Thanks to everyone who stopped by yesterday to participate in the Deeanne Gish giveaway. Loved the conversation. Today I want to celebrate my redesigned website! I hope you’ve noticed the new look. Tekeme Studios designed it for me and I LOVE it.
Because I love to celebrate good news with giveaways, I thought this would be a great chance to do just that. Play along by using the rafflecopter form below. I’ll be giving out some great reads just in time for summer vacation including:
- Swept Away by Mary Connealy
- Mystery of the Heart by Jillian Kent
- A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island by me 🙂
- And more.
To participate, all you have to do is join the fun through the form below. Help me spread the word and you’ll get more entries.
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I would like to read Cornhusker Dreams as I am from Nebraska and like all books to do with there. I will have to get this book. As for the speaking part – I would like to hear you speak about bookclubs. I belong to a few online but would love to find and join one in real life. Thank you for the chance to win. griperang at embarqmail dot com
Author
Angela, where are you from in Nebraska? The stories in Cornhusker Dreams take place in North Platte, Fort Robinson, and Holdrege.
Very nice site design! Clean and contemporary. And the chance to win books is certainly a bonus! 🙂
Wow, what a lovely design for your website. I particularly love the banner at the top. It is like a dream coming to life from the clouds. 😀
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Of all the things I’ve tried, I did not find any that did not work.
I think A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island sounds very interesting and I would love to read it!
Author
I love all the layers that book has. It was a lot of fun to write and pull it all together.
I won and read ‘A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island’
I am most interested in your speaking topic to women’s groups in general about what it means to be a daughter of the King. 🙂
I am finally reading Cornhusker Dreams! Just started it two days ago, and I am only a little way through, but I LOVE this story! I have never been to Nebraska, but it makes me want to go there… LOL…. I think I’d like to read your story about Mackinac Island…. 🙂
Author
I’m so glad you’re enjoying it, Jennifer!
You website is delightful. It looks and works beautifully. I love the pop of color on the shoes at the top of the page. Gorgeous!
Author
Kelly, that’s probably my favorite part, too!
I would love to read “A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island”
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All of your speaking topics look interesting, but I always love to hear from writers about writing, all the different aspects you have to go through to write a book.
Author
I met with a bookclub last month and it was so fun to talk about the writing process with them.
Timeless Treasures. I love a good mystery wrapped in a crafty story.
I’m interested in your speaking topic Writer’s Groups, Conferences, and Bookclubs. I’ve always wanted to write but have no idea where to start or even if I’d be good at it.
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Heather, I love talking to writers. A great place to start is American Christian Fiction Writers (www.acfw.com)
I am most interested in your speaking topics for women’s group, especially talking about how we are daughters of the Most High King. Since I went back to work this school year I miss the speakers that come to my women’s group at church. I would love to read Cornhusker Dreams. As a Midwest girl I enjoy historical books set here.
Author
I love speaking to groups about our identity. It is so pivotal to our relationships with God. Good luck with school!
I didn’t see anything on your site that didn’t work.
Author
Wooh! That’s a relief. Thanks for checking, Brandy.
Love the new design! From what I’ve tried, your site is working well. Thanks for the chance to win some great novels.
Author
Thanks, Amanda. It was fun to work with Tekeme Studio to design it.
Very nice! Everything seems to work very well!!
There are two that jumped out at me: Bookclubs- I just started a bookclub where I work and think it would great to get an author to visit or speak with us via phone or internet. I noticed that you are in Lafayette, IN. I live in Hagerstown, IN and work in Indianapolis, IN. It is nice to find local authors.
School Age Children is the other one. I think this a fantastic idea. There is one girl I know that likes to write and also does some drawings. She does stories and comics. I would love to see her get published. I have also considered working with my kids on this. They are not school age yet, but would love to get the wheels turning. My son comes up with little stories every once in a while, but I am not able to catch them on paper. I guess I need to keep a pen and paper handy so I can and let him and his sister do the drawings.
Being an Ohio girl,would love to read “Ohio Brides”!!
Your new website looks beautiful! So excited about this giveaway.
I would like to read any of your historical fiction books. That is definitely my favorite genre of fiction. Canteen Dreams looks interesting. I’ll have to pick that one up at my library to read this summer.
