Autumn’s Promise
Posted by Vicki on Sep 19, 2010
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Since 2000, Shelley Sabga has sold twenty-six novels to numerous publishers. She has written a seven book contemporary series for Avalon books. She also published The Love Letter, a western for Avalon. Five Star Expressions published Suddenly, You in February of 2007. This novel is a historical western set in the mountains of Colorado.
Shelley has written nine novels for Harlequin American Romance. Cinderella Christmas, her first novel with them, reached number six on the Waldenbooks Bestseller list. Her second book with them, Simple Gifts won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice award for best Harlequin American Romance of 2006. The Mommy Bride, was chosen by Romantic Times Magazine as one of their TOP PICKS for May, 2008.
Under the name Shelley Shepard Gray, Shelley writes Amish romances for Harper Collins’ inspirational line, Avon Inspire. HIDDEN and WANTED the first two novels of her ‘Sisters of the Heart’ series, were chosen to be Alternate Selections for the Doubleday/ Literary Guild Book Club. FORGIVEN, book 3, has received glowing reviews. Avon Inspire is releasing four novels by Shelley this year.
Before writing romances, Shelley lived in Texas and Colorado, where she taught school and earned both her bachelors and masters degrees in education. She now lives in southern Ohio and writes full time. Shelley is married, the mother of two teenagers, and is an active member of her church.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Some promises are meant to be broken…
Until Robert Miller met Lilly Allen, his world had been dark. A widower after only two years of marriage, he’d been living in a haze, feeling that, at twenty-four, his life was already over.
But thanks to his friendship with Lilly, he now has new reasons to wake up each day. He knows his connection to her doesn’t make sense. She’s only nineteen, with a past the whole town talks about. Even more, she’s not Amish, like Robert. A marriage between the two of them could never happen.
Lilly’s heart is drawn to Robert, not to his faith. No matter how much she admires his quiet strength and dependability, she doesn’t think she could ever give up her independence and reliance on the modern world. Is their love doomed before it even begins?
If you would like to read the first chapter of Autumn’s Promise, go HERE.
www.lipofuze.com
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
It was complete, weeks and countless hours into it, and she had finally completed www.lipofuze.com. It wasn’t exactly the type of website that she generally designed or maintained, but it had been an interesting challenge. Now she could sit back and breath for a bit.
Life had been a rat race lately, with trying to complete the website, as well as work on the rest of the orders that she had for websites. The mainframe system had gone down on her, so the maintainence end of her business had driven her nuts for 24 hours, which is how long it took her to get everything back up and running properly.
Lose Belly Fat Fast
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
I’m hoping with all the added exercise that I’ve been getting lately, that I will lose belly fat fast. Fast really isn’t an extreme concern of mine, other than the fact that I’m afraid that if I don’t make it go away fast, that it won’t go away at all. I’m still not exactly where I want to be weight wise, but I’m a lot closer than I was 2 years ago, or even a year ago.
Eye Wrinkle Cream Reviews
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
Reading eye wrinkle cream reviews isn’t a high priority right now, at least not for me.
My time is spent right now, maybe too much so. I planned on working as much as possible this coming week, only to realize that Desiree’s birthday party is next Sunday so I need to spend acouple of days steam cleaning carpets, and setting the house in order for visitors.
Women’s Vitamins
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
I’m not ashamed to say that I take women’s vitamins. Whether they help or not seems to be the question of the century. One day it seems that experts are saying that vitamins are the best thing for you, the next day they are saying that taking the pill form really doesn’t do any good, because your body can’t break it down fast enough to do your body any good. Who knows what the right answer is, but taking the pills don’t hurt, so why not give it a shot.
Stretch Mark Cures
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
All in all I never stretched out horribly bad, but I still don’t like the marks. That’s why stretch mark cures are interesting to consider. It’s not something I would spend money to have surgically removed, that seems silly to me. Yes, I’ve had children, so I have stretch marks. Maybe not the most appealing thing, if you are worried about looks, but why don’t we explore some other possibilities.
All Natural Diet Pills
Posted by Vicki on Sep 18, 2010
I often explore ways of losing weight. Generally I’m a fan of exercise and eating healthy food. However the thought of all natural diet pills does sound alluring. I would like a way that doesn’t harm me in the process of losing weight. So many other diet pills have horrible side effects, or could have devastating results. I prefer to avoid that type stuff.
Led Christmas Lights
Posted by Vicki on Sep 14, 2010
Over the past couple of years we’ve collected some of the led christmas lights, but I have to say that my favorite is the Led lighted Angels. Dad took a liking to them acouple of years ago, and now I absolutely love them! We have them sitting on top of the entertainment center, and leave them out all year long.
