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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

The Harvey Girls Are Here!

November 7, 2019 By Karen Witemeyer

Ever since I watched Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls as a teenager, I've been enamored with the idea of the Harvey Girls and the significant role these women played in civilizing the West. Women worked as Harvey Girls for a myriad of reasons. Good pay, adventure, travel, and some, like my heroine, to escape trouble at home. Rosalind Kemp becomes a Harvey Girl to flee Texas and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Harvey Girls, new release, Serving Up Love

Texas Book Festival 2019

November 6, 2019 By D'Ann Mateer

When people think of Austin, Texas, they often think of our big music and film festivals—ACL and SXSW. But for Jeff and me, those are simply weekends to stay at home. Our favorite festival weekend in Austin is—no surprise here!—the Texas Book Festival. This was our third year to attend and it seems to get better each time. Every year I discover authors I haven’t read before and end up reading not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friendship, Reading

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