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Secrets of a Charmed Life

Meet Susan Meissner! Susan is a multi-published author of seventeen books, including . . . Her book, A Fall of Marigolds, was named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014. Her story, The Shape of Mercy, was named one of the 100 Best Novels in 2008 by Publishers Weekly. She’s a speaker and writing workshop leader with a …

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Oklahoma Land Runs & Book Giveaway

Bestselling author Vickie McDonough is launching a new Historical Fiction series ~ Land Rush Dreams! And we get to celebrate with her! Vickie is our Guest Author today and will be giving away a copy of Gabriel’s Atonement, Book 1 in her new series featuring the Oklahoma land runs. Romantic Times Magazine gave Gabriel’s Atonement 4 ½ stars. Congratulations, Vickie!

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World War ll Flight Nurses

I’m excited to welcome our Guest Author, Sarah Sundin, to my blog today. Sarah has agreed to talk about some of the research she did for her latest historical novel, In Perfect Time. And she’s giving away a copy! But first, I’d like you to . . . MEET SARAH! Sarah Sundin is the author of six historical novels, including …

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Wagon Train Quiz

Ever watch the TV show, Wagon Train? Just about any Western movie or TV show captured my attention, pulling me into the adventure and possibilities. Shows like Wagon Train led to my fascination with wagon train travel, which inspired Prairie Song. In Prairie Song that sense of adventure and the promise of possibilities compel the Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company …

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QUEEN ALEXANDRA NURSING CORPS

Today, my Guest Author is Christine Lindsay, who has agreed to talk about the Queen Alexandra Nursing Corps, part of the inspiration for Captured by Moonlight, her newest work of Historical Fiction. She’s giving away a signed copy too!  ~~~~~~ In Captured by Moonlight, Book 2 of my Twilight of the British Raj series, I was like a kid in a …

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Tea, Quilts, and Books in Saint Charles

Today, I’m flying into Missouri. Here I come Saint Charles! I’m excited to participate in several Author Events, May 14-18. I hope you’ll join me in St. Charles, the setting for The Quilted Heart, also the launch city for The Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company in Prairie Song.

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Women’s History Month: Mary Easton Sibley

March is National Women’s History Month. Today, I’m celebrating the legacy of women in American History with a look at educator, Mary Easton Sibley.

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Recipes Inspired by The Quilted Heart

The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek novels and Prairie Song, Book 1 in the Hearts Seeking Home Series all feature fun foods and inspire recipes. The novellas, Dandelions on the Wind, Bending Toward the Sun, and Ripples Along the Shore are no different. Enjoy a meal with three recipes inspired by The Quilted Heart omnibus.

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A Novel Instrument ~ The Zither

Music played a key role in the 1800s. In patriotism and in the church. In the life of a community. And in family life. Such was the case for Elsa Brantenberg and her household in Dandelions on the Wind, the first novella in The Quilted Heart omnibus. Sunday evenings after supper is set aside for family music time. Mrs. Brantenberg …

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A Civil War Bullet Hole at the Sandfort Farm

I’ll get to the bullet hole story, but first, a bit about how I found the farm for Dandelions on the Wind, the first novella in The Quilted Heart omnibus. What fun to return to the enchanting Historic Main Street District of Saint Charles, Missouri, in 2012 to conduct research for the three novellas in The Quilted Heart—Dandelions on the …