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What Wonderful Author Combines Romantic Suspense and Women’s Fiction Elements?

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Restored Grace, the next book in Kathleen J. Robison's Bay Town Series releases in June and we talk about what readers can expect. via @chautonahavig

Restored Grace, the second book of the Bay Town Series by romantic suspense author, Kathleen Robison, releases in almost a month.  Learn about her characters and some of their inspirations in this book.  Don’t miss out on the bonus short story she’s giving away with preorders and the peek into an upcoming Christmas novella, too!

Revived Hope Robison

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What Wonderful Author Combines Romantic Suspense and Women’s Fiction Elements?

I first met Kathleen J. Robison at an ACFW meeting in Orange County. This sweet-natured homeschool mom of quite a few children had something in common with me beside the homeschool mom of many bit (I was reading the day God handed out sweet spirits… or something). She wrote incessantly and with eclectic tastes.  What I didn’t expect was to find that romantic suspense would be her debut niche.

And boy has she rocked that niche! Beginning with a prequel novella (Revived Hope) that deals with criminal intimidation and family trouble, she then tackled one of the toughest subjects to deal with–human trafficking (Shattered Guilt). The next book in this Bay Town Series, Restored Grace, is releasing next month, and oooh… boy.  Wait’ll you get to know these characters.  Good guys, bad guys, difficult folks, sweet–she’s got them all and not one flat, carbon copy of anyone else in the lot.

Kathleen also talks about her upcoming Christmas novellas and even the books she’s reading.

Restored Grace Kathleen J RobisonRestored Grace by Kathleen J. Robison

They promised Jesus would be with her through everything, but is that enough?

Free-spirited vintage thrift shop owner, Carol Scape, wallowed in grief after her boyfriend’s murder. However, with newfound faith, she’s finding out what it means to die to self and put others first. Even if it could cost her life.

Carol is on a mission to save a runaway teen and an at-risk girl from Will Boudreaux, the man just released from jail for running a prostitution ring. The same man who previously terrorized Bay Town residents. Can’t the town get a break? Can’t she?

She’s up for the challenge, but when sparks ignite between her and the town mayor, it muddles things. Having sworn off men, he’s getting in the way of what she feels she must do. Or is he?

Restored Grace is the second book of the Bay Town Series, continuing one year after Shattered Guilt. It’s a stand-alone, amped-up, romantic suspense. Buckle your seat belt. You’re in for a ride.

You can learn more about Kathleen on her WEBSITE.

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Taking the pulse of Christian fiction

Episode 603: A Chat with Cindy Morgan
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Sometimes, a book title grabs you and demands you pay attention to that book. The Dogwood Gospel is one of those titles. After talking with Cindy Morgan, I went out and bought the audiobook right away. Listen in and see why!

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People used to talk about how someone “ran off to join the circus.” Well, in this one, it’s not a line someone says. It happens!

The Dogwood Gospel by Cindy Morgan

A talented young trick rider finds unexpected community in a traveling carnival, only to discover secrets in the shadow of the Big Top.

Kentucky, 1954. Sixteen-year-old Charlie has no memory of being abandoned as a toddler—only the life she’s known with Mama Rose and Papa Arlo, the rigidly devout couple who raised her as their own. But when Papa Arlo’s rules begin pressing tighter by the day, and Mama Rose reveals a long-buried secret, Charlie realizes the truth of her past lies elsewhere. So she runs.

Disguised as a boy and dreaming of a future beyond the hills, Charlie follows the Ohio River to the Southland Carnival, where her fiery red curls and daring trick riding skills catch the owner’s eye, and Charlie is transformed into a featured act. As “The Irish Princess,” she soars beneath the Big Top, thrilling crowds and finding family among the carnival’s kindhearted misfits and wounded souls.

Back in the hills of rural Kentucky, police chief Curtis Cates has his hands full with the disappearance of three local girls when he receives the call that Charlie has gone missing. As he begins investigating, the evidence leads in a shocking direction, calling to mind an unsolved murder that has haunted him for thirteen years. When the trail takes him to the Southland Carnival, Charlie’s hard-won freedom collides with the secrets she fled, forcing both of them to face truths that have waited too long to be told.

