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July 15, 2010
Author Patricia Hickman & The Miracle Refrigerator
"Over a decade ago, my daughter Jessica and I organized a gift for some children we heard were often passed over during Christmas. The children and/or their mothers were unfortunately infected with the HIV virus. Most were in need of essentials like warm clothing, but we wanted to provide them with both some clothing and a toy. It was a small outreach, but the...
July 14, 2010
First Page-Against All Odds-Author Irene Hannon
AGAINST ALL ODDS by Irene Hannon
Book 1—Heroes of Quantico series
Prologue
"Sir? I think you need to hear this."
With a preoccupied frown, David Callahan looked up from the security briefing in his hand. His aide, Salam Farah, stood on the threshold of his small office deep inside the fortified U.S. Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. The man was holding a tape recorder and a single sheet of paper.
"A new message from the terrorists?" David lowered the...
July 13, 2010
Lyn Reviews Author Nancy Mehl's Simple Secrets
Simple Secrets by Nancy MehlMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I truly enjoyed Nancy Mehl's Simple Secrets, the first in her "Harmony" series. Her heroine was a believable, complex character. Her hero was a man any woman would fall for. The conflicts were real, not forced. The suspense thread was intriguing and compelling. I guess the theme is Sir Walter Scott's: "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." I would recommend this for anyone 13 and older who enjoys a sweet romance...
July 12, 2010
Book Monday-Author Stephen Bly & Cowboy for A Rainy Afternoon
Today's book is Cowboy for a Rainy Afternoon by Award-winning Author Stephen Bly.
"A 10-year-old boy with red straw cowboy hat, cap gun, and silver-painted wooden bullets. Six story-telling, cribbage playing old cowboys. A '49 Plymouth with open trunk. A damsel in distress. All the fixings for a summer's day adventure at the Matador Hotel in 1954 Albuquerque. Maybe you weren't born 100 years too late!
Cowboy For A Rainy Afternoon is a twist on the traditional Western story. In 1954...
July 9, 2010
Winners of Her Abundant Joy-February & June
The winner of that book is Mary Preston of Australia.
If you'd like to read her love story, drop by
http://strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com/2010/02/family-love-story-from-australia.html
and read it. It is delightful! I couldn't send the copy sooner because I didn't have any yet! So I hope Mary won't hold that against...
July 8, 2010
Author Cara Putman & Stronger than I Knew
My guest today, Author Cara Putman, is so young and perky that sometimes I have to blink to be sure she's real. But she is. We just saw each other at a Christian booksellers Convention, the ICRS in St Louis and had a great time reconnecting. I even got to meet her cute dh! When I visited Cara's website, her first sentence let me know that she and I are on the same wavelength. Her first sentence?
Do you know how strong you are?
Here's Cara's touching story:
"Stronger than I knew…
I've always thou...
July 7, 2010
First Page-If Tomorrow Never Comes by Author Marlo Schalesky
Today's First Page is from IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES by Author Marlo Schalesky:
First Page
Only the fog is real. Only the sand. Only the crashing of the sea upon the restless shore. The rest is a dream. It has to be. I say it again and again until I believe it, because I cannot be here. Not now. Not with mist dusting my eyelashes, sand tickling my toes, salt bitter on my lips. Not when the whole world has narrowed to a strip of beach, a puff of fog, and a single gull crying in an...
July 6, 2010
A Summer Gift to My Readers-A Short Story by Lyn Cote-Part 2
Watermelon Cowboy by Lyn Cote-Part 2
The first part of this story was posted on Friday July 2nd-
"The county's Sweet Corn Festival was the last big summer celebration. Sarah just wasn't in the mood for festivities, but Grandma wouldn't dream of missing the fair. In the evening breeze, Sarah walked slowly beside her grandmother who leaned on her cane. Grandma struggled over the uneven grass to the shady area where the older generation sat on lawn chairs and fanned themselves....
July 2, 2010
A Summer Gift to My Readers-A Short Story by Lyn Cote-Part 1
WATERMELON COWBOY
Short Story by Lyn Cote
(Copyright 2010 Lyn Cote)
"Hi, are you a cowboy?" Danny asked.
Sarah stood behind her freckled, about-to-enter-kindergarten son. Affectionately she finger-combed his red curls. On the way home from her new job and Danny's new daycare, they'd stopped at the roadside produce stand.
"Well…" The tall, good-looking man in denim eased out of his lawn chair, then stood up by the weather-beaten stand. "Do you think a watermelon needs roping?"
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July 1, 2010
Author Bonnie Leon & Lessons from her Alaskan Grandmother
I met my Grandmother Roberts only a few times in my life, but I always felt close to her. She lived in Alaska and I lived in Washington State. Although we lived far from one another, she made sure to stay in touch. She wrote regularly and always answered my letters. Although she had little means, she never missed birthdays or Christmas.
My grandmother knew a lot about living without and about surviving in the challenging environment of Alaska. From an early age, she understood the...
