tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5600443549859955842024-03-13T12:33:26.544-04:00At Split EndsMy life as a busy wife, mom and writer who's always at split ends...Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.comBlogger770125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-9158405890320677652016-07-04T10:15:00.001-04:002016-07-04T10:15:16.702-04:00Finalist!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've always enjoyed reading historical novels. As a child I actually imagined living in the mid 1800s. My grandmother fed my imagination by supplying me with hoop skirts and costumes of the age. She also granted me endless hours typing on her electric typewriter. I fell in love with Gone With The Wind and imagined myself writing my own book one day. <br />
I'm currently dabbling with Time Travel. I've renewed an old manuscript by adding the Time Travel element. I was curious to see how it would be received and I'm happy to report my manuscript <em>The Bridge Between</em> is a finalist in the <a href="http://www.heartsthroughhistory.com/2016-romance-through-the-ages-finalists/" target="_blank">Romance Through The Ages Contest!</a><br />
The first round judges were kind and generous in their review of the manuscript. It takes time to read pages of someone else's work and give your honest opinion. I appreciate the feedback I received and have considered it as I move forward in completing the revision. <br />
Check back for more updates. And until then, write on!</div>
Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-46521897573580484882016-01-16T21:08:00.000-05:002016-01-17T16:53:29.681-05:00Celebrate, Celebrate!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello, 2016! </div>
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I may be about 15 days late in greeting the new year via this blog, but I waited to write as I wanted my first post of the new year to be meaningful. </div>
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About 8 years ago, I returned to my day job after taking a long maternity leave. I'm sure I've written about being a stay at home mom after my daughter was born. While I was glad to have a job to return to, I missed being at home with my child. But I held my head high, blessed to have an income when many others may not. I returned to work and was reunited with many old friends. I also met many new people. Employees come and go with my company as I'm sure they do with yours. We move from office to office and from state to state. Change is the norm. Embrace it, or be miserable. I like to be happy so I embrace.</div>
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Sherrie was one of the new people I met. She wasn't new to the company but was one of those folks who was mobile. Sherrie and I worked on the team I rejoined. Working in an office environment eight hours a day means you get to know your co-workers pretty well. One day i overheard Sherrie and another co-worker talking about books and I discovered that Sherrie, like me, enjoyed writing. We started up a conversation about our stories and quickly found common ground.</div>
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I asked Sherrie if she was serious about writing. When she replied that she was, I invited her to be my guest at Georgia Romance Writers, a chapter of Romance Writers of America. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Eight years later, following personal and career ups and downs, I'm thrilled to report that Sherrie has just signed with <a href="http://www.thewildrosepress.com/" target="_blank">The Wild Rose Press</a>! She received this wonderful news in December. What a wonderful Christmas present! I'm so thrilled for her. I'll be sure to invite Sherrie to talk more about her road to publication so stay tuned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">It's a wonderful thing to belong to an organization and a group of people who share your same interests. Be sure to encourage those you come in contact with. When you encourage others, it has a positive effect on you. When they celebrate, you share the joy. The opportunity to celebrate, be it for a friend or yourself is special and shouldn't be taken for granted. </span></div>
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Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-47680375109259786392012-12-30T09:19:00.000-05:002012-12-30T09:19:58.177-05:00It's been a while...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There's a song that starts out with these words <i>it's been a while</i>. I love the song. It's by a rock band and it's a ballad/rocker song...<br />
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Of course the name of the band has completely left my mind at the moment. If anyone knows the band I'm talking about, feel free to supply me the information.<br />
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For me, it has been a while since I've written on this blog. It's been about as long since I've written on a manuscript. 2012 proved to be a good year, full of changes and full of challenges for me. I believe it is the combination of these changes that caused me to lose my focus and to slip away from writing.<br />
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I miss writing. I have scenes in my head but when I come to the computer, nothing seems right. I keep telling myself that I can't edit a blank page, yet, the page remains blank...<br />
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As we go into the new year, I'm optimistic that my old self will return. That I'll rise early and write. That the issues I dealt with in 2012 will dissipate.<br />
