Prescription for Romance is the sequel to Letting Go, both set in small town Alabama. Scott Townsend made a brief appearance in the first book and dated the heroine. He was a nice guy then. Unselfish, thoughtful, sweet. Or so I thought. He didn’t tell me much in that first book. It wasn’t until Prescription […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Gail Kittleson on War, Magic and Irony
Roald Dahl, who created the incredibly engaging tales my children and I used to read together, said “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” It may seem strange […]
Releasing this week: Children of the Forgotten by Charles Franklin
We’re so excited about our new book, Children of the Forgotten by Charles Franklin. We’re sure you’ll like it (provided you can handle reading some violent scenes). Here’s the scoop: Sickness within the city. Deranged killers in the surrounding hills. Is this the end of mankind … or a new beginning? Christian young adult fiction. […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Don Prichard and the Survivor tale
Honestly, although some of my readers ask about it, I’ve never been stranded on a jungle island. But my protagonist is, and with three helpless companions, at that—an eleven-year-old girl, her elderly aunt, and a man-eating prosecuting attorney (okay, slight exaggeration on the latter, but not by much). While most people could survive for a […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Lillian Duncan writes about healing, struggles with her own health
Neuro…What? That’s what I said when my doctor told me I had Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) in 2012. It didn’t seem like such a big deal. After all, I felt fine and wasn’t really having any symptoms that I knew of. But I was wrong—really wrong! It was a big deal. So what exactly is […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Zoe M. McCarthy and the igloo
Gift of the Magpie takes place in December a few days before Christmas. Richmond, Virginia has had a huge dumping of snow. I planned a scene in which Cam cajoles Amanda into putting her book deadline aside to build a snowman. But, for my story, building a snowman seemed such a cliché. Then I remembered, […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Lynne Tagawa learns to avoid preaching
The plot of A Twisted Strand is ordinary. Well, maybe not so ordinary as all that. A rogue virus comes to South Texas, genetically engineered by terrorists. But writing about bioterrorism wasn’t my main reason for writing the book. I’m not a Michael Crichton (author of such books as Jurassic Park), and my focus wasn’t […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Debra E. Marvin identifies the murder weapon
I recently had the great pleasure of writing a mystery for Journey Fiction’s Nosy Parker series based on ‘grown-up’ fans of the girl detective—girls of the fifties who’d obsessively read those books many of us also grew up with. My original idea was to have a 1950s heroine with a history degree become involved with […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Darlene Franklin cooks up a Christmas tale
I absolutely love writing Christmas stories. A full twenty percent of my books are Christmas-themed, and I hope to write a new nativity story every year until I stop writing! I’ve written historical and contemporary Christmas romance in settings ranging from Vermont to Florida, Rhode Island to Wyoming. I’ve written light-hearted romps and stories inspired […]
Behind the Scenes: Author Jenna Brandt interviews a character
The English Proposal is set in Victorian England and concerns Lady Margaret, a young noblewoman. But what is her maid Sarah thinking? Let’s find out. If you had a free day with no responsibilities and your only mission was to enjoy yourself, what would you do? “I would go into town and purchase a scone […]