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EIGHT BOOKS
EIGHT WINNERS!
Sword of the Matchmaker Penelope Beatty made up her mind long ago she would live and die a Scottish warrior not a wife. But when nearly all her clan is killed and she is betrayed, she loathes doing the unthinkable, but must seek the help of an Englishman who owed her father’s his life.
Thomas Godfrey never married, but when a Scottish warrior lass shows up needing his aid, he finds her both annoying and irresistible. But the last thing he wants is to marry a woman who fights alongside him. If he was going to marry—which he isn’t—it would be to a soft, submissive woman. But when the Lady Brithwin meets the Scottish lass, she’s sure she’s found the perfect match for Thomas and nothing is going to stop her from seeing a summer wedding.
She’s been rejected and betrayed.
He sacrificed all to seek revenge.
Can they find they trust God as time runs out?
Alta California 1830’s
Yoana Armenta knows she is doomed to a miserable existence after her betrothal is broken. But when her reckless behavior results in her and her Tía being captured by bandoleros, Yoana fears her impulsive nature may cause irreparable disaster.
Amado Castro gave a death bed promise that he intends to keep – at all costs. When that means endangering Yoana’s life, he struggles with the decision to honor his word, or to protect Yoana, whom he has come to care for more than he could have imagined.
Now as the women face a fate worse than death, Amado and Yoana both have choices to make. Will they each be willing to surrender self, and trust God, even if that means the worst could happen?
He sacrificed all to seek revenge.
Can they find they trust God as time runs out?
Alta California 1830’s
Yoana Armenta knows she is doomed to a miserable existence after her betrothal is broken. But when her reckless behavior results in her and her Tía being captured by bandoleros, Yoana fears her impulsive nature may cause irreparable disaster.
Amado Castro gave a death bed promise that he intends to keep – at all costs. When that means endangering Yoana’s life, he struggles with the decision to honor his word, or to protect Yoana, whom he has come to care for more than he could have imagined.
Now as the women face a fate worse than death, Amado and Yoana both have choices to make. Will they each be willing to surrender self, and trust God, even if that means the worst could happen?
The Abolitionist’s Daughter by Kathleen L. Maher 1860-1864 Shenandoah Valley, and Elmira, NY The crusading daughter of a Washington politician comes between twin brothers as the country plunges toward Civil War. Horsemen from Virginia, the twins would defend their livelihood from her meddling kind. When love ignites, friends become enemies. Can the very girl who divided bosom brothers unite them again?
White
As historic preservationist Jennifer and brooding bachelor Michael restore his ancestors’ historic doctor’s residence in a rural Georgia community, they uncover the 1920s-era prejudice and secrets that caused Michael’s branch to fall off the family tree. Recent graduate Jennifer is determined to fulfill her first professional position with integrity even if her employer lacks a proper appreciation of history. Far more challenging—and sinister—than the social landscape of Hermon are the strange accidents hinting that someone doesn’t want them on the Dunham property. Yet Michael’s and Jennifer’s own pasts pose the biggest obstacles to laying a fresh foundation of family and community.
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Christmas at Stoney Creek
News reporter Tom Whiteman befriends a homeless man, Joe, and brings him home to Stoney Creek. Tom’s journalistic instincts suggest there’s more to the old man than appearances tell. A carpenter by trade, Joe works at odd jobs around town and makes many new friends including Faith Delmont, a girl who grew up with Tom. Contradictions in the man’s manners and way of speaking whet Tom’s nose for news and raises even more questions. As he and Faith seek the truth, they learn that God’s love can turn tragedy and loss to triumph and true love comes to those who seek it.
CLICK TO BUYThe Plum Blooms in Winter: Inspired by a Gripping True Story from World War II’s Daring Doolittle Raid
A Prostitute Seeks Her Revenge--In 1942, Miyako Matsuura cradled her little brother as he died on the sidewalk, a victim of the first U.S. bombing raid on Japan. By 1948, the war has reduced her to a street-hardened prostitute consumed by her shame.
A WWII Hero Finds His True Mission--Dave Delham makes military aviation history piloting a B-25 in the audacious Doolittle Raid. Forced to bail out over occupied China, he and his crew are captured by the Japanese and survive a harrowing P.O.W. ordeal. In 1948, he returns to Japan as a Christian missionary, determined to showcase Christ's forgiveness.Convinced that Delham was responsible for the bomb that snuffed out her brother's life, Miyako resolves to restore her honor by avenging him--even if it costs her own life. But the huntress soon becomes hunted in Osaka's treacherous underworld. Miyako must outmaneuver a ruthless brothel owner, outwit gangs with competing plans to profit by her, and overcome betrayal by family and friends--only to confront a decision that will change everything.
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Fields of the Fatherless In the
early months of 1775, war is brewing in the American colonies. Although
frightened, eighteen-year-old Betsy Russell of Menotomy Village, Massachusetts,
wants to be prepared in case of attack by British troops. Her
father, prosperous farmer Jason, is the fourth generation of Russells on this
land—yet their very rights as British Colonials are being stripped away one by
one. Will the King of England take their land as well? Tensions
are growing here in the countryside west of Boston and the outbreak of battle
seems a certainty. Jason desperately wants to protect his family—his wife,
children, and grandchildren—and their future. Betsy makes every attempt to be
prepared for the worst. But not
even the American militia could have predicted the bloody massacre that was
about to occur—right on the Russells’ doorstep. If Betsy loses everything she
holds dear, are the rights of all the colonists endangered? CLICK TO BUY
Snow Angel
As a child, she lost something precious at Christmas. Twenty years later, she's about to lose her heart.
Lena Carver works as her physician brother’s medical assistant, housekeeper, and cook despite her disfigurement from a childhood accident. Each year, the Christmas holidays come with contradictions—cherished memories of a mysterious encounter and painful recollections of a great loss. She lives with the belief that she is beyond love’s reach, until a dark-eyed cowboy arrives broken, bruised, and bent on changing her mind.
Wil Bergman wakes in a stranger’s house with a busted leg, a bullet-creased scalp, and no horse. Trail-weary, robbed, and penniless, his dreams and plans for a future are suddenly unattainable. Forced to recuperate in the home of a country doctor, he finds himself at the mercy of a surgeon whose sister’s healing touch has power to stitch up his lonely heart and open his eyes to the impossible.
