An Hour Unspent is HERE! Giveaways & More!

An Hour Unspent is HERE! Giveaways & More!

It’s HERE! It’s HERE! It’s HERE!

Barclay and Evelina are “officially” out in the wide world. And I have so many goodies for you today! Pour yourself a cup of steaming tea, get comfy, and let’s CELEBRATE!

About the Book

An Hour Unspent

Shadows Over England Book 3


With Danger Creeping Ever Closer,

Do Their Dreams Still Matter?
Once London’s top thief, Barclay Pearce has turned his back on his life of crime and now uses his skills for a nation at war. But not until he rescues a clockmaker’s daughter from a mugging does he begin to wonder what his future might hold.
Evelina Manning has constantly fought for independence but she certainly never meant for it to inspire her fiancé to end the engagement and enlist in the army. When the intriguing man who saved her returns to the Manning residence to study clockwork repair with her father, she can’t help being interested. But she soon learns that nothing with Barclay Pearce is as simple as it seems.
As 1915 England plunges ever deeper into war, the work of an ingenious clockmaker may give England an unbeatable military edge—and Germany realizes it as well. Evelina’s father soon finds his whole family in danger—and it may just take a reformed thief to steal the time they need to escape it.


Book Sale

The first two books in the series are on sale right now in my store! Signed print copies!



An Hour Unspent Companion Guide
This was so much fun to put together. I love that I can give you a peek into the history of this story. You can download this PDF for FREE in my store. Use for book club discussions or for your own personal use. You will explore the design of wristwatches, Big Ben, and blackouts during WWI. 
Printable Quotes

I have created three different printable graphics for you! Use to decorate your reading nook, office, living room, or give as gifts. These are also available in my store for FREE!

      

Giveaways
Yes, plural. Because you know how much I love my international readers. Please read the details for each giveaway. Enter via the Rafflecopter links below.
Open to all US Mailing Addresses. Giveaway is open 9/4/18 – 9/10/18 11:59pm EDT.
Void where prohibited. Please see disclosures and policies for more details.
Prizes Include*:
One (1) framed print of Big Ben clock tower
One (1) clock necklace
Complete Shadows Over England Series in print, signed.
Open to all residents outside the US. Giveaway is open 9/4/18 – 9/10/18 11:59pm EDT.
Void where prohibited. Please see disclosures and policies for more details.
Prizes Include*:
One (1) Trio of Teas set from Ahmad Tea London
One (1) eBook copy of An Hour Unspent
*Prizes subject to change due to availability. If the pictured prize is no longer available, a similar product will be chosen in its place.

Coming Soon!!!
You won’t want to miss it!

Well, I think that’s all the excitement I have for you today. I hope you enjoy reading An Hour Unspent. Remember to leave your reviews on retail sites and share with your friends and book clubs!


Secrets of Wayfarers Inn – A Guidepost Series

Secrets of Wayfarers Inn – A Guidepost Series


If you follow me on social media, you may have seen comments about a series of books that I am working on with Guidepost. This has been a fun and exciting opportunity for me, and I wanted to share a little more about these books with you. Secrets of Wayfarers Inn is a series published by Guidepost (and therefore ONLY available from them directly) and consists of myself and nine other authors. The first 2 books in the series are now available and MY first book in the series will be releasing in September. You can find purchase info HERE.

About Secrets of Wayfarers Inn

On the banks of the Ohio River, in the historic town of Marietta, Ohio, a trio of good friends stumbles across an empty historic waterfront stone building while house hunting. Next to a Realtor’s “For Sale” sign, an aging bronze plaque on the doorpost marks the building as once being a pre-Civil-War stop on the Underground Railroad. The four-story building, originally built as a hotel, was most recently used as a warehouse for goods arriving via river barges, but it has sat empty for the past decade. On a whim, LuAnn Sherrill, Tess Wallace, and Janice Eastman start to think of what a beautiful bed-and-breakfast this could be. When all is said and done, these three friends are the proud co-owners of the neglected but elegant structure, which they plan to renovate and open as a café and B&B known as Wayfarers Inn. While remodeling, they come across hidden passages, filled with secrets and surprises of all sorts, which set them on a course to solving mysteries.
As the trio of friends are drawn further and further into the mysteries of the inn and the town of Marietta, with its intriguing antebellum heritage, each one finds her own personal faith enriched—in both God and humankind.

Treat yourself to Guideposts’ newest Christian Mystery series, Secrets of Wayfarers Inn, where pre-Civil War mysteries abound in these cozy fiction books about faith and friendship.

Contemporary:

When retired school teachers LuAnn Sherrill, Tessa Wallace, and Janice Eastman, decide to buy an inn built in 1851 and turn it into a café and bed and breakfast, someone is not happy. Strange things begin to happen in the building—handprints on a dusty mirror, a missing wallet—and who owns the gold earring? Realtor Bradley Grimes is helping them unravel the mystery when he finds one of his own. In a ledger from the 1800s he finds the name of his great-great-grandfather, Howard Bickerton, the man he’d always thought of as a hero in the Underground Railroad. But was he?