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I've got a couple of goals that I'd like to meet as I face 2013... It's been a while since I've done any of these things, so I'm hoping by stating them publicly that it will help me reach my goals. <br />
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OK, Here they are....<br />
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<b>1) Cook a meal every Sunday.</b> (We eat out during the week waayyyy too much. I'm hoping Sunday will provide togetherness for my family, and leftovers for Monday.)<br />
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<b>2) Walk every day during my lunch break.</b> (I think the extra activity will help clear my mind and help take off some of the extra pounds I'm carrying ;)<br />
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<b>3) Write something, anything, every day.</b> Perhaps I'll blog here a day or so. Maybe I'll blog once a month on www.thefaithgirls.com. Perhaps I'll work on a new story.<br />
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Three goals.... That's what I'd like to accomplish in 2013. These are the habits I want to make new and make a part of my life. What about you? Are you setting goals, or trying to make changes?</div>
Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-58161300187981090172012-09-07T06:08:00.001-04:002012-09-07T06:08:37.590-04:00Proof by Jordyn Redwood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jordyn Redwood has served patients and their families for nearly twenty years and currently works as a pediatric ER nurse. As a self-professed medical nerd and trauma junkie, she was drawn to the controlled chaotic environments of critical care and emergency nursing. Her love of teaching developed early and she was among the youngest CPR instructors for the American Red Cross at the age of seventeen. Since then, she has continued to teach advanced resuscitation classes to participants ranging from first responders to MD’s.<br />
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Dr. Lilly Reeves is a young, accomplished ER physician with her whole life ahead of her. But that life instantly changes when she becomes the fifth victim of a serial rapist. Believing it's the only way to recover her reputation and secure peace for herself, Lilly sets out to find--and punish--her assailant. Sporting a mysterious tattoo and unusually colored eyes, the rapist should be easy to identify. He even leaves what police would consider solid evidence. But when Lilly believes she has found him, DNA testing clears him as a suspect. How can she prove he is guilty, if science says he is not?<br />
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“Jordyn Redwood makes quite a splash with her debut novel. <i>PROOF</i> is a hard-edged mix of medical thriller and crime chiller that grabs you on the first page and doesn’t let go until the end. This one will keep you up way past your bedtime.”<br />
<b>—Rick Acker</b>, best-selling author of <i>When the Devil Whistles</i></blockquote>
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“From the very first chapter, the first page even, Jordyn Redwood pulls the reader into a story that won’t let go. <i>PROOF</i> is proof enough for me that Jordyn is the real deal: an author who knows how to weave a tight story, write descriptive, authentic prose, and deal with some pretty hefty issues. I’m a fan!”<br />
<b>—Mike Dellosso</b>, author of <i>Frantic and Rearview</i> (a 7 Hours story)</blockquote>
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“A rollercoaster of a story. Jordyn Redwood’s <i>PROOF</i> has everything you could want in a thriller—believable characters, a villain who makes your skin crawl, a touch of humor, and a twisting plot—all bound by fascinating medical and scientific details. What a fabulous debut!”<br />
<b>—Sarah Sundin</b>, award-winning author of the Wings of Glory series</blockquote>
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“Jordyn Redwood may be new on the scene, but she writes like a seasoned pro. <i>PROOF</i> is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time with well-drawn characters including a villain I despised and a hero and heroine I rooted for. I thought I would just take a peek at the first chapter and finish the story later. I thought wrong. I read late into the night, lost sleep, and put off my own writing to finish this book. I’m eagerly awaiting Jordyn’s second book and will be first in line to purchase it the day it releases.”<br />
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“I love a great medical thriller and I’m glad to add another author to my list. Jordyn Redwood writes like the medical insider she is. A gripping tale laced with realism, sleep-robbing excitement, and something every reader loves: hope.”<br />
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“<i>PROOF</i> by Jordyn Redwood is a gripping medical thriller written with vivid detail from an author who knows her subject firsthand. A serial rapist is at large in the town—in the hospital, even? Can Lilly trust anyone? Even her closest friend? And just when you think you can relax, the stakes get even higher.”<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0825442389">Proof</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/09/proof-excerpt.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is a Christy Award Finalist, a Carol Award Finalist and an IRCC Award finalist.<br />