1857 Elmira, New York
SarahAnn Winnifred overcomes orphanhood apprenticing with pioneering doctors. Rufus Sedgwick, relocating his English estate, seeks help for his ailing Mum. Christmas reveals the secret wish of both hearts—for love.
A Prince Came Calling
All little girls love playing
princess, and while watching princess movies with her nieces, Brianna Newcomb
dreams of her own Prince Charming sweeping her off her feet. When she meets
Damien Penland, sparks ignite and love blooms until she learns he is a real prince from a small country in
Europe. When their relationship hits the news and social media, he is ordered
home, and Brie expects to never see him again. However, a little bit of
scheming by Damien’s American grandmother brings them back together in his
homeland. Will their love flare up again and brighten their lives even as the
fireworks light up the night in a special celebration for his grandmother, the
Queen?
The Ranchero's Love
She is running from her past… from the love she can't have…from the inescapable horror of her future.
Rosalinda knows she will never escape her past, both the choices forced on her and the mistakes she's made. She longs to find a place to live in peace-where she can learn to mother her children and where Lucio Armenta won't be a constant reminder of the love she can never have. She doesn't count on her inability to avoid the ranchero, or the threats to her children and the burgeoning fear she has for them.
Lucio wants to marry. However, Rosalinda, the only woman he's ever been attracted to, doesn't meet the ideals he's set for his future wife. When he discovers she, and her adorable brood, are accompanying him as he delivers horses and goods to his sister and brother-in-law, he objects. An objection that is overruled. He resolves to keep his distance as much as possible. A resolution he finds impossible to keep.
When secrets from Lucio's past are exposed, and Rosalinda faces choices no woman should have to make, will their growing love, and their faith, survive? CLICK TO BUY
The Perfect Bride
Avice Touchet has always dreamed of marrying for love and
that love would be her best friend, Philip Greslet. She’s waited five years for
him to see her as the woman she’s become but when a visiting lord arrives with
secrets that could put her father in prison, Avice must consider a sacrificial
marriage.
Philip Greslet has worked his whole life for one thing—to be
a castellan—and now it is finally in his grasp. But when Avice rebuffs his new
lord’s attentions, Philip must convince his best friend to marry the lord
against his heart’s inclination to have her as his own.
CLICK TO BUYAbout Your Hostesses
Debbie Lynne Costello is the author of Sword of Forgiveness, Amazon's #1 seller for Historical Christian Romance. She has enjoyed writing stories since she was eight years old. She raised her family and then embarked on her own career of writing the stories that had been begging to be told. She and her husband have four children and live in upstate South Carolina with their 5 horses, 3 dogs, cat and miniature donkey.
Nancy grew up on a small farm in the Midwest amidst a close knit family. She came to love farm life including the cooking, gardening and canning, but not so much the cleaning house part. In school she often got in trouble in history class for hiding a fiction book in her text book to read during the teacher’s lecture. Nancy was shocked to later discover she had such a love for history. Now Nancy lives in Southern Arizona and loves to research and include bits of history in her books. She is a Christian and enjoys encouraging her readers in their faith.
Kathleen L. Maher has had an infatuation with books and fictional heroes ever since her preschool crush, Peter Rabbit. She has a novella releasing with BARBOUR in the 2018 Victorian Christmas Brides collection, featuring her hometown of Elmira, New York. Her debut historical, Bachelor Buttons, blends her Irish heritage and love of the American Civil War. She won the 2012 ACFW Genesis contest for her Civil War story, releasing this summer under a new title The Abolitionist’s Daughter. Kathleen shares an old farmhouse in upstate New York with her husband, children, and a small zoo of rescued animals.
Kathleen L. Maher has had an infatuation with books and fictional heroes ever since her preschool crush, Peter Rabbit. She has a novella releasing with BARBOUR in the 2018 Victorian Christmas Brides collection, featuring her hometown of Elmira, New York. Her debut historical, Bachelor Buttons, blends her Irish heritage and love of the American Civil War. She won the 2012 ACFW Genesis contest for her Civil War story, releasing this summer under a new title The Abolitionist’s Daughter. Kathleen shares an old farmhouse in upstate New York with her husband, children, and a small zoo of rescued animals.
Linda Thompson stepped back from a corporate career that spanned continents to write what she loves-stories where reckless faith meets relentless redempton. Her debut novel, The Plum Blooms in Winter, is an A.C.F.W. Genesis award winner. Linda writes from the sun-drenched Arizona desert, where she lives with her husband, a third-generation airline pilot who doubles as her Chief Military Research Officer, two mostly-grown-up kids, and a small platoon of housecats. When Linda isn't writing, you'll find her rollerblading-yes, that does make her a throwback-taking in a majestic desert moonrise, or dreaming of an upcoming trip. She and her husband recently returned from a tour of Israel and Jordan.
Next up: Wales.
Represented by Hartline Literary Agency, Denise Weimer holds a journalism degree with a minor in history from Asbury University. She’s an editor for the historical imprints of Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas and the author of The Georgia Gold Series, The Restoration Trilogy, and a number of novellas, including Across Three Autumns of Barbour’s Colonial Backcountry Brides Collection. A wife and mother of two daughters, she always pauses for coffee, chocolate, and old houses!
Author Elaine Marie Cooper has written five historical fiction novels set in the era of the American Revolution. She currently lives in Iowa but her roots are in Massachusetts where she grew up absorbing stories from local historical sites. Her budding enthusiasm for American history sprouted into a passion that continues today.
She loves bringing historical facts alive in a fictitious format, infusing life into tales from long ago through characters both real and imagined. Her resume now includes speaking engagements in libraries, schools and other venues.
Martha Rogers is a free-lance writer and the author of the Winds Across the Prairie series as well as the novella, Key to Her Heart in River Walk Christmas. Her second series, Seasons of the Heart, is now available as is her Christmas novel, Christmas at Holly Hill. She was named Writer of the Year at the Texas Christian Writers Conference in 2009 and is a member of ACFW. Martha and her husband live in Houston. In addition to her works of fiction, Martha has stories in a number of compilations as well as devotional contributions to several anthologies and writes the weekly Verse of the Week for the ACFW Loop. She is a retired teacher and lives in Houston with her husband, Rex where they enjoy spending time with their grandchildren and attending football, baseball, and rugby games when one of the grandchildren is playing or performing.
