The Ladies of the Manor Sale!

The Ladies of the Manor Sale!

by | May 15, 2019 | Announcements, Book News, Sales

Get the whole series on SALE!

Spring has sprung and so have the Ebook deals! This series and these ladies of their manors are so very precious. If you haven’t met them yet, now is your chance! Most retailers will have these sales running through 5/31! Snag your copy now! Please double check the prices before you purchase!
The Lost Heiress
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Christian Book ($0.79)
The Reluctant Duchess
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Christian Book ($5.59)
A Lady Unrivaled
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Christian Book ($5.59)

Sneak Peek Reminder

Sneak Peek Reminder

by | May 1, 2019 | Announcements, Book News

Just a quick reminder that in order to receive the sneak peek, you will need to be a newsletter subscriber. You can sign up HERE.

I can’t wait for you to meet Margot! In case you missed what the story is about…

Three years into the Great War, England’s greatest asset is their intelligence network—field agents risking their lives to gather information, and codebreakers able to crack every German telegram. Margot De Wilde thrives in the environment of the secretive Room 40, where she spends her days deciphering intercepted messages. But when her world is turned upside down by an unexpected loss, for the first time in her life numbers aren’t enough.

Drake Elton returns wounded from the field, followed by an enemy that just won’t give up. He’s smitten quickly by the too-intelligent Margot, but how to convince a girl who lives entirely in her mind that sometimes life’s answers lie in the heart?

Amidst biological warfare, encrypted letters, and a German spy who wants to destroy not just them, but others they love, Margot and Drake will have to work together to save them all from the very secrets that brought them together.

Are you ready for The Codebreakers?

Are you ready for The Codebreakers?

by | Apr 24, 2019 | Book News

I don’t know about you, but I am getting super excited about The Number of Love coming in June! A while back, I did my final read-through of the designed pages–the last glimpse I’ll have of the manuscript before it arrives on my door in the last couple weeks of May as a finished product.

Maybe you saw this photo that I posted on Facebook…

Well, I had quite a few people actually read the page in that picture and comment. And it got me thinking…

I ran my idea by Bethany House, and they agreed it was not only possible but fun. So! I’m hereby announcing….

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With a series title such as “The Codebreakers” you didn’t think I would make this easy did you? In order to find out WHAT this announcement is…Please use the following key to decipher the message.

The Number of Love
Sneak Peek Serial!

What is it? 

Pretty much what it sounds like. The first few chapters of The Number of Love will be given to me to pass along to you. But not in one chunk you’d have to sit there and read on your screen. No, we’re going to be taking a page from history and serializing it! That means you’ll be getting small, manageable, bite-size snippets to read. (All previously-released sections will be available by following a link, so you won’t have to worry if you’ve missed any.)

Where will it be?

This will be released daily in my newsletter. So if you’re not a subscriber yet, sign up soon. 😉 (Usually my newsletter goes out weekly, containing my Thoughtful Thursday post, any book news or sales, and any behind-the-scenes or giveaways that I’m doing then.)

When will it begin?

This will begin in one week on Wednesday, May 1.

How long will it run?

We’ll be doing about a page a day, so you’ll receive your daily bite of book through the month of May–it’ll finish up just before the book releases on June 3!

A DAILY SNEAK PEEK OF The Number of Love DELIVERED RIGHT TO YOUR INBOX! AVAILABLE TO NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.

My first book, back again!

My first book, back again!