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The Lassoed in Texas Series, Petticoat Ranch, Calico Canyon and Gingham Mountain. Petticoat Ranch was a Carol Award Finalist. Calico Canyon was a Christy Award Finalist and a Carol Award Finalist. These three books are now contained in one large volume called Lassoed in Texas Trilogy.<br />
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The Montana Marriages Series, Montana Rose, The Husband Tree and Wildflower Bride. Montana Rose was a Carol Award Finalist.<br />
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Cowboy Christmas—the 2010 Carol Award for Best Long Historical Romance, and an Inspirational Readers Choice Contest Finalist.<br />
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The Sophie's Daughters series. Doctor in Petticoats, Wrangler in Petticoats, Sharpshooter in Petticoats.<br />
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Seth Kincaid survived a fire in a cave, but he's never been the same. He was always a reckless youth, but now he's gone over the edge. He ran off to the Civil War and came back crazier than ever.<br />
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After the war, nearly dead from his injuries, it appears Seth got married. Oh, he's got a lot of excuses, but his wife isn't happy to find out Seth doesn't remember her. Callie has searched, prayed, and worried. Now she's come to the Kincaid family's ranch in Colorado to find her lost husband.<br />
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Callie isn't a long-suffering woman. Once she knows her husband is alive, she wants to kill him. She's not even close to forgiving him for abandoning her.<br />
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Then more trouble shows up in the form of a secret Seth's pa kept for years. The Kincaid brothers might lose their ranch if they can't sort things out. It's enough to drive a man insane--but somehow it's all making Seth see things more clearly. And now that he knows what he wants, no one better stand in his way.<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209132">Over The Edge</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/08/over-edge-by-mary-connealy.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-53794762233779000502012-07-04T06:32:00.000-04:002012-07-04T06:32:17.073-04:00Serpent of Moses by Don Hoesel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Moses built and lifted up the brass serpent, <br />
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King Hezekiah called the serpent Nehushtan. <br />
Long thought destroyed, it's been buried for <br />
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Now the Israeli government wants it back and they <br />
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Archaeologist Jack Hawthorne travels to Libya intent <br />
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J. Mark Bertrand lived in Houston, where the series is set, for fifteen years,<br />
earning an MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Houston. But after<br />
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for a crime he didn't commit, was the foreman of one hung jury and served<br />
on another that acquitted Vinnie Jones of assault. In 1972, he won an<br />
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<b>A grisly homicide. An international threat.<br />
The stakes have never been higher for<br />
Detective Roland March.</b><br />
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The victim's head is missing, but what intrigues Detective Roland March<br />
is the hand. The pointing finger must be a clue--but to what? According<br />
to the FBI, the dead man was an undercover asset tracking the flow of<br />
illegal arms to the Mexican cartels. To protect the operation, they want<br />
March to play along with the cover story. With a little digging, though, he<br />
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In an upside-down world of paranoia and conspiracy, March finds himself<br />
dogged by injury and haunted by a tragic failure. Forced to take justice into<br />
his own hands, his twisting investigation leads him into the very heart of<br />
darkness, leaving March with nothing to lose--and nothing to hide.<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%200764206397">Nothing to Hide</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/07/nothing-to-hide.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-91637803042001579732012-06-24T23:56:00.003-04:002012-06-24T23:56:30.890-04:00Finalists announced!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Clear as Glass</em> — Lynn Kellan </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Synchrony's Call</em> — S.J. Bickford</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Surrender's Vow</em> — S.J. Bickford</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><u>Historical</u></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>The Parachutist</em> — Diana Quincy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Tempting Bella</em> — Diana Quincy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Seduced by a Spy</em> — Christina De Gennaro</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Too Late to Apologize </em>— Christy Smith</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Liberty's Lady</em> — Mary Curry</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Deliver Us from Evil</em> — Mary Curry</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Dark Conquest</em> — Christina Kenton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>The Book of Dracon, The Mayhen Series</em> — Briana MacWilliam</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Seal of Fate</em> — Traci Douglass</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Blood, She Read</em> — Sara Hubbard</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Lost Souls</em> — Beth Watson</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Operation Breakup</em> — Jeanmarie Anaya</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>One in Ten Thousand</em> — Jackie Flaum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><em>Deadly Rumors</em> — Pamela Anderson-Moore</span></li>