Author Elaine Marie Cooper has written five historical fiction novels set in the era of the American Revolution. She currently lives in Iowa but her roots are in Massachusetts where she grew up absorbing stories from local historical sites. Her budding enthusiasm for American history sprouted into a passion that continues today.
She loves bringing historical facts alive in a fictitious format, infusing life into tales from long ago through characters both real and imagined. Her resume now includes speaking engagements in libraries, schools and other venues.
Wife and mother of professional rodeo bullfighters, Davalynn Spencer writes cowboy romance. She is an ECPA and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author and winner of the Will Rogers Gold Medallion for Inspirational Western Fiction. And she’s fairly certain her previous career as a rodeo journalist and crime-beat reporter prepared her for life in Colorado, catering to Blue the Cowdog and mouse detectors Annie and Oakley.
Is Ms. Cooper new to this blog? I don't recall seeing her before...if you are new, welcome. If not, I apologize, haha. I guess I'll ask you my question....I'm from New England as well. How did you end up in Iowa, and what are the major differences you find in living there? Also, your story sounds intriguing, as do all of these terrific books. Thanks to all of you for hosting this party!!
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Hi Connie! So sorry I am delayed in my reply! Yes, this is my first month at HHH and I am so delighted to be a part of this wonderful group of writers! Thank you for the welcome. I actually had to move away from my beloved New England when I was 16 and my Dad's job transferred us to CA. California, you must think?? Yes, but that is where I met my husband and his job brought us to Iowa years ago. I love the people of Iowa. They are friendly and more laid back then in NE! LOL! But my heart still longs for the New England life, the history, the beautiful woods and beaches. Whenever I visit there, my tongue seems to slip back, quite comfortably, into my Boston accent. I worked quite hard at the age of 16 to lose my accent because no one in CA could understand me and I was miserable enough without sounding strange!! I hope you get a chance to read Fields of the Fatherless as it is based on a true story that occurred in my hometown of Arlington, MA. Thanks for stopping by, Connie!
DeleteHello ladies! I'm looking forward to the party this evening.
ReplyDeleteDenise, What do you most enjoy about writing?
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Hi, Caryl! Thanks for stopping by. The thing I most enjoy about writing is the sense deep in my spirit that I am doing what God gifted and called me to do. There's a warm satisfaction that comes along at times when everything comes together after writing or editing a special scene. :)
DeleteHello, everyone. I have two questions one for Martha Rogers and one for all of you. Martha, when did you start writing novels?
ReplyDeleteLadies, how old were you when you knew you were called to be a writer?
Thanks,
Cindy Ervin Huff
I'm going to take a stab at this second question since it relates to the question Caryl asked me. As a child, my parents took me to historical sites across the Southeast. I loved them, and my active imagination made me wonder who lived in those places and what their lives were like. Soon, I was scribbling stories in my spiral-bound notebooks from the back seat. And reading them to my mother (mentioned in my article on Durham Doctors). So I'd say I probably knew I wanted to be a writer from about age 11.
DeleteIt came kind of late for me. As a marketing professional, I wrote a great deal professionally, but any dabbling in creative writing ended after college. But honestly, it was the story that pulled me in. Once my husband showed me the story that inspired my novel in a history book, I just knew the novel needed to be written. I prayed about it and set out my fleeces and I became confident the Lord was calling me to try my hand.
DeleteRegarding question two, I was in the sixth grade when the writing bug bit, and I've been wrestling with that literary pest ever since - and loving it.
DeleteHi Cindy. Thank you for your question. I think I knew I was going to be a raider from a young age. Books were some of my best friends, and I never wanted to leave the story worlds. My favorite books are always too short, and I dreamed up scenarios that would protract the magic.
DeleteHi Cindy!! Great to see you here! I wrote my first short story when I was 11-years-old but I never aspired to "be a writer." I just loved crafting words. I didn't write for pay until I was a young mom and an editor saw some silly poems I'd written and offered me a freelancing job for the newspaper. I thought it quite amazing to get paid for doing something I loved!! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHi Cindy, Thank you for stopping by. Question 2 is a tough one. I used to make up stories for play time from a very early age. I wrote stories too but never thought I was "good enough or smart enough" to get published. But, God called me to write for Him and gave me both the desire and the courage. I was about 40 when I started writing seriously.
DeleteI wrote stories since I was 7 or 8 years old. And I went to college for Journalism so I think I knew then. But I married and didn't finish my degree. And then we started having children so I really forgot all about it. It wasn't until I was homeschooling my last 2 boys in my 40's that I realized I was being called back to writing.
DeleteHi, Cindy. Sorry, I'm so late getting here, but last evening was hectic for me. I started writing stories when I was a little girl. My mother and my teachers told me I had a vivid imagination. I wrote my first novel as a Freshman at Baylor University at the age of 17. After that I was hooked and wrote short stories and shorter novels but it took until I was 73 years-old before anyone wanted to buy one of my manuscripts. I had sold articles to magazines, devotionals to anthologies, and stories to collections, but not a novel until 2009.
DeleteHello ladies!
ReplyDeleteMy questions are for all of you.
1. What would you like readers to take away from your books?
2. What are you working on now?
- Kailey Bechtel
(not sure why I can’t change my comment name to my married name. Oh well)
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Kailey - I want readers to grab a sense of hope and victory from my books. I believe we all need that because of the conflicts in our own lives. When we read about people overcoming, we are encouraged.
DeleteRegarding my current work, I'm busy marketing my recent novella release, Snow Angel, which will be given away on our Facebook party today, Mid-Month-Madness. But in the next few weeks I'll be polishing a book set in Canon City, CO in 1910 when the town was the movie capital of the country. Handsome heroes and all!
Hi Kailey.
DeleteI always want to leave a reader with a sense of God’s awe and intimacy. How he intervenes in our lives and writes our story.
I’m working on two things at the moment. I’ve been contracted to write a new novella for Barbour books, and I’m also working to release the sequel to my Indie Civil War romance.
