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DR. SEUSS WISDOM

"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."Copyright 2009 Laurie LC Lewis, (To obtain permission to copy or reprint any p...

DANDY GIVEAWAYS!

"Dawn's Early Light" us being given away all over the place today!

Followers of "The Dandy Giveaway" blog know there's a treasure hunt over there nearly every day. Well, today, I get to provide the treasure! So click and visit this cute site to enter!

Also, while Shauna's "Tryin' To Stay Calm" at her blog, she's also givin' away a copy of "Dawn's Early Light." Click on the bookshelf to visit her blog and enter there!

And while you're here, sign up to be a follower of this blog. As you can see o...

BOOK NOOK REVIEW

"SHUDDER"

by Jennie Hansen

In my case, the test of a book's appeal can easily be determined by one look at its post-read appearance. I rarely have the time to sit down and do a straight read-through, (oh, the heaven of such an indulgence!) So if I really get into a story, I stuff the novel into my purse and drag it around everywhere I go, stealing reading moments anytime and any place possible.

My copy of "Shudder" is a a sad sight. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

The quality of the read is no su...

SIGNING TOMORROW

I launch "Dawn's Early Light" with a party at the Blossom and Basket Boutique on Main Street in Mount Airy, Saturday, December 5th from 12-3. There will be refreshments and door prizes, and I'll read excerpts from the book. Copies of all three books will be available for sale. Please come and say hello. I'd love to see old friends and meet new readers!
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HAUNTS HAVEN

"Any house that sits empty for sixty years is apt to gather a few ghost stories in its dust." Hmmm. . .

To a reader, choosing a book is as tantalizing an enterprise as selecting a perfect piece from a box of chocolate--so many delectable choices. What to choose? Well, Joan Sowards dished up a ghost of a romance this fall, and snuggling under winter covers might be the perfect venue for this spine-tingling read. From the back cover:

Callie Wilford doesn't believe in ghosts, but as soon as the f...

BOOK NOOK REVIEW

(Kathi Oram Peterson and I met briefly last spring at a writers' conference, and my admiration of her talent and person has continued to grow ever since. I offered to read and review "An Angel on Main Street" primarily because I am a Christmas fanatic who was anxious to get into the holiday spirit way back in early November. And this book truly proved to be a charmer. In fact, I count it as one of the best books I've read this year--delightful, engaging, at times tense and tender--it kept me...

LESSONS FROM THE PAST

It's always intensely satisfying when I see my research validated. I generally try to verify facts through three separate sources so the history is truthful and easily supported, but each time I read another account of my subject or time period, I cheer when all the pieces align. It's a weird sort of fun. I know. . .

This past weekend, Tom and I accompanied our oldest son and his family to Philadelphia, ( I love that city anyway). Their favorite museum is the "Please Touch" Museum, a brilliant...

HELPING HANDS

I'm convinced that few, if any achievements, occur from solo efforts. Personal experience tells me that most success stories . . . and even survival stories . . . revolve around the timely intervention of helping hands.

The offer of help is critical, but often timing is the deal-maker--with support, encouragement, and simple love arriving just in the nick of time. I know this all too well. My latest book, "Dawn's Early Light," and perhaps my writing career, are examples of what can happen when...

GRAND KID ADVENTURES

If you follow me on Facebook, then you know my entire family is in town for a week--four married kids, three wonderful in-law children and four grand kids. It's a little busy around here, especially since this is week two of the book launch for Dawn's Early Light. So, we've got books stacked on my desk next to crayon-drawings of stars and princess pictures, but we're relishing every precious minute, and tonight was our annual pilgrimage to Chuck E. Cheese.

The men immediately head off to the b...

YOU CAN ORDER "DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT NOW!"

Deseret Books was the first of the stores to get their online page for Dawn's Early Light up and running, but Seagull should be up soon, and Amazon and most other independent LDS book stores will also have their pages up. Autographed copies will be available through "This Is The Place Bookstore." They're taking pre-orders as are many of your local stores. I'm in the unique position to be able to track shipments of the book, and many of these stores will have books on the shelf by Black...