“How can you write that stuff?  You seem so nice.”   I get that a lot.  It comes right after, “What do you write?” or “What’s your story about?” and my answers of romantic suspense and a serial killer loose in a small town.   If you, the suspense/thriller/mystery writer, don’t look like you stepped out of a Stephen King novel, it’s the inevitable question.  After all, I am nice, just ask my four children and my three grandchildren.  I’m the sweetest grandma they know.  It only adds to the confusion when I say that I also write Christian inspirational romance. And for [...]

By:  Sandra Elzie     November is a month that is famous for Thanksgiving…a holiday season for giving thanks for what we’ve been given.  Then in December, which is right around the corner, there is the Christmas season that is a time to give and receive gifts. But what about those who live alone? I think sometimes we’re so busy with our own lives that we forget about these folks and yet it takes so little time to brighten someone’s day.  Here’s hoping that you know someone that you can call to just say hello and ask how they’re doing, [...]

The Duke’s Night of Sin Seven Deadly Sins, Book 3 By Kathryn Caskie Avon Historical ISBN-10: 0061491039 The “Seven Deadly Sins” lived for scandal and delighted in disgrace, but now they must repent—in marriage! Lady Siusan Sinclair and her brothers and sisters are known as the Seven Deadly Sins, creating gossip wherever they go. Siusan embodies the sin of sloth, relishing the fact that, as the daughter of a duke, she doesn’t have to work for her money. But ever since her father issued an ultimatum to all of the Sinclair siblings to make something of themselves or be completely [...]

Black Magic Lover Cynthia Cooke Harlequin Nocturne ISBN: 13:978-0-373-61843-9         A chilling phone call brings Laura Larame back to the Louisiana bayou, where her mother inexplicably vanished twenty years ago. She has no memory of one terror-filled night—or of the man who saved her from a horrifying death. Sensual, enigmatic Drew Michel awakens a hunger Laura aches to fulfill, unaware that the handsome Creole psychic is part of the dark magic that stalks her… All his life, Drew has been hunted by visions of death. Now, unless he can stop it, Laura will die as an ancient [...]

Now that our stomachs are as stuffed as our turkeys, it’s time to sit back, stretch, loosen the belt buckle and relax. Or is it? Maybe what you had was really tasty. Maybe after awhile, you want more. After all, there’s always room for a second helping. Isn’t that the way you feel after you’ve read a good book? I do. No matter how many I read, I always want to read another one. To my way of thinking, you can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many books. Can you guess what I’m talking about? Back [...]

By Elaine Burroughs First, let me start out by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has a safe and fun-filled holiday, complete with turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and whatever else is on the menu. The holiday season prompted me to think…what’s a key thing distinguishing this time of year from other times? As the gold, crimson and brown leaves begin to fall off the trees, the sky shifts from a bright blue to a stark gray, and we enter this time of holiday traditions. Traditions are part of our story, part of the way we choose to celebrate [...]

By Carol Burnside (NOTE: This post was originally offered on this blog last year. However, the information still applies and the recipes are goo-o-d so we thought we’d re-post so you don’t have to hunt for them. Also, check the bottom of the post for a link to more recipes. Enjoy!) Ever wish you could cook an old-fashioned Thanksgiving Day dinner, but don’t know how? Well, here’s the scoop! Never cooked a turkey? No problem. Log onto http://www.butterball.com/ and check out their ‘tips and how-tos’ section. They’ve got everything there you could possibly want to know about turkeys and cooking turkeys [...]