News & Events

The Song of Sourwood Mountain is available for your reading pleasure at your favorite internet bookseller or wherever books are sold.

Baker Book House
Christianbook.com
Amazon
Barnes&Noble
BooksAMillion
Indie Bound
And many other sites.

Also look for In the Shadow of the River


Available at Booksellers Everywhere 

If you don’t see In the Shadow of the River in your local bookstore, most will be happy to order it for you.  You can also order it at these internet book sites.
Baker Book House
Christianbook.com
Amazon
BooksaMillion
Barnes & Noble
Indie Bound
And many other sites.

Check out all Ann’s books on her Book pages.

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Giveaways, Events & Internet Visits

Giveaways

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Giveaway Rules & Regulations

Events

September 21, 2024 – Bowling  Green, KY – Back to Back Books – 10 a.m to 5 p.m. CST at Author Hall at One Roof Event Space, 400 East Main Ave. – Ann will join other authors to meet readers and sign her new book, The Song of Sourwood Mountain and others. Check out more information about the venue and the authors in attendance here.

November 2, 2024 – Lexington, KY – Kentucky Book Festival – 9:30 a.m to 5 p.m. EST at Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 161 Lexington Green Cir#B – Ann joins many other authors in this premium book event to meet readers and sign her books.

PODCASTS AND POSTS ABOUT THE SONG OF SOURWOOD MOUNTAIN 

Because Fiction – Ann has a great time talking with Chautona about her new book. Always plenty of laughs on Because Fiction.

 

 

 

Madlit – When an author talks with Jaime Jo, anything goes.

Madlit Podcast

Madlit YouTube

 

 

Avid Readers of Christian Fiction – Ann had fun talking to Tricia Goyer about her book, The Song of Sourwood Mountain.

Avid Readers Podcast

Avid Readers YouTube

 

 

A Writer’s Day – Find out more about Ann’s day as a writer.

A Writer’s Day Podcast

 

 

 

Interviews and Reviews – One of the questions Ann answers is why she likes to set her stories in Kentucky.

More to Life – The Challenge of Teaching in 1910

Fresh Fiction – Ann let Ada June do the talking in this Conversation in Character interview on Fresh Fiction.

Character Interview on Novel PASTimes – Mira talks about the challenge of going to Sourwood Mountain

 

POSTS ABOUT IN THE SHADOW OF THE RIVER

Character Interview on NovelPastimes Jacci talks with Jack all about her experiences on a river showboat In the Shadow of the River.

Fresh Fiction Title Challenge  – Ann took on the challenge of coming up with a word to tell about her story for every letter in the title, In the Shadow of the River. Lots of letters in that title. So more challenging and more fun!

PODCASTS FOR IN THE SHADOW OF THE RIVER

Madlit Musings with Jamie Jo  – Ann talks with Jamie Jo Wright about books and writing.

A Writer’s Day – Ever wonder about a writer’s day? Then check out Ann’s talk with Ruth Douthitt for that and more, including about In the Shadow of the River.

The Romantic Side of Suspense with Sarah Hamaker – Ann shares about In the Shadow of the River in Quick Takes of Christian Romantic Suspense along with several more writers.

PODCASTS  & POSTS FOR WHEN THE MEADOW BLOOMS

The Because Fiction PodcastAnn talks with Chautona about her new release, When the Meadow Blooms and more.

Historical Fiction: Unpacked: Ann talks with Alison Treat about her new book, When the Meadow Blooms

Family Fiction Interview – Ann answers questions about her characters and the background in When the Meadow Blooms.

Friendship, Hope & Hometown Life: Ann is a guest on Shelia’s blog and posts about hope and healing, an underlying theme in When the Meadow Blooms. 

Southern Writers Magazine:Ann shares about “What Sparks a Story?”

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Giveaway Time coming on Ann’s blog, One Writer’s Journal too.

