Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Katherine Robles To snag the real life love story sign up for Katherine's newsletter. See below for details of the special offer. Hi Katherine, first, tell us a little about yourself. My husband and I have four sons and we love to travel and hike. I teach Agriculture at a school for children with special needs so my daily life involves lots of plants and animals and science. I like to read and garden and bake. Lots of writers were avid readers as children. What about you? If so, what did you read? Yes, definitely. I read a little of everything: Nancy Drew and Mandie mysteries, a lot of fantasy novels (Stephen Lawhead was my favorite). I gravitated toward adventure.  Tell us about your latest book. Whitewater Wishes is an opposites attract romance set in Ohiopyle State Park in Pennsylvania.  Bridget, a rafting guide and aspiring beautician, wants to marry a strong  man who can hold a family together and she is not impressed by nerdy Drew when he j...

  A Warm Welcome to Linda Weaver Clarke Linda introduces us to three stories about real  Women of Courage of their era created from her ancestors' true experiences.  Are Courageous Women in Stories More Interesting? Courageous women in stories seem to draw readers’ attention and grab their interest. The bravery and strength of character easily draws them into the story. It takes courage to stick up for one’s rights and defend one’s beliefs. During the 1840s, there were many brave women who fought against injustice and inequality. Many wanted to have a better education. These women made a difference and influenced others to make a better life for themselves.  A fairly new historical romance series was released that has received outstanding reviews on Amazon and Audible Audiobooks. It is called Women of Courage . In these novellas, the spunk and courage of these women seem to draw the readers into a world of adventure.  About The Light at the end of the Tunne...

This month’s chocked full of $1.99 deals on Amazon, including novels by many Pelican Book Group authors.  I’m honored to have Cooking up a Mystery among them. (See below for a list of other authors to look for.) About Cooking up a Mystery Cooking up a Mystery combines a mystery with a touch of romance, humor, faith and forgiveness.  In the story, Laney Eskridge is on edge from emotional scars from her parents’ deaths and her husband’s infidelity and abandonment. Then she hears unexplained noises in her new tea house, and her anxiety is tripled. Add a budding romance with Eric—a guy with a fear of commitment—and it's all too much to handle. She cuts ties with Eric and works to make her business pay off, but he discovers she’s in danger and wants to help. Little could they know they would overhear a threat that could cause a national turmoil. Even though I come from a long line of Southern gourmet cooks, I didn’t think of writing a culinary book until I met a newspaper faith ed...

                                  More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Operation Find a Guy by Amy R. Anguish -- Skye Jones has one goal for the summer—keep her father from taking away her convertible. That’s the only reason she agrees to work at her sister’s bridal shop in Boulder, Colorado, while she searches for a non-boring job. Why else would she have anything to do with weddings when she has no interest in marriage? Benjamin Smith somehow ended up as a groomsman in two weddings over the summer, so he’s spending a lot of time at Happily Ever After events. Falling for a blonde with no dreams of settling down wasn’t in his five-year plan, yet the more he sees Skye, the more he wants to figure her out. But all she sees him as is a boring attorney−her complete opposite. Besides, romance is supposed to be for Skye’s f...

A Warm Welcome to Heidi Glick Hi Heidi, first, tell us a little about yourself. I have lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Florida, California, and Canada (briefly—my parents were missionaries for a short period). I currently live in Northwest Ohio. I’m married and have two children and six pets. Before I became a writer, I taught science and edited science documents. Now, I stay at home with my kids and write fiction.  Lots of  writers loved to read as children. How about you? Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? As a child, I had insomnia, which I would later find out is most likely because of ADHD. I required little sleep and stayed up a lot. My family encouraged me to read at night. I read whatever was in my house, so mostly the Sugar Creek Gang Series . My family likes to tell the story of how I stayed up an entire night and read Charlotte’s Web. There is a huge age gap between me and my siblings, so I was like an only child. In my teens, I oft...

  A Warm Welcome to Sherri Wilson Johnson Sherri will give away a free e-book copy of her prequel novella,  Bayside Betrayal, to everyone who signs up for her newsletter. *See below. Hi Sherri, tell us a little about yourself. I’m a ball of both left-brained and right-brained analytical creativity, always dreaming up a romantically suspenseful murderous plot. I love my friends and family probably more than is normal. I am actively involved in our church, and I work on the Production Team running the lights. I spend my days working for agents, publishers and authors. That’s me in a nutshell. Tell us about your latest book. A Season at the Grand is set in the Mobile Bay Area of Alabama, specifically in Point Clear. Amelia Harris is a traveling photographer with The Photographic Times, and she’s commissioned to take pictures of the wealthy vacationers at the resort. Her matchmaking aunts are trying to marry her off because they think she’s a spinster. But she’ll have nothing to ...

May 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s/Picture Books: Super Doople by K.A. Cummins -- You’ve heard the legend of Humpty Dumpty, but do you know the legend of Super Doople? He’s faster than a chicken. He flies higher than an ostrich. No fall can break his shell! And he was once Little Doople, a small and fragile egg like all the other dooples, until his bad habit of not listening caught up to him. Engaging text with expressive illustrations, Super Doople is a lighthearted tale about resilience and learning to listen. This funny picture book for ages 3-8 is perfect for reading aloud in the classroom or at home. (Children’s/Picture Books from Eleonora Press) Contemporary Romance: Always by my Side by Iola Goulton -- A hardworking introvert meets a handsome adventurer longing to settle down. Tabitha Thomas longs to leave Trinity Lakes and travel the world in honor of the beloved grandmother ...