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New Book Release & a Giveaway!

June 7, 2019 By Jody Hedlund

This week I’ve been celebrating the release of A Reluctant Bride, the first installment of my brand new Bride Ships Series. It’s been such a fun week as readers eagerly set sail on a new reading adventure! I’m thrilled to announce that the book recently received a Starred Review in Publishers Weekly, which is a pretty big deal since starred reviews are only given to a small selection of books … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading Tagged With: Bride-Ships, Jody Hedlund

Book Launch in my Book’s Setting

June 6, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

This is release week! Hooray! Zach and Abigail's story is finally out in the wide world! Abigail Kemp needs a man's name on the deed to save her bakery. Zacharias Hamilton is finally free of his responsibilities as head of the Hamilton clan now that his adoptive siblings are wed, and he wants nothing more than to be left alone to focus on his own dreams for once. Yet the same reluctant drive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading, Writing Tagged With: Book Launch, Honey Grove, More Than Words Can Say

Finding a Merry Heart

June 5, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

My husband and I are both naturally serious people. Not that we don’t enjoy a good laugh. We do. But don’t tend to laugh together spontaneously. We usually need something to spark our laughter. This spring has proven to be a very stressful season in my husband’s job. He comes home at night needing to get his head out of his world of work. And so we’ve been looking for things that will bring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Friendship, Movies & TV, Reading

Book Lovers Con

May 24, 2019 By Jody Hedlund

Last week I had the fun privilege of flying down to New Orleans and participating in Book Lovers Con which was formerly known as the Romantic Times Convention. While the name has changed, readers I talked to told me the conference is largely the same. As this was my first time attending, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I can’t say I was entirely surprised by the floor to ceiling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Jody Hedund

Carnton Video Shoot (for The Carnton Novels)

May 21, 2019 By Tamera Alexander

Last Wednesday and Thursday, I met my HarperCollins Christian Publishing team out at Carnton in Franklin, TN, and we shot several videos for The Carnton Novels. Which are, so far: Christmas at Carnton, a novella, and With This Pledge, to be followed next year with the second full length novel (that I'm finishing as we speak) and then the third and final full length novel in the series. To say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, History, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Carnton, Carnton Novels, Carnton videos, Civil War History, Franklin TN, TameraAlexander, Tennessee History

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