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A Trip Home to Kansas

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Yes, Missouri is home for us now, but I was a Kansan from the time I was five months old until Ken and I moved to Missouri two and a half years ago. My dad and brother and sisters still live in Kansas, along with many beloved friends, so when we go back to Kansas, it still—and always—feels like going home. I grew up on a farm in Rice County, a farmer's daughter. I still wear that label … [Read more...]

A Nest of Sparrows (and a free e-book!)

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My novel A Nest of Sparrows is free today in ebook format. Of the forty-plus books I've written, this one is my favorite of all time. I don't think I could say that about any of my books until I'd written at least a dozen or so. And interestingly enough, A Nest of Sparrows is the hardest book I've ever written, mostly because of the research involved—and the fact that I turned the book in at a … [Read more...]

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