Hi Kailey!! I frequently touch on the subject of forgiveness in my books because it seems to be something so many struggle with. And to refuse to forgive is a prison for one's soul. Our pride keeps us from saying we're sorry and relationships are destroyed. And although the hurts inflicted can be deep, the only way to be free of the hurt is to forgive. I also like to include stories of faith and hope that, no matter how difficult things can get in our lives, God is still there for us. As far as my current project, I am doing the research for "Winter's Ravage," the next book in the Dawn of America series. Thanks for stopping by Kailey!!
DeleteKailey, you have a beautiful name. :) Most of all I want my readers to be encouraged in their walk with Jesus, or to be drawn to Him if they don't know Him. I love to encourage others and give hope in these times we live in. Forgiveness is also a big topic for me. Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteHey Kailey! Each book I write has a different take away. I pray while I write each book and ask the Lord to show me what truths He wants in the book. I want my reader to be encouraged in Christ and if they are lost to find salvation. I'm working on a sequel to Sword of Forgiveness call Sword of Truth. And I am also working on a Texas horse rancher and an Heiress.
DeleteKailey, my tag line: Touching Hearts...Changing Lives is what my books are all about. The way that is done is different in each book, but it's all about reconciliation and forgiveness. Whether my characters must reconcile with each other or with God, their lives are changed because God touched their hearts. In all of them, they are drawn closer to God. A new series I'm working on is a cozy mystery series with characters much like Jessica Fletcher of Murder She Wrote or Miss Marple. There's a spiritual thread, but it's a part of the who the characters are. My heroine is in her 70's and can't keep her nose out of solving crimes that happen around the retirement center where she lives. Just had a contemporary western released called Rodeo Mix-Up about a barrel racer.
DeleteHi everyone! I have a question for Kathleen, or for any of the authors really...where do you find your inspiration for historical characters when you’re basically just guessing what life would have been like? How do you make the past come alive so vividly?
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Teri - Sometimes inspiration comes from the wildest things. I address this on today's Facebook party. Add to the inspiring spark all the research that we do for historical times and customs, and before you know it, our characters take shape.
DeleteHi Teri. What a sweet compliment! Thank you. I do try to immerse myself in the times through books and movies and photos and music. I’m a lover of all things sold, even antique it obsolete items like bed warmers And percolating coffee pots! Lol
DeleteI don’t claim to be any expert, but I hope that it is my love for these things that comes through.
Hi Teri, Inspiration comes from a lot of different sources, usually from something I've experienced or seen in other's lives. People are people throughout time with the same needs and desires. I study the time period and read accounts of people's lives back then. I know I am guessing and romanticizing the lifestyle, but I also try to give a feel for what their lives might have been like. Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteHey Teri, There is a lot of information out there with TV, internet, movies, etc. As writers we just have to be careful that we don't take fiction for truth. There is a lot of things we are led to believe on tv about medieval times that just aren't true so part of the research is filtering out the false information for the golden nuggets of truth!
DeleteResearch is the most important part of writing a historical novel. I spent hours reading journals and letters to write the story of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother immediately following the Civil War. It's a fictionalized account of his journey home, but I had to research towns and what happened in the war in those places to make sure it was right. Like Debbie says, we can't go by some of the things we see on TV or in the movies when it comes to history. The inspiration for the series about my family came from letters my father gave me that were written between 1855 and 1864. Other times names, dates on a tombstone with something about the person, seeing a specific place, or reading letters gives me ideas.
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ReplyDeleteQuestion for all the Authors:
I love all the book covers and was curious if you got to pick the models, or illustrations for the book covers? Nancy these look like authentic paintings from Mexico and just love them!
Question for Linda Thompson:How much is the story is true, I am so intrigued?
Jessy - Nancy's cover caught my eye too, with its rich flavor from her setting. Regarding my cover for Snow Angel, I looked at several before I found what was just right for reflecting the tone of my story.
DeleteHi Jessy. Being an indie Author I have enjoyed complete latitude when selecting my cover images. That’s good and bad though. It took me years to settle on an image that I loved. LOL
DeleteI think there’s a little less leeway when you are traditionally published.
Hi Jessy! For the cover of Fields of the Fatherless, I actually did pick the cover model and directed the photo shoot. It was an amazing experience, but a lot of work as well! I'm not as involved in all of my book covers but so far have been pleased with them. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteJessy, Thank you for the compliment on my covers. My daughter is a graphic design artist and draws the covers and designs them for me. She is amazing. She always reads the book first and then we discuss points that should appear on the cover. I love being able to work with her and having unique covers that are hand done. Thank you for commenting.
DeleteI got to pick the models for my Restoration Trilogy. I wanted women in costuming from three different centuries to represent the historical heroines in my time slip novels. It's so hard to find authentic clothing and settings that don't look Photoshopped or like a prom. My publisher allowed me to use photos my vintage dance friends provided. :)
DeleteHi, Jessy! That's a great question. It is a novel, but I like to say that the "bones" of the story are true. A Doolittle Raider who had spent 40 months enduring Japanese prison really did meet the Lord in the process and decide to return to Japan as a missionary. A young woman really did target him for assassination--it was her duty, since he had killed someone she loved. The main male character's story in the novel follows history pretty closely--he is a fictional character but he follows somewhat in the footsteps of a historical person. The main female character is a composite character. But the fundamental conflict is straight out of the history books. Some of the characters in my novel are historical, and I did my best to present them in a way that is consistent with what I knew about them from history. That was kind of an involved answer but I hope it helped!! Thanks so much for your interest. <3
DeleteHey Jessie, I am fussy about my covers. I feel like if the covers aren't good then no one is going to pick them up to see what the blurb is about. I actually didn't like 2 of my covers and had them changed. And yes I picked out who I wanted on the covers. Great question!
DeletePS: I did answer your question more extensively in the Author Note, because I thought it was important for this book too! And I'm always curious, like you, when I read a historical novel as to how much of the story is true. :)
DeleteMy publisher takes care of the covers. They send me the cover and I can make changes or suggestions and then go from there. One time I didn't like the house they used in the background because it didn't fit the mental image readers might get from the descriptions I used. I had a picture of the house I had in mind and sent it to the publisher. That's the one they ended up using on the cover and I loved it.
