Peering Through Life's Window

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website . Contemporary Romance: A Christmas to Remember by Julie Arduini , Valerie Comer , Janet W. Ferguson , Kimberly Rose Johnson , Deb Kastner , Elizabeth Maddrey , Lindi Peterson, and Ginger Solomon -- Eight authors from the popular blog Inspy Romance each share a Christmas-themed novella to put you in the mood for the season. (Contemporary Romance, Independently Published) Their Family Legacy by Lorraine Beatty -- Annie’s inheritance will provide a home for her twins and all she had to do is keep a man paying for his mistake forever. (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin]) The Return by Marianne Evans -- A prodigal who never wanted to return home must repair his family farm and rush back to the big city before an old love convinces him to stay. (Contemporary Romance from White Rose Publishing [Pelican]) A Harvest of Blessings by June Foster -- When Na...

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A Warm Welcome to Zoe McCarthy Zoe will give away a Kindle copy of either The Invisible Woman in the Red Dress, Calculated Risk  or  Gift of the Magpie. To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below.   Hi Zoe, first, tell us a little about yourself. My passions are being creative, being analytical, and writing stories. I earned a BA in mathematics and became an actuary for twenty-five years. I grew up a Coast Guard brat. From ages seven through ten, I lived in Haiti during the rise of Papa Doc. When I was a teen, home was Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. I was there during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During a summer break from the University of South Florida, I lived in Thailand while the Vietnam war raged. Since my early forties, I’ve loved the Lord, and have taught adult Bible studies and was a BSF children’s leader. Now, I teach the Community Bible Study. I live with my husband on a hill in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We enjoy exploring...

Check out Pelican Book Group's Bonanza and Giveaway! Barely Above Water and thirty-nine other books are only .99 cents. Then there are $400.00 worth of prizes. There's no purchase necessary to enter the giveaway. Stop by to enter and browse the Christian books at My Book Cave In Barely Above Water , a Reader's Favorite 2017 Book Award Winner, a young woman's stricken with a mysterious illness About Barely Above Water An illness comes out of nowhere and strikes Suzie Morris. Her boyfriend dumps her. She has no living family, and her physician can’t diagnose the malady. Suzie relies on her Christian faith as she faces the uncertainty of the disease, and turns to a renowned alternative doctor in Destin, Florida. She takes a job coaching a county-sponsored summer swim team. She’s determined to turn the fun, sometimes comical, rag-tag bunch into winners. Her handsome boss renews her belief in love, but learns of her mysterious affliction and abruptly...

Ten Authors Provide Experience and Expertise On Writing They've been on the front lines of publishing and lived to teach about it in Writing from the Trenches A Warm Welcome To   Connie Almony, Lynnette Bonner, Hallee Bridgeman, Louise Gouge, Michelle Griep, Julie Lessman, Elizabeth Ludwig, Ane Mulligan, MaryLu Tyndall, and Erica Vetsch. How Writing from the Trenches was Born By MaryLu Tyndall Who in their right mind would attempt to create a writing instruction book with nine other authors? It’s hard enough to co-write anything with two different personalities. But nine? Especially because most authors—well, how do I put this gently?—we are an eccentric bunch. It goes with the creative territory, I suppose. We all tend to hear voices in our heads, and most of the time we aren’t even present in this world, but drifting in another time and place, constantly creating worlds and characters in our minds. Try to corral ten people like that and get them to foc...

More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website . Contemporary Romance: A Baby for the Minister by Laurel Blount -- Jilted at the altar, Natalie Davis has no one she can turn to—until Jacob Stone steps in. The single minister’s drawn to the beautiful mommy-to-be and wants to help…even if it goes against his congregation’s wishes and could cost him his job. But when she refuses to accept charity, can he convince her she’s more than a ministry project? (Contemporary Romance from Love Inspired [Harlequin]) Courting Her Secret Heart by Mary Davis -- Deborah Miller lives a double life as an Amish woman—and a fashion model! All photography is forbidden in her Plain community, so she must keep her job a secret. But when Amos Burkholder starts helping at her family’s farm, hiding the truth from him is impossible. And soon she must choose between the Englischer world of modeling and the Amish man she’s come to love. (Contemporary Am...