Meet Me In St. Louis

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Meet me in St. Louie, Louie, meet me at the Conference! It’s fabulous! You should come! Really! St. Louis is a grand city! They have an arch in plain view from the hotel. The hotel has cool carpet. I’ll be there! Listen, I know what it’s like to feel lost, alone, stupid, clumsy, and like an outsider at a conference. …

The Fine Art of Insincerity by Angela Hunt

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Please welcome friend and author fabulous, Angela Hunt. I love the title and premise of this book. And knowing, Angie, it will be a great read. Take a peek at the blurb and first chapter! **** The Fine Art of Insincerity Three Southern sisters with nine marriages between them — and more looming on the horizon – travel to St. …

The Story Jar by Robin Lee Hatcher and Deborah Bedford

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What a great honor to have these two prestigious authors on my blog today to tell us about a great Mother’s Day gift! THE STORY JAR A lovely novel of three women, their stories threaded together through the concept of The Story Jar… The jar itself is most unusual — not utilized in the ordinary way for canning or storing …

Letters in the Attic by DeAnna Julie Dodson

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Please welcome author and friend DeAnna Julie Dodson! Tell us about your new book. Letters in the Attic is about Annie Dawson who findsAnnie Dawson a stack of old letters from her childhood friend Susan Morris in her grandmother’s attic in Stony Point, Maine. Annie remembers Susan fondly and would like to get back in touch, but nobody seems to …

The ACFW Carol Award Finalist

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Here’s a list of the ACFW Carol Award Finalist. Congrats to all the editors and authors. This is the first year for the Carol Award, named for pioneering Bethany House fiction editor, Carol Johnson. Johnson saw the possibility for Christian based stories when she read a charming manuscript written by Janette Oke. That was in the early ’80s. The Carol …

Steadfast Soldier by Cheryl Wyatt

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Please welcome my friend and fellow author extraordinaire, Cheryl Wyatt! Book Blurb: Rescuing people is his job… But the one person pararescue jumper Chance Garrison can’t seem to help is his own ailing father, who refuses his much-needed physical rehabilitation. That is, until Chance hires unconventional occupational therapist Chloe Callet. To his surprise, Chloe and her sweet black Lab, Midnight, …

Almost Forever by Deborah Raney

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Almost Foreverby Deborah RaneyHoward/Simon and Schuster Please welcome my good friend, the lovely and gracious, Deborah Raney and her new release. Unearthing a lost memory may cause her to lose everything she holds dear. But could it also set her free? Volunteer Bryn Hennesey was there at the Grove Street Homeless Shelter the night five heroic firefighters died at the …

Once In A Blue Moon by Leanna Ellis

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I met Leanna about four years ago, online, somehow, but we’ve become good friends. She’s the kind who made me feel “at home” the first time we chatted in person. I’m so happy to have her on the site to showcase her new book! She’s a great writer. Once in a Blue Moon from B&H Publishing! About the book: Faith …

A Soldier’s Devotion by Cheryl Wyatt

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Please welcome my friend and author, Cheryl Wyatt! A Soldiers Devotion U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper Vince Reardon was headed to a lifesaving mission. Until a too-pretty lawyer crashed her fancy car into his motorcycle—sidelining him for two weeks. Vince can barely accept Valentina Russo’s heartfelt apologies. Ever since his brother was wrongly convicted — and killed in prison — …