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Book Preview ~ Christmas at Carnton

Christmas at Carnton, by Tamera Alexander

Captain Jake Winston is a Confederate sharpshooter who suffers a head injury that may cause blindness. While he waits for his diagnosis, and still has his sight, he sketches and journals events of the war. As he heals, Jake receives orders to help with the local Women’s Relief Society Christmas auction. A society which supports Confederate and Federal soldiers, makes a difference in soldiers lives. Aletta Prescott is a widow with a six-year-old son and a child on the way. She applies for a job at the auction, only to find the position is no longer available. She meets Jake and as she gets to know him she must try to let go of the fear begins to grow inside her.

Tamera Alexander is a USA Today bestselling novelist and one of today's most beloved authors of Christian historical romance. Her works have been awarded and nominated for numerous industry-leading honors—among them the Christy Award, the RITA Award, the Carol Award, Library Journal's top honors—and have earned the distinction of Publisher's Weekly Starred Reviews. Her deeply drawn characters and thought-provoking plots have earned her devoted readers worldwide. Buy the book HERE.

Tamera and her husband reside in Nashville, Tennessee, where they live a short distance from Nashville's Belmont Mansion and Belle Meade Plantation, the setting of Tamera’s #1 CBA bestselling Southern series. Her upcoming series, the Carnton Novels is set in Franklin, Tennessee at the historic Carnton Plantation. Learn more about Tamera HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.The weekend, the Vogts Sisters will travel to Eureka Springs, Arkansas for the Ozark Folk Festival. Learn more HERE.
Cranberry Almond Cookies
Cabbage Roll Casserole
Slow-Cooker Recipes

Book Preview ~ These Healing Hills

These Healing Hills, by Anne Gabhart

Francine Howard has her life all mapped out until the soldier she planned to marry at WWII's end writes to tell her he's in love with a woman in England. Devastated, Francine seeks a fresh start in the Appalachian Mountains, training to be a nurse midwife for the Frontier Nursing Service.

Deeply affected by the horrors he witnessed at war, Ben Locke has never thought further ahead than making it home to Kentucky. His future shrouded in as much mist as his beloved mountains, he's at a loss when it comes to envisioning what's next for his life.

When Francine's and Ben's paths intersect, it's immediately clear that they are from different worlds and value different things. But love has a way of healing old wounds . . . and revealing tantalizing new possibilities. Buy the book HERE.

Ann H. Gabhart is the bestselling author of several Shaker novels--The Outsider, The Believer, The Seeker, The Blessed,and The Gifted--as well as Angel Sister, Small Town Girl, Love Comes Home, Words Spoken True, and The Heart of Hollyhill series. She lives with her husband a mile from where she was born in rural Kentucky. Learn more at www.annhgabhart.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.The Vogts Sisters will perform at Westport Saloon Saturday night in Kansas City, MO.Learn more HERE.
Molasses Rye Bread
Apricot Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Cookbook Preview ~ The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It

Celebrating 76 Years

This past weekend we celebrated my dad's 76th birthday.My, the years do flash by, but I will always treasure every day I have with my dad.Above pictured with a passel of great-grandchildren--just the local few.Happy Birthday, Dad! We love you dearly!

Book Preview ~ Hometown Girl

Hometown Girl, by Courtney WalshBeth Whitaker isn’t supposed to be a small-town girl. She’s always dreamed of leaving Willow Grove, Illinois, for the big city, but she feels trapped, struggling to make up for a mistake that’s haunted her for years. Just when Beth is finally ready to break free, her sister impulsively buys a beloved but run-down farm on the outskirts of town, and she begs Beth to help with the restoration. Reluctantly, Beth agrees to help—and puts her own dreams on hold once again.Drew Barlow hasn’t been back to Fairwind Farm since he was a boy, and he’s spent all these years trying to outrun the pain of a past he thought he buried long ago. When he learns that the owner has passed away, his heart knows it’s finally time to do the right thing. Returning to Willow Grove, Drew revisits the old farm, where he attempts to piece together his memories and the puzzle of the crime he witnessed so long ago.Both on a journey to find peace, Beth and Drew are surprised when they begin to experience a restoration of their own. But when long-buried secrets break through the soil and the truth unfurls, will it threaten their budding relationship—and the very future of the farm? Buy the book HERE.New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Courtney Walsh is a novelist, artist, theatre director, and playwright. Hometown Girl is her seventh novel. Her debut novel, A Sweethaven Summer, was a Carol Award finalist in the debut author category. She has written two additional books in the Sweethaven series, as well as three small-town romance novels: Paper Hearts, Change of Heart, and Just Look Up. She lives in Illinois, where she and her husband own a performing arts studio and youth theatre. They have three children. Visit her online at www.courtneywalshwrites.com.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.The Vogts Sisters will perform in Burlingame, KS for an intimate evening of music.Learn more HERE.
Easy Spaghetti and Meatballs
Hamburger Cabbage Soup
Featured Author, Carmela Martina shares her recipe for Bread Machine Panettone.

Time with Henry

Last month I had the opportunity to spend a week with our oldest daughterand her family--including their latest addition to the family!Meet Henry James!
Getting a bath
Henry with his new rattle
Emma and I had bunches of fun, too. Tea parties, reading books, and doing special crafts.

Book Preview ~ The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck

The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck, by Bethany Turner

Becoming a Christian is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Sarah Hollenbeck. Best because, well, that's obvious. Worst because, up to this point, she's made her very comfortable living as a well-known, bestselling author of steamy romance novels that would leave the members of her new church blushing. Now Sarah is trying to reconcile her past with the future she's chosen. She's still under contract with her publisher and on the hook with her enormous fan base for the kind of book she's not sure she can write anymore. She's beginning to think that the church might frown on her tithing on royalties from a "scandalous" book. And the fact that she's falling in love with her pastor doesn't make things any easier.

With a powerful voice, penetrating insight, and plenty of wit, Bethany Turner explodes onto the scene with a debut that isn't afraid to deal with the thorny realities of living the Christian life. Buy the book HERE.


Bethany Turner is the director of administration for Rock Springs Church in Southwest Colorado. A former VP/operations manager of a commercial bank and a three-time cancer survivor (all before she turned 35), Bethany knows that when God has plans for your life, it doesn't matter what anyone else has to say. Because of that, she's chosen to follow his call to write. She lives with her husband and their two sons in Colorado, where she writes for a new generation of readers who crave fiction that tackles the thorny issues of life with humor and insight. Learn more about Bethany HERE.

This Week's Recipes

Here are this week's new additions at Country at Heart Recipes.The Vogts Sisters perform in Tulsa this Saturday. Learn more HERE.
Apple Delight Cheesecake
Buttermilk Pancakes
Octoberfest Recipe Ideas