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Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

Godly Friends

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I sometimes envy women (whether real or in the novels I read or movies I see) who have had the same best friend(s) since high school or junior high or even elementary school. My closest friends from my school days moved away early in our lives (our late teens and early twenties), and time and circumstances eventually caused broken connections. The lack of email or texts or social media didn’t help … [Read more...]

Research Decisions

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I’ve got a May deadline for a novel about the queen of Sheba. I don’t have an approved title yet from the publisher or I would share it. The last time I used a biblical setting, it was in Jesus’s day and the four Gospels were my main research resources. I had plenty of manners and customs books and foods of the Bible books, etc., but the Gospels were where I lived for the duration. Four … [Read more...]

The Things That Last

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As a Christian novelist, I believe that I need to be steeped in God’s word if I am to have anything of value to offer the readers of my books. My desire for every book I write is that it will (1) entertain the reader while (2) drawing them one step closer to Jesus. “The grass withers, the flower fades,But the word of our God stands forever.”(Isaiah 40:8, NASB95) Since 1997, I have made it a … [Read more...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

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Kiss me, I’m Irish!  I am, indeed, Irish. At least a little. That's from my maternal grandmother’s side of the family. My great-grandmother’s maiden name was Mary Emeline Malone. Doesn't the name roll off the tongue complete with an Irish accent? I love it so much that I named the heroine of In His Arms for her. I’ve still got a couple of months to wait for the official release of … [Read more...]

Giveaways and Movies — Oh my!

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GIVEAWAY Have you ever entered to win books in Goodreads Giveaways? If not, you might want to begin with a couple that I’m running in the month of March, both for a chance to win copies of my upcoming release, To Enchant a Lady’s Heart, the launch book for a new series, The British Are Coming. From March 2 to March 14, you can enter to win one of 100 Kindle copies of the book. Click below … [Read more...]

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