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BOOK SPOTLIGHT: "Anna Finch and the Hired Gun" by Kathleen Y'Barbo (& Giveaway!)

About the Book:



When an aspiring reporter and

a Pinkerton detective get tangled in Doc Holliday's story—

and each other—sparks can't help but fly.

Despite her father's attempts to marry her off, Anna Finch dreams of becoming a reporter. A chance encounter with legendary gunslinger Doc Holliday gives her the opportunity of a lifetime, but Pinkerton agent Jeb Sanders is about to ruin everything.



Though her father hired Jeb to keep her out of mischief, Anna's inconvenient attraction to her...

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: "Never Without Hope" by Michelle Sutton (& Book Giveaway!)

SPECIAL NOTE: Michelle has asked me to let you know that the giveaway is a choice between paperback or eBook--reader's choice.



About the book:

Hope believes she is above sexual temptation; that she would never break that commandment like her husband's previous wives had done. After all, she is a good Christian and a loving mother. She has no reason to stray . . . until her husband starts neglecting her needs and things begin to look hopeless. Though she clearly communicates her pain to her...

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: "Never Without Hope" by Michelle Sutton (& eBook Giveaway!)

About the book:

Hope believes she is above sexual temptation; that she would never break that commandment like her husband's previous wives had done. After all, she is a good Christian and a loving mother. She has no reason to stray . . . until her husband starts neglecting her needs and things begin to look hopeless. Though she clearly communicates her pain to her husband, he refuses to get help. She starts to wonder…Will she never have sex with her husband again? She soon learns that she...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Bob Kellemen (& Book Giveaway!)

I'm delighted to welcome Bob Kellemen to WordVessel again, this time to talk about his new book, "God's Healing for Life's Losses." But first, here's a little bit about who he is.

Dr. Robert Kellemen has been married for twenty-nine years to his college sweetheart, Shirley. Bob graduated with his BS in Pastoral Ministry from Baptist Bible College in Clarks Summit, PA. He earned his Th.M. in Theology and Biblical Counseling from Grace Seminary in Winona Lake, IN. He has his Ph.D. in Counselor ...

BOOK SPOTLIGHT: "The Crimson Cipher" by Susan Page Davis (& Book Giveaway!)

About the Book:

Emma Shuster is recruited as a Navy cryptographer in 1915, to help expose enemies she didn't know America had. Lt. John Patterson introduces her to the Signal Corps after her father's brutal murder. Will her work save lives—and eventually lead her to her father's killers? Can Emma and John find love in the midst of turmoil, as America plunges toward war? She finds new strength in her faith as she strives to outwit her adversary, known only as "Kobold"—German for "goblin."...

Freedom Isn't Free

An interesting thing about freedom--nothing about it is free. In fact it's costly and precious and should never be taken for granted.



Yet that is what we do. We get up and go about our business often without considering the freedom that allows us to do so. Without remembering those who give--who gave--so much to assure that freedom.



Our country is changing, and not for the better. Like a grand old lady who has seen better days, a facade of normalcy and business-as-usual is caked on her exte...

Weekly Winners and Updates!

Hi everyone! Hope you're all gearing for a wonderful Independence Day Celebration and relaxing weekend!



I'm celebrating already, because yesterday I was able to type "THE END" to the first draft of A Path Less Traveled, Book Two in the Miller's Creek, Texas series. Of course, it's too soon to tell, but as much as I love TEXAS ROADS, and Dani, Steve, and Mama Beth, I'm really loving this second story. (Guess that just proves my theory that every author's favorite book is the one they're worki...

The Benefits & Drawbacks of Self-Publishing

I recently blogged about the benefits and drawbacks of self-publishing at The Writer's Alley blog, and thought I'd share that post with you here at WordVessel just in case you missed it.



Ask for a definition of "self-publishing" and you'll get different answers. People often confuse self-publishing with subsidy publishing, where the author pays a publishing company to publish their work (usually at astronomical costs). For the purpose of this article, self-publishing refers to authors who fo...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anita Higman and Janice Thompson (& Double Book Giveaway!)

Please help me give a warm welcome to authors Anita Higman and Janice Thompson, who co-authored a 3-in-1 collection entitled Ozark Weddings. Here's a wonderful Q & A session with Anita and Janice!



Your Barbour Heartsong 3-in-1 collection is entitled, Ozark Weddings. Tell us a little bit about the three stories.



Anita: All three stories are set in Arkansas—Eureka Springs, Little Rock, and Hot Springs. Larkspur Dreams and Castles in the Air are romantic comedy, while the middle story, The...

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Gail Pallotta (& Book Giveaway!)

I'm thrilled to welcome author Gail Pallotta to WordVessel! Gail, tell us about yourself. First, thanks so much for having me on your wonderful blog, Cathy. I grew up in a small town at the foothills of the North Carolina mountains. But now, I live in Georgia with Rick, my husband of thirty-eight years. I enjoy swimming, reading, and getting together with friends and family. My daughter and I are bargain shoppers. We can spend an afternoon in a discount store trying on shorts, blouses, skirt...