For today’s Sunday Dinner, I invited Laura Frantz to join us. Laura writes historical romance. Her latest release, A Heart Adrift, is set in 1755 Virginia. It’s a beautiful story. It is also about a chocolatier. So I asked Laura to tell us more about chocolate and its use in her story.
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Sunday Dinner with Lynn Owen – Part 2
A Strike to the Heart, Family, Sunday Dinner, To Stand in the BreachFor today’s Sunday Dinner, Lynn Owen has joined us again. Last week, we got to know more about her life on her family’s dairy farm, where she grew up. If you missed the post, you can read it here. Today, she’s planning to share some of the challenges of growing up on a farm as well as her favorite memories.
Sunday Dinner with Lynn Owen – Part 1
A Strike to the Heart, Family, Sunday Dinner, To Stand in the BreachFor today’s Sunday Dinner, I invited Lynn Owen, my mother-in-law. Lynn grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm and is here to tell us all about it. Dairy farms take center stage in A Strike to the Heart since it’s set during the Wisconsin dairy strikes of 1933.
Sunday Dinner with Sandy Collins
A Strike to the Heart, Culture, Dogs, Sunday DinnerFor today’s Sunday Dinner, I invited Sandy Collins to join us. Sandy owns American Water Spaniels and since the breed makes an appearance in my upcoming novel, A Strike to the Heart, I wanted readers to get to know what it’s like to live with these adorable dogs.
The Lady of Galway Manor
1920s-1930s, Books Review, Christian Fiction, Culture, First Line Friday, Historical Fiction, Novels, Revell, Romance, Writing SpotWelcome to First Line Friday!
Today I’m featuring
The Lady of Galway Manor by Jennifer Deibel.
Sunday Dinner with Toni Shiloh
Bethany House, Christian Fiction, Culture, Novels, Romance, Sunday DinnerFor today’s Sunday Dinner, I invited Toni Shiloh to join us. Toni is a fellow author who writes Christian Contemporary Romance for a variety of publishers. I’m excited for her to tell us more about her latest release, In Search of a Prince, from Bethany House.
Sunday Dinner with Marlene Grandinetti — Part 2
Family, Sunday Dinner, Writing SpotWelcome to part two of our Sunday Dinner conversation with my mom. If you missed part one of our conversation, you can find it here. This week, my mom continues the stories of life growing up on her family’s dairy farm.
Spotlight | To Stand in the Breach
1920s-1930s, Historical Fiction, Holidays, Novellas, Romantic Suspense, Spotlight, To Stand in the Breach, Writing Spot, Written by DanielleThis month, 89 years ago, Wisconsin dairy farmers debated a coordinated strike to protest the low milk prices. The day after Valentine’s Day, the first of three strikes began. The day before, I take readers to fictional Eagle, Wisconsin in To Stand in the Breach. Read on for an excerpt from the first chapter.
Sunday Dinner with Marlene Grandinetti — Part 1
Family, Sunday Dinner, Writing SpotFor this first Sunday Dinner, I invited my mom to join us. I grew up on some of the stories she’s about to tell you, so I’m excited for her tell you about life on a dairy farm. Especially since those stories helped inspire A Strike to the Heart, the story of a dairy farmer’s daughter who must decide whether to trust her family or the man who saves her life.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Culture, Holidays, Writing SpotWishing each of you, my reader friends, a Happy Thanksgiving!