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Audios, Contests, & Plain News

Many have written asking for the large-print version of When the Soul Mends. I wish I could direct you to where it can be bought, but I’ve been told the large-print version will not be released until spring. For some, an audio version might be the answer they’re looking for. If you’d like to view or ...read more

Contest and Finding Hannah

For those who receive my newsletter, you had the article ”Finding Hannah” enter into your inbox in September’s issue of Plain News.  As part of an invitation to those who don’t receive the newsletter, I’ve posted that article below. Whenever I have the opportunity to mingle with readers, I’m surprised by the number of people who ...read more

My Latest Trip to Pennsylvania

I arrived home late Tuesday after a wonderful trip to visit family in Pennsylvania. There’s never enough time to see as much of my loved ones as I want, so I often leave with my heart aching for more.   Sally (my step mom) was a constant help from the time my plane touched down ...read more

The Shape of Mercy and New Contest

Remember the Salem Witch trials? It’s a time period cloaked in mysteries and Susan Meissner has written a powerful book that delves deep into love, fear, and how prejudice and judgment affects three separate generations of women—a young Puritan girl, an elderly librarian, and a college student.    Here’s what a reviewer from Publishers Weekly ...read more

PA Dutch Words and a Contest

In July, while at the International Christian Retail Show in Orlando, my publisher told me that my three books in the Sisters of the Quilt series will be coming out in audio format. I was THRILLED. It’s something many readers have asked me about. The publisher mentioned that the narrator would contact me in a ...read more

Winner, a contest, and detasseling

Whew! Time has slipped right past me! I’m under deadline and have been under the weather. Those are never a good combination, are they?  I have so much I want to share, and only a few minutes. First, I’d like to send a huge CONGRATS to RITA winner, Linda Goodnight. I’m so excited for her! It ...read more

Winner, an excerpt, and a contest . . .

Happy July! The temps are hot, the pantry needs restocking again, and the sink needs emptying . . . again, and summertime rolls on. The good news is the neighborhood pool has plenty of water Offered in the last blog contest was an autographed copy of When the Soul Mends, to be sent when available. ...read more

Authors . . . you be the judge . . .

While in Orlando, I tried to keep a well-known author straight. Did it work? Below you’ll find a photo of Brandilyn Collins, writer of Seatbelt Suspense. What I want to know is when reading her Seatbelt Suspense, where’s the padded bar that both surrounds a person and gives them something solid to hold on to–like the ones on ...read more

A Few Answers to Your Questions

It’s always exciting to send out a new edition of my Plain News newsletter. The June issue went out on Saturday, chocked full of interesting things shared only in the newsletter, including the first chapter in When the Soul Mends, the second half of the article about connecting to the Old Order Amish, a contest ...read more