CFBA Tour A Matter of Character by Robin Lee Hatcher

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

A Matter Of Character

Zondervan (May 25, 2010)

by

Robin Lee Hatcher


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Robin Lee Hatcher discovered her vocation as a novelist after many years of reading everything she could put her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. The winner of the Christy Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Whispers from Yesterday), the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Romance (Patterns of Love and The Shepherd's Voice), two RT Career Achievement Awards (Americana Romance and Inspirational Fiction), and the RWA Lifetime Achievement Award, Robin is the author of over 50 novels, including Catching Katie, named one of the Best Books of 2004 by the Library Journal.

Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching romantic movies. She is passionate about the theater, and several nights every summer, she can be found at the outdoor amphitheater of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, enjoying Shakespeare under the stars. She makes her home outside of Boise, sharing it with Poppet the high-maintenance Papillon


ABOUT THE BOOK

It's 1918, and Daphne McKinley, heiress to a small fortune, has found contentment in the town of Bethlehem Springs, Idaho. But Daphne has a secret.

A series of dime novels loosely based on local lore and featuring a nefarious villain known as Rawhide Rick has enjoyed modest popularity among readers. Nobody in Bethlehem Springs knows the man behind the stories ... except Daphne.

When newspaperman Joshua Crawford comes to town searching for the man who sullied the good name of his grandfather, Daphne finds herself at a crossroads, reassessing the power of her words, re-thinking how best to honor her gifts, and reconsidering what she wants out of life.

Robin is conducting a contest for the new book. Join in the fun HERE.

If you would like to read the Prologue and first Chapter of A Matter Of Character, go HERE.

My Review:

Another good book by Robin. I loved the first two in this series and this book is just as good.  On think I enjoyed is the fact Daphne is a writer but because of the era has to write under an assumed name. Also the fact she enjoys writing the dime novels which were not as well thought of back them. Another part I like was Joshua's determination to prove his grandfather wasn't like the man portrayed in the books. He comes to Bethlehem Springs looking for the author thinking its a man.

I also love how Robin has incorporated events of the era into her story as well. Im sad to see this series end but am so glad I got to go on the adventures in this series.

Review of Unwilling Warrior by Andrea Boeshaar

Unwilling Warrior 

by

Andrea Boeshaar

Product description

Amid the dangers of the Civil War, Valerie Fontaine longs to know she is loved. After committing her life to Christ, she finds herself drawn to her family's Christian houseguest, Ben McCabe. But her father is prepared to sell her into a loveless marriage with somebody else. Will Valerie be forced to abandon her newfound love? 304 pages, softcover from Realms.

My Review:

This was another good book. I have to say the Civil War fascinates me and I found this book fascinating also. Valerie has arrived home from boarding school to what she thought would be a happy homecoming but instead she feels unwanted. Her father has invited Ben McCabe to stay at the house while hes in town and its interesting seeing the interaction between the two.  They are both from different social backgrounds. 

There are a few issues that happen leading to Valerie's father being arrested and her being sold into a marriage with a childhood friend who she doesn't love. This where the story really takes off What happens next is interesting reading.  One thing I loved about this book was the preconceived ideas people have of different classes. Its assumed Valerie is a pampered princess who doesn't lift a finger to do anything at home or for others by a few people. I found it good to have the some of the preconceived ideas challenged.

Great read. I can't wait for the next book.

***Special thanks to Anna Coelho Silva | Publicity Coordinator, Book Group | Strang Communications for sending me a review copy.***

For a link to the Firsts wild card tour click here.

Getting to know you Thursday with K.M. Daughters

Please welcome to my web today K. M. Daughters. They are a sister team and I found it interesting learning about them and learning about there books.

1. Can you tell us a little about yourself?

Pat: I’m the elder sister by 3 ½ years and I remember the day Kathie was born. J I certainly didn’t realize then that it was one of the luckiest days in my life. I recall longing for my parents to take that baby back from whence she came. I’m married and the mother of three: two daughters and a stepson. I live in the Chicago suburbs near my youngest married daughter. My eldest daughter lives in the San Diego area and my stepson lives in Chicago.

