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I've just put my latest Amish book on the market. After writing six books in the series, the Lapp children are growing up. In Doubting Thomas, Emma Lapp, the oldest of the children is planning her wedding to Adam Keim.

I really like the cover of this book and plan on using this cover creator from Create Space again with other Amish pictures. I'm blessed with a friend I…

THE RED SQUARE

HAIM…

One of the things I really enjoy about my monthly trip to Costco is all the samples I get to munch on while I peruse the aisles and shop. A few of these samples have even convinced me to buy the products being hawked.

Last month, McDonalds promoted their own sampling program. From September 16th to 19th, they offered free small coffees. McDonalds offered this free coffee to convince…

THE DREAM

 AND

 ITS OUTCOME

HAIM KADMAN

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1) In Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, readers encounter characters that remind us of the best in ourselves.  Yet none of the characters are without flaws.  They all struggle, but it is in their very struggle to overcome their weaker selves…

NEW RELEASE:  The One of Us by John Needham

A…

Is there no possibility of catching Heaven,

when my heart is one of your throne rooms?

If I really desire to be part of Your family,

can faith rise with the scent of holy perfume?

With risk, stubbornness and daring, I read

Your Word, having great expectations of You.

I’ve been tantalized, optimistic and wanting-

Your Presence in my life… to burst through!

In pursuit of this spiritual dream on Earth,

I strive to continually better my…

WR.PARK’s The Franciscan is the most internationally anticipated religious suspense-thriller since Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code. Written 14 years ago, The Franciscan eerily forebodes current events in the Vatican predicting the coming of the current Pope Francis and proves to be a timely novel more than a decade…

I recently read an article and viewed the accompanying picture which will haunt me for some time. It was about one of the Ebola victims and how after she had died her young daughter was left crying, alone, in their yard and the neighbors did not want to approach for fear of contracting the deadly illness.…

Author Jay Dubya has now completed 3 trilogies in 3 different genre: Action Adventure Novels, YA Fantasy Novels and Adult Satire books.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/c/jay-dubya

Action Adventure Novel Trilogy:

1) Black Leather and Blue Denim, A 50s Novel

2) The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel

3) Frat Brats, A 60s Novel

Young Adult Fantasy Novel Trilogy

1)…

Jilted by Death - Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds: A Book and A Dish



"This is Willa," I said into the receiver.  "And I can be your worst nightmare," a deep muffled voice said.  "Stay away from Reba Wilkinson.  No more lunches with her, if you know what's good for you, Preacher Lady."  The…

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Woke up this morning to the first frost of the year. It’s winter writing time. I always look forward to the cold and snow and the isolation they bring. Though I do enjoy the sun, swimming, and warmth of summer it is not my best season for being creative. I found there’s nothing more stimulating than punching out a story while a snowstorm rages outside.

Winter is also the time when I do my best and most prolific marketing and promotion of my books. It’s always hard to spend hours…

When I first started reading The American Catholic Almanac, I was afraid that it might be boring because I link the term “almanac” with dull statistical facts, but this reference book is anything but boring.  Since I home school my kids, we know a fair amount about American Catholic history, so some of the stories and histories were familiar, but they were taken from…

1) Monday the washing machine was fixed and life began to return to normal – with the exception that every time I saw that particular appliance I felt ridiculously happy. Nothing like clean laundry to do a mother’s heart good.

2) My second daughter performed at her first violin recital on Sunday and played the Canon in D andThe River Flows in You and…

When you buy a book in a bookstore, what do you look for? Is it the cover that attracts you? The fiery description on the back? The author’s profile picture? With ebooks, consumers can’t take it off the shelf and feel its texture, skim through the pages, or get a sense of the thickness and how long it will take to read. They must rely on the ‘look inside’ feature, good unbiased reviews, a blurb that excites and entices, and the promise of a captivating story to make their…