Happy Birthday, Beatrix Potter!
Happy birthday, Beatrix Potter! This beloved children’s author and illustrator was born on July 28, 1866 in London. Let’s celebrate her life and creative genius. She is featured in A Very English Christmas in the novella A Tale of the Season. The heroine befriends...
Two Giveaways!
Enter my Goodreads Giveaway. I'm giving away 10 print copies of Promise of Purity set in 1661 England. This ends May 31!!! Enter today! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/366686-promise-of-purity Also, I have a surprise announcement about a recent...
Reinventing Myself at a Certain Age
Have you ever heard the expression “I’m of a certain age”? I first heard it in corresponding with a tour guide in France. She wrote “I’m of a certain age.” I honestly had no idea what that meant. I asked around. Some said age 50, others 60+, and still some 80 or...
Giveaway and Interview Coming Home to Mercy
About the Book Book: Coming Home to Mercy Author: Michelle De Bruin Genre: Inspirational Historical Romance Release date: August 14, 2021 A society woman leaves her comfortable lifestyle so that she can help her daughter adjust to the arrival of twin sons in a small...
Giveaway and Review Lilac Cottage
About the Book Book: Lilac Cottage Author: Carrie Fancett Pagels Genre: Historical Romance, Christian Fiction Release date: April 12, 2023 Inspirational Contemporary Women’s Fiction from Award-winning Bestselling Author Carrie Fancett Pagels Lilac Cottage – set on...
Dewberries and…
May and Mother’s Day bring back many growing up memories. Every Mother’s Day weekend, we would go to my great-aunt’s house Sylvan Retreat. We would always pick dewberries along the railroad tracks. Buckets full of delicious berries ready for a cobbler. Now my parents...
Giveaway and Interview Gold Rush Bride Tegan
About the Book Book: Gold Rush Bride Tegan Author: Linda Shenton Matchett Genre: Christian Historical Romance Release date: February 25, 2022 Tegan Llewellyn has always been different than her adopted family, except Grandmother Hannah, a prospector during the 1829...
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