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  • Between Heaven and Earth

    It’s another book birthday! To celebrate I am sitting at my computer, eating a Dole Whip (alas, not at Disneyland unfortunately) and thinking about some of my favorite scenes in Between Heaven and Earth. This Power of the Matchmaker book was a challenge to write–a fine line to walk with the characters and the all…

  • She’s Leaving On A Jet Plane

    My children are growing up way too fast–every single one of them, though I tell them constantly to stop it. Recently our youngest has shot up a couple of inches and lost two more baby teeth in front. I have it on good authority that the tooth fairy spent considerable time in his room last…

  • Worth the Read–A little romance to chase away the January blaahs

    Ah January . . . for many of us that means temperatures so cold we want to drag our blankets around with us when we get out of bed in the morning (anyone notice how popular “blanket scarves” are right now? I’m thinking that started with the whole blanket from the bed thing. Maybe I…

  • Huge ebook sale

    The authors of Echo Ridge decided to organize a multi-author sale during release week for their new Christmas anthology, Christmas Kisses. All the books featured on this sale are only $.99 and they are all amazing! Don’t forget to enter the rafflecopter giveaway for $200 in Christmas cash. Happy reading!

  • Marrying Christopher Cover Reveal

    I’m just wrapping up the manuscript for the third book about the Thatcher siblings, and Christopher’s story has been a lot of fun. It’s a departure from the other two–literally, as very little of this story takes place in England–but I hope readers will enjoy it every bit as much as his sisters’ stories. And…

  • Fifty Shades of Clean

    With Valentines Day upon us and the much anticipated release of the movie, *Fifty Shades of Grey, I’m happy to offer an alternative for those of us here in Happy Valley and elsewhere who prefer our romance squeaky clean–as in I can read this story to my grandmother or teenage daughter and not blush fifty…

  • Work In Progress Wednesday

    I’ve decided that once every month or so I’ll post about my work(s) in progress. Don’t ask me which Wednesday it will be, or even if it will be every month. I can’t commit to being that organized or consistent with this blog (or much else in my life, it seems), but I am trying!…

  • On Having It All

    The past few years have been tough for me in terms of anything to do with writing—time to pursue it, books published, finding an agent, blogging . . . The fledgling career I began in 2007 when Counting Stars was published seemed extinguished before it was even fully lit. I was sad about this, but…

  • In the Name of Love—or research—or why My Family Rocks

    Upcoming Booksignings for Captive Heart Saturday April 9th, 9-10:30 Spanish Fork Seagull Saturday April 23rd, 11-12:30 Springville Seagull Saturday April 30th, 11-12:30 Orem State Street Seagull Tuesday May 3rd, 7:00 pm, Provo City Library (with authors Sarah Eden and Jennifer Clark) Saturday May 14th, 11-12:30 American Fork Seagull It’s after midnight, and I’m just getting…

  • Captive Heart

    Emmalyne Madsen sends a desperate plea heavenward as a band of lawless men makes their way up the aisle of the railcar. When one hauls her roughly from the seat, threatening and cursing, Emmalyne fears her adventure out West has just turned into a nightmare. Thayne Kendrich has an urgent need for a school teacher,…