If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know that I am a huge proponent of American Christian Fiction Writers. I firmly believe I wouldn’t be the writer I am and published like I am but for ACFW and attending its conference. I’ve also served for years on the operating board and now executive board because I …
Multi-Layered Summer Read
I know Irene Hannon through her romantic suspense, which I love. That’s why when I heard she had a new book out and it was straight romance, I hesitated before jumping on the blog tour. When I love an author for one genre, it can be hard to transition with them to another. Irene did it successfully for me. That …
Treasuring the Life I have
Summer is here…and with it I keep waiting for life to slow down. To settle into a dull, boring routine. We haven’t found that yet in Putman-ville. How about y’all? It has me on a quest to define normal. Yesterday we went strawberry picking and to the library. Follow that with a chaser of school (yes, I am that mom …
A Most Peculiar Circumstance
I loved Jen Turano’s free novella Gentleman of Her Dreams and thoroughly enjoyed her debut novel A Change of Fortune. While I enjoyed A Most Peculiar Circumstance, it didn’t have the same level of fun that floated through the other two. Arabella is a heroine determined to do good in the world with a penchant for finding trouble. Toward the …
Catch a Falling Star Review
If you’re looking for a romance with a few twists, but that stays focused on the true north of finding a lifelong love, then this book may be for you. Kendall is someone with a plan, who finds her plans not going as she’d imagined. Instead, she’s 36, a successful doctor, but resigned to staying single. Griffin is an Air …
Ebooks & a Survey
This year, one of my publishers has been playing with the prices on my ebooks they published. Currently, A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island, is on sale for $2.99. While it’s a full length novel, the publisher has put some of my shorter World War II novels at 99 cents at various times. I’m very curious to see how all …
A Baby Changes Everything: Cynthia Ruchti
It is my pleasure and delight to share my blog with my friend and to share my friend with you. Cynthia Ruchti is a delightful person, one I wish I lived much closer to so that we could spend hours talking, brainstorming, and encouraging each other. Fortunately there are phones — even though it is not the same. Cynthia is …
A Day in the Life
Sometimes it’s fun to step behind the curtain and see what life is really like in Oz — err — Putman mayhem. It also helps everyone to see just how insanely normal the life of this writing mom is. 7 a.m. Wake up thanks to the 2 y.o., but played possum as much as possible until 8. Not easy with …
A Perfect Fairytale: Once Upon a Prince Review & Giveaway
I have been waiting for a series a long time and the first book is finally here! Rachel Hauck’s new Once Upon a Prince is a dream of a book. From the first page I wanted Susanna to find herself and happiness, and Prince Nathaniel — happy sigh — is the perfect hero. He’s romantic. He’s honorable. He’s conflicted. And …
In the face of disaster, what can we do?
Here is a post I wrote in the face of Joplin. As we pray about Moore and how we can help another community that is devastated, this post from May 2011, seemed more than appropriate to share again. Let’s determine to be intentional about helping those confronted with disaster. I’ve been burdened by the tornadoes and their horrific paths of …