May 2024 New Releases! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: A Cameo for a Cowgirl by Carolyn Miller — Welcome to Three Creek Ranch, home of the James family for over a hundred years, complete with its own Western movie set. Franklin James might be a famous pro hockey player, but just because he’s Cassie’s older brother doesn’t mean she wants to step into the limelight. She’s too busy helping her dad run the ranch and managing the ranch’s movie set, and negotiating with the giant egos of movie…
Why Write Romantic Suspense?
Have you ever ridden a roller coaster that jerks you around, goes into a tunnel, and you can’t see what’s ahead? Suddenly, you’re flipped upside down, and the sound of a waterfall rises above screams. Water splashes your body before emerging back into daylight. It was the exhilarating thrill of the unexpected that took your breath away. The next thing you knew, you were searching for another equal or greater experience. Though your joyride only lasted two to three minutes before revealing the pivotal outcome, the desire for more surged through your body. Reading romantic suspense, suspense, or thrillers works…
ACFW 2024 New Releases
January 2024 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: The Love Penalty by Carolyn Miller — With her fondness for tattoos and spider jewelry Sylvie Miles is used to being pre-judged and misunderstood. She has friends and connections but she still feels alone, and works several jobs while daydreaming about finding a guy who sees further than skin deep and won’t shy away from her battered heart. So when a hot pro hockey player with a smile as vast as his skills takes a shine to her what’s…
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! From my house to yours, I wish you a Merry Christmas! May your days be merry and bright. May your hearts be filled with joy and laughter. May you gather with family and friends and cherish your time with them. May you find warmth and peace in the festivities, and may love fill your hearts. May you find salvation in our Savior, Jesus Christ! Blessings to you all, Loretta My latest novel, The Marine’s Deadly Reunion, will be released on December 26, 2023. I’m excited for you to get to know US Marine Jake Fisher and Police…
ACFW New Releases for December 2023
December 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: Bidding on a Second Chance by Emily Conrad — His bid for a second chance this Christmas might lead to her most disastrous fall yet. Police officer Graham Lockhart’s life is dangerous enough without accident-prone Piper Wells tripping around in it—at least that’s what she claimed when she declined his marriage proposal two years ago. But he can’t help but wonder if there is more to her refusal. Piper always cared for Graham, but she is incapable of giving…
Traps that Hold Us Back #1
QUESTIONS! Children are notorious for asking questions. They are busybodies and inquisitive, and they will keep asking until you answer them. People do not intimidate them like they might do as we mature. “What’s that?” “Why can’t I play in the street?” “Where does milk come from?” “How did you get bigger than me?” These are simple questions, but we must answer them so they will learn. The same goes for adults. The first writer’s conference I attended over fourteen years ago blew my mind. I knew writing had become my calling, but I was clueless about how to get…
October 2023 New Releases
October 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Children’s: Road Trip Rescue by Becca Wierwille — After spotting a photo of her lost dog, twelve-year-old Kimmy embarks on a wild road trip to bring him home with her pink-haired, adventure-hungry aunt who makes some unexpected detours. (Children’s/Middle Grade/Chapter Books from Beloved Chronicles LLC) Contemporary Romance: A Christmas Romance by Annette M. Irby — A wannabe novelist with writer’s block. A best-selling children’s book author with a knack for story. And the romance they brainstorm together. Can they deny their…
Talk the Talk
Years ago, one of the first things I discovered as I stood in the background at a writer’s conference, listening to a room full of attendees talk, was I needed to learn writer’s lingo. I cringed at the thought of someone asking me about a pitch when all I could imagine was the pitcher at a ballgame. That couldn’t be right. My introverted self didn’t want to speak to anyone because I had no clue what they were talking about, and I didn’t want to show my ignorance. What do I mean by writer’s lingo? Look at it this way….
Called to Write?
Somewhere deep inside, a longing to write stories that might touch the hearts of readers wells up and won’t go away. This desire holds a passion to develop characters who can usher God’s love to others in a non-threatening and non-preachy manner. Whether through historical, women’s fiction, suspense, thrillers, or whatever the genre, inspirational stories can stir the true Breath of Life into the depths of a well-designed plot. The hero and heroine are free to discover life happens through their adventures, and there is hope for the future, even in the real world, outside of fiction. God is our…
September 2023 ACFW New Releases
September 2023 New Releases More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary Romance: A Louisiana Christmas to Remember by Morgan Tapley Smith, Betsy St. Amant, Lenora Worth — Three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, brought to you by three Louisiana-native authors. Will a rare snowy Louisiana Christmas bring restoration and hope to the hometown and hearts of three women from the town’s founding family? In A Louisiana Snow by Morgan Tarpley Smith, meet Mattie: A passionate visionary who learns to forgive and finds love in unexpected places… In Restoring…
