More about Jessamine in her Own Words

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Last week I wrote a little about my character, Jessamine, in my Shaker book, The Gifted.  I promised to share an interview I did “with” her when the book released. I enjoy doing character interviews. I need to do two of them for characters from my upcoming release, The Song of Sourwood Mountain. Maybe that’s why I thought of sharing this one. …

Shaker Day of Atonement

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Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ~Colossians 3:13 (NIV) This morning on my Facebook page today for my weekly  Shaker Wednesday, I posted about the Shakers’ Sacrifice Day or Day of Atonement. But I think it works for a last post of the year here on …

E-book Sale on a Christmas Story from Harmony Hill

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  What fun to see that my Shaker Christmas novel, Christmas at Harmony Hill, is on special e-book sale right now at most internet sites for the very low price of 99 cents or less! That gives me the chance to offer you a very inexpensive gift of a story for Christmas. The book is set at the end of the Civil …

Shaker “Spirit Drawings”

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Every Wednesday on my Facebook author page, I do a Shaker Wednesday where I share a little Shaker history from some of the resource books I used when I was writing my Shaker novels. Earlier I had posted a picture of my latest Shaker book, The Refuge, alongside a picture I have of the Shaker Tree of Life. This picture …

A Shaker Day of Atonement

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ~Mahatma Gandhi My Shaker Christmas book, Christmas at Harmony Hill, is on e-book special right now. You can download a copy at many of the e-book sites for a penny less than one dollar. Ninety-nine cents! I love that the publishers decided to offer this book  at a special price …

Common Sense, Dancing

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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. –William James, American Philosopher and Psychologist, 1842-1910 With twin boys, you’d best have a sense of humor and some common sense too, don’t you think? But do any of the rest of you sometimes worry that good …

Never Say Never

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“…a fast paced story of love, redemption, faith, triumphs…a heartrending story…an outstanding story involving the Shakers and their beliefs. A must read.” – Review of The Blessed by April Renn, My Book Addiction Reviews My Shaker book, The Blessed, is on special e-book sale this month. Christianbook.com has it for 79 cents. It’s 99 cents most other e-book sites like Amazon. You can find more …

Scavenger Hunt Winners

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Wow! Now wasn’t that Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt a blast? I had so much fun going through and reading all the other authors’ posts. They were all excellent, but I especially enjoyed Sarah Sundin’s about her daughter’s romance that sort of followed the plot line of one of Sarah’s books and Lyn Cote’s post about Louisa May Alcott. Learned some …