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COTT: Laurel Award Open for Submissions

Attention Authors!


Submissions are now open for Clash of the Titles' annual Laurel Award contest!

What makes us different? In our contest, entries are read and scored not by industry gatekeepers but by READERS.



Open to any genre of Christian fiction published in 2012, the Laurel has limited slots available and a submission window ending July 19th.

Great prizes and a low entry fee of $10 make entering the Laurel a snap. Don't miss out on this opportunity!

 




Submissions:

June 03, 2013-July 19, 2013 







For more details, please visit our site: http://www.clashofthetitles.com/p/the-laurel.html




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Swinging Wide the Gate...Solomon's Gate

It's been quite awhile since I've talked about my Solomon's Gate Series on this blog. Sure don't want y'all to forget about it! :)



Here's the video, to jog your memory a bit:








Solomon's Gate books are available in print as well as in electronic formats (Kindle, Nook, ePub, etc.).

Vinspire Publishing starting monthly newsletter

Only $.99 on Kindle and Nook!

Vinspire Publishing (publisher of my vintage romance, Goldeneyes) is re-entering the world of monthly newsletters. Dawn Carrington, owner and editor-in-chief, says, "We'll be sharing a
lot of great information as well as hosting giveaways, contests, articles
written by fabulous writers and members of the industry, and more."


 

Subscriber participation is one of the ultimate goals for the new venture. Carrington says future newsletters will include Hide and Seek contests, wherein something will be hidden on a Vinspire author's page, and the first newsletter subscriber to find the object will win a prize.  

 

Upon reaching 100 newsletter subscribers, Vinspire will have a drawing. Another drawing will take place with each 100 subscribers reached. As the subscriber list grows, so will
the prizes, which will include gift cards, magazine subscriptions, CDs,
DVDS, Netflix subscriptions, and more.

 

Get it on the fun! Subscribe to Vinspire's newsletter and spread the word to all your friends via Twitter, Facebook and word of mouth. Help grow that subscriber list, and increase the number of resulting drawings! Here's a  tweet/post you can use if you'd like: Subscribe to Vinspire Publishing's newsletter. Info, giveaways, CONTESTS, insider articles, & more. http://eepurl.com/Alrav   @vinspire2004

COTT's Clash of April Releases!

Beach trips, mountain jaunts and lazy days in the swing on the front porch. Tis the season to enjoy a great read outdoors. Clash of the Titles’s got five brand new April releases to recommend. It’ll be difficult to choose from these three romances, a mystery with suspense, and women’s fiction. The stories tell of a woman who falls in love with an Army veteran with PTSD; a kidnapped doctor accused of murder; a woman yearning for a family; a lady with a heart attack and spiritually broken heart; and three unwed mothers from three different eras. All will tug at your heart. But please select the one you most want to get lost in. Then vote for it below.







Cindy Waymire, a college senior in search for a topic for an upcoming sociology paper, finds more than a topic when she meets Army veteran and college freshman Danny Flynn outside the student union. An undeniable attraction to this troubled veteran leads her on a difficult and winding path that brings her to a crossroads—get into a relationship with a man who has serious mental health problems or turn her back on one of the best men she’s ever met.











Dr. Matt Newman escapes from kidnappers only to land in the ICU then awaken to find the police are convinced he’s a killer, and he’s still a target. Can attorney Sandra Murray and he find the truth before it’s too late?











Terri Hayes owns a thriving Day Care but hungers for a child of her own  while  writer Steve Evans has all the family he needs. Will harsh words and sneaky plans drive them further apart, or does God have another plan?

















What would you do if the one man who can help is the one man you can’t trust? A heart attack has stopped workaholic Mara Keegan in her tracks, but Mara’s heart needs to be healed in more ways than one—will Joel Ryan help her or take all she has left?

















Three women from three different eras face the aftermath of unwed pregnancies, desperate for hope. Can it be found in the memoirs of Anna, who ran a home for unwed Moms in the 1890’s, or is there no link to their cries for help and their source of hope?















