Marylu Tyndall has a new book coming out!

Dear friends, In honor of my next release, JUNE IS VEIL OF PEARLS MONTH ON MY BLOG! Every Friday, I'll be posting something fun and interesting about the book, the characters, the plot, including the fan favorite "Guess what the character will say next" contest! Plus, I'm giving away TWO free copies! That's TEN lucky winners for the Month!!. All you have to do is read the post and leave a comment. Simple, eh? So drop on by and join the fun   Hope to see you there!   Charleston in 1811 is bustling with immigrants like Adalia, a runaway slave so light-skinned that no one guesses her past. Terrified her secret will be discovered, she settles into a quiet life making herbal remedies for a local doctor. But when Morgan, the handsome son of a prominent family, sweeps her into his glamorous world-a world in which the truth about Adalia's heritage would ruin them both-suspicions and petty jealousies are aroused. What will Morgan do when he discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is a runaway slave?    Oh my! Seldom has my heart ached more at the turn of a last page. MaryLu Tyndall is simply one of the best in Christian romance today and Veil of Pearls, her finest work yet. A pearl beyond compare, this is a love story that transcends era and class to race your heart and soothe your soul, leaving you breathless and longing for more. Absolutely one of my favorite reads ever! Julie Lessman, award-winning author of The Daughters of Boston and Winds of Change series.    Veil of Pearls Trailer

MaryLu Tyndall MLTyndall Books P.O. Box 23011 San Jose, California 95123 http://www.marylutyndall.com http://crossandcutlass.blogspot.com

Harmony Trilogy by Nancy Mehl

Nancy Mehl has come out with an exciting new trilogy published through Barbour Publishing. 

Simple Secrets

Can graphic designer Gracie Temple have it all: the big city life and a job at a successful advertising firm? Just when she feels life coming together she receives an unknown uncle’s inheritance in a quiet Kansas Mennonite community. The house comes with a dark legacy and a cast of interesting neighbors, including farmer Sam Goodrich. Can Gracie shake off the dust of this town or will its secret charms pull her in to stay?

Simple Deceit

In the sequel to Simple Secrets, watch how a raging current of deceit runs through the once peaceful Mennonite community of Harmony, Kansas. As soon as Gracie decides to stay in town and take freelance work involving a local land developer, the townspeople blame her for bringing on this change that could ruin life as they know it. Gracie’s motives in romance with Sam, in helping an oppressed teenager, and in trying to make a living are all suddenly drawing suspicion. Should she leave or stay and fight for what she has come to love?

 

Simple Choices

Can city-girl Gracie temple find contentment in the small town of Harmony, Kansas--or will the pull of opportunities and unexpected events have her running back to Wichita? When freelance graphic designer Gracie brings Hannah Mueller, the bishop's rebellious daughter, home from art classes in the city, trouble follows. How will Gracie stand up under accusations that she's a bad influence on Hannah? When Gracie is offered a scholarship in the city, her fiancée, Sam Goodrich, is more than willing to postpone their wedding. Is this Sam's way of backing out of matrimony? What unforeseen event will change Gracie's life forever?

Visit Nancy's website: 

http://www.nancymehl.com/

Nancy Mehl lives in Wichita, Kansas with her husband Norman and their dog, Watson. She’s authored thirteen books and is currently at work on her newest series for Bethany House Publishing.

You can purchase Nancy's books online or find them in bookstores everywhere.

Promise Me This by Cathy Gohlke

Michael Dunnagan survived the sinking of the Titanic, thanks to the courage of Owen Allen, and promised to help Owen's family, his younger sister, Annie, in England and the rest of the family living in New Jersey, since Owen could not.

 Michael started to communicate to Annie through letters, but her anger over her brother's death was steeped in each of her responses. Eventually, Annie begins to lay aside her anger and their letters become friendlier. Michael saves up enough money to bring Annie to America just as WWI breaks out in Europe...then all communication with Annie ceases!

About Cathy Gohlke:

Cathy is the two-time Christy Award-winning author of William Henry is a Fine Name and I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires, which was also won the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Book of the Year Award and was listed by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2008.

Her third novel, Promise Me This, released in February of 2012, and her fourth novel, Band of Sisters, will release in September 2012. Cathy’s writing has also appeared in Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul, in My Turn to Care–Affirmations for Caregivers of Aging Parents, in newspapers, magazines, and in plays and monologues produced on local stages. 

Her story, Meet Me at the Holly Tree, was awarded an honorable mention in the Genre Short Story category of the Writer’s Digest 2000 Writing Competition.

Visit Cathy at her website at  
http://authorcathygohlke.com/

Saving Hope by Margaret Daley

When a teenager goes missing from the Beacon of Hope School, Texas Ranger Wyatt Sheridan and school director Kate Winslow are forced into a dangerous struggle against a human trafficking organization. But the battle brings dire consequences as Wyatt's daughter is terrorized and Kate is kidnapped. Now it's personal, and Wyatt finds both his faith and investigative skills challenged as he fights to discover the mastermind behind the ring before evil destroys everyone he loves.

