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Roses and surfing? Interview with Author Tina Ann Forkner
Rose HouseA vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting and one woman’s search for hope.Still mourning the loss of her family in a tragic accident, Lillian Diamon finds herself drawn back to the...
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150 years since Vicksburg’s surrender
Imagine dirt crumbling down upon your head, smothering you, as bombs scream overhead and you wonder where your next meal will be or who will be dead by morning. And you are not a soldier - yet you’re...
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Penner's Spotlight - Gail Pallotta - North Carolina
Pens on a World MapPenner’s SpotlightPenner: Gail Pallotta of GeorgiaLocation: Western North Carolina MountainsThe Mountains in the Teen Novel, Stopped ColdThe atmosphere of Mistville, the fictitious...
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Enjoying Florida’s Emerald Coast
I had not stepped on a Florida beach in five years before a few weekends ago. One of my best friends from college moved to Navarre, Florida five months ago after she got married. I could not wait to...
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Penner's Spotlight - Dani Pettrey - Hawaii
Pens on a World MapPenner’s SpotlightDani Pettrey of Washington D.C.Location: HawaiiUnited States of AmericaHawaiian AdventureMy family and I recently visited Hawaii—specifically the Big Island and...
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Pharmacists & Jane Austen's "Penberley"? Interview with Author Sarah Sundin
On Distant ShoresLt. Georgiana Taylor has everything she could want. A comfortable boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie's cozy life...
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Getting my kicks on Route 66 - Shamrock, TX
The quintessential road trip in the U.S. would be none other than down the historic Route 66, which is exactly where a friend and I headed for a whirlwind five-day road trip that we would never...
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Experiencing the 1940s in New Orleans
Book research in New Orleans sounds like an excuse. Doesn’t it? I am currently in the smack middle of writing my second novel about World War II, so I needed a bit of a boost to spur me on to...
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Penner's Spotlight - Lisa Harris - China
Pens on a World MapPenner’s SpotlightPenner: Lisa Harris of AfricaLocation: China I love to travel. Whether it’s Paris or Rio, Japan or South Africa, my family and I have been blessed to be able to do...
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Indian reservations and "Time"? Interview with Author Catherine Richmond
Through Rushing WaterSophia has her life all planned out-but her plan didn’t include being jilted or ending up in Dakota Territory.Sophia Makinoff is certain that 1876 is the year that she’ll become...
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Stopping at Harry Potter's Home in Edinburgh
There is a specific home place for the famous literary boy wizard Harry Potter - if you didn't know. Sure, it's in J.K. Rowling's mind, but the more physical locale of Harry's beginning was at a quaint...
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Tracing an Outlaw's Steps in England
Ever since I can remember there has been one story or legend really that has been my favorite...Robin Hood.So when I got a chance to explore part of the infamous outlaw's world in England this past...
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Human Trafficking and Murder? Interview with Author Lisa Harris
Dangerous Passage When two Jane Does are killed on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia, detective and behavioral specialist Avery North discovers they share something in common--a tattoo of a magnolia on...
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12 years since the world stopped turning
“Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day…” It is “a date which will live in infamy” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. It fits...
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Missing on Inspiration Island? Interview with Author Dani Pettrey
StrandedWhen her friend vanishes from a cruise ship, reporter Darcy St. James isn’t satisfied with their explanation that she simply left her job of her own accord. Something isn’t lining up, and Darcy...
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Penner's Spotlight - Max Elliott Anderson - Canada
Pens on a World MapPenner’s SpotlightPenner: Max Elliott Anderson of IllinoisLocation: CanadaProduction Assignment…Canada I’ve had the opportunity to work on film productions several times...
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Dani Pettrey GIVEAWAY Winner!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Debbie!!!She’s won a copy of Dani Pettrey’s amazing suspense novel,SHATTERED!!!Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway!!!Have a great weekend!!If you missed out on Dani's great...
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Ideaphoria and a Fiat? Interview with Author Cheryl Cowell
The Secrets of the Montebellis Lisa Richards is caught in an abusive relationship and devises a clandestine plan to build her dream and escape. In league with the secretive Montebelli Corporation, she...
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White Dove, Suspense and a typewriter? Interview with Author Diane Dean White
On a Summer NightA nightmare witnessed between two young women, and one couldn't forget or forgive.Kate had never told her husband about the experience that changed their lives forever in southern...
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Blessings, Magazines and South Africa? Interview with Author Paula Mowery
Be the BlessingAddy Townsend hadn’t strolled with Conrad or had a vision in five years. Now Conrad has returned to challenge her to be a blessing to those around her. The Holy Spirit begins to nudge...
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Penner's Spotlight - Monica Bruenjes - Japan
Pens on a World MapPenner’s SpotlightPenner: Monica Bruenjes of WisconsinLocation: JapanTaking One Step in FaithHaving stepped out in faith a few times in my life, I’ve recently been marveling at all...
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Hi everyone!!!I hope you are all doing very well! I'd like to apologize for being MIA for the past several weeks. It's just been a crazy fall. I am so excited about being off a few days from work this...
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When you least expect it...
So this writer/blogger/traveler has something to declare … I got engaged just over a month ago. A beyond hectic work schedule, being in charge of a huge fundraiser event for the American Cancer...
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Love to travel – even if only in a book?Then, I need people just like you! Pens on a World Map—a blog community for travelers, writers, and readers hosted by Morgan Tarpley—is looking for guests to...
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