Okay, so the giveaway is not actually going on here, but I wanted to tell you about it because I LOVE it and my book Sweet Dreams is part of the giveaway. Keep reading to find out where to enter. Back up two steps. This post is actually about introducing you to Courtney Walsh’s brand-spanking new Etsy Shop featuring original, …
Best Reads of 2012
I’m not sure why I torture myself and pick a short list of favorites from the dozens of books that I read each year. Maybe it’s because I enjoy revisiting them and remembering a character or something particularly compelling about them. But I believe it’s primarily because great books need to be celebrated. Time and time again. As always I …
A Trio of Christmas Tales
As promised, I have more Christmas books to recommend to you. All are new this year. Three different genres. All look fabulous! First up, a suspenseful tale by my good friend right here in Tulsa, Steven Hunt! Chasing Christmas by Steven Hunt Steeped in depression, entrepreneur Teddy Whitaker hops aboard a freight train through the Ozark Mountains to escape his …
Top Ten ACFW Highlights
I wish there were a way to distill last weekend’s ACFW conference in Dallas to a top ten, but I honestly don’t think it can be done. There were highs. And lows. Times of celebration. Times of reflection. So I’ll just start and see what happens. Highlight: Crossing the Red River into Texas. This always makes me sigh and feel …
A Sweethaven Homecoming Winner!
Thank you all for your wonderful response in the comments section on the last post. You’ve convinced me that “home” is near and dear to all our hearts. Congratulations to Judy Burgi! You are the winner of Courtney Walsh’s book A Sweethaven Homecoming. Here is what Judy said home means to her. Home means to me a safe haven. A …
Let’s Talk About Home
Home. What does the word mean to you? Is it a house or a place or a state of belonging somewhere? Or to someone? A particular chair where you curl up to read a book or a dining table where laughter and good food are shared? For me, home always conjures up a time of warmth – happy memories, usually …
More on A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh
I was delighted when I learned that my friend Courtney Walsh would be featured on the Christan Fiction Blog Alliance. Here’s the info from the folks over there. This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingA Sweethaven SummerGuidepost Books (February 7, 2012)byCourtney WalshABOUT THE AUTHOR: Courtney Walsh is a published author, scrapbooker, theater director, and playwright. Her debut novel, A Sweethaven …
Pinterest: The Great Pin-Up
Just when you think there can’t possibly be another social networking site to steal occupy your free hours (and I use this term facetiously), wouldn’t you know? Another one comes along. I first heard about Pinterest a few months ago when a group of friends were talking about sharing crafts and getting Christmas ideas. It zipped right past me. I …
Sweet Giveaway – A Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh
Thanks, everyone, for helping launch my new website and your fabulous comments on Friday’s post. I’ve drawn a winner: Her comment: Wow, after reading the few paragraphs – it has whet my appetite for the entire book . . . CONGRATULATIONS to Judy Abbott! I’ll be sending autographed copies of Lisa Wingate’s books, A Dandelion Summer and Blue Moon Bay, …