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The Plot Thickens|Donna Fletcher Crow

August 31, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Donna Fletcher Crow lives in Idaho with her husband of more than 50 years. She is the mother of four adult children, grandmother of more than a dozen, and author of more than 45 books. Her best known work is the epic historical novel … [Read more...]

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Belmont Mansion as Adelicia knew it

August 29, 2014 By Tamera Alexander

The Belmont Mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, the setting for A Lasting Impression and A Beauty So Rare, is a special place to me. Not only because of its significance in Southern history, but because of the love and care the Belmont Mansion staff and curators continue to give the Italianate summer villa that Joseph and Adelicia Acklen constructed in 1853. Belmont Mansion, Nashville, … [Read more...]

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King on the Mountain

August 25, 2014 By Deborah Raney

I grew up on the Rice County, Kansas farmstead established by my mother's grandparents. My dad bought the farm from my great-grandparents when I was about three years old and I lived there till the day I went off to college. It's the only childhood home I remember and it was the best childhood possible. I didn't attend kindergarten, but when it was time to go to elementary school, I only had to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Friendship, Reading Tagged With: country school, libraries

The Plot Thickens | Brenda Coulter

August 24, 2014 By Deborah Raney

Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Award-winning inspirational romance author, Brenda Coulter, writes heartwarming love stories from a Christian perspective. She didn't catch the writing bug until she was almost 45, but she's been making up for lost time since, … [Read more...]

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I ♡ ROMANCE

August 22, 2014 By Becky Wade

Ah, romance. I discovered romance novels when I was in middle school.  Does anyone else remember the slim, Sweet Valley High-type romances that were available in the 'Juvenile Fiction' section of the library way back when?  I stumbled upon one such novel, couldn't put it down, and in very unremarkable fashion (there were no fireworks, I didn't make a grand announcement, a band was not involved) … [Read more...]

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