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I am a schoolteacher by profession and have taught school for (thir—ahem!) years. I grew up in Raymond, Alberta, and attended the University of Lethbridge after graduating from high school and serving a two-year mission to Japan. During university, I met and married Marsha Smith, and we are the parents of four children, which has grown to include their spouses and our ten grandchildren.<br />
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I have always loved to write. I started writing stories before I was old enough to realize I was writing stories. It seemed a natural thing to pick up a pencil and paper and create a world simply by using words—worlds of adventure in steaming jungles (Tarzan was an early influence on me) or realms of adventure in outer space (Buck Rogers). But as I have grown older, I have discovered that the real inspiration for me is exploring the theme of love and how it can make such a difference in the world.<br />
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I’ve had an article published in Lethbridge Magazine and have written several dramatic plays, two of which won provincial recognition and were showcased at a drama festival. I won the CJOC radio songwriting contest two years running, and have had one of my songs receive international airplay. I have written four novels intended for the juvenile market. They are unpublished as yet, but I read them annually to my fourth grade students and my students tell me they love them, the darlings. <br />
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At their sixtieth anniversary party, Adam Carlson asks his wife, Elizabeth, for their customary waltz. After the dance they gather the family and share their story—a story of love and courage overcoming adversity and thriving in the face of overwhelming odds.<br />
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It’s the summer of 1946, and Adam has just returned from the war to his home in Reunion, Montana. At a town festival he meets Elizabeth Baxter, a young woman going steady with his former high school rival and now influential banker, Nathan Roberts.<br />
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If you'd like to read the first chapter excerpt of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/%201616387157">The Anniversary Waltz</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/05/anniversary-waltz.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-85369838323789476182012-05-14T05:53:00.000-04:002012-05-14T05:53:05.097-04:00My Stubborn Heart by Becky Wade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Becky Wade is a graduate of Baylor University. As a newlywed, she lived for three years in a home overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, as well as in Australia, before returning to the States. A mom of three young children, Becky and her family now live in Dallas, Texas.<br />
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A Sensational CBA Debut in Contemporary Romance! <br />
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This summer author Becky Wade makes her CBA debut with a fun -- and funny -- contemporary romance. Amidst the light-hearted banter and laugh-out-loud moments is a compelling spiritual journey of one woman's choice to listen to God and wait on him. Filled with humor and authentic romance, My Stubborn Heart is shaping up to be the hit of the summer.<br />
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Kate Donovan is burned out on work, worn down by her dating relationships, and in need of an adventure. When Kate's grandmother asks Kate to accompany her to Redbud, Pennsylvania, to restore the grand old house she grew up in, Kate jumps at the chance.<br />
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Yet, she discovers a different kind of project upon meeting the man hired to renovate the house. ;Matt Jarreau is attractive and clearly wounded -- hiding from people, from God, and from his past. Kate can't help but set her stubborn heart on bringing him out of the dark and back into the light... whether he likes it or not.<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209744">My Stubborn Heart</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/05/my-stubborn-heart.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-443080117052182502012-05-07T06:04:00.002-04:002012-05-07T06:04:59.259-04:00The Soul Saver by Dineen Miller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dineen Miller readily admits that one of the greatest lessons she’s learning about life is that there’s purpose in our trials. It’s all about trusting God and putting our hope in Him. Her favorite stories are of the miracles God has wrought in the lives of her family.<br />
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Through this lens she also believes her years as a youth counselor, a Stephen Minister, a women’s ministry leader, and a small group leader fuel her desire to ignite the souls of others through words of truth.<br />
