This week Julie Cannon, Courtney Walsh, Veronica Heley and Paula Mowery

When the ‘music calls her home’ one too many times, country music diva Jenny Cloud fears she cannot deal with the dark memories that her autobiographical lyrics evoke without losing her faith and her sanity.

 

“Twang” shows how to trust God to redeem those painful memories you think are unredeemable. It shows how you can experience peace through the cathartic nature of art.  

 

 

Courtney Walsh’s debut novel, /A Sweethaven Summer /hit the /New York Times/ bestseller list. She is a freelance writer and author of two craft books, /Scrapbooking Your Faith/ and /The Busy Scrapper/. She was also a contributing editor for /Memory Makers/ magazine. She lives in Illinois with her husband and three children. Learn more at courtneywalsh.typepad.com<http://courtneywalsh.typepad.com> or on her website courtneywalshwrites.com <http://courtneywalshwrites.com>.

 

 

The Sweethaven Circle is back — and so is friend they thought they’d never see again! The women of Sweethaven are enjoying an Indian summer when their old friend — the missing member of their scrapbook circle — arrives back home. Meghan Rhodes has moved on with her life, leaving Sweethaven and its painful memories in the past. But when her ex files for custody of their twins, she takes the first flight back to the beach town full of haunting memories. Meghan wants to make things right with her ex-husband, her children, and the friends she’d convinced herself she no longer needed. But is she too late? Meghan works with friends Jane, Lila, Adele, and Campbell to begin a new scrapbook for memories yet to be made. Picking up where A Sweethaven Summer left off, A Sweethaven Autumn explores the strong bonds of friendship, the power of forgiveness, and the importance of unconditional love.

 

Veronica Heley celebrates the publication of her 70th book in November 2012, having been  in the business for over 30 years. She lives in Gt Britain and is currently writing two gentle crime series, the Ellie Quicke mysteries and the Abbot Agency series, both of which are set in London. She also produces the occasional short story for the Methodist Recorder. She’s involved with her local church and community affairs, likes to break for coffee with friends and does the garden when she has time. She has been a member of a book reading club for 40 years, but has decided that life is too short to read depressing literature any more.  

Blurb for MURDER IN MIND, pub by Severn House in May 2012, USA in September 2012

Ellie Quicke has always disliked Evan Hooper, the local big estate agent, and is distressed when her ambitious daughter Diana announces she is carrying his child and about to become his fourth wife. When one of his children dies in an incident in their private gym and another succumbs to a peanut allergy, Ellie suspects someone is targeting members of the family. But surely Diana wouldn’t . . . or would she? The surviving members of the family appear to be self-centred and unsympathetic but as their numbers diminish, Ellie begins to understand the reasons behind the way they act. Can she save any more of them in time?

Bio for Paula Mowery:

Paula Mowery is a pastor’s wife and a homeschool mom. She has always been an avid reader of Christian fiction. She began writing in the area of nonfiction creating three Bible studies which were self-published. However, she crafted fiction stories which she shared with friends and family. When one of her readers encouraged her to pursue publication, she joined American Christian Fiction Writers, learning more about the world of fiction. Her debut work of fiction is a novella published by Harbourlight, a division of Pelican Book Group – THE BLESSING SEER.

Learn more about Paula at her blog – paulamowery.blogspot.com

Read more of her writing in her monthly columns on ChristianMagazine.org.

Blurb for THE BLESSING SEER by Paula Mowery

When God sends Addy a special messenger who challenges her to step from her comfort zone, she isn’t sure she’s up to the job. She feels inadequate to take on the task of encouraging others, and when she starts seeing visions, she worries she’s losing her mind.

Yet, Addy wants only to be used by God, even if that means seeing visions and risking relationship with family and friends. By stepping out on a limb, can Addy really accomplish something significant for God? What affect will her surrender to His will have on those around her? And, what affect will it have on her own life?