Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!

• The hunt BEGINS on 3/19 at noon Mountain with Stop #1 at LisaBergren.com.
• Hunt through our loop using Chrome or Firefox as your browser (not Explorer).
• There’s NO RUSH to complete the hunt—you have all weekend (until Sunday, 3/22 at midnight Mountain)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books and learn new things about them.
• Submit you entry for the grand prizes by collecting the CLUE on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the entry form at the final stop, back on Lisa’s site. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!

Laura Frantz is an author. Wife. Empty nester. Proud mom of an American soldier & a career firefighter. Though I will always call Kentucky home I live in Washington State.

You can learn more about me and all my books here on my site and on Facebook, X, and Instagram.

The call for liberty creates a divide between family and country, desire and duty, love and loyalty.

In 1777, caught in the crossroads of the American Revolution, sisters Maebel and Coralie Bohannon’s quaint New Jersey village becomes a battleground as they house American officers. Rebellion ripples through their family as members take opposing sides—Patriots and Loyalists—causing a deep chasm that fractures their once-unbreakable bond.

As Mae’s friendship grows with the American general Rhys Harlow, Coralie continues her liaison with her childhood sweetheart, a British officer stationed in New York. Mae, torn between her deepening love for the general and suspicion that her sister is a British spy, leaves the only home she’s ever known for the New York frontier. When betrayal strikes in the heart of the wilderness, she’s forced to take a perilous journey that tests her very survival and those she loves, all in the name of liberty.

It’s been said you can’t judge a book by its cover & that’s so true! A great cover opens the door to an entire universe or story world. The cover is a promise. A silent salesman. The right cover finds the right reader. A cover is the window into the soul of a story. I’ve heard them all! And out of my almost 20 published novels, I’ve had some cover hits & some cover misses. Here’s a look at cover art for my latest release, The Belle of Chatham. 

Publishing is especially thrilling when your novel gets a face. In this case, 3 of them! Revell’s art director sent me these comps to choose from. Easy, right? Not when you like ALL of them for different reasons! #1 pops with floral trim & a landscape & period-appropriate dress. Cover 2 has a to-die-for flag & balcony even if the heroine isn’t dressed for 18th-century success. And #3 is a win because of the hair & gown & jewelry though I’m not a fan of that wood wall behind her. Plus, our heroine’s hair is blonde & this belle’s is dark. Still, I had to choose so…

Voila! Once again, there were elements that I like but hoped to change. Since one of my former novel’s, A Heart Adrift, had a square frame around it, I decided to go with the scrap of paper & asked if more of the flag could be shown. Also, her hair needed lightening though to be honest, the dark hair is more striking…

So, now that we’ve narrowed it down to a single design, we still have to work out the placement of the title & author name…

After a bit of back & forth, this final design was landed on. I love it, thanks to Revell’s art team & the very gifted designer, Laura Klynstra. She’s done my covers since A Heart Adrift which is one of my favorites along with The Rose & the Thistle & The Indigo Heiress. 

Cover love is a splendid thing!

Here’s the Stop #15 Basics:

If you’re interested, you can order The Belle of Chatham on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Christianbook or your local bookstore. 

Clue to Write Down: or if a

Link to Stop #16 HERE, the next Stop on the Loop: Creston Mape’s site!

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Another novel is on shelves!

This year is such a historic milestone. 1776-2026.

I’m so grateful to be American born that I wrote a book about it!

A tale of courtship & marriage, duty versus desire, faith & forgiveness.

In the spirit of 1776, happy reading!

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We’re now well into 2025 & this is my busiest – & hopefully best – writing year yet. Not much time for relaxing though I’m dreaming of a bookish picnic reminiscent of my childhood Kentucky days. My current chilly, damp Pacific Northwest life keeps me near the fireplace till June. Such is the fate of a sun-loving, southern expat!

Since I’m often asked during podcasts & at book events what I’m working on next, here’s a brief update…

Novel 18 has a name! But you’ll have to wait till this summer’s cover reveal to discover it:) Revell kept my working title which I love & I’m in an entirely new setting. Releasing January 2026 to coincide with our nation’s 250th anniversary of independence.

Novella 2 appears in July of this year – Bleu Galant’s happy ending from The Seamstress of Acadie. Watch for a cover reveal soon. Newsletter subscribers see it first!

