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. Prolific author Melody Carlson and her husband, Chris, are in the process of packing up for a move, but while we wait for garden photos of their new home, here's a last view of their cozy cabin-style home in the beautiful Cascade Mountain … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Jamie Carie
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. Born and raised in Vincennes, Indiana, Jamie Carie began writing as a young girl. Many poems, short stories, and song lyrics later, she grew up and married, and when her eldest son turned five she decided to try her hand at novels. Her … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens|Candace Calvert
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. Former ER nurse Candace Calvert gives readers a chance to “scrub in” on the exciting world of emergency medicine with her Grace Medical Series — an encouraging prescription for hope. She’s always found peaceful joy in gardening … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Sandra Byrd
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. Sandra Byrd earned her first rejection at the age of thirteen and has now published more than forty books, including a Christy Award finalist and two Library Journal Best Book Picks. Before she began writing full-time, Sandra worked in … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Roger Bruner
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. Roger Bruner writes—and gardens—from the home he shares with his wife, Kathleen, near Richmond, Virginia. Roger's young adult fiction series began with Found in Translation. Having traveled on mission trips to Australia, England, Wales, … [Read more...]