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Meet Author K. (Kenya) Lumpkin: "K. Lumpkin began writing and illustrating books at the age of 4. Currently, she is a wife and mother of two adolescents who make the simplest things in life exciting. K. Lumpkin and her family have lived in Latin America and various states in the U.S. When not homeschooling and learning with as well as from her teens and when a breath can be caught, she enjoys the pleasures of her early years — writing, reading, dancing and painting. River  (previously titled  Fire Clouds ) and  Beauty  (previously titled  Beauty for Ashes ) are the next installments in the series of the novel you currently hold in your hands. K. Lumpkin is also the author of  Nothing in Time Separating ." ~ Goodreads "I wouldn't give love up if there was any way I could control it. It's precious, and it's not that easy to find." David said he'd never hurt her but Kyana has never experienced such searing pain. A madman has snatched the love of her lif...

Meet Author Mike Donehey: "Mike Donehey Is amazed by the love of God. He is author of the book Finding God's Life for My Will , and sings in the boisterous and enthusiastic pop band, Tenth Avenue North. He loves his wife and four Daughters. He currently lives in Nashville Tennessee." ~ Amazon Here's More: Goodreads Tenth Avenue North Website Mike Donehey Website "By Your Side" Acoustic Version "By Your Side" Original Version ECPA BESTSELLER • The lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for award-winning contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North shows readers that by seeking God first and focusing on serving Him, we can live daily in His will. "Perhaps God isn't giving me the plan because He wants to be the plan." This was the aha moment for Mike Donehey after years of wrestling with his obsession to know God's specific plans for his life. He came to the realization that waiting for absolute certainty from God before making dec...

Meet Author J.D. Salinger: "Born in New York in 1919, Jerome David Salinger dropped out of several schools before enrolling in a writing class at Columbia University, publishing his first piece ("The Young Folks") in Story magazine. Soon after, the New Yorker picked up the heralded "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," and more pieces followed, including "Slight Rebellion off Madison" in 1941, an early Holden Caulfield story. Following a stint in Europe for World War II, Salinger returned to New York and began work on his signature novel, 1951's "The Catcher in the Rye," an immediate bestseller for its iconoclastic hero and forthright use of profanity. Following this success, Salinger retreated to his Cornish, New Hampshire, home where he grew increasingly private, eventually erecting a wall around his property and publishing just three more books: "Nine Stories," "Franny and Zooey," "Raise High the Roof Beam, and Carp...

Meet Author Leigh Fleming: "Leigh Fleming is an award-winning author of romantic suspense and has published contemporary romance. The Truth of the Matter is her first work of historical women's fiction. Leigh lives in West Virginia with her husband and her deaf French bulldog. When not writing, she enjoys reading, travelling, scrapbooking, and spending time with friends." ~ Amazon Contact Leigh at leigh@leighfleming.com Website: http://www.leighfleming.com Follow her: http://www.facebook.com/leighhflemingauthor http://www.twitter.com/leighhfleming1 http://www.instagram.com/lhfauthor I had the privilege to read her newest book The Truth of the Matter : "On a cold night in 1877, Laurel Whitman’s father flies into a rage and throws her into the street. His behavior isn’t unusual; he has ridiculed her for years, and Laurel doesn’t understand why. All she knows is that his vitriol has something to do with her grandmother, a woman shrouded in mystery.  Laurel goes on a har...

Meet Author Fredrik Backman: "Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, Us Against You, and two novellas, And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer and The Deal of a Lifetime, as well as one work of nonfiction, Things My Son Needs to Know About the World. His books are published in more than forty countries. His next novel, Anxious People, will be published in September 2020. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and two children."  Connect with him on Facebook and Twitter @BackmanLand or on Instagram @Backmansk . ~ Amazon             Anxious People: "A People Book of the Week, Book of the Month Club selection, and Best of Fall in Good Housekeeping, PopSugar, The Washington Post, New York Post, Shondaland, CNN, and more!" “[A] quirky, big-hearted novel…Wry, wise, and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly origi...

Meet Author Suzanne Woods Fisher: "Suzanne Woods Fisher loves stories worth telling about people worth remembering. With over a million copies of her book sold worldwide, this bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 books is always on the lookout for the unsung hero with an untold story." ~ Amazon Readers are invited to stop by Suzanne's website at: www.suzannewoodsfisher.com "Haunted by her sister's mysterious disappearance, Lucy Wilson arrives in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1911 to work for Cora Wilson Stewart, superintendent of education. When Cora sends Lucy into the hills to act as scribe for the mountain people, she is repelled by the primitive conditions and intellectual poverty she encounters. Few adults can read and write. Born in those hills, Cora knows the plague of illiteracy. So does Brother Wyatt, a singing schoolmaster who travels through the hills. Involving Lucy and Wyatt, Cora hatches a plan to open the schoolhouses to adu...

Meet Author Sarah Sundin: Sarah Sundin enjoys writing about the drama and romance of the World War II era. She is the bestselling author of When Twilight Breaks (February 2, 2021), The Land Beneath Us (2020), The Sky Above Us (2019) and The Sea Before Us (2018), as well as the Waves of Freedom, Wings of the Nightingale, and Wings of Glory series. A mother of three, Sundin lives in northern California and enjoys speaking to community, church, and writers' groups. Her novel The Land Beneath Us was a finalist for the 2020 Christy Award, The Sky Above Us won the 2020 Carol Award, The Sea Before Us won the 2019 Reader's Choice Award from Faith, Hope, and Love, and When Tides Turn and Through Waters Deep were both named to Booklist's 101 Best Romance Novels of the Past 10 Years. Sarah serves as Co-Director for the West Coast Christian Writers Conference. Please visit Sarah at www.sarahsundin.com , on Facebook at SarahSundinAuthor , on Twitter at @sarahsundin , and on Instagram at...