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YOU READY FOR THIS? *GRINS* In one month, Nightshade will release to the unsuspecting public. Until then...you have this to help you prepare.
I just received the trailer for NIGHTSHADE. Misty Taggart and her team at TRAILER TO THE STARS did a fabulous job with it, don't you think?
A review:
This intense story full of action, is also full of emotion and life. Men dealing with issues they hadn’t planned on. Surprise after surprise and bomb after bomb set this adventurous trail with the reader racing to the end. I found myself crying and smiling and hated it when it ended. ~~Jan Crow, Katy Budget Books, Book Buyer
Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?
Hey, y'all! Today, I want to introduce you to a really awesome lady--LINDA CLARE--and her Abingdon Fiction title, THE FENCE MY FATHER BUILT. Through Abingdon, I've gotten to know Linda, and I have to tell you she's one of the sweetest, most encouraging ladies I've met. I'm so honored to feature her book and share with you a gem!
THE FENCE MY FATHER BUILT
When legally separated Muri Pond, a librarian, hauls her kids, teenager Nova and eleven year-old Truman, out to the tiny town of Murkee, Oregon, where her father, Joe Pond lived and died, she's confronted by a neighbor's harassment over water rights and Joe's legacy: a fence made from old oven doors.
The fence and accompanying house trailer horrify rebellious Nova, who runs away to the drug-infested streets of Seattle. Muri searches for her daughter and for something to believe in, all the while trying to save her inheritance from the conniving neighbor who calls her dad Chief Joseph. Along with Joe's sister, Aunt Lutie, and the Red Rock Tabernacle Ladies, Muri must rediscover the faith her alcoholic dad never abandoned in order to reclaim her own spiritual path.
Think I'm just touting another of my amazing friends? Nope. WAit. Okay, yes--maybe I am. But read this and see what Jane Kirkpatrick had to say about Linda's THE FENCE MY FATHER BUILT:
"With vivid descriptions and a fine sense of place, Linda Clare introduces us to a little known landscape of the high desert west. Her distinctive characters soon populate the small sagebrush dotted town, the seemingly isolated homesteads, a ranching community's ways, and our hearts. Self-discovery is not left to Muri Pond, the single mom seeking meaning in her life; each character makes a change a so do readers as the mystery of the fence is unveiled and we discover how voices from our past can transform and lead us home." ~ Jane Kirpatrick, Award-winning author of Flickering Light and All Together in One Place
Ha! See, it's not just me. You've got to read this book. And if you'll leave a comment, I'll draw a winner for a FREE COPY of this book.
BIOGRAPHY: Linda S. Clare grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and taught art as well as elementary school in public and private schools. She has published four books, including her debut novel The Fence My Father Built (Abingdon Press 2099). She has won several fiction awards, teaches college writing classes and works as a mentor and editor. Her husband of thirty-two years and their four adult children, including a set of twins, live in Eugene, Oregon, along with five wayward cats, Oliver, Xena Warrior Kitty Paladine, Melchior and Mamma Mia!REMEMBER: LEAVE A COMMENT (WITH EMAIL ADDRESS) FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A COPY OF THE FENCE MY FATHER BUILT!
We live a world that is ever-changing, and with it, we are seeing a stronger and larger presence of Muslims. Rather than run in fear or hide in our homes, Christians should be prepared. Armed with knowledge, not only of our own faith, but of the basic doctrines of the Muslim faith.
Recently, I downloaded a copy of The Gospel for Muslims by Thabiti Anyabwile. I have to say this is one of the simplest yet information-packed books I've read recently. It's not a long book (144 pages) but it is a treasure trove of information. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed this book so much that I went and bought my own copy so I can mark it up and share it with my husband.
This book is HIGHLY recommended to every Christian. It provides a foundation of the Christian faith elements, then compares/contrasts those beliefs with what is written in the Qu'ran.
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| SubTitle: | | An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence | ||||||
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