Featured Debut Novelist: Melissa Tagg

Melissa Tagg is a former reporter turned author who loves all things funny and romancey.

Melissa is the author of Made to Last and Here to Stay, is a former reporter and total Iowa girl. In addition to her homeless ministry day job, she's also the marketing/events coordinator for My Book Therapy, a craft and coaching community for writers. 

When she's not writing, she can be found hanging out with the coolest family ever (not that she's biased), watching old movies, and daydreaming about her next story. She's passionate about humor, grace, and happy endings.

The following is an April 2014 interview with Melissa.

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AT THE END OF 
THE INTERVIEW

Be in to win a copy of 
Here to Stay
by Melissa Tagg

One copy to be won
Contest open to entrants worldwide.
Contest runs from 25 April - 9 May NZDT

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Featured Author Interview: Elizabeth Ludwig

Elizabeth Ludwig is an award-winning author whose work has been featured on Novel Rocket, the Christian Authors Network, and The Christian Pulse.

In 2012, the popular Edge of Freedom series released from Bethany House Publishers. Books one and two, No Safe Harbor and Dark Road Home, respectively, earned 4 Stars from the RT Book Reviews. Book three, Tide and Tempest, received top honors with 4 1/2 Stars.

Elizabeth is an accomplished speaker and teacher, often attending conferences and seminars where she lectures on editing for fiction writers, crafting effective novel proposals, and conducting successful editor/agent interviews. Along with her husband and children, she makes her home in the great state of Texas.

The following is an April 2014 interview with Elizabeth.

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AT THE END OF 
THE INTERVIEW

Be in to win a copy of 
Tide and Tempest
by Elizabeth Ludwig

One copy to be won
Contest open to entrants worldwide.
Contest runs from 18 April - 2 May NZDT

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Featured Debut Novelist: Lisa Belcastro

Lisa Belcastro lives with her family on Martha’s Vineyard. She was inspired to write the Winds of Change trilogy while chaperoning two Tisbury School summer sails aboard the schooner Shenandoah with her daughter, Kayla. The week-long adventure, sans electricity, Game Boys, iPods and modern conveniences, kindled her imagination to dream of an altogether different voyage. 

Lisa currently writes the cuisine column for Vineyard Style magazine. She has worked as a staff and freelance reporter and photographer for The Chronicle of the Horse and as assistant editor at The Blue Ridge Leader. She has written articles for USA Today, Dressage (London), USA WEEKEND Magazine, The Blue Ridge Leader and Sidelines. Lisa co-authored and edited two non-fiction books, American Horses in Sport 1987 and American Horses in Sport 1988.

When she’s not at her desk, Lisa is living in paradise, volunteering at her daughter’s school, serving in her church community, planting and weeding her numerous gardens, trying to run a marathon a month or walking the beach looking for sea glass.

The following is an April 2014 interview with Lisa.

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AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW

Be in to win copies of 
Shenandoah Nights &
Shenandoah Dreams
by Lisa Belcastro

One Kindle set to be won
Contest open to entrants worldwide.
Contest runs from 11-25 April NZDT

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April New Releases in Category Fiction

New Releases in Category Fiction for April 2014 include 18 titles from Harlequin's Love Inspired, Love Inspired Suspense, Love Inspired Historical, and Heartsong Presents. 

The following blog post is a title listing with descriptions of each release.

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Simply comment at the end of the blog post on which titles you would love to read the most and you can enter the Rafflecopter draw.

Contest entries close Wednesday April 16 NZDT.



Be in to win a copy of one of the following:

• Rodeo Song by Shannon Taylor Vannatter (Worldwide - 2 copies)
• The Husband Campaign by Regina Scott (Worldwide - 2 copies)
• Beloved Protector by Darlene Mindrup (USA only - 1 copy)
• An Unconventional Lady by Cynthia Hickey (USA only - 1 copy)
• The Mistaken Heiress by Shelba Shelton Nivens (USA & Canada  - 2 copies)
• The Soldier's Secrets by Naomi Rawlings (USA only - 2 copies)
• The Shepherd's Bride by Patricia Davids (USA & Canada - 2 copies)
• Rescued by the Firefighter by Gail Gaymer Martin (USA & Canada - 1 copy)
• Claiming the Doctor's Heart by Renee Ryan (USA only - 1 copy)

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Featured Author Interview: Terri Blackstock

Terri Blackstock is a New York Times best-seller, with over six million copies sold worldwide. She is the winner of two Carol Awards, a Christian Retailers Choice Award, and a Romantic Times Book Reviews Career Achievement Award, among others. She has had over twenty-five years of success as a novelist.

