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Book Review: A Beauty so Rare by Tamera Alexander

Pink is not what Eleanor Braddock ordered, but maybe it would soften the tempered steel of a woman who came through a war--and still had one to fight. Eleanor Braddock--plain, practical, no stunning Southern beauty--knows she will never marry. But with a dying soldier's last whisper, she believes her life can still have meaning and determines to find… Continue reading Book Review: A Beauty so Rare by Tamera Alexander

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Fiction Diner Recipe: Gummy Bear Heart Cookies

I found this recipe on One Little Project at a Time just in time for Valentine's Day. The kids adored them, especially when they knew that the main ingredient was Gummy Bears. Gummy Bear Heart Cookies First of all, I want to say how great these went over. But sadly, they weren't without fail. I'll… Continue reading Fiction Diner Recipe: Gummy Bear Heart Cookies

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Book Review: The Bounty Hunter’s Baby by Erica Vetsch

Brought Together by a Baby  Bounty hunter Thomas Beaufort has no problem handling outlaws, but when he's left with a criminal's baby to care for, he's in over his head. And the only person he can think of to ask for help is Esther Jensen, the woman whose heart he broke when he left town.… Continue reading Book Review: The Bounty Hunter’s Baby by Erica Vetsch

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Book Review: The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green

Sweeping Historical Fiction Set at the Edge of the Continent After being imprisoned and branded for the death of her client, twenty-five-year-old midwife Julianne Chevalier trades her life sentence for exile to the fledgling 1720s French colony of Louisiana, where she hopes to be reunited with her brother, serving there as a soldier. To make… Continue reading Book Review: The Mark of the King by Jocelyn Green

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My Desk: New Novel Quotes and Updates

Are you ready to hear the latest about the two novels sitting on my desk? I'll share my writing update and a few quotes. Enjoy! Out of the Ashes had spent November and December with my critique team. I wish I could give you a release date to circle on your calendars but that's not… Continue reading My Desk: New Novel Quotes and Updates

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Book Review: The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill

The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must find… Continue reading Book Review: The Innkeeper of Ivy Hill

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GIVEAWAY and Book Review: Summer on Sunset Ridge by Sharlene MacLaren

Brought up on a Quaker farm near Philadelphia at the brink of the Civil War, plainspoken Rebecca Albright is expected to be charitable, peace-loving, and submissive. However, those traits don't always come naturally to the feisty abolitionist. Spirited and spunky, Rebecca's chief ambition is to aid the Underground Railroad no matter the cost - until… Continue reading GIVEAWAY and Book Review: Summer on Sunset Ridge by Sharlene MacLaren