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Pre-order A River Between Us!
A River Between Us, a new full-length Civil War novel, will release October 3, 2023!
Some of you may remember I'd written a novella by this title that was included in The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection, published in 2017. That collection has since gone out of print, so I was able to get the rights back to the story and give it the word count the story always deserved.
A River Between Us is based on the true story of events that happened in Roswell, Georgia, starting in July 1864. It's the story of ordinary people just trying to find their...
King Tut Fever and The Metropolitan Affair
The Metropolitan Affair was born out of three separate strands of inspiration woven together to create the right characters, plot, and setting, each of them inextricably linked with the other two.
For the protagonist, Dr. Lauren Westlake, I was inspired by the first professionally trained female Egyptologist in America. The brilliant and humble Caroline Ransom Williams served as assistant curator in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Egyptian department in the early years.
...Tea Cellar Book Launch- plus Gifts for You!
Happy book birthday to The Metropolitan Affair! This novel happens to be my 20th published book, so this year, I decided to actually celebrate with an in-person launch party. This felt like such a luxury after the last three books, my Windy City Saga, all released during the pandemic. What made our launch party even more special was holding it at the Tea Cellar here in...
To Mindelynn. Of Course.
Do you ever wonder about the people novels are dedicated to? Please, allow me to share why The Metropolitan Affair is dedicated “To Mindelynn, Of course.”
Mindelynn and I went to college together, but we weren’t really friends until after we’d graduated and found ourselves both working in Washington, D.C. She is the friend who approached me in the prayer chapel the day after the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001 rocked our world. If you’ve read my blog post “...
Register now for The Windy City Saga Tour, 2023!
Join Christy Award-winning author Jocelyn Green for a weekend in Chicago like none other. This will be my third time hosting a Chicago readers trip, and this one promises to be an incredible experience drawing on the best that Chicago and I have to offer historical fiction lovers! (It doesn't hurt that this time we'll have the best weather of all, with local temps typically in the low 70s at this time of year.) We’ll explore the city’s rich history through the sites found in ...
Join 7 Authors in Chicago!
Join us on Saturday, September 2, at Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel for a tasteful evening with tea and talk of books, writing, history, and the power of story. Emceed by Chris Jager of Baker Book House, seven novelists will share what inspires them, tales from the research files, what they’ve learned on the journey, and their hope for readers. Meet and hear from bestselling and award-winning authors:
LYNN AUSTIN, whose titles include Long Way Home, Chasing Shadows, and If I Were You. Connect with her at ...
2023 Reading Goals!
Do you give yourself reading goals for the year? Lately I've heard about one that I am totally up for: to read 23 backlist titles in 2023. If you're unfamiliar with the term, "backlist" refers to a published book that is not a new release. I love this idea because it helps me focus on catching up on a variety of wonderful books I haven't been able to keep up with. I already had a list in mind, but I asked readers for ideas on my author Facebook page, and they delivered! I'll share with you my list of 23 in a moment...
A World's Fair Christmas Weekend!
I hosted 20 wonderful readers in the great city of Chicago for a World's Fair Christmas weekend Dec. 8-11. The weekend centered around the 1893 World's Fair as the setting for my novel, Shadows of the White City. My husband Rob (pictured at left) came with me this time to act as my right-hand man, although he preferred the term "henchman." His help allowed me to feel like I could be in two places at once, but of course we always like to be in the same place, too!
Readers came...
Christy Award Win!
Yesterday was my 45th birthday. The most memorable gift came during the Christy Awards, which were presented at Lipscomb University in Nashville last night. I was absolutely gobsmacked that Drawn by the Current won in the category of historical fiction! I wasn't able to attend the gala in Nashville, but I watched from home as Raela Schoenherr, representing Bethany House Publishers, stepped up to the stage and accepted on my behalf. Here are the few lines I'd sent her just in case she had a...
2022 Holiday Bookish Gift Guide
Happy Christmas shopping season!
Some of you may remember that last year for Christmas, I offered Read-Along Gift Boxes for Veiled in Smoke and Shadows of the White City. What fun! Each box had between six and eight gifts related to the stories, which I personally wrapped and packaged. I had a blast curating those boxes and pulling them together! But it was pretty time-consuming, and you all had no idea what you were getting when you purchased them, so it wouldn’t ruin the surprises. You had trust me, and you did. I sold out of those boxes. Amazing!
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