Over the weekend Amazon threw me a whole orchard of lemons. What happened? My publishing account closed and all of my indie and republished books were removed and my earned payments kept. It was a writer’s worst nightmare, and sometime I’ll share the full story because it’s terrifying and why I’ve always been concerned about how big and powerful the company has become. The good news is it’s been resolved and my books are back up. The bad news is it could happen again at any point in time because I don’t know why it happend the first time. But what I really want to focus on today is the good. On September 18th I have a book releasing. Yay!

Next week We Three Kings releases, and I’m so excited about this novel. With this book I return to two of my passions – World War II and the Monuments Men. I also got to write the novella set in one of my favorite countries, Germany. This Christmas novella collection will get you in the mood for the holiday season with three novellas from three award-winning authors. It was a delight to write with my friends Crystal Caudill and Angela Strong. I love the books both of them write, so it was fun to get to write with them and I truly believe you’ll enjoy all of our novellas. Crystal’s is set in the 1880s, mine is in 1945, and Angela’s is contemporary. All revolve around one family across the generations and all point to the true light of Christmas. This whole fiasco with Amazon has emphasized that where you buy my books matters. Need ideas on where to buy? Can I ask that you consider purchasing somewhere other than Amazon? I personally buy most of my preorders from Baker Book House and Christian Book Distributors. I also love Indie Bound and Barnes & Noble. Links for each of those are below – just click on the word or click on the link above. Thank you for believing in me and supporting my books. That truly kept me going this week when I was tempted to stop writing. Well you and my next contracted deadline kept me going!

In celebration, I’m hosting a fun giveaway. The ornament on the cover is one I bought in Berlin a couple years ago. Fortunately for y’all, I bought extras. To celebrate the release of this collection, I’m giving away a copy plus one of the wood ornaments. Use the form below to enter. No purchase is necessary to participate. US only to receive an autographed paper copy and ornament, but I will gladly gift an ebook to an international winner. Use the form below to enter (If the form doesn’t show up, click on the link to go to the form). Thank you so much for your support of the books. a Rafflecopter giveaway