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Dogs!

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.30.2009

I couldn't resist posting these cute dog pictures that my Mom emailed to me!


"Pardon me, I just farted."

"You have a huge chunk of spinach in your teeth. Let me get it out for you..."
Canine of the Corn
A true photo hog
This amazes me. My dog would not have this kind of self control.
Nor this kind of self control, either!










Naturally, I couldn't resist posting some recent photos of our dog, Snickers!

Know why she's so focused? I am holding a piece of chicken and she...

Excerpt - THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BOWL by Susan May Warren

I just came back from ACFW conference where I chatted (briefly) with Susan May Warren. She is just the nicest person ever! I didn't get a chance to read the book below yet, but her novel Finding Stephanie was a finalist in the Long Contemporary Romance category of the Book of the Year Contest (seems like Susie does nothing but final in all these contests!!!).
Camy

The Great Christmas Bowl
by
Susan May Warren

Tyndale House Publishers (August 17, 2009)

Marianne Wallace is focused on two things this ...

Excerpt - A COUSIN'S PRAYER by Wanda Brunstetter

Today's Wild Card author is:



Wanda E. Brunstetter

and the book:

A Cousin's Prayer

Barbour Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)

After her boyfriend is killed in a van in which she was also a passenger, Amish girl Katie Yoder finds herself suffering from depression and anxiety attacks. What—or who—will deliver Katie from the bondage of her fears? Freeman Bontrager has been attracted to Katie for years. Now that she's home, can he break through her emotional scars long enough to reach her heart? W...

Excerpt - COTTONWOOD WHISPERS by Jennifer Valent

Today's Wild Card author is:

Jennifer Valent

and the book:

Cottonwood Whispers

Tyndale House Publishers (August 17, 2009)

Jessilyn Lassiter and her best friend Gemma Teague have survived prejudice and heartache in their life-long friendship, but the summer of 1936 threatens to tear them apart yet again. Gemma's job with the wealthy Hadley family leads to a crush on their youngest son.

But Jessilyn's insistence that he's no good and that no rich white man would ever truly fall for a poor black gir...

Intervention by Terri Blackstock

Terri Blackstock's new book Intervention was inspired by her personal experiences with her daughter's addictions. Six years ago she became aware that her daughter (then in her early twenties) had a severe prescription pill addiction that was killing her, and she hired an interventionist to convince her daughter to go to treatment. After a grueling few hours, her daughter agreed to go. As Terri put her on the plane with the interventionist, she was hit with the crushing feeling that her...

Excerpt - Dawn's Prelude by Tracie Peterson

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Dawn's Prelude
(Bethany House - October 2009)
by
Tracie Peterson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 70 novels. She teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research.

Ephesians 1:18 has become a cornerstone verse for a new non-fiction book she's been working on -- its also become a cornerstone in her life. The verse rea...

Seekerville get together!

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.17.2009

The 15 Seekers from my Seekerville blog got together for wine and burgers (great combination, eh?) last night! Check out Seekerville for pics!

Excerpt - In the Arms of Immortals by Ginger Garrett

Today's Wild Card author is:

Ginger Garrett

and the book:

In the Arms of Immortals: A Novel of Darkness and Light (Chronicles Of The Scribe)

David C. Cook (2009)

In another heart-stopping historical fiction thriller from the author of In the Shadow of the Lions, critically acclaimed author Ginger Garrett paints a captivating portrait of a time when terror ruled and faith was hard to come by. In the Arms of Immortals travels a richly imagined journey into a key moment of history…the arrival of t...

My September newsletter and Bad Dog: a Novel

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.16.2009

If you don't belong to my newsletter YahooGroup, why??? (just kidding...no, not really. Why not?)

I just sent out my September update, with a brand new newsletter-only contest. My wonderful mom has donated a fantastic hand-made stocking for this month's contest, but you can only enter to win if you belong to my newsletter. (And read the instructions in my newsletter about how to enter.)

Click here to read my September newsletter

And did I mention that the title ...

Excerpt - Tidings of Great Boys by Shelley Adina

This week, the
Christian Fiction Blog Alliance
is introducing
Tidings of Great Boys
FaithWords (September 8, 2009)
by
Shelley Adina

Camy here: I'll be giving this book away on November 2nd (not on this blog post)! Stay tuned!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Award-winning author Shelley Adina wrote her first teen novel when she was 13. It was rejected by the literary publisher to whom she sent it, but he did say she knew how to tell a story. That was enough to keep her going through the rest of her adolescence, a c...