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Promo: A Complicated Life In A Small Town By Tammy Maas

Tweet Book Blurb: The road to hell really is paved with good intentions. Bitter that she was robbed of her childhood, at age eighteen, Lydia Lawson severed all communication ties with her alcoholic parents. Her father commits suicide one year after she leaves home. Twenty-three years later she receives word that her mother is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Promo: Unconquered By J. D. Davis

Tweet In 1935 and early 1936, three cousins were born into tight-knit families in Ferriday, Louisiana. Rare piano talent, strong parental relationships, the Pentecostal church, family struggle, and a variety ofmusical influences worked together to produce men who changed twentieth-century music and culture. The individual stories of these three cousins illustrate their varied paths from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Read An Excerpt From The Zurian Child By Jessica E. Subject

Tweet When Bryce and Lorne removed their socks and set their feet on the coffee table, she flushed. She’d had many opportunities over the summer to look at his feet, particularly when he wore only his swim trunks. But she’d kept her distance, catching only the occasional glimpse of his broad, bare chest or other […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guest Post: Silencing The Inner Critic By Cheryl Douglas

Tweet There is one thing most writers’ fear above all else, aside from bad reviews, writer’s block. Just the term often conjures up angst. What happens if I wake up one morning, turn on my computer, and nothing comes to me? My creativity has dried up, my imagination has disappeared… I’m at a loss. What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Doxology Is Free For Two Days Only!

Tweet FREE Two Days Only: An Engaging and Haunting Southern Tale Fathers, sons and brothers reconnect over tragedy in this blue-collar Southern tale of love, loss and the healing power of community and family. Read the first chapter here >> http://brianholers.com/books/doxology... Doxology does for small town Louisiana men what Steel Magnolias did […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Review: The Kiss Off – Sarah Billington

Tweet Ever since she can remember, Poppy Douglas has had a penchant for writing songs on any topic she could think of. It’s her favorite pastime and she enjoys it immensely. The topics she chooses to sing about are anything but normal. Writing music is one of her simple pleasures that she likes to share […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guest Post: My Love Affair With An Older Man By Blair McDowell

Tweet I suppose all writers have favorites among their characters. It’s only natural that some of our inventions should resonate more in our minds and emotions than others. So it is that I fell in love with an older man. Ian McQuaid in The Memory of Roses is a man I’d like to meet outside […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Review: Penelope And The Movie Star – Ron D. Voigts

Tweet Penelope Amour has always been a tad precocious and inquisitive. She has a zest for wanting to know about anything and everything that comes her way. More often than not, this tends to get her into trouble. Her time at Tiffin Prep. hasn’t always been easy, yet she’s determined to make the the most […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Guest Post + Giveaway: About My Penelope Amour Series By Ron D. Voigts

Tweet Like most writers, I like to think I found the character in my story, but in reality it was Penelope who found me. I started writing a story of a college-aged woman coming home to a dreary old house in the country. As the story progressed, the exploits of the character took on that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Read An Excerpt From Her Heart For The Asking + Giveaway By Lisa Mondello

Tweet We’re also offering a giveaway of an ebook copy of Her Heart for the Asking to one lucky commenter on this very post. Contest is open worldwide. To enter, just post a comment with your email address included so that we can contact you should you win. GL to all those entering and enjoy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...