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In addition to writing for Spiritually Unequal Marriage, Dineen has won several prestigious awards for her fiction, and her devotional writing has been featured in <i>Our Journey</i> and <i>Christian Women Online Magazine</i>. She’s also a C.L.A.S.S. Communicator and has been featured on the Moody Radio Network, Family Life and Focus on the Family Radio.<br />
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<i>When Trusting God Is the Only Way Out </i><br />
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On an average day, God started her missions in her sculpting studio, revealing the face of the person she would meet at the grocery store, bank, or playground. The goal was always the same. Reach the lost, bring someone back to God, restore hope. But then came the tough missions—the ones that sent Lexie Baltimore into real battle. And she had a few battle scars to show for it.<br />
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Then false accusations and rumors spin her husband and family into a precarious position, and the only way out is to trust God. But how can she convince her husband when she’s struggling to trust God herself?<br />
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“Never before have I felt as if I were seeing someone’s life play out across a page until I read Soul Saver. Dineen Miller's prose had me sighing at the beauty of her word pictures. This is not a book to be missed – Life changing!”<br />
— Robin Caroll, author of the <i>Evil</i> series and <i>Injustice For All</i></blockquote>
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“When you combine stellar writing, intriguing characters, and a fascinating plot the result is a story like Soul Saver. It’s the kind of novel I wish I had written.”<br />
— James L. Rubart, bestselling author of <i>ROOMS, Book of Days</i>, and <i>The Chair</i></blockquote>
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1616265825">The Soul Saver</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/05/soul-saver.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-47225299634200052172012-04-30T06:06:00.000-04:002012-05-07T06:06:28.645-04:00Traveler's Rest by Ann Tatlock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ann Tatlock is the author of the Christy Award-winning novel All the Way Home. She has also won the Midwest Independent Publishers Association "Book of the Year" in fiction for both All the Way Home and I'll Watch the Moon. Her novel Things We Once Held Dear received a starred review from Library Journal and Publishers Weekly calls her "one of Christian fiction's better wordsmiths, and her lovely prose reminds readers why it is a joy to savor her stories." Ann lives with her husband and daughter in Asheville, North Carolina. <br />
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Jane Morrow has a dilemma. She's engaged to Seth Ballantine, a member of the National Guard's 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and he's returned from Iraq severely wounded. Jane hasn't seen him for nearly a year, and with trepidation, she heads to the VA hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, where he is being treated.<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764208101">Traveler’s Rest</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/05/travelers-rest.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-38697967378710882682012-04-09T00:51:00.000-04:002012-04-09T00:51:00.042-04:00#AtoZChallenge - H - Housekeeping Schedule<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like many people, I like pretty things. When I saw this product for April, I thought "This is Divine!"<br />
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Divine is Mother's Day - <a href="http://christysmith.scentsy.us/">Scentsy</a>'s new warmer for April. And, add a new scent to your collection! This month's scent is "Cerise."<br />
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As the Owner/Director of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance Bonnie has helped use the 220+ blogs of the Alliance to promote many titles on the Christian bestseller list. She also owns and publishes the Christian Fiction Online magazine which is devoted to readers and writers of Christian fiction. She is the Northeast Zone Director for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW). At ACFW she was named the ‘Mentor of the Year,’ for 2011, and she is the current President of (CAN) Christian Authors Network. Bonnie is also the Appointment Coordinator for both the Colorado Christian Writers Conference and the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference. <br />
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After her mother dies from a heart attack, Sloane Templeton goes from Cyber Crimes Unit to bookstore owner before she can blink. She also "inherits" a half-batty store manager; a strange bunch of little old people from the neighborhood who meet at the store once a week, but never read books, called the Granny Oakleys Book Club; and Aunt Verline, who fancies herself an Iron Chef when in reality you need a cast iron stomach to partake of her culinary disasters. And with a group like this you should never ask, “What else can go wrong?”<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426733887">Cooking The Books</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/04/cooking-books.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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If you'd like to read interviews with Bonnie, try these:<br />
<a href="http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.com/2011/10/16/cooking-the-books-by-bonnie-s-calhoun/">Everbody Needs A Little Romance</a><br />