by | Mar 20, 2019 | Book News, Cover Designs

Twenty-one years ago, I had an idea for a story. Specifically, this idea came to me on Good Friday. The story of a woman there in the crowd at Jesus’ trial. A woman who went to said trial eager to see Barabbas find justice. A woman who instead, collided with mercy, grace, and the eternal power of the blood Jesus shed for us. That day, when I was fifteen, I sat down and wrote a short story which I called “A Stray Drop of Blood.””
Over the next six years, I slowly turned that short story into a book. A long book. I finished writing it during my last few months of college, finishing it up the same week I graduated. The next year, my husband published it as the launching title of WhiteFire Publishing. That was in 2005. Not much happened with that hardback version. We just made (literally, in our basement) a few hundred copies and boxed them up.
Shockingly, we eventually sold out of them. So in 2009, we decided to put out a paperback version.
This, my friends, was the start of something. I just didn’t know it at the time.
In those four years, I’d learned so much about writing and the publishing industry! So I totally rewrote the book. I cut it from over 200,000 words to a “reasonable” (ahem) 180,000 (yes, that’s still two normal-sized books. Insert me shrugging, LOL). Kindle was just getting on its feet, so we put up an e-book.
And over the next couple of years, this book that I loved so much, that had taken up so many of my thoughts for so many years, began to truly sell. WhiteFire began to grow. Through this book, we gained the attention of other writers and began adding them to our list. In ten years, we went from a publisher with just me to a publisher with 50 authors and 115 titles. In that same ten years, I went from having that one book out with my husband’s company to have 22 books out or under contract. It’s been quite a decade. And it really all started with that 2009 version of A Stray Drop of Blood.
In January, we looked down and realized that 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of this book as it is now. The 10th anniversary of WhiteFire as the publisher it’s become. 
That seemed big. So we decided to celebrate.
First, with another hardback. To harken back to that first version we literally hand-crafted (we’re not doing that this time, LOL. No apologies). Second, with a re-designed paperback (with typos corrected, haha). And third, with some bonus content. When I created the 2009 version, I also created a Companion Guide with some of my research, which had been available on my website. I added it directly to the book for all three of these new versions, including the digital one.
I am so, so excited to bring you this new version of this old book! I’m in love with the new cover. I’m in love with the idea of having a hardback-with-dust-jacket version again. And mostly, I’m in love with the idea of recognizing formally the journey that we’ve been on and thanking God for every step along the way.
Since the sequel to Stray Drop had been designed to coordinate, I redid the cover for it too. And I have to say, I’m just as in love with this new look, LOL. As I was reviewing the PDF for A Soft Breath of Wind before submitting it to the printer, I spot-read a bit here and there and was also reminded of how much I love this story, how God orchestrated things in ways I never would have dreamed to hand me the time to write it, seven years after the idea for it first came to me.
Last week, after I finished up some edits, I focused on getting these new versions ready to print. I had to pick a release date, so I just looked at the calendar and chose one that seemed logical. Only afterward did I realize that the date I selected — April 8 — is pretty significant.
April 8 is what David and I always celebrated as our dating anniversary. Which would be the date that began this journey. Because it was that decision–and the resulting argument with my best friend over it, LOL–that led me to sit down on the couch that Good Friday with my Bible a few hours later and read about the day. That’s what led to this story. So when I realized that the date I chose is, in fact, the anniversary of the short story…I had a “wow” moment.
So…yeah. I’m super excited about this re-release, as you can probably tell. 😀 And I’m also excited to be able to offer you bargain pricing on the Classic Edition if you’d like the chance to read it for cheap. Now, these are the original press run, which has some typos that have since been corrected–fair warning. 😉 But other than corrections and some styling, it’s the same as this newest version.
I realize not all of my readers are fans of biblical fiction, and that many prefer the lighter style of my historical romances (my bib-fic tends to be pretty intense). And of course, my writing has evolved a good bit since 2009. But I still love these books so, so much. And I’m so excited to celebrate the last decade of writing with you!
Would you be interested in seeing a
Behind the Design on the cover process for these two new ones?
If so, let me know in the comment section!
In case you’re curious about these books…
READ THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS
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PURCHASE THE CLASSIC EDITION
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PURCHASE THE 10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION 
Hardback (Releases 4/8)
Paperback (Releases 4/8)
E-Book (Available now)
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PURCHASE THE NEW PAPERBACK OF A Soft Breath of Wind
Roseanna White Live Begins on Monday!

Roseanna White Live Begins on Monday!

by | Feb 21, 2019 | Announcements, Book News

Don’t forget that Season 4 of Roseanna White Live will get underway on

Monday
February 25
at 7 p.m. eastern!