As far as speaking topics go, I think the one on either Young Moms or school aged kids would be interesting.
Author
Thanks for stopping by! I really appreciate the help making sure the website is in full working order 🙂
I love your new site, Cara! Super classy. 🙂
Author
Thanks!
I would love to read Stars in the Night! I love historical books with some suspense… Although it was hard to narrow down because they all look great… ( and honestly all have landed on my to read list:)
Author
That book will always be super special to me because it is WWII married with suspense.
The blog is beautiful! So far so good : )
I would like to read A Wedding Transpires.
Any of the speaking topics sound wonderful, but I love women’t retreat topics most.
All of the links I clicked on seem to be working just fine!
Would like to read Timely Treasures. I really like the look of the web page. I am inspired by the verses and short devotionals on fb. Thanks for sharing. Love the give-aways. Hoping soon.
Author
Thanks for letting me know you like the verses, etc., on Facebook! That means a lot!
I think the website is very good. I would like to read A Wedding Transpire on Mackinac Valley. I have read the first two of the Ladies of Summerhill books and am looking for the third one.
I think I have read just about all your books except “A Wedding Transpires…” That would be great to have when we go on vacation next month!
I would love to win!!!
Stars in the Night
Hubby, oldest daughter and youngest sons are attorney’s.
(from Berkley to Harvard)
I would like to read the A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island.
I would be interested in hearing how you do it, how you are able to truly enjoy your family, church and career with your schedule. Being an author, teacher, wife, mom, speaker, women’s ministry leader sounds as if you have absolutely no time for you how do you find balance.
Thank you for the chance to win a book. Nice website,by the way!
Wow, this is so gorgeous!! Really love the contrast of the black & white versus the pretty red shoes, VERY nice 🙂 Thanks so much for the generous giveaway, how exciting! Would love to win A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island, blessings Cara 🙂
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Love the new look!
Would love to read Stars in the Night.
Deadly Exposure looks awesome!
Thanks for the shoutout Cara! We loved working on this with you and it turned out great!
I couldn’t find anything that didn’t work
Finding God in the Hard times
I would like to read Cherry Blossom capers
I would like to read Stars in the Night.
Tammi in Maine
I would love to hear your talk about Homeschooling Mamas and Their Teens.
I have been a homeschooling mom of for many years, and now 2 teens (14,and 17), the other children are 11, 9, and 6. It can be overwhelming, and is difficult to get away to conferences or just to get together with other homeschooling moms.
You website is very nice, and it seems to be working well.
Tammi in Maine
Rather than posting a reply for each question, I’m going to combine them here:
I’ve read A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island (and enjoyed it very much). Your other books look good as well, but I’d especially like to read Stars in the Night and Cherry Blossom Capers.
I didn’t find anything on the website that didn’t work.
The speaking topic I’m most interested in is the one for women’s retreats.
Thanks for giving away these books! Your new site looks great; I especially like the red shoes in the header.
Nice website! I especially like the bright red shoes that “pop!” Everything I looked at seemed to work well. Thanks for the giveaway!
Pretty webpage – found nothing that didn’t work. I always enjoy hearing authors speak at women’s conferences – love conferences! Haven’t read any of your books yet, but looking forward to becoming acquainted with your books. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
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The website worked great !!
Thanks for the giveaway !!
I LOVE your design, and am not surprised that I do, since we are design studio mates — Tekeme did my website, too, and I love their work.
Very excited for you!
Laura
I have not read any of Cara’s books but look forward to doing so.
I don’t homeschool but we have a large group of ladies at my church who do. They also love to use our church library.
Well . . . I should have read all the questions before I commented! I read and loved Stars in the Night. Haven’t yet read Mackinac Island, but it’s on my list. And I loved the presentation you did last year at ACFW–I took tons of notes that I still refer to.
Cara, I love the web design! Especially the shoes!!!
Thank you for this opportunity to win some wonderful books!!
I am looking forward to reading A Wedding Transpires on Mackinaw Island. I love to read Christian Fiction.
Everything seems to work for me, Cara. You new webpage is beautiful! 🙂
Everything looks great, and works for me!
