The Story Behind the Story: Imperfect Justice

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When I envisioned the Hidden Justice series,  I knew that each of the women in the cohort of four would get their own story, but I didn’t know exactly what those stories would be. Hayden’s Beyond Justice became based on juvenile immigration issues. Then I turned to Emilie, Hayden’s roommate and started thinking about issues I’m passionate about and would resonate …

Story Behind the Story: A Promise Kept

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Every book I write is special for one reason or another. I wouldn’t invest the time in creating if I didn’t love the characters or the hook. A Promise Kept is special for several reasons: @Cara_putman A Promise Kept, the story inspired by London’s @I-W-M is #free this weekend on #Kindle. https://amzn.to/319T1KA Click To Tweet While written as a Heartsong Presents originally, …

Me? Write a Historical? The birth of Canteen Dreams

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Imagine my surprise and delight when the first night of the 2006 ACFW conference, JoAnne Simmons called me to the front at the opening session to give me my first contract for Canteen Dreams. The prior year I had watched Mary Connealy receive her contract and thought, “it is possible. That could happen to me.” I had no idea it would happen so quickly, or that it would be such a magical moment.