Featuring Dr. Mary Ann Diorio-CAN Volunteer Extraordinaire

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Happy Friday CAN Members! This is Catherine Finger bringing you an interview with today’s featured author: Dr. MaryAnn Diorio.  In addition to to being an award-winning author, speaker, leader, coach, and beloved family matriarch, MaryAnn finds time to graciously leads our CAN reviewers—a great service to our authors. Thank you for joining us today, MaryAnn! Catherine: What are your passions? MaryAnn: Worshipping God, loving my family, sharing the Gospel, writing fiction. painting—especially in oils. Catherine: Where do you volunteer your spare time giving you a more rounded life? MaryAnn: I spend my spare time discipling women and ministering to my…

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A Few of My Favorite Things

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I realized recently that a few of my favorite things and creatures have names beginning with the letter C. A fine example is Capsized by Death, the fourth of my Jo Oliver thrillers releasing Dec. 2, 2019. My dog’s name is Christie—short for “Christie, The Christmas Pup.” Well into her eleventh year, we’ve been a tight team since she first crawled up my leg like a little kitten when she was six weeks old.  She rocked my world in the earliest days of a long period of pain in my life. Experiencing her little heartbeat and loving personality remains a…

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NEW RELEASE: Vindicating the Vixens by Dr. Sandra Glahn

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Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible by Sandra Glahn Kregel Academic, November 2017 ISBN0-13: 978-082544413 Book description:  Did the Samaritan woman really divorce five husbands in a world in which women rarely divorced even one? Did Bathsheba seduce King David by bathing in the nude? Was Mary Magdalene really a reformed prostitute? While many have written studies of the women in the Bible, Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, and Marginalized Women of the Bible is a new kind of book—one in which a diverse team of male and female scholars look afresh at women…

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NEW RELEASE: Girl Talk Guy Talk by Jesse Florea and Karen Whiting

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Girl Talk Guy Talk by Jesse Florea and Karen Whiting Tyndale House Publishers ISBN 978-1496417862 Release date: August 1, 2017 About the book Communication is a key tool in life. We interact with words, gestures, and movements. The devotions in Girl Talk Guy Talk give insights that focus on different aspects of teen life to help both guys and girls better understand and communicate with the opposite sex.  Various styles of devotions, including stories, checklists, quizzes, fact-based news, text messages, and skill-building tips will encourage and equip young girls and guys to understand how the opposite sex is wired and how to best…

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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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Tips From the Pros: Anne Greene

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Greetings from Colorado where spring has finally sprung! Today I’m happy to introduce author Anne Greene for her encore visit to CAN. Welcome, Anne. How many books do you now have published? So far I have six books published. I also have nine novellas, all in boxed sets as well as single books.

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Tips from the Pros: Liz Tolsma

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Greetings from Marti Pieper in charming Mount Dora, Florida, where we haven’t quite decided if we’re ready for warm weather or not. I do, however, have a warm conversation to offer you today with delightful novelist Liz Tolsma. Welcome back, Liz, to our CAN blog. Let’s get started with the official interview. How many books do you have published? What are a few of your latest titles? I have six. My most recent are “World’s Greatest Love” in the Rails to Love novella collection, and “A Match Made in Heaven” in the Matchmaker Brides novella collection. Congratulations! You were last featured…

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Tips From the Pros: Jocelyn Green

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Davalynn Spencer, here. What a great day it is to welcome multi-published author Jocelyn Green in her encore visit to CAN. Jocelyn, how many books do you have published, and what are a few of your titles? Twelve, with my thirteenth releasing March 1. The Mark of the King; Refresh: Spiritual Nourishment for Parents of Children with Special Needs; and The 5 Love Languages Military Edition (with Dr. Gary Chapman).

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Tips from the Pros: Kathy Collard Miller

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February greetings! I’m back again this week with another CAN encore interview from yet another author friend. Kathy and I were “online-only” sisters until we met in person just before the 2015 International Christian Retail Show in Orlando. I’m honored to host Kathy today and to present some of her hard-earned wisdom. Welcome, Kathy. Let’s get started right away. How many books do you have published? What are a few of your latest titles?  I have 52 published books. Some of my latest include: Whispers of My Heart, Daughters of the King Bible Study Series; Never Ever be the Same: A New…

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