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The Books Authors Read with Jill Williamson (and a giveaway)

Jill Williamson writes stories that combine danger, suspense, and adventure for teen readers. She grew up in Houston, Alaska with no electricity, an outhouse, and a lot of mosquitoes. Thankfully it was the land of the midnight sun, and she could stay up all night reading. But in the winter, there was nothing better to do than daydream. Both hobbies set her up to be a writer.

What was your favorite book as a child?

I didn’t have one favorite book. I had a favorite series. I was obsessed with...

March 2016 Wrap Up

vjom / Dollar Photo Club Bible Reading:

March’sBible reading schedule took me through (in whole or in part) Acts, Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians.The BSF study of Revelation is winding down. Just about five weeks to go.

Books Read:

I completed reading four books in the month of March: one novel, one book on prayer, and two histories. All four of them were five star reads, but I’m choosing to highlight the history of the dust bowl,The Worst Hard Time by...

Spotlight: Hope in the Land by Olivia Newport

HOPE IN THE LAND
by Olivia Newport

When Henry Edison turns up in Lancaster County to survey farm women about their domestic contributions during the 1930s, the last thing Amish housewife Gloria Grabill has time for is the government agent’s unending questions. Gloria’s hands are already full with a farm to run alongside her husband, a houseful of children, and an English neighbor, Minerva Swain, who has been trying Gloria’s patience for forty years. Gloria’s oldest daughter, Polly, wants not...

Reviews Really Matter

In this day and age, reviews of books, especially on Amazon, really matter. They help make an author’s books more visible to readers who have never tried their books before. So I’m having a giveaway to help boost the reviews on the three titles that recently became available once again as ebooks (titlesshown above).

What could you win?

Usually I give away physical copies of my books, but this time, I am going to give away digital copies for the Kindle and Kindle apps. Those who prefer to rea...

Jen Turano & 6 Random Things (with giveaway)

Jen Turano is the best-selling, critically acclaimed author of The Ladies of Distinction series, and A Class of Their Own series, published through Bethany House Publishers. Her novel, After a Fashion, was chosen as a top pick from Romantic Times, as well as being named a top ten romance of 2015 from Booklist. It is also a nominee for Romantic Times 2015 Reviewers’ Choice Award. Her book, A Most Peculiar Circumstance, was chosen as a top ten romance by Booklist in 2013. Her seventh book, Play...

The Forgiving Hour & Whispers From Yesterday

On March 14, I shared my excitement about the The Shepherd’s Voice being available for readers to buy once again.

Today, I am just as excited to announce that two more out-of-print books —The Forgiving Hour, the book that launched my Christian fiction career and caused me to be awarded the Career Achievement Award for Inspirational Fiction from RT Book Reviews (earning an extremely rare GOLD designation), andWhispers From Yesterday, winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fic...

Ruth Logan Herne and 6 Random Things (with giveaway)

Multi-published, bestselling author Ruth Logan Herne is living her dream with over million books in print. A mother and grandmother, she lives on a small upstate New York farm with her husband, dogs, cats, chickens and a revolving door of small children and their parents in and out of the house. She can often be found hiding in a nook or cranny, scribbling away.

Keep up with Ruth Logan Herne at ruthloganherne.com, on Facebook (ruthloganherne), on Twitter (@ruthloganherne), or on Pinterest (r...

The Shepherd’s Voice is Available Again!

I was so sad when my RITA Award winning novel, The Shepherd’s Voice (along with two other books in my backlist), became unavailable onAmazon and other ebook retailers.

So you can imagined howdelighted I am to announce that this book isback in Amazon’s Kindle store with a beautiful new cover.

Not only that, but as a way of thanking my readers, I have launched the Kindle ebook for a limited time atthe low price of $2.99.

Here’s a little about the book:

Gabe Talmadge languished in prison for t...

Kathryn Springer and 6 Random Things (with giveaway)

USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Springer grew up in northern Wisconsin, where her parents published a weekly newspaper. As a child, she spent many hours plunking out stories on her mother’s typewriter, which her older brother “published” for a nominal fee (he had the stapler!).Kathryn is a fan of new beginnings and happy endings and she writes about both in the country home she shares with her husband, their spoiled Labrador retriever and a slightly overweight calico cat.Visit herwebsite...

February 2016 Wrap Up

vjom / Dollar Photo Club Bible Reading:

February’s Bible reading schedule took me through (in whole or in part) Luke, John, and Acts. And of course I’m still studying Revelation in Bible Study Fellowship.

Books Read:

I completed the reading of seven books in February, three fiction (including The God Hater by Bill Myers), three non-fiction (including Writing in the Margins byLisa Nichols Hickman), and one short book of classic poetry.

It’s one of the novels I want to highlight in this update...