Yay! Spring is finally here and to celebrate, I’m joining with eight other authors of Women’s Fiction for a wonderful giveaway. My hope is that you’ll find some new authors to love and share the giveaway with your book-loving friends, relatives, and neighbors. This is a great sampling of stories that pull at the heart strings – a few historicals, …
Ane Mulligan and Chapel Springs Revival
Mention the name Ane Mulligan, and a number of images comes to mind. Fiery red hair. Heart of gold. A smile that lights up the universe. Friend. Mentor. Co-founder of Novel Rocket, one of the best writing blogs around. To me she’s all of those things, but also patient, kind, funny, and soul mate. To know her is to love …
>TEN GREAT BOOKS I’VE READ THIS YEAR
>My reading pile has grown and grown and now is stacked two deep and spilling over on two shelves. Some of the books I read this year didn’t necessarily have a 2009 release date, but this is the year I read them, so my rule is . . . if I read it this year, it qualifies. There are so …
>WHAT THE BAYOU SAW by Patti Lacy up on CFBA Along with Review and Giveaway
> This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducing What The Bayou SawKregel Publications (March 24, 2009)byPatti LacyABOUT THE AUTHOR: Though Patti’s only been writing since 2005, she thinks her latest profession of capturing stories on paper (or computer files) will stick awhile. The Still, Small Voice encouraged Patti to write after a brave Irish friend shared memories of betrayal and …
>Don’t Fence Me In
>Okay. What did you first think when you read the title of this post? Roy Rogers? If that was a yes, you’re absolutely correct! Roy sang this song while Trigger danced in the 1944 movie, Hollywood Canteen. Many other singers also recorded it over the years – Gene Autry, Kate Smith, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters (together), Ella Fitzgerald, …
>A CHAT WITH CHRISTINA BERRY
>When I first met Christina Berry and her mom Sherrie Ashcraft, Christina and I were finalists in the Genesis contest. We were both unpublished, but hopeful that we would soon find homes for our novels. This is something I’ve noticed and love about conferences—you seem to find those who are kindred spirits, and when you see their joy in landing …
>WINNER OF THE SHAPE OF MERCY
> CONGRATULATIONS !!! CHERYL BARKER YOU ARE THE WINNERofSusan Meissner’s Book THE SHAPE OF MERCY I know you will enjoy this book a lot. Thanks to all of you who left comments. I’m sorry you couldn’t all win this beautifully written masterpiece. I hope you’ll stop by the Cafe again to see what’s going on, enjoy the latest in new …
>REVIEW OF HOW SWEET IT IS by Alice Wisler
>It is my pleasure to bring you How Sweet It Is by Alice Wisler (Bethany House. 2009). This book is a little like taking a walk along a lovely mountain path. There are rocks to watch for, bends in the road that lead to unknown vistas, an incline or two that has to be climbed, but the sights and sounds …