Small-Town Christian Romance Author Julie Arduini
Weaving faith, family, and chocolate in stories that feel like home
Shetland Sunset: An Excerpt By Linda Shenton Matchett Askel strolled from the docks toward Bergen’s shopping district. He’d needed a part for one of the boat engines he’d been repairing, and Gustav offered to keep him company. His cousin talked the entire trip into town but now whistled quietly and seemed lost in thought. No…
Love Under Construction DIY Disasters By Linda Shenton Matchett In 2002, my husband and I purchased a 4,000 square-foot “fixer upper” bed and breakfast in New Hampshire. The building had “good bones,” but a bit of deferred maintenance and poorly executed “Harry Homeowner” repairs and updates provided plenty of projects not including the complete overhaul…
In Desperation By Linda Shenton Matchett Merriam Webster defines desperation as “a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.” The saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” is attributed to Greek physician, Hippocrates based on a phrase from his writings. Women in the last quarter of the 19th century could often…
I can’t believe my first release, Entrusted, published ten years ago. My first small-town romance with a fiesty heroine named Jenna and a grieving grump named Ben honestly remains a favorite. Since then I’ve authored ten books. Given I’m a wife, mom, and served in youth and now women’s ministry, it’s a balance I haven’t…
Love and Chocolate: The Story Behind the Story By Linda Shenton Matchett During my high school years we lived in Montgomery County, Maryland which is about a two-hour drive to Hershey, Pennsylvania. Our church youth group visited the town’s amusement park, Hershey Park, on numerous occasions, and I still remember the smell of chocolate that…
Spies & Sweethearts: The Story Behind the Story By Linda Shenton Matchett One of my favorite aspects of being associated with the Wright Museum is the opportunity to meet men and women who lived during World War II. I love our displays, and I’ve learned a lot about the famous and infamous, but there is…