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Feb 7, 2012, 10:04 pm
Available Wednesday, February 15th is Danielle Thorne's new 'Sweet' Young Adult Paranormal. Be sure to check it out. Danielle is a fantastic author! Visit her website to learn more about her other books.
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Feb 5, 2012, 12:24 pm
Have you heard the awesome news? Dee's back! Bethany House will be releasing Dee's first new novel in six years in October, 2012. I'm so looking forward to it!
For those unfamiliar with Dee's work, I encourage you to check out her O'Malley and her Uncommon Heroes series. If you like Christian Romant... Comment - Like
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Jan 30, 2012, 6:51 pm
June's Bio: June has a unique story as she didn't begin writing fiction until in her mid-sixties when the Lord placed it in her heart. June is a retired elementary teacher turned author with a wonderful, supportive husband and sixteen grandchildren. June lives full time in her RV and has traveled fr... Comment - Like
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Jan 22, 2012, 3:37 pm
**guest post by Michelle Massaro
For the last couple weeks, Clash of the Titles has been exploring two books delivering powerful death scenes. That's right, death scenes. The two books were The Vengeance Squad and The Redemption. We met authors Sidney Frost and MaryLu Tyndall and waited with bated b... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 7:01 pm
Joining me this month is fellow Desert Breeze author Christina Freeburn. Be sure to comment throughout the month for a chance to win her new book, Lost Then Found, which releases today. In case you can't wait until the end of the month to see if you won, you can purchase it from our publisher, Amazo... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2011, 5:25 pm
"Anne Patrick’s realistic depiction of cattle ranching is what makes this story sing. Readers will feel like they are on Jenny’s spread with her, looking out at her fields and animals. The amount of detail that the author uses for the setting is also carried through with the characters. The mult... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 8:14 pm
My writing process is tortuous and convoluted at best. I wish I could say I just sit down at the computer and write. But alas, it ain’t so. One day, I may be so efficient and pulled together that I can write a book in three months like so many others.
In the meantime, here is my process, and God h... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 11:00 am
About In Sheep's Clothing...
When entrepreneur Stephanie Miller meets successful accountant Jacob Wells, sparks fly, but at least they're the good kind. Their initial attraction to each other is evident, and their business skills compliment each other. Unfortunately they've both had bad luck with lo... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 11:00 am
... dangerous, but she vows to stand firm. It's set in fictional Bridal Wreath and Key West, Florida.
... leave. When she doesn't budge, arson, attempted murder, and murder keep the reader turning pages. Will she be ... her, a man would have to find Him first. Pieces came to me at different po... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 1:48 pm
India McGuire's peaceful life is shattered when on the night of her engagement to David Richards, she comes face to face with Chase Porter, a long lost love. India must come to terms with her overpowering feelings for Chase and choose between David, the neighbor who says he loves her, and Chase, the... Comment - Like
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Oct 21, 2011, 9:23 pm
When folks ask me about how I got published and my journey, I cringe and wonder if there is anything I can add to the hundreds of stories written by all the other authors. Our stories are all the same: years of struggle, followed by a few crumbs of success. However, the aspects that may be of most h... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2011, 3:42 pm
Guest post by Jennifer Slattery
Last week, Clash of the Titles launched their first annual Tournament of Champions with two clashes and four talented authors. In Clash one, CS Lakin, author of Someone to Blame, and Marianne Evans, author of Heart Crossing, went head-to-head in a nail-biting, literar... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2011, 9:09 pm
Why did you choose to write mysteries, particularly historical mysteries?
When I’m asked why I write mysteries, sometimes I think the easiest answer is: I was born to write them. It’s programmed in my DNA. Part of me actually believes that, too. I’m fascinated by the nature versus nurture deba... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 2:23 pm
Over the last year, there have been OVER FIFTY clashing authors in twenty-four CLASHES, but only ONE can win the LAUREL AWARD. YOU decide which!
In the process, we invite you to repeatedly enter to win
THREE GIFTS A WEEK,
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15 NOVELS
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Oct 9, 2011, 5:41 pm
* Guest post by Delia Latham
Divine gifts have been a topic of much dissension down through the ages. Some folks believe God bestows certain gifts on his children others firmly believe He does not—or at least that He might have long ago but He certainly doesn't today.
We're not here to argue the ... Comment - Like
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Oct 7, 2011, 10:47 pm
The Vital Principle , a historical mystery featuring The Second Sons Inquiry Agency, is now available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a special price of $.99.
Buy Links:
B&N: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Vital-Principle/Amy-Corwin/e/2940012291776?itm=1&USRI=the%20vital%20principle
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Sep 30, 2011, 9:00 pm
[Anne] Name one of your favorite books as a child. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. I remember it so well because I was in the first grade and my dad was reading it to me at bedtime. He got about half-way through and then he didn’t show up one night to read me another chapter. I got... Comment - Like
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Sep 30, 2011, 5:41 pm
Congratulations, MaryBelle, you're the winner of Janet's drawing!!! I've sent you an email to the address listed. Please reply with the info requested and I'll forward to Janet. Thank you everyone for all your comments this month, and I especially thank Janet for letting us get to know her bet... Comment - Like
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Sep 28, 2011, 11:29 pm
Today Janet is going to share her writing process. What inspires her, how she goes about plotting her novels. How she deals with writers block. She'll also share tips for aspiring writers. Take it away, Janet!