Historical:
Prudence Willard, a farmer’s wife and conductor on the Underground Railroad, faces danger on a regular basis, but nothing is quite as frightening as witnessing what happened to Howard Bickerton—and keeping the knowledge to herself. Should she report Bickerton’s death and the man who assumed his identity, or remain quiet for the sake of the Cause?

Series Authors: 

Enjoy each book in this series written by some of your favorite authors: Becky Melby, Kathleen Y’Barbo, Tracey Bateman, Roseanna White, Ellen Kennedy, Beth Adams, Virginia (Ginny) Smith, Kim Vogel Sawyer, Janice Hanna Thompson, and Ocieanna Fleiss.


Updated Privacy Policy and Disclosures

Updated Privacy Policy and Disclosures

Hello Reader Friends!
I just wanted to write a little note to update you all on the Privacy Policy and Disclosures for this website. You can find the policy HERE. For future reference, this page is located at the bottom of the blog page (just scroll all the way down). If you have ANY questions regarding this information, I would be more than happy to chat with you. 
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May you be blessed,
Gone Writing

Gone Writing

It’s that time of year again! I’m currently heading to the Annapolis, Maryland area, where I’ll pick up my best friend/critique partner from the airport and we’ll drive to a cute little house we rented for the next few days.

There will be brainstorming. There will be laughter. And there will be WRITING!

My goal on this retreat is to finish up The Number of Love. I’m sure I’ll be posting updates and word counts for the day on my Facebook page, so you can say a few prayers and cheer me on there, LOL. But I’ll be taking off my blogging duties for the next few days so that I can focus totally on Margot and her world. 😀

I’ll see you back here on Thursday, May 10, when I’ll do a post-retreat post!

Announcement from WhiteFire!

Announcement from WhiteFire!

I know, this isn’t strictly related to my writing…but it’s what’s been taking up most of my “spare” (ahem) time in the last few weeks, so I wanted to share, just in case you haven’t seen it announced on Facebook.
WhiteFire Publishing is excited to announce that it’s acquiring Ashberry Lane and will be maintaining it as an imprint! We’re super thrilled to be growing our house, to be able to give a home to some fabulous authors whose line was otherwise closing, and to be given a chance to work with them in the future. Official press release below!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cumberland, MD (16 April 2018) – WhiteFire Publishing today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ashberry Lane Publishing. The acquisition, which is expected to close by June 2018, is subject to customary closing conditions.
WhiteFire Publishing is a leading small Christian publisher specializing in competitively priced e-books and print editions for authors such as Melody Carlson, Roseanna M. White, Dina Sleiman, and the late Golden Keyes Parsons. Since their founding in 2005, they’ve grown to a list of over 75 titles by over 25 authors, many of which have won various industry awards. With books across multiple genres and a young reader line to launch this summer, WhiteFire’s line embodies their motto of “Where Spirit Meets the Page.”
Founded in 2013, Ashberry Lane brings a list of critically acclaimed authors writing in a variety of inspirational genres, their award-winning titles including historical romance, contemporary fiction, and a strong middle grade line. Authors like RT Seal of Excellence recipient Camille Eide and the Christy Award-winning Christina Berry Tarabochia add distinction to a list of 12 authors and 24 titles. Ashberry Lane has worked diligently over the past five years to publish “Heartfelt Tales of Faith.”
The two companies have always shared a goal and dream, to provide Christian authors with a quality publishing house and a family atmosphere. Their respective lines are complementary, and after Ashberry Lane announced its impending closing, WhiteFire executives took immediate action to offer AL’s authors and titles a home under the WFP banner.
“It’s with much Joy and gratefulness that I shared the news with my authors,” says Ashberry Lane publisher, Christina Tarabochia. “I know WhiteFire can be trusted with the Ashberry Lane name and that they have the same heart for books that we do. We pray this melding will prove to be a beautiful blessing for our authors as well as for the WhiteFire team.”
All management and acquisitions for the Ashberry Lane line will be assumed by WhiteFire’s staff. It will be maintained as a separate imprint under the WhiteFire Publishing line.

Poll!

Poll!

I thought I’d take a break from series historical matters today, LOL, and instead bring to you a fun poll!
WhiteFire Publishing is launching a line of books for younger readers, as I announced last summer. We’ve now selected our launching titles, sent out contracts, and are selecting illustrators where appropriate… All very exciting stuff!
But one item yet remains.

Naming the line!

We’d like to choose something that’ll sound great for that vast array of ages–not too young for the YA line, but still appealing to kids too.
When considering ideas, we liked something that hinted at either the white or the fire in the main line…but we’re also in the process of acquiring another imprint, so we were also toying with names that would tie in with those. These options do those things, but we want to make sure they evoke the right images and ideas in readers’ minds too! (For instance, WhiteAsh might make you think of ashes…whereas we’d be meaning the tree. Would a tree logo help ground the “correct” idea or not?)
If you have a second, please vote! And if you happen to have a young reader in your family, we’d love their opinions too!