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An Afternoon at Belmont Mansion | ebooks specials!

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I LOVED seeing everyone at the Belmont Mansion booksigning this past Sunday. The connections I make with you are so precious to me, and I can't tell you what it means that some of you drove all the way from Memphis, Chattanooga, and Birmingham to be there! I'm so grateful God crossed our paths through the journeys of Sutton & Claire, Marcus & Eleanor, and Tate & Rebekah (in the … [Read more...]

From Small Beginnings

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I had the privilege last week of speaking to a wonderful group of women who volunteer for the International Bible League, an organization I love to support. I told them my story—how I sat down and started writing my first novel 31 years ago, even though I had no formal training, no clue how to get published, and three small children at home. I wanted my audience to know that they shouldn’t be … [Read more...]

Meet My Cover Model (and a giveaway!)

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True to You, Book #1 in my new Bradford Sisters Romance series, releases this coming Tuesday! I'm celebrating in several ways, including today's interview with cover model Joanna and a giveaway just for Inspired by Life and Fiction readers.  (More about that at the end of this post!) Many thanks to Joanna for graciously answering my questions.  I think she did a fantastic job on True to You's … [Read more...]

Romantic Times Booklovers Convention—Atlanta, here we come!

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If you live in or near the Atlanta area, I, along with a slew of my author buddies, would love to see you! We're all attending the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention at the Atlanta Hilton (a ticketed event) and will be involved in several special events on May 4th (TH) and May 5th (FR). Including two big publisher-sponsored events! #RT17 I'm excited to be on an author panel with these … [Read more...]

The World’s Largest Library

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I love libraries. I’m guessing you do, too. And recently, I had a chance to visit the world’s largest library with two other Inspired by Life and Fiction authors. We were in Washington DC on a writers retreat. On Saturday we braved the rain and the crowds to do some sightseeing. We broke into two groups and Jody Hedlund, Karen Witemeyer, and I rode the metro downtown to visit the Library of … [Read more...]

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