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Laura McNeill and 6 Random Things (with a giveaway)

After six years behind the anchor desk at two CBS affiliates, Laura moved to the Alabama Gulf Coast to raise her family.Laura’s debut domestic suspense novel with HarperCollins, Center of Gravity, set in Mobile, Ala., was published in July of 2015. Her next domestic suspense novel, Sister Dear, will be released April 19, 2016.She holds a master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and is currently pursuing her PhD in Instructional Leadership from the University of Alabama. Sh...

Ruth Reid and 6 Random Things (with a giveaway)

Ruth Reid is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Heaven on Earth and Amish Wonders series. Her novels have hit multiple best-seller lists including CBD, CBA, and ECPA. Ruth is also a pharmacist who lives in Florida with her husband, three children, and a dog that acts more like a cat. Find her on Facebook or online atruthreid.com.

fotografiche.eu / DollarPhotoClub 1) What’s the most memorable “rabbit trail” (tangent) one of your characters took you on?

I once got sidetracked by a...

Congratulations to the Winners

We had a great time over the weekend with participants in the Spring 2016 Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt. Now it is time to announce the winners.

First Prize: Crystal Balzer

Second Prize: Jackie Wisherd

Third Prize: Becky Mickels

If one of the above winners is you, look for an email from Lisa Tawn Bergren in your mailbox.

And the winner of my bonus giveaway of the three books in my Kings Meadow Romance series is: Emilee Douglas. Those books are already in the mail!

~robin

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #18

THIS POST IS ONLY UP NOW SO WE CAN GET OUR SCAVENGER HUNT SET UP AND ALL LINKS WORKING. PLEASE DO NOT TRY STARTING THE HUNT NOW. IT BEGINS ON FRIDAY AT NOON MOUNTAIN TIME–THAT’S WHEN ALL LINKS SHOULD BE WORKING!!!

Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 33 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes!

The hunt BEGINS with Stop #1 at Lisa Bergren’s site . The h...

Rachel McMillan and 6 Random Things (with a giveaway)

Rachel McMillan is a keen history enthusiast and a lifelong bibliophile. When not writing or reading, she can most often be found drinking tea and watching British miniseries. Rachel lives in bustling Toronto, where she works in educational publishing and pursues her passion for art, literature, music, and theater.

fotografiche.eu / DollarPhotoClub 1) What’s the most memorable “rabbit trail” (tangent) one of your characters took you on? And did it stay in the finished book or have to be tras...

Jennifer Slattery & 6 Random Things (with a giveaway)

Jennifer Slatterywrites soul-stirring fiction for New Hope Publishers, Christian living articles for Crosswalk.com, and devotions for Internet Café Devotions, the group blog, Faith-filled Friends, and her personal blog. She also does content editing for Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas’ Firefly imprint, and loves working with authors who are serious about pursuing their calling. When not writing, reading, or editing, Jennifer loves going on mall dates with her adult daughter and coffee...

Six+ Weeks of Bible Art Journaling (including a Flip-Through Video)

I first heard of Bible art journaling in December 2015. My heart instantly quickened at this wonderful new-to-me form of worship. I have such love for the written word of God. I love reading it and studying it. I love making it part of my daily life and an integral part of the books I write. God also gave me a love for artistic endeavors as well as a visual learning style. So for all of that to fit together in Bible art journaling seemed perfection.

In February, I wrote a post called What is...

Cynthia Ruchti & 6 Random Things (with a giveaway)

Cynthia Ruchti tells storieshemmed in hopethrough her novels, novellas, nonfiction books, articles, and devotionals, drawing from 33 years of on-air radio ministry. Ruchti has 17 books in print, and her books have received numerous awards and nominations.

One of Ruchti’s greatest joys is helping other writers grow in their craft. To that end, she has served as worship and devotions staff and faculty for the Write-to-Publish conference and teaches at other writers’ conferences across the count...

Dana Mentink and 6 Random Things (with giveaway)

Dana Mentink is a two time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner. She is the author of over thirty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. Her suspense novel, Betrayal in the Badlands, earned a Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award and she has also been honored with a Holt Medallion Award of Merit. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense and Harlequin Heartwarming. Besides writing, she busies herself teaching third grade. Mostly, she lov...

Spotlight: What Happened on Beale Street by Mary Ellis

WHAT HAPPENED ON BEALE STREET
by Mary Ellis

A cryptic plea for help from a childhood friend sends cousins Nate and Nicki Price from New Orleans to Memphis. When these two private investigators arrive at Danny Andre’s last known address, they discover signs of a struggle and a lifestyle not in keeping with the choirboy they fondly remember.

Danny’s sister, Isabelle, reluctantly accepts their help. She and Nate aren’t on the best of terms due to a shared past. Can they get beyond painful memor...