DeleteWhat a great lineup of books. My question is....As authors, is it easier to write in the winter when you are inside more or do you get more inspiration from the sunny skies of summer?mauback55 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI don't know that winter makes it any easier to write, but I must admit that I wax prolific in front of the wood stove on a cold snowy morning! :)
DeleteGreat question Melanie. I definitely have more time in the winter, but I think I am filing images and ideas in my mental Rolodex all year 😄
DeleteHi Melanie, I write year round and not sure I have a preference for a season. Spring is the most difficult because there are writers conferences that I attend. I think the greatest challenge is writing a freezing cold scene when it's 90 degrees out, or a sizzling summer chapter when there is 1 foot of snow on the ground!! LOL That's when focus and writer's imagination has to kick in! ;) Thanks for your question!
DeleteHi Melanie, I write year round and the seasons don't matter to me as much. When my daughters were all still at home and I homeschooled them, school season was harder for me. I was the opposite of most parents because I looked forward to summers when the girls would be out playing while I could write. Thanks for the question.
DeleteI too am a year round writer. I am looking forward to finishing our home so I can sit on the porch and write during the warmer months.
DeleteI write all year round. Weather doesn't make that much difference to me.
Delete*writer, not raider. Lol
ReplyDeleteMy question to the authors is...Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle - In five years I will be right here writing! I love this job.
DeleteHi Michelle. Still writing. I can't imagine giving it up. There is always a new project or ten brewing in my brain. All those people running around in my head have to get out somehow. :) Thank you for the question.
DeleteThe Lord willing I will be writing, my husband will be retired and he can do my research and promo's. I've been conditioning him for that. I sure hope it works. LOL
DeleteWriting, loving my family, spoiling my dogs, and creating crafts and art work. It’s a good life
DeleteI have to laugh at this one. At age 82, I really don't look that far ahead anymore. I'll take whatever days the Lord has for me and if I'm still here in 5 years, I hope to still be writing. :)
DeleteSuch a wonderful collection of books! Email is Clshamion at gmail (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteQuestion is for Debbie, I love horses and noticed you do too! What inspired you to start writing?
Thank you!
Crissy Yoder Shamion
Hey Crissy! Yes I do love horses! Oh my goodness I think I can drive some people crazy. They don't understand it. I'm so glad you do! What kind of horses do you have? I have 3 Tennessee Walkers and 2 Arabians and one 1/4 horse lol well he's really a miniature donkey but my hubby calls him our 1/4 horse. What inspired me to write...I was homeschooling my last two and they were in middle and high school. They didn't need a lot of my help but I needed to stay right there with them to keep them on target. I was reading a lot and I'd tell my hubby in the evening about the books and where I thought it could be improved. One day he said why don't you write a book. I thought about it for 2 weeks and then sat down and started. 4 months later I finished Sword of Forgiveness. I went to college for Journalism so writing was something my husband knew I loved to do.
DeleteYour books all look so interesting. I would like to know how long it took for each of you from the first draft of the first book you finished writing until you got published. I realize it is a long journey which I am currently in the process, I talked with an author that took her 12 years. Just wondering. I started my first book 5 years ago and not sure I'm to the point of publishing yet. My e-mail is wwchildren at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteThe first book I wrote has not been published, so I'm approaching about eight years on that. But the second, third, fourth … you get the idea … book has been! I believe the secret is to just keep writing. I just finished number eleven.
DeleteHi Wimani. Every author has a different story and a unique timeline. My first adult novel did get published but I've had many since then that have not made it to publication. It can be a long journey. Keep writing. Work on something new while you shop your first book around. Keep learning. Thank you for your question.
DeleteMy first book took 7 years. Its a lot of hard work and writing and rewriting and a lot of frustrations and tears. But don't give up. Find yourself a good crit partner if you don't have one and keep on keeping on!
DeleteDon’t be like me. It took me 30 years LOL
DeleteThat first novel I wrote at age 17 will most likely never be published. My second one is still in my files. My first book to be published actually took about a year to write, have critiqued by my partners and sent to an agent. I was in a novella collection for Barbour when I was 71, but I didn't get my first contract for a full length novel until I was 73, but since then I've had 52. The one just released, Rodeo Mix-up was #52.
DeleteHi, everyone. I would like to ask the authors if when they started to wrote their book with a specific way and did a 360 on the story?
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy, that's an interesting question and I can only answer for my own writing. But I spend so much time plotting out my story ahead of time, often just in my mind, that I have never taken a 360 on a story. That doesn't mean the characters didn't take me on a few unexpected trails in the plot! LOL! Those crazy characters seem to have minds of their own at times. ;) Thanks so much for stopping by!
DeleteI haven't done a 360, but when Barbour Publishing wanted a historical Christmas story, I took a contemporary one inprogress and shoved it back 150 years. It worked!
DeleteHi Tammy, I don't think I've ever done a turnaround on a story, but like Elaine, I've had my characters take me to unexpected places. That can be fun or, at times, frustrating. It's always an adventure. Thank for the question.
DeleteHey Tammy! The closest I've come to that was taking a story set in Charleston, SC and moving it to Texas.
DeleteHi Tammy. So far that has not happened. But I am a seat of the pants writer, which means I write by a very loose outline. I’ve had a few surprises but not a complete 180 so far
DeleteHi Wilani! :D
ReplyDeleteOk...I had some fun and thought about several general questions for all of you guys as you celebrate your stories coming out on the written page.
ReplyDeleteQ: What is the biggest hurdle you've had to jump over in getting your stories out into published form?
Q: What has been the biggest Happy Surprise on your writing journey?
Q: What gives you the most joy when you interact with readers? (Their feedback, their drawing nearer the Lord, ___)
Q: Is your story written in the genre you always thought you'd write in or did your writing journey take you to a new genre altogether?
I love talking about this stuff! Lol.
Blessings, Meg <3
I said I'd never write historical. Hah! Forrest for the trees thing, right? One of my most rewarding moments as an author came when a woman said she wished she'd read my stories as a teenager so she would have known that she didn't have to let men test-drive her like a car. Wow.
