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DiAnn Mills: Discover more…with a giveaway

Discover more about

DiAnn Mills

and her romantic suspense

Double Cross

Tyndale House

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A book character that sticks in my mind is… Why? Mickey Bolitar, created by Harlan Coben. Mickey is a high school student who doesn’t fit in with the sports crowd or the in-crowd, but with those who see the world a little differently. He picks loners as friends then dives into being true even when friendship leads him to danger. All the while, he’s struggling to find out what happened to his deceased father.

The last book that made me cry was… The Auschwitz Escape by …

Bookish Question of the Week

The publishing world has changed a bit in the last decade, hasn’t it? As readers, we have more choice than ever as independent publishing gains more respect as quality books emerge and many well known writers exercise the choice to become hybrid writers – still publishing traditionally but going indie with previously published novels, or writing new ones.

If you have hung around here, you will know I’ve become quite the fan of a number of indie writers whose quality of story is there in spades, and in a number of cases, well exceeds some of the traditionally published books …

Kathryn Cushman: Discover more…and a giveaway

Discover more about

Kathryn Cushman

and her contemporary novel

Finding Me

Bethany House

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A book character that sticks in my mind is… Why? Katniss Everdeen. She’s not perfect, she doesn’t set out to be a hero, doesn’t want recognition, but she is brave and she does everything within her power to protect those she loves.

The last book that made me cry was… “The Nightingale” by Kristin Hannah. I was on a plane. It was embarrassing.

The last book that made me laugh out loud was… “Orphan Train” by Christina Baker Kline. It was during a scene where a …

Character Spotlight: Colleen Coble’s Claire

Introducing Claire Dellamore from

Colleen Coble’s

romantic suspense

The Inn at Ocean’s Edge

Thomas Nelson

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The Story

Claire’s visit to a luxury hotel in Maine awakens repressed memories, threatening all she holds dear.

In 1989, Claire Dellamare disappeared from her own fourth birthday party at the Hotel Tourmaline on the island of Folly Shoals, Maine. She showed up a year later at the same hotel, with a note pinned to her dress but no explanation. Nobody knows where Claire spent that year—and until now, Claire didn’t even know she had ever been missing.

But when Claire returns to the …

Character Spotlight: Dawn Crandall’s Dexter & Estella

Meet a hotel manager and a companion in

Dawn Crandall’s

historical romantic suspense

The Captive Imposter

Whitaker House

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The Story

For her own protection following the murder of her brother Will, hotel heiress Estella Everstone assumes the alias of Elle Stoneburner and takes a job as companion to an elderly widow. Never did she imagine that her position would lead her back to her beloved Everston, a picturesque resort property tucked away in the rugged mountains of Maine. Living below her station in a guise of anonymity has its struggles, but her spirits are buoyed by a …

Author Alert: Pepper Basham

I’m delighted to introduce

Pepper Basham

and her historical romance

The Thorn Bearer

Vinspire Publishing

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Who is Pepper?

Pepper D Basham has been telling tales ever since she was a little girl and fell in love with storytelling while listening to her granny share oral history. A native of the Blue Ridge Mountains, mom of five, speech-language pathologist, and lover of chocolate, Pepper enjoys sprinkling her native Appalachian culture into her fiction wherever she can. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC, where she works with kids who have special needs, searches for unique hats, …