Saturday was my very first book-signing. Yeah! I was so tickled as so many friends made the effort to come by. Here I am signing a book for my friend Heather Corbin. She was one of the gals in a Bible study two years ago that I dared to risk this dream, too. That group of gals prayed for me …
First Review: Canteen Dreams
Sunday morning I found the very first review of Canteen Dreams. If you’ve seen others, please let me know! Michelle Sutton, author of this review, reads tons of books and writes honest reviews. That’s why I am so pleased that she like Canteen Dreams. I know if she hadn’t, she would have let me know! Canteen Dreams (2007) In the …
December Fiction Releases
Here is the December 2007 line-up of new Christian fiction releases in time to add to your Christmas gift list. Enjoy! 1. Bluegrass Peril by Virginia Smith from Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense. When Becky Dennison’s boss at a retirement farm for thoroughbred stallions is murdered, she becomes entrenched in a high-stakes game of danger, money, and that famous southern …
Booksigning Tomorrow!
I am so excited! My first booksigning is tomorrow, Saturday, December 1st. If you’re in the area, please join Colleen Coble, Brandt Dodson, Jamie Carie, Denise Hunter and me for the signing. It will be from 1-3 p.m. at Carpenter’s Son, 1165 S. Creasy Lane, Lafayette, IN. I’ll be sure to post photos, etc. next week. Have a wonderful weekend!
Kim Sawyer Interview
I am delighted to have my fried Kim Sawyer join us for an interview. She’s a talented writer, who quickly pulls readers into her settings. Kim, you live in Kansas and your books are set there. How do you find your ideas for the books?To be honest, more often than not, the ideas find me. Inspiration strikes, and the story …
Win Canteen Dreams
Check out Michelle Sutton’s Blog for another chance to win. She’ll post a review soon, but here are her initial thoughts: If you enjoy historical fiction you will love this book. It’s interesting, has great tension between the hero and heroine, and occurs in a fabulous setting. I’m enjoying this story immensely and if I hadn’t been working on my …
Review: Finding Father Christmas
I don’t often read novellas, because most don’t have enough going on to keep me interested. However, Robin Jones Gunn crafts a wonderful tale with Finding Father Christmas. Miranda Carson travels to England one Christmas to find the father she’s never known. As this tale begins, she enters the Tea Cosy on Christmas Eve. She’s already questioning her decision to …
Reviews: Bygones & Beginnings by Kim Sawyer
Can I admit that Bygones sat on my shelf for six months. I wanted to read it, but I was afraid I would be unable to get into a story about the collision of old and new with the Mennonite thread. Yet from the moment I picked up this book till I finished it the next day, I could not …
Preparing for Christmas
We made it home late last night from our Thanksgiving trek. We added a weekend away to the trip, and it’s really good to be home. Today we’ll put up Christmas trees. It was do it today or not at all…and that just didn’t seem right. So as we begin to prepare for Christmas, what are some of your favorite …
Thankful Hearts: Day Four
I’ve spent this week blogging and thinking about the different ways that I have been blessed. So many of them are truly good ways…and yesterday I shared some of the hard things. So here, in no particular order, is the rest of the list until I can think of more LOL… A husband who loves imperfect me…and no one knows …