Kathie: While Pat transferred many times within the U.S., I still live in our hometown in northern New Jersey. I’m married to my “sort of” high school sweetheart. We didn’t attend the same high school, but we started dating when I was a teenager. I’m the mother of two sons and the grandmother of three: two granddaughters and a grandson.

2. When you were a child did you have a favourite book or books?

Pat & Kathie: Our Dad’s books. What lucky kids!

3. Do you have a favourite Genre to both read and write?

Pat & Kathie: We gobble up romantic suspense novels. We delight in writing in this genre, also. But our inspirational romance writing brings us a different, fulfilling joy. It’s similar to praying for us.

4. Did you have favourite authors growing up who have influenced you?

Pat: There’s a huge list of authors who inspired me in many fiction genres. Kathleen Woodiwiss, Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb head the list of romance authors.

Kathie: I agree with Pat. Our Mom subscribed to the Silhouette Desire fan club and received monthly shipments of romance releases by various authors. Mom read each book and then passed it on to me – such a luxury, since our family budget was very limited back then.

5. When did you know you wanted to be an author?

Kathie: During that time Mom and I shared the passion to read romance novels. I absolutely wanted to write them, too. Even though my boys were small, I somehow found the time to produce two manuscripts. They weren’t published.  And probably never will be, either.

Pat: I always wanted to be an author. Unlike Kathie, I was too scared to try. With her encouragement I wrote a novel at the time my kids left the “nest”, also unpublished – probably forever.

6. How did you go about becoming an author?

Pat and Kathie: With our penchant for story telling, we embarked on learning the craft of novel writing.  Major steppingstones were:

We attended the Iowa Summer Writers Festival at the University of Iowa – a humbling, grueling, yet infinitely informative experience.

We joined the Romance Writers of America and gleaned knowledge by attending workshops on the craft, technique and business of writing.

We entered contests, and as finalists, we received affirmation, encouragement and invaluable critique to improve our novels.

We researched publishers – their submission requirements, reputation, author lists – and assessed what they offered authors, where our work might fit.

We selected The Wild Rose Press, submitted, and praise the Lord, we were offered two contracts on the same day.

7. If you were not a writer what would you like to be?

Pat and Kathie: A pro on Dancing With The Stars. Imagine being able to dance like that? And have the requisite bodies to wear those costumes?

8. Outside reading and writing what do you like to do?

Pat: Walking with my sister, sister trips, playing the piano, knitting, traveling with my husband, watching movies and spending time with my children.

Kathie: Walking with my sister, sister trips, crocheting, traveling, watching moves, spending time with my children and playing with my grandchildren.

9. Do you have a place you love to visit or would love to visit?

Pat: I love to visit Palm Springs, Tuscany and New Jersey.

Kathie: I love to visit the Outer Banks, Vermont and Chicago.

Pat and Kathie: Universal Studios Orlando, Disneyworld, Fatima, Lourdes and Medjugorje.

10. If you could have a meal with 3 living people who would you choose and why?

Pat and Kathie: Rob Pattinson because it would be a waking dream. Nora Roberts because she is the romance author we admire most. Vicka Ivankovic, one of the six visionaries of Medjugorje because Our Lady of Medjugorje has related her life story to Vicka (to be revealed at Our Lady’s direction in the future). Perhaps Vicka would impart some of this amazing story to us. 

Available Now:

From White Rose Publishing (http://www.whiterosepublishing.com)

Inspirational Romance:

JEWEL OF THE ADRIATIC

A nightgown model and a soap opera star meet in Valselo, a Croatian village where millions believe the Mother of God appears to three visionaries. Yugoslavian born Maya Lidovic owns Intimate Whispers, a New York based sleepwear company. Determined not to lose her faith in a secular world, she spends her vacations leading tours in Valselo where her parents run an inn. Colin O'Reilly plays heartthrob, Dr. Brock Stone, on the soap opera Tides Of Tomorrow. Through various setbacks in life he's managed to keep God first. But now he's furious at God for taking his mother. Colin doesn't believe that God has sent the Virgin Mary to earthwith messages of hope. He doesn't believe that God cares about the world. A series of apparitions, prophetic dreams and earthy attraction draw these different people together. Human frailties obscure the intention of the call that brought them to their destinies. 

