Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Penny Zeller Penny will give away either an e-Book or a print copy (U.S. residents only) of Dreams of the Heart. Winner’s choice.  To enter to win join the Rafflecopter contest below, leave a comment and an email address. Hi Penny, Lots of writers were avid readers as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? I was an avid reader as a child, which I credit to my mom, who read to us and encouraged a love for books. Two of my favorite books were Wacky Wednesday and Harry the Dirty Dog. When I was older, I enjoyed reading Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, and Little House on the Prairie. Why do you write? Because I can’t not write. It is my ministry and my passion. Tell us about your latest book, Dreams of the Heart   Sometimes the hardest battles take place in the heart. Poverty and abuse at the hands of her drunkard father leaves Hannah Bane trapped and alone. Without hope, she prays for a miracle just on the off-chance God will hear her. Will the...

A Warm Welcome to Victoria Caine Victoria shares her favorite Bible verse, a Smashwords link to a free short story, "In The Shadow Of My Heart," and the first chapter of  Cotton. (See below). Favorite Bible Verse Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. This verse was a big part of my first novel, Alvarado Gold, available on  Amazon Favorite Recipe Corn Bread  1 cup flour 1 cup corn meal 1 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 tablespoons sugar 1 ½ cups milk 2 tablespoons melted shorting 1 egg Mix all ingredients together and bake at 425 degrees until golden brown. My mother, who is almost 104, wrote on the back of the recipe – Good luck Dear. Eat a piece for me – Love you, Mom About Cotton Running from a life of poverty, 16 year old Cotton Ramsey escapes the Savannah River bottomland to New York. Twenty years later, she has changed her name and run...