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Character Spotlight ~ Kathryn Cushman’s Sabrina & Brandy with Giveaway

Meet a past champion and a runner in

Kathryn Cushman’s

contemporary novel

Chasing Hope

Bethany House

The Story

A Personal Drama of Shattered Dreams and Second Chances

A talented runner fully committed to Olympic dreams, Sabrina Rice’s future was shattered by a devastating diagnosis. One forfeited scholarship and several years later, she has new goals and dreams that have nothing to do with running–something that’s become far too painful to think on.

Until the day she sees Brandy Philip running across the community college campus, easily outpacing security. Sabrina immediately recognizes world-class speed, and it’s all the more painful that …

Character Spotlight ~ Anne Mateer’s Sadie & Blaine with a giveaway

Meet an orphan and a farmer in

Anne Mateer’s

historical romance

A Home for My Heart

Bethany House

The Story

Sadie Sillsby works as the assistant to the matron at the Raystown Home for Orphan and Friendless Children and dreams of the day she’ll marry her beau, Blaine. But when the matron surprises everyone by announcing her own engagement, Sadie is suddenly next in line for the job. For a young woman who was once an orphan herself, a shot at such an esteemed position is a wish come true.

But the matron of the Home cannot be married. Is …

Getting to know Lynn Austin

Meet the very talented

Lynn Austin

and her latest novel

Return to Me

Bethany House

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What appeals to you most about writing fiction?

I especially enjoy creating characters and seeing them come to life and become “real” people with distinct personalities. I write historical fiction because I love reading about true-life events from history and the many challenges and changes that people experienced in those time periods. I love creating my characters and their storylines and putting them within the historical context.

Why Christian fiction?

All authors write from their personal worldview, whether it’s explicit in their stories or …

Character Spotlight ~ Nancy Moser’s Josephine & Hudson

Meet a socialite and a working man in

Nancy Moser’s

historical romance

The Journey of Josephine Cain

Summerside Press

The Story

A socialite from the nation’s capital embarks on a journey to the Wild West, and her life will be changed forever.

A setting populated by hundreds of laborers, outlaws, and Indians is hardly the place for a wealthy general’s daughter from the nation’s capital. But Josephine Cain is determined to visit her father, who supervises the day-to-day work involved in the grandest ambition of post-Civil War America: the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Life with the railroad is far …

Coming in mid 2014 from Revell

It’s my delight to introduce to you Revell’s mid 2014 covers. As always, this is the place to discuss your thoughts honestly, yet respectfully, regarding some upcoming stories and cover art.

Love seeing two new authors in this group ~ Spencer and Rebecca ~ and both their novels sound intriguing. I love discovering new authors, don’t you? I’m excited for me and for them 🙂

Irene is releasing the second in her contemporary romance series and having enjoyed the first I’m looking forward to this one. Lisa and Sandra’s books feature my favourite genre and Sarah’s World War II books …

Elusive Hope by MaryLu Tyndall

Synopsis:~

Embark on an exotic adventure in Book 2 of the Escape to Paradise series from bestselling author MaryLu Tyndall.

In the fledgling colony of New Hope, their friends struggle to create a Southern utopia in Brazil soon after the Civil War. But Hayden is seeking revenge—relentlessly. And Magnolia is seeking a way out—desperately. They both seek to use the other for their own purposes—deceptively. Falling in love was never part of their plans. . . .

My take:~

MaryLu Tyndall returns to Brazil in this follow up novel to Forsaken Dreams. With captivating prose and intriguing characters, MaryLu …