Transforming Personal Stories into Powerful Insights

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Susan Neal Stories have always been a profound tool for connecting, teaching, and inspiring. Jesus himself used parables—simple stories used to illustrate moral or spiritual lessons. I, Susan Neal, have woven personal and relatable stories throughout my latest book, 12 Ways to Age Gracefully: How to Look and Feel Younger, to help illuminate complex health concepts and encourage a proactive approach to aging. One of the most personal chapters in the book, Keep Your Brain Young, delves into the critical issue of brain health through the lens of my family’s experiences. My mother suffered a stroke at eighty-five, which led…

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NEW RELEASE— When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin

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Title: When Twilight Breaks Author: Sarah Sundin Publisher: Revell Release date: February 2, 2021 ISBN: 978-0800736361 About the book: Munich, 1938. American foreign correspondent Evelyn Brand is determined to prove herself in her male-dominated profession—and to spotlight the growing tyranny in Nazi Germany. Working on his PhD in German, fellow American Peter Lang is impressed by Germany’s prosperity and order. But when the Reich’s brutality hits close, he decides to use his connections in the Nazi Party to feed information to Evelyn, pulling them deeper into danger as the world marches toward war. About the author: Sarah Sundin is a bestselling…

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NEW RELEASE – Reagan’s Reward by Susan G Mathis

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Title: Reagan’s Reward Author: Susan G Mathis Genre: Historical Publisher: smWordWorks ISBN-13: 978-0692686645 About the book: It’s 1912. Reagan Kennedy assumes the position of governess to the Bernheim family’s twin nephews, and her life at Cherry Island’s Casa Blanca becomes frustratingly complicated. Service to a Jewish family when she is a Gentile and tending to eight-year-old, mischievous boys yields challenges galore. Daniel Lovitz serves as the island’s caretaker and boatman. He tries to help the alluring Reagan make sense of her new world, but she calls into question his own faith background and forces him to face the hurts of his past. Then…

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New Release: Sarah’s Surprise by Susan G. Mathis

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Sara’s Surprise by Susan G Mathis Genre: historical romance Publisher: smWordWorks ISBN-13: 978-1087235714 Released: October 20, 2019 About the book:  Sara O’Neill, works as an assistant pastry chef at the magnificent Thousand Islands Crossmon Hotel where she meets precocious, lovable, seven-year-old Madison and her charming father and hotel manager, Sean Graham. But Jacque LaFleur, the pastry chef Sara works under, makes her dream job a nightmare. Sean Graham has trouble keeping his mind off Sara and Madison out of mischief. Though he finds Sara captivating, he despises LaFleur and misreads Sara’s desire to learn from the pastry chef as affection….

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Joy is Strength

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In writing our first in the series of Discovering the Bible: Discovering Hope in the Psalms: A Creative Bible Study Experience, we dug into the familiar passage of Psalm 1. Immediately, my heart began a consistent prayer, Lord, make me a strong Psalm 1 tree! The first time I read that psalm, evn as a child, I knew I wanted to be one of those trees that no storm, no wind, no natural disaster could topple– but reflecting on the Psalm now, more than 50 years later, I see through life experience, just HOW MUCH we need God to help…

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New Release: In the Money by Leeann Betts

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In the Money by Leeann Betts Release Date: June 2019 Publisher: PLS Bookworks ISBN: 978-1-943688-52-4 About the book:  A million-dollar jackpot, a missing neighbor who won the money, a mysterious investment advice friend, and a cyber-security expert blended together with a dollop of insurance fraud and a smidgeon of gossip—can Carly get to the bottom of it all without ending up sunk in the harbor?   About the author:  Leeann Betts writes contemporary romantic suspense, while her real-life persona, Donna Schlachter, pens historical romantic suspense. In the Money is the tenth title in her cozy mystery series, and together she…

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New Release: Katelyn’s Choice by Susan Mathis

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Katelyn’s Choice  Susan G Mathis Publisher: Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas (LPC) Release date: March 15th, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1946016720 About the book:  Katelyn Kavanagh’s mother dreamed her daughter would one day escape the oppressive environment of their Upstate New York farm for service in the enchanting Thousand Islands, home to Gilded Age millionaires. But when her wish comes true, Katelyn finds herself in the service of none other than the famous George Pullman, and the transition proves anything but easy. Thomas O’Neill, brother of her best friend, is all grown up and also working on Pullman Island. Despite Thomas’ efforts to…

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CAN Author Happenings!

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Conference opportunity and a new release are headed your way! Kathy Ide will be teaching at the Montrose Christian Writers Conference July 22-27. Her sessions include Working with a Freelance Editor, Ten Myths of Becoming a Published Author, and How to Become a Freelance Editor. She will also be hosting a “PUGS Party” game where teams will compete for valuable prizes based on their knowledge of punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling. Falling Stars by Tanya Stowe Releases Friday  May 18, 2018 One of the youngest female producers in the industry, Sunny Bates has every intention of going to the top to create her own…

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CAN Authors Have Much to Offer!

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Your CAN authors are award winning, prolific, and sharing what’s on their hearts! Check out this weeks’ round up of good news and happenings in our writing community. Davalynn Spencer’s 2017 Western romance, An Improper Proposal, won the 2018 Christian Indie Award for Romance. An Improper Proposal is Book 1 in the Front Range Brides series. Book 2, An Unexpected Redemption, released April 26. *** New Release: No Safe Place by H. L. Wegley Releases May 21 Genre: Romantic Suspense Publisher: Trinity Press International ISBN-13:   978-0-9964937-6-5 About the book: A young man returning from the far country trying to regain his honor, and a young woman with a heart broken by…

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New Releases and an Opportunity to Discover Your Ancestry!

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  Kimberly Rose Johnson is excited to announce that The Reluctant Groom, a modern day marriage of convenience, has released. This is the first book in the Brides of Seattle series. Read more about it at: http://www.kimberlyrjohnson.com/books.html             Cindi McMenamin, author of 16 books from Harvest House Publishers, announced this week that her book, When aWoman Overcomes Life’s Hurts (Harvest House Publishers, 2012),  is now available in Spanish. This is her fifth title to be translated into Spanish, joining her other Spanish translations: When Women Walk Alone, When God Sees Your Tears, Women on the Edge, and When a Woman Inspires Her Husband.                Discovering Your…

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