>A Wedding Invitation by Alice Wisler on CFBA

> This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing A Wedding Invitation Bethany House (October 1, 2011) by Alice Wisler ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Alice was born in Osaka, Japan in the sixties. Her parents were Presbyterian career missionaries. As a young child, Alice loved to walk down to the local stationer’s store to buy notebooks, pencils and scented erasers. …

>STARDUST ~ Coming in May, 2012

> Thrilled to share with you at last ~ my next novel, coming in May, 2012. STARDUST: A Novel Shortly after burying her unfaithful husband, Georgia Peyton unexpectedly inherits the derelict Stardust motel from a distant relative. Despite doubts from the community and the aunt who raised her, she is determined to breathe new life into it. But the guests …

>Heiress by Susan May Warren – FABULOUS GIVEAWAY

>About the book: Heiress They can buy anything they want—fame, power, beauty, even loyalty. But they can’t buy love. The beautiful and wealthy heiress daughters of August Price can buy everything their hearts desire. But what if their desire is to be loved, without an enormous price tag attached? When one sister betrays another for the sake of love, will …

>Inspire a Fire Website goes LIVE today

> Today’s the day! Months have gone into planning, praying, and assembling a team to bring you Inspire a Fire – a website that will tug at your heartstrings as you read stories about real people who’ve had tremendous struggles or feel compelled to step out into the world and make a difference. We believe one person has the power …

>Dangerous Mercy by Kathy Herman on CFBA

> This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Dangerous Mercy David C. Cook (October 1, 2011) by Kathy Herman ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Suspense novelist Kathy Herman is very much at home in the Christian book industry, having worked five years on staff at the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and eleven years at Better Books …

>ACFW Conference, Part II, Genesis Winners

> St. Louis, 2011 ACFW Conference It’s always a little difficult for me to encapsulate what the ACFW conference is all about. Yes, it’s a professional organization dedicated to benefit the members by instructing, providing services and a community of like-minded people – people who want to write books with an eye toward publication. It does all that, and every …

>ACFW Conference, Part I, Carol Award Winners

>I’m just back from the annual ACFW Conference and will be sharing this week some of the highlights and lists of winners. I’m still getting organized so to get the wheels spinning, let’s start off with the last event of the conference – the Awards Gala and the Carol Award Winners. I must admit I’m partial to some of the …

>Here’s to Friends by Melody Carlson on CFBA

> This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Here’s to Friends David C. Cook (September 1, 2011) by Melody Carlson ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Over the years, Melody Carlson has worn many hats, from pre-school teacher to youth counselor to political activist to senior editor. But most of all, she loves to write! Currently she freelances from her home. …

>W I N N E R S !

> Congrats to the winners of recent giveaways here at the Cafe! Aly Logan is the winner of Sarah Sundin’s Blue Skies Tomorrow. Sandee61 is the winner of Anne Mateer’s Wings of a Dream. Enjoy! I’m off to the American Christian Fiction Writers Conference in St. Louis this week. I’ll come back with the smell of the Mississippi clinging to …

>WINGS OF A DREAM by Anne Mateer – Review and Giveaway

> Please welcome my friend, Anne Mateer, today. I’m delighted with her first book and have shared my review at the end of this post. There you’ll find a sweet surprise as well.   This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Wings of A Dream Bethany House (September 1, 2011) by Anne Mateer ABOUT THE AUTHOR: While I have …