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2013 Laurel Opening Soon!

Authors, take note! 




In NINE DAYS, Clash of the Titles opens its doors for submissions to the Laurel.



The Laurel is a contest available to any genre of Christian fiction published in 2012. The novels are judged by their audience—readers well-versed in

Christian fiction yet not associated with the CBA industry.





Authors write for readers, so why not have readers be the judges?




With a submission fee of only $10, easy electronic submission, a bevy of prizes, and judges devoted to Christian fiction and author encouragement, the Laurel is a contest like no other.




But act quick! Slots are limited. To avoid overburdening our volunteer

judges, we are limited in the number of submissions we can accept.




* All previous COTT champs whose winning novel was published in 2012 have an assured spot (fee waived) in the 2013 Laurel.





Submissions:

June 03, 2013-July 19, 2013 

 
For more details, please visit our site: http://www.clashofthetitles.com/p/the-laurel.html







Stay tuned for updates by 

subscribing to COTT's blog  and  “liking” our Facebook page .

Lexi's Heart, A Romance for Mothers

LEXI’S
HEART



by
Delia Latham







COTT’s
Image Creator, Delia Latham, is excited to announce a new e-Novella in the
ongoing Heart’s Haven collection she co-writes with three other Pelican Book
Group authors: Tanya Stowe, Marianne Evans and Mary Manners.

 

First
in a collection of four Heart’s Haven Holiday romances, LEXI’S HEART is the Mother’s
Day feature. Follow-up holiday stories will include Independence Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving.



Here’s a blurb:





Forty-three-year-old Lexi
Carlisle’s abusive marriage ended three years ago. Deeply scarred by the
experience, and helplessly watching her beloved mother succumb to Alzheimers,
Lexi is devastated. After selling her fancy home, she rents a cottage in Heart’s
Haven, a special place unlike any other. Slowly learning to live again, she
despairs of ever delivering the message of love that burns within her heart for
her ever-worsening mother. But Mitch Gaynor, a handsome Christian author,
reminds Lexi that with God all things are possible, planting within her
battered and distrustful heart the seed of hope for a miracle. But can she open
her fortressed heart to God? And is Mitch a part of His plans for her future?



Her
Heart. His faith. Love Reborn.

 






The Heart’s Haven Collection
started last October with Delia’s book, Jewels
for the Kingdom, followed by Evans’ Operation
Breathless, Stowe’s Leap of Faith, and
Manners’ Dance with Me.









Each Heart’s
Haven e-Book is set in Angel Falls—a lovely but fictional small town in East
Texas. More specifically, all stories focus on the tenants of Heart’s Haven, a
one-of-a kind cottage-rental complex owned by a crotchety old guy named Andrew Hart.
Folks ‘round those parts believe old Hart actually sees and speaks with angels,
and that Heart’s Haven is a favorite hangout for the heavenly creatures. The
taciturn gentleman has never come right out and corroborated that rumor. ‘Course,
he hasn’t come right out and denied it either.





But then, lots of things are
said about Heart’s Haven. Some folks think the place makes folks fall in love. And
to add grist to that rumor mill, each little cottage on the property sports a
sign hanging over the gate, carved with the sweet blessing: May love find all who
enter here.


Thing is, it usually does.


You’re invited to hang out with
the Heart’s Haven gang any time. Come on over and find out who’s falling in
love with whom, and what the angels are up to around Angel Falls, Texas. We’re
not hard to find—Angel Falls isn’t big enough to get lost in. If you don’t find
us kicking back in the rec room at Heart’s Haven, we’re probably having a
barbecue…or wedding…or something else we came up with so we could all get
together at one of the following places:






Heart’s Haven Blog





Heart’s Haven Facebook Page





We love company, so don’t
bother to knock—just come on in!









