My novel Silver Bells was first published by Summerside Press and was a finalist for the ACFW Carol Award. I recently got the rights back to that book and my husband designed a beautiful new cover for it with our Raney Day Press. It's now available in e-book and print (just in time for Christmas giving!) And today the e-book version is on sale for only 99 cents. If you'd like to order Silver … [Read more...]

Please welcome my friend, author Jill Kemerer, back to Inspired by Life... and Fiction.  On this Black Friday, she's spreading Christmas cheer with a giveaway just for you!  - Becky Thank you, Becky, for letting me hijack your scheduled day! I hope all our American readers had a lovely Thanksgiving, and for everyone else, let’s all celebrate that it’s almost the weekend. Woo … [Read more...]

My new book in my first-ever series launches next week, and in its honor, Bethany House Publishers has created a dedicated mini-site for the series, at TalesFromIvyHill.com. I’m excited. The website offers: a color map of the village a detailed character list (which readers often request) photos of village buildings videos (me introducing the series, and on location in “Ivy … [Read more...]

This year, our church was one of the drop-off points for “Operation Christmas Child,” which is run by the international relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse. Every year at this time, volunteers from all over the United States pack special shoe boxes with simple children’s gifts, which will then be used around the world as powerful evangelism tools with children and their families. Sometimes one … [Read more...]