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Celebration Highlights

December 8, 2015 By Julie Klassen

For those of you who weren't able to join me last week for the release party for my 10th novel, The Painter’s Daughter, I thought I’d share a few highlights here. I began by showing a photo from my very first book signing back in 2007. My older son is in red and the little guy bent sideways is my youngest. This year my older son had a basketball game and couldn’t attend the signing, but my … [Read more...]

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The Race to the Finish

December 7, 2015 By Lynn Austin

Life has its calm seasons and busy seasons, times when I can work at my leisure and actually enjoy what I do, and times when I’m forced to labor long into the night, fretting and worrying and racing to finish on time. Right now I’m in one of those crunch times. That’s because I’m within a few pages of finishing my newest novel and typing “The End.” By now I know my characters and my plot very … [Read more...]

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The Plot Thickens|Lenora Worth

December 6, 2015 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Lenora Worth writes romance and romantic suspense, including, Deadly Texas Rose and Lone Star Secret. Originally from Georgia, Lenora lived for over twenty years in Louisiana, where her Confederate jasmine, angel wing begonia and hibiscus … [Read more...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like— Oh wait. . .

December 1, 2015 By Tamera Alexander

If you've already decorated your house for Christmas and your tree is glittering from the corner with presents tucked lovingly beneath, then—while I really, really hate to do this, and it hurts me more than you know—we can no longer be friends. I find your level of perfection and preparedness irritatingly . . . well, irritating, and I must remove myself from your presence so that I can somehow … [Read more...]

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Black Friday!

November 27, 2015 By Becky Wade

We stayed home for Thanksgiving weekend this year, so my Black Friday plans include: Sleeping late in my own bed. Exercising off some of the overabundance of Thanksgiving food I ate. Eating even more of said Thanksgiving food for lunch and/or dinner, now in the guise of leftovers. Finding time in front of my computer to catch up on work. Cajoling my kids into doing some of their … [Read more...]

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