IRENE BRAND is a lifelong resident of West Virginia, where she
lives with her husband, Rod. Irene's first inspirational romance
was published in 1984, and since that time she has had multiple
books published. She is the author of four non-fiction books,
various devotional materials, and her writings have appeared in
numerous historical, religious, and general magazines. Irene became
a Christian at the age of eleven and continues to be actively
involved in her local church. Before retiring in 1989 to devote
full time to freelance writing, Irene taught for 23 years in
secondary public schools. Many of her books have been inspired
while traveling to 49 of the United States and 24 foreign
countries. Kristy Dykes--wife to Rev. Milton Dykes, mother to two
beautiful young women, grandmother, and native Floridian--was
author of hundreds of articles, a weekly cooking column, short
stories, and novels. She was also a public speaker whose favorite
topic was on "How to Love Your Husband." Her goal in writing was to
"make them laugh, make them cry, and make them wait" (a Charles
Dickens's quote). She passed away from this life in 2008.
Nancy J. Farrier is an award winning author who lives in Southern
California in the Mojave Desert. She loves the Southwest with its
interesting historical past. Nancy and her husband have five
children and two grandsons. When Nancy isn't writing, she loves to
read, do needle craft, play with her cats, and spend time with her
family. Nancy is represented by Karen Ball of The Steve Laube
Literary Agency. You can read more about Nancy and her books on her
website: nancyjfarrier.com.
Pamela Griffin lives in Texas with her family. Her main goal in
writing is to help and encourage those who know the Lord and plant
a seed of hope in those who don't, through entertaining stories.
She has over fifty titles published to date, in both novels and
novellas, and loves to hear from her readers. You can contact her
at words_of_honey@juno.com
JoAnn lives on the Minnesota prairie which is a setting for many of
her stories. Once a full-time CPA, JoAnn now spends most of her
time researching and writing. JoAnn has published historical
nonfiction books for children and several novels with Barbour
Publishing in the Heartsong Presents line as well as the American
Adventure and Sisters in Time series for children. Several of her
novellas are included in CBA bestselling anthologies by Barbour
Publishing. JoAnn's love of history developed when she worked at an
historical restoration in North Carolina for five years. She enjoys
researching and weaving her fictional characters' lives into
historical backgrounds and events. JoAnn believes that readers can
receive a message of salvation and encouragement from well-crafted
fiction. She captures and addresses the deeper meaning between life
and faith.
Sally Laity has written both contemporary and historical novels,
many of which have appeared on ECPA bestseller lists. She is a
Romance Writers of America RITA finalist, a member of American
Christian Fiction Writers, and has placed in the Inspirational
Readers' Choice contest. Along with numerous romances and novellas
for Barbour Publishing, she also coauthored with Dianna Crawford a
three-book historical series for Barbour and a six-book series on
the Revolutionary War for Tyndale House. She considers it a joy
that the Lord can touch hearts through her stories. Her favorite
pastimes include oil painting, quilting for her church's Prayer
Quilt Ministry, and scrapbooking. She makes her home in beautiful
central California with her husband of over fifty years, and loves
that their four married children have made her a grandma and a
great-grandma. Sally can be contacted at sallymlaity@gmail.com. You
can also write to Sally at P.O. Box 1855, Tehachapi, CA 93581.
JUDITH MCCOY MILLER is an award-winning author whose avid research
and love for history are reflected in her novels, many of which
have appeared on the CBA bestseller lists. Judy makes her home in
Topeka, Kansas. www.judithmccoymiller.com
In first grade, Janet Spaeth was asked to write a summary of a
story about a family making maple syrup. She wrote all during
class, through morning recess, lunch, and afternoon recess, and
asked to stay after school. When the teacher pointed out that a
summary was supposed to be shorter than the original story, Janet
explained that she didn't feel the readers knew the characters well
enough, so she was expanding on what was in the first-grade reader.
Thus a writer was born. She lives in the Midwest and loves to
travel, but to her, the happiest word in the English language is
home.
There are multiple stories in the book and each one is unique. I
enjoyed each story and thought they were all well written.
I really liked how the stories included a diverse group of women. I
did not expect that when picking up the book. The women are all
written with intriguing personalities and interesting story lines.
I would recommend this book for anyone looking for some small
stories that are enjoyable to read. You can choose to read one or a
few and not spend too much time. I highly recommend this collection
and hope each author continues to write other stories like
these!
--Irene Grove"Irene's Christian Reviews" (11/08/2013)
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