DeleteGreat questions, Megs. My biggest happy surprise was finding out people liked my writing. I tend to be negative toward my abilities, but God is working on me. :) I remember one time a woman came up to me at church. She had tears in her eyes and thanked me for my books. She said when she became a Christian she thought she had to give up reading romance and hadn't realized there were clean, God-honoring stories out there. I was so very blessed. Thank you for asking.
DeleteHi, Megs. I actually ended up answering your question about changing genres farther down this page, when someone else asked if we write in other genres. Regarding the happy surprises that come with writing, I expected that connection with readers would be wonderful, and it was. But the surprise has been the blessings that have come through networking with other authors like the ones on this blog. The ladies here and at CQ are top notch and really help each other out. I used to think writing was a solo endeavor. No longer! :)
Delete#1 Getting published for most takes lots of years. I think that alone was the biggest hurdle. Patience.
Delete#2 A phone call from Tamala saying she wanted to represent me!
#3 The greatest joy for me is making new friends and hearing that something I wrote touched them in some way.
#4 Yes! I have always loved historical books so this is where I wanted to be.
Great questions! Thanks for asking.
Those are great questions.
Delete#1 My biggest hurdle seemed to be my age, but my agent persevered and a publisher finally liked my story and I took off from there.
#2 My Happy Surprise was having 2 books on the EPA best seller list. My first novel made and the Christmas Novel in that series was on the list two months.
#3 I love the feedback from readers. My greatest joy comes when someone tells me how much they enjoyed the book or how it made a difference for them.
#4 I started out in historical because that's what I love, but I also enjoy contemporary so now my writing is about half and half.
Great questions Megs. I’ll answer the one about reader feedback. I am thrilled when a reader actually reads my stuff LOL if it ministers to them in some way that is the best
DeleteI would like to ask Debbie Lynne a question: When is your next book coming out?
ReplyDeleteand Kathleen - is there a possible sequel to The Abolitionist's Daughter?
bettimace at gmail dot com
Betti!!!! I know I'm taking too long! Would you believe I have 4 stories waiting to be published? I am working on polishing up one and am going to seek to get that one published traditionally. I am half way through my sequel to my medieval but with building our house I found I was experiencing writers block and was having to force the story. So I turned to working on one of my finished novels. So in answer to your question, I really pray I will have my sequel out by spring. Sword of Trust
DeleteThanks for asking! You probably know by now because you volunteered to be a beta reader, but I hope to release The Whitewash Bride early this coming year.
DeleteI would like to ask the authors another question. Do you get side tracked when you write a story? Like do you start writing your story and it goes a different way then you thought it would? mommystuck1(at)optonline(dot)net
ReplyDeleteNo, I just get in arguments with my characters about what should happen next! :)
DeleteTammy, Sometimes, I have things happen that I didn't expect, but I generally end up going the way I expected. The characters I knew would end up together do so. They may encounter unexpected difficulties, which is fun. Thanks for asking.
DeleteHey Tammy what a great question. The answer for me is yes! I have plotted whole stories out but when I start writing them the characters take me down a different road than I plotted. I just go along for the ride. ;)
DeleteSometimes my characters start telling me they don't like their name or they wouldn't do what I plan. I listen to my characters and go where they lead me although I may have thought they'd do something else. Since I don't plot and plan, I have surprises all along the way with what my characters do.
Deletejewelz8084 at gmail (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteQuestion for all the authors: How do you select the names of your character s?
Thank You
Julie King
I usually go with what pops into my head. I also have a list of names collected from various sources like obituaries and newspaper articles. And many of my characters are named after actual ancestors of mine, first name or last. Or middle.
DeleteThat is a great question, Julie! I actually do name searches of popular names from the era I am writing in. Since it's usually in early America, I plug in a search for boys names or girls names that were common. It's amazing some of the names I've found! I also go to old documents online that list names from the events that I'm writing about. Surnames are just as important to get correct as characters' Christian names. Can you imagine a Colonial character named Wendy or Todd?? LOL! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteYes! Searching for the first name is only part of it. Searching for that full name that has the regal sound reflective of the character or the character's family is a trick. But oh so fun!
DeleteGood question, Julie. Since I write in 1830's Southern California, when it was still Mexico, I have several research books about real people who lived during that time. I often use names from those books. I'll take one person's first name and another last one. One of my quirks is that I do my best to avoid names that end with s or z because doing the plural is complicated and I'm just lazy that way. lol Thank you for asking.
DeleteHey Julie, I actually research popular names for my time period and then I choose the names that seem to fit my characters. In one of my books the time period is my great grandmothers so I use the unusual names of her and her sisters. Basha, Icey, Pearl,
DeleteTo the authors. Do you find that you get more writing done away from home or at home? Have you ever done NaNoWriMo
ReplyDelete? If so, how has it worked out for you?
My email is: HoneybeeRoseWriter(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Melissa, I usually write at home. Now that I live in the country I have no where else to write. The nearest coffee shop (Starbucks) is an hour drive from me. I have done NaNoWriMo, although I'm not this year. My book, The Ranchero's Love, is a NaNo book. Thank you for asking.
DeleteI write at home, Melissa, with few distractions to interrupt my focus. I have never desired to do NaNoWriMo as it's always in November which is Thanksgiving!
DeleteHome! Although of late I wonder if I need to sneak away without my phone and without internet. LOL Its hard these days to get away because of our devices. I have not done Nano, like Elaine the timing for it isn't good. I love the holidays and don't want to add anything that is unnecessary to them.
DeleteI've never had time NaNoWrMo. :) I'm usually on a deadline. I like writing at home in my office space. No music, no distractions. Just me and my computer and books.
DeleteHi Melly. I get writing done whenever there is quiet. Last year writing my novella I would take my laptop in the car and go park in a quiet place and I would get almost 1000 words each time. At home there’s many distractions, but it’s where I usually am so I tried to tough it out LOL
DeleteI write better at home because when I'm away, I'm drawn by all the new stimuli. Plus I'm a photographer who cannot let a picture lie untaken. No nanowrimo for me. Just doesn't work for my life.
ReplyDeleteSo many great books and authuors being featured. I've read a couple of the books already and others are on my TBR pile or list.
ReplyDeleteDebbie, what drew you to write Medival stories and historical ones set in America?
Elaine, did you make up stories while growing up or did your desire to write bloom later in life?
