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Cate VanNostrand is a homeschool graduate, an oldest child who loves her three siblings, and a firm believer that chocolate can fix anything. When she isn't studying technical communication, you can find her jamming to rock music, working as a developmental editor for indie-published authors, and working on her own WIPs, which are too many to count. ...more

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	Seize the Moment by Christy Ash, Abigail Kay (Goodreads Author), M.L. Milligan 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Love and Loyalty: A Collection of Fantasy Fairy Tale Retellings by Chelsey Noelle, Katherine Weda, Shann Tajiah (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Love You: A Collection of Contemporary Fairy Tale Retellings by Michaela Bush (Goodreads Author), Jennie Marie Ryan (Goodreads Author), Cate VanNostrand (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hello, hello everyone! I get to host another author spotlight, this time on Katja H. Labonté, author of what is definitely one of my top reads for 2025, A Noble Comfort! In this interview, Kat and I talk about things from Sherlock, the Titanic, how she got started writing, and of course, her book. Kat also has an article about writing single characters in A Noble Comfort at the end of our intervi Read more of this blog post »

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Trapped: Getting Free from People, Patterns, and Problems

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The Mortification of Sin: Dealing with sin in your life (Packer Introductions)

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Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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“That's the trouble with thoughtlessness; it never remembers other people.”
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“What's in a name? Sometimes a lot of real work.”
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“You don't know what you are talking about, and no one sounds so silly as one who tries to talk about something he knows nothing about.”
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“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
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