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Coming soon from Zondervan (and Blink!)

Zondervan has some great titles releasing towards the end of the year, along with a new YA imprint, Blink, which includes Doon, Remnants, and Merlin’s Shadow. Blink will release titles that will appeal to the general market and not be overtly Christian in focus. You can read more about Blink in this PW article.

So, cover art comments ~ I like the feel of Doon but not the title font! Love Merlin’s Shadow and Remnants. Beloved is very classy and the ethereal quality of The Captive Maiden is perfect for the Cinderella story (and although …

Josiah’s Treasure by Nancy Herriman

Synopsis:~

In 1882 Sarah Whittier dreams of opening an art studio run by immigrant women. She plans to use the house left to her by family friend Josiah Cady as collateral for her studio. But will all be lost when the inheritance is challenged by an angry man claiming to be Josiah’s son and legal heir?

Rumor of gold nuggets hidden in the house place Sarah’s life in danger. Her future uncertain and her safety threatened, Sarah has nowhere to turn. That is, unless she can soften a vengeful man’s heart – and they both learn that love is finer …

Coming in mid 2013 from River North

I’m a little overwhelmed at the moment with commitments in many areas of my life so this is short and sweet!

Love to hear your thoughts on these books to be released soon from River North ~ any catch your eye or imagination?

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Shades of Mercy by Anita Lustrea & Caryn Rivadeniera

It’s 1954 and the world-even the far Northwoods of Maine-is about to change. But that change can’t happen soon enough for fourteen-year-old Mercy Millar. Long tired of being the “son” her father never had, Mercy’s ready for the world to embrace her as the young woman she …

Character Spotlight on Donna Fletcher Crow’s Felicity & Antony

Meet a theology student and an Anglican priest in

Donna Fletcher Crow’s

murder mystery

An Unholy Communion

Monarch Books

The Story

First light, Ascension morning. From the top of the tower at the College of Transfiguration, voices rise in song. But Felicity’s delight turns to horror when a black-robed body hurtles over the precipice and lands at her feet.

Her fiance Father Antony recognizes the corpse as Hwyl Pendry, a former student, who has been serving as Deliverance Minister in a Welsh diocese. The police ignore the strange emblem of a double-headed snake clutched in the dead man’s hand, labeling …

Getting to know Ian Acheson

Get to know speculative fiction author

Ian Acheson

and his debut novel

Angelguard

Kregel

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If you could have chosen your own name, what would it be?

I grew up not being too fond of Ian. I would have preferred my middle name, Michael. Even though for a time there I thought Gary was a really cool name. Why I can’t recall. I recently learnt Ian means ‘God is gracious’, so I’m cool with it now.

Your first pet’s name?

Goon – go figure. It was a cat of some description.

What’s your favourite ice cream flavour?

I really like …