Happy December 1st! We’re excited to spend our first log cabin Christmas here in Kentucky. God is so gracious! Never would I have thought it possible to live and work on the same road my great-grandparents began farming in the 19th-century, a small mountain between us. I drive by their old home place every day when they used horse and …

Thanks to all who made the Fall Scavenger Hunt a roaring success! I wish I had a Kentucky-made Christmas ornament to send to everyone who left a comment. The winner is… Mary Jill! If you can share your snail mail address with me at lauran@tfon.com, I’ll get that ornament out to you! Thank you!

If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 31 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS with Stop #1 at Lisa Bergren’s site. Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not Explorer). There …

Dear Reading Friends, I had hoped to post a fall newsletter but alas, here it is mid-October and the leaves are changing rapidly and time has gotten away from me. In the meantime, the countdown for A Moonbow Night has begun and my publisher has created some lovely images for me to share. Here’s the first. What I would give …

                    I often have readers ask questions about my books. Some of my most devoted readers are writers themselves and hope to be published. So without further ado, here are some questions (and answers) that may be of interest… Betty asks: Do you have a favorite character or story that you …

From the catalog copy: With her signature sweeping style and ability to bring the distant past to vivid life, Laura Frantz beckons readers to join her in a land of Indian ambushes, conflicting loyalties, and a tentative love that meanders like a cool mountain stream. Pre-order links: Amazon, CBD, Barnes&Noble I truly have stars in my eyes over this cover, …

Recently I saw the final cover for A Moonbow Night. Revell’s art team incorporated several key elements of the story into the artistic design. Before I saw the final, I was sent the one photo of my heroine approved by the team. It’s a stunning shot. There’s Tempe Tucker, clad in homespun, a very simple garment on the 18th-century frontier. …

                        May porch. All winter I’ve been waiting till spring and porch-sitting weather. It’s here! Sometimes I write in the swing. Sometimes I just sit and drink coffee. Or read. Pen letters. Have quiet time. Sometimes I do nothing at all but listen to the birds and look down …

                        It’s with a lot of joy that I share these new author images with you. A bit of Kentucky for this Kentucky girl. I’m ready to part with that very pink promo shot made in Monterey with the blooming bougainvillea of five years ago. I’ve shed a foot …