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February Wrap Up

If February is over, spring is definitely on it’s way. Oh joy! Oh joy! In fact, here in southwest Idaho we’ve been teased with spring like temperatures. I’ve been going out to the mailbox without a jacket or sweater and wearing flip-flops. I wouldn’t want to stay out there for an hour like that, but I haven’t frozen either.

Books:

My reading fell off a lot this month, as I knew it was bound to. I completed four books: 2 novels, 1 novella, and 1 Christian Living.

One of those novels was A Fall of...

Revealing a New Book Cover

I am so excited to finally get to reveal the cover of my November 2014 release, Love Without End. This is the first book in the Kings Meadow Romance series. (If Kings Meadow sounds familiar to you, it’s because it is the setting of my recent women’s fiction release, A Promise Kept.)

I am busy right now, working on the revisions of Love Without End. Then it will be back to writing the second book in the series.

Anyway, I hope you love the cover as much as I do.

~robin

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To Read (Reviews) or Not to Read

Novelists write stories because we want others to read them. There may be lots of additional reasons why we write, but I would venture to say this reason is on every author’s why-I-write list.

When I sent my first book out to the reading public in 1984, there was no Internet. Most offices didn’t even have computers. (Shocking to realize that wasn’t so very long ago!) There were very few periodicals or newspapers where books were reviewed, and mass market romances were seldom selected for those...

A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

Many years ago, I paid a visit to Ellis Island. An unforgettable experience, especially for someone like me whose ancestors immigrated to America generations ago. That visit led me to write the Coming to America series where each novel begins with part of the immigration process on Ellis Island. And I can never get enough of the history of this very American experience.

When I heard about award-winning novelist Susan Meissner’s new book, A Fall of Marigolds, I knew I was going to want to read...

6th Annual Idahope Writers Conference

If you are a writer who lives in southwest Idaho or thereabouts, you might be interested in attending the Idahope Writers Conference, Beyond the Call 2014. The keynote speaker is Bill Myers. Not to be missed!

~robin

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Congratulations to the Winner of the Kindle Fire HDX

… Brenda Veinotte!!

An email has been sent to Brenda with the good news.

Thanks everyone for entering. We hope by doing so you will find some more good books to read and enjoy!

~robin

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Christian Fiction Wednesday 02-12-14

I know many, many authors of Christian fiction, and I love to help readers find them and their books. Look for my posts about new and recent releases on Wednesdays. You just might find another favorite author or see a new release by a favorite author. Happy reading!

MOTIVE FOR MURDER

by Carol J. Post

Jessica Parker left Harmony Grove with bad memories and a vow to never return – until she is called back eight years later to deal with her sister’s suicide. When all the evidence points instead to...

A Cover Story

When it comes to book cover art, I have been so very fortunate, especially in my years of writing for the Christian book market. This doesn’t mean that every cover has arrived in my email box already perfect. Sometimes it takes several go-rounds before a cover is what readers will find on the shelves. But here’s one, Ribbon of Years, that didn’t need anything changed after I saw it. It gives the feel of the book, including the time setting (1950′s) when Miriam was the age of the woman on the...

Saturday Only: the Kindle Daily Deals

Today, Saturday, February 8th, all three books in the Where the Heart Lives series have been chosen as Kindle Daily Deals. You can get each one of them for only $1.99.

Buy Belonging | Buy Betrayal | Buy Beloved

Thanks for reading, dear friends.

~robin

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Facebook Party Tonight! Win Prizes!

For those of you with Facebook accounts, this is a reminder that I’m holding an author chat tonight from 8:00 to 9:15 pm EST (7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific). To participate, just click JOIN to RSVP here, then return to that same event page tonight and follow the link to the party page.

During the party, I’ll be hosting a book chat, testing you on your knowledge of the book, and announcing the winner from the Kindle Fire HDX giveaway (enter here: http://prmo.me/emsblC but hurry beca...