The Thorn
Posted by Vicki on Sep 8, 2010
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Not until her own children were well into middle school did Bev seek to publish her work, first in magazines such as Highlights for Children, Dolphin Log, and Guideposts for Kids. Her first book followed in 1993—Mountain Bikes and Garbanzo Beans—presently retitled Big Bad Beans (book #22 in the popular CUL-DE-SAC KIDS series of chapter books—see list of Bev’s children’s books).
Beverly’s first venture into adult fiction is the best-selling trilogy, THE HERITAGE OF LANCASTER COUNTY, including The Shunning, a suspenseful saga of Katie Lapp, a young Amish woman drawn to the modern world by secrets from her past. The book is loosely based on the author’s maternal grandmother, Ada Ranck Buchwalter, who left her Old Order Mennonite upbringing to marry a Bible College student. One Amish-country newspaper claimed Beverly’s work to be “a primer on Lancaster County folklore” and offers “an insider’s view of Amish life.”
Booksellers across the country, and around the world, have spread the word of Bev’s tender tales of Plain country life. A clerk in a Virginia bookstore wrote, “Beverly’s books have a compelling freshness and spark. You just don’t run across writing like that every day. I hope she’ll keep writing stories about the Plain people for a long, long time.”
A member of the National League of American Pen Women, as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Evangel University, Lewis has written over 80 books for children, youth, and adults, many of them award-winning. She and her husband, David, make their home in Colorado, where they enjoy hiking, biking, and playing with their three grandchildren. They are also avid musicians and fiction “book worms.”
ABOUT THE BOOK
Lancaster County, with its rolling meadows and secret byways, may seem idyllic, but it is not without its thorns. THE ROSE TRILOGY is the stirring saga of two Amish sisters on the fringes of the church, and the unforeseen discoveries that change their lives.
Rose Kauffman, a spirited young woman, has a close friendship with the bishop’s foster son. Nick dresses Plain and works hard but stirs up plenty of trouble too. Rose’s sister cautions her against becoming too involved, but Rose is being courted by a good, Amish fellow, so dismisses the warnings.
Meanwhile, Rose keeps house for an English widower but is startled when he forbids her to ever go upstairs. What is the man hiding? Rose’s older sister, Hen, knows more than she should about falling for the wrong man. Unable to abandon her Amish ways, Hen is soon separated from her very modern husband.
Mattie, their young daughter, must visit her father regularly, but Hen demands she wear Amish attire–and speak Pennsylvania Dutch, despite her husband’s wishes. Will Hen be able to reestablish her place among the People she abandoned? And will she be able to convince Rose to steer clear of rogue neighbor Nick?
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If you would like to read the first chapter of The Thorn, go HERE.
Love Me Tender
Posted by Vicki on Sep 6, 2010
An excellent book that I throughly enjoyed!! Couldn’t ask for a better story plot, the charactors were engaging, the writing was exceptional! I was sorry to see the end of the book!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Award-winning author Janice Thompson also writes under the pseudonym Janice Hanna, She got her start in the industry writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published over fifty books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, historicals, romances, nonfiction books, devotionals, childrens books and more. In addition, she enjoys editing, ghost-writing, public speaking, and mentoring young writers. Janice currently serves as Vice-President of CAN (Christian Authors Network) and was named the 2008 Mentor of the year for ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers).
She was thrilled to be named the 2010 Barbour/Heartsong Author of the Year with three books on the top ten list for that house. Janice is active in her local writing group, where she regularly teaches on the craft of writing. Her online course, “Becoming a Successful Freelance Writer” has been helpful to many who want to earn a living with their writing. Janice is passionate about her faith and does all she can to share the joy of the Lord with others, which is why she particularly enjoys writing. She lives in Spring, Texas, where she leads a rich life with her family, a host of writing friends and two mischievous dachshunds. She does her best to keep the Lord at the center of it all.
ABOUT THE BOOK
As “Love Me Tender” plays in the background, Debbie Carmichael determines to salvage her family’s restaurant, Sweet Sal’s Soda Shoppe, when her father’s health fails. Teen heartthrob Bobby Conrad agrees to perform at a fundraiser concert. But just two weeks before the highly publicized event, Bobby backs out of the benefit. Enter Johnny Hartman, a young, unknown singer to take Conrad’s place. Debbie soon realizes the twists and turns leading up to the concert are divinely orchestrated. And it isn’t dreamy Bobby Conrad who has stolen her heart – but the tender love of Johnny Hartman.
If you would like to read the first chapter of Love Me Tender, go HERE.