<a href="http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.com/2011/10/16/cooking-the-books-by-bonnie-s-calhoun/">A Christian Writers World</a><br />
<a href="http://www.novelrocket.com/2012/03/meet-bonnie-calhoun-writing-worlds.html">Novel Rocket</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fictionfinder.com/author_interview/read/interview_with_bonnie_calhoun">ACFW - Fiction Finder</a></div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-16037969849163216702012-04-02T07:11:00.001-04:002012-04-02T07:11:34.681-04:00#AtoZChallenge "B" - Birthday Cake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yesterday was my birthday so a few days before, my co-workers gave me a cake... It was so sweet of them to do that. I hadn't expected it, but really appreciated it. They bought the cake from Publix and it was Publix "Buttercream" icing. <br />
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If you are familiar with Publix stores, and have had their buttercream, it's really a more whipped icing than what I feel is a true buttercream. If I did a taste test with my eyes closed, I wouldn't describe Publix icing as anything close to buttercream.<br />
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Right now I'm sitting at the computer with one of my 2 children waiting for the time to leave for the airport. I'll be gone on a business trip for 2 weeks, ugh! I will miss, miss my children so much!<br />
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Jim Kraus grew up in Western Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. He attended the Paris-American Academy in 1971 and has spent the last twenty years as a vice-president of a major Christian publishing house. He has written more than 20 books and novels (many with his wife, Terri). His book, The Silence, was named as one of the top five releases in 2004 by the Christian Book Review website. He is also an award-winning photographer. He and his wife and 14-year-old son live outside of Chicago with a sweet miniature schnauzer and an ill-tempered Siberian cat.<br />
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A wonderfully quirky, heart-breaking, heart-warming and thought-provoking story of a woman's dog who not only talks to her, he talks to God. <br />
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Recently widowed Mary Fassler buys a miniature schnauzer, Rufus, and her world is turned sideways in the midst of her grief. It seems that Rufus speaks. And not just to her. He also talks to God.<br />
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Mary has no choice except to believe Rufus, the miniature schnauzer, who claims to speak to the Divine. <br />
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If you would like to read a chapter excerpt from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1426742568">The Dog That Talked To God</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/03/dog-that-talked-to-god.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-89790888761850161002012-03-12T06:07:00.001-04:002012-03-12T06:07:52.643-04:00Prize of My Heart by Lisa Norato<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A life-long New Englander, Lisa Norato lives in a historic village with homes and churches dating as far back as the eighteenth century. She was born into a close-knit Italian family that hungered as much for the things of God as they did for lasagna. After church, the family spent Sunday afternoons gathered in fellowship around a never-ending feast that featured her grandmother's homemade spaghetti and pizza.<br />
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From the time she learned to read, her mother impressed her with the joy of getting lost in a good book. She passed novels along to her as early as age thirteen, but it wasn't until many years later that Lisa felt compelled to write one herself.<br />
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She first discovered a love of writing when assigned to write and illustrate a children's book at the art college she attended. She balances writing with a career as a legal assistant specializing in corporate law. When not creating stories, she enjoys domestic pursuits like precious time with her dog and family, cooking, baking and eating vegan, reading, her Bible, her favorite television shows and crocheting.<br />
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An unsolved mystery separates ex-privateersman Captain Brogan Talvis from his lost son--his only living relation, his only family. Shortly before her tragic demise, his wife abandoned their infant to strangers, refusing to reveal the child's whereabouts. Now, three years later, Brogan has discovered the boy at the home of a shipbuilder's daughter, Lorena Huntley.<br />
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Lorena guards a dark secret about her young charge. She finds herself falling for the heroic captain who has come to claim his newly built ship, unaware his motive for wooing her is to befriend the boy he plans on reclaiming as his own--until the day anothers evil deceit leaves her helplessly shipbound, heading toward England.<br />
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As the perfect opportunity to reclaim his son unfolds, Brogan is haunted by thoughts of Lorena in her dire circumstance, and he is forced to make a heartrending choice between his child and the woman who has begun to capture his heart. But only his unselfish sacrifice can win him the greatest prize of all--love.<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764209426">Prize of My Heart</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/03/prize-of-my-heart.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-15076567843141371802012-03-05T05:55:00.001-05:002012-03-05T05:55:27.768-05:00Chasing The Sun by Tracie Peterson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tracie Peterson is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 85 novels.<br />
