Let in snow, let it snow!

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Who knew it would snow so much for my birthday… Loving it. Isn’t this a great photo of our puppy? She LOVES the snow. Capital letters doesn’t quite do her affection for the white, cold, wet stuff justice. She won’t come in she loves it so much. She’s catching a snowball in this photo. Love it! We got 9-10 inches …

Moonlight Masquerade Review

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Julie Klassen turned me into a Regency fan — I discovered I loved the time of Jane Austen’s England, but alas Julie only writes one book a year. With Moonlight Masquerade, Ruth Axtell joins this time period…and does so with an eye on the details that I was transported into this tale of impossible love and forbidden longing. Take a …

Unbreakable Giveaway

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Unbreakable is the second book in Nancy Mehl’s Road to Kingdom series. When you crack open the cover, you’ll be transported to the small Mennonite community of Kingdom, a town that wants to live apart and in peace. Yet from the opening pages, Hope and the town are in the sights of an unknown attack. The story spins out with conflict …

Bella’s Back!

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Enjoy this fun interview with author Janice Thompson, where she shares the story-behind-the-story regarding Bella’s return. Janice, welcome! I’m really enjoyed the Weddings by Bellaseries and am excited to read the spin-off series. 1. Can you tell us more about why you decided to write it? Sure! (Thanks for hosting me, by the way!) When I wrote Fools Rush In(book …

Turning Life Into Fiction: My Grandpa

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 We had my Grandpa’s services on Saturday, and then yesterday morning my uncle died. As I’ve been with family, I’ve thought about the legacy we leave behind. Grandpa was one of my heroes. Today, I wanted to share with you one way I turned who he was into inspiration for my stories. A couple years ago for Christmas, he had …

Honoring a Legacy of Love

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Today, I’ll be at the visitation and tomorrow at the graduation celebration for my 93 year old grandfather who went home to be with the Lord Sunday. It’s been a bittersweet couple weeks as we prepared for him to leave us. The man has left an amazing legacy. He and my grandma were married 66 years. They had four children+ …

LFY in Glacier Bay, Alaska

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My Review:  I had the fun of hearing all about Tricia’s trip to Glacier Bay to research this book. It was a hoot to hear her talk about Bud’s rental cars, the rugged beauty of the place, and how everyone knows everyone. Hearing the details made me hungry to read the book and I wasn’t disappointed. All those details and so many …

Downton Abbey: does it live up to the hype?

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For almost a year, many of my writing friends raved about Downton Abbey, but it never quite worked out for me to find time to sit down and watch it. In the last month, I’ve found pockets of time to watch season one and the beginning of season two. Just enough to become hooked. There are several reasons I think …

Christmas Giveaway Day 12

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And so my month of giveaways comes to a close. If I look around my house, I’m sure I could find another couple dozen books to giveaway. I hope you’ve enjoyed learning about these books as much as I’ve enjoyed sharing them with you. Today I have two Love Inspired Suspense titles from Terri Reed. And Sharon Dunn has included …

Christmas giveaway: the what & hows

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This month I’m giving away lots of books. It’s been a year filled with great story, and I want to share some of those with you. The photo shows you just a few of the books I’ll giveaway over the next weeks.  To get things started, I’m giving away a copy of my book Stars in the Night, just for …