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Eden Christiansen never imagined her role as her younger brother Owen’s cheerleader would keep her on the sidelines of her own life. Sure, it feels good to be needed, but looking after the reckless NHL rookie leaves little time for Eden to focus on her own career. She dreamed of making a name for herself as a reporter, but is stuck writing obits—and starting to fear she doesn’t have the chops to land a major story. If only someone would step up to mentor Owen . . . but she knows better than to expect help from team veteran …

Pop Quiz with Joyce Magnin…and a giveaway

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Joyce Magnin

and her Quilts of Love novel

Maybelle in Stitches

Abingdon Press

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What was a favourite childhood book of yours?

Oh boy, tough question right from the start. I loved so many books. Harriet the Spy, Emily of New Moon and a book not too many people know entitled The Banyon Tree.

Do you remember the title of the first story you ever wrote? What was it about?

Yep. It was in third grade. I called it, The Day the Martians Came to Town. It was about how the Martians came to Earth to knock …

Bookish Question of the Week

Today I’d love your feedback on endorsements ~ recommendations by authors, reviewers, and readers that end up on the front or back cover of a book or in the opening pages. I’ve had the privilege of having a quote from a review of mine appear in a number of books, most of which were complete surprises that I only discovered upon opening up the book – LOL!

More often than not lately, I’m seeing many publishers printing endorsements by other well known authors on their authors’ books which is interesting to me. For example, on opening a contemporary romance novel …

Get ready…the Remnant is coming!

You know my new schedule means I don’t post on weekends but every now and then I will so a special post because I just can’t wait until a weekday post opens up. This is one such post.

If you’ve hung around here any length of time you will know I adore Lisa Bergren ~ she is an incredibly talented and versatile writer, one of the few who manages to write beautifully across many genres. Lisa has written romantic suspense, historical, contemporary, women’s fiction, children’s books, YA, and nonfiction (sorry if I’ve missed any, Lisa!). Her latest foray into fiction …

Pop Quiz ~ Anne Elisabeth Stengl with a giveaway

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Anne Elisabeth Stengl

and her fantasy

Shadow Hand

Bethany House

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What was a favourite childhood book of yours?

I loved Felix Salten’s Bambi . . . which should not be confused with the Disney movie! It is a beautiful, sometimes dark book that kept me coming back for rereading from ages 9 to 14.

Do you remember the title of the first story you ever wrote? What was it about?

It was called A Girl for Berry, and it was about a kitten named Berry who wanted his very own special girl to be …