About Margaret Daley: Margaret Daley is an award winning, multi-published author in the romance genre and is currently the President for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), an organization of over 2300 members. She was one of the founding members of the first ACFW local chapter, WIN in Oklahoma. She has taught numerous classes for online groups, ACFW and RWA chapters. She enjoys mentoring other authors.

Margaret's website: 

http://www.margaretdaley.com/

The Sequel to 'Daughters of Liberty'!

Native Son is the sequel to Daughters of Liberty. If you love great historical fiction with a blend of romance and intrigue you will enjoy these books immensely!  If you've never tried this genre, I highly recommend you do.

Native Son

Heritage Edition

by

Joan Hochstetler

Brigadier General Jonathan Carleton has pledged his allegiance to the newly elected commander of the rebel force, General George Washington. But his heart belongs to fiery Elizabeth Howard, who charms British officers by day and by night delivers their secrets to the Sons of Liberty. Their plans to marry are put on hold, however, when Washington orders Carleton to undertake a perilous journey deep into Indian territory, while Elizabeth continues to spy on the British. Within weeks, she learns that far out in the wilderness Carleton has been captured by the Seneca. Despite all attempts to find him, his fate remains shrouded in mystery.

Forced to abandon Boston, British General William Howe prepares to unleash an overwhelming invasion force against Washington’s badly outmatched army at New York City. And reports begin to filter back from the western frontiers that a new Shawnee war chief named White Eagle is leading devastating raids against both British and American outposts in Ohio Territory.

Historical fiction

ISBN: 9781936438099

$15.99

Web site: www.theamericanpatriotseries.com

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Native-Son-American-Patriot-Book/dp/1936438097/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1325640801&sr=8-3

Christianbook.com: http://www.christianbook.com/native-son-american-patriot/j-m-hochstetler/9781936438099/pd/438099?item_code=WW&netp_id=959481&event=ESRCG&view=details

  

Award-winning author J. M. Hochstetler is the daughter of Mennonite farmers, a graduate of Indiana University, a professional editor, and a lifelong student of history. A graduate of Indiana University, she has published three historical novels set during the American Revolutionary War, Daughter of Liberty, Native Son, and Wind of the Spirit, the first three books of the American Patriot Series. Book four, Crucible of War, releases in 2012.

Her contemporary novel One Holy Night, a retelling of the Christmas story set in modern times, was the Christian Small Publishers 2009 Book of the Year and finalist for the American Christian Fiction Writers 2009 Carol Award. An editor with Abingdon Press for many years, she is currently the publisher and editorial director of Sheaf House Publishers, a Nashville area small press.

Summer of Promise by Amanda Cabot

Dear Reader,

One of the questions I’m often asked is how I get the ideas for my books. The answer is that oh-so-frustrating “It depends.” And it does. Each book is different from every other.

Those of you who’ve read my bio know that I’m an avid traveler, and so you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Summer of Promise was inspired by a trip. I’ve always been fascinated by the pioneers who traveled West in covered wagons, so what better place to visit than Fort Laramie, where all the wagon trains stopped to rest and stock up on supplies before crossing the Rockies?

At the time that I planned the trip, I had no intention of setting a book there. It was simply a chance to escape the seemingly unending work associated with moving into a new house. But inspiration strikes when you least expect it.

When we arrived at the fort, I was struck by several things. First of all, it didn’t look like my image of a Western fort. There’s no stockade surrounding the garrison. Instead, it’s open and seemingly unprotected. The second surprise was that the buildings didn’t fit my picture of Army construction. The barracks and the officers’ housing were constructed of a variety of materials and, combined with the central parade ground, made the fort look like a New England village. The third surprise was that, although this was once a military installation, it felt peaceful. In other words, it wasn’t what I had expected.

Prior to that day, if someone had asked me to write a book set at Fort Laramie, I would have assumed that it would take place during the great migration and that the heroine would be part of a wagon train. But as I walked around the fort and learned more about its history, I became fascinated with its final days. During its last decade of existence (the 1880s), Fort Laramie saw no wars, and not even much in the way of conflict. Instead, it was a place where officers lived in relative luxury, where their wives held teas and balls, and where the parade ground boasted gaslights and birdbaths.

I was hooked. And so, in the space of an afternoon, when all I had expected was a little recreation, I had the beginning of a book. As it turned out, not just one but three. I realized that Abigail, the heroine of Summer of Promise, was one of three sisters and that each of them deserved her own book.  The Westward Winds trilogy was born.  

If you journey with Abigail and Ethan to Fort Laramie in the summer of 1885, I hope you’ll come to love the old fort as much as I do.  And, if you’re ever in Wyoming, don’t pass up the opportunity to visit it in person.  Who knows?  You might come away with an idea for a book … or three.

Blessings,

Amanda

www.amandacabot.com