We’ve spent weeks retooling our set (because not having books in the background just wasn’t working for me…), lining up guests and topics, and figuring out the technical details.

So here’s the general Season 4 lineup! (Guests are still being set in stone)

25 February 2019
AT THE DESK
“The Number of Love, a Sherlock story, and On Wings of Devotion”
4 March 2019
FACE TO FACE
“With Kate Breslin, on Far Side of the Sea”

11 March 2019
FROM THE BOOKSHELVES
“A Selection from Weddings, Willows, and Revised Expectations”

18 March 2019
STATE OF THE BOOKSTERVERSE
“What Is Christian Fiction, Anyway?”
Guests:Angela Henderson
25 March 2019
AT THE DESK
“READ – A new website”
1 April 2019
FACE TO FACE
“With Stephanie Morrill, on Within These Lines ”
(Live from Kansas City with Stephanie!)

8 April 2019
FROM THE BOOKSHELVES
“A Selection from Shine the Light by April McGowan”

15 April 2019
STATE OF THE BOOKSTERVERSE
“Where should Happily-Ever-After give way to reality in fiction?”
Guests:
22 April 2019
AT THE DESK
29 April 2019
WILDCARD WEEK
Viewers’ Choice!
6 May 2019
FACE TO FACE
“With Johnny Alexander”
13 May 2019
FROM THE BOOKSHELVES
“A Selection from my All the Inn’s a Stage”
20 May 2019
STATE OF THE BOOKSTERVERSE
“Cultural Diversity in Christian Fiction”
Guests: Jamie Lapeyrolerie and Toni Shiloh
27 May 2019
AT THE DESK
“Inside the Release of The Number of Love”
3 June 2019
FACE TO FACE
“With Lauraine Snelling”
10 June 2019
FROM THE BOOKSHELVES
“A Selection from my The Number of Love”

Announcing Season 4 of Roseanna White Live!

Announcing Season 4 of Roseanna White Live!

by | Jan 31, 2019 | Announcements, Book News

The holidays are over, the set redesign has been (mostly) figured out, and I have been a busy bee brainstorming what content to bring you guys this year. The result?

Roseanna White Live is coming back soon!

February 25, to be exact.

And this season, we’re changing things up a bit. The program will be less just me talking about my own books and more talking about things of interest to Christian readers everywhere! I’m really excited about the schedule I’ve decided on. I don’t have all my guests and topics slotted yet, but here’s the monthly schedule.

FIRST MONDAYS

“Face to Face”

Interviews with some of your favorite authors, leading with Kate Breslin and Stephanie Morrill

SECOND MONDAYS

“From the Bookshelves”

Reading a selection of a book (mine and others’) and providing commentary–sometime serious, sometimes funny–on the passage, Mystery Science Theater style

THIRD MONDAYS

“State of the Booksterverse”

Hot topic discussions with other writers and readers on things like the presence (or lack thereof) of diversity in Christian fiction, what Christian fiction even is, the value of Christian Romance as a genre, how authors should find the balance between happily-ever-after and reality in their stories, and more!

FOURTH MONDAYS

“At the Desk”

This will be when I talk about my new releases, my work-in-progress, projects I’ve been editing, and perhaps book covers I’ve recently designed

FIFTH MONDAY?

“Wildcard Week”

If a month has five Mondays, then the fifth one will be an extra of one of the other four segments, as voted on by the viewers. (There’s been talk of a wheel we’ll spin…we’ll see if that works out, LOL)

And the season will end with (insert bugle flourish)…

An Awards Show!

More information on that will come later =)

I’m super excited about the new structure and lineup! And this season, it won’t only be on Facebook. You’ll also be able to watch from my website and our Roku channel.

Now…

I want to know which topics interest you most for the “State of the Booksterverse” episodes! I’d love it if you’d take a minute to fill out this quick form. And please feel free to add topics if there’s something I didn’t mention that you think would make for great conversation.

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