What inspires me? Sometimes some very strange things. I've been inspired by books like Bir... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2011, 9:09 pm
Eden Morgan makes a list of six goals to accomplish in order to have the best summer ever. Getting a boyfriend, which is perhaps the most important goal, becomes complicated when she and her best friend, Lexi, fall for the same guy. Since Lexi is popular, gorgeous, and always gets her guy, Eden thin... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2011, 11:49 pm
Sherry @ LoveToReadNovels gave it 5 Tickets!
I knew when I saw the totally awesome cover of Renegade Hearts that I absolutely had to find out the tale within. I was immediately drawn in by the gentle prose of this story. It truly matched the cover with an easy ebb and flow that I just loved! Though ... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2011, 9:05 pm
My journey to publication is rather long and conviluted. In 1962 I was a stay-at home mom staying at home with my first child. I was also rather isolated since my husband was in the Public Health Service and we were living on an Indian reservation. The hospital, council house and houses for the two ... Comment - Like
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Sep 19, 2011, 12:04 am
Single mother, Jenny Holloway, has her hands full running a 1200-acre ranch, and keeping her daredevil son out of the emergency room. So when her foreman suggests she hire on his son Gil Montgomery, who just got home from the war, Jenny jumps at the opportunity of having another skilled cowboy aroun... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2011, 11:22 pm
Since I bill myself as eclectic writer I suppose this means I write in a number of genres. There are some I haven't tried and some I'll never try. I think my writing generally parallels what I like to read and I've been reading since I was three and discovered the joy of the library. So let's see wh... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2011, 8:34 pm
Come help me celebrate the release of my first ‘sweet’ western romance, Renegade Hearts, Wednesday, September 14th from 6-8pm (CST) at The Sweetest Romance Author's Blog (http://thesweetestromanceauthors.blogspot.com/). During the two-hour party I'll be having half hour drawings. Prizes incl... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2011, 1:49 am
A huge THANK YOU goes out to Jenifer Ranieri at Desert Breeze Publishing for giving me such an awesome cover! Renegade Hearts will be available for purchase September 15th through my publisher or at Christianbook.com, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or most online bookstores. Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 6:41 pm
When I was told, "Terrorists are attacking America," my first thought was that another American Embassy had been bombed. "No. An airliner was crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City."
No way!
I walked into the living room where the TV was turned to CNN. On the screen were the twin tower... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2011, 1:23 am
In August A Familiar Evil won Clash of the Titles and it will soon go up against sixteen previous COTT champs in eight different mini-Clashes over a four week period. Only ONE will take home The Laurel Award. The first annual Tournament of Champions will take place October 10-November 4, 2011. ... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2011, 10:00 am
My latest release is The Henge Betrayed -- Quests. This is the third book in the Henge Betrayed series.
Though the now nine friends have found a refuge, as they begin to learn how to use their talents, they realize there are other things needed before they can confront the evil in their land.
The ni... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 10:00 am
Thanks for joining me this month, Janet. I hope you enjoy the experience. We look forward to learning more about you and your works. Let's begin with Janet's Q&A, followed by her Bio. Name one of your favorite books as a child. As a child I was a early reader and soon went through the children... Comment - Like
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Aug 31, 2011, 5:46 pm
Mary Foster! Congratulations, Mary. I'm sure you'll enjoy Glass Angels. Karen's an awesome author!
September's author is another fellow Jewel of the Quill, Janet Lane Walters. Janet is a multi-published and award-winning author I'm sure you're gonna want to add to your reading list.
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Aug 29, 2011, 12:08 am
Today Karen will share her writing process and some writing tips with us.
Let’s begin with plotting. Take it away, Karen!
Both of my Writer’s Digest books, First Draft in 30 Days and From First Draft to Finished Novel {A Writer’s Guide to Cohesive Story Building} work together perfectly, and ... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 11:11 pm
[Anne] Good morning, Marlayne, and welcome to my blog. Please tell the readers a little about yourself. I’m a wife, mother and Messianic Jew who loves Jesus. Do you have a favorite book you read as a child? I have several! Heidi, The Secret Language, Black Beauty and all of the Fairytales. I'm sur... Comment - Like
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Aug 25, 2011, 10:08 pm
Purchase eBook or print at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Whimsical Publications (where the ebook is half off during the month of August). Comment - Like
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Aug 22, 2011, 12:48 am
Please share with us, Karen, your journey to publication.
