Peering Through Life's Window

Ann says,"Anyone who leaves a comment will receive a free e-copy of Kicking Eternity. If you don't want to leave your e-mail address, you may request your free book at AnnLeeMiller.com." Ann Tells about Her Childhood and Her Writing in E-mail From God An e-mail from God showed up in my in-box last November, during a year I strained to wring out the deeper novel my literary agent was convinced I had in me. I needed to scrape out my emotions and smear them on the page. But I only knew how to shove them inside. My Chatty Cathy doll tumbled over the stucco banister worn shiny from my family’s hands and those who had lived in the Miami apartment before us. Salty tears tickled my face. I scooped her up in chubby, six-year-old arms and pulled her string. But she who won me countless friends on a year-long Volkswagen van trip across Mexico would never talk again. “Quit your crying, or I’ll give you something to cry about,” my daddy said. When I was thirteen, Mama drov...

It was too hard to choose a winner, so I put the names on paper, moved them around, and selected the one closest to me. Congratulations, Pamela!

Tyora talks about her new book, When Rain Falls. She'll be giving away a copy. To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. Mentors and Girlfriends Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family. – Proverbs 18:24 The Message But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24 New King James Version In When Rain Falls , Candace lost two best friends. Two years ago it was her husband and now she has lost a friend she has known since junior high school. Both of these people died tragically. Could you blame her for asking the question. “Why does God keep taking away the people I love?” Have you ever asked a similar question to what Candace has asked? The scene below is an excerpt from what I call the “funeral” chapter. "Like books suddenly without bookends, Candace felt as though she would topple over at any moment. The questions were killing her. Was there something she could have done? Should she have been ...

In Shattered Identity Lexi Branson faces danger from the man she loves. Lexi Branson thinks she's found the guy of her dreams. So what if he's older? Her new motto is, "Love knows  no boundaries or age limits." Zack Bane loves her and treats her like a princess and that's all that matters. Lexi soons discovers that she doesn't know Zack as well as she thought. He has secrets, the kind that shatter the lives of those who love him. When faced with the truth, Lexi tries to hang onto him because she has a secret of her own. When Lexi ends up in danger, she discovers she has no one to turn to except her ex-boyfriend, Jeremy. Can Jeremey, who is still in love with her, keep her safe from Zack? When faced with a choice will Lexi choose to stay with the guy who has become a stranger or will she choose Jeremy, the guy who loves her with all his heart? Ten Facts about Shattered Identity. 1 ) The story is about Lexi, the "bad girl" fro...

Thanks to all who entered. It was difficult to choose, so I scrambled up the names and picked one. The winner is... Hats and Horns... Cassie Simmons! Congratulations, Cassie!

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 skil...

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