Inspired by Life ... and Fiction

Novelists bound by the pen, sisterhood, & more

The Plot Thickens | Patricia Hickman

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Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Award-winning author Patricia Hickman writes both fiction and non-fiction for major publishers. Her new novel, Tiny Dancer, is set in an idyllic golf village in the Sandhills of North Carolina. Patricia has served as a writing professor at UNCC and has … [Read more...]

Thanksgiving!

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I love spending holidays with my husband's family.  They live nearby and so we're able to share almost every Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Halloween, etc with them. Because my family is so spread out, we spend far fewer holidays together.  I was raised in California.  My parents and one of my sisters still live in my hometown.  I live in Dallas and my other sister lives in Houston.  We're … [Read more...]

Release Time is Giveaway Time

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As I type this, copies of my new book, The Secret of Pembrooke Park, are finding their way onto bookstore shelves and into readers' hands, and the e-book becomes available for Kindle on this very day, 11/25! Release time means lots of publicity and promotion to get the word out, and one of the most fun kinds of promotion is offering a giveaway. I’ve teamed up with two other author-friends … [Read more...]

Here comes the bride. . .3 of them!

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I'm so excited to announce that my novella A January Bride, part of the "A Year of Brides" e-book series from HarperCollins, will finally release in print format tomorrow, along with A December Bride by Denise Hunter, and A February Bride by Betsy St. Amant in the brand new collection, Winter Brides.  The most fun thing about this series has been the gorgeous covers for the books. And not just … [Read more...]

The Plot Thickens | Kathy Herman

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Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Kathy Herman's garden has more birds than blooms—a beautiful collection of hummingbirds, wrens, bluejays, cardinals, and other feathered friends. Since Kathy's first novel debuted in 2001 as a CBA national bestseller, she's added many more bestsellers to … [Read more...]

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