The “A Year of Weddings” series coming from HarperCollins Christian Fiction will offer a lovely, romantic story for every month of the year! And aren’t these covers stunning? These ebook-first novellas will then be collected into gorgeous print book collections––one for every season––starting next year. First up is the Winter Brides collection with authors Denise Hunter, Deborah Raney and Betsy …
Beautiful Bride: Katie “007” Bond from Thomas Nelson
Welcome my friend an publicist at Thomas Nelson, Katie Bond. She’s sharing her love story with us today! Bryce and I may not have experienced love at first sight, but I’d call it something pretty darn close. We are your online meeting success story: two busy twenty-somethings who’d both dated sitcom-worthy casts of characters and had no more excuses. Why …
Beautiful Brides: Mary Connealy
Many of you love Mary Connealy’s sweet, funny, historicals! Here’s how charming her own romance turned out! Mary writes: Ivan and I met in eighth grade at a country school track meet. We both attended one-room country schools (different ones) through eighth grade, then went to high school together. We were friends in high school and ran around in a …
Beautiful Brides: Tamera Alexander
Tamera Alexander is one of the sweetest women I know. But she also possesses a sharp, funny wit. Here’s some great pictures from her wedding day. Isn’t she gorgeous? Tammy writes: Hey friends, Let me start off by saying: Arranged marriages still work! I met my sweet mother-in-law, Claudette Harris Alexander, before I ever met my husband, Joe. Here’s where that went… …
Beautiful Brides: Robin Lee Hatcher
Continuing the tour of beautiful brides… Here’s Robin Lee Hatcher in ’89! Doesn’t she look great? Robin writes: First a note about my wedding dress. It was purchased for and worn first by my 5′ 10″ eldest daughter. Two years later, I wore it (as I am under 5′ 6″ it had to be shortened plus I used a belled …
Beautiful Brides: Deborah Raney
Being as I wrote a book about four brides and a wedding dress, I asked some author friends to share their wedding pictures and stories with me. Now I’m sharing them with you! First up, the beautiful Deborah Raney! “When I met Ken Raney and it was almost love at first sight. We dated all summer, but in the fall, …
08.08.08
On 7.7.’77, I was sixteen, working at Publix in Cutler Ridge, FL. One of the bag boys, Ronny Paul, said today is 7.7.’77 and noted how many years it would be before we had 8.8.’88, and 9.9.’99 and now it’s 8.8.08. What’s in a number anyway? Here’s what I wrote in my diary on July 7, ’77. “Today is 7,7,’77 …