Book Review (and giveaway*): Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer
Adelaide Proctor hopes to find a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a governess position on a remote Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her silly romantic yearnings behind.Gideon Westcott left his privileged life in England [...]
Oh my gosh! My heroes…
Okay...so I was excited to attend the ACFW conference for a number of reasons (the experience, the classes, networking). But there really was only one thing that I wanted to do before I left - meet Mary Connealy. If you don't know who she is, check out her website. The [...]
Book Review (and giveaway*): The Perfect Blend by Trish Perry
Steph Vandergrift is in desperate need of a hug. She abruptly left everything - her parents, her job, her apartment, her hometown of Baltimore - to elope with Middleburg attorney Rick Manfred, enver imagining he would stand her up at the altar. Now, all alone in a strange town and [...]
Writer’s Recovery: Real Life Inspiration
In case you missed it (here, here, and here), I've been trying to reinspire my novelist heart by working my way through James Scott Bell's "Plot and Structure". As I write this post I have some very exciting news!1. I FINALLY finished the book - woo hoo!! I don't want to [...]
Book Review (and giveaway*): Making Waves by Lorna Seilstad
When spunky Marguerite Westing discovers that her family will spend the summoer of 1895 at Lake Manawa, Iowa, she couldn't be more thrilled. It's the perfect way to escape her agonizingly borin suitor, Roger Gordon. It's also where she stumbles upon two new loves: sailing, and sailing instructor Trip Andrews.But [...]