Covered in nine countries and seven languages.

The Christian Post article featuring Stefania Leão

The Christian Post · United States · 29 June 2026

Could this bestselling devotional boost Brazil's chances of lifting the World Cup?

Brazilian author of bestselling collection of prayers donates all its proceeds to church projects

Church Times · London, UK · 19 June 2026

Newspaper

Modern prayer book rises to be top seller in 3 languages

Baptist News Global · United States · 11 June 2026

Editorial feature

Devotions from hard times turn into bestseller

Vision Christian Media · Australia · 16 June 2026

Editorial feature

Devotions from hard times turn into bestseller

UCB Asia Pacific · Asia Pacific · 6 July 2026

Editorial feature

Livro religioso transforma brasileira em best-seller internacional

Revista Pernambuco · Brazil · 27 June 2026

Newspaper · Portuguese

Stefania schreef gebeden vanuit haar pijn

CVandaag · Netherlands · 11 September 2026

Interview · Dutch

巴西拚世界盃第六冠，暢銷靈修書陪森巴軍團與耶穌同行

Christian Tribune · Taiwan · 2 July 2026

Editorial feature · Chinese

Also featured in

The Maravi PostMalawi · Editorial
Rádio Voz FMLusophone radio · Radio interview
Author AffairsPodcast · Podcast interview
The Christian Post en EspañolSpanish-language · Editorial
Christian Daily EspañolSpanish-language · Editorial
West Hollywood WeeklyLos Angeles · Editorial
US Daily ReviewUnited States · Editorial

And many more

Explore Stefania Leão's full international press and media archive.

stefanialeao.com/media

Press release and wire syndication

The placements below were distributed through press releases and wire syndication. They are listed separately and are not presented as independent editorial coverage.

AP News · press release
Business Insider Markets · syndicated press release
Des Moines Register · press release
Standard Newswire
USA TODAY Network · Lansing State Journal, Naples News, Desert Sun, Commercial Appeal
FOX broadcast affiliates · five stations
The CW · CW33 Dallas
EIN Presswire network
Christian Newswire
National Law Review

Partnership Opportunities

Ways we can work together.

A partnership does not have to choose between the author platform and the creator platform. The strongest work usually uses both.

Brand ambassador

Long-term relationships built around consistent, natural presence rather than a single post.

Paid campaigns

Campaign content across Instagram, TikTok and long-form storytelling.

UGC and product content

Clean, on-brand content a brand can license and repurpose across its own channels.

Styling and jewellery features

Fashion, beauty and jewellery worn and styled inside real lifestyle content.

Book launch partnerships

A major devotional launch is coming, with interviews, publicity and promotional content around it.

Events and appearances

Signings, appearances and appropriate interview and media styling moments.

Faith products and apps

Devotionals, Bible and faith products, and apps speaking to a faith-led readership.

Pricing is not published here. Rates and deliverables are discussed directly, based on the scope of each partnership.

Contact

Let's build something together.

For partnership enquiries, campaigns, ambassador relationships and press requests, reach out directly and we will talk through the right fit.

stefanialeao.books@gmail.com