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Cover Reveal of Consecrated
It's Time!For Another Cover Reveal!!'Tis the season for cover reveals! This one is for another "bonus" story in the Awakened world. I wrote it over Christmas and then had to wait for my darling daughter to have time to work on the character art for me, which didn't...
My Very Very Very First Book
Time for something that's just pure fun. A month or so ago, my mom was going through a bookshelf and found something odd stuck in one of their books. She pulled it out and laughed...because this wasn't just random paper. This was my very, very, very first book. In...
Welcome to The Island Bakeshop!
The Island BakeshopContemporary Romance with a Historical ThreadCOMING IN MAY!Are you ready to go back to the Outer Banks?If you joined me in Avon, North Carolina, part of the gorgeous island chain called the Outer Banks, in The Island Bookshop, then you not only met...
Cover Reveal of Amazed
It's Time!For Another Cover Reveal!!Guys, this one has been in the works for a while, as my illustrator, Caroline, sent me drafts of the character art...and I have been SO EXCITED. Because much as I adore the art and the covers for the first two books in my Awakened...

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30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 29

30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 29

Weekend winners are: Chaplain Debbie and Meghan Gorecki Wowy zowy, it's hard to believe we only have 2 days left! Which means not a whole lot of time to enter for this truly amazing book of prayers. And of course, only 2 more drawings for Ring of Secrets! Why? Because...

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30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 25

30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 25

I had so much fun hearing about everyone's wedding dresses yesterday! If anyone missed that conversation but want in on it, I've posted some pictures of the dresses described by readers too. Check it out here. And of course, we have a new winner of Ring of Secrets --...

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30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 22

30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 22

 Hope everyone had a great weekend! We participated in a fundraiser walk for some friends of our adopting from Ethiopia, watched Captain America, and did some much-needed straightening up around here. =) Two of those activities were much more fun than the other,...

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30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 15

30 Days of Giveaways ~ Day 15

Wow, halfway through our month of giveaways already!! How did that happen? LOL. We've had lots of winners already (most recently Kelsey Shade Perkins and bn100!), and just as many still to come! Remember, every day I'm doing a drawing for Ring of Secrets, book 1 in...

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30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 11

30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 11

Day 10's winner of Ring of Secrets is... Sarah Keimig ! Keep entering all week for a chance at the daily book drawing AND Friday's drawing for winner's choice of one of these two necklaces by Susie Finkbeiner of Inspired Novelties. And for today: Thoughtful About . ....

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30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 8

30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 8

The winner of day 7's drawing is: Amy WV! As a reminder, every entry this week keeps you in each day's drawing for a book, and also for winner's choice of one of two necklaces from Inspired Novelties--so keep those entries coming, and please do share! Last week we...

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30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 7

30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 7

Yesterday's winner of Ring of Secrets is: Amy Putney! Keep entering! Every entry you make this week increases your chances to win a copy of the book, AND this week's bonus winner will have a choice of one of two one-of-a-kind necklaces from Inspired Novelties!...

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30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 1

30 Days of Giveaways! ~ Day 1

Much as I can't believe it, there is only ONE MONTH before the release of Whispers from the Shadows, book 2 in the Culper Ring Series! Man, the last six months have flown by!! And you know what? I still have boxes and boxes of Ring of Secrets sitting here, just...

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Remember When…The Countdown Began?

Remember When…The Countdown Began?

Ring of Secrets is thiiiiiiis close to releasing, y'all! Okay, so maybe thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis close. 😉 I know some stores will stock it beginning February 18, though other places are listing March 1 as the official T-0 day. Either way, I just realized last night...

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Story Time . . . FINDING JEENA

Story Time . . . FINDING JEENA

Giveaway here - Deb Raney's Almost ForeverGiveaway of A Stray Drop of Blood - a special Mother's Day contest at Sunnybank Meandering includes my book and many other awesome prizes. Also, there's a really awesome interview and giveaway to correspond with the ACFW book...

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My Friend . . . Christina Berry

My Friend . . . Christina Berry

During my first writers conference back in '07, I was standing around waiting for class to start one day and struck up a conversation with a mother/daughter writing team in front of me--Christina Berry and Sherry Ashcroft. Though I met a lot of people there, these...

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Story Time . . . ZORA & NICKY by Claudia Mair Burney

When Claudia Mair Burney's new book out from Cook arrived on my in-pile, I thought something along the lines of "Sigh." I'd only read one book by this author before, and while I enjoyed most of it, I didn't care for the ending. I was kinda afraid this would have the...

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