Fascinating Friday Feature – Standing in My Settings

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Research is one of my favorite parts of writing, and I took to traveling, if at all possible, to the locations of my novels in the past few years. Actually standing in the place where my story happens has made my writing richer and deeper, as I can weave in the sights, smells, and sounds of a place along with the emotions it stirs up. For my most recent release, What I Promise You, I traveled to Barcelona and Southwest France, and along the way, I picked up quite a few interesting tidbits. First of all was the geography. When…

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A Chat with Author Tiffany Amber Stockton

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Welcome, readers. Davalynn Spencer here, warming by the wood stove as I wait for spring to arrive in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Please join me in welcoming author Tiffany Amber Stockton who will tell us about her featured book for today, A Grand Design. Tiffany – thank you for joining us. Please give us the 50-word thumbnail for your book. When Alyssa Denham and her best friend embark on a getaway to Mackinac Island, they also agree to help Alyssa’s grandmother piece together an heirloom quilt. Their quest unlocks amazing insight into her grandmother’s life … and attracts the attention of…

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End Of The Trail – A New Release

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End Of The Trail by Vickie McDonough, Susan Page Davis, and Darlene Franklin    About End of the Trail: Brooks Morgan is quick on the draw, but his weapon of choice is his smile. He’s smart and witty and has charmed his way through much of life, but now that he’s growing older—and a bit wiser—he wants to stop drifting and settle down. He sees his chance when he wins Raven Creek Ranch in a poker game, but when he goes to claim his prize, a pretty, young woman with a shotgun says the ranch belongs to her. Brooks isn’t leaving…

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Love Finds You in Bridal Veil, Oregon

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Love Finds You In Bridal Veil, Oregan by Miralee Ferrell Here’s what I most enjoyed about Miralee Ferrell’s historical romance, Love Finds You in Bridal Veil Oregon. When I read a romance, I don’t mind the predictability inherent in the genre. Romances–different from love stories–promise a happy ending. The hero and heroine will end up together, regardless of what happens between Page One and The End. The difference in Bridal Veil is we don’t quite know who the hero is. Schoolteacher Margaret Garvey has two good men in her life, and Ferrell manages to make them both sympathetic. The unfolding…

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Long Trail Home by Vickie McDonough

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Long Trail Home, book 3 in the Texas Trails: A Morgan Family series by Vickie McDonough Moody Publishers ISBN 978-0802405852 A weary soldier returns from the War Between the States to discover his parents dead, his family farm in shambles, and his fiancée married. Riley Morgan takes a job at the Wilcox School for Blind Children and tries to make peace with God and himself. When a pretty, blind woman who cares for the children reaches through his scarred walls and touches his heart, he begins to find renewed faith and hope for the future. But when he discovers Annie…

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The Anonymous Bride by Vickie McDonough

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The Anonymous Bride,  Book 1 in the Texas Boardinghouse Brides series by Vickie McDonough from Barbour Publishing released April 1, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-60260-696-8 Three mail-order brides arrive in Lookout, Texas, each expecting to marry the local marshal. But—he didn’t order a bride. When a contest ensues to discover which bride will make him the best wife, there is a surprise fourth entry –an anonymous one. Mayhem occurs as the whole town tries to figure out who the anonymous bride is, and the mayor pressures the marshal to pick a bride or lose his job. Will Marshal Davis tuck tail and run for the hills? Or…

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