I’m currently switching gears & writing a novel set in 1798 Georgian London, the very end of my beloved 18th-century, but what I’m discovering through research is fascinating. I’d originally based the story on pirates & smugglers along the Thames but am now going another direction with all those who shaped history for the better during that time period. Quite a bit of mystery & suspense in this one. I hope you find it fascinating, too!

My publisher, Revell, has asked me to write a Christmas novella which will release in September 2027. I’ll follow that up with a full-length novel in February 2028. Thank you all for making that possible!

So, for future reading think the American Revolution, late Georgian-era London, a colonial American Christmas, & the founding of Savannah, Georgia, etc. 

HAPPY READING!

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It’s always a joy when authors come together to celebrate readers! In this case, 6 of us with signed books to be mailed to a Valentine’s winner. These are our latest releases, some brand new. Enter at the link below. Hope you win!

RAFFLECOPTER

Happy reading!

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July is extra sweet when I get to share a release month with the very gracious, gifted Mimi Matthews ! One lucky winner will receive signed copies of each of the novels pictured, along with a $50.00 Amazon gift card!! 😍📚

🥀Enter via Rafflecopter at https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92989f07673/
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Celebrate with Us Giveaway Terms & Conditions

Giveaway hosted by Mimi Matthews & Laura Frantz. No Purchase Necessary. Entrants must be 18 years or older. All information will remain confidential and will not be sold or otherwise used, except to notify the winner and to facilitate postage of the book to the winner. Void where prohibited.

One winner (US only) will receive the Celebrate with Us Giveaway package which includes the following:

A signed paperback copy of A Matter of Honor by Laura Frantz
A signed paperback copy of A Lady of Conscience by Mimi Matthews
A $50 Amazon Gift Card

If there is an international winner, they will receive ebook (digital) copies of the books and a $50 Gift Card suitable to their location.

Giveaway is open from 12.01 am Pacific time 7/24/24 until 11.59pm Pacific time on 8/07/24.

The winner will be announced on Mimi Matthews’ blog on 8/08/24.

#giveaway #BookGiveaway #historicalromance

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It’s almost time! When hosting our Scotland tour in May 2022, author Pepper Basham & I decided England would be our cup of tea for 2024. Here’s a wee look at the itinerary if you’d like to follow along. I’ll be posting pics on my author Facebook page as well as our private group, Gorgeous Georgians, Instagram, etc. It’s wonderful to be London bound this month!

We’re hoping to host another Scotland tour in 2026. We’d love to have you join us!

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Hard to believe novel #15 is out there in the hands – & hopefully hearts – of readers everywhere!

Hardest novel I’ve ever written. Hardest novel to research because this is hidden history, so to speak. The late Queen Elizabeth issued a formal apology to the Acadians for the part the British played in their history during her reign centuries after the fact So hope you enjoy this little known, heartbreaking history & find it threaded with hope, pun intended!

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I haven’t been to Chicago in many years so am especially excited to attend Jocelyn Green’s A Novel-Tea at the historic Palmer House. This is an elegant event with reading friends & authors in a beautiful setting. I’ll also be joining Jocelyn & readers for her Chicago tour on Saturday before the event. Jocelyn’s novels are excellent & she’s a two-time Christy Award winner. I highly recommend her historical fiction & she has a new release this fall!

I was aware of Chicago’s deep dish pizza but the Palmer House Brownie is something I hope to try. Here’s the recipe from their site if you’d like to bake this historic treat – RECIPE. 

So, off to Chicago I go!

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Last month I made a whirlwind trip to Minnesota, my first visit to the Land of 10,000 Lakes! I was just one of many authors attending the Mississippi River Readers Retreat hosted by author Gabrielle Meyer who writes wonderful books. She has a dream team of organizers/planners in the Heffron family who also live in the storybook, historic town of Little Falls. Such a beautiful time was had despite the 103 degree temps when I landed. Whew! I never realized MN could get that hot but this southerner got dewey! I even visited the Mall of America & came away without buying anything but lunch. It was a delicious lunch:)

So many lovely touches during that four days including these lovely author corsages. Spending time with reading friends made for a wonderful, memorable time. The next MRRR event will be July 2025. Please attend if you can!

Thank you, Minnesota!

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