Fort Niagara stands at the mouth of the Niagara River where it flows into the last great lake, Lake Ontario. Nowadays, that’s Youngstown, New York, USA, and across the river is Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada—land once known only to First People tribes and fur traders. In 1678, … [Read more...] about A Visit from Debra E. Marvin
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Release day … party time!!
I'd honestly planned to post the next piece on setting for Backcountry Brides, but I drove to Omaha and back over the weekend for a writer's conference ... and I am tired!!! So, instead I present you ..Come join us over at the Colonial Quills blog, and on Facebook! Giveaways on both--including a BIG … [Read more...] about Release day … party time!!
A Visit from Denise Weimer
For this week's installment featuring different locations of our Backcountry Brides novellas, we're visiting the land of “The Hornet’s Nest,” the setting of Across Three Autumns by Denise Weimer.Denise writes:In a historical novel, setting consists of both location and date.Across Three Autumns … [Read more...] about A Visit from Denise Weimer
Introducing … Backcountry Brides! And a visit from Pegg Thomas
I am so excited to get to introduce my current release, The Backcountry Brides Collection! All eight novellas are written by contributors of the historical blog Colonial Quills, which focuses on the American colonial and Federal eras. The collection was the brain child of blog founder Carrie Fancett … [Read more...] about Introducing … Backcountry Brides! And a visit from Pegg Thomas
And the word for this year is … JOY!
2017 was hard for a lot of people. Natural disasters, perplexing politics, personal family drama in buckets.The year started difficult, with a marrow-deep weariness I couldn't shake no matter the prayers I prayed, or Scripture I read, or worship I entered into. But--through all, I knew God was … [Read more...] about And the word for this year is … JOY!
On Christmas, a new year, and turning 50 …
Some of us tend to be more, shall we say, passionate about God, and our faith, than others. Not that I think I'm anything special ... this is more from the perspective of, he who is forgiven much, loves much.But shoot, we’re more intense about everything. Which is not only exhausting for those … [Read more...] about On Christmas, a new year, and turning 50 …
