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Book Lovers Con

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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...]

Carnton Video Shoot (for The Carnton Novels)

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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...]

Character Inspiration

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When I first started writing, I never looked for inspiration images for my characters. I simply let them form in my mind and worked from there. However, when it came time to design my covers, my publishers kept asking for images of what my hero and heroine looked like as a starting point for selecting models for the photo shoots. I quickly learned that having images handy saved me time and effort … [Read more...]

What book would you recommend to your younger self?

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This next week is going to be a blur. This weekend my husband and I are escaping to Charleson, SC, for two days, a dream of mine that was my Christmas present last year. My next book is due to Harper Collins Christian Fiction on Wednesday. And Wednesday evening I'm the faculty speaker at the graduation dinner for the masters students at Krannert. It's a lot, and it's all good. Because of a … [Read more...]

Three “Last” Things

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What are your three "last" things? The last sweet you baked.The last book you read. The last picture you took (and if you know plants, please let me know what the name of this plant is!) I last baked this delicious Keto "Samoa" cookie bar. You might have eaten a Girl Scout Samoa cookie? Well this is the low carb gluten free version of that, and it...is...fabulous! I've been eying this … [Read more...]

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