Mining For Gold

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We think of gold primarily as either bullion or jewelry, but the precious metal has many other uses. In the old days, it was used for tooth fillings and even the odd false tooth. Nowadays, uses range from industrial to medical, to agricultural. For instance, gold is used to treat pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It is liquefied, injected into muscle tissue, and reportedly helpful in 70 percent of cases.  Writing historical fiction doesn’t only mean researching the time period of the book’s setting. For my newest release, Miss Wetherham’s Wedding, my heroine owns the controlling number of shares in…

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A Chat with Author Linore Rose Burkard

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A Chat with Author Linore Rose Burkard Greetings from Marti Pieper in beautiful, blooming Seneca, South Carolina, where bright azalea and gentle wisteria blossoms enrich our views. Today, I’m delighted to introduce to you a friend I’ve not met in person but who lives near where I grew up in southern Ohio. I’m excited to share the work and the words of Linore Rose Burkard with you today! Welcome, Linore! Please tell us about your book. My goal with The Brides of Mayfair Series was to fill every regency romance reader’s wish list for what they enjoy most in the…

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A Chat with Author Robin Currie

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in California! Today I have the joy of interviewing one of our newest CAN members, Robin Currie, but she is no newcomer to children’s book writing. Robin has an impressive of list of titles, including the Baby Bible, a popular staple when my kids were little—and now! Welcome, Robin! Please tell us about your book, The Very Best Story Ever Told: The Gospel with American Sign Language. The Very Best Story Ever Told shares the Gospel in a unique way: each line of this story includes important words reinforced with American Sign Language. As kids learn…

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Mistaken Identity, Grateful Heart

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Thank you to CAN member and contributor Michelle Medlock Adams for today’s edition of Fascinating Fridays! I had just finished signing my latest children’s book at the Guideposts Booth at the largest Christian Book Show. To celebrate my signing, my mom and my sister took me to lunch at a beautiful restaurant in downtown Atlanta. As we studied the menu, I couldn’t help but notice a group of women sitting at a nearby table. You know why I noticed them? Because they were all staring at me. I tried to ignore them, but their staring turned to pointing and whispering….

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A Chat with Author Denise Weimer

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Davalynn Spencer here, celebrating spring-at-last in Colorado. Please join me today in welcoming author Denise Weimer as she shares about life as an author and her featured book, Bent Tree Bride. Denise – what a great title. Please give us a thumb-nail sketch of this book. Susanna Moore can’t get him out of her mind—Sam Hicks, the man who delivered the commission making her father colonel of Andrew Jackson’s Cherokee Regiment. But Susanna’s father wants a better match for her than the mixed-blood lieutenant—like the stuffy doctor who escorted her to Creek Territory. Then a suspected spy forces Moore to…

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A Chat with Author James Hannibal

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Chat with AuthorJames Hannibal Greetings from Sarah Sundin! Today I have the honor of interviewing novelist James Hannibal, one of our newest CAN members. A graduate of the US Air Force Academy, James has flown both fighter aircraft and the Stealth Bomber—and has done covert work on the ground! So he knows what he’s talking about when he writes thrillers. Welcome, James! Please tell us about your book The Paris Betrayal. The Paris Betrayal is a “spy left out in the cold” story. To restore his name and stop an attack, Ben Calix must find the sniper who tried to…

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2021 Spring New Releases

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2021 Spring New Releases Author: Crystal BowmanTitle: My Arms Will Hold You TightPublisher: TyndaleRelease: January 2021ISBN-13: 978-1496446220Genre: Board BookLink to Book: https://www.tyndale.com/p/my-arms-will-hold-you-tight/9781496446220 Author: Roseanna M. WhiteTitle: Dreams of SavannahPublisher: Bethany HouseRelease: January 5, 2021ISBN-13: 978-0764237478Genre: Historical RomanceLink to Book: https://www.roseannamwhite.com/books/stand-alone-novels/dreams-of-savannah Author: Becky HarlingTitle: How to Listen so Your Kids Will TalkPublisher: Bethany HouseRelease: January 5, 2021ISBN: 978-0764237218Genre: NF/ParentingLink to Book: http://beckyharling.com/store Author: Caryl McAdooTitle: Duplicity at the Lowell HousePublisher: Peaceable PublishingRelease: January 11, 2021ISBN-13: 979-8569032020Genre: Mystery, HistoricalLink to Book: Amazon Only Author: Molly JebberTitle: Maryann’s HopePublisher: Kensington Publishing GroupRelease: January 26, 2021ISBN-13: 978-1420150674Genre: Historical Fiction/AmishLink to Book: https://www.mollyjebber.com/maryannshope.html Author: Grace…

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A Chat with Author Dr. Craig von Buseck

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Greetings from Marti Pieper in lovely Seneca, South Carolina, where April showers came in March this year! No April Fools here today as I introduce author, editor, and friend Dr. Craig von Buseck! Craig and I first met at the Florida Christian Writers Conference a number of years ago and have renewed our acquaintance at various conferences along the way. I know you’ll enjoy hearing from him. Welcome, Craig! Please tell us about your featured book. In the greatest victory of his life, Ulysses S. Grant overcame financial collapse and throat cancer to write an American classic and to care…

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A Chat with Author Deb DeArmond

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin! Today I have the honor of interviewing author, speaker, and relationship expert Deb DeArmond. Deb writes and speaks about family relationships, but her latest book . . . well, honk if you love the concept! Welcome, Deb! Please tell us about your book Bumper Sticker Be-Attitudes. Bumper Sticker Be-Attitudes is a humorous devotional built on the belief there are spiritual principles everywhere we look—if we open our eyes to the truth. From the bumper of the car in front of us to the fortune cookie after the Chow Mein, one-liners meant to entertain often hold a…

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Writing is Like Fighting…

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Happy Friday! Today CAN member Carla Hoch inspires us with writing perspectives told from a fighter’s point of view. Mohammed Ali estimated that over the course of his career he had been hit about 29,000 times. Twenty-nine thousand! Now, I don’t know how many of you have been punched in the face, but it ain’t fun. A solid punch can rock you to your core. And, after the fact, you are sore in places you never thought you’d be. Including your spirit. Writing is a lot like fighting. You pour your heart into it and sometimes the “win” doesn’t come….

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