Our lives have changed so much in just a week or two, haven’t they? When the news first started talking about canceled flights and cruises, my original thought was, “This might be a great year for park visits.” There’s no better place to practice social distancing than the wilderness–right? Wrong. National and state parks are … Read More
Okay, friends, it’s time to grab your marshmallows and gather around the virtual Yellowstone campfire! I’ve asked two of my author friends to join us today. Like me, they both have written novels set at Yellowstone National Park. So I thought it would be fun to “circle our camp chairs” and chat about what’s it … Read More
UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed. Our winner is Betty Tipton Chambers. Congratulations, Betty! I’ll be in touch so we can get your copies of The King’s Mercy and Ever Faithful in the mail! This is the long-awaited release week for Lori Benton‘s novel, The King’s Mercy (Giveaway info at end). Readers have been anticipating … Read More
EDIT: The Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt is over (10/28), and the winners have been contacted. The winner for my extra-bonus-giveaway for a copy of WHERE THE FIRE FALLS is Arletta Bouton! Congratulations, Arletta! Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’re just joining us, the hunt begins at Lisa Bergren’s website, with Stop #1. If … Read More
There is so much exciting book stuff going on right now, that I’m not sure where to start–with the surprise eBook sale of OUT OF THE RUINS *or* the second BookSweeps giveaway with 15+ inspirational historical fiction authors? I know I just came at you a couple of weeks ago with a BookSweeps giveaway, but … Read More
I’ve been running a fun cover reveal today (Wednesday) over on my Instagram page! Remember those little plastic hand puzzles we used to do as kids where you’d move the tiles around one by one trying to form a picture (or a line of numbers)? It was sort of like that, except much less frustrating. … Read More
This week I took my new novel, THE ROAD TO PARADISE . . . on the road! My son and I traveled to Mount Rainier National Park, the story’s inspiration. In celebration of TRTP’s launch, I decided it would be fun to put together a video tour of some of the places visited in the … Read More
The long-awaited release day has arrived for the first of my Vintage National Parks novels, The Road to Paradise! I’m so excited to see this book get out into bookstores, libraries, and especially into the hands of readers. I’ve dreamed of this novel ever since my days working as a ranger at Mount Rainier. Hopefully … Read More
Do you ever have those weeks when events collide and blessings overflow? As most of you know, I’m currently writing a new book series, The Vintage National Parks novels. Maybe you also know that my last series was set around the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. What you might not know is that this week is … Read More
In celebration of Women’s History Month (March) and International Women’s Day (March 8), it seems like a fitting time to talk about the amazing women who impacted the history of Mount Rainier National Park. While writing my upcoming novel, The Road to Paradise, I was inspired by the incredible stories of women who both challenged themselves … Read More