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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!

Welcome to the 6th day of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway! 12 Authors of Christian Fiction have teamed together to bring you this amazing giveaway, and I’m honored to be included! The prizes are building, and today’s winner will receive ALL of the below! The Memory of You  & A $5 Starbucks Gift Card…
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Buh-bye 2016 And What's Up 2017?

So here’s my last vlog for 2016, not that there’ve been many. But I did get my feet wet and that counts, right? I have a bit of a cold, so I sound stuffy, and I apologize for the unsteadiness of the camera, not real sure what that was all about! Anywhoo, here I am…
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Get Back Up ~ Dedicated To My Friend Sandie

You should know, I am a die-hard GWTW fan. I’ve lost track now exactly how many times I’ve watched the movie. But I have read the book only once. I’m thinking I need to rectify that. The GWTW experience for me began as a lonely and homesick thirteen-year old wandering the musty maze of books…
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No, You're Actually Not That Great

I don’t know how you’re feeling as we approach November, but I’m tired. Tired of the frustration, the anger, the vitriol, tired of everything that this nasty election has exploded into. More frustrating for me is that it’s not even my election. But it’s everywhere. You can’t turn on the television or the radio or…
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More Coffee … Need

Yeah, okay. But it’s Monday morning and I just spent two hours working on changing up this blog, and five minutes ago I sat staring at this screen in full out panic mode, thinking I’d just deleted the ENTIRE THING!! So I need more coffee. Because this is pretty much me in the morning. And,…
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I Have A Place?

I’m going for the record on starting blog posts with, “So, I haven’t blogged in a while…” And it’s true. I haven’t. Why? Good question. Oh. You want the honest to God truth, huh? Because I haven’t felt like I have anything to say. Nothing you haven’t heard before at least. And let’s face it,…
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This New Revolution

Whoa. It’s been awhile. I’ve been off at my happy place the past few weeks. Our lakeside hideaway in Northern Ontario. And it wasn’t quite the holiday we were expecting, with family illness that added some stress to what was supposed to be a stress-free time. But such is life. You move through it. You…
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If You Don't Know Me By Now …

We’re almost at the mid-point of the year and I’m … re-grouping. Breathing deep and re-evaluating, sorting boxes in my head and sticking to what is true. Discarding what is not. Figuring out who this girl really is. I haven’t always known for sure. Fear of failure and self-doubt swirl like monster waves and I’ve…
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Will You Give It Up?

Reading through my blog posts lately, I had a thought. Wow, this is depressing. Okay, yeah, that was my thought, but I kind of giggled afterward. Not just because it’s true, but because it’s been so much a part of my journey of late. All these challenges, battles and trials, the wondering, the waiting. And sometimes…
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COMING SOON! Cover Reveal & An Invite!

I’m delighted to announce that I will be releasing my next novel this spring! (Cover by Yvonne Parks @ Pear Creative). Two lives taken down different roads – one enduring love – one shot at starting over.                                If only they believed in second chances.  Julia Connelly is finally free from twelve long years in…
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Meet Author Sherri Wilson Johnson!

June 8, 2012 |

I’m excited to have my fellow OakTara author, Sherri Wilson Johnson, author of To Dance Once More, on the blog today! Sherri writes historical romance, and she’s here to tell us all about her journey to publication! My Road to Publication I have been writing for as long as I can remember—probably for as long…

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Summer Schedule!

June 7, 2012 |

At long last, the hazy, lazy days of summer are upon us! I love my summers, although in Bermuda we can get very high humidity which makes it feel like 100 degrees in the shade when it’s really only 85! This summer has already proven to be an exceptionally busy one. We have guests coming…

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Navigating Choppy Waters

May 21, 2012 |

I don’t know about you, but this past week has been tough. And as I write this post on a Sunday evening, I’m not quite sure how to anticipate the week to come. What to look forward to. What to hope for. I’ve been quiet on the blog lately when it comes to the days…

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Celebrate with debut author, Dineen Miller!

May 4, 2012 |

So I’m SUPER EXCITED to have amazing author Dineen Miller with us today! I’ve known Dineen awhile, through ACFW, and most recently through the fact that we share an agent, so I was delighted to hear about her first publishing contract, but I didn’t know her as an author until this year, when we decided…

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Breathe!!

April 30, 2012 |

Okay, I’m back!! After plunging into edits on my latest novel over the past two weeks, I am finished! So ready for a break! Good thing summer is almost here, right? First things first – I have to announce TWO WINNERS! The winner of Nicole O’Dell’s  The Embittered Ruby, is Elaine Stock. Elaine, let me…

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Here We Go Again…(aka Can We Just Skip This?)

April 11, 2012 |

In the writing community, you’ll hear a lot of talk about the stages of a writer’s life. The waiting, the wondering, the frustration at trying to figure out where you went wrong…all that fun stuff that nobody really wants to experience, yet we all do. Here’s another one. Revisions. Oh, wait. I’ve blogged about this…

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That's All She Wrote…

April 8, 2012 |

Many who know me understand just how long and hard I worked to achieve my dream of becoming a published author. It took years. Years of believing I had a story worth telling. A story others would relate to and relish, characters readers would love as much as I did. That dream came true on…

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Meet Romance Author, Cara Putman!

April 6, 2012 |

It’s a pleasure to have Cara Putman on the blog today! Cara is a multi-talented author with many books available in different genres. She is also an attorney, and a wife and a busy mom. Methinks there are many hatboxes in Cara’s closet! Join me as we learn more about this fun author! Who are you?…

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Listen To The Music…

April 2, 2012 |

“It’s all around you…” August Rush. Here’s my favorite song from that movie- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxmZrJRvti0 I love that movie! Admittedly, it is a little hokey and as an author, I wanted to do SO much more with the characters, but the music in it was awesome. And of course, it has a happy ending. But it…

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Vacation…

March 21, 2012 |

I’m enjoying some family time and will be resuming my normal schedule in April – however, my featured authors will still be visiting the blog on Fridays! Please stop by this Friday to meet debut author Pamela S. Meyers! Meanwhile, play amongst yourselves. Okay, if all else fails here’s a question- Hunger Games. Movie. Excited…

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12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!!

Welcome to the 6th day of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!

12 Authors of Christian Fiction have teamed together to bring you this amazing giveaway, and I’m honored to be included!

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The prizes are building, and today’s winner will receive ALL of the below!

The Memory of You 

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& A $5 Starbucks Gift Card – by Catherine West!

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A Child’s Christmas Wish

On Love’s Gentle Shore + tote bag

The Gift of Twins

The Rancher’s Mistletoe Bride

Christmas Captive

 It’s not too late to enter in the Rafflecopter giveaway below by following some of your favorite authors on social media and signing up for their newsletters. We draw a new winner every day, and on December 12th, we’ll give away a Kindle Fire HD 8.

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Don’t forget to stop by Susan Tuttle’s blog tomorrow for more prizes!