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And they waited…

As the disciples and other believers met together after Jesus was crucified, his body sealed up in the tomb, and as one night passed, then another, do you think they had any idea what awaited the next morning? I don't think they did either.
Just like we can't imagine what God has in store for us. His grace and mercy is beyond imagining. But one day.... One day we'll see him with our own eyes and the dawn will come like never before. What a day that will be.
Blessings on this day before Easter! As we, too, wait...

Good Friday

I'm reading through Isaiah 53 today and sharing some of my favorite scriptures from that chapter on Twitter. Thought I'd share one here... 
Blessings on this Good Friday, friends. 

"Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down." Isaiah 53:4a Thank you, Lord Jesus.
— Tamera Alexander (@tameraalexander) March 29, 2013

A Novel Lovers Giveaway...just for you!

♥ ♥  A NOVEL LOVERS GIVEAWAY  ♥ ♥



Some writer friends and I have a fabulous new giveaway for readers with U.S.A. mailing addresses. The winner receives TWELVE NOVELS by some of the bestselling novelists in the Christian market today, including my novel, A LASTING IMPRESSION. Click for details.
Contest ends May 1st at 12:01 am and the winner will be announced later that day.
Complete list of novels available on the link. Best wishes everyone!

Hearing God's voice

I've heard Beth Moore tell this story before, but it's a wonderful reminder of listening to the voice of God. . .



I hope you're encouraged by watching this just like I was (again), and that we'll be listening for the Spirit's prompting this week. Have you ever had a clear moment when you've heard His voice? I have, and I treasure them. Even though at the time, like Beth said, I was thinking, "What?!"
But he knows. He sees. And loves. Always. 

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I'm grateful for the opportunity to write novels for a living. But the best part about writing is sharing these journeys with you. 

So with deep appreciation…


Thanks for reading!

$2.99 ebooks through April 1st

In celebration of Women in History Month, we're offering  The Inheritance  and  To Whisper Her Name  on ebook for $2.99 each. So whether you love historical romance in the rugged Rockies or in the postbellum South, we've got you covered! 




Kindle
CBD     (Only $2.39!)NOOK   iTunes MY|eebo







USA Today Bestseller





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I'm grateful for the chance to write novels for a living. But the best part about writing is sharing these journeys with you. So with deep appreciation…


Thank you for reading!

Being at Belmont Mansion was a blast!

Belmont Mansion, the setting of my novel A Lasting Impression, had a free open house this past Sunday, and I had the fun pleasure of signing books and meeting friends!

With Rachel McRae and her sweet mom in the gift shop (can you see the resemblance?!!). Rachel is a book buyer for LifeWay and a real encouragement in this business. Her dad was there too, and we had a blast chatting about history.



With Gail Williams of Hendersonville, TN. It was such a pleasure to meet you, Gail, and to have a chance to visit. Thanks for reading, friend! And so glad you found that map!


With Joan Keller in the gift shop. Joan, you're such a sweet encouragement, lady. Thank you for reading so faithfully and for visiting today. So glad we connected!

With Angela and Tori Myers (mother and daughter) who live here in Nashville. On Acklen Avenue, no less! Love that. So would Adelicia, I'm sure. Angela and Tori, thanks for reading and it was a pleasure to meet you both!

Check out A Lasting Impression on Amazon.com

Grand Opening | Adelicia's Bedroom Suite at the Belmont Mansion

This past Sunday, I attended the grand opening of Adelicia Acklen's bedroom suite at the Belmont Mansion, the setting of A Lasting Impression, the first of three Belmont Mansion novels. And oh, it was such fun! In case you don't know, Adelicia built the Belmont Mansion in 1853 and is a character in A Lasting Impression. And what a character she is.
Get ready... The bedroom is just as I described it in A Lasting Impression, having been privy to the history of the room and the renovation underway (thanks to Mark Brown). It's a little dizzying when you take it all in at first. But stunning!


