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Looking out the Window: Award-winning Author Penelope Marzec Talks about Prayer and Jesus and Introduces her New Book, Angel of the L Train. Giveaway.

  A Warm Welcome to Penelope Marzec Penelope will give away a PDF copy of Angel of the L Train . To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below and join the Rafflcopter contest. Prayer and Jesus I believe in Jesus. I know He is listening to my prayers. Obviously, I cannot prove it. While there have been a few times I received some specific nudges in the right direction, one particular event remains so crystal clear I can only assume it was divine intervention. It all started because I was worried about my middle sister. She had been dating a man for a long, long time. He didn’t have any ambition and appeared to be rather lackadaisical about everything. He assumed they would marry, but he didn’t date her every weekend. I had strong doubts about the fellow. Finally, I decided to do something about it. I asked my sister if she had questioned this man about important issues related to marriage. For instance, what would he do if she had a baby? Would she be able to stay home wit

Looking Out The Window: June Foster Talks About The Long Way Home, Her New Book About Walking By Faith. Gives Away An E-book.

A Warm Welcome to June Foster June will give away an eBook of T he Long Way Home. To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below. June shares a devotional about faith that David Maguire, the hero in The Long Way Home,  can relate to. He learns what real faith is. He has no other choice when kidnappers leave him and the heroine for dead in a Pennsylvania forest. Walking by Faith  In II Corinthians 5:7, the Bible says, "For we walk by faith, not by sight." In my case, the Lord usually says no or wait. That's been the norm most of my Christian life. And that's okay. He's the sovereign, all knowing God. Lately I've lifted a lot of prayers up to the Lord and in many cases, I've received a glorious yes. Which of course delights me, but it's also got me to thinking. Thinking about not just the answered prayer, but my feelings and my faith before the prayer was answered. The period of time before we get an answer, be it

Looking Out The Window: Julie Cosgrove Talks About Her Latest Book, Baby Bunco. Shares An Excerpt.

A Warm Welcome to Julie Cosgrove Hi Julie, tell us about Baby Bunco , your latest book. Janie Manson suspects a murder of a young woman at the convenience store across the highway and the abandoned newborn in a bathtub of a vacant garden home in Sunset Acres, her retirement community, are connected. Now to convince her son-in-law, Chief Detective Blake Johnson…as soon as he calms down over her breaking into the morgue, that is. This sounds like another Julie Cosgrove fun read. Here are a couple reviews for Baby Bunco: Cosgrove wove the story with such humor, I found myself laughing out loud at the antics these sleuths got themselves into as they went to great lengths to help in the investigation! Not only dishing out information with each other, but dishing up amazingly delicious comfort food...totally in character with the elderly. Christian Book Reviews Cosgrove does an excellent job of leaving a breadcrumb trail of clues that leads you in circ

Looking Out the Window: Michelle Griep Talks About Her New Book, Out Of The frying Pan. Shares a Yummy Recipe

A Warm Welcome to Michelle Griep Out of the Frying Pan , what a cute title! How appropriate that  Michelle shares a recipe. She also gives us a favorite Bible verse Zula’s Siren Cinnamon Muffins I love to cook, so getting into character for my latest co-authored release, Out of the Frying Pan, was particularly fun. Main character Zula Hopkins is renowned for her sweet culinary skills at the Sunset Paradise Retirement Community. These muffins are her go-to recipe for attracting male suitors—and it’s the first thing she whips up to garner the attention of Detective Jared Flynn for her niece KC. Here’s the recipe . . . Siren Cinnamon Muffins 2 cups flour ¾ cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda pinch of salt ¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 large egg 8 ounces sour cream 2/3 cup cinnamon chips Streusel: 1 package instant cinnamon oatmeal 1. Preheat ove

All about Award-winning, Best-selling Author Nancy Mehl’s New Book, Deadly Echoes, a Favorite Recipe from Nancy and a Wonderful Devotional

      A Warm Welcome to Nancy Mehl Nancy will give away a print copy of Deadly Echoes (U.S. only). To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below About Deadly Echoes                                                                                                                                               After a youth filled with tragedy and upheaval, Sarah Miller's life is finally settled with all echoes of the past silent at last. She happily calls Sanctuary her home and spends her days teaching at the local school. Sarah's joy at her recent reunion with her sister, Hannah, and meeting the niece she didn't know she had is too soon interrupted when Deputy Sheriff Paul Gleason informs Sarah her sister has been killed. As she learns more about Hannah's death, the circumstances are eerily similar to their parents' murder. Sarah enlists Paul's help in digging deeper into the murders the police are dismissing as burglaries gon

Looking Out the Window: Ada Brownell Talks about Writing and Her Latest Book, The Lady Fugitive. Give Away.

