Oh you guys! I’m so excited to welcome Hillary Manton Lodge to the blog today. It’s not her first visit here and hopefully it won’t be her last. I’m forever indebted to Hillary…because she introduced me to the wonder, the splendor, the happiness that is The Great British Baking Show. (Or, if you’re an actual Brit, The Great British Bake …
One Enchanted Kitchen . . . with Sandra Byrd
Who’s ready for another special guest with another awesome recipe? And have you made sure to enter the giveaway? You can get more entries every day. 🙂 True story: Early in 2016, I happened across Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd. I bought it. I devoured it. In a day. I loooooved every second and hurried to get the next …
One Enchanted Kitchen . . . with Katherine Reay
Here we are again! Another One Enchanted Kitchen blog post with the incredibly talented, award-winning author Katherine Reay. Have you read any of her books? I was a fan from the moment I read her debut, Dear Mr. Knightly. Katherine’s sophomore novel, Lizzy & Jane had so much for lovers of the culinary arts and her latest, A Portrait of Emily Price, which includes a chef, …
One Enchanted Kitchen … with Rachel Hauck
Friends! I’ve been so excited to bring you this fun, weeklong blog series. Some of my favorite author friends are joining me. Here’s the deal: I’m kind of a fraud. See, I wrote this Christmas novella, One Enchanted Eve, that released last week . . . and it’s about bakers. Who do lots of baking. Lots of kitcheny things. Lots …
Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt #7
Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all 31 stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 3 grand prizes! The hunt BEGINS with Stop #1 at Lisa Bergren’s site Hunt through our loop using Chrome or …
It’s a book release giveaway kind of day!
(Just in case you’ve got a busy day and don’t have time for my happy rambling, giveaway details are at the bottom of the post… 🙂 ) ***KEEP HOLDING ON is here!*** I know, I know. I should’ve found a more graceful way to intro this blog post. I should write something meaningful about why this book holds such a …
Ten tips to chase your dream {part 2}
We’re talking about dreams on the blog…because it’s pretty much one of my favorite topics ever. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, you can do so right here. Thank you so much to everyone who commented, emailed and Facebooked me following last week’s post. I love hearing about your dreams! I’ve had the joy of seeing some pretty big …
Ten tips to chase your dream {part 1}
Do you know what I just love? I love talking to dreamers. And I randomly got to do so much of that last week! It’s like something was in the air. Questions from aspiring writers on Goodreads . . . a conversation with a stranger in Staples about his music aspirations . . . coffee with a friend who is working …
Summer Break Giveaway!
Okay…nobody go into shock or anything…but this thing you’re reading right now…it’s a blog post. An actual blog post from yours truly, the girl who hasn’t posted an entry on her own blog in… *gulp* …I’d rather not say. I haven’t gone this long between blog posts since 2009, folks! I’ve made some changes in my life recently. Some bigger …
Grace Triumphant . . . with author Alicia Willis
Today I’m happy to welcome repeat guest Alicia Willis to the blog! Alicia is here to tell us about her latest book, Grace Triumphant. And she’s giving away a digital Kindle copy of her book! You can enter to win by leaving a comment below. Thanks for being here today, Alicia! Melissa: Okay, we need to know about your latest book. …