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Jesus & Women — Feasting on the Bible

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This summer a group of women in my neighborhood and I are "feasting" on Jesus & Women, a Bible study by Kristi McLelland, seven video lessons that focus on Jesus's interaction with women in the New Testament as viewed through a middle eastern lens. After all, the Bible was written by Middle Easterners through a middle eastern lens, and when we view it solely through a western perspective … [Read more...]

Bless the Beasts . . . all of them!

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I don't like snakes. They creep me out. On the other hand, I absolutely hate roaches. They stink, they make NOISE when they gallop across the room, and they carry germs. Once when I was staying in the Amazon rain forest, I had to go to the separate women's restroom in the middle of the night. I crawled out of my mosquito net and tiptoed over the elevated walkway, then went into a bathroom stall. … [Read more...]

An Arranged Marriage Story? Yes, Please!

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It’s that time again!! Time for another book release! ENRICHED, the fourth book in my medieval series, Knights of Brethren, hit shelves this past Tuesday, July 12. If you missed out on the first three books in the series, never fear. You can read them FREE on Kindle Unlimited. If you want to jump into the series with ENRICHED, you can do that too. One early reader said this: “Enriched is the … [Read more...]

Want to Write? Love to Read? Come to ACFW + Giveaway

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This is the middle of an insanely busy couple of weeks in my day job, so this will be a shorter post. Be sure to stick to the end for information on a giveaway I'm coordinating. I know you're an avid reader, or you wouldn't be here. But are you interested in writing? I'll be teaching three workshops at ACFW in September with my writing buddy Pepper Basham. Last week we hopped on a … [Read more...]

Book Birthday Giveaway

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Hi friends, Happy Wednesday! Today I’m celebrating the release of my 14th book, The Deadly Shallows! I’m also celebrating 10 years of publishing. My debut novel, Submerged, came out in May of 2012. I’m so grateful and awed by God at all He’s done. We serve a good and gracious God. I still can’t wrap my head I thought it might be fun to share some behind-the-scenes factoids about a handful of my … [Read more...]

Romantic Ruins or Harsh History?

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This past weekend, I spoke to my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America about the inspiration and research for my latest novel, Shadows of Swanford Abbey. Today, I thought I’d share a portion of that information here as well. In writing a novel set in a former Medieval Abbey, I had to research the history of abbeys in general and along the way learned why there are so many … [Read more...]

A Book Twenty Years in the Making

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As Tammy shared in her post last week, I am thrilled that finally, finally, Breath of Heaven, the third and final novel in the Camfield Legacy series is available to order in both print and ebook formats! (Also, if you read via Kindle Unlimited, Breath of Heaven is available there, plus, the audiobook will be available later this year.) The first two novels in the series, Beneath a … [Read more...]

Beautiful Maine

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Big perk of the writing life? The opportunity to travel to the settings of your books!Last summer, after I submitted Turn to Me to my publisher, it came time to dream up a new series. I decided I'd write about three brothers and titled their series Sons of Scandal. Next I needed to hunt for a location. So far, I've set books in Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington state, and the north Georgia … [Read more...]

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