  A Warm Welcome to Ada Brownell   Ada will give away a copy of Joe the Dreamer, either paper or e-book. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below.  When Joe's parents disappear, he becomes the target of the radical militant group that enslaves them and his fate could be worse than death.   Hi Ada, first, tell us a little about yourself. I’m the youngest of eight children, six of us redheads, not including Mama. One by one my family became born-again Christians after I was born. Our house was filled with gospel singing and instrumental music. I’ve been a Bible student most of my life and started writing for Christian publications at age 15. I worked as a reporter for 17 years, mostly for The Pueblo Chieftain in Colo, and have a degree in mass communications.  My husband was a telegraph operator for the Rio Grande Railroad . We lived in a cabin on top of Colorado’s Tennessee Pass, in railroad depots and even in a railroad  car. God blesse

Looking Out the Window: Nike Chillemi Talks about Burning Hearts, a Finalist in the 2011 Grace Awards. Now in Print.

Arson, Murder, Action all part of this sweet romance set right after World War II. Can a sheltered young seamstress, disillusioned by the horrors of WWII, escape an arsonist/murderer who has killed her employer and mentor, while trying to decide if she can trust the dashing war hero who’s ridden into town on his Harley—who some say is the murderer? Erica Brogna’s parents doted on her and taught her to think for herself. Many boys she grew up with had fallen in the WWII, shaking her childhood faith. In rides a handsome stranger, at the hour of her most desperate need. A woman who is her close friend and mentor is trapped in a burning house. After making an unsuccessful rescue attempt, Erica stands by as this man rushes into the inferno and carries her friend’s lifeless body out. Lorne Kincade can’t out run his past on his Harley Davidson WLA, the civilian model of the motorcycle he rode in the war. He’s tried. He’s been a vagabond biker in the year since the war ended. His Uncle Ivar

Looking Out the Window: Award-winning Author Anne Patrick Talks about Trespasses, Her New Book. She'll Give Away a Copy. She AlsoTells How to Make Cookies That Are Good for You.

Award-winning author Anne Patrick talks about her new book, Trespasses. Imagine cookies that are good for you. Anne tells us how to make them! She also shares her favorite Bible verse, which re-assures us of God's love. To enter to win a copy of Trespasses leave a comment and your email address. About Trespasses When the skeletal remains of three young women are discovered on the vacation estate of a U.S. Senator, the local sheriff enlists the help of Special Agent Gabe Landry and a local forensic sketch artist to help him solve the murders.  As a profiler, Gabe knows his skills are useless until they discover the identity of the victims.   That’s where the beautiful and talented Mackayla Kensington comes in. Mackayla is all too familiar with the heartache of not knowing the fate of a loved one. The brutal murder of her own daughter is the driving force behind her determination to bring closure to families missing loved ones. Using her artistry skills, Mackayla works f

Looking Out the Window: Lillian Duncan, Author of Deception, Wishes You Love and Laughter on Valentine's Day

                                                                                                       Lillian will give away an e-book of Deception, her latest book of faith, murder and mayhem. To enter to win leave your email address with a comment. And They Lived Happily Ever After..... 1st Corinthians 13: 4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Ahh...it’s February and love is in the air! Everyone loves a good romance that ends with and they lived happily ever after. That’s where most books end. But in real life that’s just where the fun begins. After the whirlwind engagement, the beautiful wedding, and the romantic honeymoon, it’s time to settle down and live your life together with the man or woman of your d

Looking Out the Window: Amanda Flower Reminds Us That God Is Always With Us

WELCOME AGATHA CHRISTIE AWARD NOMINEE AMANDA FLOWER Searching for the Blue Danube If I rise on the wings of dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139:9-10 There’s nothing quite as terrifying as being lost by yourself in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language. This has happened to me more than once. The most memorable time was when I was twenty-five, and I got this ridiculous notion in my head that I should travel to Budapest, Hungary alone. I was already in Eastern Europe visiting a friend, and my friend had to work the day of my Hungarian adventure. I didn’t want to waste one minute in Europe by sitting around her apartment when a whole continent was right outside the window. I took the train from Bratislava to Budapest without incident. I felt confident I knew where I was going. I had a map and a travel guide—what could possibly go wrong? I figured I’d find the Danub