April marks the fourth “birthday” of Spies & Sweethearts, book one in my Sisters in Service series. The idea for the story came together as a result of several incidents, the most fun of which was when I met a woman who’d served in America’s Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the predecessor to the CIA,…
A Cup of Water
Jericho by R.F. Whong
The Jericho war, as recorded in the Book of Joshua (chapter six), was perhaps the most unusual battle ever won in human history. The Israelites merely marched around it and sounded trumpets, and Jericho’s walls fell. Some skeptics may say the Jericho event had never happened. We visited the ruins a few years ago. Our…
How NOT to Be Deceived by Sally Jo Pitts
“The whole world is full of lies. You can’t help telling some and you can’t help believing some.” ~ Fess Parker, as Daniel Boone, 1965 Daniel Boone TV show, “The Hostages.” I was a private investigator and a lie detection examiner for many years. Working alongside my husband in his investigation agency, we dealt…
I Love Mom, Our Hero by Bettie Boswell
Many years ago, I started to write a text for a Mother’s Day picture book based on Proverbs 31. I talked about the perfect mother. I took it to an online critique group I was part of. Comments like the mom is too perfect, the story isn’t child centered, and the manuscript is way too…
Meet Me Where the Windrush Flows by Valerie Massey Goree
The inspiration for my new release: Meet Me Where the Windrush Flows This is the first time the setting for a story has been my inspiration. In February last year, I was visiting with the woman who does my income taxes. She knows about my novels and my love of traveling. I mentioned that I’d…
Reconciliation by Christina Sinisi
Another Outer Banks Christmas was meant to be a light-hearted novella for the holidays. However, I have a difficult time doing light (even though people who have read it say it’s fun or cute or great). For me, there were parts that were heart-breaking. To be truthful, a retired English professor from the college where…
Something I Haven’t Told You by Pearl Ada Pridham
Unplanned pregnancy is a topic of concern in today’s world. Social concern as well as personal and family concern. There are so many pressures, considerations, and conflicts. Along with increasing freedoms for women have come increased expectations. Expectations to finish education goals, find respectable careers, and contribute to household expenses. Unplanned pregnancies seem to interfere…
Hidden Names by Bettie Boswell
My latest book, Hidden Names, is a Christian Romantic Suspense. One of the things I’ve enjoying doing with each of my books is to put a little of myself into the novel. In this story, Amber is an artistic jeweler, who works with gems and stones to create her products. I am definitely not a…
Finally Forever by Karin Beery
The special-needs community holds a special place in my heart. My aunt Linda is mentally disabled, and she’s required assisted living for her entire adult life. It wasn’t until she moved in with me, however, that I realized how capable and amazing she truly is, and it made me wonder how many other special-needs people…
The Garden Tomb by R.F. Whong
My husband (a retired pastor) and I served together at three different churches from 1987 to 2020. Throughout this period, I experienced many memorable moments, but one memory stands out as particularly delightful in my mind. In 2018, our church gave us a three-month sabbatical. A year before that, we prayed about how to spend…