The fireplace and mantle in Adelicia's bedroom View the pictures on my FB Page
Hope you enjoy, and remember… 

There's a **FREE OPEN HOUSE** at Belmont Mansion this Sunday, March 17 from 1-4PM celebrating the grand opening of Adelicia's bedroom suite.
I'll be there from 2-4PM visiting with everyone and signing copies of A Lasting Impression and To Whisper Her Name. 
Hope to see you there!

WINNER of the "Cleaning My Bookshelves" Giveaway is...

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway. Nearly 400 of you, dear readers! We'll do this again soon, I promise. My bookshelves are still bulging. But for now...  Congratulations to... 
MELANIE
...who is the winner of ALL the books featured on the right, as well as her choice of any one of my books. 
Melanie shared in her comment on 3/11/2013 (12:33pm): 
"I would LOVE to read Betrayal, anything by Robin Lee Hatcher, and anything in the stack I haven't read would be fabulous. What a treat! Home with a severe sinus infection, going to a specialist now, weird symptoms. Could really use a surprise Blessing like this to share with family and friends. Well, off to another Doc! Would love some prayers." 
Melanie, I pray you're feeling better and hope these books will aid in a speedy recovery. Thanks for sharing them with family and friends, too. If you'll contact me by sending me a message with 1) your mailing address, and 2) which book of mine you'd like (choose from those below), we'll get your books boxed up and shipped out to you so you can start reading!
Thanks again, everyone, for entering, blessings on your day, and...
THANK YOU FOR READING! 

Check out two of my bestsellers that are only $2.99 in ebook through April 1st The Inheritance and To Whisper Her Name

Where did this love of history begin?

When did it begin…this fascination with the past? The earliest I can remember experiencing an attraction for days gone by is when I was nine years old and we were on a month long trip to Europe.
[image error] My sweet grandmother, Dale Whitehead
as we were boarding the planeTraveling Europe for a month, you say? At the age of nine? You must have grown up in a privileged family. While I was blessed in many, many ways, I would hasten to add that there were eight of us (four adults, four children) traveling around Europe in a VW Bug for that month. I was stuffed in the cubbyhole in the back.My older brother, my mom, and grandmother were in the backseat (my dad had to stay home and work, bless him). My uncle and aunt and their two toddlers rode in the front, and then all of the luggage was strapped to the top. Does that give the month long venture new perspective?Still, to me…it was heaven. And it’s where I trace my roots of my love for history.

My mom encouraged me to keep a diary......and to put my pictures in a photo album when we returned, and I’m so glad she did. Although admittedly, it’s funny to look back at these albums and the precious few pictures we took back then compared to the plethora of hi-res digital photos we take now and share instantaneously around the world.In Germany, we toured the castles along the Rhine River, and I remember pressing my hand against the cold stony walls and trying to soak up the history, to feel the lives of the people who’d lived there, what they’d felt and thought, how they’d lived. It made a lasting impression on me.Katz Castle, on the Rhine in Germany
Now speed ahead to the teenage years...... and to church youth group on Sunday nights. After church, we’d run grab something to eat then we’d head toward downtown Atlanta to one of the many antebellum mansions that were long ago abandoned and boarded up, and we’d do what any group of self-respecting church youth would do…We’d find the loose boards on the windows on the backside of the mansions and we’d slip inside with our flashlights.And oh…that love for history and of times gone by would rise up in me like a tide. And thanks to American History being a favorite subject (along with English Lit), the historical events of that era would come alive inside me. But it wasn’t until much later in life that I’d finally feel the nudge to take up the pen and write, to give those stirrings inside me a voice.
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My Southern antebellum stories, I’m convinced, started taking root in me many years ago as I first touched the walls of those thirteenth and fourteenth century castles, and then the stony walls of the basements in those old, boarded up Southern mansions.I get chills just thinking about being in those places again and at how the seed of my fascination for the past––and the stories I write today––were born inside me such a long time ago.
Do you share this love of history? And of story? $8.54 ebook on CBD.comIf you do, can you retrace its roots? I’d love to know where your fascination with history or story began, and where that love has led you in life!
Tammy