Throwback Library Transformation

The transformation of my favorite room in the church.

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The Watchers, Night of Light is a finalist for The American Writing Awards.

The Watchers, Night of Light is a finalist for The American Writing Awards. Amazon Link

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The Choice to Heal by guest contributor Allie Nava

The Choice to Heal by guest contributor Allie Nava Our choice of response to an event in our lives, is one of the most influential factors that will determine how we, as individuals, will experience that event. Individual choice, and the resulting individual actions, can ignite us on a journey which …

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July and Everything After By Allie Nava

July and Everything After By Allie Nava Book Summary Maya’s journey from America to her birth country was meant to be a nostalgic visit. Instead, it became a fight for survival. On the eve of Maya's 22nd birthday, civil war breaks out in Sri Lanka. During what will become known as “Black July,” May…

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A Hush at Midnight By Marlene Bell

A Hush at Midnight By Marlene Bell Link to Raffle Giveaway:  https://www.rafflecopter.com/ rafl/display/4221b3a8366/? Book Summary Celebrity chef Laura Harris dwells on the horror of finding her mentor’s body in the groundskeeper’s disheveled bed—pillow and bedding half covering her open eyes—purple brui…

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The Advantages of Writing in Multiple Genres by Marlene Bell

The Advantages of Writing in Multiple Genres  When I first began to publish, I had no idea how intricate and complicated the process would be to develop a professional product in print. Our 4H club had asked me to write a little book on how to raise sheep—which I eventually did over a two-year perio…

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Eight Tips on Researching History By Milana Marsenich

Eight Tips on Researching History By Milana Marsenich When I first offered to write Idaho Madams for Farcountry Press, in the interest of fairness, I explained that I didn’t know how to research nonfiction. When they said yes to my proposal, my stomach tumbled. I needed to learn how to research histo…

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Idaho Madams By Milana Marsenich

Idaho Madams By Milana Marsenich Book Summary Fur, silver, and gold first lured men to Idaho Territory. Women soon followed. And what women they were! Molly B'Damn, Peg Leg Annie, Spanish Belle, Lou Beevers, Diamond Tooth Lil—the names alone promised excitement and intrigue. In fact, these madams l…

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Don’t Let Me Keep You By Kathie Giorgio

Don’t Let Me Keep You By Kathie Giorgio Book Summary Motherhood is a symphony, from the first movement, through crescendo after crescendo, to the finale.  Hildy Halverson, a genius in math and science, is pushed by her parents to step into a male-dominated field and change the world for women. But Hild…

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Celebrating Orange and Autumn

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Fall Pictures from the Prairie

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This tree

I couldn't get enough of this gorgeous tree with pink blossoms.

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The 10 Great Evils On the Earth

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My Year of Casual Acquaintances by Ruth F. Stevens

Book Summary When Mar Meyer's husband divorces her for another woman, she reacts by abandoning everything in her past: her home, her friends, even her name. Though it's not easy to start over, Mar is young-looking, fit, and ready for new adventures - as long as she can keep things casual. Wit…

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