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Give-Away Winners Announced!
I'm pleased to announce the winners from my recent The Mark of the King five-book giveaway and blog tour. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Congratulations to the winners: Mary Tullila, Vera Godley, Elisabeth Kim, Nikki McComas, and Susan Heim. My publicists from Litfuse Publicity Group will be in touch via email with details on how to claim your prize. You can also email your mailing address to info {at} litfusegroup {dot} com. Congrats!
The Path from Control Girl to Jesus Girl + Give-away!
*Today's post is written by my friend, bestselling author Shannon Popkin! I've been reading her new book Control Girl with my morning devotions and can't recommend it highly enough. I'm delighted that she's here today to share with you! Stay tuned until the end of this blog post for details on a give-away!
One day, when my kids were preschoolers, we had a bat stuck between our sliding glass door and the screen door. Its evil-looking face was right up against the glass, and with its expanded wings it looked...
FREE Download + 5-Book Give-away
Short and sweet update for you today--very sweet, in fact! First, I've got two French recipes to share with you in this easy-to-print PDF file. Here you'll find directions to make Classic French Palmiers, and Crepes, along with pictures of how mine turned out! I experimented with these recipes with book club treats in mind for those of you planning to use The Mark of the King, but these are just fun and delicious to make at...
Louisiana and France’s Forced Colonization Experiment
Decades before Marie Antoinette entered the scene, France was already in a desperate position. In 1714, the nation lost a thirteen-year war which had drained the royal coffers and disillusioned most of its military. Soldiers returning home had a hard time finding work. The weather hadn’t been cooperating with the farmers, driving rural people in to the cities to find other ways of earning a living. The streets of Paris teemed with poor.
The monarchy didn’t like it. Vagabonds and the unemployed were arrested and thrown into prisons to keep them off the street. Prostitutes, too,...
The Mark of the King: FREE Excerpt + Give-away
The day has finally come! The Mark of the King is now available at Amazon, ChristianBook,...
Civil War Christmas Song: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day!
Four years ago, I shared this poignant Christmas song on the blog, in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook, and the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. But now in 2016, the words are just as meaningful as ever. It's been a long, hard year, hasn't it? And if there is anything that personal or national hardships teach us, it's the simple fact that we need a Savior. This Christmas, as we celebrate Jesus' birth, may we remember that Immanuel, God with us, is still here.
The Christmas song "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a powerful reminder of that truth, with words by Henry...
Double Give-Away with Laura Frantz!
I'm so delighted to share a release date with one of my favorite authors, Laura Frantz, whose book A Moonbow Night launches on January 3 right alongside The Mark of the King! To celebrate the "birthday" of both our eighteenth-century-set books, we are teaming up to give one lucky winner a set of both new releases! (Details on how to enter at the end of this post.)
Here's the blurb for A Moonbow Night:
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Her wilderness survival skills are without rival.
But her greatest talent is keeping other people's secrets.
New Video: The Mark of the King Pronunciation Guide
In one month plus one day, The Mark of the King officially releases! Can you tell I'm just a little excited about this? :) Some people have already been reading the book through NetGalley, and it's so fun to see their reviews start popping up on Goodreads. (See what they thought of the book here!)
Today I'm delighted to share with you a six-minute video I hope will be come in handy when it's your turn to read the book! Because almost all my characters are French settlers in...
Recipe: Classic French Palmiers
It's hard to believe we only have a little more than a month to go before The Mark of the King releases! To start getting ready for the launch, I've been experimenting with French recipes that would be perfect for you to make and enjoy as you read this story about French colonial New Orleans--or if you host a book club group, these would be wonderful to serve with tea or coffee! The recipe is so simple, and the results so impressive, you're going to love it.
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FREE Christmas Tale with Guest Post by Author Amanda Dykes
I'm so delighted to hand over this blog space to author Amanda Dykes in just a moment. I've gotten to know her over the course of the past year or two as we have worked together on The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection, a set of five novellas written by the two of us, along with Joanne Bischof, Heather Day Gilbert, and Maureen Lang. This month, Amanda is gifting all of us with a free ebook of her Christmas novellette, Bespoke, so I invited her to come tell us about it. Below, she shares straight from her heart......
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