ROSE OF THE ADRIATIC

Wounded and faithless, Dr. Matthew Robbins arrives in a small Croatian village determined to discredit the visionary who claims to see the Mother of God. Matt believes only proven facts, and he's sure Anna Babic is either lying or delusional. But, despite all his unpopular testing, he can’t disprove Anna’s visions--and what's worse, he finds himself falling for the beautiful visionary who speaks with the blessed Virgin Mary.

Anna has experienced skeptics in the past, and they've never left a lasting effect. But Matt is different. Despite his open disbelief and vehemence to discredit her, she finds herself hoping he'll change his mind. 

Drawn together as if by a heavenly hand, can Anna choose a life as the wife to her unlikely match?  Can Matt believe on faith alone that God loves him enough to heal him and free him to love Anna? 

Other books.

(http://www.thewildrosepress.com)

Crimson Rose:

Inspirational Romance:

The Sullivan Boys Romantic Suspense Series:

AGAINST DOCTORS ORDERS

BEYOND THE CODE OF CONDUCT

CAPTURING KARMA

Coming Soon: Book 4, ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND LAW

From Sapphire Blue Publishing (http://www.sapphirebluepublishing.com)

Contemporary Romance:

PAST, PRESENT AND FOREVER

  

Visit “The Daughters” at: http://www.kmdaughters.com

Almost Forever by Deborah Raney Blog tour.

ALMOST FOREVER by Deborah Raney?

Deb Raney delivers an emotion-packed, gripping story with the creation of Bryn. A firefighter's wife, Bryn thinks she knows more than most just how dangerous fire can be. Yet when it takes the life of her husband and four other firefighters, Bryn sees fire for the thief it truly is. From their mutual despair, Bryn and another firefighter's surviving spouse form a close friendship. As the relationship begins to blossom into more, though, the thief comes again and Bryn must face the question: what caused the fire that stole her husband's life?

About Deborah Raney

Deborah Raney The award-winning, best-selling author of over twenty novels, Deborah Raney always delivers poignant stories of what it means to wrestle with the realities of a world in chaos...and emerge triumphant. Her books have received the RITA Award, HOLT Medallion, National Readers' Choice Award, Silver Angel, and have twice been Christy Award finalists. Her novel,  A Vow To Cherish, inspired the World Wide Pictures film of the same title.

CFBA Tour Broken by Travis Thrasher

This week, the

Christian Fiction Blog Alliance

is introducing

Broken

FaithWords (May 25, 2010)

by

Travis Thrasher

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

It was during third grade after a teacher encouraged him in his writing and as he read through The Narnia Chronicles by C.S. Lewis that Travis decided he wanted to be a writer. The dream never left him, and allowed him to fulfill that dream of writing fulltime in 2007.

Travis Thrasher is the author of numerous works of fiction, including his most personal and perhaps his deepest work, Sky Blue, that was published in summer of 2007. This year he has to novels published, Out of the Devil’s Mouth, and a supernatural thriller, Isolation.

Travis is married to Sharon and they are the proud parents of Kylie, born in November, 2006, and Hailey, a Shih-Tzu that looks like an Ewok. They live in suburban Chicago.

Stop by and visit Travis at his Blog where you can sign up to follow him on Facebook and Twitter!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Laila had it all--love, family, wealth, and faith. But when her faith crumbles, her world falls apart and Laila finds herself living an empty, dangerous life as a call girl in Chicago.

When she is threatened, Laila shoots and kills a client in self-defense, sending herself into a spiral of guilt and emptiness. Six months later, she is trying to move on, but she's haunted by the past. She hasn't told anyone about the man she killed, and she's still estranged from her family.

When she is approached by a stranger who says he knows what she did, Laila has no choice but to run. But the stranger stays close behind, and Laila begins having visions of the man she killed. Little does she know she's being hounded by something not of this world, something that knows her deepest, darkest secret.

Scared and wandering, will Laila regain her trust in God to protect her from these demons? Or will her plea for salvation come too late?

If you would like to read the first chapter of Broken, go HERE.

Blog tour with Delia Latham and a giveaway

Today I am hosting Delia Latham on my blog. Delia's book Yesterday's Promise has recently been released and I have the honor of hosting her.
At the end of the post you will find 2 ways to go into 2 contests. Please read carefully.