Kathleen, I've read where you'll be featured in another Barbour collection? Where and what time period will your story be set in?
marilynridgway78[at]gmail[dot]com
Good questions! :D
DeleteHi Marilyn! Yes, I loved to make up stories both on paper and in my mind. I used to think I was a bit strange as I'd daydream entire scenarios in my head. I didn't realize then that I had the mind of a fiction writer! My first story was a fictional tale of my hamster who got lost in the attic. He actually did get lost, but I created the exciting details! ;)
DeleteGilbert Morris drew me to medieval books. I fell in love with the chivalry of medieval times. I found it fascinating the castles that were built with the tools they had. They were much smarter people than many today give them credit for. I love Charleston SC and visit there every chance I get. So writing in the Charleston area was natural. But I am also a true blue love the USA American so writing this Texas story is another one that feels natural. Thanks for asking!
DeleteHi Marilyn
DeleteMy novella is going to be set in 1840s New York State. It’s one of four novella s in a teachers collection
Kathleen... you kept things from me !!! How soon will The Whitewashed Bride be coming out ?
ReplyDeleteDavaLynn what inspired your story Snow Angel ? I so have to read this one !!!
Oh I am so excited !!!
my email is faithfulacresbooks@gmail.com
Hi Linda - I talk about my unusual inspiration on the Facebook party - and even share a pic of it. My time slot begins at 7:30 EST (5:30 MT), so I don't want to give away any secrets just yet! Hope you can make it!
DeleteHey Linda 😄
DeleteI’ve had the sepal written for over 10 years, but haven’t had the money to self publish until recently.
Great list of books
ReplyDeleteemail is : sheliarha64(at)yahoo(dot)com
DeleteSo glad they look interesting to you, Shelia! Thanks for coming to the party! :)
DeleteDavalynn Spencer do you have horses to inspire your western themed books? I look forward to visiting with all these wonderful authors.
ReplyDeleteleliamae54(at)aol(dot)com
Lucy - I'm surrounded by horses but they're not mine. Sigh.
DeleteTo the authors: what do you do when you have writers block? And what do you like to do for fun (besides writing), any hobbies?
ReplyDeleteteamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com
I don't really have writer's block. Maybe it's because I do things that are as unlike writing as possible: chop firewood, walk Blue the Cowdog, play keyboard on my worship team at church, eat pie downtown with my friends ...
DeleteI don't have time for writer's block! If I am at a point where I'm not certain where a chapter needs to go next, I take out my research books and they usually inspire me! I also have a part time computer job that I do at home, plus love visiting with my grands. I have a cross stitch project that I am aching to get my hands on!! :)
DeleteWell Trixi I know this is going to shock you but my favorite thing to do is going for trail rides with my hubby. I do paint, make crafts, sew, smock, crochet, and raise puppies too. AS for writers block many times I find critiquing my crit partners stories help me through the writers block. Another thing I can do is work on an old project and give my mind some rest from the current project. Something I am doing now.
DeleteIf I get writer's block, I stop and play a game or two and ideas just seem to come when I'm thinking about something else. I don't get blocked very often, but I do take breaks and work on another project for a while and then come back and read over what I wrote and go from there.
DeleteHi Trixi, I don't struggle with writer's block. If I have a scene that needs worked out, I like to take a walk and ponder the situation and get it resolved. I read and read and read. lol I like to knit and crochet, walk, bicycle, play the piano and bake. I don't do much baking anymore since my kids are grown and away from home. Love those church potlucks though because then I can go crazy. :)
DeleteHello for all the Authors Did you have someone that inspired you to start writing? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes. My sixth-grade teacher, my freshman English teacher, and the newspaper-reporter mother of a friend in choir who played the guitar with me.
DeleteMy Dad. My soon-to-release "Love's Kindling" is dedicated to his memory. Thanks so much for asking!
DeleteI have written since I was a child. My mom kept many of my stories. I had a high school teacher who I loved to write for too, but it was my husband who told me I needed to write books. He said I had a very twisted mind. LOL. But I think that was a compliment. heehee
DeleteNo one inspired me to start writing because I was telling stories almost as soon as I could talk in sentences, but my teachers in high school and college encouraged me to keep it up. My high school journalism teacher gave me my own column because she liked my writing. That was so much fun.
DeleteGood questions, Sarah. I don't know that a person inspired me to write as much as reading inspired me. I have had people who encouraged me, but I have been in love with the written word as far back as I can remember. My mom and dad read to us and they read a lot. From a very young age I would go to the library and check out books. The library was a favorite place and I learned to love story. Then the ideas began to come.
DeleteDebbie have you always had horses since your childhood? I rode several times when I was young but not since I’ve been grown. grandmama_brenda(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteNo. My parents never got me a horse but I always loved them. Our neighbor had one when I was in grade school and I was able to ride that horse. It was a dream of Joe and mine from our first year of marriage. But kids came and the dream had to be put on hold for a while. I am so blessed that God has given us that privilege of having horses. I love them and everyday they come up to greet me (and get treats!) and get hugs. Thank you for asking, Brenda.
DeleteThese books look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteQuestion for the authors: what books/authors do you enjoy reading?
smincer10 (at) gmail (dot) com
Oh, so many. But a few are Joanne Bischoff, Laura Frantz, Stan Lynde (old cowboy like Louis L'Amour) CS Lewis, Tamera Alexander, Rachel Hauck ...
DeleteLike Davalynn there are a lot of books I enjoy. Kathy Maher, Vicki McDonough, Gilbert Morris, MaryLu Tyndall to name a few.
DeleteI love romantic suspense or murder mysteries. I'll pick up those to read before anything else.
DeleteHi Susanne, I read a lot of books. I recently read Francine River's, The Masterpiece, which is excellent. It's always hard to list authors because there are so many. We have great authors on our blog. Outside of that, I read Karen Witemeyer, Denise Hunter, Steven James, Lynette Eason, and the list goes on.
DeleteI love historical fiction and nonfiction. My favorite CVA authors are Debbie-Lynne-Costello, Carrie Pagels, Laura Frantz, Lori Benton, MaryLu Tyndall to name a few
Deleteforgot to leave my email address SARAHTAYLOR601973(AT)YAHOO(DOT)COM.