Born
and raised in a place called Weedpatch, DELIA LATHAM enjoys multiple roles as a
Christian wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, but especially loves
being a princess daughter to the King of Kings. She’s got a “thing” for Dr.
Pepper and absolutely loves hearing
from her readers. Delia writes inspirational romance, and is currently
contracted through White Rose Publishing and Vinspire Publishing.






You
can contact her at an of the following locations:





Her
website





Her
blog




Facebook






Twitter

Guest posting with Shannon Taylor Vannatter

I'm guest posting today on Shannon's blog, sharing the true life romance of my brother and his wife. Come on over and join us - you'll enjoy their love story. :)

Featuring the Latest in Christian Historical Fiction

CAPTURED BY MOONLIGHT

Prisoners to their own broken dreams...


After a daring rescue goes awry, the parched north of India grows too hot for nurse Laine Harkness and her friend Eshana. The women flee to the tropical south…and run headlong into their respective pasts.



Laine takes a new nursing position at a plantation in the jungle, only to discover that her former fiancé is the owner…and that Adam has no more to say to her now than he did when he crushed her years ago.



Eshana, captured by her traditional uncle and forced once more into the harsh Hindu customs of mourning, doubts whether freedom will ever again be in her future, much less the forbidden love that had begun to whisper to her. Is faith enough to live on? Or is her Savior calling her home?



Amid cyclones and epidemics, clashing faiths and consequences of the war, will the love of the True Master give hope to these searching hearts?




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* Award-winning author Catherine West—"Christine Lindsay's attention to detail, witty prose and moving story line all blend together to create a treat for the senses, leaving the reader satisfied and completely satiated by the end."

* Award-winning, multi-published Author Jeanette Windle—"A worthy sequel to acclaimed debut novel Shadowed in Silk."

About the Author:

Irish-born Christine Lindsay writes award-winning historical novels. In Shadowed in Silk and Captured by Moonlight, Christine delights in weaving the endless theme of God’s redemptive love throughout stories of danger, suspense, adventure, and romance. The Pacific coast of Canada, about 200 miles north of Seattle, is Christine’s home.






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Subscribe to Christine’s blog for inspiration 3 times a week

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Desperately Seeking Home

Well, we're home. In California. Got back toward the end of March, and it's wonderful to be here with family - and with friends I've known absolutely forever.



But we're still looking for a place to live.





We need to be in Tehachapi, up above the grimy San Joaquin Valley, so Johnny can breathe. Dirty air is not a good thing for someone with COPD. Thing is, housing in a California mountain town isn't exactly cheap, so the places we're finding in our price range are either in a state of disrepair or buried so far back in the hills a person could forget how to be civilized.



My brother and his wife are so great about allowing squatters in their home, but seriously...at some point they'll have to regretfully push us out into the cold...or hot, I guess, since summer's right around the corner. And a Bakersfield summer is not a walk on the beach. More like a trudge through the Sahara.



So what's a poor girl to do? lol



Hey...I don't suppose you know of a little dollhouse in Tehachapi we could move into without giving up any arms or legs...?



Yeah, I know. I sound desperate. I'm appropriately embarrassed. But still...can't blame a desperate gal for trying, right? :)

A Special Mother's Day Romance

LEXI'S HEART

by Delia Latham

 

Book One, Heart's Haven Holidays Collection

 

AVAILABLE NOW!

 



 

 


Forty-three-year-old Lexi
Carlisle’s abusive marriage ended three years ago. Deeply scarred by the
experience, and helplessly watching her beloved mother succumb to Alzheimers,
Lexi is devastated. After selling her fancy home, she rents a cottage in Heart’s
Haven, a special place unlike any other. Slowly learning to live again, she
despairs of ever delivering the message of love that burns within her heart for
her ever-worsening mother. But Mitch Gaynor, a handsome Christian author,
reminds Lexi that with God all things are possible, planting within her
battered and distrustful heart the seed of hope for a miracle. But can she open
her fortressed heart to God? And is Mitch a part of His plans for her future?




 

Her
Heart. His faith. Love Reborn.




Download Lexi's Heart to your Kindle