Delia Latham is a born-and-bred California gal who transplanted to Oklahoma in 2008 with her husband, Johnny. Her children and grandbabies are the spice in her life. A wife, mother,

grandmother, sister, and friend, Delia considers her most important kinship that of child
of the King and heir to the throne of God. 

A former newspaper Staff Writer, Delia also frequently contributed to Bakersfield Magazine—a bi-monthly regional— prior to her move to Oklahoma. Her editing skills have been utilized by numerous authors, including Dr. Chuck Wall, founder of the Random Acts of Kindness movement. 

She is a member of ACFW and WIN-ACFW (Tulsa branch). Her historical romance novel, Goldeneyes, was released in March 2008 by Vintage Romance Publishing. www.delialatham.com

Q & A – DELIA LATHAM
Yesterday’s Promise

Q: Where do you get your ideas?

A: Ahhh … the question every writer gets asked most often. And for me, quite possibly the hardest, because I’m not always sure. Sometimes I get ideas from little snippets of history I hear about or read about; a few of my stories are major exaggerations of tiny occurrences in my own life or the lives of people I know; and sometimes I sit down to write with absolutely no idea what I’m going to write about. Oddly enough, those are the times I usually wind up being happiest with the results, maybe because I’m most open for God to take my writing wherever He wants to. 

Q: So you don’t always plot or outline your book before you write?

A: How’d you guess?  No, I write like I do most other things in my life – totally off the cuff. 

Q:  What is Yesterdday’s Promise about?

A: It’s about a young bride abandoned in a Yosemite cabin, and her struggle to rebuild her life. And it’s about that same woman, a few years older and many years wiser, learning to love and to trust again.  

Q:   What inspired you to write Yesterday’s Promise?

A:   Now this is a prime example of me flying by the seat of my pants. I was actually working on another book when I started it. I was doing some research online and happened across the website for National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo), which challenges writers to churn out at least 50,000 words of a novel in a month’s time. I simply laid aside my work-in-progress, pulled up a blank screen and started typing. Of course, I have to admit much more than a month went into rewriting, shaping – making it a book I’d actually put my name on and let someone read.  

Q:   I understand this book is a reprint of an earlier release under a different title?

A: That is correct. It was published in 2006 under the title Almost Like a Song.  

Q:   Who is Hannah Johns?

A: She’s a single, Christian mom with a heart in hiding. She’s a woman of very strong faith and commitment to a God she’s learned to trust while passing through the fire.   

Q:   Why did you choose to set your novel in Yosemite and thereabouts?

A: It’s just so incredibly beautiful – the entire area. How could a person looking to set a stage for a romance find a more romantic one than Yosemite National Park?

Q:   Who are some of the writers who have influenced you?

A: Too many to possibly mention here! As a child, I devoured just about every book I could get my hands on: Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, the Bobbsey Twins – even the Hardy Boys; I wasn’t gender specific as to reading material. As I got older, I graduated to romance and found Grace Livingston Hill, Barbara Cartland, and oh, yes – I discovered Harlequin! Now some of my favorites are Joy Fielding; Shari MacDonald; Lori Wick … the list goes on for miles.   

 Q:   Is there anything readers might be surprised or interested to know   

      about you?

A: My life’s pretty tame … I’m a grandmother, after all! I grew up in a littl place called Weedpatch. If that piques your interest, you can learn more about it on my website. I suppose the fact that I write songs and have recorded a few of them could be of interest to some people, although my foray into the music field was a long time ago. Most of my life is spent in my office staring at a 17-inch monitor – truly, it is!  

Q:   What other projects are you currently working on?

A: I’m trying to find a publisher for a series based around a Christian dating agency. I’ve completed the first book, and am currently deep into the second. 

Q: Do you have any other published novels?

A: Yes. Vintage Romance Publishing released Goldeneyes in 2008, and will be releasing my children’s book, Adam’s Wings, in December 2010.    

Readers can learn more on my website: www.delialatham.net.  

