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October 2019 FREE BOOK!
Our October 2019 Free Book is one of Lori Benton’s lovely historical novels, THE KING’S MERCY. From the back cover: “When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the King’s mercy — transport across the Atlantic Ocean and exile to the colony of North Carolina — he’s indentured as a blacksmith to Edmund Carey…. Unwittingly,…
Eastern Europe Research Trip – The Research!
To me, the research for any novel seems like giant treasure hunt, and I’m energized by discovery. I love fleshing out a scene with small bits of information and visual imagery. To do that, I often rely on on-site photos. However, anyone who has seen my photos in this series can tell that photography is…
November 2018 FREE BOOK!
November is a great month to give-away a fun Christmas novel! I just finished reading Michelle Griep’s 12 DAYS AT BLEAKLY MANOR, the first book in the Once Upon A Dickens Christmas series. I think it’s perfect for the holiday season. Set in England in 1850 and full of characters that could have come from…
June 2021 Free Book!
Our beautiful book for June is THIS I KNOW, a novel by Eldonna Edwards. From the back cover, “Eldonna Edwards has crafted a compelling allegorical tale about the fear of otherness in this coming-of-age tale. Readers of all ages will find an unlikely hero in 11-year-old Grace Marie Carter–who was born with a type of…
Eastern European Research Trip – Budapest!
Neil and I arrive in Budapest, Hungary, at about 1 p.m. We take a taxi from the airport to our hotel, the Budapest Marriott, which is located right on the Danube River! The lobby welcomes us with dark elegant paneling, flowers, and chandeliers. The Lobby of the Budapest Marriott We have a great room with…
A Glance Back: Odd Celebrations
This week gave Neil and I two unusual reasons for celebration. 1. I finally finished the rough draft of my novel WARP. It needs a lot of rewriting, but the rough draft is the tough draft, and I’m always delighted when I finish it. 2. My husband and his brother Denny finished working on their…
So glad to win! Thanks.