Find out more about Along a Storied Trail and Ann on these podcasts and internet visits:

Poisoned Pen Podcast – Ann talks with John Charles about her new book, Along a Storied Trail.

Simply Susan – Susan reviews Along a Storied Trail, and she also asks Ann to tell more about her life out on the farm.

The Because Fiction Podcast – Check out Ann’s chat with Chautona Havig about writing and Along a Storied Trail

Historical Fiction/Unpacked – Alison Treat interviews Ann on her podcast

Novel PASTimes – Character interview with Tansy Calhoun, Book Woman

Readers’ Entertainment Magazine – Behind the Words (Ann shares what’s behind some of the words she writes and what inspires her stories.)

Ann’s Internet Visits Talking about An Appalachian Summer and Writing:

Dottin’ the i – Check out Ann talking about An Appalachian Summer on Pledge Radio 

ACFW Fiction Finder Interview with Ann

Frolic Media – “Why I Wrote an Adventurous Heroine”

Cooking Up Story Ideas

Novel PASTimes Fun Character Interview with Piper Danson from An Appalachian Summer 

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Fun News

When the Meadow Blooms
Selah Award finalist
Carol Award semi-finalist
Faith, Hope and Love Readers’ Choice Awards Historical Novel Winner

 

 

River to Redemption – Selah Historical Romance Book of 2019

 

 

 

These Healing Hills winner of a Grace Award

 

 

 

 

These Healing Hills won the Faith Hope Love Readers Choice Award in Women’s Fiction.

 

 

 

Murder Is No Accident a Selah Finalist in the Mystery Category

 

 

 

These Healing Hills a CBA Bestseller!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Murder Comes by Mail

2017 Carol Award finalist in the Mystery/Suspense/Thriller category

 

 

 

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Love Comes Home

Selah Historical Romance Book 2015

Selah Best Book of 2015 Award!

 

 

Barr Library did a Pod Interview with Ann. You can hear what Ann says about writing The Innocent and more at the Barr Library’s Off the Page.

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Past Interviews

The giveaways have expired. The winners have received their books, but the interviews and posts are still fun if you want to know more about Ann and her books.

You can listen to Ann discussing The Refuge with Dottie Barnes on Dottin the i, a radio broadcast that highlights Christian Fiction writers. You have to scroll down to find Ann’s interview.

Podcast – Check out Ann’s Podcast about her book, River to Redemption, on Fresh Fiction.

A character interview with Louis from River to Redemption on Write Now.

Novel PastTimes – An Interview with Adria Starr from River to Redemption.

Character SpotlightRelz Reviews

Interview on Heartwings – A fun conversation with Nyla Kay

Interview on Fiona Mcvey Author Interviews Blog – Fiona, a blogger in Scotland, has interviewed thousands of authors, including Ann.

Interview with Brock Eastman all about Hidden Springs and Murder Is No Accident

Ann talked about the Hidden Springs mysteries on The Suspense Zone.

Fun interview on Many Books where I was Author of the Day.

Author Spotlight – Ann is interviewed about writing on Author Spotlight.

suspensezone.comCheck out Ann’s interview at the Suspense Zone.

www.lyncote.comMalinda Keane visits Lyn Cote’s blog to talk about Michael.

The Suspense Sisters interview Ann about writing and more, and see Marji Laine’s review of Murder Comes by Mail.
Check out Ann’s interview about her new book, Murder at the Courthouse, how she started writing and more on Author Spotlight.

Michael Keane, Hidden Springs Deputy in Murder at the Courthouse, took time off from his job as deputy sheriff in Hidden Springs to tell his favorite things on Write Now.

Ann’s interview on Write Now.

Ann was a featured author on Soul Inspirationz.

Fun interview and photos on Nora St.Laurent’s Up Close and Personal blog post including a picture of Ann with her first dog, Ollie, when she was just a kid.

Go back in time with Carlyn Kearney, Ann’s character in The Innocent, as she talks about her life and answers in a Heroine Interview with Margaret Daley.