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| Peter Leavell |
Award-winning author and historian, Peter Leavell, lives with his family in Boise, Idaho. A graduate of Boise State University, Peter won the 2011 Christian Writers Guild's Operation First Novel contest and the 2013 Christian Retailing's Best award for a First-Time Author. As his writing career progresses, and as Jesus wraps His arms around him, Peter will be dedicated to writing about history, lives who point to Christ, and those who change the course of history forever. Whenever he has a chance, he takes his wife and two home-schooled children on crazy but fun research trips. Learn more at his website: www.peterleavell.com
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| Patty Nicholas |
Multi-award-winning writer, Patty Nicholas-Boyte lives in the mountains of North Carolina. She is a busy event planner for the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove, and is a member of the Blue Ridge Writers Group. She is a mother of two grown daughters and grandmother of three. She writes Bible studies and devotionals as well as contemporary romance.
Connect with Patty here:
https://www.facebook.com/patty.l.nicholas
Connect with Patty here:
https://www.facebook.com/patty.l.nicholas
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| Melissa Henderson |
Connect with Melissa here: http://www.melissaghenderson.com
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| Emily Conrad |
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/justice-emily-conrad/1127841580
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| Marie Wells Coutu |
Marie Wells Coutu began telling stories soon after she learned to talk. At age seven, she convinced neighborhood kids to perform a play she had written. She wrote her first book, “I Came from Venus,” in eighth grade, but studied journalism in college. After a career writing for newspapers, magazines, governments, and nonprofits, she returned to her first love—writing fiction—at the age of fifty-five.
Her debut novel, For Such a Moment, won the Books of Hope Contest. Thirsting for More, the second book in the Mended Vessels series, released in April 2015. Books in the series are contemporary re-imaginings of the stories of biblical women, including Esther and the woman at the well.
Marie retired after 15 years with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and she and her husband now divide their time between Florida and Iowa.
Connect with Marie at her website: www.mariewellscoutu.com or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mwcoutu
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| Shannon Redmon |
There's nothing better than the power of a captivating novel, a moving song or zeal for a performance that punches souls with awe. A rainbow displayed after a horrific storm or expansive views on a mountaintop bring nuggets of joy into our lives. Shannon hopes stories immerse readers into that same kind of amazement, encouraging faith, hope and love, guiding our hearts to the One who created us all.
Shannon Redmon’s writing has been published in Spark magazine, Splickety magazine, the Lightning Blog, The Horse of My Dreams compilation book, Romantic Moments compilation book, Seriously Write blog and Jordyn Redwood’s Medical Edge blog. Her current fiction novel was selected as a top three finalist of the 2018 ACFW Genesis Contest and she is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of the Steve Laube Agency.
Connect with Shannon:
The StoryMoore Blog, named in memory of her father, Donald Eugene Moore.
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| Emily Wickham |
Emily Wickham seeks to stir hearts toward Jesus. She writes for Journey Magazine, a LifeWay publication, speaks at ladies’ events, and shares “Devotions for Women” videos on social media. Emily encourages Christian women plus equips Christian writers on her blog, www.proclaiminghimtowomen.com. She is the author of one Bible study, which was translated into Spanish in 2016. Emily, a resident of North Carolina, is Mark’s wife of 29+ years. They are the blessed parents of four children and one daughter-in-love. God’s faithfulness and love inspire Emily on her journey through life as she purposes to exalt Christ through written and spoken words.
Connect with Emily:
Website:www.proclaiminghimtowomen.com
Facebook:www.facebook.com/emilywickham.author
Twitter:www.twitter.com/emilywickhamPH
YouTube:www.youtube.com/user/estherstudy
Instagram: www.instagram.com/emilywickham.author
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| Sondra Kraak |
Sondra Kraak, a native of Washington State, grew up playing in the rain, hammering out Chopin at the piano, and running up and down the basketball court. Now settled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children, Instagramming about spiritual truths, and writing historical romance set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She delights in sharing stories that not only entertain but nourish the soul. Her debut novel, One Plus One Equals Trouble, was an ACFW Genesis semi-finalist and the winner of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference Unpublished Women's Fiction Award. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook and join her newsletter for a free short story and information about special devotional series.
Connect with Sondra:
Sally
Shupe
lives in southwest Virginia with her husband, has two grown kids-a daughter
still at home and a son not-so nearby, and a whole bunch of pets: four dogs,
three cats, a rabbit, and birds at the birdfeeder (and the mandatory snowman
when the snow cooperates). She is an aspiring Christian author of small town
contemporary inspirational romance, with two completed manuscripts and several
more in progress.
When Sally’s not writing or working full-time, she is a freelance editor for
several authors who write fiction and nonfiction; students working on
dissertation papers; a copy editor/content editor for several e-book publishing
companies; performs beta reading for various authors; publishes book reviews;
is a member of ACFW; and loves genealogy, running, and crocheting.
Sally
publishes weekly blog posts that can be found through her website: https://sallyshupe.weebly.com/, and
she posts on the first Thursday of the month at https://seriouslywrite.blogspot.com
Patti Jo Moore
Sally
Shupe
lives in southwest Virginia with her husband, has two grown kids-a daughter
still at home and a son not-so nearby, and a whole bunch of pets: four dogs,
three cats, a rabbit, and birds at the birdfeeder (and the mandatory snowman
when the snow cooperates). She is an aspiring Christian author of small town
contemporary inspirational romance, with two completed manuscripts and several
more in progress.
When Sally’s not writing or working full-time, she is a freelance editor for
several authors who write fiction and nonfiction; students working on
dissertation papers; a copy editor/content editor for several e-book publishing
companies; performs beta reading for various authors; publishes book reviews;
is a member of ACFW; and loves genealogy, running, and crocheting.
Sally publishes weekly blog posts that can be found through her website: https://sallyshupe.weebly.com/, and she posts on the first Thursday of the month at https://seriouslywrite.blogspot.com
Patti Jo Moore is a retired kindergarten teacher and lifelong Georgia girl. She loves Jesus, her family, cats, and coffee, and is blessed to be published with Forget-Me-Not Romances. When she’s not spending time with her family (including her sweet grandbaby) or writing her “Sweet, Southern Stories” Patti Jo can be found feeding cats—her own six and local strays.
She loves connecting with readers and other writers, and can be found on Facebook at Author Patti Jo Moore or her personal blog at http://catmomscorner.blogspot.com
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| Melinda Viergever Inman |
Raised on the Oklahoma plains in a storytelling family, Melinda Viergever Inman now spins tales from her writer’s cave in the Midwest. Her faith-filled fiction illustrates our human story, wrestling with our brokenness and the storms that wreak havoc in our lives.
To find her work and to be notified of future published novels, follow her at http://bit.ly/MelindasBooks/.
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| JoAnn Durgin |
JoAnn Durgin is a USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty contemporary Christian romance novels, including her signature Lewis Legacy Series. A native of southern Indiana, JoAnn likes to say she’s “been around in the nicest sense of the word” after living in four states across the country before returning to her hometown with her husband and three children. When she’s not writing, JoAnn loves to travel and spend time with their first grandchild, Amelia Grace.
Feel free to connect with her at https://www.facebook.com/authorjoanndurgin
or via her website at https://joanndurgin.com.
Her first book, a Christmas novella, was released in Oct. 2017. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Northwest Christian Writer’s Association and Novel Academy.
You can find Pattie at:
Author Website: www.pattieframpton.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PattieFramptonAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
Twitter @lovesportslove
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Pattie-Frampton/e/B07647R2WS/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