 

Date	Host	Blog Title
MAY
10	Jeanne Campbell	the character therapist
10	Lisa Lickel	Living Our Faith Out Loud
10	Margaret Daley	Margaret Daley
11	Bill Wetterman	The Heart of a Novelist
12	Tracy Ruckman/Phee Paradise	Pix 'N Pens
12	Roxanne Rustand	All Creatures Great and Small…
13	Lisa Lickel	Living Our Faith Out Loud
13	Lisa Lickel	Review & Interview Blog Page
13	Lisa Lickel	Christian Fiction Reviews Group
13	Rebecca Lynn	New Kid on the Writer’s Block
13	Eddie Snipes	Eddie’s Word Turnings
14	Margaret Daley	Margaret Daley
14	Gina Conroy	Portrait of a Writer…Interrupted
17	Jennifer Slattery	JenniferSlatterysBlog
17	Clare Revell	The World Can Wait
18	Julie Arduini	The Surrendered Scribe
18	Roseanna White	Christian Review of Books
18	Roseanna White	Writing Roseanna
19	Marianne Evans	A Minute with Marianne
20	Tori Close	a Merciful Heart
20-26	Shirley Kiger Connolly	A Pen for Your Thoughts
21	Angie Breidenbach	God Uses Broken Vessels
21	Teresa Slack	Joy in the Journey
24	AusJenny	Come Meet AusJenny
24	Sharon Ball	A Break from the Norm
24	Kara Hunt	Fiction with Faith
25	TRS Blog (Guest Post)	TRS Blog
25	Vickie Price Taylor	Write Along the Way
26	JoAnn Carter	White Roses in Bloom
26	Robin Bayne	Between Sundays
27	Carla Stewart	Carla's Writing Café
28	Miralee Ferrell	Coming Home
28	Susan Holloway	Journeys of Love…Inspired by Faith

A whirlwind romance amidst the natural splendor of Yosemite National Park. A spur-of-the-moment wedding near Bridalveil Fall. A young bride who awakens the morning after to find her new husband gone with the mountain wind.

Songbird Hannah Johns supports the child born of that ill-fated union by singing in a dinner lounge. Her dream of someday owning the elite establishment and turning it into a venue more suited to her Christian values is shattered when an unexpected transaction places it in the hands of Brock Ellis, the handsome biker who abandoned her in their honeymoon suite.

Ensuing sparks fly high, revealing buried secrets and forgotten pasts. Seeking to find peace with her painful past, Hannah returns to Yosemite, and Brock follows hard on her heels. Back where it all began, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart yet again to the man who shattered it the first time around.

My Review:
I enjoyed this story. What I loved most was the fact it was different. This story hooked me right from the start and when Hannah and Brock are first introduced I knew something was happening. I knew there was a story and was happily surprised with the turn of events. What I loved most about this book is that is wasn't predictable. I do not want to give away any of the story so its is hard to say to much but if you want a good read I would recommend this book as it
isn't the typical romance book. I loved the twists and different ways this book went. I hope to read more books from Delia in the future.

Contest. 

Delia will be giving away TWO $10 GIFT CERTIFICATES to White Rose Publishing at the end of the tour. Winners will be drawn from all the comments left at the various blog stops. To enter please leave your comment here and also leaving an email address like this (myname at email dot com) in the comments.

Also one of my readers will win a screen saver from Yosemite National Part. You have till Monday May 31 at 6pm aussie time. Doesn't it look cool!

Morning for Dove by Martha Rogers blog tour.

BLOG TOUR TIME!

MORNING FOR DOVE by MARTHA ROGERS

Race. Culture. They can unite. They often divide.

When Luke Anderson falls for Dove Morris, he doesn't anticipate the prejudice he'll face from his own family. Dove's skin, such a beautiful reflection of her Native American heritage, serves as a point of contention between Luke and his parents. Will a literal trial by fire confirm Luke's love, or burn it away?









About Martha Rogers
Sophomore Novelist, Long-time Believer

Martha Rogers placed her faith in Jesus Christ 65 years ago. He has seen her through her step-father's sexually abusive behavior toward her sister and brother, her own breast cancer, two mastectomies, two miscarriages, her husband's heart attack, her grandson's cystic fibrosis, and the deaths of her parents. She holds a Master's degree in education and enjoyed a 36-year teaching career. To say she's an inspiration to those of us trying to walk a faithful path is a gross understatement. 

