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The Plot Thickens|DiAnn Mills

April 12, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. DiAnn Mills is the author of more than fifty-five books. Her titles have appeared on bestseller lists and won numerous awards, including the Christy Award. A founding member of American Christian Fiction Writers, she speaks and teaches writing … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Susan Meissner

April 5, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Wishing all our readers a blessed Easter! Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Susan Meissner is a former newspaper editor and the author of numerous novels, including The Shape of Mercy, Lady in Waiting, A Window to the World (named one of the Top Ten Christian Novels of 2005 by Booklist … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Vickie McDonough

March 29, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Bestselling author Vickie McDonough grew up wanting to marry a rancher, but instead married a computer geek who is scared of horses. She now lives out her dreams in her fictional stories about ranchers, cowboys, lawmen, and others in the Old … [Read more...]

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A Cheap Date

March 23, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Not long after my husband and I moved to Wichita, we decided it would be fun to explore the city's coffee shops. Living for most of our marriage in small towns, our options for places to eat or get a cup of great coffee were very limited. Still, through our forty years of marriage we've tried to always make time for dates with each other. But since Ken started his new business, our budget has … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens | Gail Gaymer Martin

March 22, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Gail Gaymer Martin is an award-winning novelist with over 3-1/2 million books in print and more than fifty novels and novellas. Her non-fiction book, Writing The Christian Romance, is from Writers Digest Books is available online. Gail gardens with … [Read more...]

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