I’d love to read, “Stars in the Night”! I am looking forward to when your books go “audible”!
I’d like to hear you speak on how God really sees us.
I love the look of your website. It is very clean and crisp looking. I took the time to read about each of your books. Now I’m going to have to figure out a budget that will let me buy as many of them as are available.
I didn’t see that there were multiple questions.
Everything on the website works for me.
I’ve never read any of Cara’s books. I have Sandhill Dreams in eBook and will be getting to it soon.
For the speaking topics: who we are as daughters of the Most High King.
Author
Thanks, Debora. I hope you enjoy sandhill dreams!
nothing yet!! =)
I’d like to read Stars in the Night and Canteen Dreams.
Hearing Cara speak at a women’s retreat interests me.
I’d love to read Stars in the Night! LOVE the red shoes…they really “kick” it up! Also, love hearing other women speak from their heart about things that they have gone through and seen the Lord meet them where they are and helped them in their own personal journey.
Author
Love sharing my heart with others.
Your website is designed nicely and is easy to navigate. Thanks for the chance to win some books!
I am a homeschooling mom, so that topic is always interesting to me.
Author
My hats off to you. Homeschooling isn’t an easy choice, but your kids will thank you sometime. 🙂
This is a nice looking website! Thanks for the opportunity to win books from such good authors. 🙂
I love the red shoes! They are fantastic! I have enjoyed some of your books in the past but I have missed some so I would like to read more of them. Nice looking web page!
Author
I thought the shoes were a great touch, too. Thanks!
I’ve read A Marriage Transpires on Mackinac Island — was esp. intersting to me since I’m originally from MI. Loved revisting Mackinac via your book . . .
Author
Thanks, Carol. It was a fun book to write.
Hello, Cara! I love your new website. It is so sleek and the orange on the homepage is strikingly beautiful. I haven’t found anything that doesn’t work. Congrats on the new site.
Author
Thank you, ma’am! I love the feel.
Your new website is great! I would love to win some books. Thanks for the chances.
I am a homeschool mom so any topic that addresses that is of interest to me.
You have a beautiful new site!
Beautiful job on the new website1 Would love to read any of the giveaway books!!
seems like a great website
I have read all of your Heartsong Presents books
I like your new web page design. It is clean and crisp, easy on the eyes, and easy to find things!
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I certainly would enjoy winning a summer read! New site looks nice.
You always post good comments; always watch for anything new.
I lived in Lafayette, IN from 1965-1970 while my husband attended Purdue. I worked for Purdue in the Executive Building and made a life long friend there who was also a student wife. We have fond memories from those years of our lives.
Red shoes catch the eye!
Nope; your website looks great to me!
I would really love to read Cornhusker Dreams!
I would LOVE to win a copy of your book A Wedding Transpires on Mackinac Island!!!!! I would, of course be extremely happy to win any book, but I am so interested in this one!!!
I would be most interested to hear you speak on following God no matter where he leads.
Thanks for another wonderful giveaway!
Connie
I would love to read the Mackinac Island one, because I have been there a couple of times. It is quite an enchanting place.
I think your topic of how we can find God in those darkest times would be a good one right now for so many people I know. It seems almost everyone that is close to me at the moment has health problems.
Author
The storms of life aren’t getting easier. Thanks, Kay.
I have read most of your books and they are all wonderful. I have not read A Wedding Transpires so that would be the next book on my list.
I have heard you speak and you are a wonderful speaker. I you would do wonderfully speaking to children, too.
-Lisa
Author
Thanks, Lisa!
I loved your book Trial by Fire! It’s one of my favorites. A Wedding Transpired on Mackinac Island sounds great! Hopefully I’ll get to read it soon (hint, hint). 🙂
The other books you’re giving away sound awesome, too! I love Mary Connealy’s books and Jillian Kent’s book also sounds like it’d be something I’d really enjoy (I love historicals).
Oops! I didn’t realize I was supposed to be answering questions! At least I managed to answer one by accident! 🙂
To answer another, I haven’t found anything that doesn’t work on your website.
Author
Ah, thanks, Sarah. I loved writing that book. So glad you enjoyed it!