She received her first book contract in November, 1992 and saw <i>A Place To Belong</i> published in February 1993 with Barbour Publishings' Heartsong Presents. She wrote exclusively with Heartsong for the next two years, receiving their readership's vote for Favorite Author of the Year for three years in a row.<br />
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In December, 1995 she signed a contract with Bethany House Publishers to co-write a series with author Judith Pella. Tracie now writes exclusively for Bethany House Publishers.<br />
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She teaches writing workshops at a variety of conferences on subjects such as inspirational romance and historical research. <br />
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Tracie was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for 2007 Inspirational Fiction and her books have won numerous awards for favorite books in a variety of contests.<br />
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Making her home in Montana, this Kansas native enjoys spending time with family--especially her three grandchildren--Rainy, Fox and Max. She's active in her church as the Director of Women's Ministries, coordinates a yearly writer's retreat for published authors, and travels, as time permits, to research her books. <br />
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When her father disappears in war-torn Mississippi, Hannah Dandridge finds herself responsible not only for her younger siblings but for the ranch her father recently acquired on the Texas plains. Though a marriage of convenience could ease her predicament, she determines to trust God for direction.<br />
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Wounded soldier William Barnett returns to his home only to discover that his family's ranch has been seized. Though angry and bitter at this turn of events, he's surprised to discover that it is a beautiful young woman with amazing fortitude who is struggling to keep the place running. <br />
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Hannah, desperate for help, and William, desperate to regain his family's land, form an uneasy truce. But nearby Comanche tribes, the arrival of Confederate soldiers, and a persistent suitor all threaten the growing attraction that builds between them. Will they be able to set aside their own dreams and embrace the promise of a future together?<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/076420615X">Chasing The Sun</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/03/chasing-sun.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-57392491519903942092012-03-01T06:08:00.000-05:002012-03-02T06:15:05.685-05:00Scentsy's Scent of the Month - Sunlit Morning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm excited to share with you the March scent of the month.
Sunlit morning is a clean scent. It has the strength of lemon and also includes the scent of bergamont, sage and white flowers.<br />
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Personally, this scent may be the most economical that I've run across. I placed one cube in my <i>Jane </i>warmer that is between my kitchen and living room... I have an open
floor plan and all is connected... I burned the one cube in the premium size warmer all night. I turned it off the next morning, went off to work. When I returned home
several hours later, that scent of clean, juicy lemon was STILL in the air!<br />
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One cube!<br />
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In this warmer I usually burn 2 - 3 cubes because the room is large and open and the
ceilings are high. Sunlit Morning is my current favorite.<br />
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Learn more about my favorites and check out Scentsy's awesome products on my <a href="https://christysmith.scentsy.us/Scent_of_the_Month">website</a>.<br />
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<center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1611161142">Ruby Dawn</a></span></center> <center>White Rose Publishing (January 27, 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.raquelbyrnes.com/">Raquel Byrnes</a></span></center> <br />
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Raquel married her college sweetheart seventeen years ago and you can still find them spending time together chatting over a cup of coffee like when they were first dating.<br />
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Her husband is her biggest fan and most ardent supporter. He encourages her to take time for writing as often as he can. He regularly gives her gift cards to her favorite coffee house so that she can go there to write and relax.<br />
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He has been known to whip up his famous chicken quesadillas complete with guacamole and brownies for dessert.<br />
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Raquel has written books for more than a decade. She loves to do research and has taken private detective courses, gun classes, and underground tours to get every detail right for her novels. She writes romantic suspense with an edge-of-your-seat pace. Stories filled with faith, love, and adventure.<br />
