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Getting Crafty at Christmas

December 19, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

One of my favorite things to do at Christmas is to decorate the family tree. It's no magazine showpiece. It's a walk down memory lane. Photo ornaments from when my kids were babies. Ornaments they made in school. Ornaments we made together at home. The handmade ornaments are always my favorite. As an avid cross-stitcher, I love to make ornaments as gifts for others. My publishing team has been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: House and home, Reading, Social Media Tagged With: Christmas crafting

Christmas Reads 2019

December 18, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

I love a good Christmas novel or novella as much as I love a good Hallmark Christmas movie. Of course there are the perennial favorites like The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, A Christmas Carol, Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree, and The Night Before Christmas. But every year there are other great stories set around Christmastime. Here is a list of what I’ve read and enjoyed this year: Royally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading

Stretching Our Hearts at Christmastime

December 11, 2019 By Dani Pettrey

Hi friends,  Excited to be here with you today. I always love spending this time with you! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and am guessing most of you have your tree up and decorated…maybe even have most of your gifts bought or cookie baking days planned. I’m right there with you, but God has invaded my heart this Christmas in a way I hadn’t anticipated.  My husband and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Reading

The Benefits of a Rapid Release Schedule

December 6, 2019 By Jody Hedlund

Most of my books release anywhere from six to nine months apart, which has worked really well in juggling the work involved in getting the books ready for publication. However, this past fall with my new Lost Princesses series, I decided to do something a little different and release the books in quicker succession, approximately one a month. First, since I already had all the books written, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund

Meeting Readers in Gainesville, TX

November 21, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

This past Saturday, Regina Jennings and I had the honor of participating in a book launch event celebrating the Serving Up Love Harvey House Brides novella collection in Gainesville, TX. We had such a great time! Readers drove in from as far as 6 hours away! (Kari Scott gets the award for driving the farthest. You rock, Kari!) We kicked things off with a tour of the historic Santa Fe Depot and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Book Launch, Gainesville, Harvey Girls, Serving Up Love

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