If anyone reading this blog post is in the Omaha area, I will be at the Saint Matthew’s craft show this Saturday

I’ll be in Bellevue, Nebraska this Saturday to help my good friend, Janet Syas Nitsick, to sell her books. This is a picture of Janet and the table we were sitting at during the last craft show we went to in Gretna, Nebraska. It was taken last month.

We have a lot of fun at this craft shows, and it’s some thing I look forward to going to. Though I personally do not sell my books at these shows, it’s so fun to meet people. Quite a few people come looking for Janet, and they ask her if she has any new books out. The good news is she will have a new book by the time we have the next craft show we’re going to in April. But for the time being, if anybody wants to come to just say hi, we would both be thrilled to see you.

If you happen to be in the Bellevue area and would like to try out another local author, we will have a fantasy series available. This series is written by Krystine Kercher, and we met her shortly after I moved back to Nebraska. She dropped off the books with us last weekend, and she signed them. So, if you love fantasy, I recommend you check these out. If you are unable to come by to check out the paperbacks, she does have these books available as ebooks. You can check out the link here. She described the series to me, it sounds interesting, but I have to wait until they are in audiobook form before I can read them.

I just finished listening to Janet’s latest book, The Librarian’s Secret, and it was really good. The hero and heroine are so sweet together. The secret that the hero’s father was hiding surprised me because I didn’t think it was going to be as bad as it was, but I’m glad that Janet took it in the direction she did because the story came together so beautifully with it. In addition to the secret, Janet used other characters in the story to demonstrate that though we are imperfect, we can find grace and forgiveness with the Lord Jesus Christ. I wasn’t sure how Janet was going to make the secret work with a plot, but she did an outstanding job. I highly recommend this book if you haven’t read it yet. It is a sweet Christian romance. I was sorry when it ended. She now has all of her romances available on the Apple Store and audiobook form. I am trying to get her set up on Google Play so she can have e-book and audiobooks over there, too. I think both Apple and Google Play do a really good job of creating digitally narrated books. They both have their different styles, but once you’re in the story, you don’t even think about how the book is being read to you; you only think about the story itself. I know people keep saying digital narration isn’t worth it, but for people who struggle with reading things, digital narration, has opened up a new world to them, which is why I’m a big supporter of this technology. For someone used to listening to human narrators, the digital narration is a bit jarring, but if you continue to listen to it, you really do get used to it.

Anyway, if you’re inclined and able to come to the Saint Matthews craft show on Saturday, please stop by our booth and say hi. Though I don’t have any books on hand, I would be thrilled to sign a piece of paper so that you can have my autograph, I will be the one in T-shirt and jeans sitting next to Janet who will be in a beautiful dress with a nice hat. Just ask if I’m Ruth, and I’ll know that you read this blood post, and we can chat for a while.

Here is the address and times for the craft show:

Saint Matthew Church, 12210 S. 36th Street, Bellevue, NE 68123

Saturday (Nov 11, 2023) 9am-3pm

There is a $1 admission fee, which I can refund for you since you’re coming to see me and Janet and to possibly check out Janet’s and Krystine’s books.