LAST CALL: A Christmas to Remember


Book Description: Mercy Lapp is ready for a fresh start. Having lost her beloved fianc? in a fishing accident during his rumschpringe, she escapes the painful memories by moving from her community in Shipshewana, Indiana, to Seymour, Missouri, where she takes a job as a mother’s helper. She isn’t exactly shy, but she’s hesitant to…
This is the book I wanted to start with when I began writing. Or at least, the nugget of the idea I had originally when characters like Gram started talking to me and I scribbled bits of dialogue all over paper towels and napkins. The grandmother in this story is a gem. I love her….
This week’s video of the week in the right sidebar is Amelia’s Legacy by Better Thomason Owens. It’s the Roaring Twenties and anything goes … Orphaned and living with her grandmother since the age of six, Nancy Sanderson desires only her freedom from her strict grandmother, Amelia Woods Sanderson, who divides her time between Nancy…
Tricia Goyer presents the third book in her Big Sky series, Beyond Hope’s Valley. It continues Marianna Sommer’s journey where she returns to her Indiana Amish roots for her brother’s wedding, and preparing for her own wedding to Aaron Zook. Although being Aaron’s bride has been her dream since she was a little girl, returning…
Caregiver Guilt: Confessions of a Walking Glue Stick By Dr. Linda Cobourn “I’m rubber, you’re glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you.” My father-in-law blamed me. It was unreasonable, hurled out of frustration while we stood in the trauma unit, waiting to see if my husband would survive. I…
Julie’s Note: Laura is in a critique group I facilitate, and I am in a group she facilitates, if that makes sense. She’s a gifted writer, and I am thrilled that other readers agree with me. Congrats, Laura! 2012 LAUREL AWARD WINNER Author Laura V. Hilton’s novel, A Harvest of Hearts, is the winner of Clash of…