The Squire’s Arrival Mary Harding (1880-1903) This historic painting gives a wonderful glimpse of the era Love’s Awakening is set in. The artist happens to be a woman which is extra delightful but her artistic life was so short! Nevertheless she has left us a beautiful image. I can only imagine who the squire might be…

Just received my copy of Love’s Awakening fresh from the printers! Do I look like a happy parent?! Books really are like babies to me. The series thus far… Book 3 is being titled and cover design started as we speak! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Establish thou the work of our hands. ~Psalm 91:16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Would love to know what you’re looking forward to …

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I’m currently reading book 3 in The Ballantyne Legacy aloud. All 97,000 words, my shortest novel to date! I can nearly hear my editors sigh with relief! My longest was The Frontiersman’s Daughter which weighed in at a whopping 124,000 words. This next story is due to my publisher September 1. I’ve been editing and rewriting and polishing madly since I finished …

  Salon Interior Carl Holsoe, 1869-1935

This weekend I spent time in the kitchen taking a writing break. I finally pressure-cooked green beans from the garden, made deviled eggs and a batch of wild blackberry jam, and squeezed in the coconut meringue pie I’ve been promising my men. Our raspberries are ripe so I couldn’t resist picking a few of those, too. But I did miss working on that book! …

Our giveaway winner for the ARC of Love’s Awakening and a bookmark is… Mary B.! Heartfelt thanks to all who entered. I only wish I had a book for each of you! This is just the first of many giveaways to celebrate the release of Love’s Awakening so please stay tuned. Have a wonderful weekend!

To celebrate 10,000 pins of historic dress on Pinterest, I’m giving away an ARC (advanced reader copy) of Love’s Awakening and a bookmark! If you’d like to enter, please join in by… *Tweeting about it *Sharing on Facebook *Leaving a comment here *If you’re not on Twitter or Facebook, just leave a comment anyway! Winner announced this Friday, August 2 Happy …

Just wanted to share Eden’s new Dutch cover with you here. I think the title is The Blacksmith’s Daughter but am not sure! I absolutely love the rustic building in the background as well as the hills/mountain. Very thankful for my Dutch readers! The French edition is coming soon. I’ll be sure to share that, too, once I have it in hand. …

The Staircase of the London Residence of the Painter Pieter Christoffel Wonder (1780-1852)