Dear Breea reminded me I need to post a sneak preview of Love’s Awakening. It’s no fun to see the cover and not have a clue what’s between those pages! Ellie Ballantyne, youngest child of Silas and Eden, has quit finishing school. Missing her family, Ellie leaves Philadelphia determined to never return. But at her family home in up-and-coming Pittsburgh, Ellie …
Fire Opal
Fire Opal/Grace Mutell, 1899 by Laura Coombs Hills (American, 1859-1952) Today I opened the mail and gave a little gasp when I saw this card. I just had to show it to you. It’s from a dear reader in South Carolina who knows just what turns my crank, as they say in Kentucky;) I think the best part of being an author, aside …
Love’s Awakening cover reveal
Love’s Awakening by Brandon Hill. Brandon is about to post a special ‘behind the scenes cover shoot’ – here it is ~ http://blog.brandonhillphotos.com/loves-awakening/ Does the cover art offer any hints about the story to come?
Galleys!
Galleys for Love’s Awakening just arrived and my computer has decided two and a half years of faithful service is enough! So looks like I’m visiting Office Depot today:) Prayers appreciated! It’s fun and interesting spending time with these characters after a four month absence. You see all sorts of things you didn’t notice when you were intimately acquainted for a …
LifeWay and Love’s Reckoning
Eden Ballantyne by Brandon Hill This is my favorite photograph of Eden from the Love’s Reckoning cover shoot. It has a haunting quality about it that reminds me of The Last of the Mohicans, especially the heartrending cliffside scene between Uncas and Alice. I am not much of a moviegoer but I must confess when it released, I went to see it 7 …
Pin of the week
Love Lewis. Favorite books by him are Mere Christianity and Chronicles of Narnia. I find this quote so intriguing…
Free fall
I AM WITH YOU. These four words are like a safety net, protecting you from falling into despair. Because you are human, you will always have ups and downs in your life experience. But the promise of My Presence limits how far down you can go. Sometimes you may feel as if you are in a free fall, when people …
Love’s Awakening up for pre-order!
Heartfelt thanks to dear Renee, who lives near the very place in Pennsylvania I write about and has just let me know Love’s Awakening has appeared on Amazon and is up for pre-order. Still no cover lest you rush over and are disappointed – but that’s coming! For now, I’ll let you peek at the gown on my Pinterest boards that Ellie …
Happy Valentine’s Day!
John Everett Millais (1829–1896) There’s a book waiting to be written about this intriguing painting, one would think:) Happy Valentine’s Day!
Six years
Six years ago today I stepped into the world of publishing and life hasn’t been the same since:) Here are a few highlights… A small gathering of Revell authors, editors, and marketing staff… Fellow Books&Such Literary Agency authors… First awards banquet in Denver. This handsome Highlander isn’t my agent (Janet Grant is), but Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary looks better in a …