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Winner Announced for Mackinac Island with Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson

On Thursday of last week, Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson guest blogged on Write Perspectives, and I'm proud to announce the winner of a prize in that blogging tour.


STACEY DANIEL 

(aka: travelingstacey)


Stacey, congrats lady! So happy for you. If you'll send me your contact information through this link, I'll pass it along to Cara Putman and she'll get your prize out to you. Thanks to

Week 1: Win an advance copy of To Whisper Her Name

Want to win an advance copy of To Whisper Her Name? It's easy to do…

As I told you in the previous post, Zondervan flew a video crew to Nashville earlier this spring and we filmed video vignettes on location at the Belle Meade Plantation describing the history behind the plantation and the story in To Whisper Her Name.

Each Monday, starting today (8-27-12), and for the next five weeks, we'll

Winner of the Library Builder, and "Welcome to Belle Meade" video vignette

Thanks to all you friends who signed up for the Library Builder Giveaway! I thoroughly enjoyed learning about your various groups and reading the stories behind how they got started and how books are sometimes traded from city to city and even cross-country. Wonderful! I really appreciate your love for story.



And now...insert drum roll here... the winner of the Library Builder Giveaway is:

Mackinac Island books AND FUDGE!

Two writing buddies, Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson, are doing a blog tour, complete with prizes. And delicious FUDGE! Follow the instructions for several chances to win! And prepare for a delightful post!


Mackinac Island. It’s a magical place that allows you to step back in time from the moment you first step off the ferry. Authors Cara Putman and Melanie Dobson have teamed up for a tour of

"A Library Builder"

Hey friends! I've been cleaning my bookshelves again and am ready to share! But instead of giving away the books piecemeal this time, I've decided to do something a little different. I want to give them away to a church library (or similar) or a book club so that they'll be shared among a group.

Here's the stash...




Alas, the basket itself isn't included. But all the books are!





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Two series at once? Glad you asked...

I've had this question more than once already this week from
readers, so thought I'd respond here too.



The question: "Are there going to be any more books in
the Belmont Mansion series? I see another series starting up, with Whisper Her
Name (Belle Meade Plantation), and I was just wondering."











YES! And thanks for asking! There are TWO more books coming
in both the Belmont Mansion

Writing on backsides and bottoms

I just posted some pictures on my Facebook Page along with a sweet discovery I made this weekend as I was cleaning. I'm so grateful my mom believed in writing on "backsides and bottoms!"







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A Reader Note...

Received this note today from dear reader friend, Laura McKnight (waving to you, Laura!), and it made me smile big time. I love hearing from y'all after you've read one of my books. Can't tell you what it means to me. And I especially loved Laura's honest comment about not wanting to move on from the Colorado books to the Southern books...

"Hi Tamera, I just wanted to tell you how very much I

Pet Affection

I got a birthday card from Jack, our little silky terrier yesterday (with Joe's help). Bless them both! 








Don't we love our pets? (and husbands too!) : )

Bookmarks, Bookplates, and Belle Meade Carrot Cake

In To Whisper Her Name, the head cook at Belle Meade makes a "to die for" Carrot Cake! I'll send you the recipe (and a signed bookplate) when you request To Whisper Her Name bookmarks...

Send a SASE (a #10 business envelope, often called a "legal size" envelope) to the address below, and I'll send you a signed bookplate to place in your copy of To Whisper Her Name when it arrives. I'll