Award-winning singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan, author of “mesmerizing” and “atmospheric” (Historical Novel Society) Southern fiction, delivers a coming-of-age story threaded with mystery and heart that’s perfect for fans of Donna Everhart and Ellen Marie Wiseman.

  • Standalone Southern women’s fiction in the vein of Kim Michele Richardson and Lisa Wingate
  • Captivating historical fiction set in the 1950s that’s perfect for book clubs
  • Features a horse-riding heroine, a cold-case mystery, and themes of adoption, forgiveness, belonging, and found family
  • Includes discussion questions

Learn more on Cindy’s WEBSITE and follow on GoodReads and BookBub.

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55,000 words down! 🎉✍️ And yes, I stayed up two ho 55,000 words down! 🎉✍️ And yes, I stayed up two hours past my bedtime to record this, so you know I was excited!
To celebrate reaching the halfway mark on my upcoming historical Christmas novel, Dear Uncle Nick, I’m rewarding myself with my Archer & Olive Advent Box—one box for every 5,000 words written! 🎁
Today we are opening Box 5! These colored pencils are giving me all the cozy inspiration as I dive into the second half of this 1934 small-town advice column story. Dear Uncle Nick releases on Black Friday (no preorders, just straight to your e-reader and bookshelf!), so every word counts right now.
Two questions for you in the comments: 👇
1️⃣ Which Bible verse should I turn into a custom coloring page to test these out?
2️⃣ What do you think is hiding inside Box 6 when I hit 60k words? Drop your guesses below! 🎄✨
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Over halfway there! 🎉✨ I just crossed the 50,000-w Over halfway there! 🎉✨ I just crossed the 50,000-word mark on Dear Uncle Nick, and you know what that means… it’s time to open Box 4 of my Archer & Olive Advent Box! 🎁
Nothing motivates a writer quite like a stationery treat every 5,000 words. Just like an Advent calendar builds anticipation for Christmas morning, each little box gets me one step closer to bringing this 1934 farming community and their heartwarming advice column to your bookshelf on Black Friday! 🎄✍️
There’s no preorder for this one, so we are counting down the days and words together until launch day.
👇 Your turn: At 55,000 words, I get to open Box 5! Leave your best guess in the comments—what stationery surprise do you think is hiding inside next? 🖊️📓
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G'night! G'night!
When Mom makes pepper jack bread and you butter an When Mom makes pepper jack bread and you butter and fry it. Yum.
With 45,000 words "on the page," it’s time to cele With 45,000 words "on the page," it’s time to celebrate with Box #3! 🎁☕

I am officially halfway through writing my upcoming historical Christmas novel, Dear Uncle Nick! Writing this story—which centers around a cozy, small-town advice column in a 1934 farming community—has been such an encouragement even to me!
To keep my momentum going so this book is ready for you by Black Friday, I’m treating myself to a little joy: opening a beautiful @ArcherandOlive Advent Box "gift" every time I complete 5,000 words. 45K means Box 3 is officially MINE! But now how to use this amazing journal? HELP!
Because this book releases on Black Friday without a preorder, I’d love for you to follow along here so you don’t miss the release day announcement. Your prayers and encouragement mean so much to me (and to Eddie Morten--I'm sure of it!)
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Dear Uncle Nick, Our town has a lot of people in n Dear Uncle Nick,
Our town has a lot of people in need—no mistake about that.
We can’t meet them all, but we can do what we can to help.
Everyone loves a good box social, but that can be expensive, especially this time of year.
I propose a “dessert social.” We apply the same premise, but the boxes only hold enough dessert for two. Penny bids can be augmented by work or other goods. Folks can even buy the “augments.”
What do you think?
Hungry for cinnamon rolls!

Ever heard of a box social? 📦✨ In 1934, during the height of the Great Depression, communities had to get creative to help neighbors in need.
This "unprinted letter" from the archives of my upcoming historical Christmas novel, Dear Uncle Nick, shows the exact heartbeat of a small farming town trying to survive winter with a little sweetness and a lot of grit.
✍️ The Question: If you were bidding on a dessert box for two tonight... what dessert would you hope is inside? Let me know in the comments!
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Awesome movie. Don't remember a single foul word, Awesome movie. Don't remember a single foul word,  despite rough subjects and scenes. Well done.
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