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In 2009 she signed with agent, Terry Burns, at Hartline Literary. Terry worked to get her Shades of Hope series sold and in 2010, White Rose Publishing purchased the three-book series.<br />
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A painful past. A love returns A desperate plan.<br />
Former street kid, Ruby now reaches out to runaways through her medical clinic in the worst part of the city, but her escalating battle with a gang leader puts that in jeopardy.<br />
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Cavalier, a risk-taker, charming… Ruby’s first love is now on the right side of the law and the center of a dangerous DEA sting involving her clinic. Tom’s disappearance ten years ago broke her heart and rattled her faith. As their romance relights, memories of what it costs to love him flood her with fear.<br />
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Ruby’s battle with the gang ignites a firestorm of danger, and a pattern of lies from within her own camp emerges. With Tom’s life in the balance and her world cast in shadows, can Ruby trust God as she once did…or has she strayed too far, for too long to ever return?<br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1611161142">Ruby Dawn</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/02/ruby-dawn.html">HERE</a>.</div>Christy LaSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00032336838120917451noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-560044354985995584.post-14727163217413534032012-02-27T05:43:00.001-05:002012-02-27T05:43:59.463-05:00A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<center><span style="font-size: 130%;">This week, the</span></center> <center><a href="http://www.christianfictionblogalliance.com/"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Christian Fiction Blog Alliance</span></a></center> <center><span style="font-size: 100%;">is introducing</span></center> <center><span style="color: #993300; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824945190">A Sweethaven Summer</a></span></center> <center>Guidepost Books (February 7, 2012)</center> <center>by</center> <center><span style="color: #006600; font-size: 130%;"><a href="http://courtneywalsh.typepad.com/">Courtney Walsh</a></span></center> <br />
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Courtney Walsh is a published author, scrapbooker, theater director, and playwright. Her debut novel, <i>A Sweethaven Summer</i>, will be followed by two additional novels in the series. She’s also written two papercrafting books, <i>Scrapbooking Your Faith</i> and <i>The Busy Scrapper</i>. Courtney has been a contributing editor for <i>Memory Makers Magazine</i> and <i>Children’s Ministry Magazine</i> and is a frequent contributor to Group Publishing curriculum. She works as the PR Manager for Webster’s Pages from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her husband and three kids, who range in age from 4 to 10. Courtney drinks entirely too much coffee. <br />
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Suzanne's daughter, Campbell, journeys there in search of answers to her questions about her mother's history.Suzanne's three friends-Lila, Jane, and Meghan-were torn apart by long-buried secrets and heartbreak. Though they haven't spoken in years, each has pieces of a scrapbook they made together in Sweethaven. Suzanne's letters have lured them all back to the idyllic lakeside town, where they meet Campbell and begin to remember what was so special about their long Sweethaven summers. As the scrapbook reveals secrets one by one, old wounds are mended, lives are changed, <br />
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If you would like to read the first chapter of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0824945190">A Sweethaven Summer</a>, go <a href="http://thestorybeginnings.blogspot.com/2012/02/sweethaven-summer.html">HERE</a>.
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A speech-language pathologist and literacy advocate, Julie Cantrell was the editor-in-chief of the Southern Literary Review and currently teaches English as a second language to elementary students. She has been a freelance writer for ten years and has published two children’s books. Julie and her family live in Mississippi where they operate Valley House Farm.<br />
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Julie served as contributing editor to MOMSense magazine and wrote content for Mothers of Preschoolers, Intl. for nearly a decade. Additionally, she has contributed to more than a dozen books. Into Th Free is her first book. <br />
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Just a girl. The only one strong enough to break the cycle.<br />
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In Depression-era Mississippi, Millie Reynolds longs to escape the madness that marks her world. With an abusive father and a “nothing mama,” she struggles to find a place where she really belongs.<br />
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For answers, Millie turns to the Gypsies who caravan through town each spring. The travelers lead Millie to a key which unlocks generations of shocking family secrets. When tragedy strikes, the mysterious contents of the box give Millie the tools she needs to break her family’s longstanding cycle of madness and abuse.<br />
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Through it all, Millie experiences the thrill of first love while fighting to trust the God she believes has abandoned her. With the power of forgiveness, can Millie finally make her way into the free? <br />
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