Peering Through Life's Window

A Warm Welcome to Linda Weaver Clarke Linda gives away an e-Book of Holidays in Willow Valley.  To enter to win leave a comment and an email address below.  Short Stories to Lift Your Spirits Tales of Willow Valley and Holidays in Willow Valley are full-length books filled with short stories that have been released for the holidays. Historical Romance is about the adventure of living in a different time period. The romance draws the reader into a world of wonder, but the mystery keeps you turning the pages.  What was romance like in the 19th century? Suko’s Notebook wrote, “Is it just me, or are love stories set in the past more romantic than those set in the present day?” Set in the 1800s, each of the Willow Valley stories has humor, adventure, romance, and mystery. After reading Tales of Willow Valley , Author Gail Pallotta wrote: “Ms. Clarke brings us five love stories based on the lives of real people and true events. The heroines are brave, spunky women who attrac...

A Warm Welcome to Darlene Franklin Darlene talks about Risking Love, an e-book of four novellas she co-authored with Helen Gray. It tells the story of four contemporary couples who risk everything. Darlene also shares a devotional. To enter to win the e-book join the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Following the Leader Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us fixing our eyes on Jesus. Hebrews 12:2-3 A baton strikes a music stand. Absolute silence falls on the auditorium. All eyes fix on the five hundred voice choir—all of their eyes are fixed on their director. He lifts his baton and the orchestra plays. A few measures later, he brings in the sopranos followed by the alto section, then the men. They have learned to read his hand gestures, large and small. When to hush. When to soar. When to accent. When to cut short. When to start. When to stop. Just as those singers follow their conductor, so also Christians follow the lead of their coonductor, Jesus Ch...

In honor of the Olympic Games, we're celebrating sports and athletes. I'm giving away an e-book, a print copy (U.S. residents only) and my publisher's giving away a Smashwords code for  Stopped Cold.  To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. The Olympic Games are underway! What a wonderful time of competition, excellence and togetherness. The results of hard work, gifts used, and obstacles overcome pay off. Possibilities for shining futures fill the air. One one-hundredths of a second can separate number one and number two. On the edges of their seats, spectators escape life’s difficulties and differences and marvel at the best of the best. It’s a great time to sink into the pages of Stopped Cold , a teen sports mystery, and meet high school swimmer Maggie Butterfly. Stopped Cold   finished 4th in the 16th Annual Preditors and Editors Readers’ Poll and was a 2013 Grace Awards Finalist. Below find The Thrill of Victory , Chapter One and Y...

A Warm Welcome to Brooke Williams Brooke will give away an e-book of EITHER After the Final Dandelion (Book Three) OR Dandelions on the Road (Book Two) in the Dandelion Series. Winner's choice. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. Hi Brooke, first, tell us a little about yourself. I was born and raised in Iowa, but somehow landed in Nebraska after college. I spent a decade in radio before I had my first little girl. At that time, I segued into freelance writing and the novel bug bit me. I began writing romantic comedies and haven’t stopped since. You can find some of my work in these titles: Wrong Place, Right Time, Accept this Dandelion, Mamarazzi, Backwards Christmas, Dandelions on the Road, and After the Final Dandelion. Lots of writers loved to read as children. Were you an avid reader as a child? What did you read? Oh yes. I used to memorize books before I could read and then “read” them to people to impress them. I loved Beverly...

A Warm Welcome to Renee Blare Hi Renee, thank so much for stopping by to share your personal story, Grace Under Fire and tell us about your latest book.   Renee will give away an e-book of To Soar on Eagle's Wings to enter to win leave a comment and an email address below. Grace Under Fire   Life…everything’s spinning along perfectly one day and the next? A freight train slams into your world and shatters it into a million pieces. And then a tractor comes by and grinds the shards into powder. Has this ever happened to you? It’s not fun, is it? How did you react? When my life turned upside down, I didn’t respond well. Yes, I’m a Christian. I know who God is. I know He’s faithful and true. I pray, and He answers. But you have to understand. What happened to us wasn’t fair. And I was mad. This time, praise and worship wasn’t good enough. It wasn’t sufficient to meditate on the Word and soak up His power and strength. I needed to know why He’d let this happe...

  A Warm Welcome to Paula Mowery Paula will give away an e-book of For Our Good . To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. About For Our Good Charlie Jarvis is haunted by loss that fuels her desire to rid the world of drug traffickers. When her next assignment takes her back to her hometown, she has to confront her painful past. She has no interest in a relationship since God seems to kill everyone she loves. Colton Thomas appreciates material things and the status of being a corporate pilot. When someone approaches him to deliver a package for a large sum of money that could wipe out his debts, temptation knocks loud on his door even as his partner, Marshall, slams it shut. Meeting Charlie challenges his non-committal stance with women. As he considers who he has become and the kind of man he would want to be for Charlie, he confronts his own shallow lifestyle and the fear that he would never be able to help her heal her wounds. As Charlie...

A Warm Welcome to Carole Brown   Carole will give away an e-book of With Music in Their Hearts. To enter to win leave a comment and an e-mail address below. Sometimes It’s Hard to be Content I Timothy 6:8 says, “Having food and raiment (clothes) let us be content. In my novel, With Music in Their Hearts , Emma Jaine Rayner, really wanted to be content and in many ways, was. She had a business she loved. She enjoyed the company of her tenants and their varied personalities. She adored her family, and she lived a comfortable life. But . . . She grew tired (although she wouldn’t admit it!) of the constant responsibility of caring for her family, and her inability in “making” them do as she thought they should. She worried about the more problematic residents. And she yearned for a man of her own. What’s a woman to do? I love the thought of being content. That place where you feel satisfied and pleasant and have ease of mind. Euphoric experience, right? Th...

Anita Mellott shares a devotional about trust from her new book, School Is Where the Home Is, 180 Devotions for Parents She'll give away an e-book. To enter to win leave a comment and an email address. He’ll Catch You “I will trust and not be afraid.” (Isaiah 12:2) “How do I know you’ll catch me?” Seven-year-old Caleb peered down from a tiny ledge five feet off the ground, a deep gorge behind him. “Look at us,” yelled a homeschool co-op buddy. A dozen kids and adults faced each other as their intertwined arms formed a safety net. Caleb had been the first in line for Trust Fall, a team-building exercise for our co-op kids at camp. Now he took a half step backward, bringing his back up against the solid tree trunk. “Well, I trust you with my secrets,” his voice faltered. “But not to catch me.” “But we’re your friends,” a chorus of voices replied. “You can do it, Caleb,” the adults encouraged. He sighed and turned around to face the tree. He closed his eyes, lea...