My Review:
This is another good book. I haven't read the first in the series somehow it got lost on its way here but I was still able to read book 2 without being confused about who was who. I loved what Martha did with Doves character. Loved Dove from the moment I met her. I also loved the story about Dove and Luke. Reading about Luke's mothers fear was interesting also and understandable. I loved reading about life in Oklahoma Territory before statehood and the issues between some ranchers and farmers. Great story and I cant wait for book 3.

CFBA Tour Frenzy by Robert Liparula

This week, the


Christian Fiction Blog Alliance


is introducing


Frenzy


Thomas Nelson (May 18, 2010)


by


Robert Liparulo





ABOUT THE AUTHOR:



Robert Liparulo is a former journalist, with over a thousand articles and multiple writing awards to his name. His first novel, Comes a Horseman, released to critical acclaim. Each of his subsequent thrillers—Germ, Deadfall, and Deadlock—secured his place as one of today’s most popular and daring thriller writers.



He is known for investing deep research and chillingly accurate predictions of near-future scenarios into his stories. In fact, his thorough, journalistic approach to research has resulted in his becoming an expert on the various topics he explores in his fiction, and he has appeared on such media outlets as CNN and ABC Radio.



Liparulo’s visual style of writing has caught the eye of Hollywood producers. Currently, three of his novels for adults are in various stages of development for the big screen: the film rights to Comes A Horseman. were purchased by the producer of Tom Clancy’s movies; and Liparulo is penning the screenplays for GERM and Deadfall for two top producers. He is also working with the director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive, Holes) on a political thriller. Novelist Michael Palmer calls Deadfall “a brilliantly crafted thriller.” March 31st marked the publication of Deadfall’s follow-up, Deadlock, which novelist Gayle Lynds calls, “best of high-octane suspense.”



Liparulo’s bestselling young adult series, Dreamhouse Kings, debuted in 2008 with House of Dark Shadows and Watcher in the Woods. Book three, Gatekeepers, released in January 2009, and number four, Timescape, in July 2009, and number five, Whirlwind in December 2009. The series has garnered praise from readers, both young and old, as well as attracting famous fans who themselves know the genre inside and out. Of the series, Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine says, “I loved wandering around in these books. With a house of so many great, haunting stories, why would you ever want to go outside?”



With the next two Dreamhouse books “in the can,” he is currently working on his next thriller, which for the first time injects supernatural elements into his brand of gun-blazing storytelling. The story is so compelling, two Hollywood studios are already in talks to acquire it—despite its publication date being more than a year away. After that comes a trilogy of novels, based on his acclaimed short story, which appeared in James Patterson’s Thriller anthology. New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry calls Liparulo’s writing “Inventive, suspenseful, and highly entertaining . . . Robert Liparulo is a storyteller, pure and simple.” He lives with his family in Colorado.



Visit Robert Liparulo's Facebook Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/LiparuloFans







ABOUT THE BOOK

Their destiny is to fix history. Their dream is to get home.



When you live in a house that's really a gateway between past and present, you have to be ready for anything. It's a painful fact the Kings have faced since moving to Pinedale eight days ago. Desperately trying to rescue their mother from an unknown time and place, brothers Xander and David have lunged headlong into the chaos of history's greatest--and most volatile--events. But their goal has continually escaped their grasp.



And worse: Finding Mom is only a small part of what they must do, thanks to the barbaric Taksidian. His ruthless quest to sieze their house and its power from them has put not only the family, but all of mankind, in grave danger.



Somehow, the key to it all hinges on Uncle Jesse's words to the boys: "Fixing time is what our family was made to do." But how can they fix a world that has been turned updisde down--much less ever find their way home?



At long last, the secrets of the house and the King family are revealed in the stunning conclusion to this epic series.



If you would like to read the Prologue and first Chapter of Frenzy, go HERE.

CFBA Tour Pedator by Terri Blackstock. (Check out the contest.)

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance


is introducing


PredatorZondervan (May 25, 2010)


by


Terri Blackstock





ABOUT THE AUTHOR:



Terri Blackstock’s books have sold six million copies worldwide. Her suspense novels often debut at number one on the Christian fiction best-seller lists, and True Light, published last year, was number one of all Christian books—fiction and non-fiction. Blackstock has had twenty-five years of success as a novelist.



