NEW RELEASE: THE GIFT OF BREAD BY KAREN WHITING

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The Gift of Bread: Recipes for the Heart and the Table By Karen Whiting Woorthy Publishing Group Release date: July 25, 2017 ISBN 9781683970255 About the Book The aroma of warm fresh bread delights our senses and invites us to thank God for providing it as we share bread with family, friends, and new people we meet. Inviting recipes, heart- warming stories, and biblical insights into bread in the Bible offer encouragement and instructions on how to live fully on God’s bounty and discover more about Jesus as the Bread of Life. About the Author Karen Whiting (www.karenwhiting,com) is an international speaker,…

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NEW RELEASE: CARDIAC EVENT BY RICHARD MABRY

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Cardiac Event by Richard Mabry Release date: June 28, 2017 Amazon Digital Services ASIN: B073QX1JVP About the book:  Cardiologist Dr. Kirk Martin continually crosses swords with Dr. Cliff Hamilton, so he is surprised when Hamilton asks him to care for him after a heart attack. When he is ready for discharge, Hamilton is found dead in his hospital bed, and Martin is suspected of murdering him. After another doctor is found shot to death, Martin’s girlfriend, nurse Janet Rush, reminds him to be careful because he may be next. Can he save his own life while searching for the identity of the real murderer?…

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A Chat with Author Heather L.L. Fitzgerald

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Summer vacation is here for the young people in our lives—which means summer reading! So this is the perfect time to chat with author Heather L.L. Fitzgerald, who writes fantasy novels for young adults. She has a fascinating way of incorporating bits of her real life into her fantasy world. Heather, tell us about your novel, The Genesis Tree (book 3 of The Tethered World Chronicles). Deception is rampant, the enemy is subtle, and love dares to tug at Sadie’s heart amid the turmoil that forces her and her family back to the Tethered…

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A Creative Challenge

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A Creative Challenge: Try Something New By Jeanne Dennis Life for me has been changing rapidly. After 11 years of part-time caregiving and the deaths of several family members and friends, I’m finally coming up for air. I’m able to enjoy writing, art, cooking, and music again. One writing project especially challenges and excites me. My dad used to journal often and made me promise to do something with his musings. He died three years ago, but his journals and notes had been missing for five years, ever since my sister died. We thought they had been discarded accidentally with…

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Survival Kit for Desperate Places

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Dianne Barker here with encouragement for your journey. I don’t love disappointments, delays, or detours. Life would be sweet if we could just go our well-planned way, checking off finished projects one by one. But unwelcome interruptions are reality. I wasted a lot of life fretting and grumbling, allowing circumstances to disturb my peace and steal my joy. Not any more!

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A Chat with Shelly Beach

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There is nothing more pleasing than A/C in Florida in July. Makes me wonder how people survived without it back in the day. Nevertheless, we’re sitting on the front porch. The ceiling fan is spinning. The lemonade is sweating in the pitcher. And the breeze only blows when a storm is brewing. So have a seat. The rocking chairs are a plenty, and help me welcome fellow author Shelly Beach! Hello, Shelly! Please tell us about your latest book you co-authored with Wanda Sanchez, Love Letters from the Edge: Meditations for Those Suffering from Brokenness, Trauma, and the Pain of Life. …

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Be An Effective Mentor

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Be An Effective Mentor. Hello from Kathy Collard Miller, writing in the very hot desert near Palm Springs, California. One of the many goals of mentoring is helping our mentee identify her motive for the choices she makes. She may not realize it but all of us react, respond, and choose based upon what we desire and want. Or what we think will prevent some kind of emotional pain, maybe even physical pain. Helping our mentee to recognize what can seem well-hidden is a challenge. My husband and I are lay-counselors and as we try to help people make wise…

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NEW RELEASE—Over Maya Dead Body by Sandra Orchard

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Over Maya Dead Body by Sandra Orchard (Revell Publishing) 978-0800726706   July 4, 2017 About the Book: FBI Special Agent Serena Jones arrives on Martha’s Vineyard for a little bit of R&R, but crime doesn’t take a vacation, and she’s soon entangled in an investigation of a suspicious death tied to an antiquities smuggling ring. When her investigation propels her into danger, Serena must stay the course and solve the case before anyone else dies. But how is she supposed to do that when the two men in her life arrive on the scene, bringing with them plenty of romantic complications–and…

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