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Inspiring Stories

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Hi friends, I don’t know about you, but I love movies as much as I love books…okay, maybe not as much, but it’s very close. I love movies because they tell powerful stories in a couple hours, they have the visual component on the screen that books don’t, and my favorite part are the beautiful scores created for each movie. Such talent! I believe movies can reach us in many different ways. … [Read more...]

Meeting Charlotte Brontë

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Some of you probably know that reading Jane Eyre (as well as The Secret Garden) at a young age spurred my early love of British literature—which is at least part of the reason I now write fiction set in England. You may also recall reading a post here a few years ago about my memorable visit to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire where Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë wrote their … [Read more...]

Because of the Rain

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[THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED, AND THE WINNER IS…Phyllis Bullock! Congratulations, Phyllis! Please send me your snail mail address to debraney@mac.com and I'll get your book in the mail to you! Thank you, everyone, for the great comments! Sounds like Spring is a favorite season for a lot of us! Have a wonderful day!] Today I'm giving away one copy of my novel Because of the Rain. This was the second … [Read more...]

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