In 1994 Blackstock was writing for publishers such as HarperCollins, Harlequin and Silhouette, when a spiritual awakening drew her into the Christian market. Since that time, she’s written over thirty Christian titles, in addition to the thirty-two she had in the secular market. Her most recent books are the four in her acclaimed Restoration Series, which includes Last Light, Night Light, True Light and Dawn’s Light. She is also known for her popular Newpointe 911 and Cape Refuge Series.



In addition to her suspense novels, she has written a number of novels in the women’s fiction genre, including Covenant Child, which was chosen as one of the first Women of Faith novels, and her Seasons Series written with Beverly LaHaye, wife of Tim LaHaye.



Blackstock has won the Retailer’s Choice Award and has appeared on national television programs such as The 700 Club, Home Life, and At Home Live with Chuck and Jenny. She has been a guest on numerous radio programs across the country and the subject of countless articles. The story of her personal journey appears in books such as Touched By the Savior by Mike Yorkey, True Stories of Answered Prayer by Mike Nappa, Faces of Faith by John Hanna, and I Saw Him In Your Eyes by Ace Collins.


ABOUT THE BOOK

The murder of Krista Carmichael's fourteen-year-old sister by an online predator has shaken her faith and made her question God's justice and protection. Desperate to find the killer, she creates an online persona to bait the predator. But when the stalker turns his sights on her, will Krista be able to control the outcome?



Ryan Adkins started the social network GrapeVyne in his college dorm and has grown it into a billion-dollar corporation. But he never expected it to become a stalking ground for online Predators. One of them lives in his town and has killed two girls and attacked a third. When Ryan meets Krista, the murders become more than a news story to him, and everything is on the line.

Joining forces, he and Krista set out to stop the killer. But when hunters pursue a hunter, the tables can easily turn. Only God can protect them now.

Enter the Terri Blackstock iPad CONTEST: http://www.terriblackstock.com/contests/.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Predator, go HERE.


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Five Ministry Killers and how to defeat them by Dr Charles Stone

join the blog tour for... FIVE MINISTRY KILLERS and how to defeat them Help For Frustrated Pastors is Here TOUR DATE: 5/24/10 ~ 80% of pastors believe being in pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families ~ 70% say they have a lower self-image now than when they first started ~ 40% report serious conflict with a parishioner at least once per month ~ Only 1 of every 10 pastors will actually retire as a minister in some form Being a pastor is hard, no doubt about it. Burnout is all too common. After serving 30+ years as a pastor, Dr. Charles Stone had enough. He went in search of the killer of ministry. Working with The Barna Group, LifeWay Research, and Christianity Today's NationalChristianPoll.com, he surveyed over 1,900 pastors and 1,000 non-pastors. He found not one, but FIVE killers and he's calling them out in FIVE MINISTRY KILLERS and How to Defeat Them: Help for Frustrated Pastors. Even better, he's telling pastors how to defeat the killer so that a ministry can live.    Meet Dr. Charles Stone Dr. Charles Stone The pastor of Ginger Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago, Dr. Stone presents the Truth of God's Word to about 1,200 congregants each weekend. He has served in ministry over thirty years and, together with his daughter, is author of Daughters Gone Wild - Dads Gone Crazy. To watch a video of Dr. Stone discussing his new release from Bethany House,FIVE MINISTRY KILLERS and How to Defeat Them - Help for Frustrated Pastors, simply click on his image to the right.    Early Praise for FIVE MINISTRY KILLERS "...by spelling out the challenges leaders face, it will help the lay community better understand and appreciate their pastor."Christian Retailing "Five Ministry Killers should be required reading for everyone involved in ministry - pastors, other church leaders, and seminary students alike. Moreover, any church member with a sincere desire to obey Bible scripture in contributing to the joy of a pastor's work will want to read this book."ForeWord Magazine "...a much-needed book...includes an eye-opening section on the unique challenges faced by the pastor's wife..."Mark Lamberti at marklamberti.com "...an excellent book and a must-read for everyone who serves in church leadership!"Jeff Iskra at jeffiskra.com "...can help get hidden issues to the surface where they can be dealt with."Brian Proffitt of Preaching Unleashed and Smart Ministry