>MY REVIEW: It’s my pleasure today to introduce a fellow Oklahoman and writing friend, Tina Ann Forker. In a follow up novel to Ruby Among Us, Tina takes the reader back to the Sonoma Valley area with Rose House. The setting, this time, though, is contemporary and what a lovely journey it is. Two sisters, the sole survivors of a …
>REVIEW OF WHAT THE BAYOU SAW by Patti Lacy
>I met Patti Lacy on the run at the Minneapolis ACFW conference. In our five minute encounter, I knew I’d met a writer who sizzled with life, embracing it with joy and wonder. Soon after I read her debut novel, An Irishwoman’s Tale, and saw that same quality in her writing. She writes with abandon—exuberant prose with a magnetism aimed …
>NYT Best Seller JODI THOMAS on WOMEN’S FICTION
> The first writers’ group that I belonged to back in my writing infancy days was the Panhandle Professional Writers in Amarillo, Texas. It was there I tried my fledgling wings and first heard of romance writer Jodi Thomas. In the ensuing years, Jodi has been on numerous bestseller lists, won three Rita awards, been inducted in the RWA Hall …
>Review of SALTY LIKE BLOOD by Harry Kraus, MD
>Isn’t this a great title for a book? If the title and intriguing cover don’t pull you in, then the stellar writing of Harry Kraus, MD will. I met the author at the Minneapolis ACFW conference last year where I learned he was a physician who writes medical thrillers. I confessed that as a nurse, I had not really attempted …
>Bless a Young Writer
>Sara Mills, a gifted young writer, lost her husband last week. As a gift to her, many in the writing community are promoting her books and asking our blog readers to buy them, share them, and show your support for a grieving mom. This interview is from Cara Putman’s blog and used with permission here. This interview ran on Monday …
>CHASING LILACS
> Chasing Lilacs Ta-Da! The new title of my debut book. Someone asked me why I’d gone from a weed (see previous post about my beloved Dandelion) to a flower. Actually, I didn’t make the decision on my own. My wonderful publishers with marketing and sales expertise that I don’t possess, wanted a title that suggested the essence of the …
>CHRISTIAN BOOK EXPO
> Last week, I packed up and headed south toward Dallas to attend the first ever Christian Book Expo. Plenty of people have blogged about its less than stellar success in attracting people from the public. I won’t go into that here. However, I had a great time. First of all, just crossing the Red River from Oklahoma into Texas …
>CHRISTY AWARD NOMINEES
>I’ve returned from the Christian Book Expo in Dallas and had a wonderful time. I’ll give a full report tomorrow, but wanted to share one of the highlights here–being in the room when the Christy Finalists were named AND being able to hug two of my friends who made the list this year. A HUGE congrats to Mary Connealy in …
>TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE – Blog Tour Spot for Daisy Chain
> Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth hit the bookstores last week. This intriguing book has a major theme of secrets. In keeping with that theme, I’m letting you in on three cool things about me. Only trouble is, two are true and one is NOT. It’s up to you, my dear readers, to figure out which is which. Ready? 1. …
>Interview with Mary DeMuth and chance to win her new book, DAISY CHAIN
> It’s quite an honor for me to have my friend and wonderful author, Mary DeMuth, on my blog today! She’s in the midst of “release” mania with her newest novel, Daisy Chain, but has agreed to answer a few questions. At the bottom of the post, you will find out how you can win a copy of Daisy Chain. …