Chapter-A-Week: test drive a book

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You know I talk about books…alot. It’s hard not to when I spend so much time reading and writing. Do you ever wander the bookstore aisles not knowing if you want to spend money on a book? Then the Chapter-A-Week could be the perfect test-drive for you It’s hard enough to find books that are just right for everyone. Chapter-a-Week …

The joy of the law

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I’m working on a project for a client right now that is reminding me what I like about the law. The list of things I don’t like is long. I love client interaction, but would really enjoy client interaction when people aren’t in crisis. I think that’s why I gravitate toward corporate law. It’s just business folks. You can avoid …

Ready for a Movie?

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I hadn’t seen anything about Ben Stein’s latest movie until the link to the website got mailed to me this week. Now I’m incredibly intrigued. Check out the link for Expelled and let me know what you think.

Fabulous Contest at Crystal Miller’s Blog

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NO FOOLING! Wendy Lawton, Artist and Author, Celebrates Release of Her Seventh Novel With Fabulous April Fools Day Contest (THE WOODLANDS, TX) What do porcelain, Pocahontas, and prizes have in common? Wendy Lawton, author, sculptor and literary agent is on a mission to find the next Daughter of the Faith for her highly successful middle grade series. In celebration of …

The Next Level Book Giveaway

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David Gregory, author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger, is back with The Next Level. It’s a delightful parable of how to find our place in life…and I’ve got a copy to give away! Business degree in hand, Logan enters the immense Universal Systems building and is hired as an organizational analyst – a trouble-shooter. His job: evaluate the company’s …

Rewrites: Joy or Angst

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This has been quite a week. On Monday I got to hold Deadly Exposure — Yeehaw! And I got my cover for Sandhill Dreams…it is gorgeous! And I got my rewrite letter from my editor for Captive Dreams. Also this week, writers on an eloop I’m on have been moaning about and rejoicing in rewrites. Seems writers fall into two …

More Winners

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Congratulations to Karin, winner of Symphony of Secrets, and bookwurm, winner of Truffles by the Sea. Contact me, and I’ll get the books out to you ASAP.

I’m Back and had a great surprise….

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Last night I arrived home late — still a bit groggy this morning, but life goes on. There were stacks of books on my desk. The first shipment of Heartsong Presents Mysteries — boy, do those look good. Amber Morn from Brandilyn Collins. Leaving November by Deborah Raney. Beloved Castaway by Kathleen Y’Barbo. And Courting Emma by Sharlene MacLaren. All …

ACFW Conference Prep and More

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First, don’t forget to leave a comment on the Symphony of Secrets post and the Truffles by the Sea post to be entered in the contests for copies of those books. I will post winners when I get back in town. Why am I out of town you ask? For ACFW board meetings and pre-conference meetings. I arrived in Minneapolis …

March’s New Releases

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What an amazing month of new releases! We’ve got 21 new Christian novels to choose from – plenty of choices to fit every taste in genre. 1. A Lady of Hidden Intent, Book 2 in the Ladies of Liberty series by Tracie Peterson from Bethany House Publishers. Catherine Newbury flees her past, but has hidden intentions to right the wrongs …