ReplyDeleteWhat draws you to write theses stories and are there stories that you would not write because of the subject matter?
ReplyDeleteMy 3 years old niece is obsessed with horses what books would you recommend for her?
Sonnetta_jones(at)hotmail(dot)com
Your first two-part question is very interesting. For my historicals, all my novels so far have been set in my home state of Georgia, so I love to pick different locations and time periods. It's also easier to do research trip visits to the locations if they are within a half day's drive! :) I like things to be authentic, including the sights, sounds, and smells of my setting. I'm also drawn to integrate themes I've learned from life or themes of deeper spiritual healing.
DeleteHey Sonnetta, Its a funny thing being a writer. The story is within and I can't get it off my mind until I write it. There are some subject matters that I do stay away from. I always want my writing to turn people to Christ and I never want to bring disgrace to Him. I don't know a lot of books for that age about horses but The cat in the hat has a couple of them If I Ran the Horse Show and Robert the Rose Horse.
DeleteHi Sonnetta, I live in the Southwest and almost all my stories take place here. The land is beautiful and the history is rich and varied. The people are amazing too and there are so many stories to tell. Like Debbie Lynne, I want my stories to lift up Christ, but I do touch on some difficult topics because this is life and we encounter those. I believe Dandi Daley Mackall has some good horse stories for younger readers. Years ago, Lauraine Snelling wrote a series of horse stories for younger readers that were very good.
DeleteI was a horse crazy kid and now I’m a horse crazy adult. I loved Walter Farley’s Black Stallion series, Anything by Marguerite Henry, I would start there
Deleteto all the Authors, What other genre of Christian fiction do you write ? rosiegirl513@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI also write contemporary romance, contemporary romantic suspense, and time slip. Stumbled into writing contemporary when I was invited to join a couple of collections since I had written my time slip Restoration Trilogy with a modern main story. Discovered it takes a lot less research time than historicals do! But I love the historical voice. :)
DeleteRose, I Write historical but my time periods span from medieval to 19th century and from England to South Carolina to Texas!
DeleteI write contemporary romance as well. I'm working on a cozy mystery series right now and I'm having a lot of fun with it.
DeleteHi Rose, I write both historical and contemporary. I am at work on my first visionary or speculative fiction and loving it. (Fantasy by any other name.) I also write suspense or thriller but don't have those published yet. Some day. :) It's whatever story is in my head clamoring to get out.
DeleteMy first choice is historical fiction/romance, but I made DebbieLynne contemporary romance one of these days
DeleteI also write contemporary romance. But there's always a cowboy!
ReplyDeleteI'm quite happy to have met you at this party. :D
DeleteThanks for joining us, Megs.
DeleteWhat cool books. I’d ask Kathleen Maher what gave her the idea for her book.
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I started writing it 30 years ago when I was still in high school, and my best friend and I had a falling out over faith. I think a lot of the story flowed from that. Plus, I live in a town with a lot of Civil War history.
DeleteElaine - Do you have any particular non-fiction books or authors you like to read when you are researching the historical side of the setting(s) for your books?
ReplyDeleteHi Megs! I always love to read David McCullough. Although he writes non fiction, he makes it so interesting you almost feel like it's fiction. Wonderful storyteller! Because I focus on lesser-known events, I look for local authors who have researched well about their particular history. For instance, Christian McBurney wrote a book detailing the events of the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the Battle of Rhode Island (the framework for a recent novel I've completed but it's not yet published). I love to pursue primary sources who wrote in diaries, letters, etc. and these are found in numerous venues, online or in libraries. One of my favorite authors who was a soldier in the Am. Revolution and wrote about his experiences (when he was much older) is Joseph Plumb Martin. There are a few different versions of his remembrances that you can find on Amazon. When I researched the Battle of Saratoga, Richard Ketchum wrote an awesome book describing the events in details. It was a tremendous help. Thanks for asking!
DeleteThank you, Ladies, for the wonderful FB party and this giveaway! My question is for Denise. Denise, your book Redeeming Grace sounds sooo good! What was your inspiration to write this story? ~Alison Boss
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Hey, Alison, I almost got published right out of college with my dream publisher, but they'd committed instead to a man with a very similar series. I put writing aside to work for a while, and when I had my two girls, stay at home with them. When the younger one started taking naps, then went to preschool, I felt that nudge to write again ... but something small. A novella. I've always been drawn to "vanishing Georgia." I knew the history of Tallulah Gorge, but nothing was left of the grand hotels that once hosted people as they visited "The Niagara of the South." I wanted to recreate that moment in history. So RG was born! Thanks for asking. :)
DeleteNice to meet you all at the FB party.
ReplyDeleteMary Hake
Hey Mary! It was great seeing you at the party! Thanks for coming by and celebrating Mid-Month Madness with us!
DeleteThanks for joining us yesterday, Mary.We had fun.
DeleteMary, I'm so glad you could join us.
DeleteIt wss great meeting everyone at the party. It was great to meet some new authors and reconnect with some I had met before. rose blackard at gmail dot com. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHey Rose! Thanks for coming by the blog too! What a whirlwind of a party!
DeleteHi Rose, I'm so glad you could stop by. What a fun party.
DeleteThank you for a great party! mauback55 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteThank you for coming, Mel!
DeleteHi Melanie, Thank you for coming.
DeleteDRUM ROLL PLEASE!
ReplyDeleteAND THE WINNERS ARE:
Marilyn Ridgeway won The Abolitionist's Daughter by Kathleen L Maher
Megs MInutes won Sword of the Matchmaker by Debbie Lynne Costello
Brenda won White by Denise Weimer
Sonnetta Jones won Fields of the Fatherless by Elaine Cooper
Trixi won Bandolero by Nancy Farrier
Lucy Reynolds won Christmas at Stoney Creek by Martha Rogers
Caryl Kane won Snowangel by Davalynn Spencer
Teri Divincenzo won The Plum Blooms in Winter by Linda Thompson
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!! Your author will be contacting you shortly.
Yay!!! How exciting. Thank you guys. It was a fun mid-November party. :)
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
CONGRATULATIONS, WINNERS! ENJOY!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWoohoo to all the winners! Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteYAY! Thank you, Davalynn! Congratulations to the other winners! Happy reading!
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