Congratulations Wendy Huddler for winning the Risking Love Book Birthday package!!! And Thank You to everyone who stopped by and helped me celebrate! Woo hoo! So excited to celebrate Risking Love‘s book birthday! As of today, you can download the ebook and/or order the paperback from several sites. For those of you who pre-ordered, the book should have arrived on …
Getting to Know Shannon Taylor Vannatter + Giveaway
My good friend, and prolific romance writer, Shannon Taylor Vannatter has just released another book! In Reuniting with the Cowboy, Shannon continues with her popular cowboy theme, and no surprise, readers are gobbling it up. (And isn’t the cover beautiful?!) Here’s the back cover blurb: The Cowboy Next Door A charming cowboy moving in next door shouldn’t be bad news. But …
Spotlight on Shannon Taylor Vannatter and Lorna Seilstad
Around eight years ago, shortly after I joined the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), I signed up to join a critique group. At that time, the organization assigned you to a small group according to a test you took to match up writing skills. Those assigned along with me? Shannon Taylor Vannatter, Lorna Seilstad, and Jerri Lynn Ledford. You could …
Spotlight on Jerri Lynn Ledford and Joseph Courtemanche
Jerri Lynn Ledford and Joseph Courtemanche both write fabulous mystery/suspense/thriller novels, and both are working toward releasing book #2 in their respective series. I do wish they’d hurry up and release them! I met Jerri around eight years ago shortly after I joined American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). She was assigned to my critique group along with Shannon Taylor Vannatter …
Spotlight on Sharon Hinck and Laura Frantz
No matter what you do, it’s vital to have the support of those who’ve gone before you to lead, teach, mentor, and encourage you. In my writing career, I’ve had the privilege of meeting several established authors, but two have become more than the “I once-met-so-and-so”: Sharon Hinck and Laura Frantz. I first met Sharon at a Minnesota Writers Guild meeting, …
Spotlight on Stephanie Prichard + Giveaway
I first met Stephanie Prichard and her husband Don several years ago at the Colorado Christian Writers Conference. We were both just starting out, just beginning to traverse the long and seemingly circuitous writing road. Then a year or two later we met again at the Colorado conference, this time in an advanced continuing ed class led by Angela Hunt …
Spotlight on Nicole Petrino-Salter + Giveaway
I “met” Nicole Petrino-Salter several years back via her excellent blog, Into the Fire. Here was a fellow author who shared many of the same thoughts I did about the state of Christian fiction. She’s also a huge fan of one of my favorite authors, Vince Flynn. Since meeting her, Nicole has become a dear friend, one whom I can …
Spotlight on Stacy Monson + Giveaway
I’m the first to admit this writing journey hasn’t been an easy one, but when you have friends, family, peers encouraging you along the way, it make it much easier taking the next step. One of my biggest supporters has been Stacy Monson. She has cheered me on, empathized with me, listen to my whining without criticizing. She’s been that …
100 Review Celebration!
Two weeks ago my debut novel, Chain of Mercy, eclipsed the 100 Review mark on Amazon! Not too bad for a marking-averse, small-pub-turned-indie author. I promised a celebration and a giveaway when that happened, so here it is: I’m giving away a 7″ Display Kindle Fire loaded with books! All my books including the soon-to-be-released Risking Love, plus books by …
Introducing Debut Author, Joseph Courtemanche! + Giveaways!
And the winners are Denise W and Kay D! CONGRATULATIONS!!! *** 2- Book Giveaway *** Enter below How do you properly introduce someone who has a larger-than-life personality, someone who is a distinguished veteran of the Naval Security Group of the United States Navy, and an Arabic linguist, so they guy’s got a few smarts. He’s not afraid to speak his mind …