NEW RELEASE JANUARY 2016 — 365 DEVOTIONS FOR HOPE BY KAREN WHITING

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Short daily meditations bring simple messages of hope. Each devotion uses a word image to illustrate an uplifting thought. Topics relate to seasons as well as struggles and the future that include the hope of new dreams, restoration, overcoming difficulties, and renewal. Anchors, spring flowers, candles, chocolate, a soothing touch, encouraging words, and other timeless images and touches remind us of hope and God’s love. The weaving of appropriate scriptures adds to the depth of discovering lasting hope.

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NEW RELEASE: JANUARY 2016 — CALICO SPY BY MARGARET BROWNLEY

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Pinkerton Detective Katie Madison Makes a Lousy Harvey House Waitress. . . .  But it’s the only way she can get close enough to the scene of the murders of two of the restaurant’s servers to solve the mystery. Between having impeccable posture, a perfect Harvey Girl smile, and memorizing menu specials of the day, not to mention dealing with the temperamental French chef, her mind might be too full to make any headway in the biggest case of her career.

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Confessions of A Clutter Hypocrite

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“Nutty with A Dash of Meat” Jeanette Levellie here, with an excerpt from my newest book, Shock the Clock: Time Management for Writers and Other Creatives: I was going to include a chapter about keeping clutter at a minimum as a means to manage time. But then I looked around my office and spied piles of papers and books on my desk, a tape measure hanging from the doorknob, and a bulletin board showing very little cork. In the dining room, the backs of our chairs serve as shirt hangers, and cat toys litter the floor. Bibles, journals, and books…

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NEW RELEASE: DECEMBER 2015 – SHOCK THE CLOCK BY JEANETTE LEVELLIE

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  Unlike other time management programs, Shock the Clock is a unique approach that empowers you to focus on your strengths and minimize your weaknesses to make the best use of your limited writing—or other creative time. Jeanette (and her zany artist son) share practical tips and creative insights that will enable you to say “no” with confidence, delegate with grace, and find your car keys. Shock the Clock includes time management tips from: New York Times Bestselling author Cecil Murphey Award-winning novelist Jody Hedlund Director of Professional Writing Department at Taylor University & author of 54 books Dennis Hensley

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NEW RELEASE: OCTOBER 2015 – THE TWELVE BRIDES OF CHRISTMAS

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From The Snowbound Bride by Davalynn Spencer in Barbour’s historical romance novella collection, The 12 Brides of Christmas – On the run from a heartless uncle, Arabella Taube hides in Nate Horne’s farm wagon just as a harsh winter storm sweeps into Colorado. Snowbound with strangers in the heart of winter, Ara is more at home than she ever was with her own family. And despite her mysterious background, Nate’s mother thinks she is the answer to a long-ago prayer and the hope for his future.

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NEW RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2015 — OUR DAILY BREAD FOR KIDS COLORING AND ACTIVITY BOOK BY CRYSTAL BOWMAN

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  Discovery House is offering a coloring and activity book to compliment Our Daily Bread for Kids, a 365 devotional book Crystal Bowman co-authored with her daughter. But this is more than a coloring book! It has pages to color, fun fill-in-the blank and word search activities, and it also has a message. Every coloring page represents a character or an event from the Bible, and every coloring page has a caption that sums up the story. From creation to the resurrection, to how we can show God’s love to others, it’s all there—in a coloring book.

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