In 1994 Terri was writing romance novels under two pseudonyms for publishers such as HarperCollins, Harlequin, Dell and Silhouette, when a spiritual awakening prompted her to switch gears. At the time, she was reading more suspense than romance, and felt drawn to write thrillers about ordinary people in grave danger. Her newly awakened faith wove its way into the tapestry of her suspense novels, offering hope instead of despair. Her goal is to entertain with page-turning plots, while challenging her readers to think and grow. She hopes to remind them that they’re valued by God and that their trials have a purpose.

The following is an April 2014 interview with Terri.

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AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW

Be in to win a copy of Truth Stained Lies or Distortion
by Terri Blackstock

One copy of each to be won
Contest open to entrants with USA addresses only.
Contest runs from 4-18 April NZDT

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April New Releases in Christian Fiction

New Releases in CBA Trade Christian Fiction for April 2014 include 42 new releases and reprints from Abingdon, Barbour, Bethany House, Harvest House, Howard, Revell, Thomas Nelson, Tyndale House, WaterBrook Multnomah, Zondervan and other publishing houses of CBA Trade fiction.

PLUS! ENTER THE GIVEAWAY

Simply comment at the end of the blog post on which titles you would love to read the most and you can enter the Rafflecopter draw.

Contest entries close Friday April 11 NZDT.




Be in to win a copy of one of the following:

• A Sensible Arrangement by Tracie Peterson (Worldwide - 1 copy)
• Sincerely Yours by Ann Shorey, Laurie Alice Eakes, Amanda Cabot & Jane Kirkpatrick (USA, Canada, Australia & NZ - 1 copy)
• Visible Threat by Janice Cantore (Worldwide - 1 copy, USA only - 2 copies)
• Season of Wonder by Lisa T. Bergren (Worldwide - 1 copy)
• Words of Conviction by Linda J. White (USA only - 2 copies)
• Scarlett Says by Julie L. Cannon (USA only - 2 copies)
• Whisper Goodbye by Myra Johnson (USA only - 2 copies)
• The Road to Testament by Eva Marie Everson (USA only - 2 copies)
• A Promise in Pieces by Emily T. Wierenga (USA only - 2 copies)
• Woman of Courage by Wanda E. Brunstetter (USA only - 2 copies)
• A Plain Man by Mary Ellis (USA only - 2 copies)
• Circle of Spies by Roseanna M. White (USA only - 2 copies)
• Rainy Day Dreams by Lori Copeland & Virginia Smith (USA only - 2 copies)
• An Amish Groom by Mindy Starns Clark & Susan Meissner (USA only - 2 copies)
• Fearless Hope by Serena B. Miller (USA only - 2 copies)
• Paige Turned by Erynn Mangum (USA only - 2 copies)
• The Turning by Davis Bunn (USA only - 2 copies)
• What Follows After by Dan Walsh (USA & Canada only - 3 copies)
• The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn by Lori Benton (USA only - 1 copy)
• A Broken Kind of Beautiful by Katie Ganshert (USA only - 1 copy)

Featured Debut Novelist: Karen Barnett

Karen Barnett is the author of Mistaken, a 1920s inspirational romance, and Out of the Ruins, the first book in the Golden Gate Chronicles series, set during the time of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. 
 

Karen has also written several articles that have been published byGuideposts and other national magazines, and in 2013 was blessed to be named the Cascade Awards Writer of Promise from Oregon Christian Writers (OCW). 

Karen lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her husband, two children, three furry felines and an attention-hungry dachshund. When she's not writing and blogging, she enjoys playing guitar, hiking, decorating bizarre birthday cakes, and dragging her kids through boring history museums.

The following is a March 2013 interview with Karen.

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Mistaken or Out of the Ruins
by Karen Barnett


One copy to be won
Contest open to entrants worldwide.
Contest runs from 28 March - 11 April NZDT