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Chautona Havig

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returning to breakers rachel skatvold

Why Do I Think Home Vacations Are the BEST Vacations?

"Where are you going on vacation this year?" The question is a common one. Let's face it. We all need "neutral" conversational topics that are unlikely to cause conflict. Vacation seems a perfect topic.  Until you ask me that question. There were years when just whispering the word "vacation" Continue Reading

The Bookshop of Secrets

So, Just How Awful Are Old Secrets Really?

When I saw the cover of The Bookshop of Secrets, I knew I had to read the book. And seriously, yeah. This book, guys!  This book! Listen in as Mollie Rushmeyer and I chat about how this book came about, what kinds of things you'll find in it, what I thought was way over the top and then I realized I Continue Reading

Elizabeth Jacobson Not by Sight

We Love to Read about Great People Overcoming Terrible Circumstances

One of the hardest things (I would imagine) for Biblical Fiction authors has to be finding a fresh look at a topic people know really well without changing the facts of Scripture or presuming too much on it. Well, authors like Elizabeth Jacobson are particularly good at giving us another way of Continue Reading

Lauralee Bliss

Can Repeating History Ever Be a Good Thing?

The heroic stories of average people during time of war are one of the few things that will choke me up.  Book, movie, verbal--doesn't matter. Tell me all the stories and watch me try not to sob. Lauralee Bliss captured one of the most inspiring stories of WWII in her recent release, Escape from Continue Reading

The Bride of Blackfriars Lane

I Loved This New Release the Minute I Saw It

We all have them--those authors who are insta-buy authors. A book goes up for preorder and bam!  SOLD!  Michelle Griep became one of those with the first book of hers that I read. If I recall correctly, I gave that book stars in dog years just so I could do more than five. So is it any wonder Continue Reading

Anything but Plain

Remember When ADHD Was So “New” No One Believed It Existed?

When I chatted with Suzanne Woods Fisher about her last book on Because Fiction Podcast, she mentioned her next Amish book and just listening to her talk about what she had planned reminded me again what I love about her Amish fiction. Amish fiction isn't my favorite, but when an author does it Continue Reading

It’s Never a Bad Time to Fall in Love (Especially with a Good Book!)

The authors of Love in Any Season joined me for a four-way chat about this seasonal novella collection featuring small towns, small businesses, and seasonal festivals.  Join Amy Anguish, Sarah Anne Crouch, Heather Greer, and an absent in voice but with us in spirit, Regina Rudd Merrick, and me as we Continue Reading

blessings in the bargain trumbo

Some Say Opposites Attract, but Do They Really?

The question threw me for a loop. "Do you have a friend who is your opposite but you just love them?" I didn't (and still don't) know how to answer her. My friend Teresa is crazy outgoing and gregarious. I'm naturally shy. So... sure. We're opposites. But we have most things in common. The same is Continue Reading

Into the Fog Karen Randau

Action, Danger, Personal History, and Romance—What’s Not to Love?

Nothing makes my heart sing like a good romantic suspense.  Okay, it's really all about the suspense for me, but I'll take that romantic part, too if it gets me the suspensefulness. EEEP! Karen Randau is a new-to-me author with a book that opens like no other. Joggers. Fog. And poof! One of the Continue Reading

escape from Amsterdam

Tales of Bravery and Resilience in Difficult Times Always Inspire Readers

I've loved Dutch resistance stories since the night I watched The Hiding Place at a junior high lock-in and discovered it was first a book. I've read a few since then, so when I learned that Lauralee Bliss wrote a book about the smuggling of children out of Amsterdam (one of my favorite stories!), I Continue Reading

Kim Vogel Sawyer

You Never Know What Will Inspire an Author’s Next Great Book

I had a lovely chat with Kim Vogel Sawyer a couple of weeks ago, all about her newest novel, Still My Forever. I'll never see tubas or Music Man the same again. Listen in for her inspiration for this book and her next! Quick note: the audio on my end of the episode is horrible, and I can't figure Continue Reading

Do You Think the Future Be Cool, Scary, Crazy, or What?

I seem to be on a dystopian kick.  It began with Jess Corban's Nede Rising duology but then a couple more were suggested to me just a couple of days after I chatted with Christian Cross about his book Extraction: A Song for Emma. Perhaps there's a reason, eh?  Listen in and discover where Christian Continue Reading

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I picked a great big berry For a jaunty little hat I picked a great big berry
For a jaunty little hat.
It wont last long, I fear, 
But I think I'm okay with that. 
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Good morning, Virginia. It's a beautiful misty m Good morning,  Virginia.  It's a beautiful misty morn here. Continuing to wor on Take Cover. Eeep!
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Who is he, who is after him, and why is a woman ab Who is he, who is after him, and why is a woman abducted to protect her from him?  Bioterrorism, Russian mafia, and what? Another agency?  What's going on in The Agency now?
Listen to the whole book FREE, narrated by the fabulous @ChristaDelSorbo (don't forget to subscribe!!!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-TZlGhUFcE&list=PLGJaJiSo6mQ1Cg738W1MSQlHIuFe45v_WListen to a chapter a day OR to the whole thing at the end of the month.  The previous four Agency books are also available to listen to FREE.
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Annual writing retreat has commenced. In my favori Annual writing retreat has commenced. In my favorite place because I'm with my favorite writy folks.
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Keith can’t help but wonder: will his first assi Keith can’t help but wonder: will his first assignment with The Agency be his last?

One missing man. One new agent. One chance to keep the (uncertain) client alive
The prequel novel to The Agency Files, Induction is Keith Auger's interview and... well.. induction into The Agency. Listen FREE on YouTube to the audiobook narrated by @ChristaDelSorbo .
Listen to each chapter separately for ease of finding where you are OR the whole book in one video (after Sept 30, 2024).
Also available from most audiobook retailers!

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Austria, 1939. Before the "death trains," Hitler's Austria, 1939. Before the "death trains," Hitler's regime deported ten thousand children to Holland, Sweden, and even England on what was known as the Kindertransport. Two desperate mothers send their only childrent to safety on this Kindertransport, but when those children arrive, nothing is as it seems or should be.  A war-time mystery twist on "Hansel and Gretel" set just before the invasion of Poland.
Available as an audiobook FREE on Youtube, narrated by @ChristaDelSorbo
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When I knew Lauren would be one of my protagonists When I knew Lauren would be one of my protagonists of this year's New Cheltenham novel, I knew she'd have to be reading some mystery.  She's been on Poirot kicks and Marple kicks. Josephine Tey and I think Elizabeth Peters.  This year, I decided she'd REALLY love one of my favorite mystery series--the Lord Edgington Investigates by @benedictbrownauthor  If you love mystery, they're a lot of fun.  What I didn't know is that practical, prosaic Lauren would disgust herself when she realized she has a "book boyfriend" in Christopher Prentiss. Even her actual boyfriend knows her secret crush on a fictional young man from the 1920s.
This year's Christmas Lights Collection is the 10th we've done!  We're so proud of it!  Four towns battle it out in a Christmas Lights Showcase you won't want to miss.  Join @JayceeWeaver , @lainaturnerauthor , @CatheSwanson and me in this year's battle of the lights!
And seriously, if you love mysteries, don't miss Benedict Brown's.  He's brilliant and Christopher is awesome.  Lauren has that right. ;)
Releases October 7th!!
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