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FREE Kindle Download Aug 21 & 22

FREE Kindle Download Aug 21 & 22

FREE August 21 (Tuesday) and Aug 22 (Wed) till midnight.  The Other Daughter, Miralee Ferrell’s debut novel, released in 2007 with high reviews. The Kindle version is free for two days then goes to $2.99. The sequel, Finding Jeena, will be half price on Thursday, Aug 23., for about 10 days.  Here’s the Amazon direct link to the FREE download:  www.amzn.to/Nzu9yy Here’s a bit about the book– The girl standing at the door took a deep breath, pulling her suitcase…

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Enter Now! Davis Bunn’s New Novel

Enter Now! Davis Bunn’s New Novel

Here’s how you enter to win Davis Bunn’s new novel, Hidden in Dreams. Leave a comment answering one of these questions: If you had a recurring dream, who would you ask to help you interpret it? Have you ever had a dream or vision about future events that later came true? Describe the scariest dream you’ve ever had. For an extra entry, sign up for Davis’s newsletter (listed on my blog post from yesterday), for a third entry ‘like’ him…

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Book Drawing–Davis Bunn’s Newest!!

Book Drawing–Davis Bunn’s Newest!!

Want To Win a Copy of This New Novel by Davis Bunn? Watch for Instructions in tomorrow’s post. This book is AWESOME! ISBN (Trade Paperback): 978-1-4165-5672-5$14.99; 256 pp ISBN (ebook): 978-1-4516-6381-5 Release: July 3, 2012 from Howard Books, a Division of Simon  Schuster Just when the world’s foremost expert on dream analysis, Dr. Elena Burroughs, thinks she is getting her life back under control after losing her position at Oxford University and the man she hoped to fall in love…

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Writing a Historical Novel? Research is the Key!

Writing a Historical Novel? Research is the Key!

When I wrote my first historical romance, Love Find You in Last Chance, CA, I had a short panic attack. Not long, just a few seconds, as I’m not prone to panic, LOL! But I’d never written a historical before and wasn’t sure I’d be able to find the information I needed to bring the story to life. High school and one year of college taught me something about research, but that was years ago and so much has changed. The…

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July 4th is About Heroes

July 4th is About Heroes

My daughter Marnee and I have a hero and he’s younger than me. In fact, I gave birth to him 33 years ago. Our son Steven served in Iraq an Kuwait during the ‘Shock and Awe’ campaign when the troops were all moving in and the fighting was at its worst.                                 Marnee took this picture to send to her brother while he was in…

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Forty Years Ago…..

Forty Years Ago…..

I married the man of my dreams–I was 18 (three weeks shy of 19),  and Allen was 19 (almost 20–mere babies). We honeymooned at Wallowa Lake, Oregon, and spent our first year renting the parsonage from our church (our pastor built a house). We took care of the lawns for the church and house, as well as the flower beds, and only paid $50 a month in rent. A couple of years later I was expecting my first child….a beautiful…

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Author Shares Mother’s Legacy through New Series of Cookbooks

Author Shares Mother’s Legacy through New Series of Cookbooks

Sandra & I at ACFW Conference 2010 I met Sandie Bricker a few years ago at a conference and we hit it off immediately. She’s a sweet, witty, intelligent woman who’s SUCH an amazing writer, and person. I’m proud to help announce her new cookbook she put together in honor of her mother.  When award-winning author Sandra D. Brickerwas a child, her mother was widely-known for the meals and sweet treats she put on the table. “I always used to…

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When Life Gets Tough

When Life Gets Tough

The old saying is, when life gets tough, the tough get going. But it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes when life deals you a hard blow, you crawl in a hole and pull the hole in after you. Or at least, that’s what you might want to do, if you didn’t have to keep living life daily. So, what DO you do? Call a friend and cry on her shoulder? Yeah, that works, but you can burn out friends pretty…

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A Soldier Comes Home

A Soldier Comes Home

Our little town of White Salmon was in the news last week end, and for a very good reason. A hero came home after 68 years. I don’t know any of the extended family personally, but the story touched me at a deep level. You see, I’m a mother of a US Marine who served in Iraq and Kuwait, and I can relate to the fear of losing a loved one. I have God to thank that I can’t relate…

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Blossoms & Weeds–What’s in Your Garden?

Blossoms & Weeds–What’s in Your Garden?

Today I’ve been mowing for an hour or so, then pulling weeds in my garden, planting tomato and green pepper plants, watering newly sprouted beans, peas, turnips, and more. Lots to do this time of year, but my least favorite is pulling weeds. Why is it that no matter how much I hoe, till, and pull, the weed crop manages to outgrow the food crop? I’m even hitting them with Roundup, hoping to rid myself of them once and for…

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