I wrote my first book when I was ten years old. That was the summer my family was in Oklahoma (for my father’s job), and we discovered this abandoned old trailer with photographs all over the trashed floor. Both my sister (author Linda Derk... Comment - Like
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Aug 19, 2011, 9:00 am
Inspirational Romantic Suspense
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Fire Investigator Sadie McGregor is called to her hometown of Emerald Point, Missouri to investigate a suspicious fire which claimed the life of a local college student. By appearance, the fire looks accidental. What Sadie and the handsome new police chief disc... Comment - Like
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Aug 18, 2011, 8:43 pm
Book Details:
Genre: supernatural/YA/coming-of-age
Publisher: StoneGate Ink
Publication Date: May 2011
Synopsis:
Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can't shut it off.
Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised ... Comment - Like
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Aug 14, 2011, 11:22 pm
I’m pleased to have Karen back with us! Today she shares why she writes in her chosen genre.
As you can see by my biography, I write in just about every genre. The story dictates the genre in every case, but it’s a rare event that one of my stories doesn’t contain a romance in there somewhere.... Comment - Like
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Aug 13, 2011, 3:11 am
The winning excerpt -
“Excuse me. I’m looking for Chief Russell.”
Jordan’s stomach did a nosedive at the familiar voice of her soon-to-be-ex-husband.
“You found her,” Frank answered.
Jordan looked up just as Sam smiled. “Indeed I have.” He started toward her desk.
Colleen barged t... Comment - Like
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Aug 7, 2011, 9:31 pm
GLASS ANGELS, Book 4 of the Family Heirloom Series
Inspirational Contemporary Romance
Published by Whiskey Creek Press http://www.whiskeycreekpress.com
Blurb:
Nuggets of faith can be passed down as family heirlooms from parent to child, sibling to sibling, spouse to spouse.
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Aug 4, 2011, 9:44 pm
Book Details:
Publisher: AITE Publishing
Published: May 2011
Genre: Mystery Tourism
Website:Missing In Mexico
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Sarah Johnson is a 19-year college freshman who, along with her roommate Mary, spent an extra week in Los Cabos, Mexico after a family vacation over the Christmas break. Unexpectedly... Comment - Like
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Jul 31, 2011, 10:18 pm
Joining me this month is the wonderful Karen Wiesner. Karen is an accomplished author with 82 books published in the past 13 years, which have been nominated for and/or won 111 awards, and 15 more titles under contract. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police ... Comment - Like
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Jul 30, 2011, 7:00 am
Journey to Redemption - Inspirational Romantic Suspense - Rated PG - Releases August 1st!
Detective Morgan Reynolds thought her nightmare was over when serial killer Gerald ‘The Slasher’ Tate was sent to prison for her husband’s murder. But she was wrong. The Slasher has escaped and he’s ma... Comment - Like
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Jul 25, 2011, 12:00 pm
Janis Lane! Congratulations, Janis. Nancy will be contacting you shortly with your book. I'm sure you will enjoy it. It sounds awesome and is on my TBR list.
I want to thank Nancy for joining me this month. It's been great getting to know more about her and her wonderful new series.
In ... Comment - Like
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Jul 21, 2011, 6:32 pm
Book two in my Deadly Triad is entitled Deadly Revenge. Introduced in Deadly Reflection, this story spotlights a strong sometimes feisty woman named Ada Blaine whose life has been a series of ups and downs since the devastating loss of her beloved husband. Facing life virtually alone shaped Ada into... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2011, 5:45 pm
When Philly Detective Nick McGraw meets upscale health club owner Cassi Burke, his much needed vacation come to a halt. Instincts tell the seasoned homicide detective Cassi didn't kill the dead man at her feet. But Nick's duty bound to deliver her to local police, never suspecting Cassi's moment of ... Comment - Like
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Jul 7, 2011, 10:47 pm
Writing Romantic Suspense came very naturally to me. I've been married to the same wonderful man for 46 years come this December. Twenty-eight of those years he served on the Pennsylvania State Police. Mystery and elements of danger intrigue me, so when I got around to writing those stories floating... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2011, 7:19 pm
Please welcome, Nancy Kay! Thanks for joining me this month, Nancy. I look forward to learning more about you.Name one of your favorite books as a child. Very early I loved 'My Friend Flicka', followed by subsequent series including 'Thunderhead' and 'Green Grass of Wyoming'. However, my first roman... Comment - Like
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Jun 30, 2011, 11:25 am
Gabriella Hewitt! Congratulations, Gabriella. I'm sure you're going to love Toni's book Temp to Permanent.
Stay tunned for July's Author of the Month - suspense author Nancy Kay.
I hope everyone has a safe and Happy 4th of July!
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Jun 28, 2011, 7:03 pm
I never know what will inspire me to write a book. Sometime it starts with a character, like the little boy I saw on a steam train ride through the back country of San Diego County. He had coal-black hair and the kind of flirty blues eyes you'd love to see in a man seated across from you in an intim... Comment - Like
As a kid growing up in a rather boring neighborhood it was up to me and my friends to generate our own excitement, so when other kids were off playing with their dolls and army men we were out solving make believe crimes in the neighborhood. Each day was a new and exciting adventure with danger lurking around every corner. Then in high school I discovered the wonderful world of romantic suspense and I’ve been spinning stories every since. Hey, we can't all be normal...
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